The Ramblings of Guise Dugal

We’re only just over Halloween and it seems that Christmas wasn’t just trying to leapfrog over Halloween during it’s special time, but it had actually been sneaking around when Halloween wasn’t looking and moving all it’s stuff in. Christmas is now closing in fast and I would complain had I not realised ‘holy crap, we’re halfway through November!’ earlier.

This time of year often brings old friends back together and already that is becoming the case, the older friends I will get to in a moment, the newer are the Box 23 Advent-urers from last Christmas over at X-Entertainment (not a porn site).

Matt has already started the mystery of the year, in fact he may have started it weeks after the last one closed with the ‘scary window’ saga, and I find myself now happy to see a load of familiar names cropping up in the Box 23 thread. I’ve even started a site for this years’ mystery, even if work may keep me from as active a role. I’m now eagerly awaiting Hssxxlllo’s return, because that little cottonbum is love.

In other friends news, those little voices have returned. Voices that most of you wont be familiar with unless you read about them in my past LJ days discussing a subject close to my heart. Don’t worry, I’ll reproduce the pertinent points lower.

My tastes have recently grown a little finer, this week I’ve started drinking green tea for example, so the thought of trying new things appeals greatly. The thing is, I love coffee.

Not too long ago I shifted work location from a titchy office behind the ‘ER’ area of a hospital to an educational centre of same hospital. It’s been great and I love the job, but for weeks now I’ve become increasingly aware of the coffee vending machine upstairs. So much so that a little voice keeps telling me to keep exact change, a little voice not used to saving money.

Id@Brain.com: Hey, hey…is that a 50p piece, you should keep hold of that.
Super_Ego@Brain.com: I agree, and I’m very proud of you Id. I knew that you’d want to save money one of these days.
Id@Brain.com: Yeah! Besides, that coffee machine takes exact change only.

It wasn’t long until everytime I went upstairs I had to stare longingly at that coffee machine and then I saw it: Chocspresso. Hot Chocolate with an Espresso hit. From that point on, Id became that insufferable voice in my head again.

Id@Brain.com: Oooh, coffee. Like coffee. Want coffee. Coffee. Coffee. Coffee.
Id@Brain.com: Coffee. Coffee. Coffee.
ChocHottie@Chocspresso.co.uk has joined #InnerGuise
BBBuzzy@Chocspresso.co.uk has joined #InnerGuise
ChocHottie@Chocspresso.co.uk: Mm, hey boys!
BBBuzzy@Chocspresso.co.uk: Wasssssssssssssup!

Of course, these are small cups of coffee so the taste is fleeting, what I needed was a big cup. Even a Primo from Costa would suffice. It was then while passing Costa the other day that Tim and I both spotted something that would ensure I’d be going there: Brie and Cranberry Panini. Dear god, yes.

So today, after a long walk in the morning, in I went prepared to get my panini and a coffee.

Id@Brain.com: Oooh, coffee. Ooog, panini. Want Want.
Id@Brain.com: Coffee. Panini. Coffee. Panini.
Super_Ego@Brain.com: E, you sure this is wise?
Ego@Brain.com: You wanna be putting up with him if we don’t do this?
Id@Brain.com: Coffee. Panini. Coffee. Panini.
Id@Brain.com: Imma have a quad-spresso in a hot choc!!
Super_Ego@Brain.com: WTF?!
Ego@Brain.com: what? no! no!
Bladder@Pelvis.net: You try it and, seriously, I’ll quit.
Eyes@Face.com: Don’t worry guys, think I’ve got this…
-Global – Eyes@Face.com: “Ginger bread latte”
Id@Brain.com: O.O!!
Id@Brain.com: I like that! Imma have that! Imma have!
Ego@Brain.com: Good call, Eyes. I’ll PM Mouth before he changes our mind!
- Global – Mouth@Face.com: “Just those and a small gingerbread latte, please. Take away.”
Id@Brain.com: I wanted large!!
Ego@Brain.com: No, you get this because we afford this.
Mouth@Face.com: Ooh, here comes!
Gingerfiend@Latte.it has joined #InnerGuise
BabyBuzz@Latte.it has joined #InnerGuise
Gingerfiend@Latte.it: Hey room!
TasteBuddy@Face.com: OMFG! I LOVE YOU! A/S/L?!
BabyBuzz@Latte.it: Hey everyone
Id@Brain.com: Baby!
Gingerfiend@Latte.it: 1min/M/Throat
TasteBuddy@Face.com: M?! Screw it, imma swing that way for you!
Gingerfiend@Latte.it: ^^;;;

The gingerbread latte tastes of christmas, of magic and of ‘nom’. It’s like offering to pleasure Mista Snowman and going the distance. The Brie and Cranberry panini was slightly lacking, the brie not melted enough and the cranberry not enough quantity, just slightly thick cheese in crispy and crusty shell, with just a mild fruity aroma – so, I guess like Waiterbetty ready for business.

For past examples of my Id and it’s coffee kicks, we need to go back to December 2006.

16 Dec 2006

Id@Brain.com: Oooh, coffee. Like coffee. Want coffee. Coffee. Coffee. Coffee.
Super_Ego@Brain.com: Dude, no. You had alcohol yesterday. No coffee.
Id@Brain.com: Like coffee. Want coffee. Coffeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
Super_Ego@Brain.com: No. Denied. Coffee, not yours.
Bladder@Pelvis.net: OMFG, srsly? I just got pwnd by last nite, u want more?!
Id@Brain.com: Coffeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
Super_Ego@Brain.com: Blad, I know, he’s such a n00b!
A$$hole@Pelvis.net: He better not try it, or I’ll kick his me.
Id@Brain.com: kekeke, mad haxxor!!
-Global – Mouth@Face.com: A Large Latte and a Lemon and White Chocolate Muffin, please.
Id@Brain.com: Score! I’m in ur voice box, haxxoring ur words!

