I know I didn’t post last week, but I have a really good reason. Just give me second….
Oh!
The ear Esme attacked got infected. They had to amputate it. And now I’m destined to spend the rest of my life walking around cupping my hand to my good ear and saying, “Eh?”
Instant Canadian.
Psych! (Yes, I just said, “Psych!”)
My ear is fine. I went to Fort Lauderdale for…
- Ice cream?
- Work?
- Giant margaritas?
- A blogger meetup?
All of the above are correct. I went for my Special Ops Ninja job (Yes, that’s totally a real job), and while I was down there, I met Lorraine from The Late Party Girls.
She rocks. And she took me to Jaxson’s: Home of the Kitchen Sink Sundae. No, we didn’t get it. They won’t give you that gargantuan-sized sundae unless you’re in a party of 4.
Obviously, they had no idea who they were dealing with because Lorraine and I are semi-anonymous. If only they’d known who we really were, we’d have been the exception.
Not wanting to reveal our secret identities, Lorraine and I settled for two scoops…which ended up being the size of our heads.
Also, while I was in Florida, Ddot and I partook in margaritas….which were also the size of our heads.
Ddot illustrating a hand-to-margarita size ratio.
That should be Fort Lauderdale’s new slogan.
Fort Lauderdale: Where Everything Yummy Is the Size of Your Head.
August 20th, 2012 at 7:37 am
Wow, those ARE giant margaritas. That sounds like my kinda place! I missed you, but good to know you were having a good time with desserts and liquor. Really, that is the only acceptable excuse.
Now check your calendar. :p
August 20th, 2012 at 7:45 am
I hear the Van Gogh look is the trend for fall. You are so cutting edge.
August 20th, 2012 at 10:02 am
Ha! …Ha ha ha!
August 20th, 2012 at 7:58 am
Ft. Lauderdale should pay you for that slogan.
August 21st, 2012 at 8:30 am
If you can get them to do that, I’ll give you a cut.
August 20th, 2012 at 8:01 am
If you’re going to have something yummy it should ALWAYS be the size of your head.
August 21st, 2012 at 8:31 am
Well said!
August 20th, 2012 at 8:51 am
I saw gigantic margaritas like that in Miami–and they had beer bottles turned over into the glass–just in case the tequila didn’t work it’s charms, I guess.
August 21st, 2012 at 8:32 am
I don’t like beer, so for me, that would ruin the margarita. But maybe with a margarita that big, you can’t even taste the beer.
August 20th, 2012 at 9:30 am
Food should always be the size of your head. In fact, one day I’ll open a restaurant called Heads Up, that serves everything in head-sized proportions. And it will have a hammock room for after dinner.
August 21st, 2012 at 8:32 am
I love your restaurant idea! Please get on that!
August 20th, 2012 at 10:03 am
Welcome back, Thoughtsy! I missed you. And now I miss something I’ve never had.
You’ll be proud to know there was a tiiiiiny moment when I thought you were serious about the ear.
August 21st, 2012 at 8:33 am
I missed you, too!
Esme would never do any permanent damage…I don’t think….
August 20th, 2012 at 10:10 am
I want to go wherever those margaritas are.
August 20th, 2012 at 3:09 pm
So basically you want to come visit me too!
Come one, come all!
August 20th, 2012 at 10:36 am
To hell with Texas, they do everything bigger in Florida! OMG, those drinks!!!!
August 21st, 2012 at 8:34 am
I almost said that in the post! Florida is giving Texas a run for its money.
August 20th, 2012 at 11:19 am
The experts will tell you that your hand is the proper size for a portion. Never trust an expert.
August 21st, 2012 at 8:35 am
I agree!
August 20th, 2012 at 11:39 am
Looking at the size of those margaritas, all I can say is you must have some big, honkin’ heads.
August 20th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
I was thinking the same, Peggles.
August 20th, 2012 at 11:46 am
Sadly, I”ve never been to Florida or had ice cream or margaritas the size of my head. Lord knows how I’ve lived this long without!
August 20th, 2012 at 11:47 am
Hmm, those ginormous sundaes and margaritas looks so good! I’m not sure I would be able to finish either of them, but still..
August 20th, 2012 at 12:43 pm
mmmm, ice cream sundae
mmmm, margaritas
August 20th, 2012 at 1:44 pm
Fort Lauderdale sounds awesome! I don’t know about you, but right now I could really go for a burrito and margarita the size of my head!
August 20th, 2012 at 2:10 pm
What HAPPENED after you drank all that tequila? I feel like I would have just fallen over, straight over from the table, and passed out for 48 hours.
August 21st, 2012 at 9:52 am
Shhhh…don’t tell anyone…but I couldn’t finish it. Shhhh….
August 20th, 2012 at 3:03 pm
Mega sided drinks and desserts – I think it is right acceptable
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
August 20th, 2012 at 3:10 pm
For the record I totally didn’t kill Toughtsy and I’m not an old man in basement blogging!
You should come to Fort Lauderdale again! Or maybe next time you are in Florida I can meet you in Disney World. YEEEEEAAAAH.
August 21st, 2012 at 9:53 am
I don’t know if you want to go to Disney with me. I’ll need my picture taken with almost every character.
August 21st, 2012 at 9:59 am
I wouldn’t expect any less.
August 20th, 2012 at 5:36 pm
You can lead a horse to water…. or a giant margarita glass! Those are ridiculous! And when I say “ridiculous”, I mean AWESOME! Anything that could double as a water trough for a pony gets my stamp of approval.
August 21st, 2012 at 9:54 am
“Anything that could double as a water trough for a pony gets my stamp of approval.”—This is why I love you.
August 20th, 2012 at 7:28 pm
Welcome back! I love a good giant margarita.
Annnnnd as much as I would like to say we Canadians don’t say “eh” all that much, that would just be a lie…I don’t think there’s a word that works as well in that context. How do you guys end your questions, eh?!
I posted about the time that I purposely wet the bed when you were gone: http://happyorhungry.com/2012/08/15/blame-it-on-the-a-a-a-a-apple-juice/ not sure if you saw it, but I remember you asking about it!
August 21st, 2012 at 9:55 am
I’m still going through all the posts I missed, but you know I just moved this one to the top of the list and read it!
August 20th, 2012 at 7:42 pm
Wow! I’m not sure which I’m most excited by, kitchen sink sundaes or the largest margarita I ever saw in my life!!!
August 21st, 2012 at 12:34 am
I love that photo of the Margaritas. Now you have me craving one, and it’s bedtime. Yikes!
August 21st, 2012 at 1:39 am
When I look at the margarita picture, I see normal-sized margaritas and tiny, tiny hands.
August 21st, 2012 at 9:56 am
I assure you those are not tiny hands. Ddot is over 6-foot tall.
August 21st, 2012 at 7:07 am
Oh it all looks so yummy!! After a second looksie, I must now find myself something to eat.
August 21st, 2012 at 2:51 pm
You mean you’ve never heard it referred to as Ft. Liquordale? I thought everyone knew that.