More addictions: Caffeinapalooza
Oct 2nd, 2008 by Waffles
I can’t stop drinking coffee. And I blame Butter.
Until recently, I’ve stayed away from coffee, mostly because caffeine makes me jittery, and decaf tastes funny. But when you spend time with Butter, you drink coffee. So, the social butterfly that I am, I drink it too. Last week as we were working on The Enlightenment Show at the local public access station, I was a little chilly so I got a cup of coffee to stay warm.
I realized my tolerance to caffeine was markedly stronger. I attribute that to my recent social coffee-drinkings and to a pitcher of crazy-strong iced tea that you could cut with a knife. I stopped jumping around and realized that I could control this new burst of energy, and focus it into the job at hand.
Several external factors fell in line, like a increase in work at my place of employment, and the colder weather around here. I stopped by Starbucks one morrning, took it to work, and wow! I got so much work done!
So now I’m starting to set the timer on my coffeemaker at home to start brewing when I get up, and then I can take my 24-oz travel mug to work with me. Later this afternoon, I went to Target to pick up some things, and I bought a little cup of Starbucks.
I know that this is going to bite me in the ass eventually, since as my tolerance gets stronger, I’d have to start drinking more and more not to get the sudden drag when the caffeine wears off. But I guess I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it. If I don’t fall over first.

































