Mhhhrmbllp? (the gimmee caffeine thread)

There's only one thing I hate more than mornings - and it's a tight contest at that - and that's my monthly Tech Reports. Yep working for the man has me on this dreaded deadly soul-sapping cycle sisyphus-style.

Personally I can't function without my morning pot of goodness - and some mornings it doesnt even seem that that is quite going to cut it. At any rate here's saluting those who survived Monday only to be sent back to the front this morning.

:coffee:

(well it was worth a shot)

Around here Matt we respectfully refer to that wonderful, hot, caffeine rich goodness as....Nectar of the Gods! :coffeemac :worship:

~~Jo~~

Ive almost had enough now to nearly comprehend that and may have my wits about me enough to punctuate this sentence

Ugh, nothing more painful than the drudgery of filing monthly reports. Talking about it is making me fall asleep :coffeecup

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

Around here Matt we respectfully refer to that wonderful, hot, caffeine rich goodness as....Nectar of the Gods! :coffeemac :worship:

~~Jo~~

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I am the only one who drinks coffee round here, cept my 14 yr old who drinks it occassionally.... even we call it the nectar of the gods!

Would you be shocked if I told you I haven't had a caffeinated drink in 7 years? :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by tigerlily

Would you be shocked if I told you I haven't had a caffeinated drink in 7 years? :rolleyes:

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No way! How? Why?


How do you get through the day?

I gave it up when I was pregnant with my son. I don't drink it now for medical reasons. As for how I get through the day? Very slowly. ;)

Wow, that's a long time without caffine...good job?:confuse:

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Originally Posted by tigerlily

I gave it up when I was pregnant with my son. I don't drink it now for medical reasons. As for how I get through the day? Very slowly. ;)

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You poor thing..... I would never make it through the day... not even slowly like you say you do. Gosh you are a stronger person than I to resist caffeine!

I get a caffeine deprivation headache if I dont get my fix by noon!

My coffe is sludge, syrupy black tar lookin stuff. Smynx makes great coffee, delcious tasty etc - I make brutally functional coffee ("andoooop a scoop to grow on")

'Nectar' refers to something else entirely in my vernacular.

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Originally Posted by Smulkin

I get a caffeine deprivation headache if I dont get my fix by noon!

My coffe is sludge, syrupy black tar lookin stuff. Smynx makes great coffee, delcious tasty etc - I make brutally functional coffee ("andoooop a scoop to grow on")

'Nectar' refers to something else entirely in my vernacular.

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Oh I hate the caffiene withdrawal head aches.... ouch!

I make a mean cup o' joe.... however, I cant drink regular coffee any more cept tiny amounts here and there. stuck with that caffe latte by folgers cause regular joe messes with my stomach.

And I know about the nectar thing! ;) Silly Man!

Hm.. coffee makes me so jittery and nervous. I can't take caffeine.

Mornings are very slow for me. I am nocturnal like my snakes. :)

/wonders where the Brits are to defend tea.
/slurps down coffee while she wonders...

Dang, can't find it (Google you failed me!). There was a Garfield comic years ago where Garfield had himself hooked up to a pot of coffee on an IV...that's what Smulkin needs!

HAHA no kiddin' there - if you replace the blood in my profile pic with coffee i would be SET.

Now tea, I like! Yeah.. yum.

I don't drink the black stuff...gives me the jitters, but I am hopelessly addicted to Diet Dr. Pepper!!!!!!!!!!!!

I rarely drink pop. I am a water only kind of person..

I'm with you April. If I drink caffiene, my heart goes into major overdrive. When you feel like your heart is going to escape your chest, it's really easy to give the stuff up. ;)

Yep.. I had to be sent home from work one day because I had caffeine. lol.. now that's sad.

What??? No expresso junkies???? geeezzz. I feel stranded...:(

Well its kind of a no-no to have my own private coffe pot squirreled behind these servers here - if i could get away with a big ole espresso or cappucino machine i certainly would. I could claim it was a big NOAA satellite or something - explain the gurgling and steaming away lol.

aww come on. Get you one of those tiny 4 shot makers and allocate 4U worth of space (if in a rack) right above the UPS'....LOL Think about it, ya get ya fix and excercise at the same time...LOL It'll make the boxes smell good too....

Speaking caffeine and ball pythons, are there any Bawls fans here? Seems like our kinda drink!

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Originally Posted by cassandra

Dang, can't find it (Google you failed me!). There was a Garfield comic years ago where Garfield had himself hooked up to a pot of coffee on an IV...that's what Smulkin needs!

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LOL...I've actually had that done, once. Not coffee, but a pure caffeine IV. With the birth of my last child, I had an epidural go bad and was leaking spinal fluid, which caused unbearable head pain. (Headache would be WAY too mild of a word for it.) They pumped 800cc's of pure caffeine into my veins. Didn't do a thing for the pain, but I figured if nothing else, it gives me a great story to share with all my coffee-addict friends! :community

Wow Judy! I know for a migraine I've heard it's a good idea to immediately drink very strong coffee, though I've never known why exactly.

I may love my coffee but I'm being good (after Jeanne had a talk with me LOL) and actually drinking only decaff after 4 p.m. as the "hard stuff" plays heck with my tummy and sleep patterns too.

Tea...mmmmm...now that is a comfort drink for me. My scottish granny who raised me always put on the tea kettle first thing....deaths, births, loss of job, new boyfriend, broken heart, broken arm....whatever was going on you MUST have tea! LOL Oh and none of your fancy pants flowery teas now! Good and strong, brewed well in a proper china tea pot. Now that is tea!


~~Jo~~

Caffeine for Judy, was used to treat a vascular migraine caused by changes in her spinal fluid "pressure", which rights itself with the bodys ability to make more spinal fluid (CSF). However, they used caffeine to get rid of her headache because it dialates (sp) blood vessles. Not all migraines can be treated successfully with caffeine, as migraines actually have many causes. Some, caffeine actually makes worse.

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

Tea...mmmmm...now that is a comfort drink for me. My scottish granny who raised me always put on the tea kettle first thing....deaths, births, loss of job, new boyfriend, broken heart, broken arm....whatever was going on you MUST have tea! LOL Oh and none of your fancy pants flowery teas now! Good and strong, brewed well in a proper china tea pot. Now that is tea!

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Amen! Rick converted me to drinking tea the "proper" way...and it does taste better brewed in a proper tea pot (we have a "brown betty"). =)