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gothamcityisahellscape · 3 years

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Fun Facts about Gran and the history of The Quarter

- Immigrated to America in 1921 at eight years old. Was the youngest of nine children.

- Her father had served in the first world war. His favorite pastimes were terrorizing racists and criticizing the English, which is why they had to immigrate.

- Her mother was a suffragette and was kicked out of her catholic girls school as a teenager for fistfighting a nun.

- Her oldest sister, Molly, ran a speakeasy and ran the Gotham chapter of the Irish Mob. Something my Aunt Rachel (Mollys great granddaughter) still does.

- Basically all of the Irish Walkers are hell raisers.

- they moved to The Quarter (where I grew up) which was originally a largely irish neighborhood in Gotham but was racially integrated by 1921.

- The Quarter was considered it's own city until the 1990s and they did whatever the fuck they felt like. And what they felt like doing was harassing the KKK/people they found displeasing, like the city government/cops and marrying whomever they wanted.

- My great grandmother's first husband was named Freddie Walker and he died a year after they got married from cancer. They were 16 and 17 at the time.

- At 17 she met my great grandfather John Liu (he's still alive at 110, he's also a badass) who was 18. They immediately were like "yes please." Which I dont understand, because I'm asexual, but they immediately wanted to do the devil's tango.

The sideways waltz.

The Squaredance of love. Intercourse. Whatever. I hate knowing this about my elderly great grandparents.

- Gotham decided, at this point, they needed to regulate The Quarter. So they tried to outlaw interracial marriage.

- They tried to do the same thing in the late 1700s but this failed, because the people in the Quarter 'could not read' the edict and beat up anyone who tried to read it to them, so the authorities gave up.

- The judge in charge of the area (Jack O'Donnell), laughed in their faces and made a law that said if the woman got pregnant and the man took her last name, then they could get married. This led to a lot of fake pregnancies, so many false alarms, it's honestly hilarious.

- Gran, who was very very catholic, got pregnant and she and John were married. The KKK tried to stop the wedding and got shot at by Molly's gang, which also happened with hilarious regularity.

- Molly apparently just showed up at random weddings and shot at anyone who tried to disrupt it. She was never arrested and died at 114 years old. Great Grandad is looking over my shoulder and he wants you to all know she only died because death snuck up on her.

- Gran had 11 children with John, including my Grandma Alice.

- She was involved in the civil rights movements and in Metahuman rights groups.

- Gran beat up a Neo-Nazi with her cane.

#only in gotham #the quarter #its considered a separate part of gotham to this day #gran was cool and her family was cool.#i met molly once before she died and she told me everything because she hated priests and would not confess to one

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whiskey-please · 4 years

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Need to try some new whiskeys to make a good old fashioned what do you recommend?

I try to stay 100 proof and above. Try the top two first if they are new to you.

Old Grandad 114

Rittenhouse Rye

Evan Williams Bib

Four Roses Single Barrel

Wild Turkey 101

Pikesville Rye

Russell’s Reserve Rye

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shibasommelier · 5 years

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Old Grand-Dad 114 Bourbon

You might have a serious bourbon drinker in your family. Like someone who is 60. A grandad or an older gentleman. Maybe someone who was an offensive lineman in the B1G Ten.

This is a no-nonsense, big, brash bourbon. This isn’t maple finished. It isn’t sauternes finished. No port finished, either. This is just big, bold bourbon.

Even the bottle is thick and squat, as if you needed a warning about what you are about to get inside.

I opened this and poured it an HOUR before I tasted it. It really needs that much time. This is a big boy. Give it time to stretch out.

On the nose you will get cinnamon, clove, graham crackers, black and white cracked pepper, allspice, burnt caramel

On the palate, this bourbon is full and hot, even before you swallow and even if you add some water. You feel the heat on your tongue - this is the kind of bourbon that your grandfather (duh) would pour for your and then judge your entire existence on how you respond to it. No pressure.

The heat is as much alcohol as peppery price, hot cinnamon and allspice. Wood and caramel and graham crackers round out the note.

114 proof

Clermont, Kentucky, USA

#shiba #shiba inu #bourbon #snow #spirits #boozeday tuesday #kentucky #usa #shibe #dog #sheeb #red sheeb #cute #dogs #animals

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acommonloon · 5 years

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A few of my favorite things (recently).

