It's wacky to me that days don't just get longer or shorter every day between the solstices. They change length every single second. Probably every few thousand Planck times, depending on how close it is to an equinox, probably.

For anyone in the Northern Hemisphere, today is going to be longer by the end of the day than it was at the start of the day. And tomorrow will be more lengthened by its end as compared to its start.

I like seeing all of the weird and niche planes that come around here to the Space Coast to support rocket launches. There have been times where I have been out for a launch, and then I ended up far more excited to see a plane after. This was one of those times, the other involved the super guppy.

Oh right, there was a launch too. I had an alarm set for 5:30, woke up, snoozed it, and then fell back asleep for an hour, so this ended up being a backyard launch.

I decided I would try and practice more with the T3i, and I figured I'd try freehand because it was chilly and I didn't want to mess with a tripod.

I got predictably lackluster results, and a few snaps with the SX530 that were okay (those are the first two, T3i contributed the second pair)

I drink Lipton green tea but leave the bag in so long that the astringent tannins leave me thirsty as soon as I've finished a sip.

Edit: That isn't all the tea I drink, just my most unusual habit, and I was drinking it right when I made the chost. I also like:

• Constant Comment (I found it because of Scott Pilgrim shut up)
• Earl Grey and half-and-half (a lazy London Fog?)
• This delicious rooibos drink called a Red Symphony from a cafe down the street from where I used to live. I think it was this recipe but I don't have the means to make it.

I'm forever chasing this tea I had at a tea house in my youth that was a black tea with caramel, but any of the ones I've tried since then have been borderline undrinkable. Really the only thing I can even tolerate now is peppermint tea with definitely way too much sugar. I've never acquired the taste for tea, and even tea-free herbal blends never sit well with me. I make up for it by being a coffee snob*, albeit one that doesn't like matcha either.

I have a bag of prickly pear chai my grandma gave me in the pantry that I haven't brought myself to try yet bc I've never liked chai either but I adore prickly pear. Much to think about. I also have prickly pear honey that could be good in tea.

I grew up with parents who drank both sweet tea and unsweet iced tea and having tried both multiple times I have concluded they are masochists for subjecting their tongues to that.

*Snob enough that I drink fresh ground pour over with a preferred bean roast but not enough that I drink black coffee. Coffee also gets the intense cream and sugar regimen that tea gets from me. And I adore iced coffee and will drink it year round.

I either drink peppermint tea or teas imported from Japan that come in cans or bottles, usually green or oolong, most of the tea I consume is milk tea though, I think my favorite way to have tea is yuenyeung though which is milk tea mixed with coffee, I make it good at home

Edit: when it comes to milk tea I’m a much bigger fan of the Hong Kong style that uses Ceylon, versus other regions which use Assam, Assam is unfortunately mostly what is sold in cans and bottles, I’ve attached a picture of the best packaged milk tea in the world, they also sell yuenyeung in this style it comes in a silver blue and black container instead of the copper and black

Mostly I favor spicier teas, with my go to for a quick hot cup being Stash's chai spice. Lately I've taken to adding a little brown sugar to it, and sometimes some ground pepper to make it a bit spicier and help with a cold or something.

Daily though I've picked up a habit of making my own sort of iced brew, the stuff in the picture. I was looking up drinks I could make with apple cider vinegar because I like vinegar tastes, and stumbled on this stuff called Good Girl Moonshine. I confess, I saw the title and my brain immediately went: "Well, I'm a good girl! Clearly this is meant for me!"

I like seeing all of the weird and niche planes that come around here to the Space Coast to support rocket launches. There have been times where I have been out for a launch, and then I ended up far more excited to see a plane after. This was one of those times, the other involved the super guppy.