I think doing it intoxicated is one of the few rules. I can't say I've ever done it the...extremely dangerous way...but alcohol shot roulette is fun. We used to do it with hard cider and regular cider. It was extremely Vermont.
Probably. My memories of it from college are hazy at best. Also just the drinking version, not the death one. Although I did feel like death a few times after.
That does sound very Vermont. I like cider, though.
I'm in your capable hands. Do they serve it all year or just around the holidays? I do like a lot of things that unfortunately are only available part of the year.
I'll try not to lead you astray. You can get it year round, but I think most people drink it on the holidays. What are some of the things you like that aren't always available?
Seasonal ingredients, like tomatoes really being freshest at certain times of the year. Also some seasonal flavorings, people tend not to offer many mint flavored things outside of Christmastime for example.
Is it a really stark difference in flavor if you're getting a locally grown tomato vs. something shipped in from out of state? Like obviously it's fresher, but is there a deeper flavor thing? I was so sure you were about to unveil that you're a fiend for pumpkin spice.
To me there's a noticeable difference, yeah. For most of my life I couldn't afford quality ingredients, so it's not like I can't eat items that aren't so good. I promise I don't just go to the farmer's market these days and take forever to annoy my friends.
You know there's no actual pumpkin in pumpkin spice? Scandalous.
I do kind of find the deeply engrossed farmer's market trips entertaining. I'm going to get you a tomato plant for your birthday. It's meant to spice the pumpkin flavor! I think the equally scandalous take is that I do like pumpkin spice, but I don't get the point of calling it pumpkin spice when it's in coffee.
You should sniff and sample the fruits with me the next time we're at the market. It's even better when you're not a bystander.
I'd like a tomato plant. It can go with my herb ones. Hopefully my apartment gets enough sun for it.
It's not a bad flavoring, no. Fall spices bring to mind the holidays, which thankfully is a good thing for a lot of people. I'm not against a pumpkin pie.
I think I might miss the uh hidden bouquet that you can find. They make little grow lights you can use indoors now. I could get you set up for a whole amateur gardening hobby. Imagine if you were against a pumpkin pie? That would go straight to holiday court for trial.
Is this just because you want someone else to be really intensely smelling produce with you? Getting first rights to salad and salsa is great motivation to make this happen. You'll have to come up with a name for your salsa. And now I'm just wondering what settlements would look like in holiday court.
Unless it draws too much attention. I think it needs a little more alliteration. Murdock's Mango Madness. Though that would imply a certain spice level I don't think either of us is prepared to confront. I feel like giving people a fruitcake would be more punitive than a settlement.
Okay, you make a good point. What's the point in worrying about what produce sniffing looks like? Are you really getting busker violin lessons, though? See, that's a great excuse. My only excuse is "I'll turn red and start sweating profusely." The fruitcake deserves to be maligned.
It really is "produce fondling" when it starts to get into questionable territory. I was about to say, we might need a finer line for the hurting people thing. That's oddly adorable. What, like start with mild for the next few months and slowly work our way up to extreme? There was one regular at my parents diner that asked for fruitcake every holiday season and my dad would always get one for him and the rest of it would go stale. It was one of those things that was weirdly infuriating to a pre-teen.
Matthew Murdock, have you already been fondling the produce? Lightly.
I know. I don't think that's the solution, though. That's a part of you too. It's striking the right balance so you don't...lose any of the parts of yourself to just one thing.
You and Foggy are frequently tied for first for the title of "friendliest person I know," so that doesn't surprise me. I want to watch one of these violin lessons, though.
The plus side to this adventure is that we get more curry. The down side is that you're going to be horrified by my blood pressure and temperature going all over the map once we get spicier.
Exactly. The deeply unfunny restaurant jokes were just insult to injury.
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Date: 2025-04-22 01:57 am (UTC)I can't say I've ever done it the...extremely dangerous way...but alcohol shot roulette is fun.
We used to do it with hard cider and regular cider.
It was extremely Vermont.
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Date: 2025-04-22 11:08 am (UTC)That does sound very Vermont. I like cider, though.
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Date: 2025-04-23 01:20 am (UTC)Hard cider or regular cider?
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Date: 2025-04-25 09:15 pm (UTC)I like both, though I haven't had regular cider in a long time. The hard kind I sometimes have around the holidays.
