What is in your cup? - Page 1025

HomeInMyShoes · 09-26-2011, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

30? In Regina?

Last time I was in Regina it was -42 overnight.

Local, organic apple juice. But as soon as I finish building this server, I'm going to sit down with my Kindle and a bit of 16yr. old Lagavulin.

30C again yesterday and 25C forecast for today. Damn, I feel burnt out today. It will be -30C in no time around here.

In the cup: Iced tea again.

mldavis2 · 09-26-2011, 09:48 AM

I just roasted up 1/3 lb. of Yemen Mokha Sharasi coffee, similar to Ethiopian cultivars with a lot of sweetness and fruit overtones. With the current political upheaval in Yemen, this may be the last coffee I'm able to obtain from that region for quite a while if exports are interrupted.

ProfCrash · 09-26-2011, 10:04 AM

Sounds like Genmaicha to me. Sencha with toasted rice.

I am finishing a pot of Rooibo Vanilla.

There are far too many posts to respond to but I would vote for Italian. It is a gorgeous language. The rules don't seem to apply for most of the language but it sounds sexy as all hell and gone.

beppe · 09-26-2011, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billi

Thank you very much, Beppe!

You are very welcome Billi. Die Freude ist ganz meinerseits, gnädige Frau.

With German I have two stories.

One is that of my father who was of German mother tongue, worked for a German company, spoke German with mother, brothers and sisters, and who never arrived to teach me the language of Goethe. Eh. Facts of life. At that time I was quite happy to escape endless sessions of auf und zu. He refused to go on until the pronounce was perfect ...

My mother put a sudden stop to those calisthenics. Maybe she was noticing the purple color of my father neck. Now I regret it bitterly. Ah, if only the young knew and the old could.

The second story is of my philosophy teacher in high school. Before the war he was a brilliant student of medicine. After hard earned experiences that obviously changed his priorities, he wanted to contribute to the ideal progress of the new generations. He got a degree in philosophy and became a dedicated and brilliant educator. His lectures and readings are still alive in my mind. He told us that he learned German to be able to read Hegel in original.

And I had to read Mann in Italian, and Heinrich Böll, and Rainer Maria Rilke, and on and on.

aceflor · 09-26-2011, 02:41 PM

Cava, Rosé. Second glas = I am drunk (I can drink quite a good amount of tequila and be fine, but wine, especially red which I love, not so much).

RainingLemur · 09-26-2011, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aceflor

Cava, Rosé. Second glas = I am drunk (I can drink quite a good amount of tequila and be fine, but wine, especially red which I love, not so much).

2 glasses of red wine, and I get fabulously fit shaced. White wine? Drink it like water. Whisky? All night, never a problem. Red wine? The lady wife calls me a cheap date.

On-topic: Ginger ale.

dreams · 09-26-2011, 04:51 PM

Hot chocolate in my cup, as it's a bit cool today.

Stitchawl · 09-26-2011, 07:57 PM

I'm sittin' in the railway station, got a ticket for my destination
On a tour of one-night-stands, my suitcase and guitar at hand
And every stop is neatly planned for a poet and a one-man band

Homeward bound, I wish I was homeward bound
Home, where my thoughts escape, at home, where my music's playin'
Home, where my love lies waitin' silently for me

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCfJfXPdSRo )

Well, airport rather than railway station, but the idea's the same...

Got a call last week; "We need you to be at the marina south of Agana... tomorrow. Meet the boat, the 'Lydia Lee' for a few days of work." Well, Agana is the main harbor on the island of Guam, in the Northern Marianas, and the 'few days of work' were between 15-40 meters down, around the islands north of Guam; Rota, Tinnian, and Saipan. Nice boat, nice people, nice weather, water as clear as an aquarium. Nice work, but tiring. These folks were making 4-5 dives every day! I'm getting too old for this stuff!

My plane takes off in two hours, and I should be sitting at home drinking good tea in five hours. Damn, you'd think a nice boat like that would have tea... and I was so rushed I forgot to pack my own. Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home for good tea!

See you soon.

Stitchawl

dreams · 09-27-2011, 12:41 AM

Welcome back, Stitchawl! I hope you had a great trip home and you finally get your tea.

aceflor · 09-27-2011, 03:02 AM

Had a green smoothie this morning, and a coffee, but I still need to drink my water and exercise, and right now I do not feel like it at all.

bjones6416 · 09-27-2011, 05:39 AM

Black coffee in my cup. Waiting for daylight to go for my walk.

Billi · 09-27-2011, 06:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beppe

One is that of my father who was of German mother tongue, worked for a German company, spoke German with mother, brothers and sisters, and who never arrived to teach me the language of Goethe.

I never imagined you had German roots, you sound like such a typical Italian man (in the best meaning of the word!

).

