voxprincipalis
Foxaliciously Cinnamon-Scented (and Most Poetic)
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« Reply #5010 on: October 31, 2009, 09:50:01 PM » |
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Continuing with the cherry vodka theme:
Cherry vodka, creme de cacao, vanilla schnapps, maraschino cherry: chocolate-covered cherry cordial.
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« Reply #5011 on: November 04, 2009, 12:51:45 AM » |
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After a couple hours of fitful tossing and turning, I finally gave into the insomnia and came downstairs to pour myself a scotch. Bless husband for getting me the new bottle of scotch. Yum.
I am hoping the combination of scotch + fora will dislodge my anxious brain from its twisting and turning over things about which I can do absolutely nothing right now, so that I can get some badly-needed sleep.
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« Reply #5012 on: November 06, 2009, 06:54:29 PM » |
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What a week. Between that and the economy, I find myself on the web doing a cost/benefit analysis of a libationatory nature.
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dept_geek
SPAF by decree, documentor of local meetups, and
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through a glass darkly....
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« Reply #5013 on: November 06, 2009, 08:59:17 PM » |
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heeeellllllo? You there? Mitzi, I'll take a cold one, and if any of my friends show, get them something too, please.
I'll be in the back where it's a little quieter and a little more cozy.
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I would love to change the world, but they won't give me the source code. When in doubt, add chocolate.
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« Reply #5014 on: November 06, 2009, 10:01:33 PM » |
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Pourquoi est-ce que j'ai achete beacoup de nips de Absolut Pears? Ce n'est pas Stoli. Blech.
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prof_smartypants
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Kiss the baby!
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« Reply #5015 on: November 06, 2009, 10:21:50 PM » |
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Holy crap, my university hires craptastic "therapists"
I take (as recommended) an online "anxiety assessment". I answer "yes" to everything. I'm a brand new non-tt hire who moved across the country to take on 3 new preps - what did they think was going to happen? Apparently I'm borderline crazy, and I should go talk to someone.
So I go and make an appointment, because now I think I might have a problem. I spend my Friday afternoon talking to some psychologist. I'm going to refrain from judging an entire discipline on this one woman, but it's hard. Very hard.
Turns out I'm not crazy (in other words, no - you can't have any nice drugs). I'm just experiencing normal stress as a result of some difficult and stressful situations. So I end up spending an hour and a half with this woman who keeps being sarcastic (DURING my therapy session). But it's not funny sarcastic, it's just saying things that she doesn't mean in a way that is simply confusing. For example, I tell her how last week I got overwhelmed with preps, panicked, freaked out, and ended up just canceling class on Tuesday.
She says, "you know what I think you should next time you're overwhelmed?" "What?" I ask. "Panic again," she says.
... pause ... Me: "Really - would that be cathartic or something"... her: "No, I'm being sarcastic"
This happens more than once. I'm very sarcastic. I have a caustic, obnoxious sense of humor. I can't figure out WHEN this woman is being serious, which is not at all helpful. I finally lie about having another appointment and leave. She really thinks I need a "friend" and that I should come in and "vent" whenever I need to.
Um, no. I will not be scheduling another session. Instead, I'm pouring myself a bourbon - I'm just guessing that it will be much more effective than our little chat this afternoon.
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Welcome to college, motherf*cker.
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« Reply #5016 on: November 06, 2009, 10:28:43 PM » |
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Some therapists stink. Ask to see another one. (It's perfectly normal to talk to a few therapists anyway, so you can find one you connect with.)
I hate to say it, but sometimes a glass of good stuff works even better than what dizzi's peddling.
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« Reply #5017 on: November 07, 2009, 01:07:34 AM » |
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Hey, it's today already.
Maybe I should go dig up the night owl topic.
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conjugate
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« Reply #5018 on: November 07, 2009, 06:15:52 PM » |
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I am drinking a nice Sam Adams cream stout. It's very good, and I may finish it too quickly. Luckily there is more beer, including Yuengling, in the fridge.
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Unfortunately, I think conjugate gives good advice.
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prof_smartypants
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« Reply #5019 on: November 07, 2009, 06:18:44 PM » |
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I just bought a six-pack of Yuengling Black and Tan. Not too shabby for $5 and change.
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Welcome to college, motherf*cker.
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« Reply #5020 on: November 07, 2009, 06:19:59 PM » |
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The game's going down the toilet and I don't feel like working anymore, so I'm enjoying a solo wine-and-cheese party: cabernet sauvignon with Italian bread I baked yesterday, sopressata, and extra sharp provolone.
Friends partaking of Yuengling, I salute you!
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« Reply #5021 on: November 07, 2009, 09:32:49 PM » |
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Sam's Winter Lager. Gotta love the seasonals.
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« Reply #5022 on: November 08, 2009, 12:49:37 PM » |
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No offense, but am I missing something about Yuengling? I bought a six-pack of it the other week because the supermarket has no beer worth paying more than $7 for, and the stuff was pretty awful (reminds me of the old joke: what does this beer have in common with having sex in a canoe?) Did five years in the Pacific Northwest just turn me into a hopeless beer snob?
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« Reply #5023 on: November 08, 2009, 01:05:15 PM » |
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Hahahaha.
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prof_smartypants
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Kiss the baby!
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« Reply #5024 on: November 08, 2009, 01:30:34 PM » |
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No offense, but am I missing something about Yuengling? I bought a six-pack of it the other week because the supermarket has no beer worth paying more than $7 for, and the stuff was pretty awful (reminds me of the old joke: what does this beer have in common with having sex in a canoe?) Did five years in the Pacific Northwest just turn me into a hopeless beer snob?
For the record, I think yuengling is gross. I'd rather save even more money and drink miller lite or bud lite. But people who grew up in the PA/Ohio region think it's nectar of the gods. I grew up in Boston, so I had a lot of other options. However, I am pleasantly surprised at their black and tan. Not stellar, but definitely drinkable, and for $5 a six-pack, terrific! |
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