hot grande, five pumps irish cream, one brown sugar, cafe americano and an ashtray please
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That would be my friend Win at the counter of Starbucks. He had ordered mine first. And that would be soy latte. I'm a simple guy with simpler taste in coffee so he orders mine first everytime, simple to complex. Barristas are humans, too - his philosophy. But they do smell better. Aromatic would be the word. Oh but the ashtray would be for me. Win's quit smoking altogether, affects his tonsils or so he says. But even if he does go back to the habit, he could never outpuff me, not even in his heyday as I have become a human chimney - it has taken me awhile but my lungs delivered. But I'm a friendly fire, I only smoke where it's allowed. And that's virtually everywhere. But not inside Starbucks so you have to ask for an ashtray and smoke outside while you drown in a cup. Which I prefer anyway. Al fresco, one with the elements and noisy traffic. Incessant talk only heightens the atmosphere. Ahh nothing is more casual, laid-back and documentary-ish. Or -esque.
But nighttime in the same place is a different world and i'm a different cat. The world turns into a black and white dream. Yes, film noir-ish. Or esque. No, -ish is correct. I become Liam Neeson in that first few sequences of Schindler's List. Brooding, mysterious, dangerous. i would work on that cig like i'm being filmed but unaware. Deliberate yet casual - slow like honey but heavy with mood. And if the air around me is steady, I would let out a smoke ring. And before it vanishes into thin air with your attention, I would produce another one to hold hands with the first. And another, and another. Until I form a chain of white menace that would charm out all the good things your mother taught you.
One thing about my smoking though is that I never smoke for the sake of smoking, it's always with intent. I smoke to tell if I have waited long enough. Five sticks and you're not there yet, I'm gone. Buh-bye. I also light one to say I'm done in bed or the floor. Turn off the red light, the party's over, till the next craving. No amount of contortionistic persuasion could drag me away from a drag right after. I'm selfish like that, but I can share a puff. Okay two puffs. Cigarettes are also my major source of strength. Like when I'm up for a job interview or a blind date. Nicotine calms my nerves, clears my mind and blunts hunger pangs (it made survival possible in the workplace where lunchbreaks were an option and not a right).
And now to my other love, a selfless mistress given the more considerable time I spend with my Marlboro Lights (lower tar, slower death). If only bringing a cup in the toilet on the throne would make an agreeable sight. And besides, I would be needing a free hand after the session wouldn't I? But truth be told, my affair with the dark muse started way before I can even spell minor. As a kid, I'd have a cup with the adults on the table during breakfast. And black, too. You can say my relationship with coffee started intense. No cream and therefore guiltless.
I generally love my cup blistery hot. Specially during stormy weather. News of a storm abrewing (pun?) excites me so that even before the slightest hint of a change in the wind's direction is felt by my black lab, I have already conjured a vision of me, on the terrace, the holy grail clasped. I know it's quite ironic, I mean my feeding off of the warmth of a cup and yet exposing myself like that in the cold. But I'm incongruous like that. Like any artsy writer probably is, otherwise I'd write news stories, or do captions, whatever.
But coffee is the antithesis to my smoking. If a stick unclogs my brain cells, the dark poison suffuses my thoughts with inspiration. Poring over a cup, the deep, mysterious, undulating or still liquid allows my mind to wander and introspect. Suddenly I'm swimming in metaphors and itching to pound on that keyboard and write poetry that would make you cry or feel like crying. Fine, I'm okay with touched.
As I've said, I'm pretty much a simple guy in many ways. Black coffee is fine by me. Soy latte? Better. Fancy Frappucinos? I'd have a slice of that dome cake if I wanted desert. But sometimes my incongruity gets the better of me. Good thing I stumbled upon this secret recipe that I'd like to share with you. It's by my friend Constant Walker, the living god of the coffee bean.
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what? how can that be? as in like what happened to your news fragments? remember the time you were so Twilight Zone-y?!
Oh you're scattered all over this hub! "esque" "ish" LOL
Ha-ha. "esque" is definitely classier sounding/looking. "ish" is very "Valley" -ish.
