As a true and proper addict, you found a way to go wriggling back to your fix :)

I don't blame you. If I had to stop drinking coffee I would be a very sad bog boy. There is a local cafe that makes, no joke, THE best cold brew I've ever had in my life. Black elixir. No additives, no sugar; just plain and delicious coffee with all of that rich bean flavor. If this is addiction, I don't want to be healthy.

Inflammation sucks. I have developed a sort of biphasic sleep schedule over the last couple of years (borne out of being a first-shifter) that has worked exceedingly well for me, and I've found that if I differ from this schedule too much I have terrible, terrible inflammation.

Go to bed between 2000 and 2045.
Wake up at 0340. Get dressed for work, put lunch and coffee together. Nap in comfy chair.
Wake at 0415, leave for work.
Take ONLY a 20- to 25-minute nap after work, between 1200 and 1300.

My problem tends to arise from not obeying the last stricture. The snooze button is well and truly my worst enemy. But if I do obey the power nap rule, I feel energized and ready to power through the rest of the day.

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~inquiry wrote:

> I don't blame you. If I had to stop drinking coffee I
> would be a very sad bog boy. There is a local cafe that
> makes, no joke, THE best cold brew I've ever had in my
> life. Black elixir. No additives, no sugar; just plain
> and delicious coffee with all of that rich bean flavor. If
> this is addiction, I don't want to be healthy.

Yeah, no plan to stop. It's just that I have this problem with "moderation", you see. So hopefully I can keep it at two cups.

That said, going from one to two this morning led to, um.. considerable more knock-knock-knocking on bathroom's door....

Not that I'm complaining, mind you, given the log-jammy alternative.