Comments | reddawn: Coffee's On!

reddawn

Coffee's On!

Aug 08, 2007 01:16

I figured I'd update y'all on the status of my first attempt at entrepreneurship. As you may or may not remember, J and I decided to start roasting coffee at some point during those first sleepless months as new parents. It seems obvious to me now that it was all an attempt to stay awake, but at the time it seemed completely unrelated to baby- ( Read more... )

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internat August 8 2007, 21:36:04 UTC

Wow, that is awesome! Congratulations!! And that logo is fantastic! :)

reddawn August 12 2007, 03:03:45 UTC

Thanks!

ayun August 9 2007, 01:35:47 UTC

Hey, I might be able to come buy some coffee from you on the 19th - Andy and I will be in Portland for a wedding that weekend.

reddawn August 12 2007, 02:35:54 UTC

Cool! The neighborhood it's in is a little removed from the city center, but it's worth checking out thanks to a kick-ass Lebanese restaurant down the street from the market. Definitely stop by and say 'hi'!

seymour_glass August 9 2007, 06:12:27 UTC

very cool...if i ever find myself in portland i'll be there...that's a city i've always meant to visit...if only it wasn't in the u.s...j/k...but alas i only drink decaf these days...though i suppose i could make an exception...

decaf reddawn August 12 2007, 02:33:25 UTC

We do decaf, too. Hell, I had to drink the shit for 9 months so I make it my responsibility to make it palatable. I would even go so far as to say that our decaf is damn good.

Visiting Portland is more like being in Canada than the US in a few ways: it's pretty white (as in people, not snow), most people are friendly, and there's a big interest in marijuana and beer. No particularly endearing accents, though. And if you get hit by a bus and don't have insurance you're screwed.

Re: decaf seymour_glass August 12 2007, 05:06:06 UTC

well i might have to give the decaf a go...though i don't drink it at home often anymore, i'm more of a tea guy these days...if you can equal the "ethical bean", then you make a kick ass decaf...yeh portland seems cool and seems to share a lot with vancouver...and who can argue with pot and beer...ha ha...and i'm a federal gov't worker, so i have tons of medical insurance...even for the u.s...

gordonzola August 9 2007, 17:01:16 UTC

can't wait to come visit. Awesome!

reddawn August 11 2007, 23:08:34 UTC

Do you have a Portland visit scheduled?

gordonzola August 11 2007, 23:13:28 UTC

no. I was supposed to come for the co-op conference but I have to go to France and eat cheese instead.

Plus that falls on my 40th b-day.

big party on 10/21!

rebex August 11 2007, 20:32:52 UTC

that's awesome! i didn't know about the bniss

reddawn August 12 2007, 03:05:20 UTC

We've been working on starting it for a long time, but it didn't feel real until we actually started selling some coffee. Of course, this is all an excuse to go visit Central and S. America "on business".

rebex August 12 2007, 13:57:12 UTC

oooh! damn! you smart. travel on bidness. well, maybe you need a nanny/sidekick. for bidness meetings...?