When I have coffee, which is annoyingly often (various medical problems of mine making caffeine a frequent necessity), I take it black. This is a pity, since coffee is brewed (and usually served) at temperatures far too hot to drink (at least for those of us whose mouths aren't lined with asbestos), both as a necessity for brewing and because most people dump in enough cream to cool it down to a reasonable level. Coffee is bitter and odd-tasting; in my experience, adding sugar makes it sweetly bitter and odd-tasting. I don't like relying on it, but I often need to; I don't want to do so more than necessary.
However, for the sake of public safety, there are two things I need to point out:
Firstly, caffeine doesn't give you energy. It blocks adenosine receptors in your brain, essentially tricking your body into thinking it's not tired. You are still tired; you just don't feel it. Coffee may make you feel more awake, but you're not any faster or more aware (save the lack of distracting fatigue feelings) than you would be without it. Plan for this, and drive/pilot/juggle nuclear warheads accordingly.
Secondly,
However, for the sake of public safety, there are two things I need to point out:
Firstly, caffeine doesn't give you energy. It blocks adenosine receptors in your brain, essentially tricking your body into thinking it's not tired. You are still tired; you just don't feel it. Coffee may make you feel more awake, but you're not any faster or more aware (save the lack of distracting fatigue feelings) than you would be without it. Plan for this, and drive/pilot/juggle nuclear warheads accordingly.
Secondly,
Gourmands don't experiment until they find something they like; they just eat/drink whatever they happen to have. A gourmand is not an gourmet or an epicure; it's just shy of a glutton, eating to excess and (most importantly) indiscriminately. Bloodlines goofed this up, too; it's a common mistake, but no less a mistake for that. People may want to be Jeff Smith, they do not want to be Homer Simpson.Shoggoth2588 said:So my tip for you wanna-be coffee gourmands out there is to experiment until you find something that you like.