One mojito at 8pm last night and I feel hungover now.

eyesroll

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Fri Jun-16-06 09:44 AM
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One mojito at 8pm last night and I feel hungover now.

It was a strong mojito, but still.

:wtf:

Can I just not drink at all anymore?

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DemNoir

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Fri Jun-16-06 10:02 AM
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1. Maybe

You only remember one....

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eyesroll

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Fri Jun-16-06 10:26 AM
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2. There are only two listed on the receipt from last night (and my SO

had one). :shrug:

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SteppingRazor

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Fri Jun-16-06 10:27 AM
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3. Maybe rum just ain't your thing...

or maybe they used very cheap rum :shrug:

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prolesunited

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Fri Jun-16-06 10:29 AM
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4. Yes, you are now officially OLD

and it only gets worse. :P

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RedStateShame

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Fri Jun-16-06 10:29 AM
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5. Maybe it's too much sugar

Sugar and booze do not always blend well. Maybe some Splenda instead?

Moooooo-ji-tooooooo.

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HarukaTheTrophyWife

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Fri Jun-16-06 11:46 AM
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14. Ewww....splenda is gross.

I drink diet soda like crazy, but I only want real sugar in my drinks. My liver is a well-tuned machine though. I don't get hangovers unless some spectacular event has occured.

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Magrittes Pipe

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Fri Jun-16-06 10:30 AM
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6. Wuss.

I, meanwhile, have been sober for a week and a half now! (not on the wagon, just on a diet ;))

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eyesroll

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Fri Jun-16-06 10:40 AM
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10. Congratualations on your sobriety!

When you're no longer sober and have a few $ to spend on dinner, Cubanitas is excellent, but loud. (Not horribly expensive, either.)

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Magrittes Pipe

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Fri Jun-16-06 10:46 AM
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11. I am never going to have $ to spend on dinner.

:cry:

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liontamer

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Fri Jun-16-06 10:36 AM
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7. you're probably just dehydrated

drink more water

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eyesroll

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Fri Jun-16-06 10:37 AM
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9. Been doing that, thanks.

It's more queasy-hungover than achy-hungover.

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liontamer

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Fri Jun-16-06 11:07 AM
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12. oh

maybe it was something you ate. One drink shouldn't wreck you unless there's something wrong with your liver.

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eyesroll

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Fri Jun-16-06 11:10 AM
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13. Well, my tolerance does stink...I was feeling tipsy after that mojito

It's always been that way -- I'm small and alcohol hits me hard, plus I have balance issues (vertigo) already. There were probably a few shots of rum in the drink, so it's not entirely unexpected.

Then again, there was a lot of food last night too -- Cuban guacamole (which was strikingly similar to every other guacamole, but OK), plantains, cuban sandwich, a taste of my SO's carne con papas. Maybe it's just the combo of too many calories + tipsiness.

I am feeling a bit better.

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XNASA

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Fri Jun-16-06 10:36 AM
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8. Perhaps you stopped drinking too quickly.

That'll give you a headache every time.

Oh and, you should always have at least two drinks.

You stopped before you had enough and probably too quickly as well.

So now your head hurts. So have another.

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HarukaTheTrophyWife

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Fri Jun-16-06 11:48 AM
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15. You can drink, you'll just be really lame at it.

Practice makes perfect.

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Heidi

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Fri Jun-16-06 11:51 AM
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16. What's a mojito?

It's Friday night here. Are CMW and I too late to learn how to make whatever it is?

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Reverend_Smitty

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Fri Jun-16-06 11:54 AM
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17. it's a tasty summer drink

I love them but never made one at home, it seems like every time I crave a mojito I never have any limes, mint or club soda on hand...but they would be a great drink if you are entertaining guests

Ingredients:

* 2-3 oz Light rum
* Juice of 1 Lime (1 oz)
* 2 tsp Sugar
* 2-4 Mint sprigs
* Soda water

Mixing instructions:

Lightly muddle the mint and sugar with a splash of soda water in a mixing glass until the sugar dissolve and you smell the mint. Squeeze the lime into the glass, add rum and shake with ice. Strain over cracked ice in a highball glass. Top with soda water, garnish with mint sprig and serve.

