13. Drinking Coffee

The following is my internal thought process from earlier this afternoon:

Uuuugh… god damnit, why am I so tired? I got the same amount of sleep I usually get last night. And I had my cup of Earl Grey this morning. My head’s about to hit the table… 

No Liz, you’re not falling asleep in another class! You stopped that crap freshman year of college…. Urgh… it’s an interesting class- pay attention, this is important!

Zzz…

Argh, pinch yourself or something woman! Oh thank god, here’s the break. I gotta get something over at the café to wake me up. *squint blearily at the menu* I never noticed chai lattes and hot chocolate were so expensive. $3 for a small? Screw that, I’m trying to save money. But all they have for tea is Lipton, and no way I’m drinking that. Hmmm. $1.25 for a coffee. That’s cheap. Well, I’ve never had a cup of joe before. Unless you count a drink that’s 1% actual coffee and 99% caramel, milk, and whipped cream. Yeah, why not! I’ll get a cup of plain, strong coffee; that ought to wake me up!

Oh god, this tastes like ass! Oh well I’ll dump some cream and about four packets of sugar in it. It’s… better. I’ll just chug this thing and get back to class.

Phew, well that’s gone. To be honest it wasn’t that bad. A little bitter, but the sugar helped. I wouldn’t trade it for tea, but I could live with another cup. And hey, I’m feeling more awake already! Man that stuff works fast! Here I am, bright eyed and bushy tailed, ready to learn more about intake assessments!

Oh, I know this question! I answer it. I know the answer to the next question too, but I let someone else answer it. It’s boring not talking. I’m going to doodle in my notebook. Oh, I know, I’ll draw cutie marks! Here’s three based on teapots, and five more on teacups. What would mine be? I think a thought bubble like in a comic book. I’m going to draw the costumes for my team of magical girls too. What would their cutie marks be? How would I draw a simplified version of an aurora borealis, or a supernova? On the next page I need to write down some of the things I need to do after my homework. Clean the kitchen, find my sewing supplies, sweep and mop the floor. I need to do some searches on Google too, for jobs and stuff. Maybe if I clean my apartment I can finally find my ipod. Oh, I almost forgot I need to go to the library and do some research after class. Usually after class I go straight home, cause I forget I need to stop there. How can I make myself remember today? I know! LIBRARYLIBRARYLIBRARYLIBRARYLIBRARY! There, that should do it!

Oh, this class is so interesting! I want to be a part of the discussion too! I talk, and I sound really smart. I stare at the powerpoint and suddenly think about what would happen if zombies suddenly crashed through the huge windows behind me. I would probably scream and jump over the table to cling to the poor sod sitting in front of me. Then I would go to the IT office across the hall and ask for a baseball bat. I would come back in here and jump up on the table and be all like “WHOPA!” and do all these crazy awesome moves and stuff.  It would be just like the Rooster Teeth movies they’re coming out with. The ones where they change the girls in fairy tales unto unstoppable fighting machines with, like, a freaking heavy caliber rifle scythe. They already came out with Red Riding Hood and Snow White, and the next one is going to be yellow. Yellow Yellow Yell- I know! It’s going to be Goldilocks! Let’s see, she would be a thief, and the yellow color usually means a heavy hitter. She’s going to be fighting three giant demon bears too! Hahahaha, It’s going to be so kick ass!

Oh god, did my eye just twitch? I remember I can wiggle my ears *wiggle wiggle wiggle*. When I stare at the chalkboard, I can see past it and into infinity. I have achieved the next level of consciousness, and it is good.

Lesson of the day: I thought that black tea and coffee had the same amount of caffeine. I have never been so wrong.