Additions

Hello there.

Thanks for stopping by.

I missed you.

I'm glad you're here. I wanted to show you something.

You may have noticed a few new additions on the blog. (Look over there. And down there.) Yeah, those additions.

You can now subscribe as well as become a follower.

Also!!!!!!!

I now have a counter for the pages, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnd... A STUMBLE UPON BUTTON!!!!!!

For those of you who are stumblers out there/want to help me out, click on the stumble upon button on the posts!

Soon cigar freaks everywhere will come to this Mecca of a blog.

Yay!

There are worse things to be addicted to than my blog... Like facebook. (as I check my status update...)



I had another Rocky Patel this weekend whilst playing cards with the Dutch and others and it was delicious. Those guys know what they are doing with cigars.

Go buy one and try one.


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Everyday!

I smoked that Everyday Joe last night with Lady Winston and God's Gift to Women (GGTW) among others.

That cigar is delicious and at only $3.00 a cigar or less it is very affordable. The wrapper was nice and dark and the burn was pretty even. The wrapper did start unrolling a bit at first but it was so good that I chose to overlook that.

Yum! Go buy one!



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Intermission

I have two more posts to write before I'm caught up but I wanted to make a list of everyone's nickname who has been there when I smoke. So without further ado:

Charlie

Kal-El a.k.a. Man of Steel, Superman (You get the picture)

James Howlett a.k.a. Weapon X, Wolverine (You get the picture)

Jew Lightning

El Presidente

Mr. President

Number One Fan a.k.a. #1, NOF (You get the picture)

Lady Winston

Blue a.k.a. Red

ZBTN (if you don't know what this means, read The Hitchhikers Guide Omnibus and then come talk to me)

Flash

BJD (if you don't know what this means, don't worry about it.)

The Gimp

Company

Snicker-snack

My old lady

Dutch a.k.a. Chuckles,

Uncle Tom- Not a nickname (I know you're with me every time I smoke)


So there is the small but ever growing list of people I smoke with. Yay!

When I smoke with enough new people to add more names, I'll post an updated list.

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The long overdue "Charlie's going away smoke" post

Apologies for the length of time between posts however I have excuses! I'll line them up for you right now:

1) I'm a math major. Until last week I was taking both Calculus and Discrete Mathematics during the summer seven week semester. It was rough. Then I dumped Discrete Mathematics because I couldn't deal with all of her problems. Calculus understands me better anyway. But I was doing homework nonstop when I wasn't sleeping or in class (not sleeping in class).

2) I've been LARPing/ preparing to LARP and that took up a lot of my free time when I should have been/could have been writing this blog... but it was WORTH IT!!!!

3) My computer caught a nasty virus and I had to reboot windows onto my computer, causing me to lose a ton of stuff that I stupidly forgot to back up

4) I didn't feel like it.

Onto the blog:

As per usual, I didn't have the camera so I don't have pictures of this great time, but you'll have to take my word for it, it was awesome.

"Who was there?" I thought I heard you ask?

Here is a sweet list of the people there:

The usual suspects:
Kal-EL - All hail the man of steel
Charlie - Duh, her party
James Howlett - "Should I call you Logan, Weapon X?" -Mallrats
The Gimp - she wasn't actually there but she was on the phone and was there in spirit.

The new guys:
My Number One Fan (#1) - Yeah you're in the blog!
El Presidente - Looking relaxed as per usual
Mr. President - That's right, the Trifecta of President's were there
Jew Lightning - His first time around the Cigar Freak at his best
2 Chicks and 2 Dudes - I didn't know you guys but Charlie did so yay for you, but you don't get cool nicknames. The Cigar Freak is flexing his dictator-like will upon the blogs.

Ok! For this auspicious occasion I was excited because I knew what i wanted to smoke. On my last visit to the Cigar and Hookah Cafe I noticed they carried the cigar brand Nub.

Yeah!

Now for those of you who don't know, The gentleman who created Nub was onto something. It is a well accepted notion that the last two smoke-able inches of a cigar are the best-- the Nub, capitalizing on this-- is only about three inches long.

Get it?

It's all the best part baby! Yeah!

The best thing is that I've also heard it smokes like a much longer cigar so one Nub will last you about the same amount of time.

I'm pumped!

So, I go to get a Nub from the humidor with Kal-El and #1 and I was telling them about how much I wanted to smo-- OUT! They're out of them! What? What the! Fuck!

I think at this moment I probably sighed.

Sigh.

Ah well, there's plenty more cigars there for me to peruse.

I settled on The El Baton Classico Robusto which was rated 91 by Cigar Aficionado. It was also pretty cheap. Like $6.00 ish?

Here's what I have to say about it:

The smoke started out good. It ended up GREAT at the end. Yum! I definitely recommend these bad boys. They burn pretty evenly throughout the smoke and ashed about two inches in. The only issue I had with it was the wrapper was coming apart underneath of where the wrapper had been. I kept licking it down but it would dry out pretty quickly and return to being a nuisance. Other than that it was delicious and a great smoke.

So hookahs were smoked, cigars were smoked and it was a delicious time. Before we left I ventured once more into the humidor and found a cigar called Everyday Joe. It was only $3.49. (I haven't smoked it yet.) The guy at the counter (also known as the owner--who is awesome by the way) knew the cigar by sight even though it had no wrapper. He said he loves them and smokes them all of the time. Yes! I love this place.

So yeah, Charlie's been gone for EVER! She's coming back in a few weeks but come on already!

Get back here so we can share another smoke woman!

And #1, you have the bridge. (I've always wanted to say that.)



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My new favorite cheap cigar

I just got finished (read "just" as two to three hours ago) this delicious cigar and woah-ho hoah! Who's got two thumbs and finally remembered to take pictures?

This guy.

Although, I forgot to take pictures of the cigar pre-light.

However, I did get a picture before I ashed the first and second times. YEAHHHH!!!!!!

A little bit about the cigar:

maybe next time I'll remember to take the picture before I smoke it.

It was delicious. Great smell and taste. I was curious and went onto Thompson's website (as usual). This is what they had to say:

"Corojo Cubano is a handmade combination filler cigar in a delicious Corojo wrapper for less than what you’d expect to pay for a machine-made drug store cigar! Yep, that’s right. Read the ingredient list and drool. This handmade cigar is made from a delectable blend of Dominican Piloto Cubano and Olor combination fillers, Dominican binder, and a beautiful and oh-so-rich smoking Honduran Corojo wrapper. The effect is nothing short of mesmerizing. No, our supply of Corojo Cubano didn’t fall off a truck. Let’s just say I happened to be in the right place at the right time to take advantage of this special deal, and the best part is I get to pass the saving on to you."

By "you" they obviously mean me.

"But how was it wrapped?" I thought I heard you say.

Let me just say that the burn was even all the way down. I'll let the picture show you how the ash was:

I've always been envious of other peoples ash-pictures.

Yeah, that's nice. Look at that even burn. Look at that nice long ash. Look at those legs. Ooh.

Hey what? Legs?

I forgot to mention, the Gimp was over and hanging out while I was smoking. She bought me a nice cigar as well! Awesome! You'll hear about it when I smoke it later. Back to the action!

After I took this picture I turned off the camera, set it down, thought to myself, "I should ash this before I take another puff-- No! Better idea! I'm going to see how long I can get this ash to be! Yes! Here goes!"

As I took the puff the ash decided to jump. Always trust your ash-instinct.

As the smoke progressed it became clear that this cigar was going to stay delicious and burn evenly the whole way through.

As it became evident it was time for the second ash, I took another picture. No sneaky jumping off this time ash:

Not bad for a second ash. This cigar rocks.

Yeah, still awesome. Look at that even burn. Look at that nice long ash. Look at those legs. Ooh.

Wait what? More legs?

Ok so I started this smoke with the Gimp but a few minutes into it Company came out. Those are his legs. He's in the process of making me armour. Heck yeah! (That's not cigar related, it's just cool!)

So overall, I am so glad I've got four more of these bad boys hanging out in the humidor.

The Corojo Cubano has surpassed my previous number 1 cheap cigar choice, the Don Lugo.

Sorry Don, the Cubano is just better.


Everyone else, tell your friends


and...


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What makes me angry?

You want to know what makes me angry?

"The Oil Spill in the Gulf?" I thought I heard you say.

You're right.

That spill really makes me angry. April 20th is when it began. 5 days until June 20th and still seems to be no sign of anyone fixing the problem, just dealing with the symptoms.

Humans are bastards.

But no, that is not what I'm talking about right now. Would you like to know what makes me angry as hell besides that?

"You know we do. There is nothing we want more than this bit of information." I thought I heard you say.

I knew it.

I'm going to link to the entire article here: LINK TO THE THING THAT ANGERS ME RIGHT NOW.

Here is the picture. See if you can spot the problem:

awesome pic everyone knows and loves

See it? Know what I'm talking about yet? No? Ok then, check out the blown up version of this picture that greets people walking into the Winston Churchill's Britain At War Experience, in South-East London:

douchebag 'shop job

I know what you're thinking:

"I don't see the big pro... wait.

No.

Did they...

No.

They couldn't have...

These motherfuckers photoshopped Sir Winston Churchill's CIGAR out of the picture?"




Yeah. They fucking did.

Hooray for changing history to fit a more PC crazed society.

"Is it ethical? Who cares?" I thought I heard them say.

Humans are bastards.

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The Myth of Second Hand Smoke

An excerpt from "The Myth of Second Hand Smoke:"

At the behest of Congressman Henry Waxman (D-Ca), the Congressional Research Service (CRS) spent two years examining reports and came up with the following conclusions regarding second hand smoke and lung cancer (Redhead and Rowberg, 1995):

(a) The statistical evidence does not appear to support a conclusion that there are substantial health effects of passive smoking.
(b) It is possible that very few or even no deaths can be attributed to second hand smoke.
(c) If there are any lung cancer deaths from second hand smoke, they are likely to be concentrated among those subjected to the highest exposure levels (e.g., spouses).
(d) The absolute risk, even to those with the greatest exposure levels, is uncertain.


(Skipping some paragraphs... You should go read this whole thing. Its pretty ridiculous)

The science and chemistry of this field of research are complex, and if the conclusions reached do not meet with current public policy, the research scientist is often stereotyped as being “pro-tobacco”. Because these studies are expensive, and because tobacco companies often supply the grant funds to purchase the supplies, anti-tobacco advocates will often say this is equivalent to bribing the researchers. They sometimes fail to mention, however, the anti-tobacco-funded individuals who personally receive thousands of dollars to vent anti-tobacco research and lend their name to the anti-tobacco movement. One of those individuals, Stanton Glantz, a Ph.D. whose field of expertise is aerospace engineering, attempted to convince the EPA to accept that there were over 50,000 deaths a year, from cardiac events, attributed to second hand smoke. The Congressional Research office examined the statistics related to second hand smoke and cardiac events and determined that those numbers were implausible (Gravelle and Redhead, 1994)


(Skip, reverse, draw-two)

With no scientific evidence to back his statement, Mayor Bloomberg of New York City proclaimed that bartenders inhale the equivalent of half a pack of cigarettes a day. In fact, a study from the U.K. showed that the average London bartender inhaled the equivalent of six cigarettes annually (about one quarter of a pack). (Matthews and MacDonald, 1998)

So look, these seem like important things to know and since I'm a big believer that the government tells us only what they want us to hear, I have a tendency to believe this. That and it's backed up by scientific studies and fact.


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Interesting Statistics

The National Cancer Institute study on cigar smoking shows a 1-2 cigar per day smoker has a lower ratio of lung cancer and heart disease than a non-smoker.

So to stay healthy,


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I pretty much lassoed a tree today

So yeah, I actually took pictures and I have the camera with me now. What I don't have is the magical cord that connects the camera to the computer and makes it so I can share the amazing pictures with you.

My old lady said the cord was in the file cabinet, but the cabinet has obviously since grown a black hole into which all things cord-like have fallen.

So, you'll have to settle with amazing description by yours truly! (Its probably more epic this way)

FIRST!

We moved into a new apartment recently... did I already tell you all that? Let me go check... nope!

So yeah, it's pretty sweet. The porch (and the apartment) are on the third floor. There are pine trees behind us and they are awesome!

Except for a few dead branches knocked loose by whatever storm knocked them loose.

The needles are brown and not quite as pretty.

Every time I'm outside on the porch for a smoke or a hang out with others who are smoking I look at it and think to myself: "I wish I had a lasso so I could rip that branch out of the tree."

Today, while smoking an El Artista Bambina, I looked at the branch and I thought to myself: "I wish I had a lasso so I could rip that branch out of the t..."

Inspiration!

I have rope.

I have sweet knot tying skills.

I'm going to construct a lasso so I can rip that branch out of that tree.

It wasn't an actual lasso. I actually started a daisy-chain at one end and doubled it over to provide the weight. (So visualize a chain about a foot long folded in half and tied that way) The weighted part turned out to be about the size of my fist.

So I began trying to lasso the tree. It took five throws but I eventually got it hooked on one of the dead branch's lower branches and maneuvered it to within reach of the porch.

Success!

I posed for pictures with it like it was a giant fish I caught. Pictures I wish I could have shown you!

Damn black hole.

Ok onto the cigar stuff:
This El Artista Bambina was great! My cigars have been hanging out with each other in the Humidor and it shows. The flavour was great and the burn was amazing. It stayed even down to the end.

During the smoke I hung out with Kal-El. It was conversation with her that led up to the tree branch incident. I believe it went something like this:

Me: "You know, every time I'm out here and I see that branch I think to myself, 'I wish I had a lasso so I could rip that branch out of the tree'."

The Man of Steel: "Me too!"

Me: "I think I have some rope..."

The rest, as they say, was history.

If I can find that cord, I'll post the pictures later.

Found It! (By found it I mean my old lady just handed it to me)

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The Macanudo 1968

My Uncle Tom's memorial service was last weekend.

He was a great man and I miss him every time I smoke.

I have him to thank for my love of cigars and specifically my first brand love: Macanudo.

I specifically began that love with the Macanudo Portifino. It is a great starter cigar for any of you thinking about venturing into the world of cigars.

From there I sampled pretty much every Mac I could get my hands on. A favorite of mine is the Hampton Court. mmm...

A while back Macanudo announced the release of a new cigar the 1968 (you guys need to click on these links. The 1968 website is awesome and they have a video that tells you all about it. You wont regret it I promise.). Needless to say I've been excited about it for a while now.

The 1968 is a cigar made to commemorate when General Cigar bought the Temple Hall factory in Jamaica. Its a limited edition cigar with only four sizes: Churchill, Gigante, Toro and Robusto.

When my friends and I went to the Cigar and Hookah Cafe a few weeks back they had the robustos in stock and once I mopped up the drool I hastily bought one.

Inexpensive for such a delicious cigar guys. It was $6.99. You really can't beat that with a stick.

I hadn't planned on saving the cigar for anything in particular, but it just so happened that before I could smoke it, Uncle Tom's memorial service came around. It was a t-shirt and jeans affair with a motorcycle procession. Beautiful. It was amazing to see all the love everyone had for him.

Anyway, after the service and reception was the long trip back home (did I mention we were in Stewartstown, PA for the service? No?). What better time to enjoy this delicious cigar? I can't think of one either.

"But the wind! The burn!" I thought I heard you say.

I know, I know.

The burn was uneven as a result of the wind and so it looked bad. But the taste was great and Uncle Tom approved.

You all should go buy a Macanudo, pick any cigar they make, and light it up.



Think of my Uncle Tom when you do.




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Sorry in advance

This has nothing to do with cigars, and I'm sorry.

It's just true.

Sometimes I wonder if I want my PhD specifically so I can find a group of doctors to shake hands with. "Dr." "Dr." "Dr." "Dr." "Dr."

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So much has happened. -Part II

Friday night was awesome! (Told you I'd get to it.)

I did not think of bringing the old lady's new camera which I came to regret about halfway through the night.

Flash called me around eight and invited us out to the Cigar and Hookah Cafe in Parkville, Maryland on Joppa Rd. (I haven't found a link to them yet, but I'll keep looking... Found it!) where we would spend a few hours smoking and WATCHING A BELLY DANCER!

What? Are you serious? A belly dancer? I am so there. Now let me go ask my old lady...

So here is who came with us: My old lady (Yay! You know whats sad? Pretty sure she doesn't read this blog.), Kal-El, Flash, Charlie, James Howlett, Zaphod (henceforth known as ZBTN), and me. Apparently the Gimp and Co. couldn't make it and BJD was away for the weekend (We missed you guys. BJD not as much since you beard divorced me... ok. ok. That was a lie. We still missed the hell out of you divorce notwithstanding.)

I never knew this place existed. It's right down the street from where Perring Parkway meets Joppa Road.

The first thing I noticed when I walked in (besides noticing that Flash knew the owner. Not surprised seeing as she is a hookah enthusiast.) was the atmosphere. It is a nice, quiet place to relax and smoke.

I brought along two cigars for the occasion: an El Artista Bambina, and a Victor Sinclair (frantic search for the wrapper) Legacy Box Press.

We had a table reserved and we went in and ordered some hookah's and some drinks (the non-alcoholic kind). Then we chilled out for a while. At this point it was around 9:45pm.

10:00pm.

Charlie and James Howlett order the ...err... pretty sure they ordered a blend of banana/mango/mint tobacco (I could be wrong here, I wasn't paying the strictest attention). Charlie also asks them to add milk $2.00. This turns out to be surprisingly good.

Flash orders a grape hookah which was very tasty and instead of getting the one hose hookah she ordered they brought out a two hose. Waste not want not. Kal-El officially had a hose hooked to delicious grape flavored tobacco.

I light up my Victor Sinclair. It's one of the free cigars I got in my fuerte 6 pack. It is delicious. The more I smoke it, the better it tastes. I get through half of it before I take a puff off of the hookah my old lady and ZBTN were sharing. The blend they chose was the Alex Mix for particular reasons that if you were there you would know. I give the Alex Mix a go.

It's pretty darn good.

I immediately feel high.