LOL but i think valley-like is more apt!
I didn't get MJB. Surely not Mary J Blige? LOL
Btw, I didn't know you smoke, thought you're a health buff or something
It, like, totally IS!
MJB is a well-known American canned coffee brand.
Oh okay. we don't have MJB here I think. Like you know... :D
I figured.
Besides we were talking about a musician though it's only now I realized you said "his". Sorry about that, but it's temporary, the caffeine hasn't kicked in yet! :D
So you're getting now... espresso-fiend, initials are MJB?
Foreigners...
Wait a minute! Which one is the foreigner, me or you?
I'm voting you.
Great hub Cris, there is nothing better in the morning for me than a hot cup of coffee and a cig. It's hard to have one without the other.
Constant
LOL i like it when you're sharp like that! keeps me on my toes! - no slacking on the mental thing!
well it depends where the poll's held! :D
Gwendymom
Thanks for dropping by. And I of course I'd agree with you, coffee and cig - the breakfast of champions :D
I don't smoke but I love a Caramel Machiatto from Starbucks or a Caramel Frappacino!
I think I've tried those on the few occasions that I gave in to my sweet tooth. Deliciouso! And I won't encourage you to smoke - my consumption is good for the whole neighbourhood! LOL thanks for dropping by SM :D
great, cris!! how i wish i could take a puff again... i miss it!! i remember our sessions at the office before. we would light another stick after finishing the first. :) on second thought, i'm glad i quit... it's not easy thinking about one's health all the time. :( but i'll take coffee anytime...
Hey W!
Nice to see you back! Thanks for dropping by. Yeah well I share the same sentiments as you.
I guess I'm made of sturdier stuff than you do! LOL Cheers to coffee! :D
"Deliberate yet casual - slow like honey but heavy with mood." OH GOD I'm a sucker for all that deliberate, casual brooding mood stuff. Honest I am. And I'm in love with this hub. I always knew you were a good writer Cris, but this one really shines. It has poetic moments, an intense feeling, and some very funny stuff! You gave me everything I need for the day. :D
Outstanding job! I'm beside myself with brooding jealousy. ;)
Well now did somebody say otherwise?! Now I'm incensed!LOL
Thanks for loving (your word) this hub. It's the first time that somebody felt that strong an emotion toward a hub of mine. And it means more because it came from you *wink*
Btw, you don't brood with jealousy, you unleash! :D
You create such visual writing. As I was reading about your smoke rings, I was reminded of the caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland, sitting on a mushroom and smoking. Sadly, though, I do not like coffee. But I'll share a smoke with you any day!
no pun intended but you absolutely smoked on this one, the flow and the precision of the words, slipping into the noir, and juicing it back up with the caffeine, tremendous prose that makes me say throw all health risks out the window and let me get you another cup. This was great.
Waitin' to light up till you're done in bed or on the floor or kitchen table or even the trampoline is a pure waste of good smoking time. But I respect your mating patterns. ;)
Readin' this hub was better than a movie. It kicks azz. :D
Ardie
Oh yeah, since you've mentioned it, the caterpillar does come to mind. Sure we can share a smoke or two. But I'm warning I can do more tricks - smoke rngs are just for starters! :D
Wow.. this makes me want to put on suspenders over my wife-beater and play cards until dawn under a ceiling fan, haha. Usually, I equate overt attempts at cleverness with a disguised pretense for a false portrayal of postmodern "realism," but your words so well-chosen and appropriate, that I could not help but smile at the genuine wit you exercise throughout your descriptions - something I don't often do, especially in response to actual living, active authors. This stuff is great! So vivid.. and, as someone else commented on your piece, "The Rape of Red," it has a real sense of grit. Please write more like this! Thanks for posting it. :)
hey toady
I wore a red wig while writing this one to get it smoked! :D
Miss Hubberpants
i don't think I can hack trampolines! But with a pimp cane maybe I could! Hmmm... :D
Well keep it on sexy cat. I think this one definitely ranks as one of your best, and shows the poetic influence that you have.
hey Kyle
Now I don't want to inspire bad habits out of this hub. But do what you must, it's your life anyway! LOL Oh grit I love. Guess I'll do as you commandeth :D
Great hub Cris,
toady
I kept my response short and sweet so as to avoid saying anything that might set you off. But I guess you're not so scary now, are you? LOL
Really? Thanks for the compliment, just keeping in step with the rest of you :D
Lgali
Thanks for dropping a phrase :D
This is poetry, my friend, the good kind. Great read and glorification of filthy habits--which are the best kind.
