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Yup, this is one hell of a great thread.
And at nearly eight thousand posts........and a mere three hundred and twenty pages.....it cannot be dismissed as a minor obsession, either.
Coffee matters, my friends.
Coffee saved my morning. I woke up with an awful headache, pain from neck to right temple. I was undecided if it was the case to fix the headache with an electric drill or if a coffee would've been enough to soothe the bad mood. I opted for the espresso and it did help, no need for the electric drill.
(Excedrin also helped)
Sipping a mug of Chire.....Coffee. Ethiopian. Hot.
Fascinating video of a cutaway espresso machine and the inner workings and design of them. Model is a Profitec Pro 700.
'Grand Hotel Budapest' is very good movie.
Also:
- The Babadook
- Finding Dory
- Inside Out
- The Martian
- Creed
- The Big Short
Are great movies. The Babadook is shockingly well made considering the topic and the type.
Just finished a cup of double roasted coffee, hot, fresh and with the loveliest dark chocolate notes. is there anything better than a fine cup of coffee? Maybe a fine cup of coffee with a wondrous movie? I'd have to put "Get Shorty" as one of my favourite movies of all time along with "Dirty, Rotten Scoundrels." Both were hilarious, had good acting, plots and overall production values to them in my eyes.
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A fascinating view, thank you for the share of it.
Scepticalscribe said:
Called a Coffee Siphon or Vacuum Pot it's a modern day version of the Napierian Vacuum Coffee Brewer invented around 1840 by Scottish Marine Engineer Robert Napier. At the time they were prized for their ability to produce a clear brew and although too complex for everyday use remained popular for many years.
I use it for my lighter roasted beans and find it a very satisfying and rewarding brewing method.
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Enjoyed a double espresso at the railway station.
Sipping on a cup of French Dark Roast this morning and its just delicious. I love it when espresso comes out right.
Something that must be satisfying, fun and most enjoyable all at once.
I daresay it must have been great fun to return to the Expobar for an espresso after several days of preparing coffee using the French Press or dripper methods.
5:54AM, espresso while reading the Federal Register and the UN Journal.
No headache today. My cats are sleeping like babies... I envy the felines.
No headache today. My cats are sleeping like babies... I envy the felines.
Time for New England to chime in. Of course, it's always a good time for me to chime in.
Just finished my first cup of coffee in the morning, a most wonderful cup of Atomic Roasters French Roast blend. Rich, bold, deep, chocolatey… just a delight.
Just finished my first cup of coffee in the morning, a most wonderful cup of Atomic Roasters French Roast blend. Rich, bold, deep, chocolatey… just a delight.
Yes, because its always about you.
Clearly, this is a man of high intelligence, an acute and discerning mind, and clear judgment.
Coffee moment: A chance to pause; a chance to reflect and a moment to savour.
Nespresso Vivalto, black. Satisfying.
Nespresso Vivalto, black. Satisfying.
Time for New England to chime in. Of course, it's always a good time for me to chime in.
Without you, this thread is thin and listless, like an under-brewed cup of "office coffe" served in a styrofoam cup...
Oh dear, this reminds me of the "comic book nerd" thread posted a month or two ago that I wanted to respond to but never had the time. I found it a bit dismissive and pretentious in how it seemed to lump all fans of action/adventure/fantasy films in the same bucket. Well, I disagree to an extent. At least with you my esteemed fellow coffee fan as we share mostly the same taste - Star Trek for one (I think you meant remake of Star Trek rather than Star Wars as the latter has not been remade) and the admiration for Sir Patrick Stewart as an actor as well as Leonard Nimoy's portrayal of Spock.
However I like the odd mindless action/comic based movie (I think some are not as mindless as many believe but that is grist for another thread). I enjoy the MCU* and one of the TV series spun off of it - Agents of Shield (hey at it has 3 very strong female leads). No apologies. It's not Star Trek, Blade Runner, 2001 or say Doctor Who but than I like the odd burger as well as say Thai or Italian food.
CGI used properly can be a wonder - used properly that is.
I LOVED Grand Budapest Hotel - what a fantastic film that slipped my attention until I saw it on a brief visit to Canada in early September.
I suppose it's like the app store, there are marvellous apps and games alongside trash. Appreciation of some though are really a matter of subjective taste.
Now, to get back to coffee, I just saw today a colleague has been bringing a French Press to avoid resorting to the "free" nesspresso machines we have access to here.
*I love shared fictional universes btw.
Well that's up for debate depending on how one views the numerous changes George Lucas makes to the series every other month!
I finished my Ethiopian coffee and the aroma has filled the office with a wonderful smell once again, and not only do I like it but so does everyone else!
Thank you, good friend.
I have anointed myself as the Thread Silly Person...a role that comes to me easily.
My problem with the movies under discussion is not that these movies are made, it is that they are almost the only movies that get made these days.
Personally, I like scifi, but I also want much more to be available, and - sigh - most of what is available is dross. Nothing wrong with dross - even well made dross - but more should be available - such as, fro example, a wider range of stories, and settings, and characters, including a wider demographic in casts (I want to see some older females in roles that are not Somebody's Mother).
Besides, CGI reminds me of my thoughts on theatre sets. These days, experience has taught me to be very wary of opulent, stunning theatre sets, precisely because usually this expensive set is the best thing about the play in question. Anytime I have come out of a play muttering - or conceding - that 'the set was great', if often meant that the play was appalling, or the acting poor, or the casting choices were a bit of a mistake.
Personally, I tend to far prefer if the focus is on stuff such as a good script and great acting and a decent cast. Costumes are important, but the set is not.
GCI as something which supports narrative and plot is, of course, wonderful. But it is something designed to offer support, it is not - or ought not be - the main dish. However, if CGI is viewed as a substitute for plot, or narrative, - which all too often happens these days - well, then, I think the point of the exercise is being missed to a certain degree.
Back to coffee: I had a few perfectly acceptable cups of coffee at the meeting I attended. The sandwiches were superb, though, and easy traffic (and a clear road for my taxi from the train station to the venue for the meeting - an 18th century Georgian house ) meant that I arrived sufficiently early (bizarrely, I was first to arrive) to place myself strategically between the coffee pots and the amply stocked sandwich plates. It is nice to have been able to attend to these important matters, before one has to start networking.
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Impressive; beautiful, formidable looking and doubtless very functional.
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Oooooh. Prose as poetry. Wonderful.
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Besides, without that flat head of yours around, where would I place my mug of coffee?Thank you, good friend.
I have anointed myself as the Thread Silly Person...a role that comes to me easily.
Just finished a wonderful cup of double roasted coffee, with that superb dark chocolate scent and taste to it. Sublime!
Nursing a mug of nice, hot Ethiopian coffee as I browse MR and other sites, and make some necessary phone calls.