Pinky Up

Slaying Demons and Sipping Tea

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Why jerking off with the same hand is a bad idea.

Well, another weekend nearing its end and another computer has been saved. I’ll be returning it to them tomorrow and they can WoW to their heart’s content. I also got some audio work done today for my next SFM sessions (tomorrow probably). I took a break and decided to play a little bit of Darksiders (Warmastered Edition), and much like the last time I played I’m still stumped. I know I have to kill a monster hanging above in this room but I forget how I’m supposed to do it. Might have to look it up if I can’t get any further on my next attempt.

I also made time to try my new teas. I tried the Rhubarb Cherry Cobbler one, and that had a nice juicy cherry juice kinda vibe to it, but I think the winner had to be Red Velvet Cake. I even prefer it over the Republic Of Tea version, it has more of a flavor to it compared to the bagged version Republic Of Tea offers… I’m thinking for Red Velvet Cake the Pinky Up version will become my main squeeze. It tastes good on its own or with a little milk or a milk substitute mixed in. I’m using some coconut milk in mine and it tastes really great with the fruit mixture already in the tea. So if you ever get the chance to buy at least the Red Velvet Cake one, do so.

I was also talking to Bong about Wiki stuff, he built his own and it reminded me that I wanted to rebuild mine at some point, but with the intent of it being about the characters already in our animated universe and any “back story” they may have. Ronald McDonald is going to be a fun one to write about, along with Batman! and the others… That will be a project for another weekend, next weekend if I don’t have another computer randomly following me home I had a weekend shopping trip planned. Not sure if I’ll buy anything but there will at least be some research involved.

Tea Talk: A potential allergy problem

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It isn’t a big secret that I’m a large tea drinker, a drinker of all kinds of tea from black, green, herbals, yerba and anything else I can get my hands on to try. One of my favorite things to drink once in awhile is Flowering tea, which is literally just that.

I’ve been drinking it for years, not everyday but it makes for a nice every once in awhile treat. Watching the flower bloom from within the hot boiling water, and even being able to brew it an extra few times before discarding it completely. Flowering teas are impossible to over-steep too, you can keep adding hot water to it as the pot gets low.

But lately I’ve been suspecting one of my teas might not be as good for me as I thought. I sat down to some of Pinky Up’s flowering Apple Cinnamon tea, and for awhile have been wondering if this has been burning my throat or not. Usually when this occurs I’ve been suffering from hay fever or something else, which makes it easy to potentially mask other things that might cause similar effects. Last week I started with a perfectly fine throat, and within about half an hour I started to hurt. I’m wondering what would be causing this though? I know they use some artificial flavorings for their flowering teas, perhaps that might be a problem? One time I drank their Honey Dew melon one and while it tasted real good, it did cause me to throw up. I’ll have to test their other flowering teas that I’ve got in my collection, but if I get the same results I’ll probably have to pitch the ones I can confirm burn my throat… which sucks because they all are taste so good.

I can at least say their loose leaf variants are not only good but don’t burn my throat… then again those all seem to have natural ingredients for the most part. But their Flowering Tea, or at least a couple flavors of it seems to leave me feeling scorched and raspy afterwards.

A good day for tea

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After a nice bit of rest I feel much better, only took a total of 17 hours. Probably would have been longer if it hadn’t been for the sun shining on my face. I came home yesterday feeling pretty exhausted. Played some Skyrim for a bit until it crashed, then I did too not long after. Woke up to some frosty cold weather. No wonder I hibernated for so long…

It’s been a lovely day to ingest warm beverages. I found an interesting blend of Earl Grey a few days ago that I’ve been meaning to try. It has calendula petals in it and an extra touch of what makes a good Earl Grey, the beragmot oil. It tasted pretty good, the flowers added an interesting spin on a classic tea favorite of mine.

The brand is called Pinky Up. They appear to be new in the tea business, and I’d have to say they’re off to a great start! I’ve tried their Tiramisu tea which has actual white chocolate and coffee in it, that was pretty damn excellent. I bought all the other teas they had available (new selection I found at work, one of the few times I’ll impulse buy. 😛 )