LOL I'd like to think of it as having a hand in how I leave this earth, barring accidents, murder and natural causes of course :D
nothing...and i mean nothing like a HOT cup of black coffee and cold air. its funny i was going to refer to you as a black coffee type on one of your other hubs. heres the proof.
OKay I think you got me figured out! LOL A cup of hot coffee + cold air is one of my all time favourite moments. thanks for dropping by :D
Coffee and cigarettes - the stuff of life. Without nicotine and caffeine, I am nothing - sod the health fascists! I don't care what they say - people who smoke are cool and mysterious. The only people that I hate more than the health crowd are the part-time smokers - they never buy a packet of fags and steal mine. If you are going to smoke, do it properly!
Beautifully written, Cris - you are the best advert for Manila. The Phillipines Tourist Board should be giving you money, or at least picking up the tab for your coffee.
Hey Sufi
I didn't know this hub could elicit a rant! LOL But you are so right, part-time smokers are posers who have no money! :D
Okay, if you really think so then I just might give them a call! thanks for dropping by :D
*Philippines - D'oh
I was the kid in the car hanging my head out of the window to get some fresh air because both of my parents smoked in those days. Have never been tempted and as a nurse I have actually seen the black lungs of smokers. Both of my parents eventually gave up smoking, but it was hard.
All of that being said, you describe this very poetically. The combination of cigarettes and coffee seems to be the perfect matching of taste and sensation for those that partake of both.
For me........I'll stick with coffee.
Thanks Peggy, glad you like this hub despite the subjects. Yeah stick to coffee, I would too if I were you! LOL Thanks againd ;D
I drank my Publix regular roast with this one, and felt like a pauper. Oh well, at least I know how to make a proper cuppa tea.
Just for quoting Johnny Guitar I'll give you a thumbs up. And another if you light my smoke. Now lie to me and tell me that you love me ;-)
Teresa
LOL I hope you're feeling like a pauper is a temporary one! I don't like tea much for it makes my tummy feel funny all the time! :D
Elena.
I can light your cig anytime. And here goes: estoy enamorado de ti! :D
Lgali
You may have forgotten but you've said that already (see above). But I'd still take it! Thanks for rubbing it in! :D
Cris, You make smoking sound romantic: slow like honey but heavy with mood. I started smoking when I was twelve. Stopped smoking when I was still twelve. Started drinking coffee black at thirteen. I took a few years off for my babies but he as weaseled his way back into my day, that cup 'o joe.
Hey Patricia
It's nice to hear that you kicked smoking once and for all and in record-time, too! I wish I was as sensible when I started! LOL
But coffee's a different thing, it warms the heart and enlivens the brain - and none of that icky yucky stench that cigarettes leave on your fingers! :D
SMOKERS UNITE!!!!!!!
LOL whyever for?
I actually typed the word icky, but erased it. I didn't want to be rude.
LOL but it does smell icky! I get a whiff of that whenever I smoke by myself so just imagine when i'm in the company of friends who share the same addiction! :D
I should ahve waited to see your response before going to bed last night, my dreams would have been sweeter!! Laugh! BESOS to you Cris!
LOL is that right? Thanks for the kisses, sweet thing you! (don't see no crowbar) *wink*
Crowbar is stowed away for, ahem, important occasions. In general, I prefer my bare hands to, uhm, take care of business. Ahem. Cough.
Laugh!
