Reasons to be cheerful!

[Amicale]

I love thunderstorms too.  I'm not much of a fan of summer, but the two things I love most are Fireflies and Thunderstorms.    Mind you, I don't want thunderstorms that produce catastrophic damage like we had here back on JUne 29th, but a good down pour with some really good thundercracking really makes me happy.

And also another thing that makes me happy, this is my 100th post!  *happy dances* and I tried to do it without "me too" posts!

Yay Beachdragon, your 100th post IS a very good reason to be cheerful!

[Pasta Chick]

^^Agree x100!!

Before I went on my last interview, I asked BF what his secret was, as he gets jobs like nobody's business.  He said, "Remember the person's name, and use it."  Makes sense to me, and has done well for me so far.

[Guardian85]

Well:
the food was delicious,
the supervisor is under the table (drunk),
and I got shot down six ways to sunday. 

All in all, pretty good party!

[Asmodean]

Good is nice. The Asmo, however, is not drinking until the very end of the month, and then He will try to avoid it under the excuse of driving. He also makes a point of not drinking with His coworkers, but that's a personal-professional preference.

[Biggus Dickus]

We need a thread for "Reasons for feeling Wishy-Washy".

I'm feeling cheerful because tonight we have tickets to see "Andrea Bocelli" perform here in Detroit, yeah!
I was able to get us some decent seats, and it promises to be a good concert. Before hand we'll be going out for dinner, nice Cuban restaurant also in Detroit called "Vicente's".
All in all it should be a wonderful evening; however, we are now leaving the house and will spend the next 6 hours at the mall* christmas shopping. 6 hours, my god I don't know if I have the fortitude to handle this.
Plus I need to act as if I'm enjoying the shopping, so time to put on my fucking happy face. Goodbye all, hope to see you soon, and take care.

* I don't like malls.

[OldGit]

my god I don't know if I have the fortitude to handle this.

How about the credit-card limit?

[xSilverPhinx]

6 hours?! How fun.

Bleh, 6 hours is actually nothing. You should see what it's like when my mother and grandmother go shopping together. You might as well bring all your camping gear along with you because it'll take weeks until you see the light of day again. It's almost like a real campaign.

[Buddy]

I am totally bragging but I think I have made the best hot cocoa ever. 

[Tank]

I am totally bragging but I think I have made the best hot cocoa ever. 

Now I want to try this.

[Crow]

I am totally bragging but I think I have made the best hot cocoa ever. 

Recipe?

I bet mine is better

[Buddy]

    2 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
    2 tablespoons sugar
    Pinch of salt
    1 cup whole milk
    1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1 peppermint candy cane

Whisk together the cocoa, sugar, salt, and about 2 tablespoons milk in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until cocoa and sugar are dissolved. Whisk in the rest of the milk and crushed peppermint and heat it over medium heat, whisking occasionally, until it is hot. Stir in the vanilla and serve in favorite mug. I like to save a bit of the peppermint to sprinkle over some whipped cream.

[Pasta Chick]

Not that it tastes similar, but that reminds me of St Lucian coca I used to make. 

Grate a cocoa stick with nutmeg, cinnamon and I used to throw a small bay leaf in there too.  Vanilla or other spices optional.  Boil 5 min and add sugar and milk to taste.  Although I prefer drinks "black" so I just added extra coca and skipped the sugar and milk.

[Guardian85]

    2 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
    2 tablespoons sugar
    Pinch of salt
    1 cup whole milk
    1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1 peppermint candy cane

Whisk together the cocoa, sugar, salt, and about 2 tablespoons milk in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until cocoa and sugar are dissolved. Whisk in the rest of the milk and crushed peppermint and heat it over medium heat, whisking occasionally, until it is hot. Stir in the vanilla and serve in favorite mug. I like to save a bit of the peppermint to sprinkle over some whipped cream.

Just needs a small shot of whisky...

[xSilverPhinx]

    2 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
    2 tablespoons sugar
    Pinch of salt
    1 cup whole milk
    1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1 peppermint candy cane

Whisk together the cocoa, sugar, salt, and about 2 tablespoons milk in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until cocoa and sugar are dissolved. Whisk in the rest of the milk and crushed peppermint and heat it over medium heat, whisking occasionally, until it is hot. Stir in the vanilla and serve in favorite mug. I like to save a bit of the peppermint to sprinkle over some whipped cream.

That looks like some really good cocoa.

[Icarus]

Ditch the peppermint and substitute a larger portion of whiskey than G85 describes. Alternatively you could ditch the cocoa and the other ingredients and just use the larger measure of whiskey. 

No harm intended Buddy, I'll bet your cocoa is the very best ever.