korean coffee

i'm drinking a cup of korean coffee from rick, from the bradleys. it's instant! i have a rule about drinking instant coffee... the rule is: "don't drink it". but this is pretty good! i was teased by the fancy packaging apparently. i'm always up for trying a new coffee. this is mocha flavored, sweetn'd, a little like hot chocolate.

funny: i noticed the packaging is nearly all written in english (even though this was brought over from south korea). i guess they know who their market is!

geocaching

about a week ago, donne brought me geocaching for the first time. it was sweet fun! it's kinda like a treasure hunt using GPS. if you havn't been geocaching is, you need to... especially if you already own a gps. since i don't, my geocaching stats will be a little low for a while, but here is my profile on geocaching.com

check out this pic of all the geocaches near my house. this is only like a span of 5 miles or so and there are tons.

lookin' like coffee now! pochank

rick came up with this new design for the gimesomecoffee blog. he said it was a shame to have a coffee blog without a picture of coffee on it. i agree! what you think?

you might be from louisiana if . . .

1. You've ever wore shorts at Christmas time.

2. You pronounce Lafayette as "Laffy-ette" not "La-fay-ette".

3. You learned to drive a boat before you could drive a car.

4. You know the meaning of a "Delcambre Reeboks" (that would be a pair of all white fishing boots).

5. You offer somebody a "coke" and then ask them what kind: Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, 7Up?

6. You can name all of your 3rd cousins.

7. You plan your vacation around hunt! ing season & LSU football.

8. You greet people with "Ha's ya momma'an'dem?" and hear back "Dey fine!"

9. Every so often, you have waterfront property.

10. When giving directions you use words like "uptown", "downtown","backatown", riverside", "lakeside! ", "northshore", "westbank", "down the bayou" or "cross the river".

11. When you refer to a geographical location "way up North," you are referring to places like Shreveport, Little Rock or Memphis, "where it gets real cold!"

12. Your burial plot is six feet over rather than six feet under.

13. You've ever had Community Coffee.

14. You can pronounce Tchoupitoulas but can't spell it (also, Thibodaux, Opelousas, Pontchartrain, Ouachita, Atchafalaya).

15. You don't worry when you see ships riding higher in the river than the top of your house.

16. You judge a po-boy by the number of napkins used. (Amen) You Got dat rite.

17. The waitress at your local sandwich shop tells you a fried oyster po-boy dressed is healthier than a Caesar salad.

18. You know the d! efinition of "dressed."

19. You can eat Popeye's, Haydel's and Zapp's for lunch and wash it down with Barq's and several Abitas, without losing it all on your stoop.

20. The smell of a crawfish boil turns you on more than HBO.

21. You "wrench" your hands in the sink with an onion bar to get the crawfish smell off.

22. You're not afraid when someone wants to "ax you something."

23. You go by "ya-mom-en-'dems" on Good Friday for family supper.

24. You don't learn unt! il high school that Mardi Gras is not a national holiday.

25. You don't realize until high school what a "county" is.

26. You believe that purple, green and gold look good together (and you will even eat things those colors).

27. You go to buy a new winter coat (what most people refer to as windbreakers)

28. Your last name isn't pronounced the way it's spelled.

29. You know what a nutria rat is but you still pick it to represent your baseball team. (Geaux Zephyrs).

30. You have a ditch on at least one side of your property.

31. You have spent a summer afternoon on the Lake Pontchartrain seawall catching blue crabs.

32. You describe a color as! "K&B Purple."

33. You like your rice and politics dirty.

34. When given the choice for Governor between a KKK leader and Edwin Edwards, it's a difficult decision.

35. You pronounce the largest city in the state as "Newawlins."

36. You know those big roaches can fly, but you're able to sleep at night anyway.

37. You prefer skiing on the bayou.

38. You assume everyone has mosquito swarms in their backyard.

39. You realize the rain forest is less humid than Louisiana.

40. You can list all the ingredient's of a gumbo or a jambalaya.

41. You go to the "boat", but you don't plan on spending any time over water.

42. When you're in Baton Rouge you know the difference between the old bridge & the new bridge.

43. If you ever had to wait for the bridge to "come down" so you can get home.

44. If you pull for the Saints (who else would)?

45. If you've ever been to a wedding and someone either danced in a #3 washtub or with a broom and this was considered normal.

46. You make your groceries, or, wash your dishes,or, have an icebox.

47. You can't think of anybody that can cook better than your momma.

48. You know when it's appropriate to use "Tony Chachere's" (anytime!!!!).

49. You know an old person that can "treat" you for warts.

50. The four seasons in your year are: crawfish, shrimp, crab and King Cake.

lame long named coffee

i'm a big coffee drinker. there is no question of that. but believe it or not, i have a hard time going to starbucks these days. it's not the price... although it's 10 times over priced. and it's not the atmosphere. can you believe it's the coffee. i know starbucks is known for coffee, but i'm just having a hard time enjoying it. the thing that got me thinking about this was the last few times i ordered my favorite drink: "grande latte". nothing extra added in. no modifications. no long/crazy titles that i have to write down to remember... just a simple espresso & milk. but lately, it's been tasting like milk-flavored coffee. just way too much milk for me i guess. i want that strong, hit you hard coffee taste way before i think about the fact that milk is in my drink. i have made lattes at home and love the way i make them, but who's got time for that on a busy morning? i have tried the coffee of the day brew a few times, but my coffee pot at home turns out a much better cup. so, i've just decided to not go to starbucks any more. i know good and well that i could "customize" a drink to my picky taste... but i refuse to go there. i just want a good cup of coffee without having to think too hard about what it's called. maybe if they came up with a combo system like McDonald's has, that would work. "er, yeah... i'd like a #1!"

silly goose!

hardwood floors

we have spent the last couple weeks working on new hardwood floors for our home. this was not a fun home improvement project, but they turned out great. here's a photo