Two-stage ARC giveaway!: seanan

Two-stage ARC giveaway!

It's time for another ARC giveaway here in my weird little corner of the world. This time, it's going to be a two-fer. Specifically, we're having both a contest and a random drawing. If you comment at all, you'll be entered in the random drawing for an ARC of An Artificial Night. If you comment and participate in the contest, you'll be entered both in the random drawing, and in the judged portion of the giveaway. Ready? Awesome.

Suggested by

talkstowolves, our contest for today is:

"Design signature cocktails or desserts for major characters/places in the Tobyverse."

What does the Luidaeg drink on a Friday night? What's Toby's favorite way to get wasted? How many virgin cocktails can Quentin down before he reaches legal age? Whip up something intoxicating and put it in the comments for the world to see.

The random drawing will be held Monday, July 12th. Voting on the cocktail/dessert competition* will begin the same day, and continue through July 15th. As no actual drinking is involved, you don't have to be twenty-one to enter, and there are lots of websites happy to help you out.

(*If we receive fewer than five entries, I won't do open judging, and the prize will be awarded based on how much I want to drink your cocktail or eat your pie.)

Game on!

knitmeapony

July 7 2010, 20:21:00 UTC 6 years ago

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Toby's Late Night (to be made only when a case causes insomnia)

Layer the following in a narrow, clear glass (listed from bottom to top for ease):
1 shot White Creme de Cocoa
1 shot Kahlua
1 shot creme de menthe
2 shots strong espresso
1 shot vodka

Examine drink. Enjoy the pretty, pretty layers. Amuse self by poking at the glass for a bit. Sniff, hoping for coffee smell, and get nose full of vodka fumes instead. Wheeze slightly.

Strike match and light vodka. Burns nice, huh? Admire the pretty, pretty fire. Convince self this was only rational way to keep coffee warm. No, really. Good plan.

Contemplate pending case, attractiveness of layered drink, mounting danger of fire. At last possible sensible moment, slap hand down on top of glass to put out fire. Pick up pretty, delicate layered drink and shake like you're wringing someone's neck. Maybe your client's. Maybe your own. Some days, it's hard to tell. Continue shaking until you start to feel better and/or silly.

Return drink to table, lick palm clean, and add lime-green bendy straw. Drink faster than is probably sensible, preferably while watching an infomercial.