April 13, 2008
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coffee addiction
I never thought the day would come when I would become a coffee addict. But apparently it has. I now drink coffee every day. Sometimes quite a lot of it. In the mornings I always try to get coffee. When I stay up late I try to find some coffee. And even during the day sometimes I go grab some coffee. Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts coffee or the folgers coffee they give away for free at my job. And at restaurants and fast food places too, I am starting to more and more often order coffee. Even now I feel this urge to go out and find a place open at 6 am and order some coffee.
It’s so odd.
I never used to even like the taste of coffee. There was a time not long ago when I could have honestly said that I had never drank a full mug or cup of coffee in my life. It just wasn’t my thing. As a result I certainly don’t own a coffee maker. I never used caffeein during college to keep myself awake in order to finish studying and projects and whatnot like everyone else did. It didn’t seem worth it to me.
Actually I think I still don’t really like the taste of coffee all that much. I’m certainly no connoisseur. Every brand tastes the same to me pretty much and I always need to load it up with lots and lots of cream and sugar before I can drink it. And I’m no fan at all of the latte or the cappuccino’s I’ve drank but then maybe that’s only a matter of time. I also don’t much like bottled coffee you can buy and drink cold. That stuff tastes disgusting to me. Plain old hot coffee loaded down with cream and sugar is what I crave right now. And I drink it all the time.
I wonder about other addictive substances then. I’ve never smoked. I can count the times I’ve consumed alcoholic beverages on one hand. And nor have I taken in any other controlled substance. It’s not that I am against those things. I think it’s fine for everyone to make use of them as much as they want so long as the use of it does not cause them to do harm or is used as an excuse from the responsibility of any harm that they cause while under said influence.
No for me it was always the thought of interacting with anything that alters my thought processes too much that scared me off from such pursuits. I like the way I think right now. I’m perfectly fine with my inhibitions. Maybe…
Well but now I am a coffee addict though I never thought I would be. Maybe there is a future version of me who is a chain smoking drunkard heroin addict. Maybe. You never know. Maybe it’s like anything you dislike you can develop a taste for if you force yourself to do it. Like say eating broccoli or spinach. I eat those now though I never did before. Doesn’t mean I’ll ever like them more than I like pound cake or cookies. But you know. Tastes change. Wants change too.
Eh, I’m not thinking too clearly this morning. I better go out and get myself some coffee. Maybe I’ll write more when I get back.
Comments (3)
I feel your pain, man. I too am a coffee addict and hated it once upon a time. I like it black but punch it up with milk from time to time because I can’t stand the taste of drinking straight milk. Since I need the calcium, coffee is the perfect shooter for this nastiness.
I think there is a difference between getting addicted to something because of its chemistry which creates dependency and the person who has an addictive personality and does all things in excess. I’m sure you know these types. If anything gives them pleasure, they will do it to the point of damage.An example of this that comes to mind are brilliant musicians with drug addictions. They are good musicians because they practice in excess. This makes them wealthy. The same addictive personality that made them good also attracted them to addictive substances that allowed them to do their music without exhaustion for longer periods of time. Now, they had the money and resources to support their habit and its a downward spiral.If you don’t have an addictive personality, its unlikely that you will take on all the other vices that you mentioned.
Mmmmspinach. Great stuff! Coffee not so much.
Welcome to the dark side … we serve lemon loafs, too *smiles*
I like coffee, but lately I’ve been craving coffee flavored milkshakes and/or ice cream. I blame Walter. And I think you’ve drank more coffee than I have the last two months! Wow ^_^
I <3 coffee. Yet, I definitely don’t drink it every single day.