Funkalicious
Before I delve into my Friday Linkalicious Love Fest, let me just say I'm sort of in a funk (hence the uninspired posting) which I've narrowed down to first-trimester meets, "wah I miss my friends," meets "why the fuck wasn't my dad as crazy about me as Poppy Bill was about his kids."
Yeah, I'm doing that whole "I'm a good person damnit, it's his loss" broken record thing.
So, I'm trying to find the funny, celebrate the subsiding of the headaches, and enjoy the company of my two children, one of whom takes great pleasure in biting my forearm and laughing.
Meanwhile, please check out these links:
A new Mominatrix! Touch me, baby, Drive me Crazy. (Do you know this song?)
Blog Blast: Save, Share, Simplify with Zwaggle (think organized ebay-ish Freecycle without the crazy ass "wanted" emails). Here's my post on how I try (note the operative word "try") to save money, share my used shit, and simplify my life, particularly with *gup* baby #3 on the way. HELP ME! *The prizes rock and really, I can't wait to read what tips you have that don't involve me going to garage sales. PLEASE. No garage sales!*
Pick of the Week: If only I had known about this when I registered the first time around.
Blog of the Week: Hello Momocrats!
Help a Blog Friend Out: Go vote for Erin. She's pregnant with #4, super cool, and well, you should just do it because it takes one second.
Giveaway: Did you pick your favorite Tiny Revolutionary shirt yet? Go check them out and enter! (Make sure you follow the directions and don't just say "PICK ME!"
New fave book: Here's hoping my daughter's school reads this one.
And humor me. When, if ever, did you drink Zima? (Like what year) and if you drank it, did you ever put anything in it, say like jolly ranchers or other types of alcohol?
Zima and Alanis are inextricably linked for me. Whenever the hell she hit her zenith I reflect upon as the halcyon days of Zima. I never put anything in them, I think I found enough ridicule just from drinking them.
Posted by: Amanda | March 16, 2008 at 10:57 PM
Zima? That was 1994-1995, in college. And yeah, I always put a cherry or watermelon Jolly Rancher in it.
Posted by: Christina | March 16, 2008 at 12:59 PM
Early to Mid 90s. I always had lime in mine... nevr tried Jolly Ranchers. Maybe it would have tasted better! I am more of a vodka or Jack Daniels kinda lady!
Posted by: Tracy D | March 16, 2008 at 11:14 AM
I'm aging myself right along with Susannah, I was all about the wine coolers Bartles and Jaymes or California Coolers. And it was 1986 and I was well below drinking age.
Posted by: Manic Mommy | March 16, 2008 at 08:55 AM
Zima...ooh zima. around 1994-95? and always always with lemonheads. and a huge headache in the morning. but oh those lemonheads were GOOD!
Posted by: brandi | March 15, 2008 at 11:26 AM
Early college - 1993 - 1995. We used to put in our big plastic coffee mugs and bring it to the dorm's dining room to sip during dinner. We figured it was Sprite if anyone asked. And yes, jolly ranchers. Oh yes.
Posted by: Karen | March 15, 2008 at 09:43 AM
Spring break, March 1994. I'm sad to say I didn't drink it, so much as inhale it through a funnel.
Yes, I Zima bonged. There were no jolly ranchers involved.
Posted by: Amy | March 15, 2008 at 05:48 AM
Zima? Late 80's-early 90's. Took a swig off the top and then poured a shot of Midori into it. Not bad at all. Back then.
Posted by: shana | March 15, 2008 at 01:35 AM
Zima. 1993. Once - then it was straight back to beer and White Russians.
Although I didn't know about putting other stuff in it. Maybe I would have liked it better.
Posted by: Jerseygirl89 | March 14, 2008 at 09:47 PM
We are still right - Zima = 90s
I don't care what anyone else says.
Chin up. You can drink some Zima in the third trimester.
