Tasty, but dumb

[omorka]

So I got up at about 12:30, did the usual getting-dressed stuff, unloaded last nights load of dishes and loaded the dishwasher for the next one, and thought to myself, "Self, this is the definition of luxury - rising after noon, surveying the aftermath of a damn good if low-key party with great food, breaking one's fast on a big slice of leftover apple pie* and a cup of cranberry-blood orange tea."

Okay, yes, I can see you tea snobs out there sneering at me for that last one. Yes, I buy the flavored froufrou teas from Republic of Tea and SeredipiTea and all the rest. I like flavored froufrou teas. Those of you who drink pu-erh unadulterated from a 300-year-old teapot can go ahead and laugh; I'm tough, I can take it. (Oh, gods, if you feel like you need to defriend me over something so embarrassing as that, I totally understand . . . .)

Anyway, I had something in one hand and was reaching for the flavored tea with the other and the stack of tea cannisters started sliding. I managed to catch two of them, but the others managed to not only fall onto the floor, they took another stack with them - and when that stack hit the floor, the lid popped off my British Breakfast and the loose tea went all over the floor.

*facepalm*

So I had to clean the mess up before I made my tea, and now I need to check to see if either Middle Market or Partial Edibles has that one loose. I'd rather just refill the canister than buy a new one.


*Shut up, it's better than a pop-tart.

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In other news, the minor evidence for my needing to watch Glee continues to mount; apparently Stephen Tobolowsky has a recurring role.


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Comments

[omorka.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'd prefer for people to call things that are based on hibiscus or other stuff "infusions" or "tisanes" instead of "tea," although I think I've given up the battle where rooibos is concerned, since not only is "red tea" apparently its common name, it actually sort of tastes like Camellia sinesis.

Speaking of which, is maté on your no-go list?

[kamiki-seto.livejournal.com]

I don't drink the herbals much, either. I'm allergic to chamomile (as are many people with ragweed allergy) and I'm also sensitive to one of the other common base herbal ingredients (possibly raspberry leaves?) that's in most of the Celestial Seasonings teas. So I tend to stick to ones that are based on 'real' tea. Not much into some of the fruity blends (it depends) but I go wild for anything that's minty. One of my current faves is Tazo Zen. Ohhhhhh.

[lodessa.livejournal.com]

I'm allergic to chamomile (as are many people with ragweed allergy)

Wow. I thought I was the only one!