Changes!

Filed under Site News by on July 12, 2010 at 8:00 am {2 comments}

If you are a particularly observant reader you may have noticed that there have been  few changes over the weekend.  The most obvious is the color scheme.  We’ve changed it up from the brown to this tranquil blue.  The brown hues did work thematically, but weren’t very eye pleasing.

In addition I added an article slider at the top that will rotate through some recent posts.

Finally, the categories have been updated to fit the direction my writing has taken, which hopefully will be a little less random.  On second thought…no promises there.

This week I will finish tweaking the design and colorization, re-work the about page and give a further break down of the new categories.

Hopefully no one violently despises the new look, but I’m open to feedback.

Do you like the new colors?  Do you miss the thematic coffee colors? Love the article slider?  The comment box is just below, waiting for your opinion.

This three day weekend has stolen my motivation

Filed under Rants by on May 3, 2010 at 8:00 am {no comments}

Weekends are a bit like rainbows; they look good from a distance but disappear when you get up close to them. ~John Shirley

My weekend has been a whirlwind of insanity.  It is for this reason that I regret to inform you that this is not a usual Monday morning update.

This is a cop out.

This is me, phoning in a Monday article.

The more I think about it, the more I start to realize that maybe having Monday be the first post of the week was a flawed plan.  Monday are terrible.  Does anyone really give 100% on Monday morning?

I have other excuses for my laze.  For example my schizoid boss is “re-configuring” everyone’s schedule.  I have no idea how I got Monday off this week, but I’m going to run with it.

Or I could blame Netflix for their outstanding instant streaming service that brings me constant, mindless entertainment.

But really, the fault is mine.  I shouldn’t try to pass the blame on this one.  I don’t have to work today, and therefore my eyes demand more closed time.  I see the picture up there of that awesome napping cat and I can’t help but want to go back to sleep.  A mid-morning nap, if you will.  Even the promise of coffee is not enough to keep my eyes open.

…and so I will return to slumber and hope that those of you who are back to the grind this morning have as pleasant a Monday as your circumstances and outlook allow.

(Photo by audi_insperation )

Not so helpful, self help experts

Filed under Site News by on March 22, 2010 at 8:00 am {no comments}

coffee break
Do you ever feel like you want to give the finger to sickeningly repetitive self-help experts?

Do you find yourself screaming “I haven’t had enough coffee for this shit!” several times a day?

This week will feature posts about the site.  The purpose, what we’re all doing here, who I am and what you can expect on this blog in the future.

Not Enough Coffee is a blog about the things that motivate and inspire; things that provide distraction, frustration or a needed escape. This is an under-caffeinated search for balance and sanity.

A lot of “self-help experts” tend to give their advice in such a sugary, upbeat, unrealistic way that it becomes difficult not to resent what is sometimes a good message.  These guys have ingested too much of their special brand of Kool-aid.  Its hard to connect with what they’re saying when they sound like sanctimonious and judgmental lobotomy patients. (more…)

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Its somewhat embarrassing how long it has taken to find the motivation to create this site, but caffeine only takes a person so far.  Sometimes we have to really look  for entertainment and motivation in the world. Not Enough Coffee is about all the things that make you think, “I haven’t had nearly enough caffeine [...]

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Welcome to Not Enough Coffee! This is a search for balance and sanity. “We know what we are, but know not what we may be.” ~William Shakespeare Hello, I’m Amanda. I’m 29, I sleep too much, and drink too much coffee. I have a mountain of student loan debt from a wasted education that is [...]

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