Water.

marino.DV · 09-27-2011, 07:10 AM

i think i am drinking the biggest coffee cup there could ever be created. I will probably have a heart attack in the next 10 minutes or so

beppe · 09-27-2011, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billi

I never imagined you had German roots, you sound like such a typical Italian man (in the best meaning of the word!

).

Water.

That's a big compliment. Let's put it this way: I work as a German and have fun as an Italian. Milano, were I grew, leads you toward both attitudes.

Stitchawl · 09-27-2011, 08:17 AM

I'm in Tea Heaven! SOOOO many good ones to chose from, but only one mouth to drink with.. As soon as I walked in the door I made a mug of East India Company's "Keemun Downy Bud." After a shower and unpacking my kit I made a mug of my unbranded Keemun. Then I washed my gear, uploaded the new pictures, and filled the washing machine... and then made a mug of Taylors of Harrogate's "Yorkshire" tea. I may never sleep again.

Stitchawl

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09-26-2011, 09:48 AM	#15362
mldavis2 Coffee Nut Posts: 410 Karma: 298350 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Missouri Device: Kindle 3; K4PC; Calibre	I just roasted up 1/3 lb. of Yemen Mokha Sharasi coffee, similar to Ethiopian cultivars with a lot of sweetness and fruit overtones. With the current political upheaval in Yemen, this may be the last coffee I'm able to obtain from that region for quite a while if exports are interrupted.

09-26-2011, 10:04 AM	#15363
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Sounds like Genmaicha to me. Sencha with toasted rice. I am finishing a pot of Rooibo Vanilla. There are far too many posts to respond to but I would vote for Italian. It is a gorgeous language. The rules don't seem to apply for most of the language but it sounds sexy as all hell and gone.

09-26-2011, 02:41 PM	#15365
aceflor Wizard Posts: 3,472 Karma: 48036360 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: where the sun lives, or so they say Device: Pocketbook Era, Pocketbook Inkpad 4, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Scribe	Cava, Rosé. Second glas = I am drunk (I can drink quite a good amount of tequila and be fine, but wine, especially red which I love, not so much).

09-26-2011, 04:51 PM	#15367
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Hot chocolate in my cup, as it's a bit cool today.

09-26-2011, 07:57 PM	#15368
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	I'm sittin' in the railway station, got a ticket for my destination On a tour of one-night-stands, my suitcase and guitar at hand And every stop is neatly planned for a poet and a one-man band Homeward bound, I wish I was homeward bound Home, where my thoughts escape, at home, where my music's playin' Home, where my love lies waitin' silently for me ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCfJfXPdSRo ) Well, airport rather than railway station, but the idea's the same... Got a call last week; "We need you to be at the marina south of Agana... tomorrow. Meet the boat, the 'Lydia Lee' for a few days of work." Well, Agana is the main harbor on the island of Guam, in the Northern Marianas, and the 'few days of work' were between 15-40 meters down, around the islands north of Guam; Rota, Tinnian, and Saipan. Nice boat, nice people, nice weather, water as clear as an aquarium. Nice work, but tiring. These folks were making 4-5 dives every day! I'm getting too old for this stuff! My plane takes off in two hours, and I should be sitting at home drinking good tea in five hours. Damn, you'd think a nice boat like that would have tea... and I was so rushed I forgot to pack my own. Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home for good tea! See you soon. Stitchawl

09-27-2011, 12:41 AM	#15369
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Welcome back, Stitchawl! I hope you had a great trip home and you finally get your tea.

09-27-2011, 03:02 AM	#15370
aceflor Wizard Posts: 3,472 Karma: 48036360 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: where the sun lives, or so they say Device: Pocketbook Era, Pocketbook Inkpad 4, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Scribe	Had a green smoothie this morning, and a coffee, but I still need to drink my water and exercise, and right now I do not feel like it at all.

09-27-2011, 05:39 AM	#15371
bjones6416 ↓↓ Skirt!! Earrings!! Posts: 3,394 Karma: 17432172 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Acer netbook, JetBook Lite, Sony PRS-300, Kindle 2, Kindle Fire	Black coffee in my cup. Waiting for daylight to go for my walk.

09-27-2011, 07:10 AM	#15373
marino.DV Groupie Posts: 163 Karma: 651780 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: none	i think i am drinking the biggest coffee cup there could ever be created. I will probably have a heart attack in the next 10 minutes or so

09-27-2011, 08:17 AM	#15375
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	I'm in Tea Heaven! SOOOO many good ones to chose from, but only one mouth to drink with.. As soon as I walked in the door I made a mug of East India Company's "Keemun Downy Bud." After a shower and unpacking my kit I made a mug of my unbranded Keemun. Then I washed my gear, uploaded the new pictures, and filled the washing machine... and then made a mug of Taylors of Harrogate's "Yorkshire" tea. I may never sleep again. Stitchawl

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