December72009
Pick Your Poison... »
I was oddly mesmerized by this edition of the A.V. Club’s Q&A, where each A.V. Club writer answered the question of what their personal drink of choice was. I think I liked it because it was a question that could have had a simple answer, but each writer’s answer turned out to be very telling about them, and usually had a story to go with it. I liked Steve Hyden’s answer:
“What do I drink? What don’t I drink?! Hey-o! Seriously, I have a drinking problem. Please help me. But before you do, let me enjoy the salty, clear-headed buzz that can only come from a dirty martini one last time. I’ve often said that if I could drink at least one dirty martini every day, I’d be a much happier man. Coincidentally, I’ve only said this while downing a dirty martini. But that doesn’t make this statement any less true. A dirty martini is like a beautiful woman, or a really snappy turtleneck sweater—it makes you look and feel f**king fantastic. I swear I turn into Jon Hamm every time I order one. You know what talking about this makes me crave right now? A dirty martini. Let’s go order a round!”
(Read the whole thing here)
