Thursday 28 April 2011

Coffee ... such a simple thing ...

Today is turning into one of "those" days ...

  • I got to bad late lst night ... VERY late ... which meant I was up late this morning
  • .. which meant I was late into the office
  • ... which means I'll be leaving late this evening
... you can see how this cycle gets going ... can't you :)

... at least, once I'm in the office I'll get my first cup of coffee ... and everything will be right with the world again ... ha! WRONG!

First off, there's no coffee (the nice, shiny, expensive, expresso machine is broken AGAIN!, so we're back to Good Ole filter coffee) ... that's okay, I'll just brew some more, it'll only take 5 mins or so... so I emptied the  old coffee filter, put a new one in .. and found to my horror, there's virtually no coffee left.

... phew! .. Just enough!

10 mins later, I go back to get my coffee ... and realise something's wrong ... but I haven't quite figured out what yet ...

... then it dawns on me ... I've forgotten to put the filter holder back after cleaning it, and the paper filter is pushing through the bottom ... coffee, and coffee grounds, are leaking everywhere ... I grab a bowl, and try in vain to catch the sludge while trying to figure out how to get the boiling filter out, and into the sink!

... 10 secs later, and the problem is solved for me ... the paper filter burst, and hot coffee sludge empties all over the work top, down the front of the cupboards, down the front of the dishwasher and all over the floor.

... another 10 mins clearing up the mess ...and then the horror really strikes! ... no coffee! ... there's none in the cupboards either ... so it's off to the supermarket to buy some more ... (I NEED COFFEE!!!!!) :)

... anyway ... I've finally got the coffee brewing again ... so I'm off to get my first cup of the day ... at last!

Hope your day is going better :)

Cheers,

Nick

Wednesday 27 April 2011

Thank heaven for the rain!!!!

This morning I was feeling awful ... blocked sinuses, sneezing and generally felt bad ... it rained about an hour ago and now I feel great!

I've been suffering this for years, but only occassionally, and I had no idea (until a friend suggested I might be "allergic") that the occassional "muggy head" I get is related to the weather ... or more explicitly ... the pollen count!

so ... Thank Heaven it rained :) ... and I wonder how many other people suffer along unknowingly?

Time for me to head to the checmist and buy some Citirizine for the days ahead ...