Dear So and So

[Catrin]

I'm not the tea expert you are, but I've ordered from these folks. They've got some really cool teas -- one of them is a tea that, as it brews, unfolds into a flower shape. Pretty cool.

http://www.holymtn.com/WhatsNew.htm

www.specialteas.com also have nice teas. Well, apparently they are now part of something called Tevana, but hopefully that will be ok. If you like "blooming teas" they have more here I love tea myself and am very picky...too picky I am sure

[Owlie]

www.specialteas.com also have nice teas. Well, apparently they are now part of something called Tevana, but hopefully that will be ok. If you like "blooming teas" they have more here I love tea myself and am very picky...too picky I am sure

I actually ordered quite a bit from SpecialTeas'--the two I'm running out of were ST's. DBF's got some of Teavana's equivalent of one, and it's not bad, but isn't quite as good. They don't have the other one. Teavana has some good (if quite expensive) stuff, but a lot of their offerings are just weird froo-froo blends. Some of them are actually good, but a lot of them are just odd...and expensive. (I'm also a little bitter because they discontinued one of my favorite teas. I'll get over it.)

Tangentgirl--Thanks. I think the drugs are finally kicking in (naproxen is my new best friend)!

[NbyNW]

What Catrin said.

[crazycanuck]

Dear ex downgraded cyclone, tropical depression

I can handle a bit o heat but not with humidty..I really don't like it when it's 25C & 100% humidity @ 430am...but it seems you've decreased the humidty!!!!

Thank you for not causing too much damage out west.

Now, if you can tell your other tropical cyclone friends to leave Northern Queensland alone, it would be appreciated.

[lph]

Dear ex-friend,
I thought we had parted on somewhat amicable terms, without undue bitterness, and that we had agreed that breaking off all but random contact is the best thing. So why exactly did you feel the need to send me yet another e-mail telling me that you had deleted all of our considerable correspondence (and at the very same time waxing sentimental about the good old days)? And when I asked you to please not tell me stuff like that because it honestly hurts, why did you then have to reveal that you'd actually deleted it all earlier at some point but changed your mind? And when I repeated that I really don't want to be told this because it upsets me - why in the name of g*d did you have to tell me that you have now changed your mind, kept it all, and for what it's worth, you still consider me a friend. Nope. We broke up two weeks ago. To be absolutely technically correct - you broke up with me.

I'll hand it to you, though: this perfectly illustrates why I have to get away from you. You're generous and funny and a terrific friend when it suits you to be so, but your love of drama and self-pity way overshadows any true empathy you might feel. Just go away. I do not want to write any more posts on this thread about you.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I'll hand it to you, though: this perfectly illustrates why I have to get away from you. You're generous and funny and a terrific friend when it suits you to be so, but your love of drama and self-pity way overshadows any true empathy you might feel. Just go away. I do not want to write any more posts on this thread about you.

Sounds like you are making a healthy decision. Such 'friends' can be way too draining. I hope you find a more positive friend soon!

[indysteel]

lph, it SO sounds you're making a great decision. Your friend sounds like she has Borderline Personality Disorder. The leading book on it is called "I Hate You Don't Leave Me." Sound familiar? That's obviously a very arm chair diagnosis but Borderlines are darn near impossible to deal with. It's sometimes better to cut your losses and run for cover. Unfortunately, Borderlines ca be very charismatic, so it's sometimes hard to recognize their toxicity at first.

Good luck. I'm sorry you lost a friend. That's never easy.

[Catrin]

I actually ordered quite a bit from SpecialTeas'--the two I'm running out of were ST's. DBF's got some of Teavana's equivalent of one, and it's not bad, but isn't quite as good. They don't have the other one. Teavana has some good (if quite expensive) stuff, but a lot of their offerings are just weird froo-froo blends. Some of them are actually good, but a lot of them are just odd...and expensive. (I'm also a little bitter because they discontinued one of my favorite teas. I'll get over it.)

I just saw this, and say it isn't so! I really did like the oolongs that Special Teas sold, but looking deeper into Teavana's offerings I see what you mean....sigh...

Speaking of oolong, I am trying to find a source for Quangzhou Oolong - it is delightful and while I do have a local source for it I am hoping that I can find it for at least a little lower price. I want to buy at least a .5 pound of it, but my local store doesn't sell in quantities larger than 1 ounce, and I suspect that I can find it in bulk for less than $65 for a half pound!

[crazycanuck]

Dear wind,

Please stop !!!! Because of you, the bushfire's threating our friends house and quite a few others in two bushfires in Perth... I really don't appreciate it. You're not supposed to calm til tomorrow

Dear Fires, http://www.watoday.com.au/environmen...206-1ai22.html
Stop....

[alexis_the_tiny]

Crazycanuck, oh dear. Fingers crossed for a better change in the weather...

[bmccasland]

Let's see, y'all have had, fire and flood, dare I ask when is the insect invasion?
Hope your friend's house is safe.

[Owlie]

Wow, CC. You guys need a break.

Dear people upstairs--
The one time I want to go to bed before midnight, you decide to play loud music, using the stereo that is apparently right over my bed. Thanks so much.

Dear winter--
You know, I'm getting sick of you. I can't go out and ride because of the slush all over the roads and it being too d*** cold. I can't go out for a walk/jog-thing because the sidewalks are by-and-large covered in a foot of snow and ice. I'm getting cabin fever! I'm also sick and tired of the lack of fruit and veggies. I suppose this means that I appreciate spring and summer all the more.