Coffee and Love (excerpt from M. Tanseco)
serving up
cappucinos and expressos, I have learned a thing or two about that
thing called love. Just like coffee, both require a certain amount of
care to ensure it is brewed to perfection. You will need the following:
*water, purified of all fear of "what if he leaves me?" "what if
he's not mr. right"
*A certain measure of diversity - be it in the form of coffee
beans or unique personalities - combined in an airtight container that
will allow pressure to build up.
*A man and woman, preferably hot for each other (or with the
potential of warming up to atleast the prospect of friendship.)
Now, bring up to boil. In barista-speak, this is the moment when
water and ground coffee first make contact, the former extracting
flavors from the latter, in a manner that will drip and percolate for
you an aromatic cup of expresso.
In courtship terms, this can take from 22 seconds to 22 months,
depending on the temperature set on your machine. Agitate the coffee
further with Saturday night movie dates, text messages embellished
with smiley faces and animated teddy bears, cute phone calls at 1 am
involving favorite colors, movie0defining moments and soul mates and
stolen first kisses.
Now top with the velvety-smooth froth of friendship, sweeten with
promises kept, ad you've got yourself the perfect cafe latte right?
Well, not exactly.
In my experience, I know that no matter how you faithfully follow
a recipe to the letter, you don't always get the perfect cup of joe
each time. Love - that other four letter word I know - is much harder
to concoct than coffee.
Unknown "MY mon mon..." Loyal
- 16 years, 11 months ago
