I have a problem. I make bad coffee. I don’t mean incredibly weak or strong, but I mean undrinkable.
It’s a strange thing: I consider myself to be a pretty good cook. Heck, last night I turned a couple slices of “interesting” frozen fish into a fairly palatable meal. So it’s not that I lack culinary knowhow.
Mike is the coffee maker in this relationship. As he drinks more coffee in one day than should be allowed by law, he has coffee-brewing down to a science. I have never drank a bad cup of coffee that he has made.
After several months, I have managed to figure out an acceptable proportion of coffee grounds to water to make a decent, drinkable cup of coffee in my teeny four-cup Mr. Coffee pot. So I’m okay if I’m at home. But I am terrible with other people’s coffee machines. I don’t even bother touching them anymore, because I know what drips out of them will be a disgusting concoction that not even Coffee Mate can fix.
So, here’s my trouble this morning: Mike was up and moving before 5:30 this morning. I don’t know why he couldn’t sleep, but this morning found him bouncing around as the sun came up while I tried to catch a few final Zs. After a couple hours, he tuckered out, and is now passed out again as if he had never gotten up. But now I’m awake, and I want coffee. I don’t want to wake him up, because he looks so cute with his eyes all scrunched up. But today I think my need for coffee supersedes his need for extra sleep.
I really need to learn to make coffee for myself…
Mar 24, 2009 @ 20:50:41
i don’t drink coffee…and was going to post about just that thing…until i saw your post. i didn’t want you to think i was poachin’!
hope you’re having fun…
Mar 25, 2009 @ 08:23:41
Poach away, amiga!
Mar 25, 2009 @ 09:37:01
I suggest you bang the empty coffee pot on his head, saying, “Hey, sleepy head, Mamma needs some jo-jo.” That ought to work.
I tend to try and make my coffee as strong as possible…
Mar 26, 2009 @ 12:12:36
Making good coffee is touchy. I use a pyrex cup and leave it in my coffee can and one scoop I know is good. Other people’s coffee pots are always weird to me. I hope your having a good time other than having to use the suppositories.