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Life is like a box of chocolates...
...after two or three of them, you get sick.
15 August 2008 @ 01:42 pm
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08 August 2008 @ 10:00 pm
A couple things found on teh intratubez
I figured
allegedly and
emilytheslayer would get a kick out of this:

Also:
Get your Unitarian jihad name here!
I got Brother Icepick of Peace!

Also:
Get your Unitarian jihad name here!
I got Brother Icepick of Peace!
08 August 2008 @ 01:11 pm
The last half of today's Pictures for Sad Children is how I feel on many days. As someone somewhere said, "I want to go back in time to when I was in high school. Not so that I can do the things I should've done, but to smack the shit out of myself for being so stupid."
08 August 2008 @ 10:11 am
This or that, part 10
04 August 2008 @ 12:12 pm
This or that, part 9
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8 (42.1%)
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11 (57.9%)
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03 August 2008 @ 12:29 pm
[Booze Monkey, 19]: Diplomat
I found this while browsing the NYBG. I'm running low on various type of liquors, so this was about what I had left to make. I figured it's a good way to get rid of the crapload of dry vermouth you might have leftover after a martini party.
DIPLOMAT
2.0 oz. dry vermouth
0.5 oz. sweet vermouth
1/2 tsp. grenadine
3 dashes angostura bitters
marciano cherry for garnish
Place all wet ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into cocktail (martini) glass. Add garnish.
NOTES: It has an almost grape juice flavor that goes away quickly as the dryness kicks in. I'm not really sure I like this one.
Rating: **
DIPLOMAT
2.0 oz. dry vermouth
0.5 oz. sweet vermouth
1/2 tsp. grenadine
3 dashes angostura bitters
marciano cherry for garnish
Place all wet ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into cocktail (martini) glass. Add garnish.
NOTES: It has an almost grape juice flavor that goes away quickly as the dryness kicks in. I'm not really sure I like this one.
Rating: **
Mood:
dry
01 August 2008 @ 11:03 am
This or that, part 8
30 July 2008 @ 10:48 am
This or that, part 7
Lately, when I've been coming up with these, they tend to fall into a theme of some sort. So I'm just going to try to do these with some central theme.
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29 July 2008 @ 01:46 pm
He's going down the tubes
Senator Stevens, infamous for sucking Federal money to build a "bridge to nowhere", and coining the phrase "the Internet is a series of tubes" just got indicted for seven counts of false statements on his financial records.
28 July 2008 @ 11:39 am
This or that, part 6
25 July 2008 @ 11:46 am
This or that, part 5
Poll #1229504 Down the rabbit hole
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* ...and the ones that mother gives you don't do anything at all. ;)
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* ...and the ones that mother gives you don't do anything at all. ;)
23 July 2008 @ 09:18 am
This or that, part 4
21 July 2008 @ 11:02 am
This or that, part 3
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how much wood a woodchuck would chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood![]()
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11 (73.3%)
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4 (26.7%)
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15 July 2008 @ 11:26 am
This or that, part 2
I'm going to make you think a little harder today.
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14 July 2008 @ 11:46 am
This or that, part 1
I thought of doing something a while ago on a webpage or blog, and I completely forgot about it. But somehow, it popped in my head recently. Basically, it's a series of pairs of phrases or words that are somehow related to each other represented as a poll, and you must pick one over the other. You can pick whichever one you like, hate or whatever. I came up with several of these, which I could probably just dump out into a list. However, I'd like to string it out a bit to both give me the time to come up with more pairs and keep my readers entertained for a while.
So, I'm going to do these in sets of three.
Poll #1223108 ToT, part 1
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So, I'm going to do these in sets of three.
Poll #1223108 ToT, part 1
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Mood:
hopeful
06 July 2008 @ 09:19 am
The journey is complete
So um, I spent most of yesterday lying around in bed, reading the last chapters of Journey to the West, which I started reading a couple of months ago. It seemed more interesting than the first time I read it, probably because I was too impatient that time and wanted to get to the end. Within the last ten chapters, they finally make it to India, and it's somewhat amusing that the author describes the cities and culture are "just like China!"... even most of the people have Chinese names. Granted, during his time, only ambassadors, well off merchants and crazy monks seeking scriptures/spreading dharma would travel to other civilizations... but it's amusing never the less.
01 July 2008 @ 02:57 pm
I know what this summer's hot new fashion trend is...
...those conical shaped rice paddy hats. I've seen two white people wear one within the past week. If I see another soon, it won't be a mere coincidence.
29 June 2008 @ 04:04 pm
[Booze Monkey, 18]: Nutty Kitten
NUTTY KITTEN
1.0 oz. vodka
1.0 oz. licor 43
2.0 oz. amaretto
Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into cocktail (martini) glass.
NOTES: This turned out quite well. Licor 43 is usually pretty thick and hard to mix, but the small amount with vodka and amaretto mixed just fine. It's got a slight alcohol burn, but because it has a very sweet flavor, it's better as sipped.
Rating: ****
26 June 2008 @ 11:50 am
[Booze Monkey, 17]: Mint Julep
The mint I bought at Haymarket several days ago started to go bad. So what's an easy way to get rid of a bunch of mint? Mint juleps! It was served during last night's gaming session, and seemed to be a big hit.
MINT JULEP
1 cup of water
1 cup of sugar
5-6 sprigs of mint
1 fifth (750mL) bottle of bourbon
Mix sugar and water in a small saucepan, and heat to a boil or until sugar is completely dissolved. Place 5-6 mint springs in solution until completely submerged; they should shrivel somewhat and turn a darker color. Cover saucepan and place in fridge for at least 8 hours. When the mint syrup is prepared, empty a bottle of bourbon into a 2L pitcher and strain the syrup into the pitcher. Mix well and fill the rest of the pitcher with crushed ice. Garnish with extra mint sprigs.
NOTES: Because of the ~3:1 booze to syrup ratio, I cannot emphasize enough for the need of ice, ice and more ice... in fact, buy a 5 lb. bag of it. Besides, the purpose of the drink was to "cool off" during a warm spring day while watching ponies. It should be served in a highball glass filled with ice. To reduce the potency, you could let the ice melt for about 30-60 minutes before serving, or just add an extra cup of water before filling the rest of the pitcher with ice.
Rating: **** 1/2
MINT JULEP
1 cup of water
1 cup of sugar
5-6 sprigs of mint
1 fifth (750mL) bottle of bourbon
Mix sugar and water in a small saucepan, and heat to a boil or until sugar is completely dissolved. Place 5-6 mint springs in solution until completely submerged; they should shrivel somewhat and turn a darker color. Cover saucepan and place in fridge for at least 8 hours. When the mint syrup is prepared, empty a bottle of bourbon into a 2L pitcher and strain the syrup into the pitcher. Mix well and fill the rest of the pitcher with crushed ice. Garnish with extra mint sprigs.
NOTES: Because of the ~3:1 booze to syrup ratio, I cannot emphasize enough for the need of ice, ice and more ice... in fact, buy a 5 lb. bag of it. Besides, the purpose of the drink was to "cool off" during a warm spring day while watching ponies. It should be served in a highball glass filled with ice. To reduce the potency, you could let the ice melt for about 30-60 minutes before serving, or just add an extra cup of water before filling the rest of the pitcher with ice.
Rating: **** 1/2






