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Journeys The Quest for Good Coffee in the Office   
  Remember your first day of school? It may have been quite the emotional event to be separated from your parents and surrounded by strangers for hours. This situation is very similar to the college student spoiled on quality coffee heading into his/her first office job.  
Poetry The Caffeine   
  I'm on the edge, I'm on caffeine No conversations, only screams. I could cut down, but not today my mind is racing, miles away.  
Soap Making Coffee Soap   
  This tutorial shows you how to make coffee soap, which is a delightful gift to add to a coffee gift basket, and it's one way to recycle some used coffee grounds.  
Party Hosting a Coffee Party   
  As much as a I love the coffee shops here in Seattle, sometimes I just want to meet up with friends and family at home. I still want the coffee though.  
Literature Caffeinated Classics: Brave New World   
  Deep down inside, do each of us really yearn for some conflict, struggle, and sadness in our lives? What would be lost if we were to become permanently happy?  
Wisdom Responding to the Enemies of Coffee   
  I know several people that don't like coffee. I'm OK with that. But every so often I'll meet someone that after learning about my love for coffee wants to rant to me about how awful the beverage is and that they would never drink it.  
Essay The Decaf Diaries   
  I felt like complete garbage. I had a week-long, pulsating headache. I grumbled at everyone. I slept ungodly hours. And I was basically mad for seven days straight.  
Essay My Worst Cup of Coffee Was My First Cup of Coffee   
  I was 17 years old and I never tasted coffee. I had no interest in the beverage. What I was interested in was finding a way to pay for college, so I joined the Army National Guard.  
Humor You Might Be a Coffee Snob If...   
  You heat your baby's bottle with the steam wand from your espresso machine.  
Essay Coffee Wake-Up!   
  I always liked a coffee - morning, noon, and night. A cup of tea was fine but not at night (it keeps me awake)! Whether an instant coffee or one brewed at a local cafe, it would do.  
Moms Panama Esmeralda: The Ultimate Push Gift?   
  My wife and I are expecting our first child any day. Or any minute. Or any second. I need something to occupy my mind, which is why I am writing this.  
Ordering Soy Good, for Decaf   
  So I happened upon a new form of disguise this weekend. A new method of both up-ing the tastiness of generally blah-to-icky decaf coffee and also hiding a little of the decaf-self-loathing I carry around.  
Painting Coffee Spills - Painting With Coffee   
  Includes coffee paintings: Ascending Hammers, Firefly Fairy, Frail Wings of Time, Implement No.1 and Death of a Virgin.  
Micro Lot The High-End Micro Lot   
  The exterior is quite unremarkable. After scouring the storefronts along West Randolph Street, I finally spy the "Intelligentsia" sign printed modestly across the slightly tinted front window.  
Worst Coffee Alex's Worst Cup of Coffee Ever   
  My love of coffee is partially a taste for the gourmet, and partially a need for caffeine. Caffeine cravings prevent me from being 100 percent uppity about coffee quality - in a pinch, I'll drink mass-market or fast-food coffee that would make some of my INeedCoffee colleagues retch.  
Shopping Dads and Grads - A Coffee Gift Buying Guide   
  No matter what the occasion, it is sometimes hard to come up with coffee-related gift ideas, especially if you already have a budget in mind.  
List Top 10 Ways You Know You Are Really Into Coffee   
  Top 10 List of ways you know if you are *really* into Coffee.  
Mugs Coffee Mugs of Coffee Fanatics Part 2   
  I really didn't expect to have a Part 2 so soon. Without further introduction, below are more Coffee Mugs of Coffee Fanatics.  
Mugs Coffee Mugs of Coffee Fanatics   
  A photo collection of the favorite coffee mugs of several INeedCoffee contributors.  
Calendar Creating the Sketchtoon Coffee Calendar   
  A few years ago, my wife and I went looking for coffee-themed calendars to be used as gifts for coffee-loving friends. We were very surprised to find none in the calendar kiosks at the local malls, coffee shops and very few to choose from online.  
Poetry Coffee   
  Buzzing, bizzing, flying. Going blurry blinking. Bomby why so bickery? Flying through the day to fast to think. Deep elixir, magic broth.  
Film Starbucking - Honest Artistry   
  In the most memorable scene in 'Starbucking,' Winter, the documentary's subject, aims to break his record of 28 Starbucks cafes visited in one day. Under Winter's own rules, he must drink at least one 4-ounce coffee at each Starbucks he hits.  
Essay The Tombs   
  What am I doing in this jail? It's amazing how quickly the iron bars make me question the whole thing. The Tombs.  
Poetry Coffee on the Weekend   
  Coffee as you driving out to the mall on the weekend  
Lingo Latte Lingo   
  Have you ever gone into a coffee shop and stared at the gigantic menu of fine print wishing they would just write it in plain English? Well, I hope I can help!  
