"How dry I am, How dry I am, Nobody knows how dry I am"

[torino10154]

Welcome to the 'Not-So-Dry January' edition of firewhiskeyfic! We, your Mods - sdk and torino10154, are so glad you could make it. We love everyone today. Feel free to friend us on DW. We promise not to stalk you... much. :D

Your challenges for this round are:

Hagrid

Forbidden Forest

Stripped Bare

Cuddling by the Fire

Ice and Snow

“Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.”

Quick clarification for newbies: you don't have to use all the prompts--though that does make for a fun fic!--but since one of the categories for voting is "Best Use of Prompt" we do recommend using at least one. We try to have a few prompts each round that are not HP-specific.

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Shelly is starting the night with prosecco which was so good on NYE while Torino is trying to decide what to pair with the bottle of coconut rum she got for Christmas!

Let's get our drunk on!

Comments

[torino10154]

How's everyone doing? What are we drinking tonight? What should I have for dinner?

♥

[oldtoadwoman]

Per tradition, I like to kick off Firewhiskey with a shot of Fireball. Cheers!

[lightofdaye]

Hello all! I guess I should get out the rum!

[torino10154]

Yes!! So glad you're here tonight!

I have an idea!!

[oldtoadwoman]

I've been drawing a complete blank. Couldn't even decide which fandom to write for. And then two hours ago, I finally caught a plot bunny. Can't promise it will be a good one, but I caught it. Time to break out the booze!

Re: I have an idea!!

[torino10154]

Fantastic! Catching those plot bunnies is hard!

[ride_4ever]

So very here for this -- deets to follow after I make a sand2ich for spouse's lunch (brave soul to trust my sandwich-making when I already started drinking!).

And yeah, ILEITB!

[torino10154]

ROFL COngrats! :D

[paulamcg]

I have to confess I'm not ready at all – although Friday's almost over here! I mean I'm not ready to even start. I have no booze! I was too tired at the end of the working week and decided to go and buy some (other necessities, too) only tomorrow morning. But thanks to the time zones perhaps I can still get my drunk on before you all have passed out!

[torino10154]

Totally understandable! Work gets in the way of a good time FAR TOO OFTEN.

As you know, we do allow folks to uh, participate when they are able so that should be fine as long as the entry is submitted by the deadline. :)

[lq_traintracks]

It's only 3:30pm here, so I'm not quite ready to drink, but I'm excited to do this tonight! Hello to everyone across the pond and any early birds over here! :D

[lightofdaye]

Ahoy there! good luck when the time comes, you're two drinks behind atm.

[lightofdaye]

two drinks in. damnit muse. do something or it's another shot for you

cheese

[oldtoadwoman]

Ditto. Two shots in and I haven't even started typing. But I've eaten SO MUCH CHEESE. Prioritiejs.

[corvidology]

It's only 4:40pm here and I'm having a calming cuppa having done battle with the post office - I lost of course. *sings* A tale as old as time...

Of course, I went from there to the supermarket and when I got home at 4:08pm there was a message saying they'd taken another look and found my parcel if I could make it back before 4:00pm. I've never been one to easily loose my temper but... GAH!

postal

[oldtoadwoman]

I am enraged on your behalf. ::sympathihes::

LASAGNA RECIPE

[torino10154]

If anyone wants my lasagna recipe, here it is.

Questions, comments, let me know. Or if you can't see if for some reason, I can email it.

Re: LASAGNA RECIPE

[sdk]

Clearly next FWF is going to be the Lasagne edition lolol

happy new year

[oldtoadwoman]

someone told me that there is an italian (?) traidition of throwing away (smashing?) brocken/chsipped dishes for new year [(starting the new yaear fresh) and my sister says this weekend is the lunar new year so I thnk I'm gonna use that as a good reason to throw away my favorite chipped plate. Has a HUGE chicp in the side that I don't know how it happened and it's annoying and despite the palte being pretty, I thiknk it's time to let it go.

Okay so ... one hour and two ro three shots into thhis and I haven't wrtten a word so despite 30 unread messages, I'm gonna ignore y'all for a bit and go and actually write something.

Re: happy new year

[lightofdaye]

good plan

but you can't ignire us. we're too adorable.

[lightofdaye]

four drinks in. i don't evem remember drinking most of the fourth. writing is happening torturously slowly. how come there is no red line under torturously. i can't ave spelt that write and not got have correct can i ?

