Friday, June 27, 2008

"Hello, we are Those People Who Want an Unhealthy Number of Espresso Shots in Their Drinks."

I'm the woman who comes in twice a day, slightly shaking, in need of my caffeine fix. I order a beverage that is already strong, such a Red Eye, but then ask to have it pushed to its most ludicrous extreme. As if this is an ordinary request, I ask for eight shots of espresso, saying I need "a buzz." The baristas ask, somewhat pleadingly, if I think that might be a bit much, but I insist. I always make my two stops for my lethal drink, dropping upwards of $6 on a malotov cocktail of coffee.

What, you think I might be a "caffeine addict"? That is just silly, caffeine isn't addictive! I don't know who told you that, but it's just an urban legend.

It's very nice to meet you.

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