It’s been a busy past couple of days. Friday I got sworn in as an official Census worker, and tuesday I start my 4 days of training as an enumerator. Pay is okay. If I work 20 hours in one week, I will earn around what I make teaching two community college classes. Excitement to follow, no doubt. I’m not sure how much of that experience I’ll be able to blog.
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Over the past week or so, I’ve become interested in cocktails and learning what goes into which one. I’ve always like mixed drinks but usually settle for beer when I go out, just to keep costs down. I’ve been experimenting with different mixes depending upon what I have on hand.
I’m fairly well stocked now, though I haven’t any whiskey or tequila. I started out with a greyhound, which is basically grapefruit juice and gin. I also tried a firefly, which is a greyhound with a teaspoon of grenadine poured down the middle. Well, we have a grapefruit tree and they are getting rather ripe.
The other day I built a black Russian, Kahlua and vodka. It’s a bit strong for my taste, but not bad. Friday I built a variation on Between the Sheets. It’s brandy, white rum and curacao. I used Malibu in place of the white rum, and triple sec instead of curacao. I ended up with something light orange instead of light blue.
Saturday I didn’t mix or drink anything.
Today, I cracked open a bottle of Irish cream so I could try some of those recipes. I made the mistake of buying a 750 ml bottle, and now I’m worried it will go bad before I finish the bottle, even refrigerated. This afternoon I created a mudslide (Kahlua, Irish cream and vodka). I followed up with some Irish cream on the rocks this evening.
I’ve pretty much decided I don’t want all that much Irish cream, so once I finish this bottle, I’ll be looking for something much smaller, preferably airplane bottle sized. The stuff is thick and heavy. I don’t use much dairy product in the first place, so the 750 ml bottle was something of a mistake for me. I don’t really care much for it.
