Where is that piece of paper I had in my hand yesterday morning?
Lordy, I'm feeling tipsy just from completing this one from Toast who actually took the time to put in links to many of his responses.
I don't have that much time; I need to make a run to the liquor store.
1. Beer, wine, liquor, mixed drinks. Rank 'em.
Liquor (tequila!)
Beer
Wine
Mixed drinks
2. How often do you drink?
Daily from 6pm to around 9pm.
3. Favorite Scotch?
Don't have one. I'd have to start out with those little bottles like they give you on the airplane and sample a few. But honestly, I'm not that inclined.
4. Favorite Bourbon?
See #3. At least I can say I have a memory of Jack Daniels. Not my favorite stuff.
5. Favorite tequila?
Ahhh. Now we're making progress. Cesar Monterrey Reposado is about as smooth as a baby's butt. Lots of interesting flavors emerge from this one. Very complex and I feel like I'm tasting nutrients the agave plants pulled from the soil. The bottles are pretty cool but we don't drink our liquor because the bottles are cool, now do we?
When I want to go cheap, El Ultimo Reposado is hard to beat. The just redesigned their bottles after being absent from the shelves for a few weeks. Also slightly different taste. I get lots of acidic/citrus flavors. Very nice tequila and for a tad over $16 at Spec's with the debit/cash discount, it's hard to beat for the money.
When I want to go spicy, I opt for the Hornitos Reposado. A definite peppery kick compared to the above two tequilas. There are other tequilas which I think are sublime and would consider them favorites, but at $40 or more per bottle, I just can't do it.
6. Favorite Gin?
I used to hate gin when I was younger. Always thought it tasted like pine sap. Then a few years ago I tried Bombay Sapphire and found it to be palatable, and because they have all the herbs and whatnot etched on the bottle, I realized why gin tastes the way it does. Very medicinal.
7. Favorite Vodka?
I rarely drink vodka but I was impressed with the last ones I tried: Grey Goose and Tito's from right here in Austin.
8. Favorite Rum?
Toast has a pretty good answer for this one: Appleton's Jamaican rum. There's another one I have tried and thought it was OK, but honestly, a little rum goes a long way in my book.
9. Drunkest you've ever been?
I got drunk in my college dorm once and ended up riding the elevator up and down on my bed mattress -- someone stuffed me under the mattress pad and hauled me to the elevator. I couldn't have been too drunk though since I still remember people voices although I couldn't see them of course.
I was celebrating a friend's birthday back in the mid-80s when a bottle of Jose Cuervo was put in my hand with a lime. I'd never done tequila shots before and after being instructed how to do it, I held on to the bottle, determined to keep trying until I perfected the art. When I finished the bottle I was perfected. I was so perfected that I spent the next 24 hours crawling from the bed to the toilet.
The absolute worst experience though was just under 3 months ago and I blogged at length about that at Black Soap. I have no desire to go into it all again. What's odd is that my prior "worst" episodes were intentional. I started the evening with every intention of getting shit-faced. The one in early March was totally unintentional which still leads me to wonder if our drinks weren't spiked with something. It would have been worth having a blood test to find out.
10. Red or White?
Yes. Red in the cooler months and white in the summer. Simple.
11. Best wine you've ever tasted?
Someone sent me a couple of bottles of red from Tuscany via wine.com and I was blown away. Wish I could remember the name of it but since they were $50 each I won't be buying them anyway. I find that Masi Campofiorin from Italy is pretty damn good for about $16 and there is also a white Masi that was delectable. I feel the same way about wine as I do about tequila: I can taste the difference between a $50 bottle and a $20 bottle, but if the $20 bottle is real good, I'm happy with that even if the $50 bottle is exquisite.
12. Favorite type of wine?
Very hard for me to say. I'm still trying to pin it down on the whites. As for reds, it's hard to beat a nice Merlot. I do like cabs and zins though.
13. Favorite every-day red?
This is going to sound generic but I really like the Columbia Crest merlot. It's consistently way above decent. But for everyday wines, I'm usually pretty happy with the 10% discount on 6 bottles at HEB. I'm always trying something new and usually average spending about $8-$9 a bottle.
14. Favorite every-day white?
See #12. I tend to respond to those mixed varietals until I nail down my favorite. Evolution is excellent but I don't like to spend $15 or $17 on a bottle of white very often. The Masi was definitely something I'll buy again and it was around $10 with the quantity discount.
