In which Canada offers Caffeine Liberation
Posted by Isabel on April 27th, 2009. Filed under: Addictions, Vacations.This last weekend was spent up in the Great White North. (Also known as Canada.)
We love Canada and try to go there as often as possible!
While I l-o-v-e Canada, I don’t love The Swine Flu. And, according to an e-mail sent from my company’s HR depatment this morning:
As of today, there are no reported cases in the state of Washington, however there are two confirmed cases in British Columbia. Standard precautions apply for swing flue as for all other highly communicable diseases spread by coughing and sneezing. If you are experiencing symptoms including fever, fatigue, coughing, vomiting or diarrhea, you must stay home and limit contact with others.
Mother Trucker. Now I’m obsessively trying to remember if anyone sneezed on me this last weekend while in British Columbia, Canada. And if anyone who might have sneezed on me might have had diarrhea.
While I can’t remember being sneezed on while in Canada. And I don’t know if anyone had diarrhea, I do know that I LOVE the new “grain beverage with chicory” that I purchased in Canada.
It’s called Caf-Lib and I think the name has something to do with caffeine liberation. (I don’t know what chicory is and I’m not going to google it.)
I’m am currently enjoying a hot cup of Caf-Lib and feeing very liberated from the evils of caffeine.
Yummy.
(Yes, let’s focus on becoming liberated and not on The Swine Flu.)
Did you hear that “New Moon” is being filmed in Vancouver? Since I knew we were heading up there I promptly asked Christar to offer any inside advice on where to spot anything “Twilight” related. Christar was nice enough to text me with some inside scoop. Basically that they were filming OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF VANCOUVER.
Yeah, that doesn’t help me.
So, we just enjoyed the sun and the fun of Vancouver by riding in the water taxi…
..and hanging out at the super awesome Granville Island…
…and paying a street vendor to make Babboo a super cool “pirate sword”.
So yeah, no Edward/Jacob sightings. Hopefully no Swine Flu.
But dude, CAFFEINE LIBERATION!
April 27th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
If you haven’t guessed, Chicory is a plant. Found at times growing wild in the South. Thus it’s popularity as a stand in for coffee during the Civil War when supplies were scarce. (thus ends my knowledge on the subject)
Also, love the pirate sword!
April 27th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
ah, you’re safe. Your HR department was clearly not talking about the swine flu. They mentioned the swing flue, which as we all know, is completely different, benign and may cause serious side effects like: extreme happiness, ice cream, tulips and also Hawaii.
April 27th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Ha! Our company’s official reaction to Swine Flu? “I hope we don’t have to skip bacon tomorrow!” Sorry you missed out on Twilight sightings but so glad your son got a cool pirate sword! Pirates are right up there with vampires in terms of coolness.
April 27th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Who is this Anna character? She is hilarious. I’m hoping for the Swing Flu later today. Till then, I’ll be playing Barbies with Lil’ May (crap), quarantined with The Croupe, and trying to look busy.
April 28th, 2009 at 1:38 am
Dude, I’m sorry you didn’t have better luck than I did. Why the hell can’t the Twilight cast come around when we’re there?! It’s not that much to ask for. I really miss Vancouver. I want to go back.
I can’t believe the Swine Flu has made it to Canada! Scary how close it is. It better stay away from me… an ROB!!!
April 28th, 2009 at 6:31 am
Grain beverages are yummy! You may want to try it with milk (I like soy) and honey as well. I love coffee, but the grain drink you have (or another kind, like Inka), is a nice before bed drink. (Thanks for reminding me!)
August 6th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
[...] 6th, 2009 @ 7:01 am On Monday I ate a granola bar for breakfast and had about five cups of Caf-fix. For lunch I had a frozen lunch (turkey) and grapes. Dinner was a sandwich (left over BBQ meat from [...]
August 6th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Oh – in case you check this post for comments (3 months later), PCC has lots of non-caffeine coffee-like things (versus decaf). Although, sometime when you feel like doing a theoretical post, I’d like to understand how other “hot drinks” are not equally discouraged in the Word of Wisdom – as far as I can tell cocoa is a hot drink and it has caffeine (albiet a much smaller amount).
September 30th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
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