Double short: The new Grande

So I have always been a local coffee shop girl. Trying to stay granola and support the townies. Some of my favorites were: Steep and Brew, Michelangelo's, ANCORA (try the white zombie!!), Perks, and CC's. But somewhere in my transition down here in Baton Rouge, I don't know if it was the non-walker and biker-friendliness, the lack of hippies or simply the abundance of Starbucks shops... I became a starbucks drinker. At first I was just doing the chai and frappacinos but then I started to venture out... it all started last christmas with the PEPPERMINT MOCHA. I had moved from the simply grande peppermint mocha, to a grande peppermint white mocha (2 shot peppermint, two shot white), to the grande non-fat no whip 2pump white mocha extra hot.

I started drinking two a days and got addicted. I didn't like how much I spend on coffee, all the sugar I tasted, and how much I was drinking in milk. What I liked about coffee was the rush of energy and that you didn't have to drink a lot to get that...

That's when the double short entered my world: This size is not on the menu so automatically they know that you are a regular. Then when you order the double shot, they know you are a SERIOUS REGULAR. Finally you confirm it: "I'll have a double short, non-fat, no-whip, one pump white mocha, extra hot,...oh and please make sure it's stirred." That's it. Not only does the barista know that you know what you are talking about but everyone else in line is trying to figure out where that item is on the menu and how long it took you to find your specific starbucks drink.

All this is to say that I stopped drinking starbucks after I got to this point. I am going insane I realized. I never knew I would be this routine about coffee. Today I made a mistake though. I finally got over my addiction so I decided to treat myself to one for old time's sake... and that double short has me up at 2:45 in the morning!!!

Just be careful. Support Local when possible. And when you can't just stick to the frappacinos. High Sugar. Low Coffee. Easy to Order. And unlikely to get addicted to.

Springform Pans

So I really like birthdays. If someone tells me there birthday I do my best to remember it becuase I love it. I have not been the best about getting gifts or cards to the person on the day of (but they will get a gift or cake) and I try to at least call that day. Anyway, one of my favorite things is to bake a cake for the person. I will ask for favorites and I always love when I get a challenging one. Some of my cakes include: cupcakes, red velvet, duck shaped, triple layer chocolate, and confetti. But I have just been given the new latest challenge: cookies and cream ice cream cake. Many would just fold and go buy one but not me. I am up to the challenge. I looked up some recipes and noticed a necessary supply that I don't own. This so called springform pan. I bought one for a friend in college but I never got one for myself. I recall that you use this pan for cheesecake but I never knew any other recipes for which you would need a springform pan. Well, now you know. i will let you know how this cake goes and show you a picture as soon as it is made. And if you see any cheap springform pans let me know. I will have to go purchase one because this cake shall not defeat me.

I am not very good at this blog thing...

I don't know if I just have nothing to say or don't know what is writing worthy or what, but I really have trouble keeping up this blog thing. I also don't know how many people are actually checking this blog so I don't feel the burden to write all the time. But that should really inspire me to write because I like the idea of using this more as an inside look into all that I am thinking. I just read other blogs and their lives seem so interesting, and their stories so funny. That being said, I find these brief moments of time that I can write and it is just self motivation to do it then. That tends to happen with a lot of things that I want to do but just don't make time for. Like writing letters. The other day I got locked out of my house with nothing but some stationary and some envelopes. For lunch today I am working phones and don't have access to my computer, so this is my time to blog.