The document discusses the author's changing views on coffee over 24 years, from hating the taste of coffee to being determined to love it. After starting with small sips, the author finished a full cup of coffee that gave a caffeine buzz and jolt of energy, helping the author feel like a mature coffee-drinking adult and no longer ordering embarrassing hot chocolate.

1. coffee. i hate you. i love you.

2. for twenty-four years of my life, i abhorred the taste of

3. it didn’t matter whether it w a cup of black ja a or a double chocolaty
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chip frappuccino with whipped cream on top.

4. i hated it all the same.
(almost as much as I hate adult cartoons)

5. but the funny thing w as, i
loved the idea of coffee.

6. i had caffeinated dreams.

7. of being a hip coffee house dweller.

8. of having an order so complicated it borders on insane.

9. of toting around the logo of the latest ‘undiscovered’ anti-starbucks establishment.

10. of a hot barista hastil scribbling ‘you’re cute’
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alongside his number on the side of my cup.

11. of actuall being a ake, i mean eyes bulging open a ake, in the morning.
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12. my hatred for coffee turned into pure determination to love it.

13. i started with a little sip here and there.

14. but i still couldn’t imagine myself paying over three dollars for something so disgusting.

15. that w until i finished my first full cup.
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16. which must ha been pure caffeine.
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17. i w bouncing off the w
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buzzzzzzzing around the office.
more a ake than i’d felt in years.
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18. of course i played it cool

19. aside from my visibl shaking body.
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20. but i finall felt that spark i’d been seeking.
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21. ok it w more like a high-powered jolt.
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but it w fabulous.
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22. no more embarrassing hot chocolate orders for me.

23. i’m a mature coffee drinking adult now.

24. booyaH!