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Just finished a cup of a green and white tea blend

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My most recent order just arrived, and the most noteworthy thing in there was a salted caramel oolong. It's a very sweet tea, but it's rising to the top of my favourites list very quickly

Shame it was a Halloween specialty tea and apparently they already stopped making it.

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All Earl grey, all the time. Still.

I have so many other flavours though.

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Been drinking a fair amount of matcha green tea recently.

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This morning I had a large cup of honey black.

My stomach is a bit upset with me so I'm probably gonna switch to chamomile next.

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Another cup of valerian nights this evening.

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English toffee pu'erh tea today.

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Drank a lot of creme caramel rooibos tea today.

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Been drinking a bunch of Chinese black tea.

I tend to use the same leaves throughout the day. The first cup is super strong, moreso than most teas. Any cups after that are obviously much more mild.

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I just had some boring mint green tea today, and Earl grey of course.

Tonight I'll probably make a pot of "valerian nights" (chamomile with caramel, coconut, valerian root, and a few other things) as my after dinner drink.

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I've been drinking boatloads of Earl grey recently. Just lots and lots of Earl grey.

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Revelation34 posted...

Black Forest tea

I'm intrigued. So a standard black tea with a hint of cherry I assume? If so that sounds good.

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eating4fun posted...

Dynalo posted...
...how big of a bag does a lb of chamomile come in? Chamomile weighs basically nothing.

Big.

Yeah, that's about what I was expecting.

I made a similar mistake once. I ordered some rooibos matcha and either I didn't see how much I was ordering, or I misread it or something... but a two pound bag of it showed up with the rest of my order. 1.5 years later, and I've barely made a dent in it.

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eating4fun posted...

. And, the other tea I bought was chamomile, which I was exploited into buying a pound of

...how big of a bag does a lb of chamomile come in? Chamomile weighs basically nothing.

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I'm working my way through a tea gift box right now, so I'm currently drinking a green passion fruit tea. It's okay. Wouldn't buy for myself.

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I picked up a frother a few months ago and it's great. I don't always make a latte, but it's particularly great with the sweeter teas like the chocolate macaroon.

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I've been drinking a lot of maple black tea recently.

But I'm also quite fond of a chocolate macaroon tea, a cardamom french toast tea, honey black, mango black. Basically I drink mostly black tea.

I do like chamomile in the evenings though.

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T0ffee posted...

Oh yeah, speaking of Final Fantasy

looks like BTB's mod for Final Fantasy 6 is finally finished.

http://ngplus.net/index.php?/forums/topic/1015-brave-new-world-20-is-now-available/

Dunno if you still come here @BTB but thanks for all the hard work.

The mod looks fantastic.

God's, I remember beta testing it a ridiculously long time ago. It likely looks nothing like how it was when I played it. I should give it another go.

That said, I see it pop up on videos here and there so it's gotten really popular in the gaming community, which is nice to see.

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I platinumed the game. The fast forward option makes the game so much better.

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demonfang178 posted...

Maybe not the best word choice.

Hence why responses have been mixed <_<

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Yeah. I donate to the local humane society, as well as World Vision. When people ask me when I'm having kids I tell them I own a child in Africa already.

The responses have been mixed.

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Not the Nanica Smitch?

https://www.techspot.com/amp/news/83300-check-out-nanica-smitch-terrible-nintendo-switch-rip.html

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GenericGuy posted...

Therion is my least favourite character in that game.

I liked him and his overall story well enough. But he was pretty terrible in battle. I chose him as the main character so I took him with me for everything, and it would have been so much better to have Olberic or H'aanit if I wanted another damage dealer, or just Primrose because she's more versatile.

Not that it matters though until late late game because Cyrus just nukes everything in sight

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SunWuKung420 posted...

B is the wrong choice since the company would be rewarding those that would have worked with a paid day off and punishing those people who made plans months before

I don't believe "punishing" is the right word here. They aren't being punished. Nothing is being taken away from them. They made their plans, they still get the time off to enact the plans. Nothing has changed for them in the slightest.

