I make coffee at the office in the morning. It took months, but we've perfected the coffee-to-water ratio. Coffee is a formula which, after brewed, is paired with a precise amount of artificial sweetener and creamer.

This morning when I got in, the pot was warm. And full. I turned to the girl who was already there and said, "Did you already make coffee?" She said, "Yes!" As it turns out, she'd been at the office since 5:45. As I poured the coffee into my cup, I started to worry. It was most definitely the wrong color.

The wrong color coffee indicates the incorrect strength. If the coffee-to-water ratio is off, then the amount of creamer and artificial sweetener has to be adjusted. Knowing this, I went light on both the creamer and sweetener, then sat at my desk to enjoy.

Except that didn't happen.

The coffee was so weak, the "coffee" was really just sugar water. I started trying to figure out how to get rid of the ENTIRE pot of coffee and start over without Coffee Making Female knowing. I mean - I didn't want to hurt her feelings, but this was seriously bad. This was almost on the level of not drinkable. About that time, Coffee Making Female came to my desk and said, "Em, the coffee is awful. Yours is so much better. Can you re-make it?"

Angels rejoiced. Choirs sang. And friends, I made the coffee.