Today is a big day! Because it marks the first month of my summer mission! I am horribly behind schedule but I am catching up (kinda) with my whole quarts of tea sort of thing. I think I just need to prepare them all at the same time and have them sitting around so I'll just drink them when I see them. I started the day by making 2 quarts of green tea. I learned yesterday that it's dragon well. Because my aunt read it and said it was "leung jiang" (please excuse my romanization) and well, it literally means dragon well. So yay now I know what I'm drinking haha.
Today my baby cousin had a doctor's appointment in the morning. I'm told he behaved well. Good kid.
My cousin kept asking me to play Gamecube with her, but I told her I wanted to skate with her instead. She said she didn't want to skate. Eventually we agreed to skate. Since her trucks suck, I've been researching better trucks for her. I asked her if I should buy it because I said I wanted her to put them to good use and commit to the sport. She said not to buy them because she wouldn't. I got upset and told her to just play her games. She said it was because she wouldn't have anybody to skate with. Her mom eventually convinced her and said she would go out with the baby while my cousin skated. My cousin seemed more amenable to skating.
We went to the park and did 2 laps together. I gave her a couple "skate challenges" along the way (skate down the slope and then avoid the manhole, get some good starting pushes and then go up the sidewalk hump, get some good starting pushes and then roll over the cracks but bend your knees so you don't get caught, etc). I told her I wanted her to get one good lap without jumping off her board for some reason (she doesn't stay inside the bolts so the board flips a lot), and I let her take half a lap with my board, and she did it perfectly. She said it felt a lot better and she seems a lot more interested now. I explained a lot of longboarding stuff to her to get her more stoked and she seems to be really stoked.
As we were leaving, an older woman with an older man sitting at a picnic table yelled, "you can't skateboard here".
I looked stunned. I asked "where are the signs?", since I didn't see any. If you can't skate a place there's usually a good sized sign somewhere. I thought I missed it.
She says, "they aren't up yet. they'll be here next week"
"When was this decision made?" It obviously had to be recent.
"A long time ago, they just haven't put up the signs"
"..." Well this made me skeptical. I'm not a local here, so I'm not aware of this ordinance, and my cousin lives here (though she's not a skater) and doesn't know about it either. I'm not calling their bluff or anything, but I just think it's fuckin fishy.
"There's a skate park at Bass River but the kids don't use it. She looks at my board "That one's okay" she looks over at my cousin's board "but that one can jump".
"Right, but these are different. Even though they're still skateboards, these are longboards, and they're mainly used for crui----"
"Yeah we know a guy and his family with boards even longer than yours" She cut me off, that bitch. I hate it when people do that, but when you try to interject, they just keep going. So I just changed the subject. She obviously doesn't want to hear what I have to say.
"There's a skate park? Where?"
"Yeah, over at Bass River...."
"Sports", the guy says.
"Bass River Sports. They don't use it because they don't want to pay $10 and wear all the pads." I think it's weird for the town to charge $10 (per year? or per person per time??). I think free, maybe a waiver and a helmet should be all they need. I wonder what this "skate park" looks like if they're charging people.
"Okay, thanks" I start to walk towards her "What's your name?"
"Debbie"
I shake her hand and smile "Em." My cousin does the same.
"Yeah it's just other kids that skate and tear up the benches" she motions around her
"Right, the grinding."
"Yeah the grinding", The man says.
"What's your name?"
"Jim." I shake his hand too.
"You can skate at the golf course, and on the path, it's really nice" she motions behind her. I think I've been there on a bike before, not too sure.
"Well, thanks for letting me know. It was nice to meet you." I wave and we get going.
The guy calls after us "You can still skate now, but just remember, for next time." We were planning on skating every day for the rest of the week, maybe we should.
I wonder who they were. They were thoroughly surprised that I was courteous. I'm sure she thought I would flip her off and bring the rest of my skate friends to tear the place up. I hope I changed her attitude about skateboarding, even if just a little. I thought it was really rude she didn't let me finish my sentence. That's just something I really HATE about people. Their body language seemed to show that they really thought they were powerful, but I wonder if they were just bluffing. The curbs and benches looked fine, and if the town decided the park wasn't for skating then they should have put signs up a LOOOOONG time ago.
So we skate over to CVS to pick up photos of my cousins for their passport photos and then skate home. We look at decks while we eat lunch and my cousin really likes the Landyachtz Bamboo Stout. We have to go to the post office so my cousins can get their passport paperwork in, and I go to Boarding House, a store that's into board culture. I go in, I ask this ginger kid, "Hey, do you carry longboards??"
"Yeah."
"Do you guys have Landy Stout?"
He's got a baseball cap on and a lisp, "What's that?"
"It's a longboard"
"Oh. What's it look like?" We start walking towards the back of the store.
"It's got a spoon nose, kicktail, pintail shape..." I'm actually wrong, it's flat and doesn't have any of those qualities haha. Except maybe pintail.
"Oh... What brand is it?"
"Landy.... Landyachtz."
"Oh, we don't carry that."
"So what brands do you carry, Sector 9?"
"Yeah, and some Loaded..."
"Do you guys have Rayne?"
"What?"
"Rayne, they make downhills."
He points to like 3 racks, mostly empty "and Palisades".
"Oh, okay."
"Yeah, so take a look and see what you like, if anything is right."
"Okay."
"We used to carry two Landyachts, but they didn't sell, so now we don't."
Yeah dude, I can see why. What the hell is Palisades? They look like Never Summer knockoffs. Maybe they're one of those "cruisers" street board companies are coming out with. Ugh. There was actually a sign that said DO NOT RIDE LONGBOARDS. I wonder if this is why people buy longboards and hate it. Because they can't even try it in the store, and staff is like, never knowledgeable. I looked at their bushing selection, they only had Lucky and Bones. I asked some other guy at the desk if they had other bushings. He asked what I was looking for, I said lower duros, like 80. He asked if I tried Indy's and I said yeah, I also have Bones softs. Then I just left. What a disappointment.
I walked back to the post office and my family was still there. My uncle rips the paperwork out of the postal worker's hands and just says he's leaving and apologies to the guys behind him for taking so long. We walk out of the post office and he's mad. I ask my aunt what the deal is. She starts explaining to me, but then my uncle starts to get rude and tells her to shut up and says how dumb she is in Chinese. My aunt has never sent in for a passport, so she made a copy of the birth certificates because she was afraid they would get lost. My uncle was all furious because the post office didn't take them and that the documents are mailed back along with the passport blah blah blah. He was saying how he didn't want to play this damn game anymore, he was done, but then he told my cousin to go home and fill out the forms all over again (there was nothing even wrong with the forms) and to just do it and not to ask why. My aunt wanted to ask why since he said he didn't want to do it anymore, but since he was being stupid, she just asked "And then what?" and he didn't say anything.
Came home and threw the order in. My cousin called her friend and immediately went over to her house. Seriously. It was that easy. It took ALL of 3 days worth of prodding before she just CALLED her friend, and her friend, THAT DAY, invites her over. She came home an hour and a half later, said she had fun. That's good. She said she hadn't seen her friends in a YEAR. I made 2 more quarts of green tea while she was out.
I hope she keeps hanging out with her friends and skating. Sorry for the long post, guys! It was a lot of dialogue I know haha.
I drank 2 and a half quarts so far today. I HAVE PEED SO MUCH. But it feels pretty good.
+10
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Day 29
I have started to make tea in those quart containers take out places give you when you order soup. Yum for big containers of tea that are really hot.
Went crabbing today with one of my aunt's friends and Alex, a Russian guy that lives upstairs that works for my aunt for free rent. We took him along because he's never seen a crab. On Sunday, my cousin agreed to come crabbing with us, but she had a last minute "stomachache".
We arrived at the crabbing spot (A new spot, I've never been there before. They call it "the bridge") with all our stuff, chicken legs, traps, string, stakes, beach chairs and a cooler full of drinks and watermelon........ WE FORGOT TO BRING NETS! Sooooo we set up the traps and threw them in, since we didn't need nets for those. We got a lot of little ones. Alex got a big one. My aunt left for about an hour to go to CVS to buy something for my cousin's stomach and also to get the nets. She forgot her house keys, but she peeked in the window to see my cousin on WoW. Predictable. I tied the rest of the chicken onto the strings on the stakes.
Anyway, my aunt came back with the nets and we started wading into the tall grass (pokemon, much?). Then we stabbed the wet mud with our stakes. We unraveled the string and threw the chicken in. The trick to crabbing is I guess.... "string feel" haha. You need to wait until the string is tugging (its just like fishing). Then you start to reel it in slowly, and if you feel like the chicken feels heavier, then you probably have something on the other end. If you have something that's pulling REALLY hard, you probably got a rock lol. If you have something that randomly pulls REALLY hard on and off, you might have an eel. You need something like an underwater butterfly net for that. We didn't have one of those. If you have something that pulls lightly on and off, then you have a crab, my friend! So you need to pull it in really slow, and eventually it will come into view under the water, as you pull it closer, you will start to see the crab. Try to gauge the depth of the chicken by the color of it, it will ALWAYS look closer than it really is! Wait until the chicken changes from a murky gray/green to a white color, and then you're good to go. Be swift with the net, and dip lower than you think you need to. Water depth is a tricky bitch. With enough luck and patience, you will get some crabs! Usually we separate the big ones and little ones, and we throw the little ones back in at the end of the day, so we don't keep catching the little ones. We also throw the mommies back in. You can tell because they'll have eggs stuck to their underside. You can tell gender from the bottom of the crab. There will be a sort of flap that looks like either a half circle or a triangle. If it's a big half-circle with a little triangle on it, then it's a girl. If it's a triangle, it's a boy. Don't ask me how they have sex, I don't know. YouTube it. Anyway, here's a picture of both, see if you can tell the difference!
The top is the male and the bottom is the female. I hope you got it right.
