A moment of self-reflection

What does it say about me that although our cabinet is chock full of fun, eclectic mugs we’ve collected over the years, 9 times out of 10 I will choose the plain white cafe-styled mug (though not too hearty like a Kopi Cafe mug, but also not too prissy) from Crate and Barrel?

Choice 1                                 Choice 2
mug1mug2

This choice might lead one to immediately assume I am boring. But I think what appeals to me about Choice 2 is a no-nonsense practicality and universal appeal. Meaning, the white not only matches any pajama, but the starkness of the white
really allows the color of your beverage to pop. And also, its slightly-smaller-than-the-standard-mug size means you actually have half a chance of finishing said beverage before it gets too cold to consume.

So, it really all adds up to what I’ve secretly known all along. I’m a genius.

September 24, 2006. Uncategorized. 17 Comments.

17 Comments

  1. karen replied:

    I think the plain white mug is a nice choice. I can’t drink from a mug that’s too thick. It’s like drinking from something from the Flinstone’s era. My favorite mug is the…

    “Fat Joe’s World Famous Jade Dragon Tattoo & Exotic Body Piercing” mug.

    It’s very Bad-ass.

    September 24th, 2006 at 10:18 am. Permalink.

  2. Collene replied:

    I agree. As much as I love cafés, I have a hard time with the extra-thick “huskie” lip on the typical café mug.
    If I were to have to choose a printed mug here at home, I would choose the Kingdom of Loathing mug or the American Science and Surplus one I purchased recently on an ASS field trip. Or Mandy’s old Bryn Mawr mug with the owls on it.

    September 24th, 2006 at 12:22 pm. Permalink.

  3. Anne replied:

    I am weighing in with a plug for the chunky mugs.

    Actually I vote for anything that I can delude myself into believing could have been made by a hippie Vermont potter who sold out the corporate world to live the ceramic dream.

    September 25th, 2006 at 9:06 am. Permalink.

  4. kittyteef replied:

    nothing says genius like a plain non-chunky, non-prissy mug. i lub my A.S.S. mug. its perfecto. i’ve recently started to come around to some smaller sized mugs of TT’s (which i’m pretty sure also lived in my grandmother’s cupboards) that, due to their slightly Lilliputian proportions, provide me with the actual number of cups that i’ve brewed as quoted by the coffee maker. i am troubled by clear glass mugs and refuse to drink coffee from such, if possible. The “coffee” at Angels is served in these.

    September 25th, 2006 at 9:43 am. Permalink.

  5. Anne replied:

    Glass mugs burn your hands. They are not genius. Not.

    September 25th, 2006 at 10:31 am. Permalink.

  6. Collene replied:

    Lest I be alienated from all of my beautiful ceramics throwing peeps, I must declare my love of the handmade mug, chunky or otherwise.

    The thick-lipped mug that bothers me is the one you’ll find in just about any café—the standard issue off-white mug which actually doesn’t even hold that much coffee because it is that thick.

    Can someone please explain my aversion to this shape of mug as well?
    http://www.beldecal.com/cm/Ceramic-16oz-ccm.htm

    September 25th, 2006 at 12:05 pm. Permalink.

  7. kpedone replied:

    That tall mug is nothin’ but trouble. Cats knock it over…lovers knock it over…before you know it, you’re washing the coffee off your keypad in the shower. I wouldn’t even steal that mug from a co-worker.

    September 25th, 2006 at 12:19 pm. Permalink.

  8. tamara replied:

    i am in complete agreement on the tall ones…bad! and i don’t even drink many beverages in mugs…although, before AW, i barely owned any other type of drinking apparatus. i drank water, juice, and everything else from mugs passed down from my parents. sheesh! hello, sturdy glassware!

    September 25th, 2006 at 2:06 pm. Permalink.

  9. LD replied:

    oh my god, I LOVE the huskie mug!! I guess that gives away my amateur coffee-drinker status. My fave is a thick-lipped one I have from Dean and Deluca in NY. (of Felicity fame!)

    My favorite part of coffee is the cream and sugar and no, I don’t need to have a cup everyday, and yes, sometimes I order a tall raspberry mocha, and yes, coffee often makes my tummy hurt, so you can all hate me now.

    BUT, breakfast is my favorite meal and the idea, the smell, the routine and the grown-up-ness of it all reels me in.

    September 25th, 2006 at 5:19 pm. Permalink.

  10. Kittyteef replied:

    sooo - while we are on the subject, i present to you…..

    coffee cake sculpture.

    STUNNING, isn’t it?!

    I think my path is clear.

    September 25th, 2006 at 5:29 pm. Permalink.

  11. LD replied:

    is it a puppy??

    September 25th, 2006 at 7:37 pm. Permalink.

  12. Collene replied:

    wow, i’m impressed!

    September 26th, 2006 at 6:55 am. Permalink.

  13. kittyteef replied:

    cat. tt ate it’s head.

    September 26th, 2006 at 9:07 am. Permalink.

  14. Michael replied:

    Cake sculpting I love it.
    It’s a tasty artistic statement.
    The possibilities are endless.

    September 26th, 2006 at 3:02 pm. Permalink.

  15. collene replied:

    Yes, it can be a very fruitful endeavor. Perhaps a blueberry sconestruction?

    September 26th, 2006 at 3:26 pm. Permalink.

  16. Michael replied:

    Looks like we’ll need some “Caution Do not Frost” tape.

    September 26th, 2006 at 3:49 pm. Permalink.

  17. tamara replied:

    it’s head was deeeelicious.

    September 27th, 2006 at 9:03 am. Permalink.

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