caffeine addict recommendation: ice your coffee!

[© tweed]

one of the more unfortunate features of my anxiety issues is how everyday tasks become a reason for excessive worry, they feel daunting, etc: for example, I'll spend an hour worrying about how I have to make myself breakfast, do the laundry, go brush my teeth, etc.  of course making a pot of coffee is one of these things.  so as a coping strategy I've taken to making it the night before and then putting it in the fridge!  it's a great idea!  nothing like inhaling 32oz of coffee in, like, 10 mins. gets you buzzed as sh**t, I feel like I could conquer the world.

[opebo]

I used to do that, actually.  But here I always have a Coke when I first wake up, and then immediately after eating get a big iced coffee.

[© tweed]

I used to do that, actually.  But here I always have a Coke when I first wake up, and then immediately after eating get a big iced coffee.

sugar dependence is the devil, dude.  and you're getting old to be keeping it up.

[angus]

Cold coffee?  No thanks.

Same goes for tea and soup.  Call me a barbarian, but I ain't drinkin' no iced coffee or iced tea.  Even vichyssoise I'll heat up because I don't like it cold.

Cold fish is okay, though.  Not sure why.  Just about anything else I have to heat up, but I can open a tub of leftover fish and eat it right out of the refrigerator, with my fingers.  Mmmmm.

[Bacon King]

An excellent idea, that I wish I'd thought of a few years ago. I personally solved this problem by buying a coffee pot with an auto-brew timer. Hot coffee that's already prepared when I wake up (and I can smell in the air when my alarm goes off) makes waking up in the morning much easier.

[opebo]

I used to do that, actually.  But here I always have a Coke when I first wake up, and then immediately after eating get a big iced coffee.

sugar dependence is the devil, dude.  and you're getting old to be keeping it up.

Haha, who cares?  Old people need sugar too.

[© tweed]

I used to do that, actually.  But here I always have a Coke when I first wake up, and then immediately after eating get a big iced coffee.

sugar dependence is the devil, dude.  and you're getting old to be keeping it up.

Haha, who cares?  Old people need sugar too.

you'd have more energy and generally feel better of you got off it.

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

[© tweed]

Lifetime - "25 Cent Giraffes"

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

Lifetime - "25 Cent Giraffes"

You're making that reference twice?

If you're drinking entire pots of coffee, these are definite time savers and they'll save you money too. Not that I'm recommending being severely addicted to caffeine but if you're going to stay an addict anyways, you might as well help your teeth look nicer and save a few dollars.

[© tweed]

Lifetime - "25 Cent Giraffes"

You're making that reference twice?

it's usually esoteric enough that I don't have to worry.  but BRTD has so altered culture here...

[opebo]

you'd have more energy and generally feel better of you got off it.

Buddy, if I felt any better, I'd float away.

[Platypus]

I normally have a coffee (instant...) when I wake up, and as the kettle boils I make a deposit in the Bank of Sanitation. Usually liquid assets. Too easy.

I then only have one to three more through the day.

[angus]

I then only have one to three more through the day.

deposits or cups of coffee?

[Ban my account ffs!]

I normally have a coffee (instant...) when I wake up, and as the kettle boils I make a deposit in the Bank of Sanitation. Usually liquid assets. Too easy.

I then only have one to three more through the day.

How can you drink that stuff?  Is it the kind in a teabag or is it the granulated kind that magically dissolves?  The former is sorta kinda acceptable.. the latter makes me cringe to think about.

I'm a coffee elitist.. I buy full bean and grind it at home.  The stuff I buy is roasted in the next town over.  Gotta support the locals!

[angus]

I'm a coffee elitist.. I buy full bean and grind it at home.

So, you're strictly a Civet Cat Coffee man?

You and hugh should go into business.  Between you, you seem to have both ends covered.

[Platypus]

My ability to savour anything within the first 30-45 minutes of the day is zero, so yeah, granulated instant. During the day tend to go for the better stuff/cafe.

Reasonably strong correlation on the other question, angus.