After we got home, my aunt RIPPED their claws off with pliers and my cousin and I set off to clean them with toothbrushes. Then I took a shower because I was really muddy from wading around in the tall grass looking for pokemon (large crabs). We invited Alex down for some crab. He looked a little uncomfortable eating a traditional meal in a Chinese household but he did well. He used chopsticks and thanked us for the meal.
+4
Went crabbing today with one of my aunt's friends and Alex, a Russian guy that lives upstairs that works for my aunt for free rent. We took him along because he's never seen a crab. On Sunday, my cousin agreed to come crabbing with us, but she had a last minute "stomachache".
We arrived at the crabbing spot (A new spot, I've never been there before. They call it "the bridge") with all our stuff, chicken legs, traps, string, stakes, beach chairs and a cooler full of drinks and watermelon........ WE FORGOT TO BRING NETS! Sooooo we set up the traps and threw them in, since we didn't need nets for those. We got a lot of little ones. Alex got a big one. My aunt left for about an hour to go to CVS to buy something for my cousin's stomach and also to get the nets. She forgot her house keys, but she peeked in the window to see my cousin on WoW. Predictable. I tied the rest of the chicken onto the strings on the stakes.
Anyway, my aunt came back with the nets and we started wading into the tall grass (pokemon, much?). Then we stabbed the wet mud with our stakes. We unraveled the string and threw the chicken in. The trick to crabbing is I guess.... "string feel" haha. You need to wait until the string is tugging (its just like fishing). Then you start to reel it in slowly, and if you feel like the chicken feels heavier, then you probably have something on the other end. If you have something that's pulling REALLY hard, you probably got a rock lol. If you have something that randomly pulls REALLY hard on and off, you might have an eel. You need something like an underwater butterfly net for that. We didn't have one of those. If you have something that pulls lightly on and off, then you have a crab, my friend! So you need to pull it in really slow, and eventually it will come into view under the water, as you pull it closer, you will start to see the crab. Try to gauge the depth of the chicken by the color of it, it will ALWAYS look closer than it really is! Wait until the chicken changes from a murky gray/green to a white color, and then you're good to go. Be swift with the net, and dip lower than you think you need to. Water depth is a tricky bitch. With enough luck and patience, you will get some crabs! Usually we separate the big ones and little ones, and we throw the little ones back in at the end of the day, so we don't keep catching the little ones. We also throw the mommies back in. You can tell because they'll have eggs stuck to their underside. You can tell gender from the bottom of the crab. There will be a sort of flap that looks like either a half circle or a triangle. If it's a big half-circle with a little triangle on it, then it's a girl. If it's a triangle, it's a boy. Don't ask me how they have sex, I don't know. YouTube it. Anyway, here's a picture of both, see if you can tell the difference!
The top is the male and the bottom is the female. I hope you got it right.
After we got home, my aunt RIPPED their claws off with pliers and my cousin and I set off to clean them with toothbrushes. Then I took a shower because I was really muddy from wading around in the tall grass looking for pokemon (large crabs). We invited Alex down for some crab. He looked a little uncomfortable eating a traditional meal in a Chinese household but he did well. He used chopsticks and thanked us for the meal.
+4
Monday, June 28, 2010
Day 28
I started crocheting the bottoms of the cupcakes last night and I finished the first bottom this morning.
We went to the beach today. My cousin and I went over to the boat trailer parking lot (less cars) to skate. It's my cousin's second time skating and yesterday we built her a longboard out of a crappy mountain board Ocean Spray sent me. The trucks are crap because the bushing seats are just.... WRONG. They're these horribly casted indy knockoffs that just really fail. But she did well. She got some wheel bite after breaking in orange and white khiros, so I threw in some Bones softs and cranked them down tight. Looks ok. For now.
We went back to the beach area and the wind was crazy. It was kicking up sand everywhere. It hurt. It was like being in a really sunny sandstorm! We had a little lunch and swam briefly. Then we left.
I sneaked into my cousin's phone when she was helping wash her brother (I know, I'm a horrible cousin /: ) and read her text messages. She deletes her sent, because she only had 3 in there. She had a ton of txts from some kid named "blahbie bloobie blah blah blah" something like that. That's gotta be a WoW guy. He sent texts like "*comes up from behind and puts my arms around you, kissing you softly*" uh, HELLO?! THIS IS A 14 YEAR OLD GIRL, NOT A FANFICTION. Anyway, just lovey dovey crap like "I couldn't sleep last night because I was so worried about you" and "I'm so happy to be able to call you my gf". Bleh. She also sent him a txt saying something along the lines of "my mom made me carry 100lbs of stuff at the beach and my cousin just watched even though she does crew and is stronger and has more muscles than me" LOL KID I'M A COXSWAIN. I ONLY HAVE MORE MUSCLES THAN YOU BECAUSE I GO OUTDOORS. I think he replied "what a bitch move" or something like that hahaha. He should have been all gentlemanly and said "aww i wish i wuz dere 2 help u wit mah big@$$ musclez lol ily" but no. Oh well.
I ended up having 2 cups of tea later in the night, today was okay.
+2
We went to the beach today. My cousin and I went over to the boat trailer parking lot (less cars) to skate. It's my cousin's second time skating and yesterday we built her a longboard out of a crappy mountain board Ocean Spray sent me. The trucks are crap because the bushing seats are just.... WRONG. They're these horribly casted indy knockoffs that just really fail. But she did well. She got some wheel bite after breaking in orange and white khiros, so I threw in some Bones softs and cranked them down tight. Looks ok. For now.
We went back to the beach area and the wind was crazy. It was kicking up sand everywhere. It hurt. It was like being in a really sunny sandstorm! We had a little lunch and swam briefly. Then we left.
I sneaked into my cousin's phone when she was helping wash her brother (I know, I'm a horrible cousin /: ) and read her text messages. She deletes her sent, because she only had 3 in there. She had a ton of txts from some kid named "blahbie bloobie blah blah blah" something like that. That's gotta be a WoW guy. He sent texts like "*comes up from behind and puts my arms around you, kissing you softly*" uh, HELLO?! THIS IS A 14 YEAR OLD GIRL, NOT A FANFICTION. Anyway, just lovey dovey crap like "I couldn't sleep last night because I was so worried about you" and "I'm so happy to be able to call you my gf". Bleh. She also sent him a txt saying something along the lines of "my mom made me carry 100lbs of stuff at the beach and my cousin just watched even though she does crew and is stronger and has more muscles than me" LOL KID I'M A COXSWAIN. I ONLY HAVE MORE MUSCLES THAN YOU BECAUSE I GO OUTDOORS. I think he replied "what a bitch move" or something like that hahaha. He should have been all gentlemanly and said "aww i wish i wuz dere 2 help u wit mah big@$$ musclez lol ily" but no. Oh well.
I ended up having 2 cups of tea later in the night, today was okay.
+2
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Day 27
Had the rest of Kristin's Eggos for breakfast (last 3) and a cup of greeeeeen tea!
Kristin, Devon and I went out to DW and skated half of it. Last time we went, Elise got maaaad speed wobbles coming down the hill at the end so I was so ready to take it without worrying about a grom skater. We took it, and.... IT WASN'T EVEN THAT FAST! Hahaha I swear it was like 15 or something! Oh well it was cool. Kristin started behind me and ended up overtaking me. It's probably because she's bigger and weighs less than me hahaha. Devon air braked the entire time down so she was lagging. We all made it back in one piece.
Got back to Kristin's house and then ordered her some blue venom barrels. She's been running blue cone top, blue elim on bottom. We're going to see how it goes with the barrels. She's running some Paris 180s on wedges, topmounted. Her setup should be super sick (pumping MONSTER!) when she breaks in those barrels. Also helped Devon order pads from XSportsProtective and Sabre bushings (to pay me back), hardware, speed rings, spacers and a skate tool from LongboardSkater. She also filled out her Ian Tillman sheet for a free helmet. She'll be super ready come Fall '10! Devon looks like she's turning better so the Sabres must have broken in.
My aunt then came to pick me up to take me to Cape Cod. We got talking about my cousin. My cousin earlier that week said that her dad suspended her World of Warcraft account because she got a D and a C on some quizzes so I was like "Oh okay but schools is out its not like you can get a better quiz grade". But my aunt told me something else. Apparently my cousin's been meeting boys online on WoW. She talks to them in the middle of the night on her cell and texts them all the time, running up the bill. Or something like that, her dad figured something was fishy when he saw the bill and saw that there were hundreds of minutes being used in the wee hours. My aunt said that he lived in some place where it must be morning where it's night here. I asked if it was long distance and she said no, so it must be some guy from the west coast or something. Anyway, my aunt said that my cousin speaks to these boys like they've known eachother forever and were dating. She was also talking to two boys at a time. My aunt and uncle always read those stupid news articles about how some kids meet over MySpace and elope and run away and stuff, so my uncle told my cousin that he'd pay airfare for her "boyfriend" to come so they could meet him in person. Then she said that they wouldn't like him because he's Mexican and has tattoos. Um, HELLO?! TATTOOS? My cousin is 14. Idk the laws in other states, but if you have a tattoo--no, TATTOOS at the age of 14, you can't be bad news. So then my cousin called her guy and broke it off, saying that she only wanted to play WoW with him, not be his boyfriend. Then a couple days later they found out she called him back because she missed him or something. And 2 weeks before she was cut off from WoW, she apparently met some other guy. Her parents found her phone in the baby's crib... all this weirdo stuff. Anyway, it sounds like my cousin isn't living a very healthy lifestyle because she doesn't go out. She didn't even want to leave the house to go to the car and enter in Kristin's address into the car's (built in) GPS earlier in the week.
I ended up drinking half a bottle of this NAAASTY tea. Hansen's unsweetened black tea with lemon... DON'T DO IT. I couldn't even bring myself to finish it. IT IS SO AILCJAD;LKSJAIWE DON'T DO IT!!!!