You sound like something's stuck in your throat! LOL A girl's gotta do what she's gotta do! Im speaking of business of course :D
I agree with the others, very poetic and smooth. The perfect read while I have my "Breakfast of Champions"!
Thanks k@ari, i'm far away from breakfast so I think I'd settle for a Dinner of Champions! Thanks for dropping by :D
Oh cris, I have to rate this up. You explained my love affair with Marlboro Lights and my addiction with coffee (instant will do but I want to buy the ambiance as well).
That dome cake is my favorite. It is heaven for me and the starbucks deli sandwich if i'm starving.
Such great mind you have, very artisticaly written. Love it!
Except pipe tobacco Cris. That smells all warm and earthy. Nobody smokes a pipe anymore... I mean the legal stuff. I live in the emerald triangle so the other stuff is everywhere. My grandfathers both smoked pipes and I'd sit at their feet and inhale deeply. I even sell a candle at my store that's tobacco and bergamot, yummy.
Sheena
It sounds like we're in love square then! LOL But I'm a selfless with these loves so it's okay. Glad you like this ode. I guess I spoke for the both of us.
Thanks for dropping by :D
Hey Patricia
My late uncle used to smoke a pipe. I think they even use it in men's perfumes now. A candle that smells like tobacco? That's awesome! That's to say we only have flower-scented candles and incense in the house:D
Ya, I'm not a big floral girl myself. I'm burning a nice apricot and basil soy candle right now. Better than the burnt grilled cheese aroma I had going a minute ago!
Patricia
Wow those scents sound exotic! And I can only drown in either jasmine or old rose (thanks, Ma! LOL) :D
Just wanted to say "hi" :)
hi back ;D
I'm outta here my man, too many beers for my tired ass, Worked too many hours and no sleep since last night. But in the morning I am going to head to starbucks, pick up a sunday paper and get myself a venti Americano on the rocks with an extra shot.zoomzoom.
I'm outta here, too! catch your sorry ass later I think i'd beat you to Starbucls and thanks, i know what to get me! :D
Coffee Jelly, please. Can I borrow your lighter? Please include your number, cutie!
your way out of line ma'am but we can talk after my shift. *wink*
Oh no, I'm not talking to the barista. I was talking to the guy sitting on the next table. I find it cute when a guy is smoke belching provided he is cute. L.O.L
So that's how you you work your magic! LOL
No, not really. I sit down and engaged myself in whimsical conversations and they come borrow my lighter. I tried using it on you and DARN , tsk, tsk, tsk, it didn't work!
Have you heard this little girl becky? CR reminded me when I read the Blarney hub.
That won't happen, and of course you know that being a smoker yourself. A smoker without his/her lighter is like a criminal with an unloaded gun! *wink*
No i haven't but thanks for the link, I'd go there NOW! LOL :D
I see how it is. The guy is uncluded on the Sexy Men hub, has some babes talking to him, and suddenly he's nowhere to be seen on the news-bites hub he USED to check every morning.
No-no-no! That's OK... don't worry about me...
Sigh!
Things have slightly changed Constant. And you speak as if you're not wallowing in the fact that you claimed the top spot! That's right, I saw you share a link to your showoff pic!
Ha-ha. Good point, but I gave that link because Blondepoet said she wanted a tushy pic. I don't have any real ones.
You wear an old jean jacket and a pair of dark sun glasses most days, don't you, Chris A.? Carry around a little notebook and write in it between the occasional cigarette sitting at bars and cafes?
This is great--no lie. I think you need to 're'-publish this somewhere. Really reminding me of Hunter S. Thompson now!!!
Constant
I'm sure she did! :D
LOL Lita, I guess there goes my incognito days in smoky joints! I'm easily identifiable! :D
And thanks for the compliment. I'll see about that, sounds like a good idea.
Thanks for dropping by :D
Cris - this is hubart at its best. Love the pics, love the mood - you weave your words into a wonderful tapestry tinged with the flavour of hot coffee and cigarette smoke! Unfortunately, coffee don't like me :( - so make that tea - I know it doesn't sound as romantic or mysterious or Cris-ish or -esque, and it's my idea of heaven!
