Coffee Beans:
May was an interesting month for me. Being that I had finished up school(and am out for the summer), I started looking for summer work. I was hoping that whatever job I got might turn into a good part-time job when school starts back, but wasn't sure how quickly something would happen in this job market. I ended up landing a job at Chick-Fil-A, and have been gainfully employed for about the last 3 weeks. My first day of training I tried the coffee, and I also had it my second day, though I forgot to add it to my "Coffees Consumed" for May.
So, with a new job and my same spastic nightly schedule, what coffees did I consume and games did I play during May? Let's take a look!
Coffees Consumed in May:
Maxwell House Original Roast (Medium) - This was purchased in mid-April, and I actually just tossed out the container today. Like most of the Maxwell coffee blends we drink, I think it has a good solid flavor.
New England Coffee Colombian Supremo Blend - If you missed my "April Brewed" post, I mentioned in that post that this coffee blend was a "surprise" purchase by Mrs. Coffee for me. I have about 1/3 of the bag left, so I will probably finish it off this month(June). While I commented about this coffee blend's different smell, I forgot to mention that it is listed as a "100% Arabica Coffee" blend on the package, so I'm not sure what it is with the smell.
Maxwell House Breakfast Blend (Mild) - This coffee was purchased in the middle of May, kind of like the Original Roast was in April. Mrs. Coffee enjoys the breakfast blend, but she can't have a lot of it right now, because of the Little Bean that is due within about a month's time. I think it has a nice flavor though, sort of what I mentioned about the Maxwell House Original Roast blend.
Caribou Coffee Reindeer Blend (Medium-Dark Roast) - 5 months. If somebody had told me a Christmas gift of coffee would last 5 months, I probably would have thought to myself, "Not in this HOUSE!", but this one lasted through May. I ground up the last few beans with our son just in the last week, and brewed up a pot of 6 cups early one evening.
Chick-Fil-A Coffee (Medium Roast) - This coffee is a "100% Colombian Coffee", and its description says it is, "...a sweet, rich, flavorful taste with a smooth finish." Chick-Fil-A's coffee blend is pretty easy to drink, and I didn't see any need for cream/sugar in it(though I rarely do), and the cows may approve it more since it was consumed black with no need of a cow-byproduct; so I agree with the "smooth finish". While I only had two cups, I'm sure there will be more in my future. I gotta say though, Chick-Fil-A's Lemonade is super awesome!
Video Games Played in May:
Monster Hunter Tri - The monster of a game that I still haven't finished! While I have not completed the game's single-player campaign yet, I did play a good bit online in May, and I put a good number of hours in the single-player campaign doing quests just to level up my armor/weapon. As of now, I have one more quest to complete, and the single-player campaign will be "finished". Will it happen in June? I will keep you all posted on it! If you missed my Monster Hunter Tri post from last week, you can watch two monster hunt videos from the game that I uploaded, HERE.
GoldenEye 007 - I hopped online a few nights during May, and even got some play-time with Robert. I uploaded and did a post about one multi-player match in early May, and you can watch it HERE. You can watch another multi-player match from later in the month, HERE. I still find the Team Conflict matches a lot of fun in GoldenEye 007, and I may be looking at putting together a "GoldenEye Game Night" in the near future.
Rage of the Gladiator - If you missed it, I started a new feature on CoffeeWithGames in May called "WiiWare Wednesday". Rage of the Gladiator was the first game I covered for the feature, and you can read the post, and watch the video about it, HERE. I started playing Rage of the Gladiator with Wii MotionPlus controls in April, and though the Wii MotionPlus controls are a little slower, they work well with how they are implemented because they encourage less flailing.
Thoughts/Questions:
Another month has passed, and I didn't complete any game from my backlogged list, though I am about to finish the biggest time-consuming game probably on my backlogged list. Once I finish Monster Hunter Tri's single-player campaign, I may work on a "schedule" to go through with the rest of the games, and hopefully that will speed things along.
As for the coffees I consumed, I enjoyed all the blends I tried. I have seen some interesting "extras" added to coffees in the last 3 weeks, and I may branch out and give some of the "extras" a try, and report back on how they turn out.
What coffees(or other beverages) and games did you find yourself drinking/playing in May?
No coffee for me this month - it's finally getting warm. I'm very cyclical - in the late fall and winter I'll drink it (usually nothing fancy, just something instant) - but when it gets warmer out, I'm more of a morning Mt. Dew person. :)
ReplyDeleteMy games list this last month was huge. I got through a good deal of my backlog though, and am very close on a few others, so that's been nice. Off of the top of my head:
Mortal Kombat
King's Bounty - Legend
Elven Legacy
Fantasy Wars
Arcanum of Steamworks and Magic
FX Pinball
Marvel Pinball
Peggle
Bloodbowl - Legendary Edition
Archon
Fairy Solitaire
Bob Came in Pieces
Black Ops (yay for online being back)
God of War: Chains of Olympus
Uncharted
Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agon
God of War collection
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Puzzle Quest 2
Snoopy's Flying Aces
Portal 2
Star Craft 2
.... yeah, that's about it. :P But, with about 1/3 of those beaten, I have lots of review fodder coming up.
Congrats on landing the summer job! Tough market out there for anyone in any circumstance. I'm not a huge fan of Chick-fil-a's food, but I adore them as as company :-)
ReplyDeleteYeah congrats on finding the summer job.
ReplyDeleteThe only games I've played in May is Super Street Fighter 4 on Playstation 3. I'm looking forward to SSF4: Arcade Edition which is due out the end of June.
