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This is a testament to my love of rum, pirates, wenches, and randomness. I could do this all day if only it were profitible. Enjoy. Or don't. Whatever.

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June 30th, 2010

Sorry friends. I know it’s been a slow few days, but life-life has required too much of my attention to properly keep things in order here. There will be a return to normal next week.

 
Posted on June 16th, 2010

First off, here’s a trailer for Armada of the Damned

And then, when you’ve finished watching that, you should read this article at Destructoid about the gameplay preview with added screenshots.

Posted on June 16th, 2010

A review of The Scarlet Ibis Rum with two recipes including it. The original blog is in German, so the link I’m providing is through Google’s translator. Via Drum Rum

Flip Flop punch using a Chamomile infused Flor de Caña. They seem to have left out the infusion instructions, though I’m sure experimentation wouldn’t be unheard of. Via Wichita Falls Crave

A Blueberry Mojito recipe for those of you actually experiencing a summer season. And you thought Ohio was boring. Via Ohio.com

A Refreshing Raspberry Mojito. So simple, but it looks so good. Via à la carte kitchen

Ting With A Sting. Grapefruit soda and rum. I didn’t even know they made grapefruit soda. Via WeBeSharin

The Freaky Tiki. A blended drink with a good number of delicious ingredients (caramelized pineapple!). Sounds like I need to pull out the blender. Via NocheLatina

And a video showing how to make the Slushy.

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Posted on June 15th, 2010

LiveForFilms has a number of pictures of the Queen Anne’s Revenge that will be featured in Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides. The Queen Anne’s Revenge is the ship that Blackbeard Captained and then grounded off the coast of North Carolina. Head over to LiveForFilms for more images.

Posted on June 14th, 2010

The Fisherman And The Syren - Frederic LeightonSailor Jerry Day was Saturday. There’s screenings of Hori Smoku in Portland, Austin, and Los Angeles. If you’re in San Francisco you’re out of luck, the showings already passed for you. Via SailorJerry.com

Saturday was also International Cachaça Day. Celebrating the day that the Portuguese crown essentially banned Cachaça in Brazil. Obviously the ban didn’t work out so well. Via A Mountain Of Crushed Ice

Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned is due out later this year. There’s a trailer for it that looks pretty cool actually. Kind of like Sid Meier’s Pirates! only more modern and based in the PotC universe. Good times. The cinematics look pretty sweet. Via GameTrailers.com

Hector Barbossa is back. Geoffrey Rush is coming back for a 4th time in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Via Variety

Gemma Ward is also joining the Stranger Tides cast. She’s playing a mermaid apparently… which brings me back to that question of how sex works with merfolk. Some say the tail splits allowing for relations. Like the Starbucks logo. Via CourrierMail.com.au

Pirates of the Caribbean beds are being recalled. Apparently a 4 year old got his head stuck in what is, essentially, a toy chest built onto the bed and now the beds are being recalled because it’s an entrapment hazard. When did the parents of this country turn into giant cry-babies? If my head had gotten trapped in my toy chest as a child I would’ve been told to stop crying and be more careful. Via CPSC.gov

Posted on June 13th, 2010

I’m back from Los Angeles (a story for another time) and breaking the rule I had intended on keeping – Thou shalt not post on weekends.

But it’s sunday, and it’s quick. Sunday Quickness.

Found some videos that I hadn’t seen before for The Kraken Spiced Rum.

Check them out behind the cut.