It's possible! You just have to know which cafes to go to! And who the good roasters are!
You should come to melbourne, about the only places that do bad coffee here are Starbucks and Gloria Jeans. Hell, even McDonalds can pull off a pretty good coffee
Melbourne gets tons of raves for the huge amount of coffee shops popping up right now. [Source: Sprudge]
@Yang I have the Aeropress as well. When I change coffees I have to figure out the "good" amount with the first few cups, but the only other thing is, if you boil your water rather than just have it warm/hot, don't let it steep too long or it'll be -really- bitter (unless you like bitter. I really don't.) I either boil it and have it sit to cool off a little, or steep for maybe 30 seconds. I really just do it as I go. What's bad for me is I'll wake up thinking I want coffee, then as soon as I make it and get ready to take my son to school, I'll realize that I didn't. Terrible.
Mmm I have a friend who roasts for MadCap in Grand Rapids. They make awesome coffee. Also, Four Barrel in San Francisco is probably one of my top three favourites. Don't know if it's the same either, but there's an Ugly Mugs in Nashville now that opened a short few years ago and they are very likely a branch from Ann Arbout and use their roasts. Delicious.
Amazing night last night. Ran into old friends I haven't seen in about 8 years, burlesque shows, LED poi dancing, fire dancing, pole dancing, awesome music, and awesome people. Everything hurts and Redbull is amazing after 3 hours sleep.
Realised when reorganising the kitchen a week or so ago that the above bottle was half full, rather than empty as assumed.
Related rant: went to pour some last night and the cork broke in half.
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Strained out the cork bits and decanted into a clean bottle, and it seems not to be the worse for wear (aside from a little spillage), so still a rave on balance.
(D.M.A.): Cooper says, "Kyrra is either the most innocent person in the world, or the girl who uses the most innuendo seemingly unintentionally but really on purpose."
prove it, I'll be accepting free cookies to test their quality and flavour. Totally not going to eat them all for lolz
Aurora says, "Tharvis, why are you always breaking things?!" Artemis says, "You are so high maintenance, Tharvis, gosh." Tecton says, "It's still your fault, Tharvis."
new things! Got 2 batteries for my 3ds when I bought 1 (muahaha!) Still gotta get the new Zelda game... got an ipod nano (rant: those earpods are so damned uncomfortable) Knotty hooker sweatshirt coming next week, new bra (omg yay! My wire's been broken for at least 2 months) and finally bought a pretty ring to replace the ones I can't wear any more which should be here for our anniversary.
Now to try to find time when the kids aren't yelling and being noisy to call a hospital I'm doing a report on for my HIT class... which is due this week. Birthday coming up and end of my current courses. Scary!
Got my hospital bill (not my emergency room bill) today. From what I could figure from my health insurance and the average cost of a tonsillectomy I was looking at a minimum of $1,000, a max of probably $1,800.
Got my hospital bill (not my emergency room bill) today. From what I could figure from my health insurance and the average cost of a tonsillectomy I was looking at a minimum of $1,000, a max of probably $1,800.
I went to the grocery store, and as you have heard, girl scout cookies have returned.
Backstory:
Girl Scout cookies are made by two bakeries. They go back and forth. The one they've used for the past 5? years does not make the good thin mints or samoas. This year, they switched back.
Resuming: Two of the four girl scouts were holding signs. One said, "Old fashioned cookies are back!" and the other, held by a 3-4 year old said, "Resistance is futile..."
New desk! It's about 2 metres to a side, solid wood with steel legs, dominates the room, and I don't know where I'm going to put the couch now... but it's awesome and didn't cost me anything! No more broken, falling down half the time, keyboard tray!
Yesterday I was offered a job that increases my pay by a third and gives me benefits. I accepted. I'll be moving within the month. I've been going through some rough shit and this is a very welcome and exciting change. Hurrah.
Oh Jesus fucking Christ, my throat isn't killing me now. Hot sauce, you are a life saver, even if it's only temporary until tonight. Let's hope this works!
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Don't know if it's the same either, but there's an Ugly Mugs in Nashville now that opened a short few years ago and they are very likely a branch from Ann Arbout and use their roasts. Delicious.
All may be jealous now.
Artemis says, "You are so high maintenance, Tharvis, gosh."
Tecton says, "It's still your fault, Tharvis."
- Mathonwy
Now to try to find time when the kids aren't yelling and being noisy to call a hospital I'm doing a report on for my HIT class... which is due this week. Birthday coming up and end of my current courses. Scary!
That is all.
No more broken, falling down half the time, keyboard tray!