We now return to your regularly scheduled sarcasm.

I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOO ANGRY ABOUT THIS!

Some of you may remember me referring to the Nov. 1 Starbucks transition from the fall to the Christmas drinks. Well, needless to say, not only was the transition LATE this year (Nov. 9 instead of Nov. 1), but Starbucks also spent those extra 8 days ROYALLY FUCKING UP THE GINGERBREAD LATTE RECIPE.

Gone is the sugary sweetness with a hint of spice. This year, they are all spice and no sugar, causing my tastebuds to go on strike. LITERALLY. My tongue is numbing.

I know, I know. The world keeps spinning. Whatever. But you see people, fall is my transition time. I get my body used to caffeine again so I can enjoy the Venti gingerbread lattes without getting the shakes. Then in April, I endure the headaches associated with caffeine withdrawal when I move away from the lattes back to summery Passion Tea and Blended Strawberry Lemonades. The OLD gingerbread latte is worth these two tumultuous periods. This new drink is garbage. I put my heart through that rigorous training period for NOTHING.

While I love me some Pumpkin Spice lattes, had I known there were no reason to get used to the amount of caffeine in a Venti, I would have just gone with Talls and called it quits when they ran out of Pumpkin syrup. Now, I have to find another drink or quit caffeine cold turkey.

I am taking drink suggestions now.