Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

If only you knew the power of the Dark Side.

uberdorkgirlie via The Mary Sue

Cheers to the New Year!

Phantom Cocktails from Ty Migota on Vimeo.

via Laughing Squid

Drinkify: There's a cocktail for that

Tell the web app Drinkify what you're listening to, and it will pair your music with an appropriate adult beverage.  It does a pretty good job:

Old school, smooth, and under appreciated.

Tastes like a bari sax sounds.

I would have expected Drinkify to suggest an ice cold American beer, but I guess it checked my Klout score.

This one is a head scratcher.  Hennessy?  Sure.  Makes total sense.  Tabasco?  Okay.  Just like Otis, it starts off smooth and sophisticated and then the heat kicks in.  

But cough syrup?  

Drop a match into that and you've got a Flaming Moe.

I would have expected this drink to be paired with Jimi Hendrix.

I can't explain it, but fire made it good.














Drinkify via Laughing Squid

Right up your kilt!

Happy St. Patrick's Day amateurs!

And behold, another year begins ...

Bubble works out the whole "new year" thing.



Tip o'the hat to Rich!

Col. Tigh approves this message

YEAAAAHHHH!!!

But Starbuck is stunned she didn't make the cut.



via io9

You're bossy.  And short.

It's a Stampede! Link Roundup - 3/21

I've already expressed my new found love of the violet infused Aviation cocktail.  29-95 thinks I should now try the subtly vegetal flavor of chartreuse in my drinks.

Damn them, I think they're right.

Tasting the businesslike Chartreuse | 29-95.com

This t-shirt.  Only 100 were printed, so step lively.

Apparently, people are very passionate about EXIT signage - with good reason I suppose, since your life can depend on it.

Although I've always found this version to be less "exit" and more "scampering this way".

The Big Red Word vs. the Little Green Man via Neatorama

Bea Arthur may have left us, but her wisdom lives on.  SNUU SNUU!!

I've never ordered anything advertised in Parade magazine, but that may soon change.

YES.  TO.  THIS!!

via Jezebel

I stumbled upon FashionFace.tv via their makeup tutorials on YouTube.  Most of what I've seen there have been evening, almost theatrical looks, but the main site also offers beginner vids covering all the basics.

Sam and Nic are freelance makeup artists based in Norwich England.  They're down to earth and engaging, and have already sent me off on a quest for MAC's discontinued eyeglass product.

As if I needed any more encouragement to buy makeup.

image credit: pixiewoo

It was later it was after two. We found a bottle of good chartreuse. The lights were green and gold. We played Latin soul. By the time Priscilla put the Al Green on the bottle was gone.

Brought to you by the poison control center

Today is National Absinthe day!  A little "death in the afternoon" is well in order.

Drink Wine Day!

I don't know who sanctions these things, but who am I to question?

As always, do enjoy responsibly. Ask Saffy to drive you home.

Raise a glass to the #snowmageddon

If you're anywhere on the East Coast right now, the only color you see is white. Blinding white. If your local liquor store is still open - mine is! - any one of these colorful cocktails is well worth the trek through the tundra for ingredients.

Personally, I've been enjoying the pale lavender deliciousness of the Aviation cocktail.  The creme de violette might be difficult to source - again, big ups to Pearson's - but it is essential.  It adds a floral hint that's a perfect balance to the nuttiness of the maraschino and the brightness of the lemon and gin.



tip o'the hat to punky and @bobbyhank!










photo by Flickr user jen_maiser

Vintage Violet Cocktails Make a Comeback | Food and Think | Smithsonian.com

Purple Haze: 2000s Archive : gourmet.com

Your Monday morning moment of pure genius

Rutger Hauer and Guinness? Tears in the rain, baby.

You can never have too many hats, bags, or shoes

Add this to my list of museums I absolutely MUST visit!

Amsterdam's Museum of Handbags and Purses is a rare place. It offers an historical survey of Western bags and related accessories from pill boxes to luggage. On view are some 400 objects from a collection almost ten times that size. Most of the material was acquired by Hendrijke and Heinz Ivo, a married couple who began collecting in earnest 25 years ago, after he retired at 51 (he was president of the food division at Mars).

Sigrid Ivo, an art historian and daughter of the museum's founders, directs the foundation that now owns the collection and runs the museum. But this is no mere mom and pop affair. Here, in a very glamorous setting, the matter of handbags is taken seriously, stylishly and with a light touch. The museum occupies a double-fronted 17th-century house on the city’s grandest canal, the Herengracht. Exhibits are displayed in chic, modern glass cases and lit as if each handbag or lipstick case was a jewel. A great many are.

Tassen Museum Hendrikje Museum of Bags and Purses

IN THE BAG | More Intelligent Life

My favorite place in the Outer Banks

Oceana's Bistro in Avon

Family friendly

Daily specials, including 20 cent steamed shrimp on Thursdays and $1.50 PBR every day.  Just put a $20 on the bar, and ask Laura or Christy to keep the goodness coming.

If you don't dig on the shellfish, try the pistachio encrusted goat cheese salad.  Big enough for two, but you won't want to share because it is guuuuuuuuud.

ch-TANG!

Jesus, I'm Special

wax|wendy on vacation: Easy like a Sunday morning edition

The beer to have when you're having more than one

Just in time for the holiday weekend the Washington Post offers their guide to the best of $6 6-packs. Charm City's own Natty Boh came out on top, with my personal favorite, Miller High Life placing second.

Although it came in last, Schlitz wins for best taster comment: 

"Tasteless and slightly reminiscent of saliva."

I'm going to embroider that on a pillow.

Going Out Gurus
- Taste Test: Cheap, Domestic Cans of Beer

Although I think Frank might have something to say about PBR's third place finish.