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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>The Tumblr presence for Serving Tea to Friends, a ladyblog for everything of concern: teatofriends.com</description><title>Serving Tea to Friends</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @teatofriends)</generator><link>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>“At one point we turned to each other then back to the...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5027438d1a847f5c608fad489256332e/tumblr_mi1a1pzuzN1rojymro1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;“At one point we turned to each other then back to the snow covered hill and lamented that our responsible, adult selves from the rest of the year that had neglected to buy sleds because this would be the perfect hill for it.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;- &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com/2013/02/11/snowed-in/" target="_blank"&gt;Snowed In: My Experience in the Boston Blizzard&lt;/a&gt; by Leigh Moyer on &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com" target="_blank"&gt;Serving Tea To Friends&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/42864881502</link><guid>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/42864881502</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:02:30 -0500</pubDate><category>blizzard</category><category>Dairy Queen</category><category>Boston</category><category>sledding</category><category>snow</category><category>snowed in</category></item><item><title>“When I put this bra on, I feel, if only for a few...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6ee2703922dda608b3c13cad7bb45248/tumblr_mi2ctihhrO1rojymro1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;“When I put this bra on, I feel, if only for a few seconds, in proportion. Desirable. Pretty. Like a smoking hot babe that any individual should hesitate to speak to because my beauty makes them nervous.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;- &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com/2013/02/10/bombshell-convert/" target="_blank"&gt;Bombshell Convert&lt;/a&gt; by Kate Stogsdill on &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com" target="_blank"&gt;Serving Tea To Friends&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/42846673478</link><guid>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/42846673478</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:08:06 -0500</pubDate><category>feminism</category><category>bra</category><category>bombshell bra</category><category>Ryan Gosling</category><category>beauty</category><category>stereotypes</category></item><item><title>“Without a doubt, we’ve all talked about, dreamed...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ac3dcbd21be31915fec3056e88b4e20f/tumblr_mgoxp4qunV1rojymro1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Without a doubt, we’ve all talked about, dreamed about, wondered and skirted around this ‘Real World’ concept, so I pose the question to you: what in the flying f*ck is the Real World and how do I become a Real Person in order to live within its space?”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;- &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com/2013/01/15/the-real-world-or-the-real-world/" target="_blank"&gt;The real world or The Real World&lt;/a&gt; by Kate Stogsdill on &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com" target="_blank"&gt;Serving Tea To Friends&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/40635390609</link><guid>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/40635390609</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:39:04 -0500</pubDate><category>college</category><category>confidence</category><category>life</category><category>Real World</category><category>self worth</category><category>graduation</category><category>jobs</category></item><item><title>“Certainly, I am not smart like those in Ravenclaw, nor...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/45f66c9037e81eee5db446b05e714213/tumblr_mfaez4YT2g1rojymro1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Certainly, I am not smart like those in Ravenclaw, nor cunning like those in Slytherin. And I am definitely not brave enough to find a home amongst the Hermione Grangers and Harry Potters in the Gryffindor house.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;- &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com/2012/12/19/dont-call-me-brave/" target="_blank"&gt;Don’t Call Me Brave&lt;/a&gt; by Leigh Moyer on &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com" target="_blank"&gt;Serving Tea To Friends&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/38310571960</link><guid>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/38310571960</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:54:00 -0500</pubDate><category>bravery</category><category>life changes</category><category>moving</category><category>Boston</category><category>Hogwarts</category><category>Hufflepuff</category></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb2g4vT9PE1qewacoo1_r2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/32642811608</link><guid>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/32642811608</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 21:57:13 -0400</pubDate><category>tea</category><category>T-Rex</category><category>puns</category></item><item><title>“‘We’re actually mutants, you know,’ he said,...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mam407wroG1rojymro1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;“‘We’re actually mutants, you know,’ he said, adding that us redheads are going extinct. I’m okay with that, as I don’t want my future children to be prime candidates for skin cancer, called ‘soul-less,’&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; or fall victim to’Kick a Ginger Day’ attacks.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;- &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com/2012/09/19/why-ive-never-felt-like-a-real-redhead/"&gt;Why I’ve Never Felt Like Like A Real Redhead&lt;/a&gt; by Laura Donovan on &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com"&gt;Serving Tea To Friends&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/31873312549</link><guid>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/31873312549</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:40:55 -0400</pubDate><category>ginger</category><category>redhead</category><category>self esteem</category><category>self critical</category></item><item><title>“Losing my virginity was, in a word, boring. I was at my...