Everyone else got a bonus, they got things as they were agreed to. Does it feel good? Not necessarily, but it's certainly not a punishment.

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Sahuagin posted...

B if the office is closed for an unexpected reason (the company is not giving you a day off, they just have nothing for you to do)

A if the company decided to make some random day a day off (the company is giving you a day off, which has value, and you haven't received that value unless your vac. day is refunded)

pretty sure this is not just how it should be, but how it is, at least where I work. vacation days and official days off actually have monetary value and can't just be ignored.

This is where I lean as well, and exactly how my office works.

Sure, it's unfortunate that your vacation day happened to align with the snow day, but you were under no obligation to try and make it to work prior to being told not to bother. You don't have to worry about getting a phone call at noon saying that the weather is clear - please come to work. You may not even be in the city or country. Just accept that it's still a vacation day as everything was easier for you - just treat it how you normally would.

Option B though? They are just giving the day off, presumably with some notice. That should just apply universally. Everyone is told ahead of time they'll get it off and can make their own plans accordingly.

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reason posted...

And her husband doesn't "work his ass off". He's an overpaid actor (a good one, don't get me wrong), but he isn't working construction of anything difficult

I don't get this mentality. Why is work that isn't labor intensive not difficult? Why discount potentially 16+ hour days that actors have to work, with changing shifts between days and nights depending on what needs to be filmed? Is that not considered hard work and dedication?

I can understand thinking they're overpaid, but this weird gatekeeping of what is considered hard work and what isn't is just wrong.

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I was in a union once. They threatened to kick me out (effectively making it so I would be fired) because I refused to walk the picket lines when I was preparing/writing finals in University.

Note that I didn't cross the picket lines, I just told them I wouldn't show up and therefore they don't need to pay me strike pay. Then I got phone calls from lawyers and it was a whole mess. I still don't dislike unions, but boy did that put a damper on how I viewed them.

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Kyuubi4269 posted...

The question is how many you own, not what you have owned.

Reading is hard :(

I think there was at one point when I was a teen and lived with my parents that we actually had 6 vehicles. Only 4 of us drove.

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91 Ford Escort
93 Mercury Topaz
2000 Ford Taurus
98 Oldsmobile 88
2013 Ford Fiesta
2017 Volkswagen Jetta (current car)

So 6 vehicles. Sold the first three, traded in the Oldsmobile during a "cash for clunkers" event to get the Fiesta. Fiesta got totalled when someone ran a red light and t-boned me.

The Fiesta was also the worst vehicle of the bunch. I hated that car, and insurance gave me far more than it was worth. So it worked out.

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pedro45 posted...

I really don't get the stigma...you're in a dark place where you should be quiet. Sounds almost like a library.
I used to go quite often, but since I live with my girlfriend, the only time I go to the movies is gonna be with her.

There's generally stigma about doing literally anything in public on your own. Going to movies, going to a restaurant, traveling, etc etc.

Society as a whole has a hard time grasping that sometimes people don't want to deal with other people, but they also don't want to stay at home with the blinds closed and the lights off. It's a shame really.

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I definitely go to theatres more often on my own these days, but I still don't see films particularly often.

Saw maybe 10 films this year, with most of them on my own. Will be seeing Star Wars, but I am going with friends for that one.

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Whether you agree with her or not, literally every news article about climate change for the last several months invokes her name at some point. Seems like a fine pick given their criteria.

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I'm salaried, but I get paid overtime.

Really, the only reason they have me as salary is so they can pay me less for travel... Which I do a fair amount of.

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Today I made a potato and apricot curry with rice. Just finished eating it and washing up. It was pretty darn tasty.

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Combination of time and money.

Money is less of an issue of "I can't afford this" and more of an issue of "I'm not sure I can justify spending x number of dollars on this" though.

