$ bean tag wednesday

Tag: wednesday

2 bean(s) match this tag.

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07:06 bean log 2026-02-11 0706

Organic Odyssey with cream, wet-sidewalk walk cup

Context

Out on a walk: wet sidewalks after overnight snow, pink morning light, and a little less cold than recent mornings.

A bit warmer than normal lately; carried the mug bare-handed comfortably, just barely.

Wore ice walkers, but did not need them.

No Dams mug on snowy river with bridge and town in morning winter light

Listening

Valeria Szervansky and Robert Cavaye playing Schubert’s “Characteristic March” piano duo. Jaunty, steady, almost horse-like in its rhythmic click.

Brew Notes

  • Added cream (continuing the cream habit for this older roast).

Observations

First sips brought little ticklish waves on the tongue, like tiny pulses moving in and out.

The mouthfeel felt shape-driven and physical: little pyramids and egg-like forms bumbling around on the taste buds, as if a heterogeneous mixture were rolling through the sip.

The listening and walking synced with the cup. The march’s jaunty click helped pace each step and sip.

Reflection

I keep reaching for the word complex and feel frustrated by it.

Right now, the better task is focus: narrowing the language lens so each note names one concrete sensation instead of collapsing everything into that one broad word.

[ cup2 · wednesday · walking · weather · cream · listening ]

06:03 bean log 2026-02-11 0603

Mocha Java, Easy Immersion cup 1

Context

Insomnia last night. A bit of midnight knowledge gardening, courtesy of Codex in the ChatGPT app.

Feeling foggy.

Listening

Alfred Brendel playing Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations.

Brew Notes

Pretty straightforward brew. No errors.

Preheat draw used 309 g of purified water.

Present. Not listening to anything. Light discussion of last night’s dreams.

Need to remember to order new cone filters for the Hario Switch.

Observations

Groundsniff

Deep purple color. Three-dimensional. — 🦄

Complex.

Tasting

First sip: bitter wrinkle. Sips 3-4: coffee oils, side of tongue, softening the blur. Wet and hot. Palate not awake. A serrated slide, too fine to slice the sips.

[ cup1 · wednesday · insomnia · water/purified ]