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_makp0kyBuA1rojymro1_500.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;“Losing my virginity was, in a word, boring. I was at my boyfriend’s house and it was summer time. At that point, we were together maybe about eight months and we were, of course, in love.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;- &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com/2012/09/18/of-condoms-gravity-and-love/"&gt;Of Condoms, Gravity, and Love&lt;/a&gt; by Kate Stogsdill on &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com"&gt;Serving Tea To Friends&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/31833022122</link><guid>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/31833022122</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:19:29 -0400</pubDate><category>summer lovin'</category><category>virginity</category><category>love</category><category>boyfriend</category><category>series</category></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9gvmhnc1l1qz4d4bo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/31794925517</link><guid>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/31794925517</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:52:12 -0400</pubDate><category>cups</category><category>mugs</category><category>tea</category></item><item><title>dearscience:

september still life
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma42gcop1h1qaxmg0o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dearscience.tumblr.com/post/31244846136/september-still-life"&gt;dearscience&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;september still life&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/31521497926</link><guid>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/31521497926</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:48:13 -0400</pubDate><category>art</category><category>apple</category><category>tea</category><category>wood</category><category>pretty</category></item><item><title>“When it comes right down to it, I think that, unlike our...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma9r551e8j1rojymro1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;“When it comes right down to it, I think that, unlike our consumption of religion, politics, music, or sex, where most people recognize that there’s not one way to do things, people tend to think that there is only a narrow set of foods to eat.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com/2012/09/13/people-are-jerks-about-food/"&gt;Things I Don’t Get: People Are Jerks About Food&lt;/a&gt; by Gina Luttrell on &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com"&gt;Serving Tea To Friends&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/31521479843</link><guid>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/31521479843</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:47:37 -0400</pubDate><category>diet</category><category>advice</category><category>nutrition</category></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8z65gOxGi1r82na9o1_400.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/31460965597</link><guid>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/31460965597</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:51:34 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>“When asked the question “Will you wait until you are...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma9od4NMxF1rojymro1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;“When asked the question “Will you wait until you are married to have sex?” I, like the realist I’ve always been, said, “Gosh, that sounds like a lovely and romantic thing to do, but I don’t think it’s a realistic expectation to put on myself.””&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;- &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com/2012/09/11/this-one-time-when-i-was-a-virgin/"&gt;This One Time, When I Was a Virgin&lt;/a&gt; by Jess Leftault on &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com"&gt;Serving Tea To Friends&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/31440444709</link><guid>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/31440444709</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:31:52 -0400</pubDate><category>virginity</category><category>sex</category><category>romance</category><category>virginity stories</category><category>series</category></item><item><title>“So, friends, I put it to you.  Help a girl out?  What...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma284xU3Qm1rojymro1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;“So, friends, I put it to you.  Help a girl out?  What should I do to make my tresses love me again?”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;- &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com/2012/09/08/gorgeous-brunette-seeks-haircare-products-styling-tips-for-long-luscious-locks/"&gt;Gorgeous Brunette Seeks Hair Care Products, Styling Tips for Long, Luscious Locks&lt;/a&gt; by Gina Luttrell on &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com"&gt;Serving Tea To Friends&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/31166657755</link><guid>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/31166657755</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 21:58:07 -0400</pubDate><category>hair</category><category>bad hair day</category><category>help</category><category>long hair</category><category>advice</category></item><item><title>“When people ask me why I chose to be a vegetarian, my...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma0c7gW0Py1rojymro1_250.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;“&lt;span&gt;When people ask me why I chose to be a vegetarian, my brain lights up. I pull any one of those answers from a hat and sell my story. Then the meat-headed investigation: How do you get your protein? I hear that’s really unhealthy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;I love meat too much! I’m a natural meat-eater. Are you healthy? How can you do that? Do you eat turkey? No…I’m serious…can you eat turkey?”