Shame Shame

Well, I am a wee bit ashamed. I really haven't kept this up at all. Hrm. Maybe I should make it more of a resolution to try to update.

Anywho, it is field season once again. I am up at a different camp, no longer on the mine site. Isolation gives me plenty of time to think/daydream about drinks that I wish I could be having, and that is the truth.

Before I came up to the field the last time, I tried a new scotch. This scotch was much different than the ones I had tried before, a better smoke/peat taste. Needless to say, I enjoyed it immensely. Of course, now that I can't have any, I am craving it.

It was this:

Bowmore 12 yr. A scotch from the Islay region.

This has me wondering if i'd enjoy some of the other more smokey brews as well. I will have to experiment when i'm out!

The other problem is that I have a countertop full of booze, and the Mrs. and I will be moving in September. This should motivate me to try some new cocktails to use up some of the excess before we get possession of our house.

That's all for now!

LC

Wakefulness.....

Since I am awake, I might as well update.  Honestly though, i've been awake for several hours....

My week out after four weeks in the field has come and gone, and so once again I am at the mine site.  Geologizing has been going well, with the end of our summer drill program in sight.

During my off week I was checking out our balcony garden, and noticed that the mint was running semi-wild, so I did what any good person would do. Grabbed a good chunk of it and made mojitos! The mint we have is not regular ol' mint, but chocolate mint. I didn't let this get in the way of cocktail goodness, and muddled away!

The results were good, but not spectacular. I need to invest in a proper muddler instead of using the end of an ice cream scoop. The girl's drink wasn't sweet enough for her, so I think when i'm home next that i'll make up a bottle of simple syrup to keep on hand for such an occasion.

Since I don't have a picture of our garden with the mint in it, I shall give you a picture of Horace the lovely Sundew that I picked. He is a carnivorous plant!

*Kicks Rocks*

Hm.

Remember when I said I would update this blog during the winter, and then it never happened?
Yeaaaaaaah.  My bad.

I am currently 3.5 weeks into a 4 week stay up at my current drill camp. Things are significantly less snowy, and significantly more buggy than the last time I updated. The drilling is going well, with the "rotary truth machine" teaching us new things about the region all the time. The warm weather, however, has definitely made me want some icy beverages.  The camp that I am staying at is dry, which means that I will be waiting anxiously for my time off to be getting my hands on one!

The girl and I have our summer balcony garden in full swing, and she has graciously planted some mint, which could mean Mojitos, or possibly even Mint Juleps.  Mmmmm.

I have also, for some reason, decided that I need to try a Gimlet. Gin + Lime = ???  Seems like a good plan to me!

I will be picking up a couple of implements when I get home, such as a muddler and a proper lemon/lime juicer.  Darn sick of  hand squeezing my citruses!

That is all for now folks.  I shall hopefully be better at updating this damn thing.  Maybe I should make it like a resolution, or something. Hm.

Winter Season!

Wowzers....I guess I have kinda forgotten about this blog while I wasn't in the field.

Well, summer season came and went.  I have been hired as a full-time geologist, and so i'm back in the field again for the winter!  It has been a balmy -40 Celsius for the last few days, so pretty cold and miserable!

Hot toddys may be on the list for when I head back home, but we'll see.

Anywho, rocks beckon.  Perhaps I'll throw another update on here about hot adult beverages when I'm done looking at rocks for the day! 

Stay warm, and keep your stick on the ice!

Gotta pay the bills!

And so I am back in the field again.   After a (very) brief week back at home, I am back up to the lovely land of blackflies and rocks.  This is sounding like it will be the last hurrah for summer field season, so I am making the most of it (read: I get paid more in the bush).

While I was home, I of course tried out a couple of cocktails that I hadn't tried before.  I photodocumented and everything!  Buuuuuuuuuuut.....I didn't upload the pictures. 
Sorry!

For purposes of your imagination, the two new cocktails were:
Singapore Sling
and
Sidecar

I was very disappointed with Ms. Nevermore's Singapore Sling, but reading the International Bartender Association's recipe I think I see why.  I guess i'll have to try it again!

So yes, these makings will be posted up when I get home again, which will probably be after Canadian Thanksgiving (October 11th). 

Cheers!
LC

1 UP!

While rocks currently seem to be taking up most of my time, video games and all things nerdy have always been source of entertainment.  With the Halo: Reach game being launched while I am still up at camp, I was looking for some video game themed cocktails to try once I got home, and had the chance to play the new game.

What I came across was this great, with tons of video game inspired drinks and drinking games:


The Drunken Moogle

 Including things like The Metroid:

Or how about a Blankatini for all you Streetfighter fans:

Go give this site a browse, if you are anything like me and enjoy both cocktails and video games!
Only 5 more days until I am out for my break!  Weooo!

LC

Research

While sitting up here in our camp, I've been doing a little pondering.  Just why is it that geologists seem to drink so much?  It never seems to fail, any sort of social event involving geologists somehow seems to end up with drinks.  Cards?  Drinks.  Curling?  Drinks.  Bowling?  Drinks.  Drinks? Drinks.

So I did what a good scientists does, and went to do a little research.  The lazy girl geologist type of research, which really just involves google.  I didn't expect to find anything, but lo and behold I find this over on Wired.com:

Why Geologists Love Beer


That's right, bar staff aren't allowed to take a holiday during this one specific week per year because, "The Geologists are coming".  Hah!

LC