We should all take tea like a grande dame at least once in a while. That sounds lovely.

Change and discovery are great pleasures, and "simple" in the sense that they're basic to our nature. I realize that I've even been re-listening to the same set of podfics for the last few weeks, resisting simply discovering some new ones. There's a definite "run and hide" quality to this whole state.

I may have to break out my Mandarin lessons again. Language learning is a tremendous brain-activator.