+2
Kristin, Devon and I went out to DW and skated half of it. Last time we went, Elise got maaaad speed wobbles coming down the hill at the end so I was so ready to take it without worrying about a grom skater. We took it, and.... IT WASN'T EVEN THAT FAST! Hahaha I swear it was like 15 or something! Oh well it was cool. Kristin started behind me and ended up overtaking me. It's probably because she's bigger and weighs less than me hahaha. Devon air braked the entire time down so she was lagging. We all made it back in one piece.
Got back to Kristin's house and then ordered her some blue venom barrels. She's been running blue cone top, blue elim on bottom. We're going to see how it goes with the barrels. She's running some Paris 180s on wedges, topmounted. Her setup should be super sick (pumping MONSTER!) when she breaks in those barrels. Also helped Devon order pads from XSportsProtective and Sabre bushings (to pay me back), hardware, speed rings, spacers and a skate tool from LongboardSkater. She also filled out her Ian Tillman sheet for a free helmet. She'll be super ready come Fall '10! Devon looks like she's turning better so the Sabres must have broken in.
My aunt then came to pick me up to take me to Cape Cod. We got talking about my cousin. My cousin earlier that week said that her dad suspended her World of Warcraft account because she got a D and a C on some quizzes so I was like "Oh okay but schools is out its not like you can get a better quiz grade". But my aunt told me something else. Apparently my cousin's been meeting boys online on WoW. She talks to them in the middle of the night on her cell and texts them all the time, running up the bill. Or something like that, her dad figured something was fishy when he saw the bill and saw that there were hundreds of minutes being used in the wee hours. My aunt said that he lived in some place where it must be morning where it's night here. I asked if it was long distance and she said no, so it must be some guy from the west coast or something. Anyway, my aunt said that my cousin speaks to these boys like they've known eachother forever and were dating. She was also talking to two boys at a time. My aunt and uncle always read those stupid news articles about how some kids meet over MySpace and elope and run away and stuff, so my uncle told my cousin that he'd pay airfare for her "boyfriend" to come so they could meet him in person. Then she said that they wouldn't like him because he's Mexican and has tattoos. Um, HELLO?! TATTOOS? My cousin is 14. Idk the laws in other states, but if you have a tattoo--no, TATTOOS at the age of 14, you can't be bad news. So then my cousin called her guy and broke it off, saying that she only wanted to play WoW with him, not be his boyfriend. Then a couple days later they found out she called him back because she missed him or something. And 2 weeks before she was cut off from WoW, she apparently met some other guy. Her parents found her phone in the baby's crib... all this weirdo stuff. Anyway, it sounds like my cousin isn't living a very healthy lifestyle because she doesn't go out. She didn't even want to leave the house to go to the car and enter in Kristin's address into the car's (built in) GPS earlier in the week.
I ended up drinking half a bottle of this NAAASTY tea. Hansen's unsweetened black tea with lemon... DON'T DO IT. I couldn't even bring myself to finish it. IT IS SO AILCJAD;LKSJAIWE DON'T DO IT!!!!
+2
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Day 26
I woke up and had 3 eggos and a cup of green tea. Blueberry is my favorite flavor, so I chomped them up.
We waited for Fallon to come pick us up for her and Kristin's pole dancing "fitness" class. I was supposed to film them. Fallon came like half an hour later than she said she would, but they gave themselves a lot of time to get lost, because apparently Fallon doesn't drive a lot. Or doesn't drive in cities a lot. Idk. People that don't live in cities really hate driving in cities. I don't really understand. Boston traffic really isn't that bad. Boston's traffic jams are definitely not New York traffic jams. New York jams don't move. Boston's jams are just slow.
I bought a large green tea(20 oz) at the cafe across the dance studio because we were a couple minutes early. The dance class was ok, I made a tripod out of a cup I found and played Blocked on my iPod for most of it. I watched the first 15 minutes and the last 15 minutes. The class was an hour long, so watching half was pretty okay. The class wasn't very synchronized. It was a go-at-your-own-pace sort of thing. I didn't get it, oh well.
Then we went to Ciara's birthday party. It was okay. The DJ could have been better (i.e. responded to requests). There was a grill fire due to a combination of negligence and cheap hamburgers. I met Kristin's friend Roosevelt. I must have had at least half of the pitcher of iced tea. Let's assume the pitcher was a liter.
After the party I went with Alex, Kassie and Roosevelt to Walmart. I bought 2 crochet hooks and a couple skeins. A white one, a goldenrod one, one with different shades of blue and one with different shades of peach.
+6
We waited for Fallon to come pick us up for her and Kristin's pole dancing "fitness" class. I was supposed to film them. Fallon came like half an hour later than she said she would, but they gave themselves a lot of time to get lost, because apparently Fallon doesn't drive a lot. Or doesn't drive in cities a lot. Idk. People that don't live in cities really hate driving in cities. I don't really understand. Boston traffic really isn't that bad. Boston's traffic jams are definitely not New York traffic jams. New York jams don't move. Boston's jams are just slow.
I bought a large green tea(20 oz) at the cafe across the dance studio because we were a couple minutes early. The dance class was ok, I made a tripod out of a cup I found and played Blocked on my iPod for most of it. I watched the first 15 minutes and the last 15 minutes. The class was an hour long, so watching half was pretty okay. The class wasn't very synchronized. It was a go-at-your-own-pace sort of thing. I didn't get it, oh well.
Then we went to Ciara's birthday party. It was okay. The DJ could have been better (i.e. responded to requests). There was a grill fire due to a combination of negligence and cheap hamburgers. I met Kristin's friend Roosevelt. I must have had at least half of the pitcher of iced tea. Let's assume the pitcher was a liter.
After the party I went with Alex, Kassie and Roosevelt to Walmart. I bought 2 crochet hooks and a couple skeins. A white one, a goldenrod one, one with different shades of blue and one with different shades of peach.
+6
Friday, June 25, 2010
Day 25
Phew! Went to Kristin's house today. Woke up early-ish to pack. Got on the 11am Lucky Star, more like 11:14am, but oh well. We made a stop at Burger King in Connecticut, when we were about to pull off, the next Lucky Star pulled up. What is that, they caught up to us! After we got on the road, a Fung Wah passed us! But we passed them. But then they passed us again. But we passed them again. Then a car merged in front of the Fung Wah so we were home free.
Arrived in Boston about the same time Kristin did. We met at the train part. I was super thirsty and the first drink ad I saw was for this lemonade twister thing at Auntie Anne's. Sooooo Kristin orders one in mango and one in pomegranate, but the really Russian cashier thought Kristin ordered two mangoes. We got it straightened out eventually. Anyway, long story short, don't order it, it's not great.
Then we went down into the subway and had to fill up Kristin's Charlie card. She only had a roll of quarters (minus 2 so I had to pitch in) so we had to fill it twice, $5 each, because apparently there's a 20 coin cap on how much you can deposit. The nice station worker informed us of this and thought it was really stupid.
We managed to get to the red line platform during rush hour, so it smelled like sweaty boys down there. Then we took some other train to get to Symphony Hall and.... RED MANGO! We ordered a large to share... The usual: Pomegranate with mangoes, mochi and blackberries. The Boston Red Mango is really weird looking to me. It's just too clean, but like bathroom tile clean... not very eclectic New York City Red Mango. Just different vibes. Service was much slower too. But not as slow as the one on St. Marks Pl. D:
Then we went back to South Station, took the commuter rail to Brockton. On the train we started to make a sim version of me. Kristin's mom picked us up. Kristin bought some Stop&Shop (Nature's Promise) veggie potstickers and I made them in a non-non-stick pan. It was a little challenging. They weren't the usual ones we bought from Trader Joe's; these had cabbage and vermicelli noodles in them. I didn't think they were all that great but we still ate them. We had some green tea (the leaves I sent Kristin from a little while back). I had 2 cups. We continued making me and then started to make a sim-Kristin. Alex and Kassie, Kristin's friends came and took us to Burger King. I got a "super large" sweet tea. It was 32 ounces! It was huuuuuuuge.
+8
Arrived in Boston about the same time Kristin did. We met at the train part. I was super thirsty and the first drink ad I saw was for this lemonade twister thing at Auntie Anne's. Sooooo Kristin orders one in mango and one in pomegranate, but the really Russian cashier thought Kristin ordered two mangoes. We got it straightened out eventually. Anyway, long story short, don't order it, it's not great.
Then we went down into the subway and had to fill up Kristin's Charlie card. She only had a roll of quarters (minus 2 so I had to pitch in) so we had to fill it twice, $5 each, because apparently there's a 20 coin cap on how much you can deposit. The nice station worker informed us of this and thought it was really stupid.
We managed to get to the red line platform during rush hour, so it smelled like sweaty boys down there. Then we took some other train to get to Symphony Hall and.... RED MANGO! We ordered a large to share... The usual: Pomegranate with mangoes, mochi and blackberries. The Boston Red Mango is really weird looking to me. It's just too clean, but like bathroom tile clean... not very eclectic New York City Red Mango. Just different vibes. Service was much slower too. But not as slow as the one on St. Marks Pl. D:
Then we went back to South Station, took the commuter rail to Brockton. On the train we started to make a sim version of me. Kristin's mom picked us up. Kristin bought some Stop&Shop (Nature's Promise) veggie potstickers and I made them in a non-non-stick pan. It was a little challenging. They weren't the usual ones we bought from Trader Joe's; these had cabbage and vermicelli noodles in them. I didn't think they were all that great but we still ate them. We had some green tea (the leaves I sent Kristin from a little while back). I had 2 cups. We continued making me and then started to make a sim-Kristin. Alex and Kassie, Kristin's friends came and took us to Burger King. I got a "super large" sweet tea. It was 32 ounces! It was huuuuuuuge.
+8
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Day 24
So today was my (second) official first day at work! We set up post in St. Marks.
