Coffee

I thought from my years of working at Starbucks I would share a few common mistakes people make with coffee.

• "I want the strongest coffee you have!" Ok, do you want the strongest in flavor or in caffeine? People don't realize that the darker roasts are stronger in flavor yet have less caffeine because the bean has to roast longer to get that stronger flavor which also releases more of the caffeine. So, if you want a stronger caffeine coffee get the lighter breakfast blends but if you want stronger flavor get the dark roast!
• Cappuccino vs Latte. In a nutshell, a cappuccino has more foamed milk while the latte has far less. So it does bother me when creamers are called "Vanilla Cappuccino" flavored or something because it literally cannot be like that!
• The sizes. The story behind the short, tall, grande, venti and trenta goes like this. The short was the small and the tall was the large in the 1970s when Starbucks began. As time went on people wanted a larger size so the grande, meaning large, was born. Then... the same story goes, people wanted a even larger size so the venti, meaning 20 for 20 ounces, came. The trenta, meaning 30 for 30 ounces, was created for the biggest coffee of them all.

UCO B.A. Pubic Relations Spring 2012

After taking a few years off of school, I am finally graduating with my B.A. in Public Relations from UCO! I will be going for my masters in only a month or so but I wanted to celebrate the fact that I got my B.A. To express my excitement I had my best friend use her fancy camera and take my photo for my announcements. We work well together because I can boss her around and she knows my good angle! Has anyone else taken photos for college graduation?

Grandpa and squirrels

As Grandpa and I sat in the dining room and looked at the backyard that had three squirrels running by the pond, he said, "we are gonna have to go squirrel hunting!" "Uh, you eat squirrel," I asked. "Yep, I used to hunt them," said Grandpa. "But Grandpa, squirrels are so cute!" "Yep, I used to fry them like chicken." ...silence... "Squirrel gravy is is good too."

Almost done with school...

Wow. I am almost done with school. I thought this could best be expressed by a photo of how I feel in my  "Blogging for Journalists" class at UCO. Enjoy, I look like a cartoon character.

Why I love YouTube videos...

Every once and a while an excellent YouTube video comes along. Sweet Brown is full of great quotes AND she is from Oklahoma! That is what made it even better for me, this was OUR local news. Awesome.

Thunder up!

I went to the Thunder game tonight with my stepmom Susan, my biological dad Harry and brother Tyler. It's fun to go with someone who actually loves the game, which Harry and Tyler do. Susan and I were there more for the experience... and to watch the two boys go crazy!

Gifts on my birthday

Yesterday was my birthday. While I did not do anything on my actual birthday, I do feel the love. Last weekend my family took me out to a Japanese Steakhouse which was amazingly delicious and entertaining. My internship surprised me by cooking me lunch, getting me a cake, flowers and a cat card! I don't know what was the best part, the cake or the cat card?! I have a thing for corny cat photos and/or cards.