17 Dec 2006

Id@Brain.com: Oooh, coffee. Like coffee. Want coffee. Coffee. Coffee. Coffee.
Super_Ego@Brain.com: Dude, look at the queue, it sticks out the shop.
Id@Brain.com: Imma gonna have a Mo-cha! Or Moc-ha! Coffeeeee.
Super_Ego@Brain.com: Dude, the queue.
Id@Brain.com: Coffee. Coffee. Coffee.
Super_Ego@Brain.com: Dude, fine, we’re in the queue.
Id@Brain.com: Coffee. Coffee. Coffee.
Id@Brain.com: Coffee. Coffee. Coffee.
Id@Brain.com: Coffee. Coffee. Coffee.
Super_Ego@Brain.com: We’ll be ages. I’m gonna out of body, AFS.
Super_Ego@Brain.com is now Away From Synapse
Id@Brain.com: Coffee. Coffee. Coffee.
Id@Brain.com: Coffee. Coffee. Coffee.
Id@Brain.com: Coffee. Coffee. Coffee.
Id@Brain.com: Coffee. Coffee. Coffee.
Id@Brain.com: Coffee. Coffee. Coffee.
Id@Brain.com: Coffee. Coffee.
Id@Brain.com: Coffee.
Id@Brain.com: Bored now.
Id@Brain.com: Where’s Coffee? These people are taking ages.
Id@Brain.com: Bored. Bored. Bored.
Id@Brain.com: Lookit the books. Wanna see books.
Id@Brain.com: Bored. Why still here?
Id@Brain.com: Borrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!!
Id@Brain.com: Bored. Wanna leave.
Super_Ego@Brain.com is now back from Away. Duration: 8 minutes.
Super_Ego@Brain.com: Dude, sheesh. You wanted coffee, there’s only a few left.
Id@Brain.com: Don’t care. Wanna leave.
Super_Ego@Brain.com: No, you wanted it, you have to have it now. You *MUST* wait now.
Id@Brain.com: Aww, but coffee no fun when bored. You make coffee not fun!!
Super_Ego@Brain.com: See, we’re there now. You wanted something different today right?
Id@Brain.com: FFS. What’s the point?!
Super_Ego@Brain.com: Shit, she’s asking, make your mind up!!
-Global – Mouth@Face.com: A Large Latte, please.
Id@Brain.com: Fine. Mocha!
Id@Brain.com: FFS. Mouth, why?!
Super_Ego@Brain.com: Mouth, sup?
Mouth@Face.com: Shit, sorry SE. Force of habit, used to him spamming me in messages.
Super_Ego@Brain.com: Ah. NP.
Id@Brain.com: Coffee. Coffee. Coffee.
Super_Ego@Brain.com: Least he cheered up.
BuzzKilla@Latte.it has joined #InnerGuise
BuzzKilla@Latte.it: Sup, n00bs
Id@Brain.com: Caff! Yo!
TasteBuddy@Face.com: Ugh. This is revolting, it’s like a hot Ass Milkshake!
BuzzKilla@Latte.it: FU!

18 Dec 2006

- Global – Ears@Face.com: “I’ll wait outside if you want coffee”
! Ego@Brain.com: Ok, we’re getting coffee. Everybody cool?
Super_Ego@Brain.com: Sure, we’re here anyway
Id@Brain.com: Whatever.
! Ego@Brain.com: Well, you have been going on about it all weekend…
Id@Brain.com: No, it’s FINE.
Super_Ego@Brain.com: Dude, we’re cool with it.
- Global – Mouth@Face.com: “Ok, I wont be long”
! Ego@Brain.com: I’ll let Mouth know what were having if you can decide…
Super_Ego@Brain.com: Well, Id wanted Mocha. Still want?
Id@Brain.com: Fine, whatever. If we have to Mocha is alright, I guess.
Super_Ego@Brain.com: Dude, you are a spoilt brat sometimes.
Id@Brain.com: WHATEVAH!
! Ego@Brain.com: It’s ok, SE. Let him be a jerk and get pouty and disinterested for NO REASON.
! Ego@Brain.com: PMed Mouth, he’ll get it right today <g>
- Global – Mouth@Face.com: “Large Mocha, please”
Mouth@Face.com:
- Global – Mouth@Face.com: “…and one of the Lemon and White Chocolate Muffins, thanks”
! Ego@Brain.com: See, saw you’d get in to it Id.
Id@Brain.com: Wasn’t me.
TasteBuddy@Face.com: ^.^;
TasteBuddy@Face.com: What can I say, they’re addictive
! Ego@Brain.com: Heh!
ChocoLatte@Mocha.it has joined #InnerGuise
ChocoLatte@Mocha.it: Hey boys!
TasteBuddy@Face.com: Sexah!
TasteBuddy@Face.com: I mean, hi! ^.^;
BabyBuzz@Mocha.it has joined #InnerGuise
BabyBuzz@Mocha.it: Hi Room. Hey Choc!!
ChocoLatte@Mocha.it: BUZZY!!
! Ego@Brain.com: Hey ChocoLatte. Hey BabyBuzz.
Super_Ego@Brain.com: Welcome both.
Id@Brain.com: BabyBuzz – A/S/L?

Tags: Christmas, coffee, x-entertainment