It was alright. I didn't make quota today. It was really rough, but I learned a lot. There's not really much you can do except execute what's given to you by the organization. I will have to leave after my 3rd day if I do not make quota within the next 2 days. Stick to the script. Stick in one place. Greet all traffic in one direction. Stick. To. The. Script. Also, you need to pay for transportation and I didn't bring my own lunch. I ended up having a tropical parfait and lemon green tea from Red Mango. I wonder if we get reimbursed. Probably not. Hellooooo unlimited metrocard. Translation: 4x swipes every workday. Let's say there's 22 weekdays in a month. $2.25 a trip. $198 a month for paid metrocard. $90 for a month's unlimited metrocard. I guess it's worth it. It's KIND OF like being reimbursed...
Anyway, I called my mom after work while hobbling over to Starbucks next to her office building. The line was long but I really needed an iced venti passion tea lemonade. If you've been reading the blog, you'll notice that I usually order a grande. Well today it was a vent situation. I was thirsty. I was hungry. I was tired. Mom actually already left the office so I met her a store called Step. We went to Pax next door and got some vodka sauce penne. It was pretty tasty. It had bacon in it! A little pricey though, but it's on the corner of Bryant Park, what can ya do?
Came home and took a shower. I was disgusting from the 92 degree weather today. When I was shaving my legs, the water that dripped off my razor was literally gray from dirt I picked up.
Mom and I then went to the gym to use the hot tub. It was pretty cool. Mom got a headache from the chlorine though. Poor mom.
We went to Chipotle for dinner. We shared a burrito bowl with rice, black beans, peppers&onions, chicken, tomatoes, corn, sour cream, cheese and lettuce. Yummm. I also got a cup for fountain drink and got some iced tea with a lot of lemon and a little sugar.
Mann I'm SO dehydrated.
+7
It was alright. I didn't make quota today. It was really rough, but I learned a lot. There's not really much you can do except execute what's given to you by the organization. I will have to leave after my 3rd day if I do not make quota within the next 2 days. Stick to the script. Stick in one place. Greet all traffic in one direction. Stick. To. The. Script. Also, you need to pay for transportation and I didn't bring my own lunch. I ended up having a tropical parfait and lemon green tea from Red Mango. I wonder if we get reimbursed. Probably not. Hellooooo unlimited metrocard. Translation: 4x swipes every workday. Let's say there's 22 weekdays in a month. $2.25 a trip. $198 a month for paid metrocard. $90 for a month's unlimited metrocard. I guess it's worth it. It's KIND OF like being reimbursed...
Anyway, I called my mom after work while hobbling over to Starbucks next to her office building. The line was long but I really needed an iced venti passion tea lemonade. If you've been reading the blog, you'll notice that I usually order a grande. Well today it was a vent situation. I was thirsty. I was hungry. I was tired. Mom actually already left the office so I met her a store called Step. We went to Pax next door and got some vodka sauce penne. It was pretty tasty. It had bacon in it! A little pricey though, but it's on the corner of Bryant Park, what can ya do?
Came home and took a shower. I was disgusting from the 92 degree weather today. When I was shaving my legs, the water that dripped off my razor was literally gray from dirt I picked up.
Mom and I then went to the gym to use the hot tub. It was pretty cool. Mom got a headache from the chlorine though. Poor mom.
We went to Chipotle for dinner. We shared a burrito bowl with rice, black beans, peppers&onions, chicken, tomatoes, corn, sour cream, cheese and lettuce. Yummm. I also got a cup for fountain drink and got some iced tea with a lot of lemon and a little sugar.
Mann I'm SO dehydrated.
+7
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Day 23
This morning I woke up not-so-early to go to Central Park and skate a lap. My dad called me about 15 minutes before I finished and told me to meet him in Brooklyn. We were planning to go to this Mexican place he liked. I finished up and proceeded to get off one stop before the stop I was supposed to get off. I was supposed to get off at the stop where my old high school was, but I totally forgot which one it was. I looked at a map and just skated in the most obvious direction I could (towards the bridge!). My dad told me to meet him in front of Juniors. I called him and apparently he hit traffic, but he asked me to wait at (diagonally across Juniors) in front of Applebees. I ended up waiting forever for him. But he was actually waiting for me also! Behind some maintainance truck. Man, the city has a LOT of big trucks.
We at at a place called Mexicali. It's across the street from a Trader Joe's. They were ok. They had a good amount of tables with people, and they seemed understaffed. It took us 15 minutes just from ordering the drinks to receiving them. Dad got a burrito. I got the lunch #9, which was a chicken taco, beef tostada and a cheese.... tamale? It was cheese rolled in a tortilla with some tomato sauce over it, and then some more cheese on it. And it came with rice and beans.
We went to chinatown afterwards. I got some.. er.. Pineapple Cake. I swear it's more interesting than it sounds. It's like a Taiwaneese pastry treat. It's really small and comes packaged. It was a dollar a package! I bought one. They're translated into English as Phoenix... something.. pastry. Hahahaha. Then my dad went to the bakery and he bought me an iced milk tea. A bit too sweet. No, it was too sweet.
+2
We at at a place called Mexicali. It's across the street from a Trader Joe's. They were ok. They had a good amount of tables with people, and they seemed understaffed. It took us 15 minutes just from ordering the drinks to receiving them. Dad got a burrito. I got the lunch #9, which was a chicken taco, beef tostada and a cheese.... tamale? It was cheese rolled in a tortilla with some tomato sauce over it, and then some more cheese on it. And it came with rice and beans.
We went to chinatown afterwards. I got some.. er.. Pineapple Cake. I swear it's more interesting than it sounds. It's like a Taiwaneese pastry treat. It's really small and comes packaged. It was a dollar a package! I bought one. They're translated into English as Phoenix... something.. pastry. Hahahaha. Then my dad went to the bakery and he bought me an iced milk tea. A bit too sweet. No, it was too sweet.
+2
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Day 22
So I had to wake up early(er) today to get ready for my first day working for the Human Rights Campaign. I chugged down the leftover mug of tea I had from yesterday as I was waiting for the bathroom. Today I would be pit against the likes of Focus on the Family and the Christian Coalition. Phew.
Wore some comfy everyday clothes, filled up a waterbottle, packed my paperwork and fished for my passport. Arrived just on time because I managed to catch a local train (been taking the subway all my life, and I still can't say I know exactly how it works, but oh well, who can?) The office was just as hot as yesterday, and I sweat just as much, even though I wasn't wearing my stuffy suit. We were pulled aside one by one to have us recite our raps. I didn't do so great. Once all our paperwork was filled out and everybody recited their raps, we became a human conveyor belt and practiced greeting people. Keep a smile, stay positive, and wave big.
We started with announcements, updates on current campaigns, with cute little messages (apparently you need cup your hands around your mouth and announce "OH WAY OH WAY OH WAYYYYY" [in descending pitch] and we had a "public service announcement" where someone in the room drank a big gulp of water, meaning that we should stay hydrated throughout the day.). Then we broke up into groups according to experience, some people headed out to do canvassing, others stuck around to help the newbies. I got paired up with another newbie David and our rap-training-person was Nicki. David had it down except for a couple word changes. We need to have it down exactly. It's "someone", not "somebody". It's "contribute right now", not "contribute". I started getting it, but then I got pulled aside and I was told that there weren't enough trainers today and that I should come back on Thursday. -sigh- Oh well.
So I went home and finished counting coins. I finally finished and I have about $316 rolled and give or take $7ish for the unrolled stuff. Not bad. I want to treat myself to a new longboard. Get a sickkkk symmetrical drop through board. I've been debating on whether I want flexy or stiff, but I've decided to go with stiff. Though flexy is nice, my current board is pretty stiff and I think they're more versatile. Flexy boards can't do downhill as well, but they can take up to 30mph, and I don't really think I'll be going past that speed... but just in case. It's a tossup between Sayshun Compass and Rayne Vendetta. More hype around Vendetta, I haven't really heard much about Compass, but it looks amazing. They're both really similar except that Vendetta is a little bigger and has more torsional flex.
Soooo I guess I'm going to make some ramen, drink some tea, skate to the bank, feed my bank account and...... I don't know, skate some more, hopefully.
The tea was steeped way too long and was suuuuper bitter. A little brown sugar did just as little to ameliorate the taste. Oh, tannins, why do you invade my cup so?
+3
Wore some comfy everyday clothes, filled up a waterbottle, packed my paperwork and fished for my passport. Arrived just on time because I managed to catch a local train (been taking the subway all my life, and I still can't say I know exactly how it works, but oh well, who can?) The office was just as hot as yesterday, and I sweat just as much, even though I wasn't wearing my stuffy suit. We were pulled aside one by one to have us recite our raps. I didn't do so great. Once all our paperwork was filled out and everybody recited their raps, we became a human conveyor belt and practiced greeting people. Keep a smile, stay positive, and wave big.
We started with announcements, updates on current campaigns, with cute little messages (apparently you need cup your hands around your mouth and announce "OH WAY OH WAY OH WAYYYYY" [in descending pitch] and we had a "public service announcement" where someone in the room drank a big gulp of water, meaning that we should stay hydrated throughout the day.). Then we broke up into groups according to experience, some people headed out to do canvassing, others stuck around to help the newbies. I got paired up with another newbie David and our rap-training-person was Nicki. David had it down except for a couple word changes. We need to have it down exactly. It's "someone", not "somebody". It's "contribute right now", not "contribute". I started getting it, but then I got pulled aside and I was told that there weren't enough trainers today and that I should come back on Thursday. -sigh- Oh well.
So I went home and finished counting coins. I finally finished and I have about $316 rolled and give or take $7ish for the unrolled stuff. Not bad. I want to treat myself to a new longboard. Get a sickkkk symmetrical drop through board. I've been debating on whether I want flexy or stiff, but I've decided to go with stiff. Though flexy is nice, my current board is pretty stiff and I think they're more versatile. Flexy boards can't do downhill as well, but they can take up to 30mph, and I don't really think I'll be going past that speed... but just in case. It's a tossup between Sayshun Compass and Rayne Vendetta. More hype around Vendetta, I haven't really heard much about Compass, but it looks amazing. They're both really similar except that Vendetta is a little bigger and has more torsional flex.
