That's about it. And yet, eventually, other rituals took over (coffee is her thing, but I believe there are some here present who find the ritual of a well-crafted pot of tea very pleasurable), and the words started coming even faster than before (er, the coffee may have helped a bit with that) and her hair and clothes didn't have that bitey smell anymore.
I'm thinking about buying something very expensive. Maybe an antelope.
Anya ,'Get It Done'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
JZ - May 14, 2012 2:15:37 pm PDT #13271 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
§ ita § - May 14, 2012 2:18:45 pm PDT #13272 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I believe there are some here present who find the ritual of a well-crafted pot of tea very pleasurable
I have no ritual anymore, and I FUCKIN' LOVE IT.
Sorry. I know it's an overpriced piece of frippery, but I want to sexually gratify my teamaker. I already liked tea. Now I want a committed relationship with it.
sj - May 14, 2012 2:26:42 pm PDT #13273 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
ita ! It's good to see you posting again. I was thinking of you the other day because your interpretation of events on Persons of Interest was right, and I was wrong.
§ ita § - May 14, 2012 2:40:23 pm PDT #13274 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
your interpretation of events on Persons of Interest was right, and I was wrong
Oh, really? (Hi!) I've lapsed watching the show because I have two other things recording in the same slot--has the arc been moving along much? Where do they stand with the lady cop right now?
Beverly - May 14, 2012 2:41:43 pm PDT #13275 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I hold it's not frippery if it does the job better and makes you happy.
H used to smoke a pipe. He quit when he realized he didn't really *like* the way pipe tobacco tasted, he just liked all the little tools and rituals. I'm sort of that way about tea. I'm fond of tea, but it's the tools and rituals that make me happy.
sj - May 14, 2012 2:43:03 pm PDT #13276 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
The finale is this week. We have some more of the main characters back stories, but it is mostly a villain of the week show. The lady cop is working with them but doesn't approve of their methods or know about the machine. She also doesn't know the other cop is also working with them, and other cop doesn't know she is working with them either.
Burrell - May 14, 2012 2:50:15 pm PDT #13277 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I found chrysanthemum tea! I was looking for it and failing to find it, which is nutty given how not-fancy it is, but finally found a tea stand that sold loose tea. Little flowers floating in my tea pot, I love it!
§ ita § - May 14, 2012 2:52:56 pm PDT #13278 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
She also doesn't know the other cop is also working with them, and other cop doesn't know she is working with them either.
You know, I did not realise this. It didn't even occur to me. Doh.
finally found a tea stand that sold loose tea
Previous day I managed to make it into the office I was waylaid by a tea purist, who spent about 20 minutes talking about *nothing* but tea. He highly recommended the store in Century City mall that's not Teavana. And he talked about a whole lot of tea stuff I'd never even heard of.
sj - May 14, 2012 2:56:40 pm PDT #13279 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
This is the tea site link I always recommend for ordering online, but they don't sell chrysanthemum tea.
Atropa - May 14, 2012 3:02:26 pm PDT #13280 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
David's Tea is my new favorite: [link]
Many of my co-workers at the new job are amused by my silver tea pot and fancy tea cup.