15. Best value wine?
Whatever I buy for $9 or less that I'd definitely buy again.
16. Do you drink box?
If I'm having wine at a party (like that happens often), I would. But since I don't drink wine every day I prefer the bottles. I definitely prefer those new plastic composite corks over real cork now. Much easier to remove.
17. Fastest you've ever gotten drunk?
Anytime I ever drank anything that had Everclear in it. And I won't knowingly do that. It's a headache guaranteed to happen.
18. Longest you've ever stayed drunk?
From one evening's consumption, when I've gone over the top, I have still been drunk when I woke up the next morning. The longest was probably about 15 - 18 hours I guess when I'd finally start to feel sober around late morning. There was a Las Vegas trip though when I was probably intoxicated for several days, since it's Vegas, and those drinks as "free" I figured what the hell, let's get up in the morning and have a bloody mary.
19. Ever do anything you really regret while drunk?
I probably should not have pissed on an interior wall in some one's house in London back the in 80s. That's something a dog would do. Aside from that, reference back to #9. I regret even going to that party.
This next section is about beers. And I'm the same way about beer as I am about wine. I like variety, even in the same evening, and I rarely pay attention to whether I'm drinking a lager or an ale. I guess that disqualifies me from beer geekdom. And we tend to stick with a bunch of our regulars from around the Austin area rather than frequently trying new beers from around the world.
20. Favorite lager?
Shiner Bohemian Black Lager.
21. Favorite IPA?
Haven't had enough IPAs to even answer, if we're referring to India Pale Ale here.
22. Favorite brown ale?
Bootlegger by Austin's Independence Brewing and Brewhouse by Real Ale Brewing in Blanco, Texas.
23. Favorite doppelbock?
Not sure I've had a real Munich doppelbock in years. There may be some American beers I've had that would qualify as a doppelbock. I googled the term and Abita Brewing Company came up. They have one called Andygator which I've never seen here. I'll definitely give that one a try if and when I find it.
24. Favorite Belgian?
A few years ago we went on a Belgian beer binge, trying several different ones after seeing a documentary on TV. I can't remember any of them off the top of my head but there was one with a pink elephant or something on the bottle -- seems like it was a hard ceramic bottle. You beer pros will probably know what it is.
25.Favorite stout?
Ahh, Guinness. But only if it's on tap in Ireland or England. Or someplace where the shit isn't pasteurized into a meaningless existence.
26. Favorite Winter Ale?
Don't have one. We've tried a few winter ales from our nearby breweries but I can't even remember what they are.
27. Favorite Scotch Ale?
Can't say for certain I've ever had a Scotch Ale.
28. Favorite Other?
Freestyle, also by Independence.
29. Favorite Brewery?
As you can see, I lean heavily to local breweries. But I really like Abita just over there in Louisiana. Their raspberry wheat beer is not too sweet with a hint of raspberry rather than being overpowering as some are. And they've just come out with a strawberry as well. If I'm drinking tequila I like to start off with the Abita raspberry before moving on to a more robust brew. But on a hot day, the strawberry is quite refreshing.
30. Favorite mixed drink?
Without a doubt: margarita. It's the only mixed drink I ever have in Austin, and that's pretty rare these days. I do like a spicy Bloody Mary though, and a Long Island Iced Tea always does the trick when you need to turbo charge a dull evening.
31. Favorite morning libation?
I've never been much of a morning drinker, but if I'm on vacation in a casino, a bloody mary is a great way to kick of a day of slot-feeding.
32. Do you suffer memory loss when you drink heavily?
Not so much. Unless I've had a huge amount of liquor. Now if I've had a lot to drink and I've smoked some dope, then yeah, for sure. I turn on my PC in the morning with dread, wondering if I put up a stupid post that I don't remember, or worse: got on someone else's blog and said something embarrassing. I'm always relieved when it's just something infantile I've said.
33. Favorite place to drink?
I never get to travel on a real vacation, but I always loved drinking in front of a slot machine. But the most relaxing is beachfront. Anywhere.
34. Favorite sports bar?
I'm not really into sports bars per se. I had many a good time at a bar in Ocean Beach throwing darts though when I lived in San Diego. Can't remember the name of that dive now.
