20 thoughts on “the electric kool-aid coffee test.”

1. Thanks so much I have not laughed that hard in a long time. Great writing

2. Wow.

3. What great imagery! Thanks for sharing, Meg.

   One question: How did you not pee every four seconds during Coffee College?

   And lastly: John Cusack is totally mine.

4. Wow. Also, now I have 99 Luftballoons in my head. And I don’t speak German either.

5. Genuine side-splitting account! I actually laughed out loud. Not in an “lol” kind of way, but in the serious nose-snorty giggle kind of way. My fiancé reacted with: “is that one of those laughs that is intentional, just so that I’ll ask ‘what dear?’”. And it wasn’t…but I read some to him anyway. I just couldn’t keep it to myself…he thanks me. Deep down, he thanks me.

   I haven’t commented before. I didn’t respond to the “lurky mclurkersons” post, so I’ll de-lurkify myself now. So, hi. I’m Iona. And I’m going to make some coffee.

6. At the end of this I picture you as Dorothy at the end of the Wizard of Oz, trying to explain her, like, trip to everyone. But, seriously, Meg, I hope you don’t experiment with coffee ever again. That free verse stuff is nothing to mess around with. There’s nothing “fun” about free verse.

7. this is right up your alley, meg…

   http://www.coffeefest.com

8. We feared for our lives…and her sanity. And no,-I didn’t save the “craft projects”! The thing she fails to mention is that she tried to pick fights with ALL of us. It might have worked if the rest of us had been caffinated as well. (…as well as she was that is!)

9. Excellent story! As a lifelong fan of coffee, I greatly enjoyed reading this fast-paced story that made me feel as if I’d just guzzled 20+ cups of coffee, too.

10. Very funny post!

    (I’m not delurking; this is my first visit.)

11. The perils of caffiene. I know it well. Thanks for the laughs, Meg. :)

12. That was very entertaining. I’ve had moments somewhat like that, without the luftballoons, but being able to whistle complicated bird calls and decipher the hieroglyphs in worm-ridden wood – that seems to have been involved. It’s all a blur now, but I attribute that to exhaustion.

13. :)

14. Absolutely hilarious, great writing! Glad to find your blog via Dave’s Via Negativa. Another Vancouverite, I see…

15. OMG, that’s funny!

    Having lived w/ someone that decided one day to try out the new espresso maker I bought him by downing about 20 shots of espresso in a 6 hour period, believe me when I say I can relate to your family’s pain. :)

16. Thanks for that. It reminded me of other types experiences I had in my teens while still living at home. Needless to say I was lucky to have what amounted to an apartment downstairs. (Perhaps they werer the lucky ones.)

    I’ll never forget the day my mom found the bar I had in my room. I was 16.

    Thanks for the laughs.
    Rick Emmerich @hearthealthguy

17. My little sister rocked the Starbucks’ Coffee College once upon a time. I couldn’t believe how specific everything was and had to be, like carefully crafted codes for war-time, only this time on the sides of coffee cups to be given to those who needed help concentrating. Or to those who just liked the crack-laden Frappucinos.

18. Hi Meg,

    This is the first time I’ve read your writing. I really enjoyed it and I look forward to more!

    Thanks,
    Joellyn

19. Oh boy. I just cried laughing at this. While at work. I think my coworkers are scared of me now. I needed that! :D

20. I actually SLAPPED MY KNEE while reading this. Meg, it is a KNEE-SLAPPER. And I snorted and chortled and cackled. I may have even drooled a bit. I needed this so badly. Thank you. :)