Sunday shall be TeaDay, 3/09/08

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The Tenuki Caffeine Consumption Scale (TCCS), "everyone knows caffeine is measured in the following units." Where are you during your TeaDay?

OMG, get me some now, I can hardly see straight
2
5%
Need more please
11
26%
I'm nicely buzzed thank you
10
24%
Ooops, not gonna sleep tonight
3
7%
I'm flying! I'm a SPACE SAMURAI!!!
6
14%
OMG, I can hardly see straight
3
7%
I am decaffinated
7
17%
 
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by Chip » Mar 9th, '08, 18:49

Cruised through a really nice session of 2006 Li Shan green oolong. Savd the leaves for some evening tea with low caffeine.

Now I am enjoying Daily Sencha that I ever so lightly roasted, well...more lightly pan fired, delicious barley green tea taste.

I think everyone is crashed on a couch somewhere after losing an hour sleep last night. I spent a little time there myself...now I am good to go. Rested and caffinated...I am up to around stage 3 on the TCCS.
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by augie » Mar 9th, '08, 19:34

Chip wrote: I think everyone is crashed on a couch somewhere after losing an hour sleep last night..
It's sunday, Chip. Aren't you glad you didn't have to go through all the clock changing junk tonigh? And drag your anatomy around Monday a.m.? I think Indiana residents are still not used to changing clocks. After having to switch the clock back for 2 years now, Indiana did a study and found out it actually COSTS us more money to go through all this! Not to mention the economic fallout it has caused small business.
I'm with you, Osadczuk! There is no reason for DST in a 24 hr economy!

Anyway, today is a decafe day. We just bought a big green egg and I'm smokin'!
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by Chip » Mar 9th, '08, 20:12

augie wrote:We just bought a big green egg and I'm smokin'!
:shock: :?:

I am sure the Gov. factored in the low productivity of changing the clocks back on a night before work and decided to ruin a Sunday instead.
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Mar 9th, '08, 20:19
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by Eastree » Mar 9th, '08, 20:19

The green egg also confounds me.

I will oonder this quandry while I slowly sip another round of Bai hao Yin Zhen ... dwindling my stock for the sake of the new harvest!
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by Chip » Mar 9th, '08, 20:26

...ahhhhh...where would we be w/o Google!!!

Big Green Egg is smokin'

Now that is my kinda smokin'!!!

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by Victoria » Mar 9th, '08, 21:07

Chip wrote:Cruised through a really nice session of 2006 Li Shan green oolong. Savd the leaves for some evening tea with low caffeine.
Please explain how you are saving the leaves.

In my cup right now - testing 2007 Dan Cong
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by tenuki » Mar 9th, '08, 21:47

stretching my first gaiwan of ali shan for the whole day. I'm kinda at a 'need more please' phase, but wanna sleep tonight to accomplish the time change without effort.
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by Chip » Mar 9th, '08, 21:58

Victoria wrote:
Chip wrote:Cruised through a really nice session of 2006 Li Shan green oolong. Savd the leaves for some evening tea with low caffeine.
Please explain how you are saving the leaves.

In my cup right now - testing 2007 Dan Cong
Just left them sitting in my "psuedo gaiwan" where they will be OK for several hours.

Too late to start another tea here, so good thing I have some soggy leaves laying around.
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by TaiPing Hou Kui » Mar 9th, '08, 22:23

Caffeine in tea really doesent effect me at all. For this reason, I chose "decaffinated".

*Started off the day with Green Kukicha
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by Michael_C » Mar 9th, '08, 22:35

Yes - I couldn't answer this because it didn't have a "Doesn't matter / I never consider it" option.
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by skywarrior » Mar 9th, '08, 22:53

Oddly enough, though I decided I was close to Space's level, I figure I have a maintenance dose of caffeine to the point where it doesn't really do much. Lord help me if I ever think about going decaffeinated. I would probably go into a coma.
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by Victoria » Mar 9th, '08, 23:25

Chip wrote: Just left them sitting in my "psuedo gaiwan" where they will be OK for several hours.
Oh I see, I read it that you were saving them for another evening.

2nd steep of the Dan Cong, hope I can sleep tonight!
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by Mich » Mar 9th, '08, 23:33

I did not sleep last night i went to sleep in the morning due to caffine. :shock:
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by splray » Mar 10th, '08, 02:03

I'm usually in the Need More stage as well... but today my family came over, and we had tea twice for breakfast and lunch, in addition to my tea after waking and before dinner. I was Buzzing today. :shock:

Had oolong, green twice, and jasmine. I really love the aroma of my jasmine!!!
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by Space Samurai » Mar 10th, '08, 03:18

Today I had two rounds of Den's Shin-Ryoku and a round of some Rishi TGY, the second best TGY I've had a chance to enjoy.

I have a very high tolerance for caffiene. During my last Inventory at work, when I had to get there very early, in the span of 4-5 hours I had 3-4 cups of coffee, 2 cups of tea, 3 sodas, 2 Red Bulls, and a handful of dark chocolate covered espresso beans, and could not stay awake.

Of course after all that I was sick to my stomache.
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