#tea reviews

[melgillman]

I got a Bird & Blend tea advent calendar this year, and drew sketches to help remember which ones I liked!

#bird and blend tea #tea reviews

[tasseophile]

The Daily Tea #2

gunpowder green tea with jasmine

The packaging got me on this one. The Tao of Tea's organic pearl gunpowder loose leaf green tea is beautiful. I think I will be getting this brand more often not only because of the quality of the tea itself but because of the packaging. A nice sturdy round tin sealed with a sticker that pops cleanly and easily when turned. Underneath the circular top is a beautiful metallic tin top with a small circular handle and their logo embossed on it.

Be careful! When I popped the lid off, I lost quite a bit of tea from the impact of me yanking the lid off.

Why didn't I get green tea with jasmine together? A couple reasons. I wanted a good green tea on its own. And I wanted to have some jasmine on hand for other blends in the future.

I brewed it carefully - knowing green tea is finicky to brew. Don't boil the water. But make sure it's hot. Don't let the leaves soak for too long. I used a tea strainer that sits on top so I knew I wouldn't brew it for too long.

Now on to the taste.

Because I added the jasmine, it smelled and tasted very floral right off the bat. I did add honey to this. A strong green tea flavor lingered underneath the jasmine, grounding it as the jasmine kept it bright. The honey kept the bitterness at bay when the jasmine flavor went away. As I got closer down to the bottom of the cup, it got more bitter and I just tasted more of the honey. I wonder how I can keep the jasmine flavor to last to the bottom of the cup. Hmmm... (any tips let me know). Perhaps a different strainer and equal parts green tea and jasmine...

Overall, I really liked both flavors. Green tea with jasmine is one of my favorite tea blends and this Tao of Tea is one of my new favorite tea brands. This was a good strong green tea to add to my collection - good for when I'm in the need of a light boost in energy and alertness and antioxidants.

All in all, a good purchase and a delightful cup of tea.

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[tea-and-thrillers]

Carytown Teas

I made a special trip to Carytown Teas in Richmond after work this evening and I wasn’t disappointed! It is a cute little shop and the staff was so friendly and knowledgeable! I picked up a darjeeling, which is one my favorite types of tea, and a couple of new things to try. It was definitely worth the trip into town during rush hour and I can’t wait to give the tea a try! Stay tuned for a…

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[ivytea]

MOONFISHER'S NOCTURNE • my piece for Nucleus House's annual postcard show. I wanted to convey the joy and disquiet that comes with finding something you've been searching for a long time.

#this also doubles as my review for boy and the heron.. it was genuinely such an insane soup #its tea times #my art #illustration #watercolour #royalcore #goblincore

[ineffableteeth]

I’d like to imagine every time Crowley accidentally falls asleep in the bookshop Aziraphale takes especially good care of him

He shuts all the blinds, dims the lights, carefully drapes one of the couch blankets over him, and silently reads in the chair across from him (He definitely glances over a few times between pages)

And maybe just maybe one day Aziraphales curiosity gets the best of him and Crowley wakes up to see him comfortably sleeping in his chair so he decides to get up, remove the book from his lap, and drape the now warm blanket over him instead

#good omens #crowley #aziraphale #aziracrow #ineffable husbands #crowphale #gay omens #aziraphale x crowley #good omens crowley #good omens aziracrow #aziracrow good omens #crowphale good omens #good omens crowphale #aziraphale good omens #good omens aziraphale #crowley good omens #aziraphale loves crowley #crowley loves aziraphale #then he wakes him up with a fresh cup of tea just the way Aziraphale likes it #we took over ‘tumblr in review’ and I love it

[tea-tuesday]

11/03/2023

today was the last day of my internship!! after saying goodbye to my coworkers/supervisors, i went to a café to finish reading normal people and study for the state bar (i'm on the last module). for the rest of the semester, my goals are to focus on my seminar and write my 30-page paper, study for the state bar, and have as much fun as possible before i go back to campus next sem😩

#NO MORE DOC REVIEW!!!!! #i was such a slacker during this internship i feel bad to have been considered full time... #studyblr #tea-tuesday #mine #lawblr #study inspiration #studyspo #studying #study #law school #study motivation #city academia #study study study

[kirstydreaming]

Review Australia 👗

#kirstydreaming #retro #feminine fashion #vintage inspired #pretty outfit #polka dots #strappy heels #1950s #review australia #smiling #redhead #tea length dress #feminine inspiration #instagram

[fromthedragonsdesk]

On Visual Novels and Catharsis

I never had a high opinion of Visual Novels. In my mind, they always seemed to boil down to the most basic wish fulfillment tripe that we'd collectively assign to the isekai genre these days, I'd wager. To me it was a waste of time or energy trying to interact with them (as an aside, I'm well aware that the Phoenix Wright series is arguably a visual novel, but I missed that boat by not having DS-era device). Even today, with a glance over most of games tagged 'visual novel' on Steam, you'll see what could be generously described as fetish pornography. So, seeing all this, I reinforced my belief that visual novels were for people who wanted some plot with their porn, and never thought much of it.

To my surprise, Steam insisted on recommending visual novels to me. I usually just tossed them aside from the recommendation queue, until I got two recommended almost back-to-back: Mice Tea and Changeling Tale.

Mice Tea had generally positive reviews, and many of them cited that the game's writing and characterization were generally humorous and appealing. So, given that it was on sale during the Steam Winter Sale, I figured it was worth a shot. Then, after basically binging on the game for 20 hours, I walked away thinking that I might have misjudged the genre on some levels.

I wouldn't say I was entirely surprised by Mice Tea - the reviews did it justice in terms of you, as the reader, wanting to root for the main cast to succeed. Most of the conflict didn't necessarily arise from an outside force, but rather internalized conflicts and the struggle to essentially be honest with yourself and those around you, risking vulnerability, essentially. At its core, I still felt like it was wish fulfillment to a significant degree, but the implausibilities were generally smoothed over enough to allow for suspension of disbelief to ride along with the story. And yeah, there... was a fair amount of catering to various fetishes and such worked in, but all in a fairly world-consistent sort-of perspective? At its core, the story was light, cheerful with moments of self-reflection and introspection, and wrapped up in a generally nice bow all in the end.

But what Mice Tea ended up doing for me, personally, was allowing me to lower my defenses during a particularly stressful point in my life, staying present in my mind when I then read over the reviews and such for Changeling Tale. I brushed off the emotion reviews, thinking that they were likely being dramatic.

I could not have been more wrong.

While set in a backdrop of old Scottish fantasy, I continually found myself impressed at how grounded Changeling Tale managed to make itself felt. I believe this is because the main character / player character of Changeling Tale (hereafter referred to as "Malcolm") is primarily reacting to the supernatural events occurring around him, rather than necessarily driving them by his own volition. Malcolm is thrust into a world that he already feels disconnected from due to his service in the military, and it cracks further open as fae magic begins seeping into the world around him.

That said, no one in the backwater town in which Malcolm has returned to handles the public appearance of fae magic particularly well, much less the three parallel storylines available to the reader between Jessie, Marion, and Grace. If anything, the most unreasonable reactions come from the player themselves, in how flippant or otherwise easygoing they handle changes happening to the people around them. That said, many decisions have a snowballing / weighted effect that can change plot directions far later on than one might expect, leading to fallings-out with friends and family, or worse.

But then something strange happened to me, as a reader, while working my way through these split storylines. Core messages seemed to stick out to me, interwoven among the stories. But they cut me straight to the core as a person; after finishing all 3 major storylines I was left shaking and bleary-eyed, wishing events could have turned out differently, desperately trying to reject the messages that had been suggested despite knowing deep-down that they were right.

"Be the best you that you can be."

"Encourage people to chase their dreams, but make sure you're pursuing your dream too."

"Sometimes peoples' dreams are irreconcilable with one another. That doesn't mean the love is gone, it just means that it isn't fair to either person."

"The size of the dream does not diminish its value; the holder of the dream determines its value."

