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23 | he/she | tea nerd | writer & scientist

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Ben is sitting on a couch with the book "I'm thinking of ending things" resting on top of some blankets in front of him. There's a teacup full of a black tea called "Qing Xin Red" and a gaiwan beside it full of the tea leaves. It is moody and warm, and there's light from the christmas decorations nearby.

Ben is sitting on a couch with the book "I'm thinking of ending things" resting on top of some blankets in front of him. There's a teacup full of a black tea called "Qing Xin Red" and a gaiwan beside it full of the tea leaves. It is moody and warm, and there's light from the christmas decorations nearby.

A cup full of black tea and a gaiwan beside it.

A cup full of black tea and a gaiwan beside it.

A gaiwan full of black tea leaves. The leaves are long and curled, and haven't fully opened yet.

A gaiwan full of black tea leaves. The leaves are long and curled, and haven't fully opened yet.

Tea of the day: Qing Xin Red from Red Blossom Tea Company

Current Read: I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid

09.12.2024 06:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh what I would do to visit all the ancient and historical libraries in the world!

01.12.2024 16:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 165    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

did i pick up sky cotl bc i heard there was a moomin event? maybe. did i immediately dump 10 hours into the game out of sheer rabid fixation over one of my favorite pieces of media? okay listen

25.11.2024 06:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

i did both ! usually i prefer to play solo tho but i did a lot of duet/quartet stuff for classes :D

24.11.2024 06:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

lesbian girlcock

23.11.2024 16:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

i miss violin i should play again sometime i feel like my left hand has lost all its dexterity at this point

23.11.2024 09:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Support local booksellers. Support local booksellers. Support local booksellers. Support local booksellers. Support local booksellers. Support local booksellers. Support local booksellers. Support local booksellers. Support local booksellers. Support local booksellers. Support local booksellers.

21.11.2024 23:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1678    ๐Ÿ” 222    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 35    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17

unpacking my room (pt 2) and i'm starting to realize after the Third Box Of Turtles that perhaps i have too many turtles........

22.11.2024 07:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Illustrated image divided into four panels, each showing a head of a bat with a text label. Top left: little guy, a regular looking back with a dark face and light colored fur, top right: little guy deluxe, a bat with a mask and large ears alongside a bat with a leaf shaped nose, bottom left: what is even going on here, a visored bat with a large forehead next to a bat with a large, wrinkly nose, bottom right: o hi doggie, a fruit bat with its tongue sticking out.

Illustrated image divided into four panels, each showing a head of a bat with a text label. Top left: little guy, a regular looking back with a dark face and light colored fur, top right: little guy deluxe, a bat with a mask and large ears alongside a bat with a leaf shaped nose, bottom left: what is even going on here, a visored bat with a large forehead next to a bat with a large, wrinkly nose, bottom right: o hi doggie, a fruit bat with its tongue sticking out.

Contrary to popular belief, there are only four kinds of bats.

21.11.2024 14:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38796    ๐Ÿ” 7022    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 365    ๐Ÿ“Œ 253

Middle grade/YA writers, donโ€™t stop. There are kids at the book fair waiting for you

21.11.2024 15:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2614    ๐Ÿ” 267    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 43    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

English is just three Germanic languages in a French coat

20.11.2024 15:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1279    ๐Ÿ” 306    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 43    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

ANDY: I clarified your butter.
ME: Ghee! Thanks!

19.11.2024 14:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2755    ๐Ÿ” 256    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 78    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14

i'm absolutely their trouble but frankly i think that everyone needs a bit of trouble in their lives so i am 100% happy to fill that void by getting pulled over bc of my robots

19.11.2024 19:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

forever fond of the idea that i'm my friends' "trouble"

like "ah yes, ben's done something, why are you texting me about it like i'm capable of getting him to listen? oh, because he listed me as an emergency contact? fine, i'll be there in 30" this is what it means to be loved

19.11.2024 19:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

i speak tagalog fluently so i always get thrown off with bisayan languages ๐Ÿ˜” but i still can recognize romblomanon and remember some phrases despite the 12 years that have passed and that brings me so much joy

16.11.2024 08:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

i love hearing my dad's language in passing because tell me why i clocked this was romblomanon in seconds. i can't understand it, but i still Know it and that brings me so much comfort

16.11.2024 08:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

clocking in ๐Ÿซก happy to be a genderfluid dyke on main again

16.11.2024 05:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
1/20
#booksky #bookchallenge

16.11.2024 04:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

hi #booksky ! i'm ben :)
โžต 23, he/she
โžต tea nerd and book fiend !
โžต currently fixating on robots and viruses or smth science-y
โžต fav books: spillover by david quammen, stone butch blues by leslie feinberg, babel by rf kuang

16.11.2024 03:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

honest to god i love academia + my job bc where else can i learn new skills on the clock. like i've just been slowly building a robot service dog and that is something that my students + coworkers just Know about and constantly ask about. like everyone loves arcis that's SO SWEET to me

16.11.2024 03:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

i love tea culture bc one time i walked into a tea house and this girl with the most gorgeous name and i proceeded to get into a compliment + gifting tea war and we literally spent hours calling each other darling and love and honey it was fantastic

16.11.2024 03:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

forever thinking about red water shuixian and how i can never get that shit for the next DECADE. god i hate tea as a hobby

16.11.2024 03:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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