It's cold and foggy out, I guess I'm going to have to get that Americano hot, but I am sitting around wondering if I should actually take a shower before I go, I mean its sunday, who takes showers on Sunday?
Hey Shalini
Thanks i'm flattered pink like a... LOL Now you make me wonder if I really wrote it like you described it. I'm going to reread! LOL
Ah well to each his own poison, that said, yours appears to be working its magic on your writing as well. So I stay, stick to your own fix :D
toady
You're up early. Oh it's Sunday there, right. Cold and foggy... reminds me of a song by America. Sandman?
talk about taking showers. I step in almost 4 times a day. Yep, we're having up to 33 here and it's not even summer yet. well not officially.
what's 33 in fahrenheit?
That would be about 90F.
LOO did you see that? somebody wants to chat!
I saw it.
If there's only a way to answer requests without having have to hub! Sometimes it just boggles the mind!
I only smoke after sex. Is 40 a day bad for you?
Say that again?! LOL
Yeah say that again????
LOL G-Ma you caught that, too! Weird world ain't it? :D
Mebbe 40 at one go :D
Wow now that's a mouthful! LOL
I love this! I was going to quit but F**k that! I'm gettin my cigs out of the trash can! I love you man!
yes! mission accomplished, now that's one less prodigal son! :D
I would like to say I love you too, but I'm not sure yet! LOL
Thanks for dropping by and enjoying this one! :D
Your writing, Chris...
is very...arousing...and stimulating like the coffee I drink...and...
when... I wake up....I want it....again.
your coffee seemsto be an intoxicating brew for you have come up with a fragmented but ultimately satisfying comment. very poetic.i like it. thanks for dropping by :D
drink a monster dude!
yeah whatever :D
I don't smoke but i find coffee very addictive! Damn that rush of tingly energy.
you make me miss smoooooooking.
orionsky
yeah! damn! :D
I have to drink my coffee luke warm, so I can guzzle it for the affect. Black nothing added. I get terrible headaches if I don't have my coffee...And Meth.
Pest
yeah you look like an anything guzzler. and i think i know now what the other sock is used for :D
What do you mean I "look like"? lol! what is the other sock used for?
Pest
oh right, make that "you seem" (sound, look, read) like. For filteriing, unless you prefer instant coffee.
Sarah
oh don't go back because of this hub :D
i thought you were stalking my facebook page...
Filtering? My socks are one solid foot shaped mass that smells like fritos and sex. There is no filtering gonna happen there! i could drink from my sock/s.
Pest
you have facebook? now that threw me off! i though your social networking activities are limited to bingo halls and the other lady's trailer.
you mean your sock, i have the other one remember?
oh yeah...I hope you washed it before you "used" it! I have several personalities one of them keeps a face book page. it is listed on my profile page here.
Yuck! I may never eat fritos, have sex or wear socks again.
LOL! I hear that everytime i get a girl drunk enough to have sex with me.
Pest
haven't used it. maybe later when a picture hub is posted.
now that's a hard sell! you sly one, you can't make me!
Hi Patricia :D
You know you want to go to my FaceBook page! Soon i will be the top hottest dude on hubpages! I puked a little again!
now that wouldn't bode well for your promo, would it? admitting you gross yourself out even for a little puke is never an interesting idea.
Hi Cris, hi Rich Thorp.
Geez PC! Give them my ssn too! lol!
Rich? you? Dick is better suited me thinks
That was my nick name in school.
You guys should go rescue me. Christoph is molesting me in Benson Yeung's Kitchen!
Oh i thought they called you Loser
That was one of the many names, yes... ** begins weeping uncontrolably **
Lol@ Pat! I have to Watch...go see about this!
Pest
don't you go weeping now you sensitive thing. you look.....oh just look yourself in the mirror i'm not one for ugly words
Loved this! So well done - I was right there with you. Black coffee and parliments (refreshing menthol) and I'm a happy woman. I start every morning on the back porch my two loves.
