Month: July 2005

Tomorow at 10am I go into Powell’s Books in Portland to interview for a Senior Systems Administrator position.

Yes, a real job, in my career, with great benefits. AT Powell’s.

Squeeel.

Hippo birdeye to

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The only opinion I’m not tired of hearing is my own.

And I’m not too sure about that.

I’m tired of hearing and reading the claim that “Charile & the Chocolate Factory” is a remake of “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” when on its face it is undebateable that it isn’t.

Irrelevant is which you(‘ll) like better, what your ideas about another movie from the same souce book, what you think of director(s) etc. I could give 2 shits about that. Fuck you and your opinions.*

But come on, people. Enough with the intellectual sloppyness.

Quit trying to find patterns and connections for just a fucking second, will you?. God damn ape-brains.

*Inside joke.

Hello, dear readers.

After failing to find a camping site on Friday after work, and I returned to Mathom House for a 3-day weekend to ourselves.

We worked in the yard today and then walked to Edgefield, a local McMenamin’s joint. After walking back we settled for a after drink drink in the Monkey Hut.

There I made a Cesar’s Punch (for the first time – rather complex for the simple ingredients) from Intoxica. I then decided to try at a concotion of my own.

I deditcate this one to , who I seem to missing much as of late. Marin and Rebecca would have made the evening perfect in the monkey hut. We never seem to spend enough time outside of events and extraneous plans.

So, here, Maritn, is my latest concoction. (Blair, please try as well) Let me know what you think, and what you would change/alter. I’d love the feedback.

I call it:
“The Deceiver”

1oz Lime Juice
3/4oz Orange Juice

1/2oz Falernum
1/4oz Orgeat
1/4oz Simple Syrup

1oz Pyrat XO Rum
1oz Gold Jamaican Rum
1oz Jolly Roger White Rum (or other ‘harsh’ white – Puerto Rican would work)

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Shake and pour into collins glass filled with crushed ice, garnish with marachino cherry + pineapple.

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I think it’s still a work in progress. It has a nice smoothness that is good; I’d like to keep that. Still, I think taking out the gold and putting in a dark would add another flavour area ‘missing’. I thought also adding 1oz of high-proof and 1oz of Pineapple would put it more in the Zombie realm. It also may be good as it stands.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend