03.03.2019
black tea and the baltic sea
P.G. Wodehouse
types of people - tea edition
chamomile: soft bed sheets and white pillowcases, pointe shoes, peach flavoured lipbalm, stays up way too late to finish books, listens to tchaikovsky, goes through life in a daze but wishes they could be fully present
green tea: autumn trees, being outdoors, misty forests and moonlight, stars peaking through window frames, kind of just wants to be left alone, kind of wants to be a faerie or a forest nymph
english breakfast: ocean waves, sunshine, kindness overflowing in their hearts, wants the world to be nice to them for once, wishes people would stop mistaking their optimism for naiveté
darjeeling: neon lights and short skirts, probably one too many vodka shots, has the same crush for seven years but never acts on it, tries very hard to be okay, always tired, probably listens to music 24/7
jasmine: colour-coded schedules, procrastination (but good grades, somehow), taking too much on at once, easily burnt out, insomnia, wishes they could take all the subjects and learn everything at once, wants to own a library
oolong: travel journals and inkstains, lacy curtains, wanderlust and a wish for adventure, an overactive imagination, getting in trouble for daydreaming in class, constantly trying to soothe their aching soul
earl grey: red lipstick, high heels, slow music, loves poetry and class-assigned literature, either heartbroken or hopelessly in love- no in between, likes the smell of cigarette smoke and burnt out matches
The Silenced (2015)
directed by Lee Hae-young
Found out that Stash teas have a decaf chai so life is real good right now!!
I’m spending this rainy Wednesday in bed with tomorrow’s class readings & a cup of green tea with lemon. self care + productivity = a happy me. 💛
images from my instagram story
What would your good do if evil didn’t exist, and what would the earth look like if all the shadows disappeared? After all, shadows are cast by things and people. Here is the shadow of my sword. But shadows also come from trees and from living beings. Do you want to strip the earth of all trees and living beings just because of your fantasy of enjoying the naked light?
Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita, Chapter 29 (trans. Michael Glenny)
You think after the Boston. Tea party someone tried to taste the harbor?
“I’m gonna drink it”
“John please, that’s saltwater”
“I want to know what it tastes like. Its gotta taste like tea”
“Yeah salty tea, that’s gross”
“I’m going to drink it, Henry”
“John-oh my god we literally dump our shit in there”
“It’s shitty cold salt tea, Henry.”
this is my “stash”... of the blessing to anxious humans that is Tension Tamer tea.