White Tea = The Bomb

White tea is delicious! I treated myself to expensive Republic of Tea persimmon white tea a couple months back and I am now hooked. The persimmon white tea instructs you to only steep the tea bag 30 seconds so the tea comes out tasting light and refreshing. I ran out of the persimmon last month so decided to splurge again and get Republic of Tea honeydew white tea. Again, so so good.

So being on my white tea kick, you can imagine my excitement when, scouring the tea racks of Trader Joe's, I came upon pomegranate white tea. In big red letters across the front the box reads: ANTIOXIDENT POWERHOUSE. How could that be resisted? I brought home the tea (at a fraction of the Republic of Tea price) and made myself a pot. It turned out to be the most beautiful red color and super tasty. With as much of this tea as I'll be drinking, I will soon be an antioxidant powerhouse myself.

Calling for a Ban on Alcoholic Memoirs

I am on the quest for the perfect, recently published book. I'm in the mood for a contemporary novel or memoir but I can't find anything to my liking! I went to the bookstore and browsed the other day and I swear every freakin book I picked up was a pitiful memoir about an alcoholic, an alcoholic family member, or an alcoholic friend. Seriously! I mean, I liked The Liar's Club and I could still go for a depressing memoir if the stories are good enough. But please, how many of these books can a person take?

On the novel front, I was particularly looking for a book by a smart woman. Looking around the bookstore I went to, all of the displayed books that were written by woman were "chick lit." This is such an offensive term-- shouldn't (at least some of) these books written for "chicks" be smart and funny, not just about Prada and weddings? Not that I'm against either Prada or weddings, but perhaps they could be incorporated into something other than a "beach read."

Maybe my problem here is with the label. I don't want "chick lit" or a "beach book." I guess I need to describe the kind of book I'm searching for with a catchy moniker? Perhaps if I find a cute name for my ideal genre, the books will pour in.