Alternate title: Things Which I Have Done Lately For Which I Am Receiving A Baffling Amount Of Attention
Thing The First: Written an article about Anvil Bar & Refuge’s 100 List — a list of 100 cocktails everyone should try at least once — that landed on the front page of FARK.com and received more pageviews than the infamous pizza vending machine post here at she eats., as well as garnering an impressive 55 mostly angry comments at the Press and 77 comments over at FARK.
Thing The Second: Written an article about a bourbon and bacon cocktail at a recent Manhattan contest that I judged, which also hit the front page of FARK and made me briefly consider why I am always chosen for the booze assignments before deciding that I should stop silently complaining to myself. Comment of which I am particularly proud:
The author kept referring to bourbon as an American whiskey. It is a Kentucky whiskey. Period. They don’t make bourbon in Tenn. or Candada or Ireland or Scotland…it’s made in Kentucky with at least 51% corn and pure limestone water. I should know, the Bourbon Trail is twenty miles away.
OH MY GOD SHUT THE FUCK UP.
(Sorry. You know it’s bad when you start begrudging your commenters…)
Thing The Third: You know…it’s just another FARK thing…and it’s not even about food…and it’s frankly inappropriate for younger and/or delicate audiences, so maybe I’ll just let some intrepid reader do some digging and find it.
Thing The Fourth: Quit Twitter. I didn’t realize this was going to be such a big deal until all the comments and emails and DMs and Facebook messages started pouring in. And then the Houston Chronicle picked it up. Seriously…I listen to Kyrie O’Connor all the time when she’s on Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me on NPR on Saturday mornings. And now she’s writing about me?
<sigh>
I really do appreciate all the kind words. It’s very nice knowing that my random, snarky, occasionally TMI Tweets brighten peoples’ days. And I say that with no sarcasm intended. But…when it’s even extremely minor news that someone — like myself or like a celebrity (Miz Miley Cyrus) — stops Tweeting, doesn’t that just underscore and reinforce the points I made yesterday?
8 responses so far ↓
melissa // October 13, 2009 at 4:03 pm |
I’m more amused that you tweeted this blog post.
K // October 13, 2009 at 4:05 pm |
AAAAAARRGH! I didn’t Tweet it! That’s Twitterfeed – I need to disable it but have forgotten how. Give me time… *evil cackle*
Chris // October 13, 2009 at 4:41 pm |
hahaha, nice one (on the twitterfeed irony)!
I’m glad you’re back here. I’m a lazy Twitter follower and not a huge fan of the 140 character or less format.
Fayza // October 14, 2009 at 11:14 am |
Sigh. The internets are on drugs.
Mary // October 24, 2009 at 12:47 pm |
What the hell is a FARK?
Kristin // November 18, 2009 at 1:41 pm |
Still off twitter? I haven’t been on in months but I doubt you were able to kick your twitter habit.
Patricia // November 19, 2009 at 1:21 pm |
I like the booze reviews. I blog on pairings, but one food at a time There’s a lot of what do I drink with this? Do a backwards: drinking bourbon? Eat this…practical :^)
Tom Baker // November 20, 2009 at 7:01 am |
Very funny post. I only use Facebook and very rarely now!