Dinosara

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Dinosara drank Pistachio Matcha by Red Leaf Tea

This tasting note is pretty much exclusively a check-in for me. Some of you may know that I live on Long Island in NY, which was hit hard by Sandy. Fortunately for me, I have been in Ohio visiting my boyfriend since last Saturday. I was originally scheduled to return to NY on Tuesday, then Thursday, but horrible conditions in NY and Long Island have kept me trapped here until the weekend. But my school has been closed for the rest of the week, so I don’t have to worry about my teaching obligations. I know that my apartment fortunately didn’t flood, but that it probably still doesn’t have power (too bad for my food in the fridge/freezer).

I drank this cold on my drive down to Ohio, and definitely thank it for keeping me awake.

2012-10-31 19:13:14 -0400

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gmathis 2012-10-31 19:38:29 -0400

Glad to hear you are safe! It’s got to be a nail-biter, anxious to check on things at home. Keep us posted. You’re in our prayers!

Ysaurella 2012-10-31 19:41:57 -0400

happy to hear you’re ok :)

Incendiare 2012-10-31 19:49:34 -0400

So glad you’re alright!

Babble 2012-10-31 19:54:47 -0400

Wow!! Glad you are ok!!

Veronica 2012-10-31 20:08:52 -0400

Happy to hear you’re ok!

Invader Zim 2012-10-31 20:21:54 -0400

At least you’re in a safer place, enjoy your extra time with your boyfriend :)

Heather Martin 2012-11-01 03:27:42 -0400

Thanks for the check in.

Nik 2012-11-01 15:49:13 -0400

Eep! Thanks for checking in.

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I am tea obsessed, with the stash to match. I tend to really enjoy green oolongs, Chinese blacks, and flavored teas with high quality bases, especially florals, bergamot-based teas, and chocolate teas.

I’m a grad student and in my free time I am a birder, baker, and music/movie/tv addict.

I have an Adagio Teas UtiliTEA kettle and a Tea Forté Kati cup for brewing. I also have a Chinese Ru Kiln tea set for gongfu brewing.

Here are my rating categories, FYI:
100-90: These teas are mind-blowingly good to me.
89-80: I really really like these teas and will keep most of them in the permanent collection, but they’re not quite as spectacular as the top category
79-70: Tasty teas that I enjoy, but definitely won’t rebuy when I run out.
69-65: Teas that I would probably drink again, but wouldn’t seek out. They don’t quite do it for me in one aspect or another; often just not quite my style
64-60: Teas that I don’t really enjoy all that much and wouldn’t drink another cup of.
59-50: Bleh. I usually choose not to finish the cup because life’s too short to drink tea I dislike.
49 and below: Mega yuck. This tea is just disgusting to me.