- If you are lucky to be in Braxton Brewing’s distribution footprint, I highly recommend their collaborative releases with Graeter’s Ice Cream. This sweet milk stout was made with cocoa nibs and raspberry puree. It’s dessert.

- What even is Grisette?

A) a common edible woodland mushroom

B) a young working-class Frenchwoman

C) a Belgian-style ale originally brewed in the Hainaut province to be the beer of the miners in the area.

All of the above but only the last one can be purchased at Monnick Brewing Co. and it’s très peachy!

- I’m rarely tempted to buy more bourbon but when Fred Minnick recommends his new favorite every day sipper for under $50, I’m listening. I was on my own Saturday so I decided to have a look for the Old Ezra 7 Barrel Strength. I didn’t look very hard. My first stop was at Westport Whiskey & Wine where Steven shook his head “Sorry, sold out. We only got a case.” then he poured me an ounce of Old Forester 1910. The 1920 is better.

Never mind, I spent the next two hours drinking/tasting at least a dozen whiskies with strangers and it was a blast. On the way home I decided to stop in a small bottle shop along my route. I dismissed the idea of stopping earlier in favor the infinitely better stocked WWW where people were sipping all the Pappy’s, Antique Collection, and high end Scotch. Of course there it sat on the shelf for $39 and I decided it was a manageable gamble. Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

It’s a four out of five tool player on the cheap. While Old Ezra’s nose is only typical, on first sip, it’s sensuously soft mouth feel is illicit as Aria’s eager kisses. The taste is classic rich brown sugar with black walnuts on the back end. Speaking of this beauty’s back end, it just keeps going and going making you warm up the middle. The price point is the final tool and while there are other fine bourbons as cheap, none of those are 117 barrel proofers.

Old Grandad at 114 is a tasty smack but thin as gram’s lips. Henry McKenna 10 is a peachy bouquet and soft as butter but doesn’t leave you stinging and wanting another. Russel’s Reserve Single Barrel and Ridgemont 1792 Full Proof are a couple others than come to mind with the Russel’s delivering the nutty taste and Ridgemont giving the silky tongue and wanton finish.

Yesterday, I tasted a bunch of whiskey including ryes, single-malts, and blends. For the most part I like them all but a big disappointment was the Sazerac 18. It had the enhanced green grass notes of Saz but none of the body or finish I expect in a well aged and expensive whiskey.

Now what?

#ezra references are sparse on the ground #pretty little liars

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rosejacksonwright · 4 years

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Always Delightful! - My Hero, Nanny. (The Portrait)

My Great Grandmother who lived to be 97; she just delighted in life and bought joy to everyone she met, and was around. She would laugh away at things until she cried with tears.

She walked around with a cane and always had colour coordinated outfits. I remember her pearls, gold watch and cardigans. She would always have a scarf because a bit of a draft drove her crazy.

Her home, a flat where she lived alone in Fulford, York was set out perfectly, everything in its place. She delighted in her balcony and flowers. They were very special to her, like people. Pansies were a favourite.

I remember, everything was scented with mint, talcum powder, skin lotion and lavender, very soothing. She would insist we ate something whenever we visited her. At least a Mr. Kipling's apple pie with custard or an extra ripe banana or apple.

She would have biscuit tins full of old black and white photos and go over her life stories about her mother and father and husband and many many siblings and cousins. I remember, "Our" Ethyl. She repeated the same stories to us, many times.

She was in Love with my Great Auntie Freda (Her niece) in Dewsbury and would go on holiday to stay with her once a year. She absolutely adored her.

She was just content as can be leading her own lifestyle.

She told us that her Archie, her husband, who had passed at least thirty to forty years ago was enough for her. She was happy and was not interested in having a carry on with another man like all these young people. 😆🙃😂 She was so overjoyed I was born on his birthday, May 6th.