Posted by: Mom101 | March 14, 2008 at 08:48 PM
Not to date myself or anything but I was more a Bartles & James kind of girl. Wine coolers, as sweet going down as they are coming back up.
Zima--not so much. I was a bit smarter by the time those rolled around.
Posted by: Susannah | March 14, 2008 at 07:07 PM
Voted!
Zima, I drank occasionally in probably 1992-1996 if there was no other option. Never was a fan.
Wish I'd tried putting candy in it.
Posted by: Heather | March 14, 2008 at 06:52 PM
OMG! Zima! So funny.
We had a friend we would hang out with who didn't drink beer. He drank Zima. We dubbed him "The Zima Fairy."
I put lime in it on the few occasions I tried it.
Posted by: submommy | March 14, 2008 at 05:15 PM
I remember drinking Zima in highschool. I never put anything in it but I do remember others doing the jolly rancher thing.
Posted by: Jessica | March 14, 2008 at 04:47 PM
I had a Zima once, in the early 90's I think. I'm certain we didn't mix it with anything. I'm more of a Mike's Hard Lemondae kind of girl, if I'm drinking anything straight out of a bottle.
Posted by: K | March 14, 2008 at 03:44 PM
Cathy Dennis?? Hubby had the hots for her. Those green eyes! That red hair! Yeah, yeah, says the blue eyed, blond-ish wife....contacts & Loreal.
I've had Zima, I can't remember how long ago. I never put anything in it. I do remember that it tasted better if it was ICE cold.
Posted by: Catizhere | March 14, 2008 at 02:37 PM
Zima, 1995, 15 yrs. old. Tastes like crap, we put jolly ranchers in it, it didn't help. I quickly moved on to good ol heinekin (sp?)
Posted by: roxanne | March 14, 2008 at 02:16 PM
Late 90's...until I discovered Mike's Hard Lemonade. Then that became my non-beer drink of choice!
Posted by: Sara | March 14, 2008 at 02:07 PM
My depressed ex boyfriend used to drink Zima with grenadine. It was tastyish, but after a while with him I had to move on to the vodka.
Posted by: Dolores | March 14, 2008 at 02:04 PM
I drank Zima in 1994 with a shot of Chambourd.
Posted by: divrchk | March 14, 2008 at 02:04 PM
First time I tried Zima was junior year of high school, 1993.
Posted by: Monica | March 14, 2008 at 01:55 PM
Oh gosh...Zima. Heh. I think the first and last time I had that was right after high school in '99. Ew. LOL
Posted by: barnmouse | March 14, 2008 at 01:08 PM
Ha! Zima and Jolly Ranchers baby! Wow. That was back in the days of high school underage drinking... probably in 94 or 95.
Ah. Memory lane...
Posted by: Lisa | March 14, 2008 at 11:41 AM
Carrie - you were 15 in 1995?
Oh you wee babe you :)
Posted by: Motherhood Uncensored | March 14, 2008 at 11:29 AM
Oh, and the party took place in 1995. I remember being so excited to try it because I'd seen the oh-so-glamorous commercials. And then being horrendously disappointed because it was neither tasty nor glamorous in the least.
Posted by: Carrie | March 14, 2008 at 11:07 AM
I didnt drink Zima but we used to buy 6 packs of it for our friend Jason in the late 90s because after 3 or 4 he'd do his George Michael and Michael Jackson impersonations on the dance floor at 80's night
Posted by: fidget | March 14, 2008 at 11:04 AM
Zima? Loved that. Must have been around 1986? How long did it stay around?
Posted by: Jill | March 14, 2008 at 10:43 AM
The first, last and only time that I drank Zima was at my 15th birthday party. My parents had thrown it as a surprise party, and a bunch of people that I didn't even know showed up and brought Zimas (because THAT's the cool liquor to sneak into a birthday party). I found it highly entertaining because it tasted like flat Sprite. But I never thought to put anything else in it. That maybe would have helped with the taste. . .
Posted by: Carrie | March 14, 2008 at 10:42 AM