Ladies and gentlemen, I am a fucking star.

Why, you ask?

Because yesterday I got a call out of the blue from a gentleman I met at a networking event about a month ago. He had just been nominated for a local business award and needed someone to edit the writing in his nomination package.

The nomination package was due in less than 24 hours.

So he sent me the document he needed edited around 2 PM, I got to work, called him once or twice to clear a few things up, and then sent the whole edited shebang off to him around 7:30.

And thus, I was able to invoice for a few hundred dollars that I didn’t have when I woke up yesterday morning!

I spent the rest of the evening in this kind of dazzled, exhausted high, as I’ve never done rush editing like that before. Whoo!

I ended up having this tea to cap things off, since I’ve never had it straight. It’s okay, but quite woody. This is one I’ll definitely try to finish off quickly since it’s not really my thing.

Preparation
Boiling 6 min, 15 sec 3 tsp 24 OZ / 709 ML
Sil

Awesome!

boychik

You are super star!

Marzipan

Sounds like a good reason to buy tea to me.

Cameron B.

Hah, I laughed out loud when I read Marzipan’s response. So true though! Congratulations on being amazing! :)

Christina / BooksandTea

Heh! Much as I’d like to, I’m gonna stick to my tea hiatus. Only about 3.5 weeks to go…

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Sil

Awesome!

boychik

You are super star!

Marzipan

Sounds like a good reason to buy tea to me.

Cameron B.

Hah, I laughed out loud when I read Marzipan’s response. So true though! Congratulations on being amazing! :)

Christina / BooksandTea

Heh! Much as I’d like to, I’m gonna stick to my tea hiatus. Only about 3.5 weeks to go…

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Updated March 2016:

I’m a writer and editor who’s fallen in love with loose-leaf tea. I’ve also set up a site for tea reviews at http://www.booksandtea.ca – an excellent excuse to keep on buying and trying new blends. There will always be more to discover!

In the meantime, since joining Steepster in January 2014, I’ve gotten a pretty good handle on my likes and dislikes

Likes: Raw/Sheng pu’erh, sobacha, fruit flavours, masala chais, jasmine, mint, citrus, ginger, Ceylons, Chinese blacks, rooibos.

Dislikes (or at least generally disinclined towards): Hibiscus, rosehip, chamomile, licorice, lavender, really vegetal green teas, shu/ripe pu’erh.

Things I generally decide on a case-by-case basis: Oolong, white teas.

Still need to do my research on: matcha

I rarely score teas anymore, but if I do, here’s the system I follow:

100-85: A winner!
84-70: Pretty good. This is a nice, everyday kind of tea.
69-60: Decent, but not up to snuff.
59-50: Not great. Better treated as an experiment.
49-0: I didn’t like this, and I’m going to avoid it in the future. Blech.

Location

Toronto, ON, Canada

Website

http://www.booksandtea.ca

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