Saturday, May 09, 2009

News flash - the morning after 3 Vesper Martinis*

I woke up on time, and got to work, looking bright and almost normal,
with the aid of a milky coffee and an egg sandwich.

But...

... I haven't been able to complete a crossword or sudoku since.

So something up there was as effectively (and enjoyable) scrambled as
the egg in my sandwich.

*

"A dry martini," [Bond] said. "One. In a deep champagne goblet."

"Oui, monsieur."

"Just a moment. Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka, half a measure
of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large
thin slice of lemon peel. Got it?"

"Certainly, monsieur." The barman seemed pleased with the idea.

"Gosh, that's certainly a drink," said Leiter.

Bond laughed. "When I'm...er...concentrating," he explained, "I never
have more than one drink before dinner. But I do like that one to be
large and very strong and very cold and very well-made. I hate small
portions of anything, particularly when they taste bad. This drink's my
own invention. I'm going to patent it when I can think of a good name."

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