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Heidi

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Fri Jun-16-06 11:57 AM
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19. We have all the other stuff,

but no rum. :cry:

It sounds sort of refreshing. *Adding light rum to my shopping list.*

Thanks, Rev! :pals:

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Reverend_Smitty

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Fri Jun-16-06 12:01 PM
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20. They are one of my favorite summer drinks...

Edited on Fri Jun-16-06 12:03 PM by Reverend_Smitty

next to a frozen margarita...now I'm kinda craving one, nevermind it's only 1pm here. It's Friday and 5 o'clock somewhere :P

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Heidi

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Fri Jun-16-06 12:10 PM
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21. *Faint*

I haven't had a frozen margarita in seven years. I'm gonna have to research how to make them from scratch, since I can't find margarita mix here.

Thanks for the reminder, Rev. *Drool*

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Reverend_Smitty

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Fri Jun-16-06 12:15 PM
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22. no problem

just think of me as the pied piper of alcoholism...lol

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HarukaTheTrophyWife

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Fri Jun-16-06 12:44 PM
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28. Hey, that's my title.

Oh well, I guess we can share it.

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Magrittes Pipe

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Fri Jun-16-06 12:16 PM
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23. Margarita mix? NOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Okay, let me preface by saying I prefer them on the rocks. But XNASA makes a damn fine frozen.

Here's what you need:
Tequila (blanco, preferably, unless you want your margarita to look all jaundiced)
Triple Sec (or other orange liqueur -- Grand Marnier is fine, if you like)
Lime juice (I like Rose's sweetened -- but you can squeeze your own and sugar to taste)

Mix them. You need more tequila than the others, but I've never been ace at measuring. I just mix till it tastes right. Add a bunch of ice.

At this point, for frozen, put the whole mess in a blender till smooth.

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Heidi

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Sat Jun-17-06 08:21 AM
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29. Thank you!

You have just made summer a bit more bearable not only for CMW and me, but a sister-in-law and her partner who've never had margaritis. Thank you, sir! :pals:

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HarukaTheTrophyWife

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Fri Jun-16-06 12:19 PM
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24. I'm making them tommorrow!

It's my sister's graduation party. There shall be much stumbling about the pool.

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Reverend_Smitty

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Fri Jun-16-06 12:24 PM
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25. A mojito by the pool...it can't get any better than that

plus it looks like it's going to be up near 90 tomorrow so it should come as a welcome refreshment

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HarukaTheTrophyWife

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Fri Jun-16-06 12:30 PM
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26. Yeah, I should go to Target later. I still need a float with a cup holder

I think it's a necessity. The whole paddling to the side of the pool to get my drink just doesn't cut it.

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Reverend_Smitty

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Fri Jun-16-06 12:32 PM
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27. thats waaaaaaay too much work

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Kellanved

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Sat Jun-17-06 08:34 AM
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30. harvest the benefit of living in Europe

Edited on Sat Jun-17-06 08:37 AM by Kellanved

Buy Havana Club rum - it's the the only way to make Mojitos as they should be. The whole "feel like Ernest Hemingway" appeal :D

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Heidi

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Sat Jun-17-06 11:14 AM
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31. Hey, Kellanved!

Is it better than Bacardi? My time in Puerto Rico made me a big Barcardi fan, though the company probably is owned by a big American or Asian liquor conglomerate by now. ;) I got my whole "feel like Hemingway" experience in Key West just before I came to Europe.

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Kellanved

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Sat Jun-17-06 11:21 AM
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32. Well

I'll naturally claim that I like it better than Bacardi's - which is a conglomerate in it's own right.

But in a cocktail it's easier to taste the quality of the mint than that of the rum.
It's more that the Mojito has become a political statement (at least over here): not using Cuban rum for it is considered a sacrilege.

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kiraboo

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Fri Jun-16-06 11:55 AM
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18. Practice, practice, practice!

You know you can drink, you just need to do it more often!

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