For a variety of reasons, we have decided a “Misson Statement” is in order. For now, CoffeeInAction is the road trip, its us (Sara and Melanie), and its a fun venture with a limitless number of possibilities.
We don’t know where it will go or what will come of it…but that’s the fun part.
And now, without [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Not so impossible….
Posted in Coffee, tagged big plans, Coffee, fun and laughter, Misson statement, mystery, vibrant community on January 29, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Gearing up.
Posted in Coffee, road trip, tagged Coffee, cupping, gear, Sara, sleeping bags, tent on January 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Count Down to Departure Day: 2 weeks exactly:
Back to the gear:
This weekend my Dad and I trekked over to CampMor in New Jersey to get some camping gear. I picked up a TENT, a sleeping bag, a sweet sleeping pad, plus a collapse-able 2.5 gallon water container (to counter the copious coffee consumption).
The tent was [...]
Possibly The Best Gift Ever…
Posted in Coffee, tagged google, Harry Potter, history of mankind, map, Marauder's Map, NPR, sheep, watch out now! on January 24, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Kelly and Sergio, two truly delightful human beings who also happen to be dear friends of mine, gave me what is possibly the best road trip gift in the history of mankind….
It’s a map of the US; but it is oh-so-much-more than just a map. This is a special map.
This map tells me [...]
Important Equations
Posted in Coffee, tagged Coffee, good people, steak, tasting, waffel, yum on January 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Every night I lose hours of sleep to coffee blogs.
Here it is, 1:30 in the morning and I was so consumed with reading and writing about coffee I didn’t notice my dog consuming my cookie. My cookie! Anyone who knows me knows I am serious about cookies, especially ones that contain chocolate chips.
Tonight something [...]
Sniff and Slurp
Posted in Coffee, tagged Coffee, cupping, Zoo on January 15, 2008 | 4 Comments »
SLuuuuuuRP! – “It tastes like sawdust from a barn”
A bubbly inhale – “This one is like sand paper”
Slosh – “I’m getting bakers chocolate”
Spit – “Tomato sauce with lemon”
This morning I had the chance to participate in a super-fun and incredibly informative coffee cupping at Coffee Labs (say that 10 times fast!).
As part of [...]
Beep-Beep!
Posted in Coffee, tagged Cars, road trip, sad faces, sponsorship, veggie oil on January 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cars..cars…cars…cars..cars. Besides pulling shots and getting side work done at Coffee Labs, all I think about is getting a diesel car. I had planned on checking out this 1987 Mercedes this afternoon, but sadly received an email this morning informing me that the car was sold yesterday.
We fell MADLY in love with an [...]
