TeaInducedEuphoria

La ilusión de realidad

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:53:00 -0500

Es la tendencia innata a ser destructivo.

Cada día, espero que el sol naciente traiga un cambio – un gran cambio; un cambio perfecto; un cambio sorprendente.

¿Por qué?

Después de años, yo sé que cada día es el mismo. El sol se levanta en la mañana y pone en la noche. Entre, yo como, me ducho, corro, hablo con mis padres, asisto la escuela… nada cambia. Sí tengo suerte, la comida es especiada, la ducha es caliente, las conversaciones son estimulantes, pero la rutina diaria es la misma.

Aún cada día, me aferro a la esperanza irracional que algo cambiará – hoy o la mañana o la próxima mañana.

Entiendo que constantemente el mundo está cambiando sin mi ayuda, pero tengo que tomar las acciones para cambiar mi propia vida. Todavía… tengo la esperanza.

La esperanza – una palabra que suena bien decir.

Es la definición de locura para repetir una acción muchas veces y continuar a esperar resultados diferentes. ¿Tal vez la esperanza es nada más que una forma más bonita de demencia?

Entonces, ¿qué hago? ¿Es mejor que ser delirante o darme cuenta la realidad de mi vida?

Creo que tengo la capacidad para ser ignorante, pero no sé si tengo la fuerza para ser realística. Mi vida es bien – aburrida por supuesto, pero bien. Si tomo las acciones para cambiar mi vida, me arriesgo… y nunca he sido perdedora buena.

Oh, yeah.

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:29:54 -0600

Oh, yeah.

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Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:51:56 -0600

Do I turn up Skrillex really loudly when I'm home around and dance around like a complete moron? Absolutely. Am I AT ALL embarrassed by this? Absolutely not.

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:44:01 -0600

A Giving-Birth Playlist

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:40:25 -0600

thetangential:

Frankie Goes to Hollywood, “Relax”

ZZ Top, “Legs”

Ella Fitzgerald, “How Long Has This Been Going On?”

The Ramones, “I Wanna Be Sedated”

Kiss Me Kate, “I Hate Men”

Pet Shop Boys, “What Have I Done to Deserve This?”

Johnny Cash, “Ring of Fire”

Salt-n-Pepa, “Push It”

Diana Ross, “I’m Coming Out”

Taio Cruz, “I’ll Never Love Again”

- Jay Gabler

God bless Amurrica.

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:59:58 -0600

My Favorite Teas (At the Moment)

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:23:20 -0500

1. Yerba Maté - I am not sure I will ever find three teas that are better than Yerba Maté. It’s been on my list of favorites for a very long time. It is a very popular drink in South America (fun fact: I’ve been told that tea is the most commonly consumed beverage in the world behind water). It’s a bit smoky, a bit herbal, a bit bitter, and a bit wonderful. It looks like it should taste like a green tea, but the smokiness gives it a darker flavor. The taste changes dramatically depending on whether you brew with or without the stems of the plant. It also has a fair amount of caffeine, but is easier on the stomach than oily drinks such as coffee.

If you’re really cool, you can drink the tea with a nifty straw called a bombilla. It helps to strain the tea as you drink.

2. Wild Greek Mountain Tea - I went home several weeks ago, and when I walked through the door, my mom pushed a gallon sized Ziploc into my hands that was filled with what I mistook for a bundle of weeds. She picked up this particular tea at our local farmer’s market from a man who travels around and does nothing but sell rare teas (I wish that could be my job). Wild Greek Mountain Tea grows along the mountains in Lakonía, Greece, where it’s commonly consumed by shepherds tending to their flock. It is a fairly light tea, but it is very soothing; the earthy smell is absolutely incredible. My mom pushed it onto me because it’s supposed to be a miracle tea - anti-inflammatory; antioxidant; antifungal; antibacterial; antimicrobial in general; a cholesterol killer; and high in iron. Even if it can’t do a single thing on that list, I’ll keep drinking it because it’s amazing.

