I am obsessed with:

• Tea and Coffee, but you all knew that already.
• Music, yet another obsession of mine. I can’t go one day without some kind of music. I have a radio implanted in my head…or maybe it’s an iPod.
• Knowledge. I am forever looking for books and reading new things. I love to seek information.
• Shopping for bargains. It gives me a sadistic thrill to find the things that I need at lower prices somewhere else. It gives me a high like no other.
• Writing. Writing is like speaking. If I couldn’t speak, I would have to be able to write. If I can’t write or speak then I think I shall die.

Oh gosh, now what? What will I make? Cornbread for dinner sounds good but fritters for breakfast. MMM. Yeah. I think that is the plan. How will I make the fritters? Very simple. I use the same basic pancake recipe that I used in my apple pancakes and just substitute apple for corn… and DON’T put it in the blender. You want all that kernely goodness intact. That’s what makes the texture so very special.

OR I might just try this other recipe and get my fat calories in for the day.

God I love southern food! I really do want to move there. Real estate is looking mighty good for moving down south…but more on that later.

How do you wash all that down? Not with a glass of milk or juice NO!!!
You have to make some genuine iced tea.

I prefer sun tea, but since the sun produces all these harmful rays now, I’m not trying to make sun radiation tea and start glowing from drinking it.

I make my tea like my mom makes hers. First you take about 6 tea bags and put them in some water in a glass pot on the back burner of the stove *yes it has to be that specific*. Boil it till the water get nice and permeated with the tea leafy goodness. Let the pot cool down a bit, find a pitcher to pour it into. Once the pitcher is found, you can pour your tea on in there and give it a good 3 cups of sugar *or more. I like mine sugary* Stir. Chill the pitcher in the back of the fridge for a few hours and VOILA your tea is done. Serve with a few ice cubes and you are golden.

This company has a long list of teas that are available in loose form. They are set up so you can find the ones you want easily, as well as discover new blends and types without having to search all over the Internet. I love the pictures of the teas, so you can get a real feel for what you are ordering. They also have teas available in bags. The prices aren’t too bad either. I found my very favorite flavor Jasmine Green Tea for only $2.50 for 15 grams. I am bookmarking the site because I am running low on this one AND they take Paypal AND they have flat rate shipping for only $4.

Anyway, Teacup Terrorist is all about my obsessions: tea, cocoa, coffee…and maybe a little pepsi thrown in…but mostly the Trifecta of Terror.

Do have the teabags for it?

Check it out!

They also have hand crafted wooden puzzles for children. The dog puzzle is adorable. They are only $12.

The only killer is the shipping is like $15. They are located in the Czech Republic, so it is understandable that shipping isn’t cheap. They do take paypal, though. That’s always a plus.

So those are the ones I got. If you go to BocaJava and decide to buy, please let them know I sent you with my email addy kingzjewel (at) yahoo (dot) com. I have been buying their coffees and hot drinks for a while now. I am a silver member and get ten percent off all my purchases. Dingbat me *my mother hates when I call myself that* forgot to double check the what I ordered and I ended up with whole bean caramel kiss. It’s okay, though, because I found out that my mini-chopper will do a fine job of grinding the beans up. No more caring which one I get! YAY!

As for my son…He thought it would be nice to call his grandmother and talk to her for a while tonight. He told her stories about what he was doing and even had a nice little chat about a make believe pie he was making her from the *berries* he picked. His *berries* are the mints from my mint bowl. He has such a vivid imagination!

Christmas Party 

I really hope that I get a new digital camera for Christmas. I don’t usually ask for more than one thing as I am a grown person and I don’t feel that it’s right. My husby is so sweet that instead of asking for something for himself for the Secret Santa he asked for something nice for me. I am already planning my decorations. I went through our knick knacks and found some of our old ornaments and figuritas *figurines to all who don’t speak spanglish* to put around the house. I have already hung our stockings. Next we are getting the tree. My mom said she has gold balls that we can put on it. They will go great with the dining room. I am using SecretSanta.com to get everyone in the groove for the gift exchange and for letting them know where I live. Not all my relatives on my mom’s side have been here yet.
Self 

*craving sweet potato pie with french vanilla cool whip* the pie is all gone

Did you hear about my new tea? I got a new Twinings tea: Ceylon. It’s an amber, medium style black tea…very tasty. Very refreshing. I wrote about green tea on my other journal today, but this is the tea I was drinking when I wrote it *haha* Anyway, it was on sale and I love trying new teas. It is a passion of mine. Have you seen my tea collection?

Anyway, so I am excited for at least I have a game plan for the turkey now and it will be a delicious, juicy bird. I will dress it with garlic, onions, sazon, and pepper. I won’t tell you how exactly…don’t want to give my trade secrets away .

Everything is set as far as who is bringing what. I also know which stores will be open on T-day just in case someone doesn’t hold up their end of the bargain. My parents still won’t be coming, which sux so bad because this will be my first real T-day dinner that I have in my home which is finally large enough to accommodate the number of people attending.

In other news…the theme is going pretty well. I am getting to the point of mock-up and will be transferring the whole thing over here soon enough. Migrated my tech blog to this server where I don’t have restrictions…that took like 2 hours because of minor setbacks. All is well now, though. If you have it bookmarked, the actual URL is still http://tech.bulletproofsoul.info so you don’t have to change that at all.

I did a new podcast so you can all hear it. Wonder if it will work on here:

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So far I have had about 20 different kinds of tea, at least 5 of those being green. I have been wanting to get some matcha to make some muffins, cookies, or something like that. I hear that green tea muffins are the best. My friend on Mindsay and I were looking for more yummy recipes for using matcha in cookies. What is matcha? It is the powdered form of green tea. I can’t wait to get some and try it out.
As I told you guys before, green tea is in my arsonal against the effects of depression on my mind and body. I highly respect teas and herbal
solutions. Tea is such an integral part of my life now that I don’t know how I ever managed without it.