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Date: 2025-04-25 11:27 pm (UTC)Do you like that hard sparkling cider?
I'm always surprised by how good it is.
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Date: 2025-04-26 07:17 pm (UTC)There's a kind you can get that's like $4 that is unreasonably good for the price.
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Date: 2025-04-30 02:21 am (UTC)You can get it year round, but I think most people drink it on the holidays.
What are some of the things you like that aren't always available?
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Date: 2025-05-02 02:47 am (UTC)Like obviously it's fresher, but is there a deeper flavor thing?
I was so sure you were about to unveil that you're a fiend for pumpkin spice.
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Date: 2025-05-02 11:28 am (UTC)You know there's no actual pumpkin in pumpkin spice? Scandalous.
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Date: 2025-05-02 08:56 pm (UTC)I'm going to get you a tomato plant for your birthday.
It's meant to spice the pumpkin flavor! I think the equally scandalous take is that I do like pumpkin spice, but I don't get the point of calling it pumpkin spice when it's in coffee.
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Date: 2025-05-03 11:07 am (UTC)I'd like a tomato plant. It can go with my herb ones. Hopefully my apartment gets enough sun for it.
It's not a bad flavoring, no. Fall spices bring to mind the holidays, which thankfully is a good thing for a lot of people. I'm not against a pumpkin pie.
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Date: 2025-05-03 05:59 pm (UTC)They make little grow lights you can use indoors now. I could get you set up for a whole amateur gardening hobby.
Imagine if you were against a pumpkin pie?
That would go straight to holiday court for trial.
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Date: 2025-05-03 06:12 pm (UTC)I'd like that. A little window garden. I have herbs like I said, but I'm willing to expand. You'll get my first tomato salad and salsa made from them.
As long as nothing too sweet or chemical was used, we could reach a settlement.
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Date: 2025-05-03 08:37 pm (UTC)Getting first rights to salad and salsa is great motivation to make this happen. You'll have to come up with a name for your salsa.
And now I'm just wondering what settlements would look like in holiday court.
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Date: 2025-05-04 01:31 pm (UTC)Murdock's Mango Surprise? ... I'll work on it.
Fruitcake would have to be involved in some capacity.
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Date: 2025-05-04 06:34 pm (UTC)I think it needs a little more alliteration. Murdock's Mango Madness.
Though that would imply a certain spice level I don't think either of us is prepared to confront.
I feel like giving people a fruitcake would be more punitive than a settlement.
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Date: 2025-05-04 06:49 pm (UTC)Yeah, I wouldn't want to risk false advertising. A little spice goes a long way with my senses. That's my excuse.
I might have to defend the much maligned fruitcake. ... I don't want to eat it either but I feel bad for it.
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Date: 2025-05-04 08:55 pm (UTC)Are you really getting busker violin lessons, though?
See, that's a great excuse. My only excuse is "I'll turn red and start sweating profusely."
The fruitcake deserves to be maligned.
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Date: 2025-05-04 09:27 pm (UTC)... maybe. One or two lessons.
Maybe we can build up our tolerances over time.
The fruitcake hurt you that badly?
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Date: 2025-05-04 10:07 pm (UTC)I was about to say, we might need a finer line for the hurting people thing.
That's oddly adorable.
What, like start with mild for the next few months and slowly work our way up to extreme?
There was one regular at my parents diner that asked for fruitcake every holiday season and my dad would always get one for him and the rest of it would go stale.
It was one of those things that was weirdly infuriating to a pre-teen.
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Date: 2025-05-05 03:09 pm (UTC)You know I've tried to put the costume away. It doesn't take.
You know I like to make friends, and the guy is a good teacher.
Yup. We'll build our way up, one curry at a time.
That would annoy me, too. Food is expensive, seeing it go to waste is always a shame.
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Date: 2025-05-05 08:52 pm (UTC)I know. I don't think that's the solution, though. That's a part of you too. It's striking the right balance so you don't...lose any of the parts of yourself to just one thing.
You and Foggy are frequently tied for first for the title of "friendliest person I know," so that doesn't surprise me. I want to watch one of these violin lessons, though.
The plus side to this adventure is that we get more curry. The down side is that you're going to be horrified by my blood pressure and temperature going all over the map once we get spicier.
Exactly. The deeply unfunny restaurant jokes were just insult to injury.
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