coffee anyone?

i got breakfast this morning from a very small...mini mart? snack shop? coffee house?...no one really knows. i ordered a cup of coffee in hopes of achieving that nirvana of Balanced Hyperactivity, and the lady said 'hold on, i'll make a new pot for you.' this made me uncomfortable because: a) i knew i only wanted one cup, b) it seemed that no one within the entire city limits of baltimore city would be coming into this particular establishment for the rest of the day, much less ordering coffee, and c) i have been drinking cold and un-fresh coffee for most of my coffee drinking years, and i have come to expect that when i fork over that $1.35, it's going to be old and Not So Tasty. i didn't want an entire pot wasted because i ordered a single cup. the lady probably wanted to make a new pot because the coffee i would be choosing from if she didn't was guaranteed to be Not So Tasty, but i was cool with that. really. i thought about sharing all this information with the well-intentioned lady, but i didn't really feel like it would be appropriate. i envisioned an extremely awkward and confusing conversation happening, which i wasn't really prepared to deal with before i had some coffee.

so, if any of you want some coffee, there's a fresh pot ready for you at a...bagel shop? convenience store?...about a block from my house.