Just add Vodka

The cocktail slushee mixes that I ordered with the Ezibuy voucher I won from That’s Noice came Tuesday morning. Each calls for half a bottle of vodka or white rum… think I’ll need a few friends around to share these with once summer comes! Thanks again ladies!

Alcohol with less calories? Sweet!

Amongst all the controvesy recently surrounding “Alcopop” drinks (I had never used that word for a breezer or cruiser until recently – t was always girie drinks or “bitch piss” in my circles, though I suppose we can see why the politicians can’t use it) – it’s nice to see the companies are still bringing out new versions of their popular beverages.

The most recent one I’ve tried: Vodka Cruiser “Free”. Mixed berry flavour. Claiming to have way less calories, I’m sure this would be a sure-fire way to get drunk quicker (if that’s possible on such a drink!) I bought it from Superbarn, as the 4-pack was on special.

So, I have it in front of me now… and it tastes fine. Kinda like low-joule jellies you buy and mix at home. Yeah, like the weight watchers jelly. *shrugs* Obviously there’s less calories in a shot of vodka, but this at least is more drinkable and less likely to burn my nostrils :p And if they start serving it in bars, it means you don’t have to opt for soda water or diet coke if you’re after a sugar-free mixer.

1.1 standard drinks at 76 calories with a sweet berry taste… if you hate that imitation sugar aftertaste, don’t buy it, but if you’re seasoned at poisoning your body with Sweetener 950 – aka “Acesulfame Potassium” and “Sweetener (955)” – sucralose, then why not? :p

Of related interest, an article about sweeteners in diet coke that Rish sent me today. “Sodium benzoate has been linked to damage to DNA and hyperactivity in children, and is used as a preservative in Diet Coke in Australia.” … I decided today that I need to get back to drinking Diet Coke at work again, because people are going to suspect that I’m pregnant… because we decided that it may be the only thing to get me off the stuff.

edit: I have now found out there is an official Cruiser Free website for Australia… and that there are three flavours. The thought of orange and mango though makes me think of warm homebrand poppers in my lunch box at primary school… the site won’t tell you much except seemingly promote that you sould drink cruiser while wearing cut-off denimn shorts and flannos. If that’s you’re thing…

1 down 49 to go

Just got back from the chemist with this huge box of penicillin – 50 capsules. Let’s hop that by the end of that my earache and sore throat are long gone, hey? Given that was the cheap part of the purchase…. because despite not being on any other medications, the antibiotics will “definately stop the contraceptive pill from working” according to the guy at the chemist (yes, there was emphasis on the definately)… so other backup measures need to be in place (or at least within reach) before I let Rish anywhere near me ;) Or myself near a glass of wine, which is probably not a good idea to combine with anitibiotics either. But there’s a wine and cheese night tomorrow,and after that we’re catching up with someone for drinks. :( bah. Just have to be careful, I suppose.

I’m also hungry. I’m seriously going to have to be planned. Taking 4 a day, at least 2 hours after food and 30 mins before… I’m not sure how that will work wiht the insane dinnertimes we have… maybe I can take one before my afternoon tea and one before my dinner rather than one before bed? Maybe this can help with weightloss as I’ll be fearfull to eat and I won’t be able to figure it out. Or they’ll upset my stomach, which has been known to happen.

Okay, sandwhich time then naptime. I thinkk I got more germs than I woulds have liked to while waiting for the doctor. Children are gross little germbags.

Recovery

Well, I’ve had a great couple of days, barring the end of last night where things went down hill really quickly. :)

Last night was the Hen’s night – Pole dancing was fun (if short). I’m now covered in bruises from it, including a nice one of the top of my right foot, from banging into the pole many times over :) I was so not sexy, but it was fun, I wasn’t completely crap at it (thank you to Rish and his killer gym sessions which mean I now have a little bit of upper-bdy strength to hang off the pole with, rather than just relying on my legs). I should definately look into seeing if we can do it in Newcastle for my sister’s hen’s – her wedding’s in February, and I think I have a duty as an older sister to make her shimmy around a pole :p

Dinner was lovely -went to the Haig Italian restaurant. Dinner was yum, and Suz’a sisters had organised party games and the like… I think I have a bag full of condoms and lubricant in assorted flavours eee. Had wine. No, had a lot of wine…. was merrily tipsy until we hit town, and though I hadn’t drunk anything in about 30 minutes, all the stuff before that suddenly hit me, causing a trip to the gutter. Oh dear. But hunted Rish down and the wonderful Matt and Hannah, and they let us crash on their floor. Ugh. I feel good now, but certainly did not at the time.

Is there a point where I’ll actually figure out my alcohol tolerance levels, or will I just push past that boundry again??? You think I’d have it figured out by now. Maybe if I’d actually had a pasta or something heavy, rather than the lightish chicken breast and polenta I had, I’d have been better off. Or maygbe I just shouldn’t drink so much! :p

This of course comes after telling my doctor on Friday that I’d probably only drink a couple of nights a week… she says to this “SO how many would you have? 1 or 2?” I pause “um” “3 or 4?” she asks. I say “let’s go with that”. Hehe. But it was a good appointment – got my pap test, the first Gardasil shot, heart checked (“I thought I heard a murmur, but I didn’t”) and found out that I’m to have my first mole removed next Friday. It had to happy sometime, with my fair skin, excessive amounts of moles and freckles and the Australian sun. So in a way it’s good because I know the others are fine, even it annoying raised on on my neck! At least my exercise regime was approved of :)

Speaking of which, I’m down my personal trainer (aka Rish) for the week, as he’s just left for Newcastle. Riding up – at least 5 hours, maybe 6 the way he’s going. So I have to motivate and entertain myself for seven days! By the time I see him again, we may finally be rid of John Howard – that’s if the election can be declared to someone that quickly – I was reading the other day that because of the vast number of pre-poll/postal/absentee votes (about 20% of Australians vote that way) adn the marginal seats, it may not be able to be declared until a couple days after. But I’m looking forward to voting this year – my first in the ACT so I’m definately going to vote below the line for the senate! There’s no way I would have attempted that in NSW – not with the hundred r some extereme number of candidates I’d have to number against! I’d surely miss a number and then they’d scrap my vote :( Look! You can practise voting online if you want to hear about how to vote in Australia :p