I switch between drinking coffee and drinking tea every year or so. The last switch away from coffee was part of a diet thing - I can drink earl grey tea straight without sweetener, whereas coffee I have to add cream and sugar (I won’t use artificial sweeteners). The other issue is caffeine content, I don’t typically drink more than one cup of coffee, and I can drink two cups of tea.

Lately I’ve been drinking 2-3 cups of coffee. I love sugar cubes, in spite of them being completely impractical, they don’t mix into the hot coffee as quickly as plain, granular sugar does, but they’re much more fun. I’m sleeping a bit less, which has led to a tolerable level of sleepiness during the evening but sometimes I nap and have enjoyed much more productivity, staying up working on projects. Living alone has afforded me a more flexible sleep schedule, no worries about keeping someone up or not coming to bed at a reasonable time. I’m on IRC too much and in too many channels, but I’m grateful for the companionship there and I don’t expect this total IRC junkie status to last forever, just while I’m feeling lonely.

Cranberry apple juice is the best. Some of the ones I’ve had in the past were too sour but Apple and Eve’s Naturally Cranberry is fantastic. I discovered it while Michael was recovering from surgery and was told that cranberry juice would help with some of the post-hospitalization recovery.