A Good Brew

The only thing I ever seem to spill is coffee. My friend Isaac back home (as well as his unfortunate satchel) and my Blazer (whom I've aptly named Bean) can attest to this! This foible of mine is slightly embarrassing, usually amusing, and hopefully endearing to that poor soul next to me when my clumsiness collides with one of my coffee confections.

Yesterday's bus ride to work made for the third time I've spilled coffee since I got here. The first time I had the bright idea of putting my travel mug in my purse. My purse looks okay because it's black, but all of my paperwork (schedule, class notes, EVERYTHING) has unmistakable brown stains that tend to elicit little jabs from everyone who sees them.

The second time, I spilled a few drops from my mug as I headed up the townhouse's stairs to my room. I was really thankful that the carpet is a perfectly matching mocha color.

And yesterday. Well, yesterday I surprised myself with a warm splash of good ole home brew as I sat next to my roommate Karina. It was my new favorite coffee on my new Asics track pants at 6:35am! I don't even remember what I was attempting to do before I so gracefully dumped my coffee all over my leg, my name badge, the seat...but I'm sure it wasn't important. Actually, now that I think about it, I was trying to send a text!

The point of this story is to share a discovery with the coffee lovers. You deserve your mug to be topped off for reading this far, after all!


Caribou Coffee rises to the top of my favorite coffees list! The classic Dunkin Donuts and the honest Seattle's Best, as delicious as they are, have been dethroned recently. The sad part of the story is that you have to special order it if you live in California because you can't find it anywhere.

And it's RA Certified, which means the harvesters are fairly compensated for their work!

CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED: If you have coffee plans with me, make sure you have napkins and maybe a Tide pen with you! ;)