My coodinator just emailed all the freelancers to tell us that the AMA is giving the employees an extra hour of paid time off today to attend the Cubs parade. That's awesome.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I have a dentist appointment and yet another Comcast appointment today, so no parade for me.
I have never drunk rum. I want to buy a bottle of rum. (Mostly so, some day, in 15 years, I can say, "Why is the rum gone?") What kind of rum should I buy, and how should I drink it? (I am serious about the 15 years thing. Last week I finished a bottle of Chivas we inherited when mr. flea's grandparents died in 2001. Note that it was not full when we inherited it.)
I'm partial to the Caribbean rums. Appleton from Jamaica is very nice.
Also, I would like to confess that despite an overall excellent command of English, I am confused about the tenses of the verb "to drink." "I have never drunk rum" is, I think, correct, but it feels wrong. Drink, drank, drunk. Sigh.
Where rum is involved, drunk is always an appropriate word.
That will still be delicious, right?
Yes. But if you're not sure, you can send me some and I'll taste it for you.
I'm having an EVERYTHING IS ON FIRE kind of day, which doesn't seem fair on a Friday where I'm working from home! Why so emergencified, work?
I just realized my first day at work is Wednesday and I'll be up all night with the election results.
You've never drunk rum?! Dang girl. I def recommend a dark rum. Caribbean. But Jamaican vs Hatian vs wherever else, no idea. I mean, I also like a spiced rum, but that's not purist of me.
I am so anxious about the election. Also, I am having people over and contemplated election cake but it sounded hard. I want to know if it tastes good, first!
What kind of rum should I buy, and how should I drink it?
I like dark rum to drink in Dark and Stormys (Stormies?) I like a Dark and Stormy, is what I'm getting at -- dark rum with ginger beer. I have also put it in mulled cider. It is also delicious just with Sprite. I think the bottle I currently have is Gosling's, but I'm no kind of expert.