The Slow Gin Fizz

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First impressions of the City of Sin May 12, 2009

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I don’t want to write anything cliche, but it is true – you lose complete sense of time and money when you’re trapped in casinos surrounded by an array of blinking slot machines, drinks, and boom boom pow music. Being indoors on soft carpeting and just a skip away from your ultra-lux room gives you a false sense of security but a very actual reality of convenience; a convenience to stay up all night doing god knows what, that is…

  • this is probably one of the best places to go on vacation if you just want to relax and sit by a pool by day; gamble, see shows, and dance all night
  • this is one of the most annoying places to work. everyday you walk by the pools and the 95 degree sun, just wanting to shed life and go join the vacationers.
  • why does everyone i meet come from canadia or england?
  • if you ever thought your clothes are too revealing – go here. you’ll either fit right in or get showed up
  • apparently, i get in less trouble when my friends are NOT there. either that or i’m older and wiser now (guffaw)
  • people from Indiana and the mid-west really know how to party
  • diet red bull and vodkas are your friend on 2-4 hours of sleep nightly
  • you can never make too many jokes, references, or innuendos about poles
  • reenacting a fake wedding is tons more fun than planning an actual one for sure
  • the overly plastic wives of the surgeons looked entirely too normal in vegas
  • i will never go to a restaurant because of the ambiance again – food is always number one
  • i should’ve accepted that marriage proposal
  • is it cheating when you meant to kiss each other’s cheek and both miss?
  • the freeing nature of the city makes people feel the need to share a lot and speak openly of their experiences and feelings. BEWARE
  • you need to slather on tubs of hardcore lotion to ensure that you do not turn into a reptile in the dry, desert climate
  • my hair still feels funny…
  • there were more than a couple of times when the thought “gosh, i hope they don’t think i’m a hooker” crossed my mind
  • going to the spa in vegas is definitely worth it – this is definitely one area where you want them to overdo it a lot
  • always ask what the market price is: $85 for lobster?
  • a realization: twittering while intoxicated is better than texting – a lot less dangerous when statements aren’t addressed to one person only
  • im pretty sure getting drunk with your boss and flashed by your coworker multiple times is only acceptable in vegas (or maybe a new tradition has begun)
  • lastly, i’m glad i didn’t do everything i wanted to do – now i have an excuse to go back =)
 

Celebreality March 9, 2009

If I was a celebrity, these would be some of my demands:

1 – An all-British entourage

2 – No Dave Matthews songs can ever be played in my earshot

3 – Weekly appearances on Craig Ferguson’s show

4 – Snuggies in every hotel room

5 – Brown M&M’s and naked pictures of Bea Arthur in every room (not really, those are just movie references)

6 – Every hour is happy hour

7 – No mushrooms, ricotta cheese, tomatoes, or maple syrup on any table where I am eating a meal

8 – The Knicks have to start winning games

9 – Everyone around me must have perfect grammar and spelling

10 – Brunch is the only meal

11 – The FDA makes potato chips a food group

12 – More, or all, shoes are designed for women with my feet

13 – DATE TV becomes a reality

14 – No animals

15 – I never have to go anywhere suburban

What’s on your list?

 

movie review: miracle December 27, 2008

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  1. yes, this movie came out in 2004 and i have loved it since 2004
  2. and i have no shame about being home on a saturday night watching this
  3. or the fact that throughout the whole movie i texted my fave michigonian justin
  4. and tragically have to consider that the best date i’ve had in many moons
  5. though i guess it would be more a ‘scam’ than a date
  6. but it’s ok, cause this movie reminds us that good things such as beating the soviets in hockey can happen in february
  7. like the birth of president lincoln
  8. or that one time in 2001 when after many drinks managed to stand on a chair in the middle of tgi fridays without falling
  9. and how during that same year, eddie cahill who plays jim craig in the movie miracle, had a recurring role as Tag on Friends
  10. but rachel was in england, so i guess it wasn’t that great
  11. but it begat me getting to be friends with jian and lori
  12. who then begot to be friends with gay cousin ted
  13. who is the actual biological cousin of justin
  14. who i texted during this movie
  15. aaaaaaand this is why miracle is the greatest movie ever made and brought us all together
 

reasons rachel would win in a fight with lisa December 18, 2008

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1. i’m really mean, especially to people i love

2. i think i’m british, and their culture is based largely on barfights

3. i drink whiskey, a man’s drink, so i’m tougher

4. i grew up with a younger brother who is taller and stronger than me, and spent many a day picking me up and trying to throw me across rooms

5. i have the ability to make lisa stop whatever she’s doing and laugh uncontrollably, simply by uttering very specific words or pop culture quotes

6. i have really good balance on my heels and am not afraid to ruin one by gouging someone’s eyes out

7. i learned everything i know about fighting from ron artest

8. i have really sharp nails that leave lasting scars

9. lisa tires easily

10. i have a dirtier mouth and am thus better at trash-talking