1) i am an employee at Teavana (i'm not promoting or providing opinion, just stating...)
b) i am deeply interested in taoism and its practical, daily applications
iii) as of twenty minutes prior this post i read all wikipedia had to offer on tea for the two strange reasons, the first being that its history is the like is deeply meaningful to me and the second being that i would like to know more about tea so as to spitefully hold it over some one else's head (i can at least admit it, right?

... at any rate, my only tea outlet is currently through my place of employment and while i am researching other tea sources, i'm wondering at what level i am being introduced.
oh, i'm jrdn (no vowels please)