Introductions

Noles, did you start celebrating already?

OK, I've been lurking for a wee bit, time to put in my first post. I'm (yet another) foreign language teacher with his nose pressed firmly against the great wall of China's education system. And for most part loving it, but don't send for the doctors just yet. Some of you I think I recognise from another message board in a universe far away. I hope you don't remember anything bad about me. Or not too much, anyway. Yes, I'm not just latefordinnner, I'm very latefordinner; I'm so latefordinner I'm THAT latefordinner. <just thought I'd get the joke out of the way. If you have a pun on my screen name that you really have to tell, then go ahead>
I'm passing middle age and heading into my second adolescence (the first wasn't nearly as much fun) with a Chinese wife and young daughter, an expanding waistline and disappearing hairline, and I wish I could finish the sentence with a really good punchline.

Well, howdy and welcome. Pull up a chair (be careful, Stil might be hiding under the table) and have a tall, frosted glass of gin and pink grapefruit juice. If a small dragon flies up and falls asleep on your head, don't bash it away. DS will be ever so bothered by it. The object in the corner is not Tutankhamon's great times 15 grandfather, it's just George. 

Welcome.  Yes, don't hurt my dragons. 

Welcome Aboard, Late!!    Nice you could join us.  Hope to see ya here - a lot!

I'm THAT latefordinner.

Just don't call me late for dinner! 
Welcome aboard, late! Beers are on Ericthepisspot!!

I think if I were to start drinking again, gin and grapefruit would seem appealing, so have another on George.  I don't think he's still up at this hour.   

I forgot the welcome part.

Late for dinner is acceptable in this saloon - late for drinks ain't!

To do what? Remove nail polish?

 

I've tried Baijiu and green tea, baijiu and red tea, baijiu and tonic (ugghh!) and baijiu and orange.  Grapefruit would probably be OK be because the tartness would take the edge off the baijiu.

You may have created your own new cocktail. Missi Bomb, complete with grapefruit slice, little umbrella, swizzle stick and slice of grapefruit. 

Night before last we created a "Sunset"  tropical juice concentrate in first, vodka next, then Sprite.  Gives you layers.

Sounds really good. 

Now I have to buy tropical juice, vodka and sprite.   

What's a jello-shooter?

You make Jell-O (brand name gelatin treat) substituting vodka for water.

Brand name gelatin treat 

Doesn't really sound as good or as much fun as Jell-O. Good name that. Jell-O hehehe