(I intentionally omitted the storyline associations I would make)

When I held all of these thoughts together, an emotional dam burst in my heart. For years I never considered myself as having dreams or goals. For years I felt kind of confused and wondering if what I was doing mattered, or had worth. But somehow, a visual novel about fae shenanigans that dances alongside a transformation kink broadsides me with the realization that I AM where I want to be, doing what I am doing. I have a family who l love and loves me back. I am not pursuing a dream; rather, I am cultivating and maintaining a dream I have already attained. I am doing what is important to me and my family, and even if I'm not changing the world around me and leaving a name in the history books, I know that I am here and directly affecting the lives of those around me, and I'm not sure what more I could want for at this very moment.

And for the first time in quite a while, I feel content and satisfied.

#visual novel #changeling tale #catharsis #mice tea #scalie #furry #visual novel review

[book-coffee-stormy]

"He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same."

- Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights

#bookish #books and reading #bookstagram #bookworm #studyblr #bookblr #books & libraries #book tumblr #books reviewed #cozycore #tea #coffee #book quotes #book blog #booklr #books #book review

[yermes]

Manually blinking and breathing rn, at least I have some time to read 📚🍵🫖🎀

#suitlifeofgerm #askgerm #germthemagician #books of magic #vintage books #booksbooksbooks #matcha #chamberlain coffee #old books #new books #bookish #bookshelf #bookworm #book review #book quotes #books and libraries #books and tea #books #bookblr #books and reading #book aesthetic #book lover #bookaholic #books and coffee #books and literature #germ reads #dark academia books #booklr #books & libraries

[retropopcult]

Photographs of Disneyland by Loomis Dean, 1955.

#vintage #1950s #Fantasyland #Tomorrowland #Frontierland #Mad Tea Party #tea cups #Autopia #Peter Pan's Flight #Pan ride #Storybookland Canal Boats #Diamond Horseshoe Review #showgirls #kids #happy #Disney #mid-century #rides #attractions #guests #TWA Rocket to the Moon #Space Bar #California #Anaheim #amusement park

[melgillman]

I’m way behind on my tea advent calendar drinking this year, but I drew more little reviews to help remember my favorites!

#davids tea #tea reviews

[3-aem]

thinking about my exit interview that was super informal but at one point i was like okay i will say something positive about the team and my ex manager was like okay

and then we both sat there in silence for a solid minute

#me:…theyre nice people! #my ex manager with suspicious eyes: #delete later #i wanted to try out my buildings laundry machines today #bc i was tired of using the portable one in my apartment #its big and clunky and breaks my tap everytime i do laundry #and i dont have a dryer so massive pain #but it cost me $5.5 and so i will continue doing it in my apartment ❤️ #tbf it wasnt even really an interview i just had to return my shit and was like hey do u wanna hear the tea and gossip #and he was like pulling out a notebook like yea #and then i went off for an hour #hes not a retaliatory dude so it was fine if anything im sure he just took the notes and then went off to figure out solutions or whatever #now i feel like i snitched #i didnt say names but he just kept figuring it out #i was like ppl dont like how ppl drop documentation in code reviews #and he was like is this about gordon and his use effect document #and i was like……………..*speechless* #and then i was like some ppl thing the environment has gotten a tad competitive #and he was like is that from henry #*SPEECHLESS*

[tea-and-thrillers]

Cozy Drink Haul!

It’s starting to get chilly here in Virginia, so what better time to restock the pantry with some of my favorite cozy drinks? While I love tea, there are a couple of non-tea drinks on the list! 1. My all time favorite hot cocoa mix is from Target. I love peppermint season, so I’m a huge fan of the Good and Gather brand Peppermint Hot Cocoa. I also enjoy the other Good and Gather mixes, but this…

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[ectofool]

do not fucking buy the Taco Bell Brisk® Dragon Paradise Sparkling aiced Tea its dogshit its fucking foul its not worth the calories and its not worth the $0.00 i paid for it what a waste of perfectly good water

#sorry for a bit of grass in the pic i hope it doesnt distract from the review #i seldom slander taco bell but i will happily die in the brisk iced tea vat to contaminate it and spark outrage

[blood-orange-juice]

My yearly supply of tea has arrived.

#this is almost 2kg of tea #chinese post managed to get it here before the black friday stampede and before sinterklaas #I'm very happy #tea #should I start writing tea reviews as a way of practicing describing scents in english #hmm