What is in your cup? - Page 1606

pdurrant · 03-18-2013, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maianhvk

Good to know I'm not doing anything 'wrong'. But it is not strong enough. Seems like I'll have to leave it there for 10 mins, next time

Or use a little more tea.

ProfCrash · 03-18-2013, 09:14 AM

Resteeping is commonly done for many teas. There are very few teas I don't resteep.

Bancha in my cup right now.

CRussel · 03-18-2013, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maianhvk

Good to know I'm not doing anything 'wrong'. But it is not strong enough. Seems like I'll have to leave it there for 10 mins, next time

If it isn't strong enough at 5 minutes, you probably need to use a bit more tea, or give it more room to steep. If you're using one of those little tea balls, they tend to be too small to allow the tea to properly steep.

Today I'm getting ready to go on the road. Doing a three city sweep of western Canada presenting on Windows 8 and Office 365. (Expenses, but no actual pay

) So, up early, a quick swim, and then heads down on the presentation and demo.

Starting the day with Peet's Anniversary Breakfast Blend and fresh squeezed orange juice.

ProfCrash · 03-18-2013, 10:47 AM

Think of it as a paid interview and see how many people you can impress.

Pot one of Sencha. With a piece of German Chocolate Cake. Soooo good

dreams · 03-18-2013, 02:14 PM

Coffee in my cup and wishing I had some German Chocolate Cake.

ProfCrash · 03-18-2013, 02:32 PM

It was really good.

Finished off two pots of Sencha. At home getting ready to nap.

CRussel · 03-18-2013, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Think of it as a paid interview and see how many people you can impress.

Pot one of Sencha. With a piece of German Chocolate Cake. Soooo good

Yup. That's the plan. Would be good to get some actual Canadian work.

Meanwhile, made a huge pot of Bolognese sauce, which is simmering away in the oven, and settled for a good old PBJ for lunch. But that Bolognese will be ready by dinner.

Diet coke right now. Too much caffeine this morning, need to taper off a bit.

Stitchawl · 03-18-2013, 06:14 PM

Tea... too early to care which one. Hot and thick; that's all that's important right now.

Stitchawl

poohbear_nc · 03-18-2013, 06:36 PM

Good luck on your job hunt Charlie!

I'll toast your efforts tonight with a wee dram o'Talisker!

Iridal · 03-19-2013, 03:56 AM

Phew, what a week ...

I spend the whole of last week in training with a police corps that investigates accidents with seriously injured people. They do reconstructions of the accident to find out who's to blame and if anything could have been done to prevent the accident.

So it was maths and physics all week long. Then add snow storms, roads that look like skating ramps and 1600 km of traffic jam (on highways only, so it would be around 3000km if you count secondary roads as well!) and you can just imagine how fun it was.

Thankfully I did learn a lot, and the team there is so welcoming.

So now I'm back at the office, enjoying a cup of cappuccino. I think it's going to get really busy for me in the upcoming months, at work and at home. We decided to move in with my parents, that will happen in may. We're also still working on the design of our house, and we keep changing our minds about everything :s And my main project of this year finally started, so I expect it will be really busy at work as well.

pdurrant · 03-19-2013, 04:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iridal

Phew, what a week ...

Wow. It sounds exciting, too. Good luck with the new living arrangements and the house design.

Coke Zero #1 in my cup, as I catch up on some late paperwork.

Bilbo1967 · 03-19-2013, 04:45 AM

Disaster at work. Just got here and we've;

Spoiler:

How is anybody supposed to work in these circumstances?

pdurrant · 03-19-2013, 05:19 AM

I suggest sending an office junior on an emergency run to the nearest specialist tea shop.

Just finished coke zero #1.

maianhvk · 03-19-2013, 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I suggest sending an office junior on an emergency run to the nearest specialist tea shop.

Just finished coke zero #1.

It's the same everywhere!

About to have another English Breakfast.

pdurrant · 03-19-2013, 05:56 AM

And onto Coke Zero #2 as I tackle the not-quite-late-yet paperwork having finished the well-overdue paperwork.

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03-18-2013, 09:14 AM	#24077
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	Resteeping is commonly done for many teas. There are very few teas I don't resteep. Bancha in my cup right now.

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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	Think of it as a paid interview and see how many people you can impress. Pot one of Sencha. With a piece of German Chocolate Cake. Soooo good

03-18-2013, 02:14 PM	#24080
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,112 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Coffee in my cup and wishing I had some German Chocolate Cake.

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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	It was really good. Finished off two pots of Sencha. At home getting ready to nap.

03-18-2013, 06:14 PM	#24083
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	Tea... too early to care which one. Hot and thick; that's all that's important right now. Stitchawl

03-18-2013, 06:36 PM	#24084
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,841 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Good luck on your job hunt Charlie! I'll toast your efforts tonight with a wee dram o'Talisker!

03-19-2013, 03:56 AM	#24085
Iridal Mysteriarch Posts: 1,422 Karma: 26606984 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The land of impossible deadlines Device: iPhone 4, Kindle 3	Phew, what a week ... I spend the whole of last week in training with a police corps that investigates accidents with seriously injured people. They do reconstructions of the accident to find out who's to blame and if anything could have been done to prevent the accident. So it was maths and physics all week long. Then add snow storms, roads that look like skating ramps and 1600 km of traffic jam (on highways only, so it would be around 3000km if you count secondary roads as well!) and you can just imagine how fun it was. Thankfully I did learn a lot, and the team there is so welcoming. So now I'm back at the office, enjoying a cup of cappuccino. I think it's going to get really busy for me in the upcoming months, at work and at home. We decided to move in with my parents, that will happen in may. We're also still working on the design of our house, and we keep changing our minds about everything :s And my main project of this year finally started, so I expect it will be really busy at work as well.

03-19-2013, 05:19 AM	#24088
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,504 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	I suggest sending an office junior on an emergency run to the nearest specialist tea shop. Just finished coke zero #1.

03-19-2013, 05:56 AM	#24090
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,504 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	And onto Coke Zero #2 as I tackle the not-quite-late-yet paperwork having finished the well-overdue paperwork.