Adventures of a Tofu Slut

All day I've been trying to remember why it's important that it's now October, and then I suddenly realized that I hadn't done a tea round-up. Oops! So here it is.

It's the end of another round of the tea exchange! I hope you've all gotten tea some time in the last two months. But if you haven't gotten tea this round, please speak up and I will make with the gentle nudging.

Also, if you want to leave, comment or email me, and if you want to join us, fill out the poll here.

(And if you haven't mailed your tea yet, now is a great time to do so. There was a lot of missing tea last round, which means I might have to start getting mean, but if you send your tea quickly, you can save yourself!)

As for me, I'm in the middle of a sweet flavoured tea with vanilla rice milk phase. Mmmm tasty.

Today, I have become close and intimate friends with the meeting room. I'm just saying. The sad thing is that I'm actually actively excited that our meetings tomorrow are in a different room. I think it might even have a view! Shhhh don't tell.

ANYWAY.

It's the end of the month, which means it's time for a hastily scribbled TEA ROUND-UP. (Those of you in the sweltering heat, pretend I said "iced tea round-up", ok? Good.)

So, please, tell me if you haven't received your tea for April/May (meaning, tea in the last 6 weeks or so). Let me know if you want to drop out, or if you want to join us (the poll for addresses etc. is here). Address changed? Tell me that. If the guilt finally got to you and you juuuust sent your tea, feel free to tell me that too, if you like, so that I don't come tracking you down. Because I will. (Just not right this minute, because I'm running off to another quick meeting (lord save us all)). Or e-mail me with any of these things, if you prefer, at listersgirl[at]gmail[dot]com.

And tomorrow it's June! And the 1 year anniversary of the tea exchange!

*throws party*

I'll try to get new names out to you all over the weekend, ok?

Meanwhile, I am the proud owner of a list of all my teas, with room for comments. Shut up. And I've made 4 different kinds of iced tea in the past 1 1/2 weeks (last night's, which I haven't tried yet, was Japanese Sour Cherry green tea from Silk Road). Mmmm, tea.

Ok, running. Hope you all are having lovely days! Someone would tell me if we'd been invaded by aliens or it had become perpetual night, right?

Tea time!

Yes, it's that time once again. Are y'all enjoying your tea?

As always:

1. If you haven't gotten tea for December/January, PLEASE tell me. I know if feels like whining, but how else can I nag people into complying? Or to put it more nicely, I wouldn't want people to be unhappy.

2. If you have more than enough tea and want out, just say so. You can always come back if you change your mind.

3. If you want to join us, welcome! Leave a comment and then go fill out the poll with all your details. It's very simple -- I give you a name every two months, and you send 1 or 2 boxes of tea that you really like -- it could be local, it could be strange, it could simply be something you love and want to share. The idea is that people get to try things they might not have picked out themselves.

4. If there's anything you want to say, have at it. Think of this post as your own Speaker's Corner. Without the possibility of being mocked on Much Music.

I'm aiming to get the February/March names out to you over the weekend. Oh, and one other thing: a couple of people have mentioned that the tea they got was stale. So, please, check the expiry date (if there is one) before you send, or at least make sure that it hasn't been sitting around for too long. Thanks!

Oh, and also (because my brain is running on slo-mo today) -- please include your username somewhere with your tea package so that people can thank you. You know, if they feel like it. :)

Helloooooo! What's going on? How were your weekends? Don't you just love life right now?

I don't, particularly. But that's neither here nor there.

I had a pretty good weekend, though. Thursday night featured spontaneous sushi with sarcasma, mystery_diva and sanity_clause. Tasty and fun!

Friday night featured spontaneous Mexican with starfishchick, sarcasma and sanity_clause. Also tasty and fun, with bonus NaNo talk. However, after careful research it would appear that all Mexican restaurants in Toronto are veeeeery slow.

Dinner was followed by a spontaneous viewing of Mirrormask, which was visually stunning. And thus I used up all my alloted spontaneity for the year.

( Bellydance excursion to Kitchener )

( Money Money Money )

Wait! You've made it this far, don't run away yet!

Two things:

1. We're not allowed to wear perfume or any kind of scent at work anymore. My BPAL collection is weeping.

2. If you're taking part in the tea exchange, remember to send your tea! I'm sure your recipient will be very grateful, what with fall giving way to winter here in the northern hemisphere.

Oh, wait, one more:

3. It is less than 10 hours until November, and my summer's accumulation of sunburns (the ones I received DESPITE my careful application of sunscreen every day) have not gone away. WTF?

Next up for me: NaNo! It's going to be awfulawesome.

Yay, autumn! I have chai.

Oh yeah, it's totally tea season, which is my not-so-subtle way of reminding tea exchangers to send out your August/September tea package if you haven't yet. Send it now and avoid the rush!

Hola, tea exchangers!

I hope everyone is enjoying their tea (or at least the prospect of their tea - I'm sure this is not the only place where it's too hot to boil water). It's almost August, so I'm going to send out tea exchange round 2 information late this week or early next. A few things:

1. If once was enough, just let me know, and I'll take your name off the list.

2. If you want to join in the fun, go fill out the poll (and put your email address in there somewhere if it's not on your info page, because I was an idiot and forgot to include a spot for that).

3. If you have not received your tea, please say something - I know there are a few people who are worried about whether their tea package has safely traversed the wilds of the postal system(s).

4. Does every two months work for people? It seems like it was enough time for everyone to get organized. Would you prefer more often? Less often? Or maybe you'd just like a poll.

[Poll #539873]

5. No, that's it.

Happy belated birthday, montykins! I hope it was fun.

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My pants are falling down.

Normally this would lead to grand excitement and celebration because I would have miraculously lost hated inches from my hips, but sadly this time all it means is that they have stretched out from being worn too many times and are therefore really overdue to be washed. Aren't you glad you're on the other side of the subway station/city/country/border/continent?

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Inspired by sarcasma's new All Tea, All The Time journal, I think we should do a tea exchange! Oh, you know you want to.

Here's the plan. Sign up, and you'll be given a name each month to send tea to. I'm thinking 2 boxes, or the equivalent in random tea bags or loose tea (preferably in a container, of course). Whatever tea you like - it doesn't have to be gourmet, or local, or hard to get, just your favourite tea that you'd like to share with others. Herbal, black, green -- whatever strikes your fancy. And then hopefully after you've received your tea package for the month you'll tell us about it!

One caveat: this is international, so you have to be willing to mail worldwide. And, you know, give up your address. But in exchange you get TEA! :D

( Tea Exchange Poll )

If you know people who love tea, too, feel free to send them over here, or collect your own names for the tea exchange and pass them on to me. Tea for all!