Haiku From the Coffee Cup's Rim   
  Four different coffee haikus from Haiku blogger Martin Cohen.  
Artwork The Coffee Art Corporation   
  Coffee artwork includes Three cup, Swirly Cup, Teufel Cafe, Angelic Aroma and Flame-O-Cup.  
Essay I Love Coffee   
  I have been trying to wean myself off of coffee lately. I thought it might be a good time to replace my morning cup 'o' joe with a nice healthy cup of tea now that the weather has cooled.  
Poetry (cigarette smoke and coffee)   
  (oh and don't tell me i say it funny) stale scent lingers on your clothes (on your breath, and i, even so far away as this can smell it clearly)  
Art Caffeine Goddess   
  A sketch of the Caffeine Goddess by illustrator Molly Crabapple. .  
Poetry A good cup of Mojo   
  "The best cup of coffee you've ever had!" the sign exclaimed ...  
Story INeedCappuccinoWhereverIAm   
  At last work has arrived and the coffee bar beckons me...  
Poetry Coffee House Candor   
  This morning as steam clouds rose from my cup of black, I found on the smooth playing surface in the coffee house, two discarded jokers- the ones with tasseled hats and not the heads of horses. And amongst the fevered chatter,  
Poetry Poems To Sip By: The Musings of A Coffee Freak   
  Coffee poems include: I Am Coffee, Hear Me Roar! (the bean's perspective), The Cold Sip,  
Poetry espresso poem   
  a machine scream, steam belches fire, through beans, ground fine packed snug they let liquid drip, dark bitter, molten to cup  
Starbucks Starbucks World   
  Starbucks is definitely going to take over the world. This joke is becoming increasingly popular throughout the country, and with good reason. Although it may be a slight exaggeration of the truth, it has an eerie sense of foreshadowing to it.  
Haiku Coffee Haiku   
  Ten Different Coffee Haiku poems by DeWitt Henderson.  
Artwork Coffee Shop Graphics   
  Illustrations by Greg Matusic include Coffee Shop and Coffee Beans.  
Fiction Mission: Java   
  In a dimly-lit cabin, in a black spaceship careering through the outer reaches of our solar system, a large alien sniffed, sniffed, and sniffed again, his snout wedged into the top of a large mug. His eyes were closed; his face carried an almost mournful expression.  
Fiction Yellow Coat: Two Coffee Paintings Tell a Short Story   
  The tattered yellow coat still keeps me warm in the winter. Maybe it's not the coat...but the fresh brewed coffee that provides the warmth. Or perhaps the memories.  
Poetry 10 AM and Snooze Button   
  Includes the coffee poems: 10 AM and Snooze Button.  
Fiction The Coffee Cups - A Short Story   
  Jerry and I both love coffee. We each have a favorite cup: his from his other life with his wife of 30 years, and mine from my former life with my husband of 22 years.  
Poetry Cafe Haiku   
  Poet Zenbu Nometa and photographer Jeffrey Goldsmith share some of their work from Cafe Haiku.  
Artwork Art of Farr Coffee Greeting Cards   
  Greeting cards created with paper made out of coffee filters. Coffee chaff and coffee are used as the painting medium.  
Poetry There are Demons in My Coffee   
  Here sit I, a self-proclaimed coffee-shop want-to-be-writer geek. I come here for many reasons: to scorn others like me, but who are not as yet well-practiced;  
Artwork Coffee Muggers   
  Three coffee-related pieces of art from Baltimore artist Larry Stevens.  
Poetry Living For the Mornings   
  Coffee poetry includes: Coffee Money, Coffee Makers, Coffee Blog, Coffee Rhymes, Winter On the Run!, Press For Coffee, Smooth Coffee and Snow Drifts Softly, Coffee Pours Freely.  
Poetry A Little More Cream Please   
  Coffee poetry includes: Make Mine A Double Espresso, Get the Coffee Perking, Before Working, Coffee to Go, Coffee Aroma, Office Coffee, Coffee Break, Morning Coffee, Black Coffee and more.  
Fiction The Perfect Latte   
  A short story that takes place in a coffee house between a barista and a musical performer.  
Crafts Coffee as a Natural Dye   
  Coffee is a natural dye, though it is used very infrequently any more for this purpose. However, it is perfect for creating an artificial antique or aged effect. In this article, I'll describe my recent use of coffee to dye a feather and a cotton shirt in order to achieve an aged effect.  
Artwork Coffee Gift Wrap Paper and Bags   
  In this article you will learn how to make your own hand-designed coffee wrapping paper.  
Artwork Coffee Art   
  Fine art by Andy Saur and Angel Sarkela made with coffee - no paint, no additives, just coffee.  
