French Press

Today I learned how to make coffee using a fancy French press, courtesy of my coffee enthusiast friends. We started off by boiling the water and grinding the coffee beans. I assembled the press and we added the water to the grounds. Using a wooden chopstick (not a metal stirrer) I stirred the concoction and let it steep for 4 minutes. Once time was up, I pressed the press and voila--pour and serve.

The toughest part for me was the actual consumption. The coffee was definitely much better than my first batch but I didn't enjoy it as much as my friends. Oh well, I'm sure I'll like my 50th cup.

Tonight I'm getting together with some friends to figure out Bridge. Wish us luck!

Card Throwing

After 1 ruined deck of cards, 1 fatigued forearm, and 1 hour of my life I'll never see again; I present to you:

Sources: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMoc7tHMQOg

Boogie doing the Electric Slide ►  

Card Trick

From card tricks to Card Throwing ►

The Best Part of Waking Up...Is Getting Chewed Out by Your Dad

Note: This is the remaining half of the coffee brewed yet to be stored in a vacuum flask

In preparing for my weekend jaunt in Albania, I've seen more references to coffee than our ill fated friends of the Birdpocalypse. As a current non-consumer of coffee, I figured it's best to learn more about coffee before I leave. Coffee seems to be the Facebook of Albania: 1. People sitting around 2. People occasionally making comments 3. People spending a great portion of their day doing so.

At this point in my life, I've only drank one complete cup of coffee (I'm working on making that 2). For that first cup I give my thanks to my coworkers in Salzburg who strapped me to a chair (figuratively of course) and proceeded to record and document me as if I were the last unicorn drinking a cup of joe.

This morning I committed a monstrosity of unparalleled proportions in the world of coffee by adding 4 times (read: FOUR TIMES) the appropriate amount of coffee grinds. Even after my dad added a 1:1 ratio of milk, the semi-liquid sludge did not change in color (contrary to our expectations).

For those of you not paying attention, the lesson learned is that you can still salvage a ruined pot of coffee by brewing more coffee until the proper proportion (1 Tsp of grinds : 1 Cup of coffee) is reached. If your math is good, you'd realize that we ended up brewing 16 cups of coffee. It should last the family for the rest of the week.

Sources: http://www.kitchendaily.com/2010/04/17/how-to-make-coffee/
Other Ideas: http://www.coffeegeek.com/guides/turkishcoffee

Let's Do: Yoga ►