I want these: [link]

Ooh, those are sassy.

Those shoes are sugar. No tour guide could resist them.

Those are cute!

I'm tempted to go by Walgreens and see if they still have H1N1 vacceine. I'd rather get it from my doctor's office (the head nurse can magically get a needle into you with no sensation until the pinch of withdrawal!), but I've already shelled out more than enough cash to them this season.

My sister sent me a link to the One Life To Live gay sex scene. Does this exceed prime time gay sex scenes? We still don't see any in-bed motion, but nekkid gay cuddling!

There were like two seconds of under-the-covers grinding before a break to commercial, and then spooning later on! I think Brothers & Sisters set the bar for network primetime, but that's been limited to shirtless making out before the covers were pulled back (and one fully clothed character jumping another in a kitchen pantry).You'd probably have to go to cable channels before you'd find anything more explicit.

Going to wait for a sale, I believe. $200 shoes != austerity budget.

None of my flings ever saw me in heels. Always at my roughing-it-est, which is funny.

God, I hate snot.

I want these: [link]

Those shoes are nice! I'd try wearing those, and I haven't tried heels in ages.

Oooh, nice shoes.

I am trying to console myself that even tho' the Fluevog boots I want are on sale (http://www.fluevog.com/code/?w=family%3AMinis&p=3&pp=1&view=detail&colourID=2419), there aren't any available in my size.

I love fluevog heels. By far the most comfortable heels I've ever worn. Which reminds me I need to get my mini's heel reattached. It got boxed up in the move and I'd forgotten about them.

Cocktail Party Physics discusses... cocktails. blithe spirits

The person most responsible for the spread of the cocktail's popularity, however, is Jeremiah (Jerry) Thomas, known as the father of mixology. He was a bartender who started out working in California during the old rush, then opened a saloon in New York City. He even toured Europe for a spell, equipped with his own silver bar tools. Nicknamed "professor" because of his exhaustive knowledge of all things related to mixing drinks, Thomas may well have been the bartender who first introduced the Martinez to the lucky miner during the California gold rush.

In 1862 Thomas published the seminal collection of cocktail recipes: The Bartender's Guide, also known as How to Mix Drinks, or The Bon Vivant's Companion. It contained recipes for the Martinez, the Tom Collins, the Brandy Daisy, the Fizz, the Flip, the Sour, and so on. Thomas was also a bit of a showman, able to juggle bottles behind the bar, for instance. And what could be showier than fire? His signature drink was the Blue Blazer, which involves lighting whiskey and passing it back and forth between two whiskey glasses, then sweetening with a bit of suagr and serving with a piece of lemon peel. Thomas was skilled enough to pass the burning liquid between glasses as much as a meter apart, creating a long blue arc of flame between them. Sadly, he lost his fortune toward the end of his life through failed speculation on Wall Street, and was forced to sell his most famous New York City saloon, located on Broadway between 21s and 22nd Streets. (Go there today and you'll find a Restoration Hardware on the site.)