Who Are We Really?

Vix · March 25, 2008, 02:27:28 AM

Speaking of coffee, mine has stopped brewing and I can finally start sipping. . .

Two of the constant loves in my life are coffee and chocolate -- not necessarily in that order, since at different times one outweighs the other in my "needs."

However, no matter how much I enjoy each, including in various combinations and products, I detest chocolate-covered coffee beans.

Eimi · March 25, 2008, 04:43:41 AM

Quote from: "Stasha"They have found that coffee is horrible for your wake up cycle. People who drink coffee on a regular bases become so dependent on coffee that they have to drink coffee in order to function as well as someone who does not drink coffee in the morning. Your mind begins to depend on coffee in order to start functioning in the morning.

Well, your body gets accustomed to the caffine, so I don't really think its the coffee you come to depend on, its the ritual of it. Its brushing your teeth in the morning, or putting on your deoderant, brushing your hair... If you miss a step you feel like you've start out the day wrong. I think its the same thing with people who drink coffee habitually in the morning. You missed something and your mind knows it. Its a superstitious behavior, like a baseball player wearing the same socks every game. You drink coffee not for the caffine but because you've already convinced yourself that you can't succeed in the day without it. You could become equally dependant on water if you started every morning off with a glass and then one day forget it.

As to how I can drink coffee, I'm totally with you on the bitter part. I can't drink black coffee (my Scandinavian ancestors are gasping). I also can't drink hot coffee (my Scandinavian ancestors are disowning me). I need mine with lots of milk. Or even better, Coffeemate. Cinnamon Vanilla Coffeemate. YUM...

Amanda N · March 25, 2008, 04:55:42 AM

Caffeine isn't good for you though. It can even raise your blood pressure. I gave up caffeine in 1997. I get a little from chocolate, but chocolate has less caffeine than decaffeinated coffee.

Paula · March 25, 2008, 05:00:56 AM

I'm a friend of tea myself. Can't stand ordinary cafe. (Cappucino's and mocha's I can drink). I like japanese green tea very much. And I am a scandinavian!

Eimi · March 25, 2008, 05:05:18 AM

I actually have two pet bottles of tea on my table next to me right now - one green tea and one oolong. Did you know that all tea comes from the same plant? The only difference between green tea, oolong, and black tea is how much water is evaporated out of it after picking? Apparently the reason Europe got hooked on black tea was because that was the only tea that could survive the voyage and still be drinkable.

I saw that in a documentary :D

Amanda N · March 25, 2008, 07:43:06 AM

I did not know that Eimi!

I love tea. I don't drink it as much as I used to. I make sure to get the tea without caffeine though.

PastMember · March 25, 2008, 09:56:21 AM

I'm not a big coffee or tea drinker, but I do have an addiction to diet soda that is impossible to break.

Amanda N · March 25, 2008, 11:15:57 AM

I used to drink soda a lot. Then a coworker (I did actually have a job outside of the home once upon a time) got a bad kidney infection and had to be hospitalized. Evidently, he never drank water, only soda. This sort of spurred me to drink water. Now I rarely drink soda. Maybe once a month or every other month.