im not really okay with either of these options....

you know, on principle, i try not to get coffee at starbucks. not only is it INSANELY overpriced, but i find that the coffee isnt really that great there.

however, i have found that my recent lifestyle (i.e., restlessly sleeping for maybe four hours and then writing a paper for fourteen) requieres HUGE doses of caffeine.

yesterday i went to the (i think) only other espresso place near my building and got a mocha. it tasted a little odd, but i couldnt quite figure out why. i thought maybe it was the milk (i had asked for low fat).
so, today on my way to school, still rebelling against starbucks, i stopped at the same place and ordered a mocha with regular milk. and this time i watched them make it.
they used generic chocolate syrup from key foods...

i think it might be time to suck it up and shell out an extra 2 bucks for some *real* chocolate from starbucks...