No longer cranky in the morning (ok, less cranky) I function at a decent speed and strangely enough, I sleep better. I still get caffeine crashes, but no longer feel like I have the flu when I'm crashing. I get tired, a little nauseous, sometimes a little shaky. All worth the productivity caffeine gives me. The cost-benefit scale has tipped the way of "benefit"
The coffee drinking began in earnest while I was in Germany. Due to the jet-lag and the 6 hour time difference, it was an absolute necessity to have some caffeine. Not being a morning person to begin with, getting to work at 9am felt like 3am. Ridiculousness. My coworkers used to smile when they saw me shuffle in, barely managing a "Guten Morgen". I went to the coffee machine straight away - I didn't even remove my hat, gloves, scarf or coat before I got my fix.
And the coffee maker? Twas a thing of beauty. It ground whole beans, brewed with filtered water and sported a dial to choose the strength you wanted - from espresso to the strength of regular coffee. Choose the amount you wanted and you could make a perfect cup. It was almost creamy, that's how high quality the coffee was. Nothing I've had since can compare to that coffee. Nothing. In the afternoon, we'd often make latte macchiatos; steaming milk to perfection, then adding the espresso on top (latte macchiato means "marked milk" - that's why the espresso was added 2nd). Absolute heaven.
On the last day, I whispered "Auf Wiedersehen" as I brewed my final cup.
Today, I sit sipping the product of my Mr. Coffee. It seems like a different beverage entirely. But it'll do...for today.
2 comments:
hi..first time I read your blog. cute. My dad has always said no coffee compares to German coffee.
I imagine that the best coffee would be Italian beans, German engineering. Oh so good.
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