Soooo I guess I'm going to make some ramen, drink some tea, skate to the bank, feed my bank account and...... I don't know, skate some more, hopefully.
The tea was steeped way too long and was suuuuper bitter. A little brown sugar did just as little to ameliorate the taste. Oh, tannins, why do you invade my cup so?
+3
Monday, June 21, 2010
Day 21
Today is Go Skateboarding Day!
I brewed a pot of Barry's Irish in the morning, but only ended up drinking half a mug. I made a couple phone calls in the morning. Called my aunt in Cape Cod to tell her that I was going to go visit next week because I still don't have a job. Called Kristin to confirm going to her house this weekend. Called Bank of America to see if they accepted loose change deposits. They didn't. Then I called The Fund for Public Interest around 3PM, and I got an impromptu interview at 6PM. I didn't have time to go for a real skate, but I did skate to Bank of America to grab some coin rolls. Skated home and counted $210 worth of quarters. Showered, put on my suit and went to the NY Fund for Public Interest office.
It was one of those really really REALLY old apartment buildings where you went into the door and ascended a looooooooong stairway; it was complete with uneven stairs and a flickering light. Pretty eerie. I had to get to the 3rd floor and I was sweating balls by the time I made it up there. They had 2 window fans going and all the windows open but it was sweltering in that place.
They are an organization that pairs up with other organizations to do street canvassing for grassroots stuff. It's pretty cool, they are currently doing two projects, one with Environment New York and one with the Human Rights Campaign. Currently, companies want to drill for natural gasses at the New York water shed, where NYC's water supply comes from. NYC has some of the nation's best drinking water and drilling would really risk contaminating that. Haliburton drilled in Pennsylvania, and they spilled all these toxic chemicals into the water and contaminated the water in Pittsburgh(?) for a week and a half. They have some good momentum behind it because of the opposition with drilling right now.
The other thing they're doing is fighting for equality in the workplace. It's legal in 29 states to fire someone for being gay. Obviously, a person's employment should be based on their skills, not gender, race, sexual orientation or sexual identity.
Filled out an initial application and was called second to interview. Interview went well, and I was offered an "Observation Day". I got a packet with W-2 forms and a rap for the Human Rights Campaign, which is the speech thing I need to memorize to give to passersby to educate them and to persuade them to become contributing partners.
...Basically it's like street telemarketing, but the good kind.
+2
I brewed a pot of Barry's Irish in the morning, but only ended up drinking half a mug. I made a couple phone calls in the morning. Called my aunt in Cape Cod to tell her that I was going to go visit next week because I still don't have a job. Called Kristin to confirm going to her house this weekend. Called Bank of America to see if they accepted loose change deposits. They didn't. Then I called The Fund for Public Interest around 3PM, and I got an impromptu interview at 6PM. I didn't have time to go for a real skate, but I did skate to Bank of America to grab some coin rolls. Skated home and counted $210 worth of quarters. Showered, put on my suit and went to the NY Fund for Public Interest office.
It was one of those really really REALLY old apartment buildings where you went into the door and ascended a looooooooong stairway; it was complete with uneven stairs and a flickering light. Pretty eerie. I had to get to the 3rd floor and I was sweating balls by the time I made it up there. They had 2 window fans going and all the windows open but it was sweltering in that place.
They are an organization that pairs up with other organizations to do street canvassing for grassroots stuff. It's pretty cool, they are currently doing two projects, one with Environment New York and one with the Human Rights Campaign. Currently, companies want to drill for natural gasses at the New York water shed, where NYC's water supply comes from. NYC has some of the nation's best drinking water and drilling would really risk contaminating that. Haliburton drilled in Pennsylvania, and they spilled all these toxic chemicals into the water and contaminated the water in Pittsburgh(?) for a week and a half. They have some good momentum behind it because of the opposition with drilling right now.
The other thing they're doing is fighting for equality in the workplace. It's legal in 29 states to fire someone for being gay. Obviously, a person's employment should be based on their skills, not gender, race, sexual orientation or sexual identity.
Filled out an initial application and was called second to interview. Interview went well, and I was offered an "Observation Day". I got a packet with W-2 forms and a rap for the Human Rights Campaign, which is the speech thing I need to memorize to give to passersby to educate them and to persuade them to become contributing partners.
...Basically it's like street telemarketing, but the good kind.
+2
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Day 20
Today was father's day.
I had a pot (2 cups) of Stash English Breakfast at some breakfast place that was ok.
We went to see Karate Kid in the early evening. I grabbed the half-bottle of Duane Reade Sweet Tea left from yesterday on the way out. The movie was ok. It was a typical kungfu movie, but in mostly English. It had all the stereotypical kungfu effects, the chalk dust, camera angles to fool the audience into thinking someone really got hit... I thought it was like a chick-flick... for boys.
We went to dinner at a Mexican place afterwards and I tried the green habanero sauce by El Yucateco and I downed 3 cups of water and finally extinguished my tongue with a couple smears of sour cream when my entree (finally) came. It wasn't painful, just a lot of heat as soon as I swallowed my water. Luckinly the sour cream neutralized it and I was able to enjoy my dinner. I had flan for dessert and it was good, it had a sort of coconutty flavor.
I think I've developed a sinus infection over the last couple of days.
+3
I had a pot (2 cups) of Stash English Breakfast at some breakfast place that was ok.
We went to see Karate Kid in the early evening. I grabbed the half-bottle of Duane Reade Sweet Tea left from yesterday on the way out. The movie was ok. It was a typical kungfu movie, but in mostly English. It had all the stereotypical kungfu effects, the chalk dust, camera angles to fool the audience into thinking someone really got hit... I thought it was like a chick-flick... for boys.
We went to dinner at a Mexican place afterwards and I tried the green habanero sauce by El Yucateco and I downed 3 cups of water and finally extinguished my tongue with a couple smears of sour cream when my entree (finally) came. It wasn't painful, just a lot of heat as soon as I swallowed my water. Luckinly the sour cream neutralized it and I was able to enjoy my dinner. I had flan for dessert and it was good, it had a sort of coconutty flavor.
I think I've developed a sinus infection over the last couple of days.
+3
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Day 19
Woke up around noon and made a big pot of Barry's Irish. Had a mug before we went out to breakfast. We went to Elephant Castle and...THEY HAD MY WALLET!!! They said they thought they had it and were surprised it was there for a week and one of the waitstaff that's (extra) friendly with us was talking about how he didnt know where we lived and wanted to bring it back haha the people there are great!! While I was there I ordered green tea. They gave me a pot of Tazo Zen. It was interesting, it was like peppermint green. When we went home the doorman learned that we weren't Japanese, haha. I finished up the second mug of Barry's Irish and then my mom and I went to work out at the 6th Ave gym (we usually go to 13th st). There, my mom got solicited by a personal trainer, and I had a weird feeling so I checked with the front desk if it was under their policy for trainers to do that. It was, and I was just interested because the ones at the other gym are courteous and don't really just say "Hey, I can teach you how to work out right." ...Assuming there's a "wrong" way, other than poor form, which my mother was not guilty of. Oh well. After that we bought a bottle of Duane Reade's brand of sweet tea, I only drank half. The rest is sitting in the fridge.
+7
+7
Friday, June 18, 2010
Day 18
My mom's boyfriend bought this bottled tea from a bodega somewhere and he thinks its "damn good". I resisted drinking any for a long time, but there were 2 half-finished bottles in the fridge this morning, and now I'm working on the second one. The brand is New York Homestyle Iced Tea. I'm drinking the pineapple flavor, but at one time we also had ginseng and honey. It's a good flavor, tangy and tea-y(?), more so than any other packaged tea I've had. Compared to this brand, Arizona and Pom teas are weakk.
Here's their site:
http://www.multivitaminenergy.com/
So they have other drinks and 5 flavors of tea... hmmm. Maybe I'll have to try them all.
With dinner I had half a bottle of Snapple's Pomegranate Raspberry Red Tea. Pretty bad compared to NYHIT.... Snapple tea isn't the best, but the older teas arent too bad. This one just had some juicy and artificial sweetener taste. I like Snapple's lemon tea, peach tea, lime green, and their black and white tea line.
+3
Here's their site:
http://www.multivitaminenergy.com/
So they have other drinks and 5 flavors of tea... hmmm. Maybe I'll have to try them all.
With dinner I had half a bottle of Snapple's Pomegranate Raspberry Red Tea. Pretty bad compared to NYHIT.... Snapple tea isn't the best, but the older teas arent too bad. This one just had some juicy and artificial sweetener taste. I like Snapple's lemon tea, peach tea, lime green, and their black and white tea line.
+3
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Day 17
Started the day talking to my mom trying to retrace the location of my wallet. We've determined that it's most likely in the apartment. I only looked in the regular places, I haven't scoured yet. My mom left me a metrocard and a little cash for until I find it. I miss it :( My mom ended up calling me later and leaving me a message saying that she took the metrocard to work lol, but gave me some weird instructions on where to find another one.
I finished the mug of leftover tropical green from yesterday, and there is a whole other mug still in the pot that I just poured out. I realized that I was being really lazy and not washing my mug in between cups and there were was lime pulp and a bit of black tea leaf residue (the powdery stuff) on the bottom. Maybe it's a mind game but I have a stomachache now :( Needless to say, I washed the cup before I poured in the next mug.
EDIT: 2:13PM
I forgot to mention about my interview experience yesterday, I got blisters. I took some pictures for you all to see. The walk to Pier 1 is like, 2 blocks away. I go down my block, around the corner, and diagonally across. It took all of 15 minutes to walk there, in short heels. I bought these shoes for my group interview with Apple, and they seemed pretty comfortable. But the second time I wear them, they give me blisters. On BOTH feet. I really started to feel pain on the walk home. It was a warmer day, and earlier in the day, so that could have been factors in it. I skipped my workout and skate because I didn't want my feet to protest and decide to hurt me any more. My parents decided to go to a fancy-ish restaurant for dinner and I couldn't wear flops so I bandaided them up, put some socks over them, and hobbled over to Gene's a block away. I think I probably walked like someone with a hip injury or something. They're looking better today, a little less fluidy. The pictures are from today.
