Pumpkin bagel, pumpkin cream cheese...ah, love this time of year...

Seems Bruegger's Bagels is now offering Fair Trade Coffee products (through the company Green Mountain Coffee Roasters). Info here: http://www.brueggers.com/coffee.html And today they're offering a free 12-oz sample cup to customers. Interesting--I've been actually pondering lately if Fair Trade Coffee would truly make an impact if major chains started using it (if only Starbucks would, this would *really* influence the industry). Though I suppose some would wonder what the big deal about Fair Trade Coffee is...

Fair Trade certification means small-scale farmers are paid a fair price to produce high-quality coffee beans. A fair price means farmers can afford better nutrition, education, housing and health care for their families. By receiving a fair price, Fair Trade coffee farmers can also avoid cost-cutting practices that can sacrifice quality. Fair Trade encourages traditional farming methods, which protect the environment and result in exceptional beans.

More info and an article here, and a bunch of useful info/purchasing links: http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/hunger/coffee.cfm

Ok, soapbox off. Encountered the Radiohead song Karma Police recently, and dammit. Now I realize I need to buy all the Radiohead CDs. But there are like five of them. Five! It's going to take forever before I can have the funds to acquire them all, even used. D: And I still need to find those other Muse CDs that were UK/Europe only releases (Origin of Symmetry and Hullabaloo). Dammit. Give me my music, people D< *flails*

Hrmm...this weekend is going to be...freaking busy >_o