Bad Coffee Day

Today was a bad coffee day. I have good coffee days, and I have bad coffee days. this was most definetly a bad one.

In recent years I have started educating myself on good quality coffees. I'm no expert, by any means, but I know what I like. This is far from my university days when giant tubs of Maxwell House or Walmart brands, or whatever was on sale was acceptable. I have grown. I've also switched from an automatic coffee maker to a French Press. I think it tastes better.

I really enjoy dark french roast beans, or Verona espresso roast style. Kona Coffee is a favorite of mine as is Vietnamese drip coffee.

I do know that there are 2 main kinds of coffee: Arabica and Robusta. I've never tasted the Robusta but have read it is more acidic, bitter and higher in caffine. So, I'll stick to the Arabica.

i found great site about coffees, that you should check out if you want to know more.

Ok- so back to the bad coffee day. First off, I was off sick yesterday, so my french press sat unclened for 2 days. eww. So when I came in this morning, there was a cockroach in the fleckin coffee pot. I danced in circles screaming until my other co-teacher came running to see if i was dying. I dont like bugs. especially when they hang out any where near my belongings.

My Co "dipsosed" of the coffee cockroach for me, while I contemplated throwing away my $50 coffee press. sigh. I didnt. I needed my coffee too much. It's morning! and I have 4 classes.
I NEED my coffee.

I scrubbed the crap out it with bleach, window cleaner and soap, anything I could get my hands on. I was in a mad rage to rid my day of the roach. I then boiled hot water and poured it all over the press. Done. still majorly creeped out though. But it doesnt end there.

I''ve been drinking Neo Khan French roast lately. yum. I keep stashes of various coffees at school for wahtever mood I'm in. My mom sends me coffee from home- anyone from Canada will know Tim Hortons coffee. It is light roast, mass produced with a bad aftertaste. i used to like it. it is now my "back-up" coffee. Today I was out of the French Roast.... Tim Hortons it is. sigh.

And.....It tasted like soap. are you surprised? because I sure wasn't.

A nice hot, fresh cup of Poo coffee, that tastes like soap made in a cockroach infested pot. Which I spilled all over my hands. nice.

Bad coffee day.

Tomorrow will be a good coffee day. I can tell.