Obsession: Iced coffee

Implements of destruction: Coffee, Nespresso machine, coffee maker, $20 take out cup, ice cube try. 

So yes, I'm a New Englander and yes, I love coffee. But somewhere along the line, the happy train has veered off the tracks and I've become one of those nutty people when it comes to iced coffee. Specifically, I've become one of those people who has to have the iced coffee made a certain way or I'm not interested. As I write this, I'm sitting in my living room at 8:20 a.m. without a coffee. Why? Because I don't have half and half. I have milk, but I can't drink coffee with milk, only half and half.
Here's the way it goes: I make a big pot of coffee using twice as much coffee as I would for hot coffee. I freeze some of the coffee into ice cubes and put the rest in a pitcher in the refrigerator. I then make several shots of espresso to add to the pitcher. This, in itself, was a bit of obsession. I tried a few different ways to make espresso before finally breaking down and buying a Nespresso, which makes us very happy. Nine seconds, and you have a cup of espresso.
In the morning when I go to have my coffee, I put some of the ice cubes in a glass, add the iced coffee and stir in some half and half. Oh, wait, I forgot ... it's not just any glass, it's a take out cup from Starbucks that I bought a little while ago. It's a $20 take out cup. Trust me, that's too much to pay. I thought it said $12.95. When I got to the register, I found out I was wrong. I bought it anyway. Turns out it was worth it. It keeps my iced coffee chilled for hours. 
To get my perfect cup of iced coffee every day, I need coffee, the coffee maker, the espresso maker, a pitcher, a take out mug, half and half and ice cubes made from coffee.
It's ridiculous.
And delicious.