'Drinks'
Today's Question "What game did you like to play as a kid or as an adult?"
I suppose as the computer geek I've become some of my very favorite games include Solitaire, Pinball, Free-cell, and Spider Solitaire. More recently I've been privy to playing cards with actual people - imagine that!
No, seriously. When I was a child I loved playing checkers with my Grandpa (Paw-paw - I am from the South after all) He came over some weekends and challenged me to see how much I had been practicing. He always won - I've never been one to like people who allow me to win. My paw-paw was awesome and I will never forget checkers games I played with him.
My grandmother had this set of cards.. they were crooked cards. I loved them - more because of the way they looked than anything else, because I really suck at card games. She taught me to play Rummy (or was it Gin Rummy) and that was exciting, but I really just didn't get it then. I simply wanted to play with those magnificent cards!
As I grew older I started playing Scrabble. It was definitely my game of choice for a very long time. I learned to spell - perfect for my future as a blogger! Although some words I still spell incorrectly every time I write them. We had a a board that was on a turn table. It was so perfect.. as the game moved to the next player the board turned so that no one had to look at the board upside down on their turn. I've never seen another board like it, but if you like Scrabble, you gotta get one!
Oh yeah... back to playing cards with other people... We had friends visit from California last winter and they totally introduced me to this game... please pardon my french, but *ta-da* it's a drinking card game called Fuck Your Neighbor. Yeah I know watch my mouth. But It is so simple. Everyone gets only one card and the guy with the highest card is the looser. Ok... Let me back-up... The dealer deals one card to everyone at the table. Everyone in turn looks at their card and assesses the situation - high cards are bad. The guy to the left of the dealer goes first and decides whether to trade their card with their neighbor's card or to keep it (get it... the name of the game that is!) This continues around the whole table when it gets to the dealer, that person gets to choose whether to keep the card or to draw from the top of the stack. The looser in every round puts forward a coin - money isn't the object of the game, it's just a way to keep track of the person who's loosing LOL. See, everyone starts with 3 coins - the first one out of coins is the "Bar Bitch" and must now pour drinks for everyone while the game continues. Hence the game becomes more fun with each round.
So, there you have it... Hope my card game directions aren't confusing... it's really a game you must play to understand how fun it is!
Happy Tuesday!
--Trina
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August 25th, 2009
Gosh! I suppose I should not have procrastinated this week... or fallen asleep! It's been so very hot here the last few days and air conditioning makes me extremely sleepy... *yawn* So here are three drinks that help keep you awake - caution these are all alcoholic beverages drink slowly, you are guaranteed to be Awake and Pleasantly "Buzzed" if consumed properly!
1- Starbucks Mudslide: Mix 3 parts Starbucks Double Shot Coffee with 1 part Kahlua, 1 Part Vanilla Vodka, and 1 part Irish Cream - Pour into large Glass over ice. For a more refreshing dessert treat, substitute ice with french vanilla ice cream and drizzle with chocolate syrup.
2- Pomegranate Redbull and Vodka - Just like it sounds only the pomegranate makes the Redbull taste good 
Simply mix 2 ounces of Vodka with 1 ounce Pomegranate juice and 1/2 a small can of RedBull. Pour over Ice and enjoy! I promise it's surprisingly refreshing!
3- Coffee Coolatta - 2 cups cold coffee, 6 tsp sugar,and 1/2 cup milk in a blender and add more of either to taste, then add 6 ice cubes and crush it until no large chunks are present. Add 1 ounce Kahlua or Bailey's Irish Cream and 1 ounce Vodka. Top with whipped cream and Enjoy!
So, what are some of you favorite Summer Drinks?
--Trina
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August 11th, 2009
I was talking to my sister today while her iPod was shuffling through music today. As we were talking the song "Can't Touch This" by M. C. Hammer started playing. GOD I'M OLD!
I started to chuckle as I remembered that that song was popular when I was in 4th or 5th grade at Ashbel Smith Elementary....
Care to take a walk down memory along with me?
I remember a girl names Louisa Aloveras - now that I think of it it's kinda a hard name to forget- she was this tiny Mexican girl who could dance. She could do the M. C. Hammer dance better than anyone and she would do it with a big grin on her face because she knew that she did it better than anyone at the school. We all wore those stupid pants.. you know, tight at the calves - loose from the knees to the waist - and the crotch of the pants almost to your knees. What we we thinking?
The school, Ashbel Smith Elementary, was classic. I went there from kindergarten through 5th grade not long after I graduated to the 6th grade the school was closed because it was to toxic and contaminated for children to attend (maybe that's what's wrong with me LOL). The reports said the the carpet in the classrooms was actually growing dangerous mushrooms and the mold spores in the air ducts were out of control. But the school its self was perfect.
It was an all red brick building that we outgrew so they brought in trailers for extra classrooms. The front steps were something out of the movies, at least that's how I remember them, they were tall and wide. Beside the steps were the grates for the crawlspace, we used to think we saw bats when we looked in there and we'd imagine all kinds of weird stuff that would live under a school.
There were giant old Pecan (pronounced Pee-can, thank you very much) and Oak trees all around the building - I always thought you know - If these trees could talk. And on Sunny days I'd always climb the trees searching for locust skins - No, I was never a Tom-Boy. I loved just looking at them - so foreign and weird.
We lived in Baytown, Texas, a terrible place during the civil war not far from the Historic Battle of San Jacinto. The history of Baytown was so very old and classic... all ruined by Exxon, Chevron, Mobile, and Shell... but that's a post for another day...
Anyway, back to the music... she then turned the iPod to the next song "Let me See Your Tootsie Roll" I'm ashamed. I know the song and I know what a "Tootsie Roll" is - Once I could even do it LMAO I asked her if she knew what a "Tootsie Roll" was or if she knew how to do the M. C. Hammer Dance. Of course she said no, but then she laughed at me like I was talking crazy.
Well, this crazy lady id going to bed.
Good Night Folks
--Trina
PS... the Drink Responsible for this post - Vodka Tonic
January 25th, 2009
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