Coffee!!!

Have you ever noticed that our society pretty much revolves around coffee? When someone notices someone and they want to get to know them better, what do they ask? "Want to go get coffee sometime?" How about meetings at work, the secretary brings in coffee for everyone. What is the first thing most people think about in the morning? Coffee!

It's crazy! And here I am, the oddball that can not stand coffee. What is the first thing I think about in the morning? Oatmeal...yeah, food. Or getting some water because my throat is super dry. I would love to get up in the morning, grab a cup of coffee so loaded with caffeine that I can get through the next few hours like I have been asleep for years.  I would love to wake up every morning to the wonderful smell of the delicious black drink that seems to drive America.

Sadly, I only like the smell. No, I LOVE the smell of coffee. If it tasted like it smelled I would drink it every chance I got. But no, it taste bitter and just...disgusting. I have loaded it down with sugar and creamer so that it is pretty much sugar and creamer with coffee flavor but that bitter taste gets me every time!

Since I don't drink sodas much anymore (maybe once a week if any) I have only one source of caffeine and that is tea. But, most of the time I don't even drink tea, just water all day long. And I just can not wrap my mind around the draw of coffee.

Someone please tell me, what makes coffee so great? Is it the fact that it is loaded with caffeine? You can get an energy boost from other things you know. I have a few ideas for you. Instead of drinking coffee in the morning, put on some really awesome music that is inspiring and uplifting, dance around for a bit then go take a shower. Right...no time for that.

I just want to know why everyone around me seems to love coffee. Is it just a social thing? "I can't think of anything else to do so lets go get coffee." or "I have not tortured myself enough, let me go drink of cup of bitter liquid they call coffee."

That's it isn't it? You drink it for torture! Either way, to me coffee is just nasty. Though, I find myself trying different kinds determined to find a coffee I like. Why? I guess I just want to fit in at least one place in life.

Let's go get a cup of coffee...

Until Next Time

P.S. Can we go for tea instead?