Now we make a love square! LOL
thanks for dropping by amy jane :D
This was great fun to read! I never knew what to expect next. Even something simple like hanging out at a Starbucks you describe with thoughtful and eloquent detail. Really nicely done man. Bravo.
Eloquent??? I suppose for you Cris this would be considered eloquent. Come see my Hubs if you want eloquence!
Sh*t I forgot to roll my eyes. My Hubs are about as eloquent as a sh*t sandwhich!
Hey benji
thanks for dropping by. yeah i always try to "wax poetically" however mundane the situation. And I succeed, too - once in a while! LOL :D
Pest
Now don't you go sarcastric on me now. Benji here must not have been to your hubs so that probably made him say I'm eloquent. I'm sure he'll cut paste his comment above to your hub on boiling water if he reads it.
And in my personal opinion, your eyes are more eloquent than most of the hubs here, heck even more eloquent than your own hubs! They can go from fear to hunger to fear and back again with such eloquence i have never seen before. Probably on a dead rat but they're dead and you just look like one. So cheers! :D
Thanks Cris, i think...
Pest
Oh drop the dumbass routine, i'm starting to believe you're not dumber. and i hate it when i get it wrong with my impressions of substandard people. okay? So cheers to your ordinary life my soon-to-be friend! :D
I need to stop posting in those edumicated Hubs...It is blowing my reputation of a white trash meth head. Sorry Cris.
It's alright Pest, i accept the fact that sometimes, your curiousity is beyond what your brain can handle. :D
I can tell when my brain has stumbled into uncharted territory...I get confused and usually wet myself.
I know how sometimes the brain and the rest of the body don't connect sometimes, specially for those who the evolution bus. but i'm not saying that you are not fully evolve, what i'm saying is that it's normal Pest.
normal to wet myself. Whew i thought i was the only one!
(Sigh) and i thought i'd hurt you with that one. Knowing how easily you resort to weeping when you are overwhelmed by some big human emotions like cluelessness. Yes, it's normal for people like you - glad you got my point on this one! :D
Is pest pestering you?
his usual best benji but nothing i can't handle! LOL
Fabulous writing! I can't wait to read more! I read this with my first cup of the morning and it made me long for the second one already - well done!
God I cant stop reading this artcile! Blargh! I really enjoy your writing Cris, thanks a bunch :)
Susan
Funny that you read this while having a cup as many of those who commented said the same thing. Oh well must be fate! LOL thanks for dropping by :D
My cluelessness is my strength!
Direx
My pleasure. Thanks for dropping by :D
Pest
I know. Good thing you have a monopoly on it. And dont let anybody take that away from you or god forbid!
What?....???
Pest
your cluelessness that's what! LOL I think you're still asleep :D
Great Hub Chris - I love my coffee too - it's my 'bête', my only addiction. I live in France drink 'allongées' which I think are also called 'americans' ??? they're long and black and it takes 2 of them to have as much caffeine as one regular coffee - my way of drinking more coffee but less of the palpitation-making stuff.
Iphigenia
I just love the French language it has this certain amorous sound to it! LOL Anyway, i have yet to encounter somebody who's not into coffee and good thing you have found a way around the palpitation-making stuff! Glad you liked this hub. Thanks for dropping by :D
Ok,
So apparently I entered the coffee/cigarette hub of all hubs. Since I'm new, I'm not sure if there are any other descriptive hubs on coffee & cigarettes as much as this one! I state this as I drink my cup of java--hey, it's morning here in San Diego, CA, so I have the right to drink my morning joe. But, I try to keep my coffee intake limited. I don't know if there are any health risks, but, too much joe & I feel like a crackhead looks--strung out & torn two ways. I understand there was a recent news editorial stating coffee is healthy for the heart. I would challenge that. I understand wine may be so in moderation, but, shouldn't coffee be too in complete moderation? I like peace and down-time anyway, so, I limit my coffee intake... which is why I also turn to cigarettes. Peace-making, relax-feeling cigarettes. I can't say I am a smoker because I am not addicted to it, and, I only smoke one if I need to relax. For the most part, my body moderates itself well. However, who doesn't like stimulation... often?
