What is in your cup? - Page 463

happy_terd · 01-19-2011, 07:28 PM

That sucks.

Get well soon.

Stitchawl · 01-19-2011, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

Yeah, I don't drink anything alcoholic, but I love that color and bottle. I prefer rubies also (ruby is my birthstone) but also love Texas Blue Topaz, which is what that color reminds me of. The attached pictures shows one cut in the Lone Star cut...which, believe it or not, I don't prefer, LOL. I like mine faceted the regular way.

I thought that if you live in Texas you are required to drink tequila or mescal! At least, that's what they told me when I lived in Amarillo.
Who was I to argue? Besides, I like the little worm.

Stitchawl

phenomshel · 01-20-2011, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I thought that if you live in Texas you are required to drink tequila or mescal! At least, that's what they told me when I lived in Amarillo.
Who was I to argue? Besides, I like the little worm.

Stitchawl

You lived in Amarillo? When and for how long?? (If I may ask, LOL). And don't you know yet that Texans have elevated lying to an art form? Either that, or they just let me stay because I was grandfathered in (literally - my great grandfather built the first frame house in Hutchinson County, which is one county up and cattycorner from Amarillo). That house has since been moved into town (it was built three miles east of Stinnett townsite, originally) and is now the town museum. My mom used to tease that she was "born in the town museum"..which she was, just before it was a museum, LOL.

Stitchawl · 01-20-2011, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

You lived in Amarillo? When and for how long?? (If I may ask, LOL).

I lived there in 1966. I'm sorry to say that I don't remember anything very nice about the area other than Pala Duro Canyon and great mescal!

Stitchawl

captkjaneway · 01-20-2011, 03:09 AM

A sachet/blob? of Taiwainese Tea jelly......plucking up courage to taste it!

astra · 01-20-2011, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

What is it about the Pu-erh teas that you like so much? You seem to be as locked into those as I am into the black teas.

No, not really. I drink Pu-Erh twice or sometimes only once a day. Usually after lunch and always after dinner.
When I visited Tea House Emporium's tearoom in Bath, they had far too many teas on the list and I knew I had only one or two opportunities before I go home. Looked through the list and pointed my finger at Pu-Erh. Said to my wife: Let's try it. I know about black, green, blue and white teas but recently NBTea got a new section of Pu-Erh. I have never heard of it and have no blooming idea what it is. It is the best opportunity to try something new when it is done professionally. So we tried. The first sip was odd. I cannot say I disliked it but it was very unusual. Looks like black tea but the smell? (a friend told me it smells of fish to her

) and flavour was like nothing I have tried. Maybe even a bit unpleasant? repulsing? But we had a whole pot to experiment and were not in hurry to leave, so we took our time. By the end of the third cup (this was a real cup, 150ml, not a mug

) I thought I like it. I like its weirdness. We bought 100gr pack the next day.

For the first two-three days it tasted very odd. I was not entirely sure whether I love it but it just so happened that I drunk it after meals, sometimes good meals

and when drunk Pu-Erh I experienced a new feeling. Even if I had a heavy meal and my stomach was heavy and...I felt heavy..drinking Pu-Erh made me feel better. Right on the spot. As if it dissolved fat and other things and made me feel lighter and better. The heaviness in the stomach would disappear.
Time for RTFM!
Googled and found out that it is considered to be one of the best teas for digestive system. Rare tea with some organisms in it, akin to kefir but different of course.
My point is? I read about its positive effects on the stomach after I felt them myself without prior knowledge thus I have not been influenced by theory.
Since then it is my favourite after dinner tea and sometimes after lunch

My wife loves it for the same things, so both of us want to explore it. Pu-Erh usually comes in bricks or cakes. We have drunk only loose tea so far.
It is a rare thing when I enjoy a drink/food and it is healthy too

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Originally Posted by THE TERMINATOR

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Get Well soon, so you can laugh your socks off when kindlekitten decapitates me avatar

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Originally Posted by captkjaneway

A sachet/blob? of Taiwainese Tea jelly......plucking up courage to taste it!

Sounds very odd. I have never heard of it before and just googled a little bit to find out it is a jelly tea...odd indeed

A cup of Assam Mangalam.
Invigorating stuff!

Iridal · 01-20-2011, 04:47 AM

I was planning another coffeefree day, but after staring at the same page of my report for over 15 minutes I decided I needed one to be able to work

Had a Nespresso Volluto and I'm feeling much more awake already

Right now I'm drinking a cup of Brazilian Baia.

maianhvk · 01-20-2011, 04:49 AM

@ Iridal: don't push your stomach too hard!

Iridal · 01-20-2011, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by maianhvk

@ Iridal: don't push your stomach too hard!

I'm trying ! I've been drinking at least 3 cups of coffee every day for the last 2 years, so it takes some time to get used to work without coffee. Mornings and right after lunch are the worst times of the day, at those times I'm usually struggling to stay awake

maianhvk · 01-20-2011, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Iridal

I'm trying ! I've been drinking at least 3 cups of coffee every day for the last 2 years, so it takes some time to get used to work without coffee. Mornings and right after lunch are the worst times of the day, at those times I'm usually struggling to stay awake

ahh, you drink coffee to stay awake. I see now. so... best of luck on giving up coffee

or at least, good luck on cutting down on the amount of that aromatic beverage

Coffee, as well as tea, has no effect on me. Which is good. But I can't say the same for alcohol

I need to go to bed right after drinking any kind of alcoholic beverage

GeoffC · 01-20-2011, 05:17 AM

Coffee#1.

desertblues · 01-20-2011, 05:19 AM

Bad coffee at work.

GeoffC · 01-20-2011, 05:20 AM

My coffee is always good ....

desertblues · 01-20-2011, 05:21 AM

Then I'll work at your place in future.

GeoffC · 01-20-2011, 05:23 AM

I'm at home .... always ...

- best place to be ....

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happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	That sucks. Get well soon.

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captkjaneway Cockney Sci-Fi Geek! Posts: 472 Karma: 1463094 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wan Chai, Hong Kong Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Samsung Tab S 8.4", Samsung S6 Edge	A sachet/blob? of Taiwainese Tea jelly......plucking up courage to taste it!

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Iridal Mysteriarch Posts: 1,422 Karma: 26606984 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The land of impossible deadlines Device: iPhone 4, Kindle 3	I was planning another coffeefree day, but after staring at the same page of my report for over 15 minutes I decided I needed one to be able to work Had a Nespresso Volluto and I'm feeling much more awake already Right now I'm drinking a cup of Brazilian Baia.

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01-20-2011, 05:17 AM	#6941
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Coffee#1.

01-20-2011, 05:19 AM	#6942
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	Bad coffee at work.

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GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	My coffee is always good ....

01-20-2011, 05:21 AM	#6944
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	Then I'll work at your place in future.

01-20-2011, 05:23 AM	#6945
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