Prompt:
In the most graphic detail you can imagine, describe a seemingly mundane act like drinking a cup of water, or being stuck in traffic. Tune in to all your senses, to every sight, sound, texture, taste and emotion you can muster.
Response:
It's early in the morning... Too early to think. Luckily, what I'm about to do requires less thought than experience. Though pushing myself out of the soft, warm comfort of sleep is difficult, I cannot help but gain excitement at the promise of caffeine. And thus, I roll out of bed and drag myself to the kitchen.
With eyes half closed, I feel for the grain of a wooden cabinet and open myself up to an assortment of foods. The half empty bag of Hawaiian hazelnut coffee beans, already ground and smelling like the best part of my morning, leans against the bottom right side of the cabinet. A slight smile stretches across my lips, and I feel the laziness inherent to this time of day begin to wear off. Perking up just a bit, I grap for the bag of coffee and unclip the clothespin holding together the open corner.
The next step of this process involves an inevitably aroused sense: smell. The strong, delicious aroma that wafts its way up to my nostrils never ceases to amaze me. Even my eyes, which until this point failed to begin functioning well, are stimulated to the point of widening. The stretch of my lips grows a bit wider, and I pour a small portion of the incredible contents of this seemingly mundane bag into the French press sitting on my counter. All that's left is to pour hot water and let it steep, but my favorite part of the process is taking the first sip.
The first sip of coffee every morning is the only thing that truly awakens my mind and body. The first sip is the one which requires not only taking some coffee in, but also holding it. Tasting it. Absorbing it, and finally swallowing.
Ah, that's great.
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