Coffee

Until a few years ago, I hated coffee. I just didn't enjoy the taste, even though I have always loved the scent of freshly brewed coffee. I started to enjoy tea when I got back from Las Vegas in 2004, but I didn't drink anything caffeinated on a regular basis for years.

I met Boy in 2006 and towards the end of that same year, he introduced me to Irish Coffee. Now, alcoholic beverages is not something I recommend drinking, like ever (mainly because I don't like the taste of alcohol, and because of the problems inherent in any form of mind altering drugs), but the combination of coffee, cream, brown sugar, and the smooth taste of whiskey did something to my taste buds. I tried drinking just coffee the following week and found that I enjoyed it.

It took another two years before I learned to drink coffee without sugar, and I can still indulge in that excess from time to time. Usually, I find it too sweet, though. Like too many mocha candies.

I have learned to not become a harpy if I don't get coffee in the morning, but I still get headaches if I don't get any form of caffeine while waking up. My focus is severely impaired and I'm more easily distracted than normal if there isn't enough caffeine in my system. The harpy is sedated mostly by the combination of SSRI and caffeine. She was a lot worse before I started getting the booster shots of serotonin, even though she never was that bad.

That first cup of coffee in the day is still my favorite. Add some nice bread to make a yummy sandwich and my day is off to a great start. To find that one thing that instantly makes the day better seems like a great idea. I know I got mine. What's yours?