Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Buttered Coffee

This morning I awoke with a serious, serious need for caffeine. Luckily, I found some leftover coffee in the pot from my dad's breakfast at still-dark o'clock. A little iced coffee-- perfect solution. So, I filled a glass with ice, reached for some milk, and then poured the coffee into the glass. I started stirring and found a butter wrapper in my coffee. As in the wax paper that wraps around sticks of butter? Yes. Ok, so logical explanation: my mom keeps these wrappers in the freezer to use to grease baking pans (it's a trick from Grandma Monforton), and I have a feeling one of them fell into the ice bin when someone closed the freezer door too hard. And then it worked it's way to the bottom of the bin, into the dispenser, and into my glass of iced coffee. But, aside from the logical explanation, I found a butter wrapper in my coffee! Too funny.

I have been knee-deep in preparations for the great exodus from my convalescence. Physical therapy, job-hunting, online classes...it feels good to have some more forward motion beyond just "I didn't take any narcotics today!". The hard part is figuring where the hell I'm going to go. I know that wherever I go doesn't determine the next decade, but I'm definitely gun-shy about taking a leap. (My leaping track record is spotty at best...and that was before all of this spinal WTF?!-iness. ) There are strings pulling me in 6 distinct directions-- and that doesn't count the lofty pipe dreams of being an ex-pat on some island or somewhere in Europe. Do they have CAT scan machines on any of the islands in the Cyclades or maybe Mallorca? Let me know. My passport is ready and waiting.

1 comment:

  1. Well, let me know if you're up for a trip ;o) Or perhaps where you are (still in MI?) I am all up for the tropical islands! We've talked about this for too long! Hope you're doing well *CMM X

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