Coloured Tea November 27, 2009

Has anybody (aside from me) ever wondered why so many teas are named after colours? We’ve got Orange Pekoe, Green Tea, Earl Grey … Apparently there is even blue tea and as we all know, when some teas are well-steeped we call it black tea. Rooibos is often called Red Tea, we’ve got White Tea, even the rare Yellow Tea.

So let’s see: we’ve got red, orange, yellow, green, and blue … Even grey and white (and black, sort of). And the Famous Five are famous for their ‘pink teas’ (which I realize were events and not a type of tea). All we’re missing is purple tea!

BUT WAIT!

THERE’S MORE!

YES, THAT’S RIGHT – PURPLE TEA EXISTS. Or so they claim.

Anyway. Has anyone else ever noticed this? Can you think of any other teas named after a colour?

This has been “Talking Tea” with Amy.

One of the Worst Bohemian Rhapsody Covers Ever – Sorry, Kermit. November 24, 2009

Seriously. This is pretty painful. But also fascinating. Um, just watch it. All of it. The Kermit part at the end is worth the wait … I think.

 

I just realized that this is the day Freddie Mercury died in 1991. I cannot deal with this being my blog tribute to him, so here is a much, much better tribute to him, and the real version of this fabulous song:

 

I will also enclude my favourite cover of it – it’s fabulous:

“Most Improbable Lil Jon Mashup Ever” November 23, 2009

Wow. Just … wow.

Warning: swearing inside.

 

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1892014

Is it weird that I would totally do this? November 23, 2009

Current Favourite: Do You Want To Date My Avatar? November 18, 2009

I’m not sure I have to preface this with anything. So this is all you get.

 

Best. Thing. Ever. November 18, 2009

Protect your chicken from Dokken!!!

Kind of a what the hell moment … but definitely the best kind!

 

The Cake Is A Lie November 18, 2009

An old friend of mine recently saw this posted at her university. The second photo makes it so much better (she may have put that part up herself actually). The best part is that people have taken the numbers!

 

Obsession with: Three Dog Night November 17, 2009

Today I rediscovered Three Dog Night. Somehow I got Never Been To Spain in my head but – gasp! – couldn’t remember all the words!

This was tragic, so I became re-obsessed. Love love love.

I even taught a dance to Eli’s Coming (but we didn’t get very far because the music is crazy fast after the first 30 seconds).

ENJOY AND BECOME OBSESSED:

The Cleaning of Amy’s Room (Pt 2) November 16, 2009

Part two. The Fudge Hut! I miss the Fudge Hut.

Random Trials (Pt 1) November 16, 2009

This weekend (while cleaning my room), I found a page of notes I took from a magazine over the summer that is a list of random tips and tricks, mostly beauty-related. I decided to try a few and let you know how they each go.

So, today, my hair was mostly clean and I tried the “natural dry shampoo” they recommended: 1 part baby powder (to absorb oil), 1 part baking soda (to … fix the smell? fix matting? I forget – I will update this later).

Anyway it worked really well – I just sort of rubbed it in and combed the excess out with my hands. Good as clean!

I don’t recommend that you try this more than one day in a row though. Wash your hair. Ew.

Perhaps I will make this a challenge. One random trial a week! Wish me luck.