Monday, 21 of May of 2012
In a time of the spring, old paths are obscured and new growth begins.
Tonight I tried…
A splash of cranberry juice mixed with lime-flavored carbonated water: standard rice-cake yummy.
A splash of Midori melon liqueur mixed with lime-flavored carbonated water: oh yummy yum yum yum yum.
What’s your preferred form of liquid enjoyment?
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non-alcoholic shake: in the blender, various conbinations of banana, OJ concentrate, mango nectar, lemonade concentrate, maybe a little milk–sometimes in the fridge I have an open can of concentrated milk as a healthy alternative to cream for the morning coffee
OR, also in the blender, banana, Swiss Miss chocolate powder moistened with a little hot water, then almond or soy milk any flavor (the soy milk really helps with hot flashes, but then I insist on coffee in the morning which will guarantee hot flashes into the night…)
alcoholic: for those hot, sultry humid midwestern nights, there’s no substitute for gin and tonic. Take a little lime peel, squeeze it to make the oil stand out on the skin, then wipe the oil side of the peel around the rim of the glass and drop the peel in the glass. then add the cheapest gin available, ice, if you have it, and some tonic water. Reminds me of sitting on the balcony of the $3/night Cliff Hotel in downtown Amman, Jordan, in those hot dry middleastern desert summers, watching the night lights and people on the sidewalk and traffic, and sipping gin & tonic discreetly with this lebanese guy named Omar, who brought me a message from the south that it was time for me to travel to visit a friend and sleep under the stars in the open desert… Ahhh, Jordan.
Water. Lately, I’m feeling overstimulated by taste.
Oh, I can’t hold it up. What a liar I am. Coffee is my lifeblood.
That would explain Jclifford’s sultry film clip thingies. Don’t get me wrong, jclifford is so not my type, but those black and white things of his face are mesmerizing. Wish I had computer support to look at the latest one. They have a sort of film noir flavor, or maybe like that deco propaganda artwork glorifying the Socialist Worker or Noble Causes of the 30′s. Now we know. powered by caffeine.
Also powered by not much sleep, too much work, and a very busy family life – one more on the way! See, I’m taken, I-H, so it doesn’t matter if I’m your type, really.
This morning I want coffee and I particularly crave the SMELL of coffee. But caffeine is supposed to make hot flashes worse. Two days ago I felt like I was coming down with flu every few hours, so I stopped drinking the coffee and the hot flashes mellowed out some, but they did still wake me up this morning.
So twenty years from now, jClifford, when your wife wants to sleep in a room with the thermostat set to 50 degrees, try to be patient. It’s obviously not as annoying as a root canal, but a root canal does end, eventually. My grandfather had two sisters who suicided in their late forties, so you have to wonder about something like that. There are herbal remedies, but no one has tested their safety and effectiveness. I suppose we have to wait for the new crop of female doctors to get into policy making positions before we will see any research that provides some relief from this.
This morning I made some mint tea, the bedouin way, in a small teapot, with a tea bag, sugar, and fresh mint leaves from the garden . Now I’m getting buzzed on yerba mate with chocolate soy milk to kill the weird flavor.
I wasn’t trying to say you weren’t attractive–when I was 20, you would have been exactly my type–and the image is politically inspirational rather than overtly sexual (not like Peregrin’s lowest-human-denominator hooker image). It’s just that I wasn’t trying to flirt–after all, my heart belongs to Jim. :~)
V8 and vodka – get your vitamins and a little buzz
coffee. morning, noon and night.
For the morning either chai tea or Dr. Pepper. Coffee will stunt your growth people! And being a mere 6ft 5in, I need to protect my height! Weekend mornings get to have spicy Bloody Marys, using Clamato instead of tomatoe juice or V8.
As for an adult libation, IH I’d have to agree with your drink, and preperation, but not ingredients. Why would you want to use the cheapest gin? You’ve got to Tanqueray, at least! Mojitos are rather delish as well. They’re made by crushing fresh mint in a glass, adding some ice, sugar, lime juice, club soda, and good light rum. Yum. You really can’t beat Guiness either, though.
Cheers!
Comrades! I cannot stress enough that
consuming vast quatities of vodka actally
increases your IQ. Becuase…
You become completely numb and cannot hear
or participate in stipid conversations.
If I was your dictator, I’ll have free rations
of vodka distributed along with goat cheese monthly.
Lovingly Yours,
Comrade Stalin.
P.S. It helps to be drinking down here. Hot as hell.
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