Oh the chubby cheeks to jowls slide is real, and I think that's part of it. Also lower teeth showing more than upper.
The land? Yes we have everything, it's huge and beautiful. The people? Well, we have all of those too, it's so diverse where I am, no matter what axis you spin us on, age, race, gender, sexuality, religion, disability, all sorts live here together. I kinda like how we accept everything (historically speaking at least) and make it ours.
The politics? Horrifying. Our backwards conservative government, the increasing inequality, the shift hard right, all of that I hate. I do think it's the "one step back" part of two steps forward one step back.
Water #1. If I can have only one drink, water is it.
Cafe con leche second, then diet coke, iced green tea unsweetened.
Booze? Margarita, Paper Plane, Whiskey Sour. Anything like that with citrus but not too sweet.
Caffeine I have quit a few times and that has the worst physical withdrawal of anything I have quit (hard drugs & alcohol I have never used enough to become physically habituated). Speed probably the most difficult emotionally/psychologically.
I don't worry about caffeine anymore, just maintain the habit.
Diet coke and potato chips (crisps) are my junk foods, I eat mostly healthy and mostly food made from food but those crispy crisps and fizzy soda, so delicious and zero nutrition.
A drink a few days a week but not every day. Sex every day. Sleeping until I wake up naturally.
So I guess I hit on gluttony (sort of), sloth, and lust.
Defeated my opponent in a PVP match on Pokemon Go, FOR THE GLORY OF THE EMPIRE!
No car picture? There is always a picture of the guy sitting in his car. Always.
A Star Trek Replicator in every house, please. Throw in the trash, get out whatever we need.
Not at all.
I grew up in a big family, in a busy household. My kids laugh at me because when reading (and it really is only when I am reading) I tune out everything. They would be yelling "mom! MOM!" and I wouldn't notice.
Looks great! If my pineapple is still good I may try it this weekend!
I would worry about a friend doing drugs, except occasional psychedelics. I wouldn't insult them, but I would worry. And even the psychedelics I would worry about the legal risk here. And would honestly worry about your obsessive approach to them.
I would also worry about anyone drinking too much.
Your friends are wrong, it's counterproductive to insult or demean you for the drug use, it is both rude and unhelpful. Even if they aren't wrong to worry about you, it is your life to live, and you aren't hurting anyone else, they could calmly explain whatever their worries are and leave it at that.
If you are reading this, you survived Valentine's Day!
I am having a Paloma De Jarritos y Tequila Ocho, with the juice of half a lime, since the soda is so very sweet.
Yes there is still a skeleton on the porch, he is a pirate now, for our local holiday, Gasparilla.
Very nice oven rise. For 2 loaves
1kg flour, 30% white whole wheat, 70% white bread flour
20g salt
700g cool water
200g levain
Mixed all, some stretch and folds, bulk rise, shape and rest overnight in fridge. Bake at 450f in preheated pans (almost - someone turned off my preheating oven so they started a little lower) 25 minutes in closed pan, 25 minutes uncovered but loosely tented with foil.
Wrapping up the weekend with a whiskey sour, a variation that came through my news feed, with orange juice (I have Tangelos, fantastic tangy juice) and absinthe (used Lucid)
I made this with scotch, as I have no rye, and it definitely needed 2x the lemon. Feeling more indulgent about the egg white than the Scotch! I think this would work with Angel's Envy bourbon very well, better than the Scotch and maybe better than rye but alas, as I have already mentioned I am waiting to buy anything.
I haven't had time or funds to go to the liquor store, out of the staples, so am left with a very odd assortment of ingredients. This recipe made very good use of some things I had on hand. The cinnamon doesn't add much flavor, it's more of a sensation - very nice!
1 1/2 oz Mezcal Joven
1/2 oz rhubarb liqueur
2/3 oz grapefruit juice
1/3 oz cinnamon bark syrup
3/4 oz lime juice
1 dash aromatic bitters
1 twist grapefruit peel
Shake together first 6 ingredients, strain into chilled coupe, express grapefruit peel over drink.
January is over, Wednesday is here and I am having a cocktail before supper.
A Sundowner.
2 parts cognac
1 part Galliano
1 part orange liqueur
1 part lemon juice
Shake and dirty pour into rocks glass.
Delicious as you would expect. This is a little less lemon than the standard recipe (making avgolemolo and needed most of the juice for that) and is a little too sweet, it does need the extra tartness; and honestly I might also sub fresh OJ for the liqueur and try that, but I do love Galliano in orange juice.
I think you could mix this into a very, very good crowdpleaser punch for a party with half this and 1/4 Sprite and 1/4 soda water.
Comics not related just going to read them this weekend
I'm having a whiskey sour. Delicious.
What are you drinking, be it cocktail, wine, coffee, whatever! Anything interesting?
4 cherries
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tsp instant coffee
2oz bourbon
Scant oz Cherry Heering
Scant oz lemon juice
1/2 oz Amaretto Adriatico
Tsp juice from amaretto cherries
Muddle the cherries with the sugar and coffee, add the liquids and stir to make sure the sugar and coffee are dissolved. Shake with ice.
I think it would work very well up in a coupe, it's a looker, but I wanted the big clear ice today.
Been reading the Transformers 2 seasons, such a good story. Not related to the drink just a good backdrop.
And Harley says hi!
So happy.
4 mint leaves
.75 oz simple syrup
1 oz milder scotch
1/2 oz Laphroaig (I don't have so used 1.5oz Benromach not split base)
1/4 oz Chartreuse
3/4 oz lime
The proportions seem off to me, though it may just be the missing Islay scotch. Less lime, less sugar would work better for me, would recommend - increase the Chartreuse to 1/2 oz, decrease lime to 1/2 oz and just muddle the mint with a pinch of sugar no syrup.
Working up the Christmas cocktail. First round.
50ml Evan Williams Bottled-in-Bond
50ml Amaretto Adriatico Bianco
35ml lemon juice
I liked it but think it will need to be sweeter to be a crowdpleaser. This Bianco Amaretto is a stunner, not at all cloying like Amaretto can be, light and delicious. I haven't got the hang of the salted one yet but this I can work with.
I was quite skinny but 5'9" and not so leggy. If they are thigh highs I'd buy your regular size and just let them end a little lower, that looks good. For pantyhose I would look more for "Medium - Tall", Long Tall Sally make some, Foot Traffic has tall tights, or see also if you can find any that say sky high rise, that might work. Because often they slide because they don't reach the natural waist on tall ladies, the rise can be more problematic than the inseam because tall women are not short women on stilts, but brands seem to think so.
35" hips on 6' also sounds like you may want to exercise though?
I know that's not what you are asking! But I bulked and went from 32-30-33 to 38-31-42, and my legs went from 18" to 23". So more conventionally 'pretty' proportions and people still seem to think I am lean and slender.