October 04, 2006
You Thought I Was Kidding....
I know I'm going to regret posting this, but it's just gotten to the point of being idiotic. Actually - it's gone beyond that.
I set my coffee the night before. My habit has always been to wash/clean the pot and make everything up while I'm doing my dishes from dinner. Set the pot and I'm done. Well, I haven't been cooking dinner or even really eating at home. So - just before I go to bed I do the coffee thing.
Got up Thursday morning, pot-o-coffee at the ready and pour me a nice cup. Hmmmm tasted off. I had just bought some Costa Rican beans and those are usually really yummy. Hmmmmm
Got up Friday, finished the pot. Still kinda off. So that told me it wasn't just my mood the day before.
Saturday morning I tore everything apart to clean and make my weekend treat. Well shit. Seems that when I made the coffee Wednesday night I kinda forgot something important. Like dumping the old grounds out. The grinder and such were so gummed up from trying to force 24 cups worth of coffee grounds into a 12 cup basket. Damn.
Damn damn damn.
Got the pot ready Sunday night for Monday. Heard the grinder go off at exactly 10 minutes to 5 Monday morning. Hmmm that coffee smells good. Wait! I shouldn't be able to smell the coffee from here!!!
Run out to the kitchen (no graceful feat for me first thing in the morning) to discover I had forgotten to put the pot back under the basket. LOVELY. Coffee everywhere. I did manage to grab a cup that was still trying to find someplace to go when it left the basket.
So I had to clean that up at 5:45am. Yeah, and the sucky part is I had no one to blame but myself!!!
Tuesday morning? Same flippin' thing. I forgot the damned pot AGAIN!!!!
I got up 4 times during the night last night to make sure I had everything right. I took the basket out, to make sure it was empty. Checked to make sure I added water. Looked to see that there were actually beans in the grinder. AND most important of all, that the pot was where it belonged.
You thought I was kidding when I said I needed a keeper. Seriously - this is just stupid!!!!
Oh, and before you even ask - yes, I did remember to pack my underwear for my little trip. So there!
With all that checking in the middle of the night, you'll really need the coffee to make up for your lack of sleep.
Congratulations.
Posted by: rsm at October 4, 2006 08:03 AMWhen you get your Blackberry, create a daily note to yourself with a checklist of all the "coffee" things that must be done - step by step. Check that every night before bed, go thru the list each time... trust me, this will work. *grin*
Posted by: Teresa at October 4, 2006 08:58 AMTammi,
I think you just need to become a Starbucks customer.
Jerry? Do they deliver???
To Stillman?
Cause that would really work out well for me.....
Posted by: Tammi at October 4, 2006 10:43 AMi'm guessing typical brain fry from the quitting smoking? no worries. you can do it. hang in there.
Posted by: shoe at October 4, 2006 12:32 PMMan, you're having issues. Once is one thing, but twice... We may need an intervention.
Posted by: Contagion at October 4, 2006 05:26 PMWell, there was "Friends don't let friends dream and driver", but now, on the back of the shirt is "Got Pot?"... Tammi, you ain't right... Your picture is on both sides...
Maybe you should set your alarm to get up to turn on the coffee machine... ;)
Posted by: Ogre at October 6, 2006 12:51 PM