The One Where You Need It As Much As I Do… Don’t You?
I won an award on Thanksgiving.
This is the part of the post where I take a long pause so that you can be impressed. I have to revel in this moment because I’m about to tell you what the award was for and you’re going to stop being impressed. So… give it a second…
Okay! I won the award for being the first person at the party to pass out. Mm-hmm. The party with the all people who I didn’t know who I was supposed to be making friends with. In my defense, though, I will have you know that it was a really busy morning (and a very busy night before) and I did not have any caffeine at all – AT ALL – that day. THE ENTIRE DAY. No coffee. Whatsoever.
So, yeah, I passed out first.
SORRY, NEW FRIENDS. TINY ASIAN NEEDS HER CAFFEINE.
(First thing to learn about me.)
The irony about all this is that, the day before Thanksgiving, I received a lovely Nescafe Dolce Gusto Piccolo, and it was sitting in its lovely box in the boot of my lovely car, being lovely, while I was passing out in my sparkle shoes at Thanksgiving dinner. I just didn’t have 10 minutes at home to hook up the machine because of all the cream I had to whip for Thanksgiving. And I just didn’t have time to press a cup of coffee (my usual method of making coffee) because that takes even more than 10 minutes and, as I mentioned, there was brown sugar whipped cream to make. If I had had time to set up the Dolce Gusto, I could have had a cappuccino in 60 seconds (it seriously makes cappuccino in 60 seconds!) and I could have been awake all day on Thanksgiving and I could have really impressed some folks with my charm and, like, you know… lack of unconsciousness.
But it didn’t happen that way and I ate turkey and I fell asleep. I even tried to make myself really, really small so no one would notice, but damn. People are observant. But at least I got an award for it.
Anyway, the point of this post is to tell you that, when you win this contest, BE THEE NOT SO STUPID and just PLUG IN the Dolce Gusto. And then make a 60 second cappucino. (Seriously, 60 seconds and so delicious. Yummy foamy milk. Also, here’s a hint: put peppermint hot chocolate mix in it and – BAM – peppermint mocha. THANK ME LATER.) Then you can BE AWAKE and make friends.
So, yeah. Leave a comment here. Tweet about this contest. Win a Dolce Gusto. Make delicious caffeinated beverages. Make friends. Be popular. Don’t say I never did anything for you.
Here’s the part with the pseudo-legal stuff.
I am fortunate enough to be able to host this contest because of Nescafe. They sent me my own Dolce Gusto Piccolo and several coffee pods to try. I loved the coffee and the coffeemaker, so now I’m passing that on to you. Nescafe will send you your own if you win. Nescafe also served me a lovely dinner and meet-n-greet with Joe Miller at Joe’s restaurant in Venice, and a nifty-keen party-hosting cookbook. (Katelin blogged about that here, if you’re curious.) So, basically, Nescafe is generous and awesome and ALSO makes good coffee – but that’s my own opinion.
To enter this contest you, first of all, must live in the United States. I’m sorry, Canadian Friends! Please console yourself with Tim Horton’s and universal health care. I promise to be jealous. If you fulfill that guideline, read on!
1. Comment on this post. (1 entry)
2. Amplify this post via Twitter, Facebook, or your own blog and leave another comment with a link. (up to 3 more entires.)
3. Do so before the end of day on 12/18, when I’ll close comments and select a winner randomly. The winner will be announced on 12/19. I’ll pass on your info to Nescafe and then you can wait patiently by your mailbox for you prize! Wee! Thanks again, Nescafe!
This contest is now closed. The winner is Miss Kaci Johanna!
“TINY ASIAN NEEDS HER CAFFEINE.”
**dies**
this white girl needs her caffeine too!!!
Normal sized white girl needs caffeine too, y’all!
i’m sitting here with a massive headache from a lack of caffeine – NO COFFEE ALL DAY! why? because training for my new job was at 7am. really? yeah. so, no time leaves a cranky erin. i need this machine to combat moments like this… and my laziness.
I tweeted, facebooked & blogged it, too! I really need the coffee
http://withthepoodlesalready.blogspot.com/2011/12/want-to-be-my-new-best-friend-help-me.html
Oh, I don’t want this. I NEED IT!!! 60 seconds?! Oh, my. Yes, yes, yes, please!
so uh, i only recently discovered just how great coffee is (i know right?) and my mom has been raving about this device. i need one. i want one. pick me please?
I want to be the random coffee winner, ME ME ME, pick me! =)
TINY INDIAN NEEDS CAFFEINE TOO!
Also, I’m jealous of Canadians due to all the Tim Hortons and Poutine and Michael J. Fox.
You know, I think that coffee maker seriously could have saved my life a 100 times over
I want universal health care. You want to run a giveaway for that? Yes?
I mean, I WISH.
You had me a peppermint mocha in 60 seconds (hooray for no more Starbucks lines + prices).
Thanks for the chance to win.
I would love this because I live in New York where all the coffee is terrible all the time. It’s like Denny’s at 3am bad.
I mean, we both know I need this.
The main point I took from this is…
Nescafe hates Canadians!
(Kidding.)
(Probably.)
This is a spectacular thing to be giving away and I very much want it. Hooray for falling asleep on Thanksgiving. It’s what the cool people do.
PS. When Ben’s season of the Bachelor starts, please please please tell me you’ll be recapping episodes. PLEASE.
-@iamsarabelle
Um, yes please! I want to make my own peppermint mocha.
Coffee? 60 seconds? I’m sold!
I am ALWAYS the first one to pass out at parties. My friends in grad school even turned it into a verb: “Jess-ing out” — which meant you passed out or left something cool early because you were lame.
…And I’m not even that tiny!
You mean I would be able to have coffee at my OWN HOUSE? (Jig of shame.)
God, I need something like this. Do you know how difficult it is to live with someone who doesn’t drink coffee? WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO, DRINK AN ENTIRE POT ON MY OWN?! (I do, and sometimes it’s not pretty. Mama needs a cup at a time.)
Tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/kacijohanna/status/145335016707198976
Um, I NEED THIS.
umm.. i want to win. or else i’m going to have to break into your house and steal yours. do you want that now?
i feel like i’ve worked harder for this this weekend than anything else. does that make me sad? a little bit.
https://twitter.com/#!/jeanyah/status/145640674350477312
http://itakewhatieat.tumblr.com/post/14036351599/im-posting-this-link-so-i-can-win-but-dont-enter
That sounds like a productive Saturday to me, dude.
peppermint mochas, YUM!
This just went to the top of my Christmas wish list. I hope I win!