I finished the mug of leftover tropical green from yesterday, and there is a whole other mug still in the pot that I just poured out. I realized that I was being really lazy and not washing my mug in between cups and there were was lime pulp and a bit of black tea leaf residue (the powdery stuff) on the bottom. Maybe it's a mind game but I have a stomachache now :( Needless to say, I washed the cup before I poured in the next mug.
EDIT: 2:13PM
I forgot to mention about my interview experience yesterday, I got blisters. I took some pictures for you all to see. The walk to Pier 1 is like, 2 blocks away. I go down my block, around the corner, and diagonally across. It took all of 15 minutes to walk there, in short heels. I bought these shoes for my group interview with Apple, and they seemed pretty comfortable. But the second time I wear them, they give me blisters. On BOTH feet. I really started to feel pain on the walk home. It was a warmer day, and earlier in the day, so that could have been factors in it. I skipped my workout and skate because I didn't want my feet to protest and decide to hurt me any more. My parents decided to go to a fancy-ish restaurant for dinner and I couldn't wear flops so I bandaided them up, put some socks over them, and hobbled over to Gene's a block away. I think I probably walked like someone with a hip injury or something. They're looking better today, a little less fluidy. The pictures are from today.
The culprits.
The heel is already wearing.
Right foot. It's that patch of flabby looking skin.
Left foot. Same Spot.
Both feet. Suspicious lumps on my right foot...
+3
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Day 16
I started the day out by drinking the half-mug of Barry's Irish. I brewed a pot of tropical green, being careful to measure the water temp for optimal taste haha. I think the range is 140*F to 180*F. I added the tea-ice cubes my mom made with half a mug of tropical green some time ago. I only managed to drink half of the mug. I realized that I couldn't find my wallet, and I still don't know where it is. It should be in the apartment though.
Had my group interview at Pier 1 today. There were 2 other girls interviewing. The interviewer (flaming dude) said there were more, but they all canceled that morning. Every group interview I've been to, there's people that ask such pussy-ass questions. I just don't get it. Somebody always manages to ask "What is your favorite part of working at ____" and "What is your least favorite part of working at ____". Seriously, people? Who cares? Well, I don't. I asked a salary question, which Virginia Tech says not to do; apparently it gave my interviewer the impression I was only there for the salary. Well, upon reviewing my application and resume, one can quickly surmise that I am looking for a summer job, seeing as all employment history is June-August, and that my expected graduation date is 2012, from a university not within commuting distance. Anyway, he responded professionally, saying that he is not at liberty to say, and that it will be discussed with the second interviewer, if Pier 1 decides to proceed with the interviewing process. This is good, meaning that they aren't just hiring people and paying them minimum wage... hopefully.When it was over and he was asking for any last questions, the other two girls were in the midst of getting up when I asked "when should we expect to hear back from you?". Isn't it obvious? He said in the next couple days, but what if it wasn't? What if they had a huge applicant pool and they were holding interviews for a new store? I don't know. I thought I asked good questions. If they thought I was too aggressive and not pussy-foot enough, then they can hire those other two applicants. Who said they would be a good fit for Pier 1 because they work with kids. Because obviously, their demographic is children, children that want papasans that cost $100 for just the frame.
Felt like a damn tea party. That took place in an underground room with mismatched furniture. Slick, Pier 1.
+3
Had my group interview at Pier 1 today. There were 2 other girls interviewing. The interviewer (flaming dude) said there were more, but they all canceled that morning. Every group interview I've been to, there's people that ask such pussy-ass questions. I just don't get it. Somebody always manages to ask "What is your favorite part of working at ____" and "What is your least favorite part of working at ____". Seriously, people? Who cares? Well, I don't. I asked a salary question, which Virginia Tech says not to do; apparently it gave my interviewer the impression I was only there for the salary. Well, upon reviewing my application and resume, one can quickly surmise that I am looking for a summer job, seeing as all employment history is June-August, and that my expected graduation date is 2012, from a university not within commuting distance. Anyway, he responded professionally, saying that he is not at liberty to say, and that it will be discussed with the second interviewer, if Pier 1 decides to proceed with the interviewing process. This is good, meaning that they aren't just hiring people and paying them minimum wage... hopefully.When it was over and he was asking for any last questions, the other two girls were in the midst of getting up when I asked "when should we expect to hear back from you?". Isn't it obvious? He said in the next couple days, but what if it wasn't? What if they had a huge applicant pool and they were holding interviews for a new store? I don't know. I thought I asked good questions. If they thought I was too aggressive and not pussy-foot enough, then they can hire those other two applicants. Who said they would be a good fit for Pier 1 because they work with kids. Because obviously, their demographic is children, children that want papasans that cost $100 for just the frame.
Felt like a damn tea party. That took place in an underground room with mismatched furniture. Slick, Pier 1.
+3
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Day 15
Decided to do tea a different way now. To put on a pot of two-mugs-worth-of-water (like a regular pot, with a lid, not a teapot) and brew tea out of there. That way the tea I brew is more accessible, and I don't need to go boiling water all the time. I don't have my own teapot here so that's why I've been kind of weird about my whole tea system. I just threw 3 teabags of Barry's Irish into the pot and turned on the fire. I figured if it was just cooking it shouldn't need 4..
Actually I started using this method yesterday, but neglected to blog about it. I still haven't gotten the ratio right. It's weird. Maybe I do need that last teabag to get the strength to balance out the half and half. Hmmm.
I put the second mug into the fridge without sugar and I drank half of it after my afternoon workout.
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Actually I started using this method yesterday, but neglected to blog about it. I still haven't gotten the ratio right. It's weird. Maybe I do need that last teabag to get the strength to balance out the half and half. Hmmm.
I put the second mug into the fridge without sugar and I drank half of it after my afternoon workout.
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Monday, June 14, 2010
Day 14
Woke up with the left side of my face malfunctioning. I took some Zyrtec and I think it fixed it. My allergies are finally acting up. I wonder if its caused by dust or pollen, because I've had allergy histories involving both.
I brewed a big pot of Barry's Irish Breakfast, enough for two mugs. The first mug has a little too much sugar in it, so it's kind of throwing me off. I was reading up on tea, and apparently it is generally agreed that 300mg of caffeine is the line for safe consumption. That being said, No Name (used to be call Cocaine, if you remember. I never tried it though.) has the most caffeine out of any energy drink. I just divided all the larger ones into an 8oz. portion... but even before "weight adjusting", No Name had a higher caff count than most. It has 280mg per can, which is 8.4 oz. I was a bit surprised. Personally I like Amp, from Mountain Dew. It gets me going, and I prefer the taste over other energy drinks. I can't really stand Red Bull anymore because of a certain 'bomb incident.
Anyway, THE JOB SEARCH IS ON! All you stores that I skipped, WATCH OUT! I'm talking to you, Radio Shack and fro-yo places and... and... DUNKIN' DONUTS! Oh and Urban Outfitters I TOTALLY forgot them. It's like I just overlooked every establishment within a 1 block radius of me.
Currently I've been working on Radio Shack's online application. I applied last year and never ever got a reply. It's got a similar layout to Payless' online app. Payless had this one question that went something like "Would you leave if you were offered a similar job at another establishment but paid more?" I totally answered "yes", who wouldn't? But looking back, I probably should have put "nononononono no NOOOO!". Probably a trick question D: Radio Shack's application is pretty slow. It's administered by a separate company though, NexisLexis. The fact that the copyright year at the bottom of the page is 2009 concerns me.
EDIT 12:09 AM
I ended up on craigslist because I was getting desperate. I got a call from Pier 1 and I have an interview on Wednesday. Not bad. I hope they pay (well)! I didn't end up doing my workout so I will have to do it tomorrow (later today)
I fixed the second mug of tea sometime and something was a bit wonky with it I'm not sure what it was. Maybe not enough cream...
+4
I brewed a big pot of Barry's Irish Breakfast, enough for two mugs. The first mug has a little too much sugar in it, so it's kind of throwing me off. I was reading up on tea, and apparently it is generally agreed that 300mg of caffeine is the line for safe consumption. That being said, No Name (used to be call Cocaine, if you remember. I never tried it though.) has the most caffeine out of any energy drink. I just divided all the larger ones into an 8oz. portion... but even before "weight adjusting", No Name had a higher caff count than most. It has 280mg per can, which is 8.4 oz. I was a bit surprised. Personally I like Amp, from Mountain Dew. It gets me going, and I prefer the taste over other energy drinks. I can't really stand Red Bull anymore because of a certain 'bomb incident.
Anyway, THE JOB SEARCH IS ON! All you stores that I skipped, WATCH OUT! I'm talking to you, Radio Shack and fro-yo places and... and... DUNKIN' DONUTS! Oh and Urban Outfitters I TOTALLY forgot them. It's like I just overlooked every establishment within a 1 block radius of me.
Currently I've been working on Radio Shack's online application. I applied last year and never ever got a reply. It's got a similar layout to Payless' online app. Payless had this one question that went something like "Would you leave if you were offered a similar job at another establishment but paid more?" I totally answered "yes", who wouldn't? But looking back, I probably should have put "nononononono no NOOOO!". Probably a trick question D: Radio Shack's application is pretty slow. It's administered by a separate company though, NexisLexis. The fact that the copyright year at the bottom of the page is 2009 concerns me.
EDIT 12:09 AM
I ended up on craigslist because I was getting desperate. I got a call from Pier 1 and I have an interview on Wednesday. Not bad. I hope they pay (well)! I didn't end up doing my workout so I will have to do it tomorrow (later today)
I fixed the second mug of tea sometime and something was a bit wonky with it I'm not sure what it was. Maybe not enough cream...
