INKSTAND

Last night (2-9-07) after attending the opening part for a Bruce Nauman exhibit at the Henry, Jeremy, some friends of his and myself went to Changes for drinks. I had a lot of fun, but I think that was due more to the company than the place we were at. I’ve never been drawn to gay bars (probably because I’ve never had many gay friends) and this place didn’t convince me that they are better than any other bar.
Upon arriving, we ordered a pitcher and each had a Jello shot. The Jello shots were only $1, and were great. This was, I think, only the second one I’ve ever had because every time I’d go to a party that had them, they’d be gone. That’s what I get for being Tardy McLaterson. The pitchers were octogonal and a little wider than usual, but that’s because there was this cylinder going right up through the middle. When it was expressed to the bar thender that we thought we might be getting less beer because of this, he told us it was so that the beer stayed cold. This was laughable, seeing as how the beer would never get a chance to be warm.
We drank on the back patio and I chain smoked as we talked with some colorful (crazy) people. There was a guy (who used to be a woman) who wanted to cut our hair. When Jeremy pointed out that neither of us had hair, he used the beard-trimming angle. I don’t even trim mine like I should, I’m not paying anyone to do it. The back patio had a tv showing videos from the likes of La Bouche and Kylie Minogue ( i think).
I didn’t like the bathroom. It was a closet of a place and the urinal and toilet ar crammed right up against near each other. I DID like the stack of VHS tapes on one table. it looks like some sort of exchange thing where you can take one for a donation and leave some. maybe. I didn’t look into it too much, but it might be a nice way for me to get rid of some of my crappy tapes ( and pick up more).
Jeremy said that he used to screen guys by taking them to Sunday brunch there. He’s never taken me probably because he knows I’d fail miserably. I’m sure I would.
Will I go there again? If I’m drinking with some cool dudes who want to go there again, sure. By myself? Never.

This ale is something quite special. First and foremost, it’s percentage is 11.23%. That packs a punch. Usually with something that strong I expect something really strong tasting, maybe with a lot of hops. Old Gaurdian, however, is remarkably smooth. As a friend said, it hardly has a bite to it. IT’s light but it gave me a fun kind of buzz I haven’t had in a while. I hope to get a few more of these in me while they are available. I think they’re $5.99 where I work.
MAn, I wish I had written this while I was drinking it so that I could elaborate more. Not so that you caould get a more in depth review, but so that the text would take up all the room along side the image to the left.

I am drunk and/or high on pot. caffeene, nicotine, etc, erc./

its cool, buyt my head’ll hurt int the mornin’,.

$9.99, 32 oz bottle
2 parts mix,1 part vodka:
-Tart, fruity flavor
-So SWEET! Sure to cause a headache if many are consumed.
-Great, if you hate the taste of vodka…but then why are you drinking it?
1/2 mix, 1/2 vodka:
-Much smoother. Still sweet, but not too much to enjoy.
-I can taste the vodka enough that my nose goes a little numb with each sip. This is good.
-It doesn’t taste bad, but the sweetness still makes me fear a headache. I’m sure I’ll be switching over to beer after I try…
2 parts vodka, 1 part mix

This ale may not exactly mark the start of the Christmas season, but it will do until Lagunita’s Brown Shugga comes out. The Maritime brewery is only blocks from my house and I figure since the Eagle (leather bar) has it year round, the brewery probably does, too. Most likely because their sign has the skull-santa logo on it. I have yet to go there.
I’m not sure what the percentage of this ale is since it’s not on the bottle, but it seems to be pretty strong. I’m pretty tipsy after having only two while playing online scrabble with a friend of mine. Speaking of wich…

I had one of these for the first time yesterday. I can assure you that it will most definitley NOT be my last.

It’s 90 proof as opposed to the usual 80 proof whiskey, for a bout two bucks more. Witht he help of a couple neighbors I finished the bottle last night. I’m very glad that Stephanie’s sister made us all a ton of spaghetti, which was awesome. I had two rather large plates. If it wasn’t for that I probably would’ve gotten really sick.
This whiskey is also probably the reason some people got some very long emails from me last night. Nothing bad, just rambling.
Yeah, I like this whiskey.

This is a sweet one, the hazlenut is a nice touch. While sweet beers can be a little overbearing, this one’s not too bad. I think one 22oz bottle is enough for one sitting. The best thing about it is that the guy on the bottle looks like me. Because I’m so handsome, I drink it all then try to make out with myself. But the $4.99 price screams “high maintenence.”

First of all, I hate dancing. Secondly, I didn’t know discos still existed. The other night some friends of friends were going to 80’s dance night and invited me along. Dancing? The eighties? What posessed me? Probably the fact that I was already drunk. And as much as I don’t like dancing, I’ve learned that if I have enough booze in me I can keep at it for a while. My ankles just get tired because the only dance I know is the twist.
So Neighbors’ entrance is in an alleyway. This was kind of creepy, but when I hung out there to smoke, I kind of felt like a hoodlum. There’s a huge dance floor and people dance. I guess that’s what’s supposed to happen. I didn’t know if it was a gay joint at first, becasue the crowd seemed pretty mixed. I suppose dance clubs attract fags like flies to shit anyway, but I looked it up an it is a gay joint. The atmosphere was pretty relaxed, which was really cool. I tend to feel out of place in most gay bars for some reason.
I think the best part about it was that there was this spot in the back behind a glass wall with a couple couches and tables and stuff, so you could get away from the mostly shitty music that was playing. Ok, it wasn’t all that bad, but while there I DID realize that George Michael’s “I Want Your Sex” makes me want to peel my skin off with a pair of pliers. I just now remembered (i was drunk!) having a rolling chair fight with one of the other guys. I’m suprised they didn’t get mad at us about that. I was beyond caring, it was fun.
So, I don’t know what the cover was, but that would probably be a determining factor in whether i go there or not again.

The first time I tried this beer, I thought it tasted like cardboard, but in a good way. Like the way the boxes to the board games smelled at my grandma’s house. It no longer tastes like that, I think I’ve adapted to it. It’s sweet and tasty, but at $4.99 for a twelve ounce bottle, it’s not meant for chugging. Luckily we carry it at my work. I’ll say no more about that.
I also really like the label, although this image doesn’t represent it very well. It’s much nicer in real life. It looks like someone in a Godzilla Movie from the 60’s would be drinking it.