[Cross-posted from my MovableType Blog]

Two people, both very dear to me, went through hell together. From out of that torment, they formed a bond, and acquired this recipe. Today, I toast them and share it with you:

Jade Monkeys
makes 2

3 oz. Midori
1 ½ oz. Bacardi Limon
6 oz. Pinapple Juice

Fill shaker with ice, add ( Read more... )

[Cross-posted from my MovableType Blog]

Last night I found myself marveling: at the fact that I'd (we'd) finally moved to the city, at the fact that it allowed me to be quite a bit more social than I normally was, but mostly at the fact that I was wandering drunk down Market St. toward 8th, where I'd pick up the bus to ( Read more... )

[Cross-posted from my MovableType Blog]

I have come to the conclusion that there are few problems that cannot be made much better by a sufficient application of Junípero martinis (well, Gibsons really. Pearl onions are yummy!).

Also, I have the bestest sweetie in the entire world. She's smart, and sexy, and she seems ( Read more... )

100% dark & bitter. I'm, uh, shocked.

Let me also say (thus proving this test correct), that it's been a LONG TIME since Sam Adams could be considered a microbrew!

(Edited for XHTML compliance, per usual)

Microbew
(100% dark & bitter, 0% working class, 33% genuine) ( Read more... )

[Cross-posted from my MovableType Blog]

[Ed. With Alexandria doing it's impression of a broken pogo stick I wasn't able to post this when it happened. It's a bit late.]

Over the winter holiday I went to go see Brokeback Mountain with some friends. The next night, after the mead & hard cider had been flowing for some ( Read more... )

[Cross-posted from my MovableType Blog]

At this moment, I am sitting in my backyard with a glass of cider at my side and my bare feet swishing through the grass. Technology is grand. This is a much more civilized way to spend an evening than my evenings of late. I'm feeling more relaxed than I have in some time. In the ( Read more... )