When my sister was born and named, "Ellen" in her honour, she was surprised and said, "But that's my name!" Haha

Everyday she had a little drop of sherry or brandy before bed. At Christmas my Mum would make a giant bowl of very strong Festive punch for everyone. Nanny liked to be in control and take good care of herself and so she insisted on only eating the pieces of fruit from inside the drink. Every Christmas time she got immediately tipsy after eating the fruit and fell fast asleep smiling in the chair, wearing her paper hat, surrounded by people. She honestly believed eating the fruit had less of an impact than drinking.

She loved our dogs, German shepherd, Max and rescue Border Collie mix, Linda. They would sit with her.

She gave everyone she met a memorable interaction. I wish you could have known her too. I am currently trying to always think about how happy she was being true to herself.

She adored her son-in-law, my Grandad George Jackson. He would pick her up in the car and drive her around across the Yorkshire dales and garden centres. Watching them both talking, back and forth and walking together was wonderful. So so funny because as I mentioned before she could not hear so well but had a strong sense of what she thought she had heard, and regardless would just continue any conversation on a whole other tangent.

I remember trips to traditional Yorkshire places like Betty’s, Harrogate, Helmsley and Rippon where she would like to have a toasted tea cake with butter, or a scone, butter with jam, and a cup of tea.

Recently I told my mum I may have fractured my finger in the Summer, without realising at the time; which I have done before. She told me that I sounded just like my Nanny because she had a long story for the physical state of each of her hard working arthritic fingers. She would talk about the incident with a turnip knife and many more.

Many memories have come up for me recently. I miss and cherish her dearly. Now I'm older I realise how she was genuinely excited to have our company.

When she said someone's name she was very firm, her Granddaughters, "Our Pam and Our Lizzie!" ❤️❤️

Ellen Nappy, My Great Grandmother.' I drew and painted this from life in my late teens. She would have been 114 on March 20th, 2019. Drawing #RosannaJacksonWright #RoseJW #Art #GreatGrandmother #EllenNappy #Portrait #Life

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morganbelarus · 7 years

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Mint julep: The origins of the Derby’s official drink

(CNN)This May 5th and 6th, during the 143rd Kentucky Derby, 320 bartenders will douse 232,000 pounds of crushed ice with 19,200 liters of bourbon and 4,000 pounds of mint, ultimately serving up approximately 127,000 mint juleps to around 160,000 thirsty Derby and Oaks race attendees.

"The mint julep has probably been with us since the very first Kentucky Derby," says Chris Goodlett, senior curator of collections at the Kentucky Derby Museum, which is adjacent to the Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky.

Juleps -- mint and sugar stirred with crushed ice and spirits like bourbon and rum -- were a staple of genteel society below the Mason-Dixon line since the early 1800s, guzzled by Virginian farmers in the morning as a restorative.

The link between juleps and the racetrack dates back to at least the 1820s, when references appear to sterling silver julep cups being awarded as trophies to first-place jockeys. "It ties together two of Kentucky's most well-known industries: horse racing and bourbon," says Goodlett.

Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. built the Churchill Downs facility and inaugurated the debut Kentucky Derby in 1875. The grandson of William Clark of the 1804 expedition fame, Clark Jr. was a colorful figure in his own right, known for ending arguments by brandishing a gun.

The first bit of famous Derby julep lore occurred in 1877 when the event welcomed a celebrity visitor: the famous Polish actress Helena Modjeska. As legend has it, Clark toasted to Helena as she was passed a very large mint julep, meant for sharing with a group. Helena liked it so much she kept it for herself and ordered another.

By the 1920s, the drink was an ingrained enough ritual at the Derby that at the onset of Prohibition, Southern newspapers were filled with accounts of journalists bemoaning the fact that they wouldn't be able to sip their beloved juleps at the races any longer.

But it wasn't till 1939 that the mint julep actually became the event's official drink. Racetrack managers realized that visitors were stealing the water glasses that juleps were served in, and decided to start selling the glasses as souvenirs.

Today, the julep is embedded in Derby ceremony itself: at the Winner's Party, the governor of Kentucky toasts to the victor with a sterling silver julep cup.

Of course, it's not mere historical coincidence that juleps became such a popular accessory at the race. Properly made, the mint julep is one of the most delicious and refreshing drinks in the American cocktail pantheon, and one best imbibed at an unhurried pace.

