I like coffee

So if you ask anyone that remotely knows me at all or has perhaps interacted with me in the past once, or maybe people that just see me walking around every now and then, they will tell you that I like coffee. I love coffee. It's so good. When it's cold out, you put some milk and cinnamon in it and it warms you right up. When it's cold out, you put it on ice with some caramel flavoring and it's the most refreshing thing you'll ever taste. That being said, I am usually not just a general "coffee" lover. Ever since I was independent enough to go out and get my own coffee (November of my junior year in high school when I got my license), I pledged die-hard loyalty to Starbucks. I went multiple times a day. I became good friends with the baristas at the one near my house, and the saddest part of graduating was getting my last iced coffee from my friends at the Starbucks down the street from my high school. When I decided to attend Penn State, I already had the two State College locations of Starbucks mapped out in my head (actually, there's a third on North Atherton by Target, with a drive-thru!) and visited the one on Garner St. the morning of my FTCAP in June. Thus began a new era of my relationship with coffee. Throughout freshmen year, a time of unfamiliarity and change, my iced lattes were the only constant in my life. I missed my friends at the Jenkintown and Flourtown Starbucks back home, but I was getting closer with my new pals at the State College locations every day. Scott is my favorite.

But college is a time for change -- a time to question your beliefs. I was hesitant when my friend forced me to try Dunkin Donuts for the first time. My world was shaken when I discovered that I loved it. I've gone back three times since Sunday, and back to Starbucks only once. Though I have changed in several ways since I started college, my imminent conversion to Dunkin Donuts may be the most drastic.My friends think so, too, according to the feedback on my most recent and pretentious mobile upload (right). My relationship with coffee in the past year has really made me think about how much I too have changed in different ways. Through all the different things I've had to deal with and question in myself, I've been drinking coffee at least once a day. There are probably serious health repercussions for this habit, but it's sentimental and I'm keeping up with it. I could be spending my time on money on worse, right? ... Right?