+4
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Day 13
Went to Elephant Castle for breakfast again. Had another pot of English Breakfast. My parents love that place. I had a Greenwich omelette. It was okay. The sausage was interesting.
I managed to drink half of the mug of tropical green from yesterday, because my mom decided to make the other half into ice cubes haha
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I managed to drink half of the mug of tropical green from yesterday, because my mom decided to make the other half into ice cubes haha
+3
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Day 12
Went to Elephant Castle for breakfast. Had a pot of English Breakfast, poached eggs, spinach puree, potato pancakes and cheddar cheese. Yummm.
Went to the gym afterwards. Maybe I'm training too hard, I was really sore and weak for my workout. /:
After the workout I made myself some limeade and after my shower I brewed 2 mugs of tropical green, but only ended up drinking one.
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Went to the gym afterwards. Maybe I'm training too hard, I was really sore and weak for my workout. /:
After the workout I made myself some limeade and after my shower I brewed 2 mugs of tropical green, but only ended up drinking one.
+4
Friday, June 11, 2010
Day 11
Started off the day by making my mom a cappuccino. Boiled some water and made a mug of Barry's Irish. Went back to sleep and woke up later to finish fixing my tea. I was supposed to meet mom at 12:30pm at her new office for lunch, but I didn't actually end up getting there until around an hour later. She had a lot going on (seeing as she was overseas for a month, I was unsurprised) so we actually didn't end up leaving her office until sometime after 5pm. Her old office had a K-Cup machine. Now they have some other high-tech drink machine that uses pouches. There was Dove hot chocolate available, and my mom taught me how to use the machine, and added Milky Way foam on top for me! The brewing(can you call it that?) process was much more exciting than the actual drink. The drink was surprisingly... well, okay. I had a couple sips of some Bigelow Lemon flavored tea before we left her office and then had some Chinese tea at a little Asian bar/restaurant a block away.
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Thursday, June 10, 2010
Day 10
Hung out with Dad today. Had dim sum. I think we had chrysanthemum. Went to Trader Joes and got some edamame. I love that stuff. Dad also stopped in Chinatown to get a haircut. I went into a bakery and got some iced milk tea while I waited. I don't know why Chinatown milk tea is so good. I have an inkling that it has to do with the fact that they use light cream.
+3
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Day 9
Mom had the day off today. Hung out with her. Started the day off with a mug of Barry's Irish Breakfast with some half&half and brown sugar. Yummmm. Made a cappuccino for mom. Kristin and I bought an espresso machine for her last year but she just delegates me to make her cappuccino whenever she wants. Made a mug of tropical green for the afternoon to unwind. Also Yum.
+4
+4
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Day 8
Brewed a mug of Pomegranate Oolong and put some honey in it. It's some honey BLEND my mum got at a store. That means its got honey in it, but it's mostly corn syrup. I have some buckwheat honey I bought last winter I've been eager to try. It's a really dark honey and so it's got more antioxidants than say, clover honey. And plus it's a little harder to find because stores mostly stock clover and wildflower honey /: Buckwheat is supposed to be the best for a sore throat and I read that it has a very strong flavor. I hope I like it, I love honey!
4:44PM: My mom returned home today. I told her about my blog, and she said she would help me drink tea, but I told her that it was a personal mission and that she could drink tea to help me finish the tea I have but not to add to my counter haha. I brewed another mug of Pomegranate Oolong and a mug of some genmaicha for mum. I have 5 more Pomegranate Oolong teabags left I think.
I watched Lady Gaga's premiere for Alejandro today at noon. I feel like maybe I'm too simple to understand it. I felt like I was in over my head when I pressed play. It was good. The direction and the camerawork, I felt was superb. I can't really discern the message from it, all I know is that it's very powerful and political. In an interview she said that it was about her relationship with her gay friends, like how she can't find their qualities in a straight man. Kristin and I were discussing how that was the case when she was in the crowd of half-naked men in mushroom/bowl cuts.
I also had to buy flowers for my mum today. I went to the florist and he had only one bouquet of red roses and so I settled. They looked ok. He said they were yesterday's shipment so they were fresh. While he was arranging them, they kept falling apart so he asked if I wanted to get a different set. I told him I'd come back later, and he told me that there would be a new shipment later that day in about an hour. Then I went back later and the shipment still wasn't in. He said 15 minutes, so I stuck around and watched a bee pollinate one of the flowers and looked at orchids. I thought it was really cool how they bloomed and how different they are from other flowers. Eventually I heard a lot of crinkling inside the shop, and it was because the florist was wrapping the flowers up. He gave me a $2 discount because I needed $20 back because my mom asked me to have some money ready because she didn't have enough for the taxi. She ended up stopping at a bank and getting some cash hahaha. The white balance on my phone is really sucky, but here are some photos anyway:
I thought the ribbon swirl was a cute touch.
Closeup from the other side
4:44PM: My mom returned home today. I told her about my blog, and she said she would help me drink tea, but I told her that it was a personal mission and that she could drink tea to help me finish the tea I have but not to add to my counter haha. I brewed another mug of Pomegranate Oolong and a mug of some genmaicha for mum. I have 5 more Pomegranate Oolong teabags left I think.
I watched Lady Gaga's premiere for Alejandro today at noon. I feel like maybe I'm too simple to understand it. I felt like I was in over my head when I pressed play. It was good. The direction and the camerawork, I felt was superb. I can't really discern the message from it, all I know is that it's very powerful and political. In an interview she said that it was about her relationship with her gay friends, like how she can't find their qualities in a straight man. Kristin and I were discussing how that was the case when she was in the crowd of half-naked men in mushroom/bowl cuts.
I also had to buy flowers for my mum today. I went to the florist and he had only one bouquet of red roses and so I settled. They looked ok. He said they were yesterday's shipment so they were fresh. While he was arranging them, they kept falling apart so he asked if I wanted to get a different set. I told him I'd come back later, and he told me that there would be a new shipment later that day in about an hour. Then I went back later and the shipment still wasn't in. He said 15 minutes, so I stuck around and watched a bee pollinate one of the flowers and looked at orchids. I thought it was really cool how they bloomed and how different they are from other flowers. Eventually I heard a lot of crinkling inside the shop, and it was because the florist was wrapping the flowers up. He gave me a $2 discount because I needed $20 back because my mom asked me to have some money ready because she didn't have enough for the taxi. She ended up stopping at a bank and getting some cash hahaha. The white balance on my phone is really sucky, but here are some photos anyway:
I thought the ribbon swirl was a cute touch.
Closeup from the other side+4
Monday, June 7, 2010
Day 7
A lot of errands to run today. Among which is to do laundry (my own and the towels and bedding..), go to the container store, clean the bathroom and clean the oven (oh god)... AND I've been procrastinating. I'm off to boil some water for some Pomegranate Oolong. Maybe pictures later, but no guarantees.
Downloaded the new Foals CD. I should get my ass to the record store so I can actually buy the real ones. Oh I should stop at Best Buy when I go out to the Container Store. Maybe not, I might end up buying something else.. haha.
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Downloaded the new Foals CD. I should get my ass to the record store so I can actually buy the real ones. Oh I should stop at Best Buy when I go out to the Container Store. Maybe not, I might end up buying something else.. haha.
+2
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Day 5
NO TEA TODAY D:
But I spent most of the day with Devon from school. We did the central park race together. She fell behind and had a gnarly wipeout and cut up her hands and got road rash on her legs. Some southern ladies got her and fixed her up though. She didn't end up finishing and met up with me at the finish line. I fell twice, once at the start when everybody was falling left and right because it was so dense and many people couldn't maneuver. I fell because some kid in front of me fell. Also there was some biker in the middle of the road not moving. Then we went to Red Mango. Then to my gym to use the hot tub/steam room/showers. Then to Chipotle. Then to Kinokuniya bookstore by Bryant Park. We sat around in Bryant Park until like, almost 9PM, eating some Pucca.
All the pictures were taken after the finish, so some stuff had time to congeal and whatever.
My shirt from the fall.
Devon said that it would be cool if they made shirts with this pattern all over. Tatiana, the girl she was staying with for the weekend said "Yeah, it would be called Homeless".
Road rash on my shoulder from the first blind turn/hill
Right hand from the first fall.
Left hand from the first fall.
A better picture of my shirt and the parts that got torn up.
But I spent most of the day with Devon from school. We did the central park race together. She fell behind and had a gnarly wipeout and cut up her hands and got road rash on her legs. Some southern ladies got her and fixed her up though. She didn't end up finishing and met up with me at the finish line. I fell twice, once at the start when everybody was falling left and right because it was so dense and many people couldn't maneuver. I fell because some kid in front of me fell. Also there was some biker in the middle of the road not moving. Then we went to Red Mango. Then to my gym to use the hot tub/steam room/showers. Then to Chipotle. Then to Kinokuniya bookstore by Bryant Park. We sat around in Bryant Park until like, almost 9PM, eating some Pucca.
All the pictures were taken after the finish, so some stuff had time to congeal and whatever.
My shirt from the fall.
Devon said that it would be cool if they made shirts with this pattern all over. Tatiana, the girl she was staying with for the weekend said "Yeah, it would be called Homeless".
Road rash on my shoulder from the first blind turn/hill
Right hand from the first fall.
Left hand from the first fall.
A better picture of my shirt and the parts that got torn up.Friday, June 4, 2010
Day 4
Had another iced grande passion tea lemonade sweetened. No time to brew my own tea this week :(
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Thursday, June 3, 2010
Day 3
Went to Paragon for a potential job lead. It's turning into a wild goose chase, so this BETTER be worth it. Tomorrow is also an orientation/selection process I have scheduled with Apple. Then I went to the gym to get my paperwork done. I have a sweet temporary card and a couple guest passes in case someone wants to come work out with me :P I bought a bottle of tea there for $1 cause the staff at the gym all know me from last summer / he didn't want to look up the price. Because of this I was a dollar short for paying the membership up front in cash but the membership coordinator didn't really care. (So I got free tea? haha)
I got Peach White Tea by Honest Tea. The membership coordinator also told me of a place next door which had good healthy food, and I thought she meant this macrobiotic place, but she meant the OTHER next door. Kristin and I wanted to go to the macrobiotic place for mochi waffles on a weekend, because it was a brunch special, but the coordinator told me it closed down :( but a new one opened up closeby so maybe. Then she proceeded to say "Oh, that's REALLY healthy..." She meant the place next door that had burgers and bar food lol. I would like to try this healthy burgers and bar place sometime.
