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drank Tiramisu Treviso by Teavana
2036 tasting notes

Sipdown no. 199. After last night, there was only enough left for a couple of cups so it became a prime sipdown candidate.

I’ve been sticking my unaccounted for teas into my Steepster cupboard, both because a desire to be anal about it overtook me and because it is helping me to remember what I have. My cupboard has grown tremendously as a result, so it is nice to have something to take out instead of put in.

It’s a good tisane, and I’m now pretty happy with how true it is to its name. So I’m rating it high.

At the moment though, it’s not something I’m ready to put on the shopping list. Lately I find myself favoring fruity tisanes rather than desserty ones, so though it’s definitely something I’d put on the list were I in the mood for something like it, I’m just not in the mood.

In other news, I did go to The Force Awakens today. I’d forgotten how much I like going to the movies by myself.

It was great fun, and so much better than the prequel trilogy. Much more in line with the original Skywalker trilogy. Han, Leia, and Luke may have just made it cool to be old. About time. ;-)

ETA: As it happens, this has been discontinued so even if I wanted to put it on my shopping list, I couldn’t.

Fjellrev

I totally like going to the movies by myself too. So annoying how people say that you’re a loser if you do that. Uh no, it’s called not having an insecurity haha. And I’m glad to hear that it’s a lot better than the prequel trilogy since that really disappointed me.

__Morgana__

LOL. I think people who think going to the movies by themselves makes them a loser don’t enjoy their own company, which means others probably don’t either, which makes them losers. See what I did there? You will like the movie. I am already planning to go see it again.

OMGsrsly

Friends at movies are important. They’re the people who nudge me awake when I inevitably get bored and nod off during the movie. :D

__Morgana__

Hah! Well, this one, I feel sure, won’t be one you’ll sleep through if you’re at all a Star Wars fan!

Fjellrev

Total logic, Morgana haha. Good sign you want to see it again!

I have a hard enough time falling asleep at night, in my own bed, pitch black and minimal noise, let alone in a public place!

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Fjellrev

I totally like going to the movies by myself too. So annoying how people say that you’re a loser if you do that. Uh no, it’s called not having an insecurity haha. And I’m glad to hear that it’s a lot better than the prequel trilogy since that really disappointed me.

__Morgana__

LOL. I think people who think going to the movies by themselves makes them a loser don’t enjoy their own company, which means others probably don’t either, which makes them losers. See what I did there? You will like the movie. I am already planning to go see it again.

OMGsrsly

Friends at movies are important. They’re the people who nudge me awake when I inevitably get bored and nod off during the movie. :D

__Morgana__

Hah! Well, this one, I feel sure, won’t be one you’ll sleep through if you’re at all a Star Wars fan!

Fjellrev

Total logic, Morgana haha. Good sign you want to see it again!

I have a hard enough time falling asleep at night, in my own bed, pitch black and minimal noise, let alone in a public place!

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I got obsessed with tea in 2010 for a while, then other things intruded, then I cycled back to it. I seem to be continuing that in for a while, out for a while cycle. I have a short attention span, but no shortage of tea.

I’m a mom, writer, gamer, lawyer, reader, runner, traveler, and enjoyer of life, literature, art, music, thought and kindness, in no particular order. I write fantasy and science fiction under the name J. J. Roth.

Personal biases: I drink tea without additives. If a tea needs milk or sugar to improve its flavor, its unlikely I’ll rate it high. The exception is chai, which I drink with milk/sugar or substitute. Rooibos and honeybush were my gateway drugs, but as my tastes developed they became less appealing — I still enjoy nicely done blends. I do not mix well with tulsi or yerba mate, and savory teas are more often a miss than a hit with me. I used to hate hibiscus, but I’ve turned that corner. Licorice, not so much.

Since I find others’ rating legends helpful, I added my own. But I don’t really find myself hating most things I try.

I try to rate teas in relation to others of the same type, for example, Earl Greys against other Earl Greys. But if a tea rates very high with me, it’s a stand out against all other teas I’ve tried.

95-100 A once in a lifetime experience; the best there is

90-94 Excellent; first rate; top notch; really terrific; will definitely buy more

80-89 Very good; will likely buy more

70-79 Good; would enjoy again, might buy again

60-69 Okay; wouldn’t pass up if offered, but likely won’t buy again

Below 60 Meh, so-so, iffy, or ick. The lower the number, the closer to ick.

I don’t swap. It’s nothing personal, it’s just that I have way more tea than any one person needs and am not lacking for new things to try. Also, I have way too much going on already in daily life and the additional commitment to get packages to people adds to my already high stress level. (Maybe it shouldn’t, but it does.)

That said, I enjoy reading folks’ notes, talking about what I drink, and getting to “know” people virtually here on Steepster so I can get ideas of other things I might want to try if I can ever again justify buying more tea. I also like keeping track of what I drink and what I thought about it.

My current process for tea note generation is described in my note on this tea: https://steepster.com/teas/mariage-freres/6990-the-des-impressionnistes

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