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pegkerr ([personal profile] pegkerr) wrote2007-11-08 09:29 am
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One of those days

What with the layoff, I've gotten to the point of penny-pinching where buying a latte feels like a truly decadent luxury. I'll do it maybe once a week, but I have to really argue with myself first.

But today, I woke up unexplicably grumpy and so I decided to treat myself. A latte? Can I afford it? Go on, splurge a little, Peg! No, really, it's okay! You put in seven hours of overtime this week, surely you can allow yourself this, not just a standard latte, but $3.75 for a gingerbread latte!

Whereupon I managed to slop it all over the front of my blouse. Now I'm grumpier than ever.

Tell me something to cheer me up, friends list.
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[personal profile] carbonel 2007-11-08 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I know it's not the same thing as buying it, but do you have an espresso/latte maker? If not, I have a spare one I'd be willing to lend you. And you can buy 750-ml bottles of gingerbread flavoring for about the price of two lattes.

Oh, and Cub has coupons for buy one, get one free for both Cameron's and McGarvey's coffee. I'm all set with French Roast and espresso (I use a mixture) for the next several months.

As for cheering things, I have a Romance Exchange this Saturday, and the table is already set, and I think I've done all the shopping I need except for hitting up the shrimp truck.

[identity profile] pegkerr.livejournal.com 2007-11-08 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I do have an espresso maker, and I've used it extensively in the past--it's been a great money-saver. I haven't been using it as much this year once I started biking; I sort of got out of the habit since I preferred to drink water instead of coffee then. I need to get some good coffee beans to have on hand, and then I'll start using it again.

[identity profile] pegkerr.livejournal.com 2007-11-08 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Where do you buy the gingerbread flavoring, btw?

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_lindsay_/ 2007-11-08 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
1. I work at starbucks and get a free pound of coffee a week. Tell me what beans you want and I will send you some!

2. I'm not a big fan of (ours, at least) the gingerbread latte. Cinnamon dolce or peppermint mocha is where it's at!!

[identity profile] pegkerr.livejournal.com 2007-11-09 12:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, wow, that would be so kind of you.

I like darker, fuller-bodied roasts. French roast would be great, or else surprise me! Send to:

Peg Kerr
P.O. Box 2128
Loop Station
Minneapolis, MN 55402

Thanks ever so much.
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[personal profile] carbonel 2007-11-12 05:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I never received this in e-mail, for some reason. I just saw it when I was looking for a post you made a while ago about Web 2.0 sites and friendship and narcissism (still looking for that one).

In any case, I get my gingerbread flavoring from netrition.com. They charge $4.95 for shipping, no matter how much you order. I like the Da Vinci brand because they have a huge selection of sugar-free syrups.

I have about 10 bottles sitting on my counter. The spicy ones (gingerbread, cinnamon, chocolate) go in coffee, and the fruit ones get mixed with seltzer water to make sodas, or Hawaiian shaved ice to make snowcones.