Comments on: Can I Offer You a Drink?

By: Susan H.

Susan H. — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:16:54 +0000

Nate Smith,
I can imagine there would be a bit of uproar about having a Starbucks in the Forbidden City. It certainly surprised me when I came around the corner after hours of wandering through the halls and thar she stood.
– Susan

By: Jenn Nickerson

Jenn Nickerson — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:20:37 +0000

I went to an asian grocery store and found a little steel Vietnamese espresso maker for about 3 bucks. Then I got a can of Bustelo espresso grind coffee and one level scoop of that filtered through the coffee maker over a tall glass of ice and milk makes really good iced espresso for about a 20th of the cost of the same thing from Starbucks!

By: Matt Heinz

Matt Heinz — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 15:42:39 +0000

Coffee in the morning (can’t kick the habit). Then the rest of the day, I try really hard to get in my eight glasses of water. Fastest and easiest way I’ve found to do this is to get a one-liter water bottle, and add lemonade-flavored Crystal Light powder. They sell these in packets now that are the perfect amount for a one-liter bottle. Makes the water taste much better, and gets those eight glasses down more regularly.

By: Nate Smith

Nate Smith — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 01:06:28 +0000

just curious, but did you know about the controversy surrounding that Starbucks? It appears that the locals don't much appreciateit.

By: Lance

Lance — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:58:03 +0000

I dig my soy vanilla latte in the morning, and preferably not from the chain that’s on every corner.

By: Hamilton Chua

Hamilton Chua — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:31:13 +0000

I’ve been drinking oolong tea instead of coffee. If I pass by a Tea Leaf & Coffee Bean cafe I always get myself a large iced tea (black tea), it’s quite refreshing.

By: mental18

mental18 — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 12:58:52 +0000

Well right now I drink Root beer. It cools me off. That is just me in the summer. In the winter I drink tea to start me off.

By: Cristian

Cristian — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 12:14:21 +0000

A double espresso is the way to start the day. And in the summer Ice Tea does the trick in keeping those degrees off of me.

Unfortunately I drink way too much coffee (around 4 -5 cups a day :( )

By: Mary-Ann Horley

Mary-Ann Horley — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 12:11:53 +0000

By: Trina

Trina — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 11:13:23 +0000

For the most part, tea starts off my day. Unless LB (alias: LoverBoy) makes it to the Senseo before I make it to the electric kettle; then it’s dark roast for the both of us. (Hey, since I didn’t have to make it myself, it tastes just great!)

If I make the 1st move, though, it’s usually a cup (or demi-pot or thermos jug) of Twining’s finest. I’m particularly partial to Twining’s Lemon Tea, though at the moment I’ve got a demi-pot of Twining’s Lady Earl Grey steeping by my side as I type. If I want a change of pace, one of Germany’s premier tea companies, Teekanne, has an assortment of teas with new agey names to match their exotic ingredients.

Now that it’s summer, if I need to work into the evening (and want half a chance at falling asleep quickly later in the night) I often mosey out into the garden for a handful of lemon verbena, applemint or lemon balm to add to a pot of green tea.

By: Khurt

Khurt — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 11:00:13 +0000

I start my day off with a cup of Ethiopian Harrar brewed in a Bodum press pot. Once in the office I top that office with a second cup. At lunch I wash my lunch down with a Coke Zero. During the day I keep the body fluid filled with Aquafina Sparkling Water.