Iāve claimed that Iāve completely stopped caffeine, butā¦ Thatās a lie. There is a beverage that has 35 mg of caffeine that I occasionally have (its from Green tea, so it has l theanine as well which is a caffeineā¦ Iām gonna use the wrong wordā¦ Antagonist?)
There isnāt a price I wouldnāt pay for coffee scented air.
Am I old? Well, I have to go without anything but clear liquids from last night until at least 3:00pm tomorrow in preparation for a colonoscopyā¦so, yeah.
Just because I always gotta be meā¦ I havenāt decided which is worse, a colonoscapy or a cyctocospy. Both of them leave me with the feeling of wanting a hug from a maternal figure.
On days when Iām off coffee, I put a spoonful matcha powder directly into a bottle of lemonade or orange juice and shake it up to blend. It looks impressively like swamp water. I put matcha in my smoothies. Itāsā¦ useful. I completely agree about theanine.
I drink green tea too (Ito-En brand at Costco is relatively cheap, given its superior flavor and quality), but who has the time toā¦ likeā¦ wait for water to boil and then you have to wait for it to steep and everything? Sheesh. Ocha (hot green tea) is for when I have nearly 8 extra minutes in the kitchen.
Isnāt this just a long pause in the coffee-tea aisle at the grocery store? Are tickets involved?
Always feel much more at home when I walk into a house that smells like coffee, coffee beans, etc. This, from someone whose parents did not drink coffee ever. The house I grew up in never had coffee-scented air in it.
Hereās what I do: green tea into water, leave in fridge for 5 hours, strain tea out. Non-bitter iced green tea any time you want. Microwave for a bit if you want it hot.
A nice warm cup of good quality green tea is reserved for when I actually have the time to savor it.
Mmmm. Iāve certainly done the olā āmason jar on the counter full of tea leaves left out for a dayā thing. I was doing this to a Darjeeling for a while and it was soooo sweet-tasting. Kinda wild.
I needed this reminder. Thanks.
I agree that a hot green tea practically demands one sit still, savor it, and stop everything else one is doing. I have climbing jasmine that is in full bloom outside, and sometimes before the fam is all awake and stuff I go outside (even if itās cold) and sit next to it in the dark and drink hot green tea. I can usually see the stars (a lot of them) out where we live. Itās nicer when the moon phase is in new or barely a quarter.
Thanks yāall for your gentle herding me along lifeās more pleasurable paths.
I had the 1978 Ford Thunderbird version of that, in red. It was my grandfatherās car. The two doors were MASSIVE, four feet long monsters. The upholstery was plush. It was a fine make out machine, the front seat was a big bench. Such an awesome land yacht. I think it got about 7 miles to the gallon.