As a native New Orleanean, I've always had a preoccupation with food and beverages...but tea, coffee, and I go way back. We've shared some of the best and worst moments -- from the early mornings of Mozart and oolong, to the two-a.m.-I-don't-want-to-fail-algebra cafe au laits. J. Alfred Prufrock can stand aside -- I've truly measured my life in coffee spoons!
I started drinking coffee and tea as a toddler. My mom would make iced tea consistently and slip me a little concoction called "coffee milk" every now and again. Don't get me wrong...she didn't raise a caffeine junkie. For her it was always about the flavor, and it still is for me today. That is my inspiration for this blog.
So, now that you know why I've started this blog, allow me to really introduce myself. My name is Jessica, and my passion is writing. I know, now you are confused. But what better way to bring together two of my favorite past-times than blogging? The thought came to me while I was remembering something my boyfriend said to a man staring confusedly at a wall of tea boxes in the supermarket: "If you want to know anything about tea just ask my girlfriend...she knows ALL about that stuff." Of course, this was probably a tactic to embarrass me into buying less tea, but as you will see this was all to no avail. I realized that he was right. I could probably write a book on it. But that just wouldn't be as fun as the ongoing adventure we call a blog.
Anyway, although this seems to be a very narrow subject to focus on, I want to make it all-inclusive. I don't just want to tell you about coffee and tea. I want to show you how it fits into my life and the lives of others, where to get it, when, and why. I want to see how it is a part of culture -- literature, art, music, you name it. So come, go with me! (My, I'm feeling very T.S. Eliot today...)
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