The ice slowly melts inside the frosted julep tin, fusing with golden-brown bourbon and the oils released from fresh mint. The boozy nectar formed as a result has been the next best thing to air-conditioning since the 19th century.

The Derby is popularly known as the "Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports," but the mint julep is a drink built for the long haul.

Kentucky Derby Mint Julep

The Kentucky Derby pours Old Forester bourbon in their juleps, but high-quality, high-proof bourbons like Old Grandad 114 or Blanton's can give the drink a stronger backbone and richer flavor.

2 oz bourbon

1 tbsp mint syrup

Ice

Make a simple syrup by boiling two cups sugar and two cups of water till dissolved. Once cooled, add six or eight sprigs of fresh mint and refrigerate overnight. To make one julep, add one tablespoon mint syrup and two ounces bourbon to a julep tin, and then add crushed ice while stirring till frost forms. Mound ice on top, garnish generously with mint, and serve with a straw.

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dave-meowstaine · 6 years

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All the asks :-)

I knew this was coming haha

1: Full name - Tyler Alistair Wilson-Poole

2: Age - 19

3: 3 Fears - Being alone, complete darkness, clowns

4: 3 things I love - Lizzie, music, video games

5: 4 turns on - Long hair, glasses, dark hair, intelligent

6: 4 turns off - Unhygienic, rude, annoying, arrogant

7: My best friend - Ed Culling and Lizzie

8: Sexual orientation - Pan

9: My best first date - This is hard… honestly, and I’m going to count this as a first date because it technically was our first date together, when Lizzie and I went to the arcade, played bowling and pool, and then went to Pizza Hut. It was the night before she had to go home and honestly I couldn’t ask for a better way to end our time together

10: How tall am I - 6ft

11: What do I miss - I miss Lizzie so much it fucking hurts..

12: What time were I born - Around 6 in the evening

13: Favourite color - Definitely red

14: Do I have a crush - I have a pretty big crush on a certain woman ;)

15: Favourite quote - “It’s not about the hand that you’re dealt, it’s how you play it.” I said this to Lizzie when she was convinced we wouldn’t get to be together and we ended up being together in the end so…

16: Favourite place - In bed snuggled up with Lizzie

17: Favourite food - PIZZA

18: Do I use sarcasm - Naaaaaah ;)

19: What am I listening to right now - Basshunter LOL

20: First thing I notice in new person - Usually their height. I’m pretty tall, so I notice a person’s height straight away

21: Shoe size - Size 6

22: Eye color - Dark blue eyes

23: Hair color - Dirty blonde. It used to be REALLY blonde but it got darker and darker over the years

24: Favourite style of clothing - Band merch, obviously. But honestly, Lizzie has made me fall in love with dressing smart because it really compliments my figure and makes me look hot as fuck

25: Ever done a prank call? - Yeah, only a couple though

27: Meaning behind my URL - Dave Mustaine. Cats. Need I say more?

28: Favourite movie - John Carpenter’s The Thing

29: Favourite song - I don’t really have a favourite song. It changes all the time

30: Favourite band - Again, it changes all of the time. If I was pressed, I would probably say Slipknot though

31: How I feel right now - Happy because I spent the past 3 hours on the phone to Lizzie but now she’s gone back to work and she won’t get off until 5am my time..

32: Someone I love - LIZZIEEEEEE

33: My current relationship status - Happily in a relationship with Lizzie

34: My relationship with my parents - Really good. I love my parents and we get on super well

35: Favourite holiday - Probably Scotland

36: Tattoos and piercing i have - No tattoos but I have my septum pierced and three hoops in my left ear lobe

37: Tattoos and piercing i want - Too many tattoos to count, and I’m not sure about piercings.

38: The reason I joined Tumblr - My sister used to use it YEARS ago (like a good 7 years ago) and got me into it. I went through several different accounts before finally getting into it properly and that was this account.

