Hey All, Sorry for the hiatus

May 27, 2007 3 Replies

I'm still alive and kickin (I know bummer for some:) I switched jobs and things were pretty hectic for a while so my time for posting (and just about anything) went down dramatically. However, at my new job I've already "converted" a number of people to good tea without even trying. At first (like always) they thought the tea thing was odd and poked a little fun, but then slowly they started to ask for some to try... and then one got hooked on (of course) some of my more expensive Gyokuro. There is a kombucha fan, a puerh fan, and a darjeeling guy now :) Thankfully my greens are being left alone for me to enjoy now.



Things went from chaotic to just large-scale (tens of thousands of network ports now), which is a nice change, and I was and still am doing continued consulting and emergency work for the old company... so I still get a bit of both. I'm in the middle of building a Japanese pond too so things have been pretty nuts. We're looking forward to trying to get another trip to NYC in (I'm hooked) so this time I'll be sure to get my ducks in a row to hit TTG and Itoen and a few other key places I missed last time.



I have some catching up to do around here.


- Dominic



Nice to see you back, Dominic.................you've been missed. Shen

Cool.....

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Yes, I love it, we walk in and everyone thinks we are a little weird then before you know they are all hitting us up for a cup.

Any idea when? I will be up there for a week next month, mid month. TTG will be a home base of sorts. I would love to hear more about Itoen, I thought the locals poo-pooed it last time I was there, but I could be wrong.

Mike

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It may not be until July, I had been hoping for late June but it's looking like July. If things change I'll let you know.

As for Itoen, yeah it isn't highly regarded but they have a lot of greens and some other items I need. It's more that I just wanted to go than any serious tea motivation.

I think this trip will be more about hitting Brooklyn, Chinatown, and Central Park and some museums/stores/local niche shops. I really enjoyed Chinatown but our last trip was just trying to get our bearings and I'm sure we missed and skimped on a lot just in wasted time walking around.

- Dominic Drinking: Iced green tea from Starbucks (yuck, minty (which was nowhere mentioned) with no hint of green tea) Sadly reaffirms my dislike of Starbucks on so many levels.

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