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The Science of Tea

The other day a something odd happened to me. I was delivering goods to Cat, very secret and cool stuff.

I should have guessed when I went inside what was going to happened. The bohemian place with its own soundtrack and cool art should have been a dead give away but I stayed cool and didn't see it coming before it was to late.

"Would you like a cup of tea?"

Feeling awkward and staring down at my feet I tried to answer as I always do anticipating the same response as usual.

"Well, I could try but... Uhm. There is only one flavor of tea that doesn't make me sick and I left it at home."

He looks at me and started, as I knew he would, try to explain The Science of Tea and how I must have been drinking the wrong kind all along. Sure, I will give it a try.

The can he pulled out didn't smell to bad and it actually didn't give me shivers down my spine. Rooibos is not actual tea he explained and I didn't even bother telling him that I tried that stuff before and it didn't work. In the spirit of the moment, or just because its almost a must if you live in a cool and bohemian place like that, Cat started to fix with the water pipe. The music bounced of the walls and fell into warm red-pink-yellow polls beneath my feet. (I see music and hear pics).

I got more and more nervous about the tea thing. Would it be another one of these awkward moments when I take a sip, work hard to swallow and try to nicely put it down and get so involved in the conversation that the other person forgets about it?

Moment of truth. I took a careful sniff and expected it to make my stomach turn. The tea flavor of Tea is horrible. How anybody can enjoy it is still a mystery to me. I put the cup against my lips and closed my eyes. And then it happened. A real miracle! It tasted good, it really did! The warm rose-flavored smoke and lovely tea made me smile even more. So thanks Cat, if now you could only remember the name of the tea.

Person of the day: Cat
The song of the day: Nine Inch Nails - Vessel