39: Do I and my last ex hate each other? - I don’t hate her. I can’t say whether she hates me or not, seeing as we didn’t exactly end on good terms and she blocked me lol

40: Do I ever get “good morning” or “good night ” texts? - The only person who would do this is Lizzie and I wake up a good 6 hours before her in the morning, and we always fall asleep on the phone together. Yeah, time differences are a bitch. I haven’t slept in 34 hours ayyyyy

41: Have I ever kissed the last person you texted? - The last person I text was my mate Choc and no I haven’t kissed him

42: When did I last hold hands? - I held my sister’s hand when it was my Grandad’s funeral last week

43: How long does it take me to get ready in the morning? - Literally about 10 minutes. Unless I shower, then about 20-30 minutes.

44: Have You shaved your legs in the past three days? - Never shaved my legs before

45: Where am I right now? - In my room

46: If I were drunk & can’t stand, who’s taking care of me? - Lizzie would be there. Although if I was drinking, she would probably be drinking too. And we like to get shitfaced together so…

47: Do I like my music loud or at a reasonable level? - LOUD

48: Do I live with my Mom and Dad? - I do

49: Am I excited for anything? - I’m just trying to keep everything together until I get to be with Lizzie again

50: Do I have someone of the opposite sex I can tell everything to? - Yeah, Lizzie

51: How often do I wear a fake smile? - A lot, to be honest. Mainly in college and in front of family.

52: When was the last time I hugged someone? - I hugged my mum not too long ago

53: What if the last person I kissed was kissing someone else right in front of me? - I don’t even want to think about that..

54: Is there anyone I trust even though I should not? - Not that I can think of

55: What is something I disliked about today? - Nothing, to be honest. Today was a good day

56: If I could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be? - Can I meet Lizzie again? I wanna be with her so bad

57: What do I think about most? - Lizzie

58: What’s my strangest talent? - Umm… I can puff the underneath of my chin out

59: Do I have any strange phobias? - I don’t really have any phobias

60: Do I prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it? - In front of, to be honest. I love having my photo taken

61: What was the last lie I told? - That something was fine when it wasn’t

62: Do I perfer talking on the phone or video chatting online? - Depends who it is. If it’s my friends, then just on the phone. If it’s Lizzie, definitely video chatting online

63: Do I believe in ghosts? How about aliens? - I’m not sure about ghosts, but I think it would be cool if they did exist. Aliens definitely exist. We simply just can’t be alone in this vast galaxy

64: Do I believe in magic? - Again, it would be cool if it was real but no, I don’t.

65: Do I believe in luck? - Yeah

66: What’s the weather like right now? - Really fucking cold but otherwise clear. It was snowing heavily on Sunday though

67: What was the last book I’ve read? - Demon Thief by Darren Shan

68: Do I like the smell of gasoline? - Fucking love the smell of gasoline

69: Do I have any nicknames? - Not really. Not anymore.

70: What was the worst injury I’ve ever had? - I’m really lucky and never really had any bad injuries.

71: Do I spend money or save it? - Spend it unless there’s something that I must have. Or a certain person needs something

72: Can I touch my nose with a tongue? - I can’t

73: Is there anything pink in 10 feets from me? - Some parts of my bed sheets are pink

74: Favourite animal? - Chimps

75: What was I doing last night at 12 AM? - Reading my book in bed

76: What do I think is Satan’s last name is? - It’s just Satan

77: What’s a song that always makes me happy when I hear it? - Africa by Toto

78: How can you win my heart? - You can’t. Lizzie already owns it

79: What would I want to be written on my tombstone? - I honestly have no idea…

80: What is my favorite word? - Don’t really have a favourite word.

81: My top 5 blogs on tumblr - I don’t do favourite blogs

82: If the whole world were listening to me right now, what would I say? - REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

83: Do I have any relatives in jail? - Not that I know of

84: I accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what’s even cooler is that they endow me with the super-power of my choice! What is that power? - Teleportation. I would love to just go anywhere in the world whenever I wanted to. I would go grab Lizzie first and take her where ever she wanted to go

85: What would be a question I’d be afraid to tell the truth on? - Nothing that I can think of. I don’t like lying and don’t have anything to hide

86: What is my current desktop picture? - It’s a screenshot from World of Warcraft. It’s my Human Fury Warrior riding the Iron Bound Proto-Drake across Tanaris in front of Argus.

