sorry for the lack of updates, it’s been stupid busy around here. 

first things first, tomorrow night’s topic for round 2 will be patron saints.  (what with it being all saints day and what not…)

second of all, the latest mix and match project installment is up.  grab away!

lastly, i hope everyone has a super fun halloween.  i’ll be in my mad scientists lab at counter culture cooking up some robusta laced espresso.  more details to come!

tomorrow night’s topic will be the third in a series….european geography.

two awesomely well written messages i got on my myspace account today:

whazup , how u ?! i was lookin at yewr pik
and though yew r hawtt . i b new to North Carolina and i b tryin to c
some new ppl . i just moved here 4 months ago and still don’t know to
many ppl . ;* take a look at my pik and give me an add if yew think i b
a qt !!!!

lata !!!!
               
               

and then slightly later i got this one:

            helllllllo u dont know me but i wanted to
message u. im 21 and from North Carolina 2. i dont know… u looked
adorable thought u might wanna converse

:0P
               
               

pretty simple really:

tim’s friend john is a roaster working with my friend schooley at metropolis.  he brought us a nice sample of their el salvador.  here are my tasting notes:

sweet toffee and caramel in the fragrance, with a little citrus revealed as the water hit it.  nice softer brightness leads well to the flavors of butter and brazil nut sitting atop a silky body.  the finish is clean with just a wisp of vanilla. 

tomorrow night’s round 2 will be all about coffee.  i’ve been promising it for a few weeks and haven’t done it.  be aware that these may not be traditional coffee questions.

the second edition of the mix and match project is now up and online. grab em while you can.

tony has a link on his site today to an editorial all about the fabulousness that is the portland coffee scene, not unlike the NYTimes article that came out about a month ago.  good stuff.

for anyone that’s a fan of pop artist roy lichtenstein, you might be interested to see this look at side by sides of the original source material of several of his works: