Momma was right about something: coffee DOES taste better when someone else makes it. And while that idea is shoddy support for having one's ten-year-old daughter make the coffee every day, it does serve to help one understand my latte a day habit. Which is really starting to impact the old pocketbook.
Common sense suggests that a simple solution would be to just buy cheaper coffee. But common sense, well, we've just really never seen eye to eye. For example, explain why I feel more guilty buying a $1.75 cup of joe compared to a $3 one. Easy: the cheaper coffee taste a lot like my own French press; the expensive one is a creation that far exceeds my homemade capacities. Thus, why would I spend even a little bit on something I can make myself? My tall carmel latte, on the other hand, is a treat. And I'm very good at finding reasons to treat myself these days. Here are the actual reasons by which I justified such frivolous purchases this week:
- Three WAIS tape viewings in a row? I totally deserve some caffeine.
- Being nurse, then student, then chauffeur, then wife, then TA, then student again in a matter of hours? Bring on the nectar of the gods!
- Attending my New Testament 2 class and actually paying some attention to the questions the idiots in my class asked? Gold star and a nice pick-me-up, thank you very much.
- Did you SEE that awesome parking job?! A two-point parallel masterpiece, it was. Let's celebrate at Coffee By The Books!
This last one was when it hit me that things may be getting out of hand. And I realized my TA paycheck is only serving to support my latte habit. That's depressing...on a number of levels.
Saturday, November 3, 2007
A Sad Realization
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2 comments:
I think that most of those reasons were valid! However, I can understand your concerns. Although I don't drink coffee, I do like the smoothies at Coffee By the Books and they are definitely one of the most expensive drinks on the menu. I have to be careful not to indulge too much :-)
Hey Robin, I have to agree.. the coffee tastes much better when someone else makes it. I guess my impatience with the French press is a blessing in disguise 'cause when you're used to Folgers like me, a cup of 'Bucks house blend is a treat.. I wouldn’t know what to do with a latte mocha frappa hoopachino.
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