h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

it occurs to me that in the 5 times I have visited the UK I have never set foot in Bristol. this may be an omen, good or bad. Or I could be i am p*ssed and it means nothing . One way or another I mean to see your fair city (and a fair bit more I hope...<bigdrunkengrin&gt

Be well and achieve all you are capable of. (Maudlin expression of inner most dessire!)

XOXOXO

C

Right now, you might not want to. Christians, rain, Socialists, dirty-ness. Hoards of sheep shopping.

I am

Too much exertion.

Socialists! Call the authorities!

OK, I'll bite- what's *sheep shopping*?

(Good Morning!)

Sheep = people

Shopping = an activity that involves the exchange of money for goods.

How did you do that? As a loyal follower of WEE you should have your eyes open?!?!

Weird, now they're back!

Eh????

When you replied the first time you had no eyes, then when I posted they appeared. Weird.

Got my tea in my old mug. Bought it eons ago from a potter in my old neighbourhood. Blue/green glaze on the outside, grey on the inside and all battered and chipped. I don't dare put it in the microwave in case it explodes or the glaze has something weird in it. Mmmmmm hot tea on a cold morning.

Lovely!!

I don't drink tea/coffee much. Not good for you, y'know that!!! All that sugar and caffiene. Although it is one of the only ways I can drink milk...

Hmmmm *milk.....* Very Freudian!

I love tea. I used to do the Pacific Northwest Starbucks coffee thing for years and then I got back to my youth and started drinking tea again. Very comforting and much better for you than coffee.

Oh well, in FREUDIAN terms, I can drink milk...but not in terms of my clogged up lungs...

I see tea/coffee as being both as bad as each other...tea is lighter on the stomach, but nothing goes better with bacon, eggs and toast than coffee...

Nooooo! Tea is full of antioxidants and stuff. Don't take my tea away!

What are antioxidants?

Good stuff. They are supposed to help the immune system and fight cancer. Green tea has the most and is reccomended for cancer patients.

so there.

Oh everything either causes/fights cancer...

Green tea is yucky. But proper tea is nice...

But I prefer water and juice the the occasional vodka/diet coke...

A good friend of mine likes the vanilla vodka with diet coke. Says it drinks just like the vanilla coke but nicer

I have *never* heard of that...

Sounds a bit sickly

Actually, the brings me to another thing I don't like - milkshakes. The thought just makes me gag...

(uh-oh : new word in my vocabulary...look out for it's overuse [gag])

It's one of those 'infused' vodkas that are so popular here now. No sweetness, just the flavour. Raspberry, vanilla, pepper, etc. The pepper one is great from the freezer in a shot.

They get called *alcho-pops* here. Big uproar a few years ago, because people thought they were being marketed to teens.

My favorite is Smirnoff Ice; but I like rum&watermelon and rum&raspberry as well. But that's a club thing. Prefer coke at home. Nice and casual.

Oh no, not those! We have them too and call them 'coolers'. Mike's Hard Lemonade, Smirnoff Ice, Sevens, etc. The infusions are made by Smirnoff, Absolut, etc. and are 40% alcohol and up. They are sold in the same size bottles as the regular vodka but aren't sweet, just flavoured. Like spiced rum or pepper schnapps.