Stressed? I'm Here to Help, and So Is Rob

What uuuuuuuup, girlies? I don't know about you, but I have a few reasons to drink this week (despite the fact that I got so lit last weekend I was hungover for a day and a half - *waves at Mrs Fashion*). (1) Work has been crazy stressful; (2) I don't have a copy of Eclipse; and (3) did you know it's almost Christmas? FML. That's right: I asked for Eclipse for Christmas, and then found out it came out on the 4th. TH is (hopefully - if he knows what's good for him) going to get it for me, but I have 2 1/2 weeks to wait for that. So: let's drink.

I found just the thing to drown our sorrows this week - it'll cheer and warm you, and take you far, far away from your troubles. What is this magical drink? The Big Robowski.

What??!! But that rug really tied the room together!

Let's see what we're dealing with here...


Aaaah... should be easy enough. I don't have "dark" rum, but I do have "strong" rum, so I'll just use that.

Don't you feel better already?

Now, the recipe says "Some ice may be necessary," and I have found that it's always best to err on the side of ice. Especially where Edward Rob is concerned.

1 shot Jack Daniels

1 shot Goldschlager

1 shot rum (remember, strong = dark here)

1 shot amaretto

1 shot Southern Comfort

Dump Pour all 5 shots into a glass (with ice)

Add 1 can Cola

Stir (because otherwise it appears the booze is just sitting on the bottom)

Cheers!

And then just lie down on the ground, because you'll be there in a minute, anyway. DAMN, this is strong. I guess it is half alcohol, but it gives you that across-the-shoulders shudder; probably we can blame the Jack for that. It also has a really familiar taste that I can't place - at first I wanted to say it tasted like candy, but I can't quite put my finger on what kind of candy. It's almond-y and whiskey-y and kind of syrup-y, but has the fizz of the cola. I wouldn't recommend it all the time, but it's not bad; it's like candy. I doubt most people have all of these ingredients, though - it's happenstance that I have Goldschlager: I meant to buy Jaegermeister but didn't make a list and got mixed up. I'm glad to have put it to good use.

So, what has you stressed this holiday season? Are you hosting your family's celebration, like TT? Swamped with work like me and Jen? Mourning baseball season, like Lisa? Tell me all about it...

If four or five guys tell you that you're drunk, even though you know you haven't had a thing to drink, the least you can do is to lie down a little while. ~Joseph Schenck