Life is like a box of chocolates...

15 August 2008 @ 01:42 pm

allegedly might be interested in this

mgrasso's post about the penguin being knighted in Norway reminded me of the dog mayor in Rabbit Hash, KY. So I went to teh Wiki and saw that he died a few months ago at the ripe old age of 15. :'(

http://www.fox19.com/global/story.asp?s=8400335

Tags: animals are teh cute, bleh, travel

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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!

Tags: teehee, teh intrawebz

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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."

Tags: bleh, teh intrawebz

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08 August 2008 @ 10:11 am

This or that, part 10

Poll #1237251 Your moment of Zen
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1.

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meeting the Buddha
6 (60.0%)

killing the Buddha
4 (40.0%)

2.

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Bodhidharma went to China
5 (50.0%)

China came upon Bodhidharma
5 (50.0%)

3.

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dusting off your mirror mind
6 (60.0%)

shaving the inside of your skull
4 (40.0%)

Tags: buddhism, east asia, this or that

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04 August 2008 @ 12:12 pm

This or that, part 9

Poll #1235011
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hot (temperature)
6 (31.6%)

hot (spice)
13 (68.4%)

2.

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medium (in the middle)
8 (42.1%)

medium (object that conveys meaning or message)
11 (57.9%)

3.

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right (direction)
11 (57.9%)

right (correct)
8 (42.1%)

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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: **

Tags: booze, booze monkey

Mood:

dry

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01 August 2008 @ 11:03 am

This or that, part 8

Poll #1233422 Feeling lucky?
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16 (84.2%)

3 (15.8%)

2.

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10 (55.6%)

8 (44.4%)

3.

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6 (30.0%)

14 (70.0%)

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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.

Poll #1232219 Numbers
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2.71828182845904...
4 (22.2%)

3.14159265358979...
14 (77.8%)

2.

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six six six
11 (61.1%)

six hundred threescore and six
7 (38.9%)

3.

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25
11 (64.7%)

6 to 4
6 (35.3%)

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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.

Tags: barking moonbats, politik, teh intrawebz

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28 July 2008 @ 11:39 am

This or that, part 6

Poll #1230981
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flotsam
8 (47.1%)

jetsam
9 (52.9%)

2.

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on the sunny side of the street
11 (64.7%)

walk on the wild side
6 (35.3%)

3.

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scavenge
17 (100.0%)

beg
0 (0.0%)

Tags: this or that

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25 July 2008 @ 11:46 am

This or that, part 5

Poll #1229504 Down the rabbit hole
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one to make you larger
2 (12.5%)

one to make you small
13 (81.2%)

2.

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EAT ME
10 (66.7%)

DRINK ME
5 (33.3%)

3.

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Tweedledum
4 (26.7%)

Tweedledee
11 (73.3%)

* ...and the ones that mother gives you don't do anything at all. ;)

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23 July 2008 @ 09:18 am

This or that, part 4

Poll #1228265
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:-)
11 (73.3%)

(^_^)
4 (26.7%)

2.

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Wade-Gales
3 (20.0%)

Pinyin
12 (80.0%)

3.

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Bi-weekly (twice a week)
2 (13.3%)

Bi-weekly (once every two weeks)
13 (86.7%)

Tags: this or that

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21 July 2008 @ 11:02 am

This or that, part 3

Poll #1227069
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damned if you do
6 (40.0%)

damned if you don't
9 (60.0%)

2.

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how much wood a woodchuck would chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood
11 (73.3%)

how much wood a woodchuck would chuck if a woodchuck could not chuck wood
4 (26.7%)

3.

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The Village People
4 (26.7%)

village idiots
11 (73.3%)

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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.

Poll #1223741
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Yet another lightbulb joke
9 (60.0%)

Yet another "knock knock" joke
6 (40.0%)

2.

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The patience of a saint
7 (46.7%)

The compassion of a bodhisattva
8 (53.3%)

3.

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Conspiciously absent
6 (40.0%)

Inconspiciously present
9 (60.0%)

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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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This
12 (66.7%)

That
6 (33.3%)

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Cyclical
12 (66.7%)

Linear
6 (33.3%)

3.

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Captain Obvious
14 (77.8%)

Captain Oblivious
4 (22.2%)

Tags: this or that

Mood:

hopeful

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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.

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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.

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29 June 2008 @ 05:16 pm

I am cheezburger

Tags: animals are teh cute, buddhism, teh intrawebz

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29 June 2008 @ 04:04 pm

[Booze Monkey, 18]: Nutty Kitten

michele_blue wanted something with amaretto in it, and found a recipe for an amaretto martini, which needs vanilla vodka. We didn't have any so I substituted 1/2 regular vodka and 1/2 Licor 43 (Cuarenta y Tres) to make this.

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: ****

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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

Tags: booze, booze monkey

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