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Not a Paper Cup
I recently ordered the Not a Paper Cup from ThinkGeek. It looks like a paper coffee cup but is made of ceramic. The lid is silicone instead #6 plastic. It should be awesome. It's not.

Advertised as 12 ounces, it actually only holds 8 ounces. Right there, it's at most 66% as awesome as it should be. As one friend put it, "That is significantly less awesome."

Now that I've used it I'll say that it's about 0% awesome and 90% suck with 10% fail.

The silicone lid tastes, well, like silicone. It adds this horrible flavor to every sip. I like my coffee to have a strong coffee flavor, not a strong coffee plus silicone flavor. Maybe that's just me...

The double walled construction of the cup, in theory would add an insulating layer to keep the coffee warm longer than a regular paper cup. This was not the case and in a test yesterday, I found that the standard paper cup kept the coffee warm for about an hour and a half longer than the Not a Paper Cup.

In summary:

Holds 8 ounces instead of 12 (as advertised).
Silicone lid adds odd and horrible taste to coffee.
Doesn't keep the coffee hot as long as regular paper cups.

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Coogan's 5K - Update
Officially I ran my best 5K to date. I finished in 19:41 averaging 6:20 per mile.

It was a rather hilly course, starting at 173rd and running up to the Cloisters. After circling the museum, the same route was taken back to 173rd.

On Saturday I said I was going to PR. I was told that was a bit a of a lofty goal given how hilly the course was. Sunday morning I woke up with a bit of discomfort after gorging on sushi the night before and thought I might not do well.

As I stood in the corral, those feelings changed. I knew I was going to PR. And I did.

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Eponymous

	About The things about which I feel the need to write... The web-based journal of M. Forde, computer nerd and endurance athlete contact Sections main musings running DeLorean code unix album Archives 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Links olix0r.net netmeister.org Giraffes Been There, Run That Eat. Run. Sleep.	12 Mar 2010 Not a Paper Cup I recently ordered the Not a Paper Cup from ThinkGeek. It looks like a paper coffee cup but is made of ceramic. The lid is silicone instead #6 plastic. It should be awesome. It's not. Advertised as 12 ounces, it actually only holds 8 ounces. Right there, it's at most 66% as awesome as it should be. As one friend put it, "That is significantly less awesome." Now that I've used it I'll say that it's about 0% awesome and 90% suck with 10% fail. The silicone lid tastes, well, like silicone. It adds this horrible flavor to every sip. I like my coffee to have a strong coffee flavor, not a strong coffee plus silicone flavor. Maybe that's just me... The double walled construction of the cup, in theory would add an insulating layer to keep the coffee warm longer than a regular paper cup. This was not the case and in a test yesterday, I found that the standard paper cup kept the coffee warm for about an hour and a half longer than the Not a Paper Cup. In summary: Holds 8 ounces instead of 12 (as advertised). Silicone lid adds odd and horrible taste to coffee. Doesn't keep the coffee hot as long as regular paper cups. Don't buy one. If some one gifts it to you, well then that person must hate you or not understand coffee. [/musings] [comment] [permanent link] Coogan's 5K - Update Officially I ran my best 5K to date. I finished in 19:41 averaging 6:20 per mile. It was a rather hilly course, starting at 173rd and running up to the Cloisters. After circling the museum, the same route was taken back to 173rd. On Saturday I said I was going to PR. I was told that was a bit a of a lofty goal given how hilly the course was. Sunday morning I woke up with a bit of discomfort after gorging on sushi the night before and thought I might not do well. As I stood in the corral, those feelings changed. I knew I was going to PR. And I did. [/running] [comment] [permanent link]