Mmmm...coffee....

One year, one of my company's authors sent one of those espresso machines as a Christmas present to our team. Now that's some serious schwag! It sat out, unused, for a long, long time. And now it's been relegated to one of the cabinets so it doesn't take up counter space. I wonder if anyone would notice if it went missing? If I were more of a coffee freak, I might seriously consider taking it, because it's a shame for it to go to waste. I mean...it's a nice espresso machine! For it to go unused is a serious crime, for some people, I imagine.

Tags: schwag, coffee, espresso, Christmas

Espresso-ing Myself

Every now and then, I get this idea I need one of those espresso machines. But then I remember...my mom got me one a few years ago, and I never use it! The only thing I use it for is to steam milk for my coffee (not espresso mind you). It's just too messy to do the espresso stuff, and to be honest espresso is too strong for me. But I doubt I'll ever give it away because it is kinda fun to have around, just in case someone comes over and has a hankering for espresso...or I get a hankering for a real latte. That does happen every now and then.

WritingIsFun Cooks? Yeah, Right...

Next week, I'm going to my cousin's 60th birthday party. Rather than bringing a present, we're supposed to bring food. That's great, except I don't really cook, nor do I have much cookware to cook with. But I think I have a solution! I'm going to go to my dad's to make something. He has every type of cooking implement you could possibly imagine, and he's already working on the perfect thing to take since he can't go. Figure it'll be his way of being at this party to take something he suggested, and will probably end up making (he can't stop once he's started in a kitchen!).

Crystal Clear, Pure Water

You know, I'm a water snob. That is, I hate the tap water in my area of the country. For the most part, it tastes like pool water. But, I also hate buying water to drink. Seems a bit ridiculous for something I can get for free, right? Well, seems someone has gone and created a water bottle filter that goes directly in a bottle of water, and it filters your tap water for you. Yeah, I guess you are still paying for water in a way. But at least this way, you're not buying a bottle of Dasani or Aquafina...unless I'm at the airport like I was last night, in desperate need for something besides Philadelphia tap water. Blech.