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Egad, a base life defiles a bad age!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 29, 2010 -> 03:43 PM) Zena the warrior princess wouldn't pay that much, that is for sure! Although, ironically, it would indeed be considered Lawless to charge someone that much for a coat.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Nov 29, 2010 -> 03:17 PM) Now here's a coat that's worth the price. Not! XXX obscene is the only way to describe that. Who the fock pays $1,780 for a coat, and what the fock is a car coat anyway? Just fix the damn heater in your car.

QUOTE (G&T @ Nov 29, 2010 -> 03:24 PM) Apparently Ommegang is opening a Belgian cafe on their grounds. That will be awesome. Another compelling reason to finally make the Cooperstown pilgrimage.

Xylem is the primary structural water transporter in corn and other higher plants.

Finally saw the film last night. Enjoyable but as always I am disappointed by what the films changed/added/omitted compare to the book. I understand they have to streamline it to make a 2-hour movie, but some of the changes seemed unnecessary or illogical. Off the top of my head, here are some of the things that bugged me the most out of about a dozen or so deviations/omissions I noticed: Now, maybe I missed it, but

Ewww, you are a gutter mind.

Certainly that is a perk, though I have an ornery box crab that wants one of my fingers.

Another work week off to a painful start.

QUOTE (G&T @ Nov 29, 2010 -> 08:22 AM) I discovered that the greatest liquor store ever resides in Springfield, MA. Unfortunately its 80 miles from where I live. But I was driving back from Cape Cod and stopped to grab the Sam Adams Barrelroom Tripel and found an Alesmith Wee Heavy. They even had Lost Abbey Angel's Share, but at $18 for a 350ml I wasn't about to pony up. I noticed that they had an entire section for Cacacha which I figured meant they had a decent rum selection. I didn't spend time looking through the rums since we were already running late. I will probably head back there after Christmas and a couple more paychecks. Definitely a place worth the trip once in a while. How were the other Sam Adams Barrelroom beers? I don't know i I'll ever see those.

Dear Hot Camper Woman the other night who decided to use the light of a lantern to silhouette herself while changing clothes in her tent with the whole rest of the campground outside to watch, Thanks!

Sounds like Newkie made a lot of lists, that is an encouraging sign.

Rapido!

QUOTE (G&T @ Nov 23, 2010 -> 09:11 AM) You're like Betty White. Living out the dreams of a young man as an old woman. Interesting analogy. :-) OK, my starting point a couple of weeks out is pulling together a list of about 30 cocktails that I would consider showcase drinks that are of historical significance or else just plain kick ass. I'll have the host of the party cut that list in half based on a visual inspection of ingredients and flavor profiles, and then I hope to do taste tests with the host and a couple of her friends over a couple of days to get the spotlight cocktail menu down to maybe 8 drinks. Knowing that I'm now working for a different master I am trying to overcome my bias against vodka drinks because I recognize they can be crowd-pleasers. To that end, I'm playing around with an original cocktail I think I'll call the Perfect Pair. As of the two iterations I played with this evening the drink is made thusly, • 1.5 oz pear vodka • 1 oz Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur • 0.5 oz lemon juice • 2 tsp. raspberry syrup Shake with ice, double strain and serve up in a martini glass. I'd like to garnish this with a piece of candied ginger, but I don't have any on hand. This is kind of a fru fru drink, but the ginger liqueur gives it a bit of heat and keeps it interesting enough that I's consider serving it to discerning drinkers. I actually think a couple of these in succession (they go down pretty easy) might make women spontaneously shed their clothes. Just saying. Mix this one up in the right company and you can thank me later.

FFUUUuuuuddddgggeee. . .

Ketchup was not needed for the roast duck banquet that the cafeteria served up as a pre-Thanksgiving treat.

Dancing is Hard but Bristol is Easy. ^^ Million-dollar T-Shirt idea?!?? ^^

Best friend of lazy teachers everyshere is the DVD and/or VHS player.

QUOTE (knightni @ Nov 23, 2010 -> 12:44 AM) Actually, it's been a lousy time of it for me. I'm not done yet. Have it by 11am tomorrow if possible. The list may drag into December at the rate I'm going... All the better for me if it takes a few days since I'll be out of the loop until after Turkey Day.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 22, 2010 -> 10:03 PM) Well, that's it for me ever doing anything again with my life. It was a nice run. Oooh, I used to love me some Voyager, mostly because I liked to fantasie about Seven and Torres being the bread in a Flaxx Sandwich. Hmmmm. . . geeky Star Trek sex fantasies. . .

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Nov 23, 2010 -> 12:38 AM) So it's too late to send mine? Kinda upset I missed this. We'll forgive you as long as you slam each beer on the list as each is announced.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Nov 23, 2010 -> 12:28 AM) Thought I might add, my buddy just brewed our 1st batch of homemade beer ever. Chose an octoberfest lager, came out really great. Very dark and flavorful. Also, I'd definitely love to see this list! knightni is finishing up the list tally, and I think Hogan and I will be pitching in with the SoxTalk countdown. I'll be away camping over the Turkey Day holiday so I'll have to jump in after that.

So I have accepted my first paying bartending gig a couple of weeks from now! It's a private party at a really cool house with a bar that was reclaimed from an old restaurant the homeowner once owned. I have been asked to design a menu of classic and unusual cocktails and give them the booze list and the Booze Fairy will magically have everything ready and waiting for me on event night. I'm pretty excited, and I'm trying to work down to a list of maybe a dozen featured cocktails in addition to more standard mixed drinks. If anyone is interested I will post my menu once I have it figured out. I'm sort of hoping this goes really well and I can get some word of mouth in the beachside high-roller community and maybe get a few more gigs like this down the line.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 22, 2010 -> 09:36 PM) Quail Zero points awarded for Quayle Fail, and may God have mercy on your soul.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Nov 22, 2010 -> 11:48 PM) Might have a new favorite beer: Newcastle Brown Ale. An outstanding beer. Newkie (aka, "Scottish Nose Polish") came in at #14 on my list.