35. Ever consider AA?
Probably not. I have to attend enough meetings at work. And AA would probably put a crimp in my evening festivities.
Guero's Taco Bar on South Congress is one of my favorite places to chow in this city. I haven't been there in awhile and this video I found on YouTube has me tasting my favorite dish... and the lovely margarita which is quite simply hard to beat.
This post started out as a comment to a post at Seventh Sister, and after awhile, I decided it was probably long enough to just create my own post. I mean, why give it away somewhere else when I can put it here, right?
I learned long ago the value of those surge protectors and I buy the best I can get for the TV, PCs, and stereo equipment.
Many years ago, not long after txrad and I moved in together, we had a wild electrical storm (this was in Hollywood of all places!)-- a nearby lightning strike knocked out my fancy schmancy amplifier I'd bought in London in 1984.
Let's end the week on a good note... the reason this blog was started: PUSSY BLOGGING.
Tater Tot is definitely the supervisor of all projects around the house.
Today marks 2 years of blogging. And frankly I'm ready to throw in the towel for awhile.
Hillary Clinton stole my fucking thunder. Between that fucking bitch*, the job, and the home disruption improvements and computer glitches, I can't take much more.
I have long suspected that one reason she might be hanging in is because of the "a" word.
Fucking vulture.
*Note to blogs which have me listed as "Hillary Friendly" -- you can remove my link. I'm not.
Well, mosquitoes have never qualified for the no-kill exemption, but tonight after having more windows sawed out and replacement windows installed, the house is suddenly full of blood-suckers. And I am swatting with a vengeance.
I left work today with some work undone to come home as early as possible which meant 6:30. Had I known what awaited me at home, I probably would have stayed at the office and finished my work and come home right about now.
And little did I know that John McCain was on the Ellen Degeneres Show blathering about his objection to gay marriage.
Enough already. Jesus H. Christ, if what txrad and I are going through right now isn't typical married life, then fuck McCain. I have no use for him and his ideology anyway because we are on a sweep in November for Obama. And fuck his stupid trophy wife Cindy too. She needs to start living her age. She dresses like some of the women at my office who are about 35 years younger. What's up with that shit? 
Friday is going to be a big day, assuming I can access my Photobucket account, which currently I cannot. Who knew that replacing windows could be SO messy and dusty.
Now we know.
And Friday is Bob Dylan's birthday eve. It's cat blogging day. And it's my 2-year blogiversary.
Whoop te fucking dooo. Wish me luck in getting everything up that is deserving.
And did I mention there's lots of dust when you have windows replaced? You need to cover everything in the house. And did I mention I don't dress my age?
Fuck that shit, and fuck Cindy McCain. And her big dog too.
Clinton has won the Kentucky primary. And again, I get the feeling racism was involved. Obama is winning the urban areas of Louisville and Lexington (not by large margins) but it was a tad lopsided in some of the Appalachia counties with Obama pulling as low as 5% of the vote. Kinda makes you wonder. Is this Hillary's claim to fame now?
The New York Times has an interactive chart up at the time I'm posting this. Just drag your mouse over the counties and you'll see what I mean. I could not find a direct link to the chart but hopefully it'll still be there for anyone clicking the link a few hours after I post this.
Oregon still to come. Probably after my time of retiring for the evening now that the dude has a job (from hell).
I was really hoping this would all be over tonight (and it is unofficially) but I guess we need to get the next round of votes in from the early June primaries. Fair is fair.
Let's get on with it. Or let's get it on.
So txrad and I are sitting around after two bottles of wine watching Bill Hicks and we decide to go out on the patio for a smoke.
There are bugs here in Texas that will fly into doors, windows, walls, whatever is close to a light and knock themselves out, falling to the patio while waiting to regain consciousness and begin their pursuit of light again.
txrad asked me what they do when the sun is shining. Do they fly into it and burn up?
I said no. These bugs are more analytical than that. They realize the sun is more than they can handle and they hide from it. But bring on the little energy-efficient bulb at night and that's something they can wrap their little wire-like legs around..
Just my theory.
In yesterday's meme I had these 5 things on my to-do list. I was successful in all but one. I won't bother to tell you which one.
1. Take the bus to work.
2. Select my benefits package.
3. Floss.
4. Have a stellar bowel movement.
5. Convince myself that I love my job.
Peace & Love
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