It's been an eventful couple of weeks. My body is rebelling against all the booze I've consumed by making me fatter. It's time to break out the party muu muus.
Over the weekend, I went to a couple of parties that were a lot of fun. At one we sang karaoke, ate that cake (oh, the cake!) and mini burgers, broke out the nacho hat (!!!) and cackled at Christmas-themed animatronics (OK, so the videos suggest it was only me cackling; everyone else just laughed). At another I drank enough hot apple cider with rum to make my cheeks rosy and had to nap partway through because it was too much excitement at once. (I am a wild party...) At another I was forcefed spring rolls and sausage rolls and drank gallons worth of gimlets during lively conversation. Great fun!
A note: gin gimlets are significantly more awesome than vodka gimlets. I am pro-gin gimlet. To me, there is no other.
The wall/kitchen is poorly repaired, but there are no gaping holes and things seem to be dry. There is some weird bubbling on the floor near the sink, but I'm pretty sure my landlord doesn't care about that. I'll add it to the list of stuff that would be better off fixed, but that probably never will be.
Monday night I went to the Canucks game with my sister and it turned into a bit of a nailbiter. They were ahead 4-1, but then Anaheim scored two goals (though the one shouldn't have been a goal because it was a high stick) and pulled the goalie during the last minute. The Canucks held on and it was one of the more exciting games I've been to for a long time.
My parents just arrived, so I guess Christmas will unfold. I picked up mixes, so will be able to drink rum & eggnog, beer & clamato, gin & tonic, and vodka straight from the bottle when things get bad. Fun!
3 comments:
I concur! In fact traditionally you had to specify 'vodka gimlet' if you had gone mad and preferred vodka, as any bartender or cocktail waiter worth his salt knew that a gimlet meant gin.
Yes I have had several glasses of wine and have also cracked open the Baileys. Merry Christmas!
Isn't a vodka gimlet just a Tom Collins? Hmm... I love gin like a brother, but thought I'd try the vodka sibling. He is a slow and imperfect sibling, the subpar version of his attractive and worldly brother.
Am awaiting tales of your holidays!
I've always had gin-based Tom Collins. If you wanted vodka, you had to order Vodka Collins. Gin was usually the base for cocktails but the new generation is, to quote an Epicurean New York Times-type I read once, lobotomized on vodka.
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