Poetry Coffee Poetry   
  Poetry by Sandi Holland from her books: Sweet Aromas and Rich Flavors  
Hobby How to make a Coffee Candle   
  Making candles is a fun and rewarding hobby. They're great for gifts and they make a good conversation piece around the house. Also, I've found that store-bought candles are too scented for my taste -- this candle recipe makes for a lightly coffee-scented candle.  
Poetry Coffee at Night, Campfire & Brew   
  Two coffee poems by Sandi J. Holland: Coffee at Night and Campfire & Brew.  
Poetry Heavenly Coffee Poem   
  How can you know, unless you are addicted so. The smooth, velvet swish of liquid, brown bliss, coating all inner pores with a soothing balm of creamy, frothy joy.  
Artwork Coffee Photography From PhotoDude   
  A gallery of excellent coffee photography from Atlanta based photographer Reid Stott (aka PhotoDude).  
Journeys Searching for the Perfect Cup   
  I am a user. I became dependent about at the age of 17 when making a long commute to college on a bus. I knew that I need a little something to help me through the day and so I started using. At first I thought that I could handle it, then it got out of control.  
Reviews Autocrat Coffee Syrup Review   
  Is coffee not good enough? Has milk overstayed its welcome in this itty-bitty canton? While it's not clear, one thing is indisputable: Coffee milk is recognized by the powers-that-be in Rhode Island.  
Journeys So, You Love Coffee, Right??   
  Since ten, I have been drinking coffee. I started out by drinking my mom's coffee after filling the cup with sugar and milk to create some kind of mocha chocolate milk drink. Later as I got older, I developed a taste for coffee with Coffeemate and sugar. Or with maple syrup. Or with Pet condensed milk.  
Reviews Coffee Candy Review   
  As a coffee fanatic, I've often looked for ways to extend my love of coffee and placate my sweet-tooth at the same time. So, I've taken to eating coffee-flavored candy.  
Cafe Life Coffee for the Cognoscenti   
  The myriad of decisions involved with a simple coffee order.  
Fortune Telling Coffee Tasseography - Fortune Telling with Coffee   
  Did you know that your coffee cup holds clues about yourself, your present and your future? Learn how to predict the fortune by reading coffee grounds.  
Romance Candy, Flowers... and Coffee?   
  Coffee rarely seems to wind up on lists of aphrodisiac beverages, yet it seems to play a significant role in the love lives of many people. Although there is little written about the subject, it should come as no surprise that a beverage that is incorporated into many a daily ritual can leave its mark on a romance - for better or for worse.  
Coffee on the Road Coffee In A Cold Climate   
  It is cold in Edinburgh. And wet. It is technically summer, though, and fashion dictates that clothes must be thin and light and drinks must be iced.  
Boston Espresso Quest in Boston   
  I recently left my place in the comfortable Midwest/Great Lakes region to visit a long-time friend. He lives near Cambridge, Massachusetts; a stone's throw away from Boston. Time ago, and almost ritually, we would find a day between our two birthdays to celebrate.  
Humor A Coffee Eulogy   
  This is a story about finding the perfect coffee mug, owning that mug, and then watching it die. It is sort of like the timeless story of Romeo and Juliet. Only this time Juliet is a coffee mug.  
Reviews BonJour Hand Milk Frother Review   
  The original BonJour milk frother review was written in 2000. That product is no longer available. BonJour now offers a completely new approach to frothing milk.  
Shopping Shopping For the Coffee Fan   
  This article may be like preaching to the choir, since most of the visitors to this site know what they like about coffee. But in the event you are looking to shop for a coffee fan, this is just the primer you need to read for the holiday season.  
Humor Teach A Fish To Make Espresso   
  Why would Starbucks sell me a machine that would give me the power to make my own espresso drinks at home?  
Humor My Cat Kato vs. The Kona Coffee Plant   
  The two warriors are my 6 month old kitten and my Hawaiian Kona plant. The plant is doing it's best to stay alive outside of Hawaiian soil and the kitten is doing her best to rip every leaf off.  
Quotes Famous Coffee Quotations   
  A brief list of some coffee related quotations by famous people, including Mark Twain, Mlacom X, Abe Lincoln and Winston Churchill.  
Dictionary Coffee Dictionary   
  Here is a quick list of coffee terms and their meaning. This isn't an all encompassing list, but should be enough to give your education a jump start.  
Humor Different Coffeehouse Archetypes   
  I've been a barista for about four years now. I've worked in quite different areas of the country, for quite different coffeehouses. But people are people, and I've noticed they invariably fall into one of several different archetypes.  
Fiction Coffee Noir   
  A short story about two strangers meeting in a coffee shop.  
Fiction Java's First Time Alone   
  So I thought the day began with me. Could I have been wrong? I glanced to the corner of the room. Where Mr. Coffee is, or should have been.  
Fiction My Name Is Java   
  I silently wait every morning, afternoon and evening. It is so cold and dark in the mornings. Will she rise early today, or will she be late? I ask the same question every day.  

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