Coffee Cup Blues
It's that time of year again.
Mornings are getting progressively cooler, cool enough for me to start bringing coffee along on my commute. It's been a few months since I last used my commuter mug, and I won't describe what I found inside when I pulled it down from the cupboard. Suffice it to say, it's only of interest to people of science.
With a pot of coffee brewed, and not enough time to drink it all before I left to catch my bus, I scrambled to find another commuter cup in the cupboard. After digging through the cupboard as quietly as I could (didn't want to wake Astrid, and thus Jill), I waded through the collection of mismatched cups and lids. After finding a lid that fit a cup, I poured my coffee and headed out the door.
By the time I got to my bus stop, I was wearing some of the coffee. Sure enough, I'd neglected to close the sliding lid before I dashed off. I'm used to this happening, which is why I tend to wear darker colours (or light browns/beiges) around this time of year.
After getting on the bus and securing my belongings, I opened the cup and took a sip... and promptly dribbled coffee down my beard and onto my chest. Turns out the lid that fit... didn't. Was probably for a different but similar cup.
After cursing myself for rushing this morning, I mopped up what I could with the single crumpled tissue I had in my pocket, and spent the rest of the ride with a leaky cup, dripping wet hands, and a wet patch on my shirt.
I'm sure my fellow commuters can relate...
Tonight's task will be to pick up a decent commuter mug. Non-plastic, of course, both for environmental and thermal reasons (coffee cools down too quickly in a plastic mug). I'm specifically looking for one without a handle, that will also fit in my Bar-ista cup holder... thinking about a ceramic mug that's in the same form-factor as a Starbucks cup.
That's it for now, more relatable workday drivel to come later in the week.
Mornings are getting progressively cooler, cool enough for me to start bringing coffee along on my commute. It's been a few months since I last used my commuter mug, and I won't describe what I found inside when I pulled it down from the cupboard. Suffice it to say, it's only of interest to people of science.
With a pot of coffee brewed, and not enough time to drink it all before I left to catch my bus, I scrambled to find another commuter cup in the cupboard. After digging through the cupboard as quietly as I could (didn't want to wake Astrid, and thus Jill), I waded through the collection of mismatched cups and lids. After finding a lid that fit a cup, I poured my coffee and headed out the door.
By the time I got to my bus stop, I was wearing some of the coffee. Sure enough, I'd neglected to close the sliding lid before I dashed off. I'm used to this happening, which is why I tend to wear darker colours (or light browns/beiges) around this time of year.
After getting on the bus and securing my belongings, I opened the cup and took a sip... and promptly dribbled coffee down my beard and onto my chest. Turns out the lid that fit... didn't. Was probably for a different but similar cup.
After cursing myself for rushing this morning, I mopped up what I could with the single crumpled tissue I had in my pocket, and spent the rest of the ride with a leaky cup, dripping wet hands, and a wet patch on my shirt.
I'm sure my fellow commuters can relate...
Tonight's task will be to pick up a decent commuter mug. Non-plastic, of course, both for environmental and thermal reasons (coffee cools down too quickly in a plastic mug). I'm specifically looking for one without a handle, that will also fit in my Bar-ista cup holder... thinking about a ceramic mug that's in the same form-factor as a Starbucks cup.
That's it for now, more relatable workday drivel to come later in the week.
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