Dabbling in coffee

The photo is taken this morning from our living room window. This is the kind of fog that we sometimes get - so thick you can't even see the neighbouring houses.

Dragon is using his holiday in a very useful way, by being ill. Considering that he doesn't have any paid sick leave, it makes more sense... besides, he's been able to do what he most wanted - play Suikoden 3 - so he's no losing that much. I'm sure he'll tell you all about it when he's finished... And then Suikoden 4 is being released in January.

So that has left me pretty much doing my own thing. Except when I first tried to take a nap on the sofa Dragon reminded me that he was actually really hungry - so I got up and went to buy groceries and lunch. Luckily our Safeway occasionally offers organic beef so I didn't have go further than that for dinner. For lunch I got us subs from Subway and coffee from Starbucks...

I have to say I'm starting to get addicted to this coffee culture and Starbucks (but probably that brand only because it's the closest one to us - for Blenz I'd have to walk several blocks!). At the moment I'm kind dabbling and trying to figure what I like and what feels good. Too much coffee I don't like, and too much milk makes me feel nauseous... So far I've mainly tried some lattes - the gingerbread latte is nice, and the new favourite chai latte is good too but obviously doesn't have any coffee in it. Next I'm thinking about replacing the milk with soy milk and see if I like that better.

But not going to these coffee shops that are literally everywhere doesn't seem to be an option. Everyone goes there - they sit inside, outside, walk on the streets with their cups, and the coffee speak is part of the culture.

You know, when in Rome? Gotta go with the flow.

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