@RVLara23 @skinnylatte Very much so

@cafechatnoir I kind of turned up my nose at the espresso martini as a mixo because they were so trendy for a while. And I'm not a fan of premade canned cocktails for the same (rather elitist) reasons. But I probably should learn to relax a bit. I've had some of the canned G&Ts - Cutwater, I think - and it was...acceptable?

I did recently pick up some Mr. Black, speaking of trends, which is supposed to be *the* way to mix an espresso martini. Did a Black Russian with it first and that was quite good. If you are into EMs I'd definitely recommend picking up a bottle.

Update: Wife-2 got me an emergency visit to my doctor (NP, really), where I croaked and whined and bitched and whimpered. She said, "Oh, yeah, you definitely got that," and thankfully hauled out the real drugs. (Very grateful to Wife-2 for finding me this doc, though I'm really seeing the doc's NP. NP knows the assignment.)

Anyway, less achy now, a bit more energy now, but not yet out of the woods. Had to cancel shows for last night and tonight (for the first time in a couple of years), so I really won't like getting hit by the lack of revenue - but it was likely better than continuing to be a #jackass and powering my way through each one. I mean, I didn't get any tips for my last show because I literally could not make any noise when I asked the crowd for tips at the end of the show. #medicine #recovery #virus

@clacksee I've asked @EFBQ, who is opposite the table here. She is assuming terrestrial, Christian or an analog of Christianity, uplifted or genetically modified...

She says she'd need more questions answered, but I'm going with Siblinghood of the Faithful Rover.

Urgh. I am *still* feeling like hammered dogshit. Coughing, sneezing, going through Kleenex like I own stock in 'em, and I still have basically no voice. I've slept most of the day.

I was over this, dammit. Then I had to go out and shovel and chip, and when I came back in, my throat was like a blast furnace and everything boomeranged on me. Still had shows to do, so those had to go on, and I just bulled my way through. Ever since I've been shuffling around in my robe, croaking, and mewing for cups of tea. I haven't even been able to watch movies or play my #BaseballSim .

Nurse said it was not strep, not flu A or B, and not CoViD. So it is my own special personalized version of viral hell-crud. Yippee. #UpperRespiratoryVirusesReallySuck #IHateMyMiserableLife

Toot something amusing in response. Or something sexy. Or maybe both. Or just put your fist in the air and yell #FuckTheFascists

@Taweret Not an actual show, but the Donnelly Advertising Christmas Jingle. A local commercial. I really should report it to one of the lost media sites out there...I think I found the audio at one point, but haven't seen the full commercial.

@cafechatnoir Same here; about 8 inches or so total of snow and some other varieties of something frozen. I have plenty of provisions (read: booze) so I'm fine in here for now.