I Made the Coffee!!!

Ever since the snack/coffee kiosk at the library closed, my coworkers and I have looked elsewhere for our caffeine fix.  The staff room with its soda machine is about as far away from our department as you can get and still be in the building.  Not precisely convenient.  So, somebody dug out the old coffee machine and got it cleaned up and operational once again!

Since then, one particular coworker, M.,  has spoiled me rotten.  Not intentionally, and not inappropriately, really.  He doesn't even consider it spoiling, I'm sure.  But I think it is.  I mean, what would you think if every morning you walk into work and there's a lovely piping hot pot of freshly brewed perfect-strength coffee?  Spoiled!

But today.... he wasn't there.  PANIC!  No, not really.  But, I was desperate enough for coffee that I broke out the bag and filters and scoop and made a go of it.  I was actually worried that I'd make a super-strong or wimpy-weak brew, since it's been a while.  But it turned out just about right!

The next thing I know, another coworker, C., is happily exclaiming, "Wow, there's coffee!  Who made the coffee?"  She wanted some, and of course I tell her to help herself, and she's so thankful.  It was just coffee, in a communal pot, but her joy at it was pretty nice.

So, retroactively, thanks a bunch, M.  Your daily coffee has been so nice a welcome to the work day.  Get better soon.

On the Knitting Super Sekret Project front, I have a picture to show.

This project is going quite quickly, since I switched from a rather awkward Magic Loop technique to double-pointed needles.  Yep, that's backwards than usual.  But somehow, this little thing just needed to be done on DPNs.  I guess it's good practice for me to "juggle the porcupine," as I like to call it.  Oh, and don't you love the cute little yarnball stitch marker?  It's very light.  And it's blue.  Yay for blue.

The yarn is Lanaloft worsted yarn in white.  It's squishy and lovely to work with, but I think for a worn item, I might use bigger needles.  So far, the fabric is very firm, which is great for what this will eventually be.  Clue:  You've seen it already in the blog.