87: Had sex? - Many times

88: Bought condoms? - Many times

89: Gotten pregnant? - Lol no

90: Failed a class? - LOL I straight up got kicked out of my old school

91: Kissed a boy? - I have

92: Kissed a girl? - I have

93: Have I ever kissed somebody in the rain? - I can’t recall but I’m sure I have

94: Had job? - Yes, I have had job. Very good, very nice.

95: Left the house without my wallet? - I went to Scotland last week without my fucking wallet…

96: Bullied someone on the internet? - No

97: Had sex in public? - Not outright had sex, but done stuff

98: Played on a sports team? - Yeah, a lot actually

99: Smoked weed? - Yep

100: Did drugs? - One of the drugs, please. Nothing except weed, to be honest

101: Smoked cigarettes? - I do

102: Drank alcohol? - When I can. I love going to the pub with my mates

103: Am I a vegetarian/vegan? - I used to be, but then I really needed to put weight on so I started eating meat again

104: Been overweight? - LOL have you seen me?

105: Been underweight? - My BMI used to say I should be dead :)

106: Been to a wedding? - I haven’t. The first one I will go to will probably be my own

107: Been on the computer for 5 hours straight? - Only five hours?!

108: Watched TV for 5 hours straight? - Pretty sure I have

109: Been outside my home country? - Several times. Been to Greece and Holland a couple times each

110: Gotten my heart broken? - LOLOLOLOLOLOL

111: Been to a professional sports game? - Yeah, I used to go watch the Ice Hockey every weekend with my dad

112: Broken a bone? - Thankfully not

113: Cut myself? - Unfortunately yes

114: Been to prom? - I actually didn’t go to my prom

115: Been in airplane? - Yeah, several times

116: Fly by helicopter? - Nope

117: What concerts have I been to? - Hold up, I have a list for this one:

♫ Slayer♫ Anthrax x2♫ Megadeth♫ Metallica♫ Napalm Death♫ Alestorm♫ Children of Bodom♫The Raven Age♫ Kvelertak♫ DragonForce x2♫ The Heavy♫ Hawkwind x5♫ Pulp♫ The Kills♫ The Strokes♫ The Vaccines ♫ Echo and the Bunnymen♫ James ♫ Seasick Steve♫ Jack White♫ Neil Young and Crazy Horse♫ Dengue Fever♫ Afro Celt Sound System x2♫ Goat♫ McFly♫ Rolf Harris

and many more that I’ve forgotten to list

118: Had a crush on someone of the same sex? - Yeah, I’ve fancied a lot of guys in the past

119: Learned another language? - I “learned” French for GCSE but nothing I can remember. Lizzie needs to and is going to teach me Spanish, though. We want our kids to be bilingual like she is so I need to be able to speak Spanish as well

120: Wore make up? - Yeeaah

121: Lost my virginity before I was 18? - Lost it when I was 16

122: Had oral sex? - A lot. Given a lot too

123: Dyed my hair? - I dyed it once purple and red

124: Voted in a presidential election? - I’m British but I voted in the general elections

125: Rode in an ambulance? - No, thankfully

126: Had a surgery? - No, thankfully

127: Met someone famous? - I’ve met so many famous band members

128: Stalked someone on a social network? - Yeeaah

129: Peed outside? - Hasn’t everyone?

130: Been fishing? - Nope

131: Helped with charity? - Yeah

132: Been rejected by a crush? - Too many times to count lol

133: Broken a mirror? - I once dropped a mirror on my toe. Blood everywhere

134: What do I want for birthday? - I need tattoos so probably that

135: How many kids do I want and what will be their names?

Nova Lynn Wilson-Poole

Lara Mileena Wilson-Poole

Anri Sophia Wilson-Poole

Raiden Aldren Wilson-Poole

Furion Axel Wilson-Poole

136: Was I named after anyone? - Nope. My middle name is my dad’s name, though

137: Do I like my handwriting? - My handwriting is the worst handwriting I’ve ever seen. Many people will back that up

138: What was my favourite toy as a child? - I didn’t have a favourite, I loved them all equally

139: Favourite Tv Show? - At the moment, Wilfred. LIZZIE WE NEED TO FUCKING FINISH IT COME BACK HERE SO WE CAN

140: Where do I want to live when older? - In Malmesbury still, where I currently live, to be honest.

