Problem: the pockets have ripped out on your lab coat.

Me (boring, lazy): Safety pins!

My student (creative, motivated): Sew it up and add awesome embroidery!

#lablife #chemistry #craft #sewing #embroidery #jellyfish

This Aged Wild Shou Mei white tea is actually incredible!

And it’s just the medicine I need right now.

I’m dealing with a lot of stress right now. What I need right now is stillness.

What this Shou Mei gives me is a moment. Sometimes it really means something to just take a moment, have a sip, and realize, “This moment here is amazing and life is meant to be awesome.”

And here we go. All these tea leaves, harvested from an old tree growing in the wild, perched in my teapot. After two solid infusions, they expand beautifully. Funny enough, the liquor almost looks white—most white tea liquor is more of a yellow.

However, I assure this Shou Mei is bold. You can taste the wild quality of the leaves, something no human can engineer. And that’s what makes this special.

The other day someone said that making gongfu-style tea is hard. It’s actually not hard at all. In fact, easier than making coffee.

But one thing that is true about gongfu-style tea? You have to care. If you don’t care, it’s not going to be good. But if you do care, the whole world opens for you and tea can actually be special.

Maybe caring is work. Maybe what most people want is to just have something in their hand that gives them their caffeine. And I’m not saying there’s no merit in that. Nevertheless, if you don’t care, it likely won’t be good.

Good tea teaches you mindfulness. It teaches you to be in the moment. That the process of making tea is, of itself, the point.

If you can do this, manage this discipline, you will be rewarded.

Some call this a ceremony. I call it caring enough.

RE: https://atomicpoet.org/objects/51e9c077-b7a7-473e-a790-afa82b61e337

Absolutely incredible performance from Cape Verde, who found a way to stay compact and play together. Shots were blocked, challenges were both intelligent & selective, and they didn’t panic under immense pressure.

Spain weren’t necessarily bad, but were sleepy early. Perhaps there was a bit of arrogance, overlooking their opponent. A good wake up call. After all, the last WC winners lost their opener.

The Spanish papers will know this and surely not overreact…

#espcpv #worldcup #fedifc

After reading what Aleksander Ceferin said about boring games in this expanded world cup, and the fact that Cape Verde have just taken a point against Spain, I'd have to disagree with Mr joyless of UEFA!

#FediFC

OK who had Spain v Cabo Verde as the first draw in the 2026 World Cup on their bingo card?

#draw #mastodonfc #fedifoot #wc #worldcup #wc26 #espvcbv #spain #caboverde #capeverde #football #soccer #ESPCPV

Bravo Cabo Verde!

#WorldCup