My favorite coffee line, from an old episode of the strip “Shoe” – Shoe and another bird are talking, while Shoe is warming up yesterday’s coffee in the microwave. Other bird says “Ugh – doesn’t it taste awful?” Shoe replies “It’s the first cup of the day – it doesn’t have to TASTE – it just has to WORK!”
I don’t drink coffee ’cause I can’t stand the taste. Oh…and you should prepare your taxes well in advance: “prepare,” not “send,” especially if it’s paying in and not about your refund.
Libraries are wonderful things. They even have free computer usage. And will help you with your taxes. That’s assuming, however, that you don’t procrastinate them until after the library closes on the 15th.
Had a friend in College who would, during “Finals Week,” dissolve a box of No-Doze in the Mr. Coffee Carafe and then pour it in and run it through for a regular cycle. We called it “Dave’s High-Octane blend.”
GUARANTEED to keep you functional for your Tests, and maybe another week or two!
I used to be indestructible in college. Worked in the snack bar in the dorms until midnight or 1AM, then we’d all go to a pizza place called Talayna’s that was 2 blocks from my apartment, maybe have pizza, drink 6 or 8 cups of coffee until they closed at 3Am then ge up for an 8 or 9 o’clock class. Can’t do that anymore… (can’t handle more than 3 or 4 cups these days…)
mischugenah… Really? Wow… I don’t know this practice to exist in CA libraries… which in my town, were actually threatened to be shut down at one point. Salinas is a city of contrasts. BUT… Librarians are founts of knowledge… God bless ’em.
Leo… OH… That sounds dangerous! Kids, don’t try this at home.
Rich… I used to be able to pull all-nighters in high school… and college. I used to even work the closing shift at Dizneyland. I don’t know how I did that stuff. I wasn’t drinking coffee then. It seems like an impossibility to me now.
Hm, I suppose there are certainly some days that Randie and I could swap ‘And I was SO tired…..’ stories! Fortunately I have certain professional standards of appearance. Which means even though I don’t have a cent to my name, I have plenty of access to makeup to cover up the horror show. I even get special types to cover up exposed scar tissue, and sister, that stuff ain’t cheap!
Don’t worry Randie……. it’s all over for a year now!
My favorite coffee line, from an old episode of the strip “Shoe” – Shoe and another bird are talking, while Shoe is warming up yesterday’s coffee in the microwave. Other bird says “Ugh – doesn’t it taste awful?” Shoe replies “It’s the first cup of the day – it doesn’t have to TASTE – it just has to WORK!”
I don’t drink coffee ’cause I can’t stand the taste. Oh…and you should prepare your taxes well in advance: “prepare,” not “send,” especially if it’s paying in and not about your refund.
I bet zombies have to file taxes for all the people they eat.
Rich… LOVE that! I loves “Shoe.” Nobody, save Watterson, could draw trees with such flair! AND that was a really good line (about the coffee)!
Robert…. word. Less stress!
Jack… ha… yah… brain-count… sure enough the government would find a way to tax that.
Taxe and coffee… Yup, I’m on it too…
Libraries are wonderful things. They even have free computer usage. And will help you with your taxes. That’s assuming, however, that you don’t procrastinate them until after the library closes on the 15th.
Val… How does that work in France? Do you have a “Tax Day”?…. a day where everyone scrambles to get their taxes done…
Chug… Librarians will help you do your taxes? Wait, where do you live again?
Living under a vow of poverty does give me one nice advantage while it lasts. I have to do as many taxes now as I did when I didn’t legally exist!
Doesn’t mean I don’t still need a good cup of coffee from time to time though. Security is a 24 hour gig and it SUCKS.
Jenn…. so what you are saying is… you resemble Randie in the first panel… ya know… what with being alert all the time and all.
Brig – when I was in Arizona all the libraries had someone around with basic tax knowledge.
Had a friend in College who would, during “Finals Week,” dissolve a box of No-Doze in the Mr. Coffee Carafe and then pour it in and run it through for a regular cycle. We called it “Dave’s High-Octane blend.”
GUARANTEED to keep you functional for your Tests, and maybe another week or two!
(Ah, to be young, and indestructable, again!)
I used to be indestructible in college. Worked in the snack bar in the dorms until midnight or 1AM, then we’d all go to a pizza place called Talayna’s that was 2 blocks from my apartment, maybe have pizza, drink 6 or 8 cups of coffee until they closed at 3Am then ge up for an 8 or 9 o’clock class. Can’t do that anymore… (can’t handle more than 3 or 4 cups these days…)
mischugenah… Really? Wow… I don’t know this practice to exist in CA libraries… which in my town, were actually threatened to be shut down at one point. Salinas is a city of contrasts. BUT… Librarians are founts of knowledge… God bless ’em.
Leo… OH… That sounds dangerous! Kids, don’t try this at home.
Rich… I used to be able to pull all-nighters in high school… and college. I used to even work the closing shift at Dizneyland. I don’t know how I did that stuff. I wasn’t drinking coffee then. It seems like an impossibility to me now.
She’s alive! SHE’S ALIIIIIVE!
Hm, I suppose there are certainly some days that Randie and I could swap ‘And I was SO tired…..’ stories! Fortunately I have certain professional standards of appearance. Which means even though I don’t have a cent to my name, I have plenty of access to makeup to cover up the horror show. I even get special types to cover up exposed scar tissue, and sister, that stuff ain’t cheap!
Don’t worry Randie……. it’s all over for a year now!