141: Play any musical instrument? - Guitar, bass, and a bit of the drums. I also used to play the trumpet and my teacher said I was the best student he ever had

142: One of my scars, how did I get it? - All of my scars: self harming

143: Favourite pizza toping? - Meat feast

144: Am I afraid of the dark? - Only complete darkness

145: Am I afraid of heights? - I get really bad vertigo. We went to the museum in Edinburgh and went to the top floor, and I completely freaked out. My head was swimming so bad that my whole body felt like it was continuously falling

146: Have I ever got caught sneaking out or doing anything bad? - Not that I can think of. I never sneaked out of did anything particular bad when I was younger. Then I got to an age where my parents believed that I need to make my own mistakes and that I was old enough to take the consequences and make my own decisions in life

147: Have I ever tried my hardest and then gotten disappointed in the end? - Lol too many times to fucking count

148: What I’m really bad at - I’m bad at communicating how I feel a lot because I’m scared how I feel like hurt or upset others or cause an argument. It’s past mental abuse great?

149: What my greatest achievments are - I probably have loads but I’m honestly too tired to think right now..

150: The meanest thing somebody has ever said to me - I’m sure there’s some fucked up shit people have said to me, but I don’t make a habit of remembering that sort of stuff

151: What I’d do if I won in a lottery - Pay off the rest of Lizzie’s lease on her apartment, go over to America to meet her friends and family for two weeks, and then buy her a one way plane ticket to fly back with me.

152: What do I like about myself - I’m perfect ;)

153: My closest Tumblr friend - Nick @chuck-fenriz

154: Something I fantasise about - Lizzie. A LOT

Took me a long ass time, literally an hour, but here you go! Sorry that I ran out of steam towards the end haha :)

#asks #anon #i haven't slept in 35 hours #so sorry if these are shit #lol

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bourbonmetalhead · 3 years

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I told you that I wasn’t listening to metal tonight. Feel free to follow this playlist on Spotify, if you can find it and are so inclined. I was on a huge Pearl Jam kick yesterday. Today I am on a big Wilco kick : mostly Sky Blue Sky. Right now “You Are My Face” loudly plays and it has all the complexity of a batch of Booker’s. What can I say, I am a Dad. How can I not love Wilco: Dad rock heroes?

Cheers!

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trendingnewsb · 7 years

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Mint julep: The origins of the Derby’s official drink

“The mint julep has probably been with us since the very first Kentucky Derby,” says Chris Goodlett, senior curator of collections at the Kentucky Derby Museum, which is adjacent to the Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky.

Juleps — mint and sugar stirred with crushed ice and spirits like bourbon and rum — were a staple of genteel society below the Mason-Dixon line since the early 1800s, guzzled by Virginian farmers in the morning as a restorative.

The link between juleps and the racetrack dates back to at least the 1820s, when references appear to sterling silver julep cups being awarded as trophies to first-place jockeys. “It ties together two of Kentucky’s most well-known industries: horse racing and bourbon,” says Goodlett.

By the 1920s, the drink was an ingrained enough ritual at the Derby that at the onset of Prohibition, Southern newspapers were filled with accounts of journalists bemoaning the fact that they wouldn’t be able to sip their beloved juleps at the races any longer.

But it wasn’t till 1939 that the mint julep actually became the event’s official drink. Racetrack managers realized that visitors were stealing the water glasses that juleps were served in, and decided to start selling the glasses as souvenirs.

Today, the julep is embedded in Derby ceremony itself: at the Winner’s Party, the governor of Kentucky toasts to the victor with a sterling silver julep cup.

Of course, it’s not mere historical coincidence that juleps became such a popular accessory at the race. Properly made, the mint julep is one of the most delicious and refreshing drinks in the American cocktail pantheon, and one best imbibed at an unhurried pace.

The Derby is popularly known as the “Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports,” but the mint julep is a drink built for the long haul.

Kentucky Derby Mint Julep

The Kentucky Derby pours Old Forester bourbon in their juleps, but high-quality, high-proof bourbons like Old Grandad 114 or Blanton’s can give the drink a stronger backbone and richer flavor.

2 oz bourbon

1 tbsp mint syrup

Ice