[lightofdaye]

is five to keep this gonig too many?

[sdk]

Oh, the balancing act of when to start drinking so I have enough time to write and not pass out/be completely useless too early.

[torino10154]

I hear you. LOL

Others have provided dinner *\o/* so I am eating then drinking.

[a_belladonna]

Just checking in to wish you all good luck with your writing tonight! Sadly I can't even have a drink in sympathy, because my body decided to tell me that I'm not over my illness (a cold which turned into sinusitis) by giving me a round of migraine with aura (is it called that in English? I'm not up for looking it up right now) earlier this evening.
So I'm off to bed.

And your postcard from the New Year's Eve edition arrived earlier this week, oldtoadwoman! It's very lovely and is currently sitting on the shelf where I display the postcards I get (or buy). :)
The colours held up, no smudging at all.

[torino10154]

Oh, hope you feel better after some rest!! (And yes, aura is correct.)

69 unread messages!

[oldtoadwoman]

::giglesS::.

Re: 69 unread messages!

[lightofdaye]

"Nice" is the traditional memetic response of the kids today

[corvidology]

I wasn't sure at all if I was going to play today but sober me just filled out the header bits I can at this stage, so some part of me is hopeful.

Hope springs eternal...

[lightofdaye]

good luck! threaten the muse with a good case of alcohol poisoning unless it cooperates.

[tjs_whatnot]

Ohhhhh, FirewhiskeyFicFriday?!? Awesome!

😍😍

Time for more giant!pornz!! 🤣🤣

[torino10154]

HELLOOOOO!!!

Yes, this could be a very interesting round if you are a size queen.

[lightofdaye]

i have bested my muse in epic combat and force them to give up a fic!

now... damage control?

[torino10154]

Drink some water. Then perhaps a little food. Then more water. Then bed! LOL

Dinner and drinks. I need to arrange for both!

[songquake]

So, I had half a day of work, half a day of childcare support, and am now home and… I need to do some shopping. So I am ordering/eating sushi, then going out to get the ingredients for. Y potluck dish tomorrow, and some ouzo because the potluck dish is tabouli, and I want Mediterranean alcohol (yes, I know it’s not the same cuisine, but yummy!).

(Also maybe sushi with an ouzo chaser will be good?)

Anyway, drinking later. But I am stoked to be with you all tonight.

Re: Dinner and drinks. I need to arrange for both!

[torino10154]

Good to see you!!

That all sounds yummy!

[corvidology]

I now cradle in my hand a double G&T made with Sipsmith gin.

LET THE DRUNKENING BEGIN!

[lightofdaye]

will you be sipping the Sipsmith?

[lq_traintracks]

TIS TIME TO DRINK!

[corvidology]

Looks like we made this decision at exactly the same time! \o/

[sdk]

rofl i have this post opened in counts .. 5 tabs right now. i can not handle browser tabs, clearly!!

[torino10154]

I'm comnstantly closeing the extra wones. (Hello RUM!!)

[ride_4ever]

So here's my update from when I said I'd be back with deets. I got my first-ever cocktail shaker set (shaker with strainer-lid, muddler, mixing tools, and two-sided jigger) last week with the plan that I would make cocktails during this FWF. I also got four cocktail books. I also bought a bottle of whisky, a bottle of triple sec, a bottle of rum, and a bottle of grapefruit vodka (I already had a bottle of plain vodka), and a bottle of bourbon-barrel-aged maple syrup. About an hour before FWF started I decided to check out the taste of the whisky, having gotten a mid-price Islay Single Malt Scotch (no way was I gonna use my 15-year-old Glenfiddich for mixed drinks!) Well, "the whisky I had for breakfast wasn't bad so I had another for dessert"...and another...and another. Now I'm torn between "should I start writing fic before I do anything else" or "should I make my first cocktail of the night before I do anything else" or "should I read through and comment on the gazillion comments here that I haven't read yet before I do anything else"? ????????????

[corvidology]

Cocktails first, petal, always! ♥

[corvidology]

Personal record for open FWF pages?

I currently have 16.

It's pretteh!!!!!!!!!

[torino10154]

THat is impressive@!

[torino10154]

I WROTE SOMETHING. Ha;lelujah!

[corvidology]

YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

[corvidology]

I think I'm alsmot ready. I'm making lltos of typos but still able to fix them for the most part. One more double G& T I think.

bad spellers of the world, untie!

[oldtoadwoman]

rah rah!