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Drinklab: Bosom Caresser; Molokai Mule
Last night's experiment: the Bosom Caresser. A very old drink with a very good name. I really wish it was a good drink. But it's not.
Bosom Caresser, Savoy Cocktail Book1.5 oz brandy (used Armenian brandy from a glass rifle ( Read more... ) -
Chief Lapu Lapu; Rum Barrel
Going through Beachbum Berry REMIXED with the ball n/ chain. ( Enter the rum. ) -
KFPF: The Steerswoman's Road
Title: The Steerswoman's Road (actually two novels, The Steerswoman and The Outskirter's Secret, first two of four in the series)
Author Rosemary Kirstein
Published: 2003, Ballantine Books
Synopsis: Steerswoman Rowan and her traveling companion Bel follow the trail of a mysterious gem across the known world, braving natural travails and a ( Read more... ) -
Quirk Books strikes again!
If you liked Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, keep an eye out for the upcoming release of Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters. (Book trailer in link.) -
protein shakes gone wild
I recently picked up one of these shaker things (thanks to Spiderbabe for telling me about these!) and they're pretty much awesome with the making lump-free protein shakes. I can't do that with a blender, y'all. And the blender doesn't store as easily in the tiny kitchenette at my lab ( Read more... ) -
a circuit problem
As some of you know, the projector's been acting up - it has a tendency to shut down during use, and the indicator lights show some unspecified "problem in the lamp circuit". The image starts to flicker before the device fails. Turning the projector off and letting it rest a while seems to temporarily correct the problem ( Read more... ) -
speaking of shoes...
If anyone out there in the internets knows a girl with size 6.5 feet who wants some shoes, I have some nice ones for the having. Apparently, I take a 6.5 wide, which is why none of my formal shoes fit. -
Military boots for good home
I picked up a pair of combat boots a few weeks ago - black leather, speed-lace - and was careless with trying them on - end result, my boots are too big. They're labeled men's 4.5, but run very large - measuring by length, they would fit a men's 6/women's 8 most comfortably. I've worn them a few times, in the spirit of optimism, but they'd do ( Read more... ) -
huah!
Bench-pressed body weight today! One rep, but did it three times. Once I stopped thinking about how much weight it was and just lifted it, it turned out to be not impossible. Which is cool.
