Comments | cllort: Sweet, sweet smell of espresso

cllort

Sweet, sweet smell of espresso

Jun 14, 2005 11:15

So, all of the kitchens/copy rooms (the firm occupies the 11th and 14th floors of the building) have coffee. And it's all pretty good/decent coffee. But there's this one kitchen on the other side of my floor that has an espresso machine. Dude...i mean, dude! So, yeah, there's usually a daily trip over there. It'll make cappucinos, mochas, ( Read more... )

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groovyrooster June 14 2005, 17:14:58 UTC

Drycleaning can be such a pain. I usually get charged $5/piece if it is a suit jacket or a shirt which needs starching. But that is also in DC where everything is ridiculously expensive anyways. Might be worth it to shop around and see if there are any better deals - you might just end up paying more for convenience.

starching cllort June 14 2005, 17:46:09 UTC

What exactly is the net benefit to starching? When I took two shirts to the dry cleaners, they asked if I wanted heavy starching or what. I was like "um, light starching". But what would be the difference??? Yes, I'm pathetic in my cluelessness.

Re: starching groovyrooster June 14 2005, 19:49:28 UTC

starching = less wrinkles

Usually light starch is sufficient for me - and it seems to be pretty stiff. I really like the way my shirts wear when they have been starched - they don't look so rumpled by the end of the day.

foxywriter June 14 2005, 18:54:15 UTC

Ah! FINALLY, someone else who understands the psychological addition of coffee! I'm the same way -- it's my #1 comfort food. My parents drank it daily since I can remember, so that's a piece of it right there. It's like a warm hug from the inside, heh.

Java = love cllort June 14 2005, 19:30:56 UTC

My mom drinks a couple cups daily (dark, half decaf), but my dad doesn't really. Though he'll have an espresso shot on occassion when my grandfather makes it. Plus, my dad's from Mexico where coffee ain't the greatest. So I understand why he doesn't have that drilled into him.

Cafe con leche is something I particularly equate with warm feelings of family and bonding. Ok, now I wanna go to the espresso machine again...

power12252 June 14 2005, 19:52:26 UTC

That actually sounds pretty reasonable. Women's clothing is usually more expensive to dry clean than men's clothing, and I usually end up paying more than that to get my suits clean. Of course, the area I live in is not cheap by any stretch of the imagination.

Coffee = God. In fact, I may go out and get an iced coffee right now, since it is 100 degrees out and I have nothing to do. They closed all the public schools even because of the heat!

Those children need their learnin' mixed with sweat cllort June 14 2005, 20:18:15 UTC

No school due to heat?!? Man, I remember having driver's ed in the summer in 103 degree temps. The younger generation is a bunch of wimps!

missnickers June 14 2005, 22:06:28 UTC

100 degrees?! 100 DEGREES?! Oh man, what pansies!! In the summer here, it's been above 100 degrees every day for three weeks! In high school, I had softball practice when it was 113 degrees (until someone passed out, and then they finally let us go...)!

Passing out cllort June 14 2005, 22:12:46 UTC

Yeah, that always happened to the marching band in August. Inevitably, a tuba player would collapse from heat stroke. Thankfully, varsity soccer season practice didn't start until early October. And during the summer, the travel team's soccer practice didn't start until 6:00, when it wasn't as bad as the middle of the afternoon. Just thinking of the farmer's tans resulting from wearing shin guards makes me laugh.