When I first moved here, I used to think that this was the best place to come for coffee in the entire Bay Area - great coffee and baked goods, a bookstore and a beautiful plaza with a few colorful people sitting on the fringes. Maybe it is very provincial, or I know the upwardly aspiring Marinite too well, but I do not come here for the people anymore. The people have changed, but good coffee and a sunny morning on a beautiful town plaza can make for an exceptional morning.
Depot Bookstore and Cafe
Last night I decided I would stop drinking coffee, maybe because I had three macchiatoes yesterday and my skin was crawling last night after so much caffeine. After my recent vacation from coffee, that lasted two months, then reverting back to coffee for two weeks, every day, I definitely can see its negative physical effects - dry skin, more skin irritation, less sound sleep and that burnt brain feeling.
When used occasionally, it medicinal effects are very useful - the ability to easily focus on one task for extended periods of time, extended concentration and extra late night energy. Caffeine definitely helped me get through the end of school this year, grading all of my student work for the grading period so that it all could be passed back to kids by the last day of school, and their grades could be reported in person to them. This extra boost also allowed me to get back the previous week's work back the beginning of the last week of school so that it could be included in their portfolios if they were waiting for that last key assignment.
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