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I'm going to change the tempo up a bit here - seems like I've had a lot of heavy thoughts on my mind lately. But I want to pose this challenge if you will to anyone who is willing to participate. I've been proposing this question to the women in my life as a sort of research project for a new writing experience.
So here it is ladies... (and men if you want to join in and give me your perspective), the million dollar question - What do women want?
Sometimes we are afraid to admit what we really want because we don't want to be the only one. For some of us, being the only one is a scary thing. We like to have a sense of belonging even if that means sacrificing who we really are inside. So if you're up for the challenge, feel free to comment or message me.
Looking forward to hearing from all of you!
It's the "legal drug" as I refer to it =]
Yesterday I made a huge jug of good ol' ice tea. While it was cooling in the fridge I enjoyed a nice frapuccino!
Today I thought I'd treat myself to a Starbucks - because it's lovely and sunny (?) And I saw something on the menu I'd not noticed before: a Dark Mocha Frappuccino! I love mochas and I love Frappuccinos, so this looked like a good idea!
And it turns out it was a good idea! It's like a chocolate Slush Puppy, actually with little chocolate chips in it. Anything that gets chocolate into my mouth in any format is great with me! It does have the same downfalls as a Slush Puppy in that you have to kinda wait for the ice bits to melt a bit, or else you just end up sucking air from the bottom of the cup (see pic).
This said, I would recommend trying it if you like chocolate milkshakes and feel like being a bit classier than MacDonalds.
To be informative I went onto their website to check the nutritional info on a MochaFrapp: 380 calories (that's more than in my sandwich!); but 10% daily Vit A and 20% daily calcium; with that 115mg caffeine to keep me awake at work.
But the most interesting thing I found on there was the other types of Frappucino available across the world: How about a Honey Frappuccino?! Wow. Or even crazier, a Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino! Don't know where they sell those, but it ain't here in Surrey, UK.
If I could - I would quit my job and write all day. I would go to my favourite coffee shop and just observe the people, indulge in the finest sumatra blend and be consumed by the environment around me. I would let the jazz become my heartbeat and the keystrokes my pulse; I would lounge on the velveteen chairs and pretend I were Alice, falling down the rabbit hole of time. I would rise early every day just to watch the sun's rays become more powerful, filling my existence with warmth and bask in the glow of the new day. I would not let something like consumerism or the all mighty dollar determine my life.
So with this post I am re-announcing the Artist's Coffee Corner is open for business (again). This time with more categories, new user avatars (the Angry Bunny no less), enhanced calendaring, merchandise, news feeds, private messaging, better security settings, and of course a new coffee talk discussion area, and a free discussion coffee pot area. Did I mention a suggestion box?
Coffee...
There is nothing more eye-opening than that first sip of coffee in the morning. You thought you were awake and then boom... it hits your tongue with that slightly bitter bite, slides over the whole surface, coats your mouth, and you swallow, suddenly really awake. Within a cup you're ready for a sip of life.
So as a college student I figured it was rather imperative I be in this group since coffee as been there for me through thick and thin. Cheers you steamy and excellent stimulant!
your own coffee, I mean. I use two different food choppers to get mine to that fine mealy goodness that brews up so lovely. I wish I had just one coffee grinder. I have to use two as it stands because one gets it down to a quarter its size and the other gets it to the powdery state from there. I saw a coffee grinder for like fifteen dollars at Walmart, but I wonder if it's any good.
As a collector both of business books and Starbucks-related reads, I am especially gleeful when I come across something that combines both. Imagine my surprise when I saw the lone copy of this book displayed at National Bookstore-Podium. I snatched it up immediately, cackling maniacally all the way to the cash counter. Mwahahaha.
Written by a financial journalist from the revered Wall Street Journal, Karen Blumenthal tries to analyze what makes some stocks thrive and others wither despite promising starts (and starting promises).
She chose to analyze Starbucks after researching into it and finding its stock "an investor's masterpiece, a consistently healthy, growing contributor to the American dream".
This is an attempt to "demystify Stockland", following the course of Starbucks stock over a year, taking us (as the blurb says) "behind the scenes at the annual stockholders meeting, into the inner sanctum of Starbucks's corporate headquarters...[it is] a compelling biography of one of the world's most recognized brands."
