I missed the first half hour of the mead exchange, but I understand it included a toast to b_b's impending nuptials.
The second half hour seemed largely concerned with finding b_b's anti-marriage quotations in the archives and hurling them at b_b, who was imb_bing as b_best he could.
There was also some discussion of the mystery, confusion, and sweetness of mead. From what I could tell ecib was the meadiator. If you had a mead sample, he asked probing questions.
Due to the absence of eightbitsamurai there was no discussion of the mead's fluffiness.
Here's what I learned
You do not have to drink to "listen" in to the hubskidrinkclub IRC.
There is a loose structure which involves gathering information on the drink at hand.
"Adult" content and LOL moments are likely to occur.
Perhaps someone can add a conclusion about mead!
-- written from EYW, heading to ATL, and eventually YYZ: a brutal trip into the ice:
http://hubski.com/pub?id=122868 here's an other one
Yeah, but in that one, I actually defend people's right to do as they please, and only say that the state shouldn't be mixing with religious traditions. So I'm gonna give myself a pass there, because I think it's true. I'm definitely not getting hitched in a church, synagogue or temple.
That is one of the funniest comments I've seen. Aunt Cuntface takes it to an unprecedented level of awesomeness. We all know an Aunt Cuntface and if you don't... then it is likely that you're the Aunt Cuntface of your family.
So this is it, huh? I finally obtain some semi-permeance on a forum-type website for the first time in my life, and what am I known for? lil is the mama bird, kleinbl00 will teach you something, thenewgreen makes bomb music (and children, I guess), theadvancedapes is Dr. Science, insomniasexx is the designer... 8-Bit? Oh, oh he's the two inches and fluffy guy. ...
On that note - are you much of a tea person, lil, and subsequently, do you have a favorite? A girl I know asked me to go with her to a tea place later this afternoon, and I admittedly know nothing about the beverage. I'd be grateful if you could give me the tea equivalent to the chocolate shake - something that anyone would probably enjoy, haha.
See if you can get a coffee. But if you absolutely must pay too much for the tea experience, order a peppermint tea, stir a teaspoon of honey into it and pretend it's mead. Order toast and quote T. S. Eliot: And time yet for a hundred indecisions, And for a hundred visions and revisions, Before the taking of a toast and tea.Time for you and time for me,
She didn't even show up, haha. Unfortunately, what you mentioned wasn't there, so I grabbed "mint chai tea" as a funny novelty, because "chai" is just our Arabic word for tea. Nevertheless it was pretty good, and the shop was nice, so I may go there to study from now on.
Gah. That's annoying. I have bailed / pussied out / been too hungover / gotten a better offer and not met up but I always texted and typically pick up the phone and call. I usually feel that nagging regret about bailing later, but I would really hate myself if I ignored the person to avoid the situation. Shameful.
If they have Pu'er tea you should try it. It is a fermented tea: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pu-erh_tea It is unlike any tea you have probably ever tasted, and quite good. If this isn't a Chinese tea house they probably don't have it though.
Mainly we all learned that I am not, in fact, a man of principle. Seriously, though, I'm glad that I held the stance I did all through my 20s. I've had no fewer than three women who would have married me in a heartbeat, had I asked. Were I inclined in that direction, I think I would have made a premature--and certainly sub-optimal--choice, and I may have regretted it for a long time. Now I have the girl I've always wanted, so I can handle quite a bit of ribbing from friends and family. It's worth it.
Congrats on almost being married, that's pretty rad! Though it does mean yr getting old. My definition of old pretty much consists of marriage and/or friends getting married though.
You can be married and still not believe in marriage. I am. and regarding the ring discussion on this thread: I was more than happy to take my [current] husband's first wedding ring and get some words engraved inside it that originated in another relationship. The words were "endless love" -- although I considered "War is easy; love is hard." -- and regarding your sub-optimal choices . . . honour them. All my sub-optimal choices taught me how to be a human being and survive in the world. My needs for sub-optimal love continue though. (tee hee)
Also the edit box is not working, so consider this my edit. It should read as follows: "Edit: Congratulations! I assume these are the big life changes you had mentioned. Did you buy into De Beers (I'm sure kleinbl00 has already broken the ice on this little scam to you?)? I have always joked that if I were to get engaged only a blood diamond would do. It's not real unless small children have bled over it. (IT IS A JOKE.) Also, I assume we are all invited."
Okay so here's what I plan to do. Maybe it's not as appealing to you as to me, but I'm going to actually make the ring for arguewithatree. There are tons and tons of really, really fascinating minerals and stones you can make a ring out of that are far more beautiful than diamonds are already, and it carries way more meaning when you create it yourself obviously. I mean, yeah, it would take time and some tools that you may have to acquire that you didn't even know about before, but isn't that precisely what marriage is about?
My mother fell in love with a symbol on a truck mudflap in Peru. She drew it in her journal. My dad carved it out of wax and melted a bunch of old dimes down, then used clay for the investment. He made two - one for her, one for him. They're pretty cool. Me? I got my wife an Alexandrite from the russian Mafiya; she had a mokume game one made for me out of iron and gold. When people ask me where I got it I tell them I mugged a couple hobbits on their way to Mordor.
If you have the skills to pull it off, I think it's a fantastic idea. I've done a little bit of metal work in the past, but I don't have access to a kiln, centrifuge or a buffing wheel right now, so it would be a bit impractical. Also, I can bezel set a stone alright, but I've never tried to prong set a stone. I don't particularly care for bezels, so that idea is unappealing to me. Although I know they sell precast prong settings, so maybe it's not too difficult. Anyway, I wish you luck. It sounds like a really cool project.
I am happy to report that I learned mead does not give me a hangover! I had almost an entire bottle, and was braced for impact. If this were red wine I would be done for. At the end of the day, I learned that mead is a very refreshing beverage with a shockingly approachable sweetness. Many of us were "confused" at the beginning of your sips, but found the middle and end of our sips to be much easier to describe. I'll buy mead again.
I liked what I drank, but I didn't find myself wanting more. The sweetness kinda hung with me, and I really don't like sweet drinks after one or two. No way I could have finished the bottle. At think point in my life, I can't even drink an entire can of soda, because I just don't care for the mouth feel. Mead is definitely not as bad as soda, but still, I don't think I'd ever want more than one or two in a sitting.