I’m up earlier than I would have thought on the last day of a long weekend. I was debating whether to just sleep in and forget sending in my exercise for my writing class, which is due in an hour and a half, or to get up and do it. I decided in the end to get up and do it.
I am in a period where writing is a chore, not very enjoyable at all. And since I don’t have to do it, it’s tempting not to. I’m pushing myself through as a character building exercise.
As a warm up, I’m writing about this tea. Another ATR sample.
I haven’t had a darjeeling in a while. I usually like them, but in general Indian teas have a quality that makes me think of them as needing to be spaced out with other things in between. I don’t feel the same about Chinese black teas, and I think it has to do with the intensity and the astringency. Indian teas often have a sharp, penetrating note rather than a round, easy drinking quality — at least for me.
This one has medium sized green-black leaves that smell earthly in the packet. The tea liquor is gorgeous — the sort of red-orange that I used to joke would make a nice color for a sweater. It has a winey aroma, but not too sharp.
The tea is the same. It isn’t as sharp as I’d expected and while I’d hesitate to call it smooth, it is moreso than other darjeelings I’ve had. It has a coffee-like note to it and a medium astringency.
It’s quite enjoyable and I think it would make a lovely iced tea as well. Too bad they no longer have it at ATR.
Flavors: Coffee, Muscatel
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I find the same with writing. Truly, I am working on the discipline to write every single day. No matter what.
(But it’s hard.)
I know. I never actually write every day, except in my head. I often think about what I’ll write the next time I sit down to do it. But these days I’m just not into it as much because I’m very busy at my day job. I’m coming up on a couple of years there and they’re about to give me significantly more responsibility — I’ve been focusing on that and fiction has fallen more to the wayside than I’d thought it would. I do have a new story in progress, though.
I find the same with writing. Truly, I am working on the discipline to write every single day. No matter what.
(But it’s hard.)
I know. I never actually write every day, except in my head. I often think about what I’ll write the next time I sit down to do it. But these days I’m just not into it as much because I’m very busy at my day job. I’m coming up on a couple of years there and they’re about to give me significantly more responsibility — I’ve been focusing on that and fiction has fallen more to the wayside than I’d thought it would. I do have a new story in progress, though.