Ahhh....

Drank a big mug of fresh-brewed coffee brewed from fresh-ground French-roast beans. Ooooooh. The pleasure was almost sexual in nature.

Consider my addiction well-resumed.

-- Badtux the Addict Penguin

Sunday morning addiction update

Well, I didn't make it to Costco. My leg started aching too bad to stand in line for thirty minutes so I decided to cut my trip short and head back home. So instead I went to the local Safeway and bought a pound of their whole-bean coffee. Muy loco! A pound of their french roast whole-bean coffee costs as much as the five-pound bag at Costco, and it sure as hell don't taste any better!

I'll just have to wait until I can handle the Costco checkout line. Or else swipe some beans from work. Ha ha, just kidding. If I swiped the beans from work, what would I drink at work?!

-- Badtux the Addict Penguin

A momentous life-changing decision

I has made one. I am falling off the wagon, ending my experiment in forced withdrawal from mood-altering drugs, and setting off immediately for... Costco.

Wait, Costco?

Yes, Costco. Where I can buy large bags of excellent-quality whole bean coffee for cheap. From thence I shall proceed to Fry's Electronics, which has a whole arsenal of coffee bean mastication equipment guaranteed to turn said beans into nice grounds.

An examination of my cupboards reveals that I have over 100 coffee filters remaining from my last stint of addiction, and that my Braun coffee maker is still lurking up there, ready to pounce. Said examination also uncovers an airtight container perfect for the purposes of retaining said beans in excellent condition for the amount of time needed to consume them, as well as another airtight container suited for short-time retention of grounds (unfortunately, the less expensive grinders require you to grind a fair amount at a time, else they simply do not work, and I compute that this will be a two day supply of grounds). Thus I have all the tools of addiction required... except the addictive drug itself, which is still calling, calling, calling...

-- Badtux the Addict Penguin

Insomnia

Can't sleep. Was browsing blogs at 3am last night. Time to cut down on the coffee. Sigh.

- Badtux the Sleepless Penguin