Fancy Coffee Pot-2, Nini-0

I am working from home today on my annual review. And though I'm sitting in the cool air conditioned cave-like apartment, I can see out the windows that it is bright and sunny. And hot.

It is late afternoon, and just like every other day, I am getting sleepy. Today, however, I also have writers block. (Apparently only for the stuff I'm supposed to be doing, not the leisurely blogging in which I partake.) And my taste buds are telling me that the only cure is a Starbuck's Javachip Frappucino. Heaven on Earth.

However, I'm trying to be good and not spend a lot of money, so I've decided I'm going to attempt to make my own frothy coffee drink. I've got coffee, ice cream, chocolate chips, chocolate syrup, and a slew of other things. I *should* be able to concoct something delicious.

So I head to the kitchen, and realize that we still have not extracted our fancy schmancy new wedding coffee pot from it's box, even though it's neanderthal-esque counterpart was passed off on a friend months ago. Nicely packed in it's tape, bubble wrap and styrofoam, Mr. Coffee gets an attitude the minute I slice through the packing tape.

"Nu-uh bitch! You left me in here for 8 months! I'm cozy now. You're gonna have to wait for another.. aaaaahhhhhhh."

After much struggling during which I look like I could be wrestling an angry sea lion, I manage to get Mr. Coffee out of his womb, run him through his first bath, and excitedly grab the coffee from the cabinet. I'm feeling like a new mom at this point.

Except we have no coffee filters. Crap. Our old pot had a reusable filter and it didn't occur to me that this one wouldn't. Score one for Mr. Coffee.

The timer dings, signaling the cleaning cycle is over, so I drain the pot, and go to load more water. As I lift the top, my hand is scalded with a giant cloud of steam. Also something we never had to deal with when we still owned the old appliance. Score two for Mr. Coffee.

However, after 37 minutes, I have successfully brewed a pot of chai tea. But since my opponent for the day doesn't have a brain, I don't believe I get a point for that one.