It was beautiful, really. Everyone was sitting around the lunch table chatting, I got up to microwave a cup of water for my *fake work coffee. As I retrieved the boiling mug, I tripped and liberally covered my right hand with the steaming water. I kept my composure and was able to recover without falling onto the floor, however, my hand is now covered with red shiny blotches. It's not too bad, it is troublesome and painful when I run warm water over my hand. Nothing a little time and some asprin won't heal. *I say 'fake' work coffee because, although I am ordinarily a coffee snob, I absolutely refuse to drink what gets passed off as coffee at work for a number of reasons. 1. Someone always manages to buy the cheapest flavorless grounds that have the charisma and aroma of dirt and they do so in bulk ('Look the generic 5lb cans of coffee are on sale for a buck, let's stock up!'). 2. Frequently the same batch of grounds get rebrewed on purpose. 3. Old coffee will get poured through the system to brew the next pot (not to mention how filthy the brewer is because of this). And Lastly, it's a coffee pot that sits on a burner and is exposed to the air so the coffee gets heavily oxidized and bitter as well as burned by cooking on the warmer. So, I resort to those flavored instant coffees. I happen to love the French Vanilla and the Vienesse Chocolate. I'm supposed to cut back on my coffee intake, but it has been difficult. It is such an ingrained ritual for me, to have that warm beverage in hand as I go about my day or my morning routine. One, maybe two cups is all I will have during the day. I try not to drink in the evening anymore as I notice it severely interferes with my beta-blocker. My weekend cups of coffee have turned more into lattes, so I can extend the life of my morning routine cups. It may appear that I'm drinking three to four cups when in actual fact the amount of coffee consumed is only one to two. Ah well, give me my fake work coffee, fellow coffee snobs may mock me at will, but my reasoning is built off of valid arguments they would comprehend.