Fnord Incorporated

pretty good day

today has been relaxing and nice. I have been busy as hell and yet i am not feeling it.

there are two reasons for this.. $40 in coffee and a candle lit lunch. both are described below.

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a few days back it was decided that the coffee robot at my work was eating the proverbial ass, and then made the coffee we wanted. we recently switched beans and performed a massive overhaul cleaning of the robot and for a month or so, the coffee was palatable. now it is back to nasty sludge. to resolve this, i brought in my french press and decided i would make good coffee every day and remove the robot from my personal coffee drinking equation.the roasts that we have in office are so/so. the better of the two is a dark roast kilimanjaro. my french press and i sculpted a beautiful scoop of the grounds. unfortunately, the grind was too fine. so i had to rig an additional filter for the press. the coffee was significantly better, but not awesome.

i decidd as a holiday treat, i would buy awesome coffee and make it worth my time to drink it. here comes the $40. Jamaican Blue Mountain beans..

24 hours has passed since i placed my order. the beans arrived today, fresh and wonderful. my mouth is watering from delight as i drink and smell the air. the office smells pleasant and everyone seems to enjoy having it in the air. worth every penny i say.

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i went to lunch today and the power was out. we went to a sandwich shop and halfway there we noticed that no traffic lights were working. it was cold outside and we were determined to see if they were open regardless of the electrical issues.they were. we entered the “taste tickler” sandwich shop and they advised that they had limited hot sandwiches and all cold sandwiches available. i ordered a teriyaki chicken sammich.

they gave us a candle for our table so we could sit inside and enjoy our meal.

Taste Tickler, 1704 NE 14th Ave Portland, OR (just off broadway and 14th)