In conclusion, (hee hee) I would like to say that I laugh at "Fancy Frappucinos." Are those real coffee drinks, or, fufu ice cream treats? Don't get me wrong, I've ordered a couple with an extra shot of espresso. In fact, that's the only way I can drink that coffee-drink-wannabe. Lattes, Cafe Americano, & Tea... yeah, I said it, "Tea!" I love that herbal, healthy stuff. Mmmmmm! That's what I usually drink on a cold day. Coffee is for jump-starting my mornings and excitement when I need it. But, wait, I love the aroma, taste, and feeling of coffee, and I would accept its invitation to consume anytime, anyplace. No, that's not true, if I reached my limit, or, just consumed some prior, I would deny the offer. However, coffee ice cream as a treat on a hot day, or, just for the taste. Mmmmm! Yeah, I would say I am addicted to coffee too, but, I wouldn't say I have a problem. Anyone else wanna add something??! hee hee. ;)
P.S.
I can't believe you didn't know what MJB was. Don't you know all the American brands? ha ha. j/k.
sandie
wow i have never had a hub posted as a comment to my hubs before! LOL Anyway thanks for sharing your coffee experience. glad you liked this hub. thanks for the comment,
and as for the brands, i'm gonna have to check our cupboard :D
Lol! I was thinking the same thing earlier. i was going to thank sandie for an awesome Hub!
Pest
I might just delete it if it gets more comments than my hub! LOL so how's it going, stud? :D
Woohoo Cris! We need to celebrate this hub hitting 90! Nice! I would recommend you throw a party, but I will probably poop out before the fun starts. If I had the mental energy right now, I'd write you a hub type of comment. :D
Look at Pest standing over there lookin' all rugged and sexy like. Stop toying with me! ;)
Pam
This actually had seen better days. Up to 96 at one time. But thanks mainly to Pest for keeping it afloat! LOL
Looking rugged and more rugged if you ask me! :D
I saw the 90 too...Awesome. 96 huh??? Now i am the envious!
Oh that's right, I remember checking in one day and seeing that 96. I wish those scores would stay permanent once they hit a certain number. Oh well. :) 90 and up deserves a celebration no matter how it got there.
That rugged comment you left on Pest's hub was hysterical! :D
PAM!!!! no nude pics for you! ** runs to head off disaster **
Pest
If you feel envious of that 96 score, then i shan't tell you that at one time i reached 100 in both the hottest and best hubs categories at the same time - for that would be a death wish.
Pam
I do agree with you. But i think that it's their way of keeping us up in our toes or something. yeah Pest is as rugged as Charles Bronson no ifs and buts there! :D
Gotta say I love this article reminded of a bogey film and as for Starbucks I go faithfully every Saturday and purchase a large Caramel Latte', it keeps my wheels spinning through the day and I feel like speedracer until I come in for a crash landing in the evening.Lol:)
Yes, i know the feeling Julianna and I have had it worse! LOL thanks for dropping by :D
:( :( 100's...WTF is that? The highest I have ever gotten was 96...for a blip of a moment and that was my overall score not for an individual Hub.
Oh it's true. I have even captured some images for posterity. I could e-mail them to you, y'know, for inspiration perhaps. :D
And pirce my heart with a dagger? No thanks! Unfortunately I will have to TRUST you on this one! LOL :/
Luck you just like Pest I was at 96 one minute and that at the blink of an eye it was a 91, Cris who are you smoozing with...lol:)
Yes Pest. Trust is the operative word in a good relationship like say, master and servant? :D
I won't tell Julianna for it might get my ass booted out of here! LOL
cofee and cigatratte combination is great it will wakes you up but....harms you much more...be aware that...
Reading this transported me to one of those old black and white movies, you know the ones...brooding, man's man, seductive mystery woman, lots of cigarette smoke in the air, and a late night cup of coffee at some little diner. Excellent!!!
