actually, i protect myself by thinking of myself as a malformed doughnut and doughnut to doughnut, we are a tower

this is shrek 2 in my mind

edit: i don't really remember what either shrek movie was about, but shrek was an ogre in the first one and fiona was an ogre in the second one . i think i'm capturing the spirit of your post.

fascinating. foregoing the use of dried mango pieces was probably a wise decision

explain the mango cookies please

duck hunt

stinky

if you drink the same tea every time, that's fine but different tea leaves steep at different temps!

having control over the water temp, brewing more than a mug's worth , the ritual of tea ceremony, washing your tea leaves, etc

a vested interest

remove your hand from your body

well,

source?

well,

well,

yea! it's steamed water chestnut powder with water so the texture can be firmer if you use less water

while i dearly wish my relatives would stop sending me multiple voice notes that say the same thing, this is the middle ground when one side can't read chinese (me)

had this again today with coffee