I've drank my Trader Joe's Organic Wake up blend and a Starbucks Yukon Organic Blend. I love the boldness.
Though I spent most of my time watching DVDs and Netflix, I did manage to play a lot.
ReplyDeleteI've spent a lot of time on Golden Sun and my recently purchased Gran Turismo 5. I also play Call of Duty 4 an hour every day at work during lunch time, which is awesome. We usually get some fun 5 vs 5 going on, which is so much better than going online.
Had the usual Melitta classic for the morning and have been on a green tea kick in the evenings. (many times while playing)
ReplyDeleteI think Chalgyr puts us all to shame with sheer volume, but here goes: ( :D )
GoldenEye 007
Mega Man 9
Metroid
Dungeon Explorer
Kid Icarus
Mario Kart Wii
Bit Trip Runner (demo)
Super Meat Boy
Plants vs Zombies (android)
Been having a blast with 007 and catching the occasional online round with coffee. It's also been more of a VC retro month for me as you can tell.
Unfortunately the Wii may end up being stored later this month for a move so I need to get in what I can now. I did pick up PvZ and some ad-supported angry birds just to try them out and as a possible gaming distraction during the move. Not exactly the ideal setup, but may help when I don't want to boot a laptop. (despite some minor gripes, PvZ is pretty cool)
Then again, the DS Lite just dropped to $99. Hmmm... Mario Kart DS.... My only concern is the lack of DSiWare support. At least that's the theory since I haven't looked at dsiware to see if there are even any titles I care about.
@Jonath:
COD at work, that's awesome! Going to have to find some kind of gaming routine when I'm actually in a real non-home office again.
I know, P2 co-op or some LAN StarCraft..
Coffees:
ReplyDeleteEight O'Clock - Hazelnut, Mocha, and Original Blends
*Nescafe Taster's Choice - Colombian Gourmet* :D
Games:
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones - PS2
*Red Steel - Wii* :D
Goldeneye 007 - Wii
Jeopardy - Wii (not too sure if this one counts)
The Legend of Zelda - NES (yes, the original, 8-bit golden cartridge)
A small undertaking for this month. My brother likes to play Goldeneye online a lot, so I tend to hop on with him. And we'll see in a couple of days here how I should be saving my money for future games (E3).
@Robert:
I like your taste in retro games. And I found PvZ to be frightfully addicting. O_o
@Coffee:
Echo the congratulations on the summer job. Predictions for E3 (unless you're saving that for other blog postings)? And you can already count me in on the "Goldeneye Game Night".
@ensigntaiga:
My hat's off to them as well. :)
@Charlie Chang:
I haven't had opportunity to play much of SSF4, but the Arcade Edition will definitely be worth a look-see. Do you intend on purchasing a copy? If so, I would like your input.
P.S. Nice work Chalgyr!
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ReplyDeleteI forgot to say congratulations on the job!
@Tim
Thanks, sometimes there's nothing like the classics. (ps: very cool your nes and gold zelda still works!) I did start Solomon's Key for a few minutes last Monday, but it didn't seem that should count. Got about 30 minutes in later in the week for it to kick my butt as usual. :)
As for PvZ I'm really digging it, though it is a tad small on a phone. I plan to get it on Steam during the next sale.
@Chalgyr:
ReplyDelete23 games...I haven't played that many all year probably!
As for Black Ops, I think I have you on my PS3 friends' list, and if you're hopping online in that, always feel free to shoot me an email, and if I can get on I'll will.
"No coffee for me this month..."
I'll pretend I didn't read this. :)
@ensigntaiga:
If you don't like the food, I would recommend giving the lemonade a try...it's made fresh daily, and it's really good! We have people that drive-thru just for the lemonade.
@Charlie Chang:
SSF4: Arcade Edition? What's the difference between that and SSF4?
Starbucks Yukon Organic Blend...sounds interesting. Do you know if they they brew it at Starbucks locations, or just sell it?
@Jonath:
I have a friend that has enjoyed the Gran Turismo games for a long-time now...as Robert said, playing video games at work must be awesome!
@Robert:
Do you special order the Melitta, or just purchase it at a local store? I saw they have a "Coffee Club" of sorts on their site.
Also, we do own Mario Kart Wii, though I haven't played it yet. Once I play it, I'll make sure to get our friend code and add it to my list, and perhaps we'll find each other online in that as well.
Also, I have Mario Kart DS, but haven't played it in a LONG time...probably not in more than a year, if not two.
@Tim:
I saw some Eight O'Clock Coffee packages tonight when I made an emergency coffee filter stop by Wal-Mart. Somehow, we had made it to ZERO coffee filters, so I made a run up to the store.
Seeing The Legend of Zelda on your list, as well as Kid Icarus and Metroid on Robert's list, makes me want to hunt down a NES and SNES even more now; though I do have a few Virtual Console games I could start playing...
Thanks everybody for the comments and new job congrats! If anybody has questions about the games I played(or anybody else), or coffees I consumed, feel free to join the conversation in the comments.
@coffee:
ReplyDeleteNo, I just pick it up from various stores. I suppose I should check into it to see about price.
At one time WalMart had the best price of, I think, $2.99 for the regular 12.5oz can, though they don't carry it any longer.
Sounds good on Mario Kart. I haven't played online much so I should give it a fair shake along with completing the single player races. I think I've got gold on everything except for a few and may have 1 or 2 tracks I never started.
Glad our plan worked of infecting you with the retro bug. :)
merry Christmas wishes
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