Advent

[cornerofmadness]

I have accomplished so little with this day I'm not even sure where it all went. I got a little writing done and that's about it and oh boxed up gifts to mail.

I did the writing at the coffee shop which was still insanely packed on a freaking Tuesday (and so was Kroger, more packed than it was the Wed before thanksgiving! That lasted until an old couple sat next to me convinced I surely wanted to talk to them...

I need to send in 2 stories. I promised myself I'd be first over the door. Three days later, nothing from me. I'm terrible and sad.

I have to go back to Jackson because some fool who wanted her covid vaccine forgot to wear a shirt she could roll the sleeve up on...

If you want to get a holiday card from me (no need to send one back if you don't want to) you can head
here.

I got this advent thing from spikedluv and it sounded like fun.



Advent Joy It's a way of doing something good for yourself and others over advent (it doesn't seem to do alt text)

Let me catch up: Day one - list three things you're grateful for. My friends, my creativity and that I was allowed to do this sabbatical no matter how it has been turning out.
Day two - leave a review for a small business
Day three - thank someone for helping you. Thanks to evil_little_dog for all she does to help me, especially with my writing, all year.

And I'm doing a tea advent calendar from Simpson and Vail this time instead of Adagio. They didn't put the effort into the presentation...like at all but it's about the tea right?

1. Earl Grey - they're easing you into flavored teas with this one. Helps that it's one of my favorite teas

2. Joshua Tree Park - one of their National Park teas - green rooibos (which is much tastier than red which I dislike) yucca root, hibiscus (a no no for me but this amount isn't an issue) It's caffeine free and tasty

3. Acadia Nat'l Park - another national park tea, green tea, currants blueberry, oatstraw and blue cornflowers, very tasty as well. (and if you think you don't like green tea, try lowering the water temp (about 175) and steep time (2-3 min) to keep out the bitterness


Fannish 50. I was thinking of spin off fandoms. This is something that is definitely YMMV as to if you go into a spun off fandom. All the Star Treks for example, hard yes for me. Even Emergency! was a spin off of Adam-12 which itself spun off Dragnet.

I loved Angel as much as I did Buffy. I know many of you like all the 9-1-1s. Now there are others where being a spin off has not guaranteed I'd watch it, like it etc. For example there's a new NCIS this year. I was a fan of the original (not one that makes me create though) Didn't care much for LA or New Orleans. hated Syndey. Hawai'i was watchable. But in spite of its popularity, it got canceled to make way for Origins so that was strike one against Origins.

I was leery to try it. I am giving it a shot and honestly it's okay. The guy playing Franks is so spot on it's scary. But that's also a problem. I hated Franks. He's toxic masculinity personified and he mostly still is (I have noticed he's a bit mellowed) Not sure I'll keep it up though

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[spikedluv]

I just have to mention the original that NCIS was spun off of, JAG! Loved that show.

Oh, gosh, I hate when people see you're doing something and try to talk to you anyway.

[cornerofmadness]

Oh that's right! I keep forgetting that because I never watched JAG.

it's usually the person I'm stuck on a plane with for the next 4 hours (yes Mom I'm side eyeing you too)

[clavally]

Those teas sound good! I usually do David's Teas advent calendar, but they raised the price this year and I missed getting it on sale, so I skipped it. I'll be interested to hear what's in the rest of your calendar this year. Might be time for me to find a new one.

[cornerofmadness]

thanks. I do like Simpson and Vail. David's advent calendar is always the most expensive of the three places I shop for tea and I do get annoyed they tend to put stevia in their flavored blends and I'm genetically coded for that to taste bitter not sweet.

Adagio is another one I like (I love you can do fandom blends with this company)

[clavally]

I'll have to check out Simpson and Vail. That's one I haven't come across yet. I thought of getting the Adagio calendar, but sadly, did not. I hope the rest of your teas are delicious!

[cornerofmadness]

A friend introduced me to Simpson and Vail a couple of years ago. Adagio hasn't mixed up their calendar in a couple years so I went looking elsewhere