... i am in a cranky mood and feel like railing about something ( Read more... )

why let the flu get me down. lets drink!

#1 w/ a Bulleit
the hot toddy is a Scottish concoction, basically Scotch mixt with boiling water. but i luv me some bourbon, and we have lots of that thanks to frayed_yak offering a house gift of Knob Creek No. 9 and wisemonkey adding another bottle of Bulleit to the stash ( Read more... )

28 people in Berkeley on sunday. i am A5. sponge is running the show since phonerz is currently holed up in a secret location recovering from his ailments. my thought going into this tournament is that pretty much ANY good result will constitute success, since i am not feeling all that well. i am well medicated and unfit to operate heavy machinery ( Read more... )

yay for KC! i mean K-stee! she is 1606 after today. its about time she reached that level. she dominated div. 2, going 5-1 ( Read more... )

Noah posted the games from our match on cross-tables. it was really an amazing match just to be a part of and i was extremely fortunate to win. as is per usual, my game was all over the place and teetered on the brink of disaster at times. i seem to have made just enough good plays to offset some migraine-inducingly bad ones ( Read more... )

now some nom nom food to go with those beverages. this is a garbazz stew that i jinned up tonight out of what he have laying around, which involves a plate of frozen tomatoes and some mushrooms in a bad mood.

The road to genius1. dice up 1 large white onion ( Read more... )

i have no idea what the hell to call this drink and am open to suggestions. its like a margarita in makeup, only i’ve changed it up a little bit by combining some outstanding tequila with this wonderful 30 yrd old bottle of mezcal.


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magratheazabringmespice Jesse brought me about a lb. of Lao spice from his trip to S.E. Asia. this stuff is chile powder on acid. it packs a punch. it also has a beautiful sweet linger on the lips that makes using it irresistible. i dry rubbed a roast chicken with it 3 days ago, and it was really good - and it tasted EVEN BETTER as the spices aged ( Read more... )

I have no idea how many times I have seen THIS GUY playing in the BART stations over the years, and given him money more than a few times. i liked his sound. he seemed like a nice guy.

i’ve had this bottle of Southern Comfort since ... uh ... i think it was a housewarming gift. or maybe 1 of my GFs gave it to me. i dont remember. in any case, it was in the pantry behind a bag of arid tortilla chips. its been unopened all this time, but after spilling cayenne all over myself and sneezing my lungs up, i need a drink.


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