Earl Grey with hints of Jasmine

First impression: smells a bit feet-y, but the tast was actually nice.

I was having some trouble sleeping through the night so figured switching to “decaf” tea in the evenings might help. Turns out this one is really delicious.

A bit too chocolate/nutty to drink in August, this would be nicer around Christmas.

For some reason I couldn’t save this as “wishy-washy”. Glee has lost a lot of its panache. Especially the last 4 or so episodes were down right soft and disappointing (and the finale, ugh). Season 4 might bring it back to life again with some parts set in NYC.

I liked it better than expected. I had put on the movie for some background scenery while I was working, but ended up paying a lot more attention to the tv screen than my laptop.

Chris walking out on his parents didn’t bother me as much as some other reviewers, though I felt sorry for his sister, they seemed close. What I liked best was his integrity (though some may disagree on this based on his actions towards his parents, and his refusal of contacting them is pretty immature). But by integrity I mean he stuck to his principles. He didn’t steal, take free money/advantage of people, didn’t bed the 16-year-old, and is nice to people he meets on the road. It’s like the anti-The Beach. That was a movie filled with people talking about ideals and utopia “out there” ending up screwing each other over. Into The Wild has a guy who just went out and lived his own utopia. Kudos to him for doing that. Too bad he didn’t write a card to his sister along the way.

Shirley Maclaine & Jack Nicholson are both great to watch, but even they can’t save this boring movie. Steel Magnolias did it better.

I’m still getting used to this flavour. I don’t normally go for green teas but this was a birthday present from a friend, and it comes in beautiful cherryblossom print washi packaging. The tea smells like candyfloss… and tastes pretty sweet too (made me wonder if there was some sort of sugar syrup mixed in with the leaves). But this sweet taste overpowers the usual “green tea” flavours, so I think I sort of like it after all. Definitely not my usual cup of tea (haha), but it’s growing on me :)

Frank Sinatra sings & Gene Kelly dances. Very nice, but (too) long. The kind of movie you can watch drifting in and out of naps on a rainy Sunday afternoon. But don’t miss the scene where Gene Kelly dances with Jerry the mouse (yes, the one from Tom & Jerry).

I knew I was going to love this. Why didn’t I watch this sooner? And where does one get a scorpion jacket? Sigh

I don’t like pyramid bags (so messy), but this is nice tea. When I pour hot water on, it actually smells like orange lemonade for a while (the orange peels are always on top of the bag). Nice orange flavour too, comes through stronger than in Lady Grey.