[Coffee Shot] What is your favorite coffee/tea drink? And What makes coffee/tea special for you?

I have a particular taste, but is it not defined/confined to a particular drink or two; my favorite drink is defined by my mood and what I need to help my mood. First, I need to state that caffeine does NOT make me energetic nor awake; it actually relaxes and allows a clear mind and for better concentration. A strong dark latte may help on days where I need to keep busy and stay on task (I have ADHD, which could explain a lot about me). These days, the days mentioned, are days during school, or work, where I have a lot of tasks, a lot of assignments, studying for test, etc...
I also put a shot of Irish whiskey in my coffee (I make a mean real Irish coffee/latte) when I have migraines; this I have found to be a secret medicine or weapon against migraines since a migraine is where the blood is not getting to the brain (whereas headaches receives too much blood in the head). The caffeine allows vessels to expand and the alcohol thins the blood allowing  a better flow to the head; and both caffeine and alcohol relaxes and helps for a clear thought process. Granted I do not have my Irish coffees during school or work, obviously.
With tea, I love this particular loose leaf Chinese green tea that my wife's cousin got us for part of our wedding gift while we were in China, it is both bitter,  smooth, and so so fresh. Tea like coffee, as well as many things is best when fresh, not processed! I also love jasmine and oolong tea, but only drink jasmine when I've had too much green (or coffee) and only oolong when feeling ill or weak (considering the positive effects that oolong has on the digestive system). There are some days where I feel I need a strong dark small espresso, in a nice small white cup while sitting and watching the world go by. Or other days, drinking a tea latte with friends late at night talking about randomness.
I was first introduced to coffee by my cousin Tara, and realized its potential of relaxing me with my migraines and asthma (had asthma bad when I was young). I was introduced to green teas by my wife, then my best-friend; she didn't technically introduce me, but since she was/is Chinese, I introduced myself as much as I could to anything Chinese, including tea. Found I loved the taste, of real tea, not processed bagged tea.
Please tell me of your coffee/tea stories, your favorite drinks, and why coffee/tea special for you.

[Poem Share] Bleaker and Bleaker Still by the Caffinated Sophist

May I ask of thee, for she, to thee,

From me; to increasingly plummet--

--into the dark mirthless doleful sea?

Mine eye can’t abide thine summit.

Phoebus, thine tender intensity
conflicts with my state, here with my love.

Thou art a fierce luminosity,

while I lie here with her and thy above.

Thine ever stabbing, throbbing, searing,

radiant, crystal daggers of yore.

I constantly find myself fearing--

of thy moving espirt de corps.

I respect the ever need of thee.

I will admit thine healthy habit.

Yet, if thou could hastily flee,

while safe in my hole like a [rabbit].

Hopefully thou find that mutually--

--[this agreement is] for our rapport.

For my mind still anachronistically.

Bleaker my darken life, heretofore.

As Donne states “Why dost thou thus” “old fool.”

For here two lovers lie still embraced;

waiting on naught reveling on morn’s cool;

recapturing my youth’s misspent waste.

Though thy tepidity ascends and falls.

Our fervent passion remains ageless.

Thine consoling nature just appalls--

--me, for one of us tarries lifeless.

Phoebus! Leave us be in peace and rue!

For morrow thee bring bleak loneliness

and I pull the curtains to eschew--

--thee, when I should pull purple rock cress.

I apologize from me to thee.

when thou creeps thine heavenly azure,

is when she must honor Charon’s fee.

 While I lie, cold, starring at her contour.

[Poem Share] Blue Mist by the Caffinated Sophist - tell me what you think

Dew in the morning air
Brings life to death so fair
Spring, Autumn, the icy chill
How I miss those times of fill

When memory and the present
Leave as the hunted pheasant
Autumn, Spring, the icy chill
Oh I miss those times of Psalm

Fire, rises, smoke fills lung
While story and memory flung
Spring, Autumn, the calming tone
Ah, I miss that amber shone

While the fair blue mist rises
And descends, I forget the devises
Autumn, Spring, the icy chill
How I yearn for memory’s ease

Centrist

Why does the United States have only 2 parties for government? I mean yes they have these (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_States#Political_parties) different minorities; but only two major parties that are splitting the country apart by acting like children. I don't take sides really on matters of republican or democrat, I'm a centrist, therefore I see things what are more practical and what would work better, which could mean a little bit of republican ideas and a little bit of democrat ideas. In fact a lot of times I play devil's advocate just to have the other party to see the other side of the argument (Ha!). But back to my question, "why does the United States have only two parties for government?" I know of American political history on how these two parties became the major leaders in government, but why now still? There are so many other options to break their hold on monopolising our government the way they're doing. I even know of some republican and democrat (not personally, only from news) individuals that are NOT republican or democrat, but were elected to be so; so that they can be supported and get into office (too many sites, just look on google and wiki... though I know their sources are not too reliable many times). Hopefully someone will come on and answer this; or I might have to put this on the questions forum (hmmm....).
Anyways... I like to reiterate what I said, to complete my thought on the matter; for that  I mean on the comment "but why now still, there are so many other options to break their hold on monopolising our government the way they're doing." If the United States government had three or more parties, it would offset the balance of power, also there would not be such a deadlock as much as two parties would. The republicans and democrats split the nation so perfectly to distract the people of the real issues and keep a 'stale-mate tug-of-war' in Washington so nothing gets accomplished, made to look like nothing getting done, or simply drag everything out to blame party A so that party B can get into office (notice I not blaming either party, but both in a not so much of an indirect way).
So I would like anyone reading this post, first to think of what you really want out of your government then go to this 3rd party site http://www.politicalcompass.org/test and take the test (logically & honestly); it is long and a bit difficult if you don't know much about politics, economy, and so on , but it is well worth the time and learning to 'know thy self better.'
I took the test, hmmm, 9 times in my life time, first time I took it I was a republican, mostly from my parents' influence, 2nd time I took it, still a republican, 3rd time (a little over a year later) I found my self to be a democrat, 4th time (6 months later) a communist, 5th time the same, 6th time (a year after the 5th time) a centrist, 7th time the same, 8th time the same, and just recently (the day I wrote this post) after 2 years after the last time I took the test, making this the 9th time, I'm still in the middle near centrist but also leaning towards Social Libertarian/Authoritarian, which I find kind of funny, though they did change up the questions and how to answer them, used to you could click 'maybe,' which I pick a lot because it just depends on the circumstance to know how to answer some of those questions. But I can still accept the results, I'm still near the center, which I like to be, like I tell everyone, I like the middle-path, its hard to walk on sometimes, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Below is the image of where I stand (currently), the map is a good description of how people stand, and how close they stand next to, certain political views. Please try it yourself.