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ASlaveObeys posted...

But it was such a reasonable discourse.

Good discussions had by all.

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I worked at one client site that gave me 6 monitors, two of which were straight up 48" TV's. The guy who sat behind me had 12 monitors.

Oil industry and we were using them to keep up screens to monitor batteries and tanks.

It was bonkers.

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Revelation34 posted...

Doesn't matter. Shitty system.

It's actually pretty important that they have separate bars to clear. The criminal system has such a high bar as prison time of any length is inexcusable if you're wrong. So they should be taking all precautions possible to make sure no one is wrongly convicted, even if that does mean some people walk free.

The civil courts though? That's largely filled with "he said she said" situations. All of which would need to be thrown out if held to the same level of scrutiny. Judges need a bit more leeway to make sure things are fair, and the worst case scenario for the judge being wrong in those cases usually isn't life ending for the other person.

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Honest question, does holding back cause it to block incoming attacks?

If so, how does having a separate button that you have to press while retreating not require more skill?

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lihlih posted...

When you're backing up, you're trying to put distance between you and the opponent. It's natural to want to block your opponent's attacks while trying to put distance. Also, back blocking enables charge characters, which puts variety in the game.

Wouldn't that make it more casual though? Having the game automatically block for you while retreating takes less skill, not more.

So if making it too casual is one of your criteria, I would think you'd be in favour of a separate button to block, as timing the block would take more skill.

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Both the US and Canada have my retina scan on file so that I could get Nexus/Global Entry. But I opted into that so I could spend less time in security.

This just seems excessive.
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Dynalo posted...

Sekiro was on sale for more than half off, so I picked that up yesterday and have been playing it this morning.

I think this game may just be too hard. And I have no desire to "git gud".

The bosses are obscenely difficult and seem to basically require dying multiple times in order to learn their moves and how to react to them. That's not super fun.
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Sekiro was on sale for more than half off, so I picked that up yesterday and have been playing it this morning.
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Mead posted...

Slay the Spire

I've been playing the hell out of this the last week of so. It's a lot more fun than I was expecting.
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I tried it once. What a mistake that was. Going to a hookah lounge when you have asthma wasn't exactly my smartest decision.
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I actually really liked the game.
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I've never found an electric razor that gives me the close shave that I like. I use a trimmer for my beard, but for my neck I use a disposable razor.
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BeerOnTap posted...

Umm so why isnt youre union stepping in if your employer is taking advantage of you? Isnt that what unions are for?

Unions don't just automatically step in and interfere with every decision. They have to actually know about it.

They're generally only involved during contract negotiations or if someone is getting fired. Anything else pretty much has to be initiated by the employee. The union couldn't possibly keep track of everything that's going on, but if he talks with a rep they may find something that's against the collective agreement and tell them to stop it.

SusanGreenEyes posted...

If you have cashier experience you can work in almost any retail store.
How long have you held your current job?

Getting his schooling paid for may be worth significantly more monetarily than any job he could find. I'm not sure how much his schooling costs but it usually isn't cheap. That's likely the reasoning for not looking for another job. He'd have to find a place willing to double his salary.
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Sounds like you're already on your way to getting the credentials to get out, so it may just be best to power through.

If it truly is horrendous though... You're in a union. Talk with your union rep, discuss what the issues are and what actions could be taken.
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Johnny Eagle posted...

hypnox posted...

Metalsonic66 posted...

I've never eaten at a Brazilian steakhouse. But I've definitely seen some Brazilian meat from which I wouldn't mind taking a bite

Worth it, been there many times, I would however recommend going during the lunch of a weekday if you can. Dinner at mine is $55 were as the lunch is $32. Same stuff, they just don't get many that can stay there as long as dinner.

.................per person?

Yup. That's pretty standard pricing for any Brazilian steakhouse.

I went to one here a couple months back. My meal plus dessert plus a couple cocktails (non-alcoholic) came to like $80.
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