The Canadian Figure Skating Championships were on TSN tonight. Did Jeff Buttle dye his hair, or is that his natural color? I was expecting the usual blond-highlighted pretty, but I got a more subtle, mature pretty. His outfit was fairly plain, too.

Vaughn Cipheur and Chris Mabee certainly impressed tonight. And after the Friggin' Triple Axel, Jeff was a bit wobbly but still great. Sandhu crumbled, again, and I laughed, again. Shawn Sawyer continued to bore - he's trying to go for the component scores with the posing and the fancy footwork, but Buttle and Mabee are both better at that kind of thing. Sawyer should focus on the technical.

Man, I missed skating.

So the holidays are (finally) over, I totally wasn't feeling it this year, my bank account is nearly in the hole and my skin is acting up again, even though I'm heading for 22 and should be free of the whole acne thing by now. Time for a mufuckin' cocktail.

...albeit a rather genteel one. I was a little wary of the Amaretto Sour at first - why mess up the delicious flavor of amaretto with lemon juice, of all things? - but I'm shocked at how good these are. One of the few amaretto-based drinks that would probably work better as an aperitif than a digestif (je suis très prétentieux). Not quite enough alcohol to suit every taste, but still a winning flavor.

Amaretto Sour
1 1/2 oz amaretto (Di Saronno)
juice of 1/2 lemon

Shake with ice and strain into chilled cocktail glass. Looks aren't the Amaretto Sour's strong point ("Why yes, I'd love a glass of that gungy water that shoots out of your showerhead in the morning"), so don't bother dressing it up with a garnish.