1 2-quart package of grape-flavored Kool-Aid mix

8 oz. water

7 oz. vodka

 

Mix the ingredients together before adding to the Margaritaville frozen concoction maker.  Add ice as directed in the owners manual and let the machine do its thing.  Makes 36 oz. of delicious frozen concoction.  Pour into individual serving glasses and garnish with a couple of skewered grapes.  I thought the grape flavor was bit overly strong so you may want to experiment with decreasing the amount of powdered mix. 

 

 

 

"Frakked By An Angel"

 

6 oz. Dark Rum (I used Gosling's Black Seal)

8 oz. Ginger Beer

1 oz. Lime Juice

 

I'm sure we all feel his pain.
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Here's a take on a classic cocktail that we've dedicated to our favorite Cylon couple.

 

 

 

 5 oz. Mai Tai mixer

4 oz. Lime-flavored Rum

4 oz. Dark Rum

2 oz. Peach Schnapps

 

 

 

 

"No one should feel obligated to join this mission in any way.  This is a decision I have made for myself.  If it turns out that there are not enough personnel to crew Galactica, I will lead a Raptor assault with anyone who is willing to join me.  Let there be no illusions - this is likely to be a one way trip."            Admiral William Adama, "Daybreak, Pt. 1"

 

 

 

5 oz. Fresh-brewed Coffee

3 oz Espresso Vodka

3 oz Vanilla Rum

4 oz Kahlua

Whipped Cream for Garnish

 

Add all ingredients to the pitcher of the Margaritaville Frozen Concoction Maker.  Add ice as directed in the owners manual.  Makes 36 oz. of delicious frozen concoction.  Pour into individual serving glasses and garnish with whipped cream.

 

We've had some comments about the shortage of Margaritaville Frozen Concoction Makers in the fleet.  For those of you lacking one this recipe is easily adapted as a cocktail.  You'll miss the exciting blender show but it will be just as tasty "on the rocks".

 

It's been more than a month since I posted here and, while there seems to be a multitude of "little reasons", it really comes down to just one.  I've been adversely affected by an overwhelming sense of melancholy directly related to the end of the show.  Like Adama said to Roslin regarding one of his prized novels, "I like it so much I don't want it to end."  Nevertheless I continue to watch each new episode every Friday at 10pm (EST), watch it again every weekend, and speculate to myself about what's coming next.  It's out of character for me to enjoy this show in isolation but it's evolved into exactly that situation.  I don't talk about it as much; I don't blog; perhaps most telling I haven't invented a new drink in weeks and weeks!  Yet here we are.  Despite my disbelief the show is coming to an end.  There is nothing I can do about it.   The set was dismantled and auctioned off in pieces.  The actors have new roles.  Life goes on.  Perhaps humanity survives.  Perhaps "humanity" is merely a term for whatever was/is/will be The 13th Tribe.  In any event, my reality will be forever altered.  I think it's a good thing but "Frak it" anyway.  And thank you.

 

 

  If you have one of these phones you might want to jump over to scifi.com and download a nifty litle application called the "Cylon Detector".  A friend sent me her scan last night and it's funny.  It looks like it features options for male and female scans.  As you can see the jpg I received showed her face morphed into Six's body - yup, the classic red dress, platinum blonde version.  It's probably more amusing to me because I have another picture somewhere of this same friend's face stuck in a cutout of the Mona Lisa's face.  If I can get a few more images like that I might even be able to create a facebook application where people can send morphed images of my friend through cyberspace.  "You have received a Caroline as Six; Click here to send a Caroline as Rose to your friends."  I think she'll like it.

 
Disclaimer:  I do not have an iPhone.  I'm intrigued by them.  On some level I want one.  But, everything comes back to Battlestar Galactica.  With my Samsung Blackjack I have the ability to stream Slingbox to my phone.  Since my DVR is pretty well loaded with favorite episodes from Seasons 3 and 4 I'm never without my favorite show.  Take that Apple!

No, make that "scifi.com and Randolph Giudice" for mentioning us today over at the scifiwire.   Our site traffic has increased considerably and we  have several new subscribers.  I suddenly feel pressured in this little labor of love to keep the ambrosia flowing and give the gift of new drink recipes.   I've got some concoctions brewing in the lab and hope to have one for you tomorrow.  I've been looking for an excuse to  showcase my CIC switch/button panel anyway so I might as well include it with a recipe.   Let's hope I don't spill anything on it before I can frame the certificate of authenticity!  Here's the ebay image in case I think better of my plan!

 

I'm really tempted to box the Felix Fling.  This creep doesn't deserve to have such a happy drink named in his honor.   "The Oath" was such a powerful episode I didn't know what to think when it ended.   Like poor Colonel Tigh (and later several of the fleet) I almost felt voyeuristic with the opening scenes of domesticity in the Admiral's quarters but I quickly shifted to a mood of disbelief as Felix Frakking Gaeta somehow managed to plan, organize, and execute a military coup.  How the frak did he do all that?  I've been too mentally drained to manage my usual Saturday morning rewatch but I had the distinct feeling that only a couple of days had passed since the events of the previous week.  I'm also a bit confused with the timeline of the webisodes.  I seem to remember (but, you also need to remember, I'm too exhausted to even rewatch that first webisode!) that those events occurred 8 days after the discovery of a decimated Earth.  If there's anyone out there with a clearer head please drop a comment and ease my addled brain. 

 

On a sidenote I will admit that I am REALLY enjoying how the scenes I've been watching for months in promo trailers are finally fitting into the overall storyline.  These producers are more clever than most when it comes to screwing with our perceptions.  I think the folks that put together those teasers deserves some sort of editing award!