- Dear lord, I want an Old Fashioned.
- One of the things I can never write about at work is alcohol.
- I’m not an alcoholic, mind you, but I like a good drink or beer from time to time.
- Old Fashioneds serve as my drink of choice.
- That or Rye whiskey, neat.
- More than a decade ago, I went with the Wife to a conference in San Diego.
- While she was conferencing, I got to hang out with LBSUTKE and Gaius, two of my Halo buddies who live in the area.
- They took me to the Aero Bar, which has more than 700 whiskeys and bourbons.
- The bartenders hand you a three-inch binder when you come in, and there’s a wall of bottles behind them.
- Gaius picked for me because I was not a whiskey guy.
- One of them was Japanese, and I don’t remember which it was.
- The other was the Thomas H. Handy rye from the Buffalo Trace antique series.
- It melted my brain it was so good.
- And he’d only let me drink it neat.
- Everything else pales in comparison.
- The closest I can get is the Midwinter Night’s Dram from High West.
- Which is damn good, mind you.
- I think Tulsa only gets like 13 bottles of the Handy every year, so those fuckers are snatched up by Liquor Store employees.
- (If you know anyone in Tulsa or anywhere who can help me get a bottle for under $200, lemme know.)
- But yeah … Whiskey.
- I love the complicated taste of it.
- How each is different.
- And the burn does not bother me.
- None for me for … 11 more weeks.
- Sigh.
- Margaritas are in there, too.
- And a selection of beers.
- But no gd IPAs.
- Those are the fucking worst.
- I found this Hawaiian shirt with skulls all over it.
- I’m inclined to buy it.
- I used to wear Hawaiian shirts all the time.
- Mostly because I hate tucking things in.
- I know, I know, if I want to move up the corporate food chain, I have to tuck shit in.
- The struggle is real.
- Anyway, I showed it to the Teenager.
- She said, “I hate Hawaiian shirts.”
- So does the Wife, apparently.
- I’m like, you guys have no idea about male attire.
- We get either t-shirts or things with collars.
- Polos.
- Button-downs.
- Things that will accommodate ties, which are a level of hell-on-earth.
- That’s kinda it.
- And as we reviewed yesterday, I don’t do well with … rules.
- Then she (the Teenager) told me she never really likes my wardrobe choices.
- What. The. Hell.
- I did not get far enough to see what she’d prefer to see me in.
- Probably dressed like a British gentleman.
- I want the Hawaiian shirt for two reasons:
- 1) Because they’re hella comfy, especially in the summer;
- 2) I want it to wear under my jacket at work.
- I’m a Creative Director now for F’s sake.
- That’s why I wear Van’s.
- Cause I can.
- Cause it’s expected.
- I did get a TSR shirt this week, which is noice.
- IYKYK.
- I still have a jonesing for a pair of Doc Martens.
- Why am I talking about stuff?
- I got nothing else to do?
- I’ve been reading book four of The Wheel of Time.
- They have fucked up that show.
- Anyway.
- I know Barry provided me with Italics instructions, but … I can’t be bothered.
- It also won’t let me hyperlink copy.
- I can add the web address outright and it’ll give you all something to click on.
- Again, go to the blog (skepticlysm.com), sign up for the newsletter.
- You’ll get these in your inbox and never have to come here.
- I have some fiction up over there, too, if you haven’t already read it.
- I have plans.
- I have had epiphany after epiphany since the surgery.
- Shit is in motion.
- Stay tuned.
- The other day, when talking music, one of my Halo buddies sent me a song from a band I’d never heard before.
- “Shakin’ Off the Rust,” by The Blue Stones.
- (https://open.spotify.com/track/5MKtQtz40BsJZvqkS5FmC6?si=e5899226f9c143a8)
- It is freaking spectacular and literally every song I listened to from them was good.
- Insane to have never heard of them.
- They may not have a pocket full of sunshine, but they’re damn good.
- Okay, here’s the truth about these lists.
- They are procrastination.
- I should be working on the novel.
- I’m not.
- Yet.
- My brain’s not 100 percent back yet.
- Just you wait.
- Or something.
- I got a …
Whiskey in the Jar O
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3 responses to “Whiskey in the Jar O”
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I stole the format from another site, and it’s just stuck. It helps me overcome daily writer’s block for this kind of writing. I hope you find it more helpful than … obstructive? lol.
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All respect to the wife and the teen but…they can f right off about the Hawaiian shirts. They ain’t wearing them and if it brings you a little joy wearing one …ROCK THAT SHIT. I am sure there is some study saying people are more creative/productive/RECOVER FROM SURGERY QUICKER when they are happy. Tell them the wise and powerful LBSUTKE demanded it. I will take all the smoke.
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