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;- &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com/2012/09/06/on-being-a-chicken-vegetarian/"&gt;On Being a Chicken Vegetarian&lt;/a&gt; by Kate Stogsdill on &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com"&gt;Serving Tea To Friends&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/31092755983</link><guid>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/31092755983</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:30:00 -0400</pubDate><category>vegetarian</category><category>eating habits</category><category>stories</category><category>explanation</category></item><item><title>“But what I’m holding out for is that he is just as...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9p9uhBY401rojymro1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;“But what &lt;span&gt;I’m holding out for is that he is just as scared to say something as I am. There’s a word for that is some dead language from, like, the very tip of South America that means the exact same thing. I haven’t done the math, but I think that means that maybe, just maybe, I’m right and just haven’t pulled enough petals off of daisies.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;- &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com/2012/09/02/of-bikes-and-boys/"&gt;Of Bikes and Boys&lt;/a&gt; by Leigh Moyer on &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com"&gt;Serving Tea To Friends&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/30728538315</link><guid>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/30728538315</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2012 11:31:41 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>“I didn’t want a job; I wanted a career. I wanted to make...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9lgvqr3A01rojymro1_500.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;“I didn’t want a job; I wanted a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;career&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;. I wanted to make a difference. That’s what I was here to do, not clean dishes and make babies. This whole marriage thing was a scam.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com/2012/08/30/why-i-choose-to-marry/"&gt;Why I Choose To Marry&lt;/a&gt; by Gina Luttrell on &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com"&gt;Serving Tea To Friends&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/30555083117</link><guid>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/30555083117</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:47:50 -0400</pubDate><category>marriage</category><category>tradition</category><category>job</category><category>career</category><category>women</category><category>rights</category></item><item><title>itspof:

Love the “Alice in Wonderland” vibe.
Magazine: Marie...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8wxhaeege1rpt87zo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://itspof.tumblr.com/post/29686756600/tea-time"&gt;itspof&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Love the “Alice in Wonderland” vibe.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Magazine&lt;/strong&gt;: Marie Claire China&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Editorial&lt;/strong&gt;: Tea-Time&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Photogrpher&lt;/strong&gt;: Amber Gray&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Styling&lt;/strong&gt;: Guillaume Boulez&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hair&lt;/strong&gt;: Yoichi Tomizawa&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Makeup&lt;/strong&gt;: David Tibolla&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lighting design&lt;/strong&gt;: Julian Bernstein&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/30519951731</link><guid>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/30519951731</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:56:44 -0400</pubDate><category>tea</category><category>tea party</category><category>fashion</category><category>photography</category><category>art</category><category>magazine</category><category>Marie Claire</category></item><item><title>“I’d like to say that I acted with cool, swift motions...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9ffz3QHBy1rojymro1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;“I’d like to say that I acted with cool, swift motions like the heroes I’ve admired since youth.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;- &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com/2012/08/27/of-mice-and-mightiness-part-2/"&gt;Of Mice and Mightiness (Part 2)&lt;/a&gt; by Gina Luttrell on &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com"&gt;Serving Tea To Friends&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/30328189553</link><guid>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/30328189553</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:42:39 -0400</pubDate><category>Simba</category><category>danger</category><category>overcoming fears</category><category>mice</category><category>dealing with it</category></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m95rwbMyaw1rb8s7zo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/30039788302</link><guid>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/30039788302</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:30:45 -0400</pubDate><category>tea</category><category>books</category><category>home</category></item><item><title>“And since we’re on the topic, I don’t really like...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m97uddpqop1rojymro1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;“And since we’re on the topic, I don’t really like cockroaches,  riding my bike next to buses, train tracks, riding my bike across train tracks, gutters in pools, gutters in streets, cattle guards, cattle, stopping and mooing at cattle, or the dark.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;- &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com/2012/08/23/scaredy-cat-present-and-accounted-for/"&gt;Scaredy Cat? Present and Accounted For&lt;/a&gt; by Leigh Moyer on &lt;a href="http://teatofriends.com"&gt;Serving Tea To Friends&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/30038949814</link><guid>http://teatofriends.tumblr.com/post/30038949814</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:12:49 -0400</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
