Sorry for the misleading title as this post has absolutely nothing to do with a certain popular extremely violent video game.

Over the last week and a half or so I had been craving a cup of coffee. Nothing big right? I mean millions of people all over the world crave a cup of coffee in the morning all the time, there's an entire industry devoted to just that need.

Okay but see as far back as I can remember I've always HATED coffee. I didn't even like the smell. But for some reason I woke up each morning craving a cup o' joe. So yesterday I gave into my craving. On my way to the bank I stopped by a Seattle's Finest (or something like that) and bought a cup.

And I liked it.

Now that, to me, wasn't even the interesting part. I actually blame this craving on me becoming a Dr. Pepper addict last year. I had always HATED Dr. P but one day last year I just absolutely had to have a bottle and haven't gotten sick of the stuff yet. I like soda but more often than not I'll take juice or tea over soda. Dr. Pepper's the only one I drink compulsively. So I think the addiction to the caffeine in that crap has spread like a virus and has now evolved.

Anyway, as I was saying the fact that I A) obsessively had to have a cup of coffee and B) liked it wasn't even the most interesting aspect of this whole new change. After drinking the coffee I absolutely had to have a piece of chocolate. So much so that I stopped by a 7-11 to buy a Ghiardelli (sp?) square (with caramel.)

Later on yesterday I had a second cup from Caribou I again did not feel right unless I followed up my cup of coffee with a piece of chocolate.

So I don't think this is necessarily a straight up addiction to coffee more than it is an addiction to the sensation of eating a piece of chocolate (preferably something with both chocolate and caramel) immediately thereafter. But then again I do really want to drink more coffee, I've even begun to look at those coffee brewers where you put the beans in and push that plunger thing down...oh screw it one of these things. (I really only want one 'cuz I saw it on Queer Eye. So maybe it's not that I want coffee maybe it's something else. Maybe I'm in desperate need of a makeover by the Queer Eye guys. Ha! Bet you thought I was going to say something else didn't you? No questions about my sexuality. No sirree Bob. Not here. Nope, none at all...)

I'm going now, I've got some serious introspection to do. Anyone wanna meet me at Cosi?