Bottoms Up!
Time again for Aggie’s nosy infamous Open Thread. It has occurred to me that this here is a blog about HOOKERS!!! AND BOOZE!!! ArmedGeek and I try to accommodate y’all (well, I only do booze, and girlie ones at that. Hookers are his territory), and though we give reviews on the booze, (not the hookers, since y’all can handle those), we have never asked about y’all’s preferred libations. Shocking oversight, I know. So, without further ado, knock one back, be it beer or soda, and tell us your preferred method of getting sloshed!
Mel’s Challenge, Too
So, Mel over at Big Fat Nerve posted a challenge: what do you look like first thing in the morning. Well, Nicole met the challenge, and taking a deep breath, I guess so will I:
Yeah, my mirror is kinda crappy, and no, I hadn’t brushed my hair. I was running out the door to walk my eldest to the bus stop. Who cares at that time in the morning about their hair?? I have better things to do, like drink my coffee 
Soothing the Savage Breast
Can I pick an awesome post title, or what? I was sitting here listening to Vivaldi’s La Quattro Stagioni, and it came to me. Kinda goes with the blog theme, in an artistic way. Anyway, I started thinking of all the music out there that has the power to make us feel calm, loved, and just downright groovy. What is your favorite song? Favorite type of music? Favorite band? And no, Light My Love Pump by Spinal Tap doesn’t count 
Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life. ~Ludwig van Beethoven
Booze in the News
From Fox News:
Scientists Develop Whiskey-Based Fuel for Cars
Yes, my friends, the question of whether whiskey is a Good Thing has been answered, once and for all.
Researchers [in Edinburgh, Scotland] found a formula to make the fuel from whiskey by-products.
They combined so-called pot ale -- the liquid from the copper stills distillery equipment -- and the spent grains used to make whiskey, also known as draff, to produce butanol.
The key word is by-products. No whiskey was harmed in the making of this fuel. Nor were starving people denied corn crops, as in the case with ethanol. On top of that, butanol can be combined with any gasoline blend, used by any unmodified vehicles, and has 25% more energy per unit volume. Ethanol FAIL!
And in tribute to this great achievement:
Advertising Fail
So, Saturday night, Hubby, Son and I decide to sit down and watch a boxing match on HBO. Yes, boxing is my contribution to the kid. That, and knives. Anyway, we are seeing two rather inexperienced fighters who have championship belts (because as we all know, belts are given out by 50 different organizations in 200 different weightclasses), start to duke it out. One is wearing FUSCHIA! I thought that was bad enough, until the guy in the emerald camouflage turned and I saw this:
Seriously, people… does anyone else see a problem here?? And just where the hell was management when this was approved???
Bonfire of the Vanities
Since the last open thread turned out to be so popular, and so informative, I thought I would turn the tables a bit. Whereas last time I asked y’all’s opinions about someone else, this time I’m asking y’all’s opinions regarding yourselves. No, nothing bad…really. But everyone has something, a feature or a habit, of which they are most proud satisfied happy. Ok, vain. Vanity can be a good thing when it boosts your morale, right? RIGHT?? So, get your Carly Simon on, grab a mirror, and get to commenting!
By the way, no bodice-rippers were harmed during the making of this post
Ol’ Blue Eye
The Glowing Eye of NGC 6751. This image is being released to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Hubble Telescope. The nebula is found in the Aquila Constellation, and shows a star that has ejected a cloud of gas. Beautiful….wondrous….mysterious…and totally hot. 
That Old Black Magic
Weird title, I know, but it seemed appropriate for the content of the post. A while back (ok, last night in the tub), I was reading a Fabio rip-off romance novel. Ok, one I have read before. Ok, ok….several times. STOP JUDGING ME!!! Anyway, I noticed that all the cheap romance novels I own tend to have a similar thread in common (no, not sex…ok, maybe that too. I SAID STOP JUDGING ME!!!). The protagonists always seem to find something irresistible about each other. Now, I know you think that happens in every bodice-ripper, but I’m not talking about physical attributes, though those seem to be amply stressed, sometimes embarrassingly so. Well, it got me to wonder what y’all, men and women both, tend to find irresistible in a person. What attracts you to someone, not just physically but mentally, too. Is it a scent that awakens a memory? The way they laugh? Maybe the way they can tell someone to fuck-off?
Admit it, this is a way better Open Thread than discussing Prop 8
Madison Avenue Hell
Well, I was trying to come up with a post for a Weekend Open Thread, and lo and behold, found vintage ads!! Aren’t y’all lucky??
First off, for my boss:
I know what y’all are thinking… SIX DOLLARS???? Next up:
That’s right, drugs are the answer. For the record, I don’t take vitamins
Simplified World Map
Courtesy of my friend LC Rurik
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