Praise then darkness, and creation unfinished

juliansinger offered to pick a letter for anyone who asked, and then we're supposed to pick ten things that start with that letter, and write about them and what they mean to us.

She gave me T. I started by listing some things, and then selected from them based on what I felt ready to write about. This proved trickier than I thought it would be (lots of T's in that sentence, but not ones I want to use) and the results may be more free-associative than was being asked for.( cut because it got quite long )

After reading jonsinger's post, I decided to get some of the "New Year's tangerines", the ones with stem and even leaves on some. A vendor on Grand Street had a box of them, loose. Five for a dollar, so I bought ten. I also picked up a crate of clementines from a nearby store, because I could.

So far this afternoon, I've eaten two of each.

The New Year's tangerines smell strongly of tangerine, even just sitting in their plastic bag. Clementines (and most citrus I've had) don't give off a noticeable aroma until you start to peel them. The New Year's tangerines also have a stronger flavor; however, this batch aren't as sweet as the clementines. The New Year's tangerines are juicier than the clementines, and it's easier to pull the clementines apart into individual sections. (These are large clementines, which may or may not be relevant.) Also, the New Year's tangerines have quite a few seeds, and the clementines are just about seedless.

I am now taking a break from my research, to drink tea and eat dark-chocolate-coated cookies.

[Cross-posted to my journal and food_porn]