*snapping fingers* Garson! One espresso, 2 poomps of somezing creamy, hold ze shoogair, and an ashtray por favor! *snap snap*
Gah! No sairveece!
(Chi-Chi turns to exit the hub she thought was a diner and storms out as a long strand of toilet paper waves out from behind her as it has been trapped in the back of her pants since yesterday, yet it sails like the wafting tail of a reluctant kite gliding amongst the fumes of a gas attack carrying the aroma of hard boiled eggs.)
hi britney
i know i know, trust me, i know... but... LOL thanks for dropping by :D
AMB
I think that movie would be Casablanca? LOL thanks for dropping by and glad you enjoyed this :D
Chi-chi
You got me confused as to whether you're a mademoiselle or a senorita? LOL but i see you are not at all confused *wink* glad you can come by despite your very hectic hubber life. Merci! :D
LOL Cris, perhaps she's showing off her bilingual skills, but I doubt it, I'll bet she was confused from having too many hits of anesthesia after all that surgery she's had. Hmpf, and to think she thought your hub was a diner. I never! :D
LOL probably, But I admit she's one lovable characters - accent and all! :D
That was fabulous. Beautiful, vivid writing.
Glad you enjoyed it Mrs Hozey. And thanks for dropping by :D
I had to comment despite the que. Bloody marvelous mate!
Cris, I didn't mean any movie in specific.
earnest
that's bloody nice of you. thanks :D
AMB
Oh i know. Your comment just made me think of Casablanca :D
Hey Cris,
I enjoyed reading your hub. It moves along like a fancinating story. It's captivating and interesting. It makes you want to read more. I like the way you write. It's almost as if you were watching an old black and white detective story on TV.
hubby7
hey hubby7
thanks for dropping by my joint. and i'm glad you liked this hub, despite your...uhmm persuasions. LOL oh you know what i mean. thanks again :D
Another "fan"? :D Is it 1230 there right now? I am trying to get that shit straight. 14 hours ahead I think.
this is why I love to be suprised by checking into your hubs! Brilliant!
AIDY
Thanks for dropping by AIDY. It's always a pleasure hearing what you have to say :D
Sorry i took so long to get here. Too many people too many places to go but I had to stop for a coffee. Don't smoke though. Great steamy hub(pardon the pun).
Great comments too!
sixty
the bus won't leave without your comment! LOL thanks for always catching up on my hubs. your comments are always appreciated. thanks again :D
Caffeine is definitely the best legal drug, while nicotine may be the worst - quite a dichotomy, eh?
Kosmo
You are quite right. A good grounds for divorce - as in irreconcilable difference? :D
Great Hub you have here :) Please check out my website would love to network!
Thanks for dropping a line. :D
Be round for a coffee later o.k.
Sure, come by again later. But please be reminded that I smoke. A lot. :D
I love this, Cris--can't believe I just found it, lol...
I think you might be our long lost relative, or something!:)
you could always quit
Tammy
It's perfectly alright as you've just joined. Or your long lost friend! :D
Brenda
Ah I know.
Cris - I'm total class ... I read your rant/rage/rant article then played enny meeny and ended up on this one. Coffee and cigarettes ... the be all and end all lol *hitting up the C drug once again* oh and if I need the bathroom yet have a scalding espresso - I don't let it go cold. It goes with me, my thoughts and my ciggies to the throne room :)
Bloody brilliant!
You can leave this if you like. Hubs played big babies 'cos I wouldn't stop smoking inside the building and posted my above comment twice. So I edited - who likes reruns?
frogdropping
Had I known you before, I would have dedicated this to you. Coffee and cig - we're birds of the same feather!
It's okay, I like reruns! :D
Constant Walker says:
10 months ago
Hey! I was looking for this piece about five minutes before you published it. It turned out great! I mean it. You can, like, actually write, and stuff ;-)
"The living god of the coffee bean"? I'm flattered. The guitarist who got me hooked on espresso so many years ago would be proud... and jealous. His initials are, after all, MJB. Ironic, eh?