VUBOQ Wonders "Will This Day EVER End?"

Probably not ...

I bought the NYT's number one martini-making gin today, Plymouth London Dry, on sale at the local likker store for $16.99. *woot*

Martinis tonight, kittens!

The second most pressing question now is "What kind of olives to buy?"

Regular?
Garlic-stuffed?
Citrus-stuffed?

Oh, the complex and difficult decisions required for daily life!

Comments

  1. GayProf4:31 PM

    Citrus seems more appropriate for vodka martinis. Go garlic -- It will be unexpected.

    And, no, this day will never end . . . ever.

    ReplyDelete
  2. vuboq4:39 PM

    gayprof: AUUUUUUUUUUUUGHHHH!!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  3. em nadim4:40 PM

    For parties it's always safe (and delicious) to go with the little black pitted olives (the not too salty ones)v. They go with everything. If you feel generous, get more than one kind. Olives are always a treat ;)

    ReplyDelete
  4. vuboq4:46 PM

    bala wala shi: black olives aren't very good in martinis, unfortunately ... i might get a variety, though.

    I am leaning towards GayProf's garlic-stuffed suggestion though.

    Hm. His suggestion isn't stuffed with garlic, but the olives will be.

    ReplyDelete
  5. em nadim4:49 PM

    Hmmm.. this shows how much I don't drink martinis :) I guess I didn't try a good one yet. Although I think it's the gin.. I can only have gin with tonic. Yummm.. gin and tonic.

    ReplyDelete
  6. diablo9:11 PM

    you should shake it up a bit and go with cocktail onions.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Eight Lives Left11:05 PM

    No, no, no! You people are all wrong!

    But ALL the olives AND the onions and have a selection. It will be a martini smörgåsbord!

    ReplyDelete
  8. J and E9:16 AM

    hey vuboq, can you teach me how to make a martini?

    hey! maybe craft night can include a martini-making tutorial! just tell me what i need to buy.
    i know about the garlic-stuffed olives. i don't know if i'll go for the ny times booze, maybe something a tier below? i don't wanna get a martini shaker tho. can i just use a jar with a lid?

    ej

    ReplyDelete
  9. goblinbox2:09 PM

    Buy garlic-stuffed olives and some gorgonzola.

    Remove garlic. Insert bleu cheese. Use to garnish martinis.

    I've explained this to you before, have I not? ;-)

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

I'm Back (from Vacation)

 I'm back. I will be posting about my vacation soon.  Well, soonish ... maybe this weekend.  I dunno. Also, I came back to a big pile of stress at work.  Good times. Can I go on vacation again?  (Why, yes. Yes, I can.  I'll be flying to Atlanta for Pesach.  Just the weekend.  Not the whole dang thing.  My body needs gluten. And, then, a quick trip to NC in early May to see the 'rents.) ANYWAY.  Israel and Latvia posts coming up. Stay tuned. Or just look at the pix on my IG. *hugz*
Read more

If We Took a Holiday ...

 Happy Presidents' Day! Since I last posted, so much has happened ... I think.   I was going to bake my parents heart-shaped biscuits, because -when we were wee lads- my mom used to bake my brother and I heart-shaped biscuits on Valentine's morning.  They were not as good as the biscuits I make now. However, after I grated the frozen butter in my food processor, I tipped it out into the flour and the handle on the food processor broke.  The bowl fell into the flour.  I dug out a few pieces of plastic and a spring, and I threw it all in the trash.  I called the manufacturer.  They are sending me a new bowl ... in 2-3 weeks.  UGH.  HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO MAKE BISCUITS NOW?!?!? The SigNoth caught a cold, so Valentine's Day was even more of a bust.  Not that I really buy into the whole pseudo-holiday thing anyway. Saturday, I did my taxes. Refund, yay!  And, I ordered some nice stationery.  I thought it would be fun to use my fa...
Read more

Too Early But Not Early Enough

 6:00AM. With the new normal, I should be on a bus to the metro station, where I board a train and then another train to arrive at my office bright and early and chipper as a newborn squirrel. Today is special, though.  It's Pottery Class Registration Day.  Which is surprisingly competitive.  The DMV has too many Type A Soccer Moms (and Dads). In order to register for class, I have to log on at 6:30AM and hope the Pottery Gods are kind to me in the registration queue.  We shall see ... so exciting. After I register, I will then board a bus and a train ... and another train to get to my office.  Depending on what time I arrive, I will either work late (ugh) or take some leave (also, ugh).  Being totally honest, I will more than likely take leave because I hate being at work late.   This would be a perfect day to telework.  If we were allowed to telework.  Too bad Danger Yam (as one of my mutuals calls He Who Must Not Be Named) thinks...
Read more