Pouring out

[clevermanka]

As I walked into Wescoe Hall this morning, the smell of the (horrible, cheap) coffee brewed every morning by the Philosophy department hit me. And I had a moment of overwhelming grief that literally (yes, literally) stopped me in my tracks.

God damn I miss coffee.

And then what was the first article I saw on the Breaking Muscle Blog this morning? This one.



It's not even the caffeine, although I do miss that little burst of energy. It's the smell and the taste and the feel in my mouth. Nothing can substitute for coffee. Nothing. And I miss it. A lot. When I was six years old, coffee-flavored ice cream was my favorite. Coffee was a near-lifetime love of mine. I never had to acquire a taste for it. I loved it the first time I tried it. Stupid allergies. I hate them.

Today's Tumblr collection is a little unusual. It's a mixed bag of text posts, a couple gifs, and one vid that are all related to a subject near-and-dear to me. Tuesday, April 16: Fandom.

Comments

[ms-danson.livejournal.com]

I am so very sorry for your loss.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It's the only thing I've had to give up that I'm (ahem) bitter about.

[sherwood21.livejournal.com]

YOUR COFFEE ALLERGY IS A BUTT-FACE DOODY HEAD. :,(

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

TELL ME ABOUT IT.

[tama-grey.livejournal.com]

THIS.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

OMG I LOL'd so much about the Fandom collection! The serious blogs about how fandom is Real Writing and Art (with billions of examples) are super, too. And that "Starships" vid is just full of awesome. Too bad I can't share that on this year's Campbell Conference "sources" page.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm happy you enjoyed it. This collection was probably a little more up your alley than collections of Sexy Boys Smoking, etc.

FANDOM FUCK YEAH

[athenaartemis.livejournal.com]

This would appear to be another "let's reblog everything in your Tumblr collection" day.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

[aprilstarchild.livejournal.com]

It took me a while to love coffee. I always liked the smell, but the taste was UGH. And then, as many teenagers do, I got hooked on those Starbucks frappuccino things, with all the milk and sugar. WOO CAFFEINE AND SUGAR FUCK YES.

And then. AND THEN. I was at a local vegetarian diner and they had bottomless cups of Stumptown coffee. With real cream. And I was a goner.

I've gone off and on coffee since then, depending on what medications I'm on. (When I'm taking 300mgs of Wellbutrin a day, any coffee at all makes me nauseated all day, but I can handle tea just fine.)(Also, the sight of me taking my adderall with coffee horrified a friend of mine once.)

Oh lord, I'm so sorry that you can't drink coffee. Visiting Portland might be torture for you. I bet you're not a beer drinker either.

(Note to self: Maybe try coconut oil in my coffee.)

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I've mostly come to grips with not drinking coffee. Just sometimes it hits me, hard, that it's on my verboten list. Nope, no beer for me, but I don't miss beer all that much. Except for Guinness, once in a while.

Really happy that wine's back on the menu, gotta say.

[blackdwarv.livejournal.com]

This coffee's for you...

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Um.

Thanks?

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

OH GOD, SO MUCH, I KNOW !!

After kicking almost all caffeine (because I know there is still traces of it in decaf tea, and I'm still drinking a cup here and there), I am sooo sensitive to it now.. one cup will have my sleep completely disrupted all night.

Funny how even shitty coffee brought on the feeling.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Funny how even shitty coffee brought on the feeling.

Even shitty coffee smells good.

[ms-danson.livejournal.com]

I am so very sorry for your loss.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It's the only thing I've had to give up that I'm (ahem) bitter about.

[sherwood21.livejournal.com]

YOUR COFFEE ALLERGY IS A BUTT-FACE DOODY HEAD. :,(

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

TELL ME ABOUT IT.

[chalcedonygrey.livejournal.com]

THIS.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

OMG I LOL'd so much about the Fandom collection! The serious blogs about how fandom is Real Writing and Art (with billions of examples) are super, too. And that "Starships" vid is just full of awesome. Too bad I can't share that on this year's Campbell Conference "sources" page.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm happy you enjoyed it. This collection was probably a little more up your alley than collections of Sexy Boys Smoking, etc.

FANDOM FUCK YEAH

[athenaartemis.livejournal.com]

This would appear to be another "let's reblog everything in your Tumblr collection" day.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

[aprilstarchild.livejournal.com]

It took me a while to love coffee. I always liked the smell, but the taste was UGH. And then, as many teenagers do, I got hooked on those Starbucks frappuccino things, with all the milk and sugar. WOO CAFFEINE AND SUGAR FUCK YES.

And then. AND THEN. I was at a local vegetarian diner and they had bottomless cups of Stumptown coffee. With real cream. And I was a goner.

I've gone off and on coffee since then, depending on what medications I'm on. (When I'm taking 300mgs of Wellbutrin a day, any coffee at all makes me nauseated all day, but I can handle tea just fine.)(Also, the sight of me taking my adderall with coffee horrified a friend of mine once.)

Oh lord, I'm so sorry that you can't drink coffee. Visiting Portland might be torture for you. I bet you're not a beer drinker either.

(Note to self: Maybe try coconut oil in my coffee.)

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I've mostly come to grips with not drinking coffee. Just sometimes it hits me, hard, that it's on my verboten list. Nope, no beer for me, but I don't miss beer all that much. Except for Guinness, once in a while.

Really happy that wine's back on the menu, gotta say.

[blackdwarv.livejournal.com]

This coffee's for you...

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Um.

Thanks?

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

OH GOD, SO MUCH, I KNOW !!

After kicking almost all caffeine (because I know there is still traces of it in decaf tea, and I'm still drinking a cup here and there), I am sooo sensitive to it now.. one cup will have my sleep completely disrupted all night.

Funny how even shitty coffee brought on the feeling.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Funny how even shitty coffee brought on the feeling.

Even shitty coffee smells good.