Coffee people are like: you don’t like this super acidic cup of coffee that I under-extracted and roasted badly? Go to coffee jail, heathen!
Tea people are like: I bought a brick of tea called Old Motor Oil. It tastes like it. I am going to drink it alone for the next 15 years and then I am going to break out the brick of old motor oil I bought 29 years ago, to drink older motor oil. I don’t expect anyone else to drink it
I guess I should do an introduction... I joined Mastodon way back when Twitter imploded (not that I was on Twitter, but it seemed like the place to be), but really didn't figure it out. Now that Reddit's imploding, I'm gonna give it a real shot. I read that it's only polite to do an intro so here I am.
I go by Krispy in every place except work, I'm 36, married, with a dog, two cats, and two snakes. I don't have kids and do not plan to. I have a variety of hobbies, some outdoor (biking, disc golf, birdwatching, etc), some more sedentary (video games, board games, reading, etc), some creative (miniature painting, fountain pen/handwriting, TTRPGs), and some consumptive (tea, baking)... I'm probably missing some.
I love animals/wildlife/ecology. I got my Masters in wildlife parasitology and though I don't use that in my career, I've kept that curiosity and interest. I'm obsessed with paleontology and obscure animals.
I love stories, mostly fantasy, sci fi, mystery/thriller, romance, in virtually any medium. I'm currently playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, reading Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan, listening to A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie, and watching Drag me to Dinner.
I have a strong science background and believe in questioning everything, but with the understanding that I can't know everything and much in life is unintuitive, so something not making sense to me does not mean it's wrong.
I have no idea how to find people to follow, so if anyone makes it to the end of this and thinks I seem interesting enough to follow, I'll follow you back... I'll start there.
For International Tea Day, my Green Tea Chemistry print. This linocut illustrates green tea and its chemistry. There's a tea pot, two cups of tea and a tea plant (Camellia sinensis) on a tray, and in the steam, you can see some of the organic chemicals found in green tea. Up to 27% of the composition of green tea can be a member of the flavonoids called catechins like the molecule illustrated on the right. 🧵1/n
#tea#greenTea#chemistry#linocut#sciart#printmaking#InternationalTeaDay
40something #Creative#GenX#INFJ#Freelance#GraphicDesigner in the #UK recovering from the design industry. Enjoying figuring myself out. Determined to be happy. I’m going to finally be myself here.
Like it when things line up. Proud but exhausted parent. Cracked egg. My best friends are all computers.
Tea, the ocean, and flowers -- all three are calming, reflective of nature's offerings, an invitation to slow down our incessant, efficient pace and simply . . . be for awhile.
I've recently made a lot of changes in my life so I'm not exactly sure how I'd want to introduce myself. I work remotely full time and spend a lot of time in the kitchen either #cooking or making #tea. I've practiced a variety of hobbies and have a lot of interests but my primary focus at the moment is #selfimprovement, #travelling, and meeting new people.
I was unhappy for a very long time and only recently came to terms with how deep that went. In no small part thanks to the lovely people I've met on this platform :blob_couple: I don't maintain much of an online presence anymore but mastodon holds a special place in my heart and I'd like to stay in contact with all of you. And absolutely loving cutie city's emojis :axolotl_love: :bh_flag_gay: :birb_oh_no: :blob_lampshade: :blobfox_coffee_sleepy: :frog_pansexual: :goose_bonk:
Here are a bunch of hashtags to help connect with people:
I'm Sarah, a #writer of #fantasy novels. I have two series in progress: one with two books complete (in editing) and a third on the way, another that I just started.
One of my favourite things about making pottery is playing with, tweaking and combining glazes. This typically requires testing. Some potters do this with flat or upright test tiles.
I've decided that this year I will use tea bowls for this purpose. Later in the year, I'll make a few teapots to match my favourite tea bowls.
My teapot broke! I recently rediscovered my love for loose leaf tea, but broke the spout of my glass teapot last week. A mere tap of the tip of the spout and it broke apart in my hands.
So, I am need of a 1 liter teapot with a strainer. As it will sit on my desk with me most of the day, I would love to have something with a bit of artistry and craftsmanship.