I am far from a martini prescriptivist. Shake it up and pour it in a triangular glass and I'm happy. Not that I've had one in ages, but in theory I am not picky at all.
And now my boy's in love. All hearts and flowers. But, doesn't it freak you out that she used to change your diapers? I mean, when you think about it, the first woman you boned is the closest thing you've ever had to a mother. Doing your mom and trying to kill your dad. Hm. There should be a play.
Angelus ,'Damage'
Natter 58: Let's call Venezuela!
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - May 01, 2008 2:53:49 pm PDT #4564 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Lee - May 01, 2008 2:57:11 pm PDT #4565 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Ummmm, triangular glasses.
t /homer
Ginger - May 01, 2008 3:06:27 pm PDT #4566 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
but I too adhere firmly to Jess's belief that a martini without vermouth is in fact a glass of gin.
I've never understood this coyness with drinking straight gin, and a vodka "martini" without vermouth is pointless. It's cold vodka, and a perfectly acceptable thing to order. I don't think anything magical comes from being shaken (or stirred) with ice and put in an awkward glass, except I suppose ordering a vodka martini saves you the trouble of saying "Cold vodka in a martini glass with a tiny bit of water and an olive." The vermouth aversion has gotten so bad that I now say "Vermouth. I want there to be vermouth in it. Tell the bartender to relax. A drop of vermouth will not cause me to drop to the floor and scream." That is except for the time the bartender, who had probably just put gin in a martini for his entire career, used sweet vermouth.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 01, 2008 3:11:11 pm PDT #4567 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I like my martinis heavy on the sour apple mix, so I've never understood the horror of anything not bone dry mixing with the gin.
Sophia Brooks - May 01, 2008 3:12:10 pm PDT #4568 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
This is why I drink gimlets. Even if someone doesn't know whet it is, I can usually explain it well enough to get something I like. Although I think I remember a debate here about whether a gimlet should contain RoseZs lime juice. (YES)
Vortex - May 01, 2008 3:16:22 pm PDT #4569 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
the great gimlet debate was up there with muffaletta. (FTR, I am bigimletual, I like it both ways)
Tamara - May 01, 2008 3:19:52 pm PDT #4570 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
The drink I like doesn't have a name. It is sad. Although my cousins call it a Tamatini and have been able to add it to the menu at several bars in Seattle.
Sophia Brooks - May 01, 2008 3:21:50 pm PDT #4571 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
well, I am bigimletual in that I like Vodka or Gin, but must have roses!
JenP - May 01, 2008 3:22:03 pm PDT #4572 of 10001
And how do you mix a Tamatini?
§ ita § - May 01, 2008 3:24:38 pm PDT #4573 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Vodka gimlet, straight up. Ketel and fresh lime syrup, please.
Don't have to be organic, or nothing, but feh on Roses.