I got no sense of time
The second hand slaps
me oh so silly

And insults my character now
For I
Like my
Mood to lead me

I walk in to your room
Prepared with reasons why I can't join
you for this whole afternoon

I just got one day
Of writing it all down
And oh so here I go

I must seize all my time by
Grabbing this old clock setter
By his bald
Grey forelock

All wasted on the job
My life span quickly shortening

And rushing and only half done

Can't remember how old that I am

Not one minute to sit

I look so busy you don't

Bother not anymore to
Ask for my help
Not a yelp

I must seize all my
Time by
Grabbing this clock
Setter by his grey forelock

And at this very same moment
Take this task at hand
The one that landed
Right in my lap

When folks refuse to see
Ho much is too much
I shall turn away
Then to thee

In thee great chronicle
Of wasted
Time through these years

Sleeping does not appear now

I must seize all my
Time by
Grabbing this
Clock setter by his
Grey forelock

And at this very same moment
Take this task at hand
The one that landed
Right
In my lap

When folks refuse to see
How much is too much
I shall turn away
And to thee

For time is man's problem
A gift from dad with a
Plan and
The means to complete.
~ Daniel Smith

I love espresso, but have been becoming more and more particular about it. It is amazing me how technical and complicated it is. You can really tell by the taste of the espresso if the person behind the counter is experienced or not. Even if it is an automated system. Since I only really know if it tastes good or not, and am not knowledgeable on this, I decided to get a few different espresso's, each with different brew times. The top one in the picture was 18 seconds, The bottom right was 22, and the bottom left was 37 seconds. The differences are very interesting. The overall strength of the espresso is not the only changing factor though it has something to do with it. The first one, 18 seconds, was the sweetest, and also lightest of all 3. It had a good flavor, but seemed to lack the bitterness, it was mainly sweet and acidic. The 22 second one, still retained much of the sweetness and acidity, but also had some bitterness to it, it was well balanced I thought, full of flavor in all the spectrums. The 37 second one, was not as strong as I would think. It actually lacked the flavors found in the previous two. It was missing the sweetness, seemed bitter, not in a good way, but kind of tasted more like the coffee was squeezed for all its worth. I think that is too long. I would like to try a higher 20 second one, maybe 27-28, I think that might be a really good one. Anyway, I am not good at describing espresso or coffee, I just generally know if I like it or not, and can't seem to get the right words. It was fun though to try, and to taste the differences, I mixed them all up so I wouldnt know which was which, but I could still taste and figure it out so thats a good thing. Maybe next time I will try a few different times, but for now, 5 shots is plenty for one day. When I am really a knowledgeable coffee drinker, I will be able to know where the beans came from, and know all the roasting things, but not yet. Someday...

The semester is over, and I feel ready to post again. I never felt guilty about not posting, it just wasnt something I wanted to do for a while, I was too worried about my grades, I didnt spend any time on the computer unless I was studying. Thankfully, it payed off, I did well for my standards.
I dont want to post anything too long, I just want to maybe clear up a point for anybody who might have heard me mention something about cultural icons. Anyway, I think I might have come up with a better way of saying it. The commercialization of coolness.
Starbucks, Target, Barnes and Noble, Napolean Dynamite, and most clothing stores. The coolness factor can't be bought, it's something deeper then that. I havent figured out what makes a person cool or not, but I definitely know when I see a genuinely cool person and its not something that can be bought. Just because you wear a shirt that looks like its from a thriftstore(oh wait, its from target) and can quote napolean dynamite(action figures at walmart?), hang out with friends at Barnes and Noble, and bring your co-workers Starbucks, does not make you cool. If you just cant seem to be cool, and are looking for a way to buy your way to coolness, here's is a tip, that will help you along. Be a local buyer, dont purchase things from huge companies. go to thrift store, buy books at the local bookstore, support small coffee shops, shop at the small grocery store, thats been around forever. The people are often so much nicer, so friendly. Its so much more cool, then doing what everbody else does to try and be something. Do something for the community, be cool the right way.
Thanks Reaves for helping me think.