Does it not look a little funky? You brew the tea with the stalks - it’s never crushed. This allows it took keep all of the yummy antioxidants and oils that many teas lose during processing.

3. White Ayurvedic Chai Tea - This is a Teavana tea. I tend to stay away from Teavana because of the high prices, and there are so many incredible teas out there if you stray from the mainstream shops. I will give them this, though: they have killer salesmen. I was walking through the mall and all of a sudden this happy college student was offering me a plethora of fantastic smelling tea. She sold this Chai so well that I just had to buy it. It is a bit weak (which, in my experience, is the ultimate downfall of Teavana teas); of course, that can be solved simply by brewing with more tea. I love Chai on a cold day, and what really drew me in was the distinctive smell/taste of cardamom mixed with cinnamon. I’m a total sucker for anything with cardamom. So I shelled out the cash, and now I have a wonderful tea to sip while the Missouri weather deliberates whether it wants to be freezing and raining or blisteringly hot.

Today I heard...

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:13:13 -0500

- …someone refer to Muse (one of the most ambitious, unique rock bands to come ever hit the music scene) as ‘that band from Twilight’.

- …the following conversation between two college students:

Student 1: The brain runs off glucose, right?

Student 2: No. It runs off energy.

My heart broke a little.

Did you know...

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:12:07 -0500

…that there are over 240,000,000 televisions in use in the United States, and that 2,000 of those are located in restrooms? Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to not be a poor college student and be able to afford those fancy extras (like basic cable); I don’t think I’ve ever wondered, though, what it might be like to have a television in my bathroom.

larkcrafts: If you’ve never made your own chapstick before,...

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 06:59:37 -0500

larkcrafts:

If you’ve never made your own chapstick before, this year is the year to start.
Seriously, you’ll save a ton of money by doing it yourself plus you get to choose your own flavor plus you can make extra as gifts!

Here’s an easy tutorial for making chapstick- now get to it, before the winter winds come!

The Tangential: Signs Your Quarter-Life Crisis Has Begun

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:23:21 -0500

The Tangential: Signs Your Quarter-Life Crisis Has Begun:

thetangential:

-You recently spent a lot of money on “learning the guitar”

-You’ve begun watching a bad show from the 90s just cuz

-You dyed your hair back to its natural color

-You’ve suddenly started thinking about what types of coffee tables you like

-You feel that one variety of…

Oops.

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:17:10 -0500

Every year I fool myself into thinking that I can go to classes, maintain an awesome GPA, go to work, have some semblance of a social life, and STILL find time to read for my own pleasure. Of course I don’t have time for that.

Will I continue to ignore my schoolwork so that I can read George RR Martin’s ridiculously captivating, makes-me-wish-my-life-was-like-this, fantastically vivid series, A Song of Ice and Fire? Absolutely.

(Of course, it would be nice to still have a small social life. It would have rocked to have gone as Daenerys for Halloween.)

I wish...

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:24:00 -0500

…that I could dance bachata. What am I going to school for anyway?

A Spanish Mishap

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:12:48 -0500

Estudiante 1: “¡Voy a coquetear el examen!”

La Profesora: “… ¿Conquistar?”

Estudiante 1: “Sí. Coquetear. El examen.”

La Profesora: “Pues, si piensas que le ayudará.”

A Preview of My Thanksgiving Break Plans...

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:33:44 -0500

A Preview of My Thanksgiving Break Plans...:

My oven will be so thrilled. My gas bill will be less so.

Haha. If only it weren’t so true.

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:28:29 -0500

Haha. If only it weren’t so true.

surferdude182: (by Jaime Carter) This is so cute it almost...

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:13:31 -0500

surferdude182:

(by Jaime Carter)

This is so cute it almost hurts.

This is the gorgeous road that I get to drive every day to...

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:53:12 -0500

This is the gorgeous road that I get to drive every day to campus. This is the afternoon view; in the mornings, it’s covered in fog from a nearby pond and just as pretty.

urhajos: Hipster Ice (by phildesignart)

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:47:00 -0500

urhajos:

Hipster Ice (by phildesignart)

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Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:06:53 -0500