Soooooo 2 cups so far. Well, project 2 cups, I'm only halfway through the bottle. Wellll I'm off to the gym to use my new membership!
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I got Peach White Tea by Honest Tea. The membership coordinator also told me of a place next door which had good healthy food, and I thought she meant this macrobiotic place, but she meant the OTHER next door. Kristin and I wanted to go to the macrobiotic place for mochi waffles on a weekend, because it was a brunch special, but the coordinator told me it closed down :( but a new one opened up closeby so maybe. Then she proceeded to say "Oh, that's REALLY healthy..." She meant the place next door that had burgers and bar food lol. I would like to try this healthy burgers and bar place sometime.
Soooooo 2 cups so far. Well, project 2 cups, I'm only halfway through the bottle. Wellll I'm off to the gym to use my new membership!
+2
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Day 2
Short post today. I didn't actually drink any tea of my own, but I did have lots of tea.
My dad called me up early this morning (10, not that early I guess) and asked if I wanted to go have something to eat. He has the same two days off every week, and at least one of those days we go have dimsum with grandpa and 2 uncles. I grabbed a grande passion tea lemonade before I got into the subway. When I got out, my dad asked me to wait at the bakery because I got there too fast. My family has a habit of being late. I got some honey ginseng tea at the bakery because I couldn't stand waiting. Eventually (before I finished the tea) he called and picked me up. It was hard to gauge the amount of tea I had at dimsum because it is customary to keep refilling the cup. I'll just be generous and say I had 1.
So in total I had 4 today. If you don't get it, I'll explain in a later post.
My dad called me up early this morning (10, not that early I guess) and asked if I wanted to go have something to eat. He has the same two days off every week, and at least one of those days we go have dimsum with grandpa and 2 uncles. I grabbed a grande passion tea lemonade before I got into the subway. When I got out, my dad asked me to wait at the bakery because I got there too fast. My family has a habit of being late. I got some honey ginseng tea at the bakery because I couldn't stand waiting. Eventually (before I finished the tea) he called and picked me up. It was hard to gauge the amount of tea I had at dimsum because it is customary to keep refilling the cup. I'll just be generous and say I had 1.
So in total I had 4 today. If you don't get it, I'll explain in a later post.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Day 1
It's summer 2010. 80 degrees in Manhattan feels absolutely horrid. (Don't even say Manhattan is exciting, you goddamn tourists; NOTHING is exciting here when it's choking hot out.)
Kristin, my college best friend of (almost) 2 years, has watched me accumulate this mountain of tea and she hates it when I browse the tea section of stores because she does not want this mountain to grow. So in order to purchase more tea in the future (and to ameliorate my friend's feelings), I will try hard this summer to imbibe as many cups of tea as it will take to finish this stuff off. Healthily. I also know my cousin in Cape Cod also has similar feelings towards my relationship with tea. Even though I no longer live with you guys, I am paying homage to your feelings of hatred towards my tea collection. And also so I can buy new tea and it won't take up as much space. Dorms are very small and cannot accommodate all my tea.
I also heard of a similar story between Kim and Julia, two girls on the team. Julia bought a lot of tea when she was living in the dorms and then left it all for Kim to drink all by her loneliness when she left. (Shame on you lol)
Aaaaanyway, I started off the day polishing off a cup of Pomegranate Oolong from last night. Cold, I know, but I'm not really in the mood for hot tea when it is 85 out. But it's cloudy and there is a mild breeze, so not as bad as 80 yesterday and I was sweating just doing nothing.
I've been researching gym membership prices in the area, and the one my parents use seem to be the best one. I also used the same place to learn how to swim last summer. Well really, I'm searching for a gym membership for a place with a pool. The place I'm familiar with also has saunas and steam rooms at every location. Every other p
lace with a pool has something like a $600 initiation fee. I don't need a pool for rich people, I just need a pool. And a couple ergs would be cool too, which this place has.
I also need to clean the kitchen stove and the bathroom today, so I'll upload pictures later. I'll probably start a blog somewhere else too, because... I don't know. Just because.
Edit: 2:15PM
Made a blogger. Because I have an account. I deleted some stupid old blog which was festering there.
http://500cupsoftea.blogspot.com/
Nothing cool yet. I'll work on the layout later. I wonder if it takes CSS. Whatever I still need to get started on the stove and crap. The mangoes smell ripe. Maybe I'll procrastinate more.
This is a laundry bag my mum stole when on her travels. It contains SOME of my tea.
Everything in the bag D:
This is the cabinet that has some more tea (shared with family tho).
Harney&Sons Pomegranate Oolong. Pretty good flavoured tea. Starts to taste like jasmine after a while though.
Twinning's Orange Pekoe that I got loose from a trip to France. And some genmaicha from Yamamotoyama.
Boxed tea.. clockwise from top left: Celestial's Morning Thunder (Pretty good. It's got some mate in it, so it's got a little extra kick.... as the name implies haha), Twinning's Irish Breakfast (My favourite tea), Revolution's Tropical Green Tea (only had it once, but not bad.), some green tea my mum brought back from her travels (it is VERY GOOD with a little honey.. Kristin loves it too, I sent her an extra box in the mail and she got it today), Lychee black (It's ok.), some other tea my mum gave me.. (haven't even opened it yet. I'm assuming its more green tea), some white my mum got on her travels (also unopened), Celestial's Honey Vanilla Camomile (puts me to sleep.)
Random teabags.. clockwise from top left: Instant milk tea my mum brought home from her travels, Twinning's Earl Grey (Not a big fan of bergamot), Bigelow's Cozy Lemon (Kristen stole these for me and Kristin because we kept drinking her Trader Joe's Pomegranate White haha), Barry's Irish Breakfast (from Ireland!), Trader Joe's White (haven't had it yet), Twinning's Lapsang Souchong (very smoky, good after a long day..), Twinning's er... fruity stuff. (it's not bad with some honey).
Had 2 more cups of Pomegranate Oolong.
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Kristin, my college best friend of (almost) 2 years, has watched me accumulate this mountain of tea and she hates it when I browse the tea section of stores because she does not want this mountain to grow. So in order to purchase more tea in the future (and to ameliorate my friend's feelings), I will try hard this summer to imbibe as many cups of tea as it will take to finish this stuff off. Healthily. I also know my cousin in Cape Cod also has similar feelings towards my relationship with tea. Even though I no longer live with you guys, I am paying homage to your feelings of hatred towards my tea collection. And also so I can buy new tea and it won't take up as much space. Dorms are very small and cannot accommodate all my tea.
I also heard of a similar story between Kim and Julia, two girls on the team. Julia bought a lot of tea when she was living in the dorms and then left it all for Kim to drink all by her loneliness when she left. (Shame on you lol)
Aaaaanyway, I started off the day polishing off a cup of Pomegranate Oolong from last night. Cold, I know, but I'm not really in the mood for hot tea when it is 85 out. But it's cloudy and there is a mild breeze, so not as bad as 80 yesterday and I was sweating just doing nothing.
I've been researching gym membership prices in the area, and the one my parents use seem to be the best one. I also used the same place to learn how to swim last summer. Well really, I'm searching for a gym membership for a place with a pool. The place I'm familiar with also has saunas and steam rooms at every location. Every other p
lace with a pool has something like a $600 initiation fee. I don't need a pool for rich people, I just need a pool. And a couple ergs would be cool too, which this place has.
I also need to clean the kitchen stove and the bathroom today, so I'll upload pictures later. I'll probably start a blog somewhere else too, because... I don't know. Just because.
Edit: 2:15PM
Made a blogger. Because I have an account. I deleted some stupid old blog which was festering there.
http://500cupsoftea.blogsp
Nothing cool yet. I'll work on the layout later. I wonder if it takes CSS. Whatever I still need to get started on the stove and crap. The mangoes smell ripe. Maybe I'll procrastinate more.
This is a laundry bag my mum stole when on her travels. It contains SOME of my tea.
Everything in the bag D:
This is the cabinet that has some more tea (shared with family tho).
Harney&Sons Pomegranate Oolong. Pretty good flavoured tea. Starts to taste like jasmine after a while though.
Twinning's Orange Pekoe that I got loose from a trip to France. And some genmaicha from Yamamotoyama.
Boxed tea.. clockwise from top left: Celestial's Morning Thunder (Pretty good. It's got some mate in it, so it's got a little extra kick.... as the name implies haha), Twinning's Irish Breakfast (My favourite tea), Revolution's Tropical Green Tea (only had it once, but not bad.), some green tea my mum brought back from her travels (it is VERY GOOD with a little honey.. Kristin loves it too, I sent her an extra box in the mail and she got it today), Lychee black (It's ok.), some other tea my mum gave me.. (haven't even opened it yet. I'm assuming its more green tea), some white my mum got on her travels (also unopened), Celestial's Honey Vanilla Camomile (puts me to sleep.)
Random teabags.. clockwise from top left: Instant milk tea my mum brought home from her travels, Twinning's Earl Grey (Not a big fan of bergamot), Bigelow's Cozy Lemon (Kristen stole these for me and Kristin because we kept drinking her Trader Joe's Pomegranate White haha), Barry's Irish Breakfast (from Ireland!), Trader Joe's White (haven't had it yet), Twinning's Lapsang Souchong (very smoky, good after a long day..), Twinning's er... fruity stuff. (it's not bad with some honey).Had 2 more cups of Pomegranate Oolong.
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