Oh. So. Good.
November 17, 2004
Last night I went grocery shopping. I have to go again tonight, because last night AFTER I got home I realized that I didn't have as much of one or two ingredients on hand as I had originally thought. But that's not the point.
Last night I went grocery shopping. My last stop in the store was on the tea aisle. I love tea. And I like to have something warm to drink at work, especially I am usually cold. I don't like coffee because it tastes gross and I have to add at least an equal amount of milk to the coffee, plus sugar, and even then it's not all that great, so why waste the calories? Then again, it is warm, which is sometimes the only thing that counts. But that's not the point.
Last night I went grocery shopping. My last stop in the store was on the tea aisle. I probably looked at teas for five minutes -- there were so many options! Should I get fruity or minty or chai or green tea? If I get one box of one kind, will I get bored with it? Should I get a variety pack? I still hadn't made up my mind when another woman joined me.
NOTE: This sounds like we looked at tea together for another couple minutes and then split ways. Not so. A simple conversation about tea turned into her life story for the next THIRTY minutes in the grocery store. I know that at times I tend to exaggerate. None needed here. I left work at 5:30, went straight to Tom Thumb, and didn't get home until 7:00. Seriously, y'all. She told all about random people -- George, Karen, Bernice -- and what they said to her and when. Then entire time I was thinking "Is this really happening? Am I really stuck in the tea aisle with my cart full of groceries and my fat free cool whip melting and my milk curdling and this woman is talking to me about the latest software that she is using at work? Am I on candid camera?" But it was true, and that's still not my point.
So, last night I went grocery shopping. The woman in the tea aisle at least did one thing for which I am deeply thankful. She recommended a tea to me. Good Earth Original. Needs no sweeteners, just add water. www.goodearth.com
It is Oh. So. Good.
Editor's Note: (Good Earth's green tea is good, too!)
Comments
8 Comments:
Katie said...
chair tea???? Wow they are making lots of new kinds these days. What's next sofa tea, coffee table tea (now that would be fun), king size bed tea? Oh the possibilities make my head swim.
November 17, 2004 10:41 AM
jes said...
KT! you must have checked this blog right after i posted it. i already fixed that mistake, along with a couple others. i wish word would read for comprehension, not just spelling! :) heehee...
November 17, 2004 10:52 AM
Melissa said...
I'm glad you are enjoying your tea! :) Isn't that funny how people do that sometimes and decide they need to tell you their whole life story? And you feel bad just going on about your business because you know there is a reason they are telling you - because they have no one else to tell or no one else that will listen. So sad! At least you are a good person and took one for the team! Enjoy your yummy tea! ;)
November 17, 2004 11:09 AM
jes said...
Yes, that is what I reminded myself of - that she probably just needed someone to talk to.
November 17, 2004 11:11 AM
Sara said...
You should have reccomended that she start her own blog! It could have been very helpful....and helped you get out of there faster! :)
November 17, 2004 12:35 PM
jes said...
As an experiment, I'm using my first tea bag over and over, just to see how many cups I can get out of it.
***Still good the third time around***
(I'm stopping here though: I don't want to push my luck!)
November 17, 2004 2:08 PM
Katie said...
Jessica - Please, please, please let tea bags be one of the few, if only, things that you try to use multiple times to see how much you can get out of them. My mind is exploding with so many things that I hope you know are one-use-only type items.
November 18, 2004 11:25 AM
jes said...
KT, this is me...
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...ignoring you! ;)
November 18, 2004 11:34 AM
Posted by: jes | June 22, 2006 11:07 PM