I don't know how the rest of you are, and I'm genuinely curious: There are some cigars that just get me feeling high (or what I suppose high feels like. I've never actually done any drugs), that is, sort of dizzy and light headed -but in a good way. Have you ever come across this in your smoking? Let me know in the comment section below.

Anyway, that sort of high feeling colors my mood for the rest of the evening.

I mention it to Kal-El who takes a puff of my cigar after smoking hookah for a while.

She immediately feels high.

We're on to something here.

11:00 (-ish. In fact, all of these times should have the letters ish at the end of them. Just imagine them there so I don't have to type them.)

The girl we think is the belly dancer comes in and sits at the table right next to us. Flash confirms that this is her. We are, as a table, excited.

12:00

The suspense has built to a chris-hendo (see what I did there?) and she comes out of the back room (when did she go back there?) and begins to dance to the awesome music that has begun playing.

She is beautiful and dances well and is not the stick of a body type that so many Bulimic's seem to want to achieve thanks to the media stereotypes. Understand, this is not me saying she was heavy in any way. She was amazingly beautiful and filled out the way athletic people who dance for a living might be.

In short, she did not need a cheeseburger.

Beautiful body. Her outfit was very provocative yet concealed the bits that are usually concealed. We couldn't, as a table, stop staring.

We find out that it is considered nice to go stick money in her clothes but are explicitly warned by Flash, "Not the breasts!"

Fine.

My old lady puts a dollar by her waist tucked into her dress-thing and I wait for it to fall out the entire rest of the dance.

She's great and we immediately make plans to steal her but aren't sure if the trunk is going to be big enough.

1:00

Somewhere before now I've finished my Victor Sinclair, chilled for a few minutes, and started in on the El Artista Bambina. The Bambina is not as delicious as the Victor Sinclair but I am not surprised at this. Anyway, we've had a great time; Charlie ordered hummas which I had a bite of, delicious!

After I finish the Bambina I decide to go check out their humidor. Yes! They have a pretty extensive cigar selection including a wall of Ashton, factory reject bundles (not from Ashton sadly) for a dollar a cigar (these cigars are rejected by the factory for slight discolorations in the wrapper which don't change the taste. this is a great deal), Nub (Which I almost got), the new 1968 by Macanudo (which I did get), Culebras -3 cigars braided together (which I really wanted to get. These things are impossible to find nowadays. I think only one company still makes them? Maybe two)

The humidor was great and everything was pretty decently priced. (I haven't smoked the 1968 yet, but assume you'll hear about it soon)

Before we left, the belly dancer came out yet again! We give her more money and James Howlett finds out that if you don't dance with her before you give her money she runs away from you. Ha!

It is time to go. I must have accidently touched my eye with a bit of tobacco or something because I feel like I'm crying.

This place was great. 23 Dollars for almost 5 hours of good times for 3 people is amazing thats about $1.50 per person per hour. Pretty sweet! (Also, if you don't purchase a cigar or hookah there is a 5 dollar cover charge, but I'm comfortable with that).

Here is where we get to what I didn't like:

What I didn't see until we left were the big signs that said something like, "Outside cigars can not be brought into the store."

Whoops.

This is the only problem I have with this place and maybe they'll decide to change the rule.

Look. I understand the worry about not making money if people bring their own cigars in but that just isn't so. More than likely they will buy drinks/food from you while they are there.

Maybe it's just me, but the idea that I can go there and smoke a cigar I've had seasoning in my humidor is a huge draw. I spent money there, hell, I did buy a cigar, but if I had been stopped at the door by someone, "I'm sorry sir, but you cannot bring outside cigars into the cafe." I would have had a horrible night and probably would be writing an entirely different post right now.

So guys, think about changing that policy, or at least allow the Cigar Freak a little leeway.

I'm just saying.

Ok guys, that is going to be my new hangout for the foreseeable future and I think you should all come with me. I'll be going back during the day (some day) sometime (some time) to speak to the owner (some owner... ok ok sorry.) and I'll probably do a really nice piece for the Examiner that will also get posted here.

Thanks to everyone who came but especially Flash for the invite and the awesome idea. I envy your connections girl.

Everyone go hang out there. Right now... Wait! -After you click on my Examiner page. Yes, click the page first, then go hang out there. Or take your computer and click it while you are there. I'm not sure but I think they might have WiFi.


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Adventure, Excitement and really wild things

I know you were all expecting part two of "So much has happened".

(He he he)

It shouldn't surprise you that this is not that post.

Instead, I have some exciting news! I recently sent out an e-mail to the creator of


that looked something like this:

I am interested in possibly doing an interview with you to publish on my two cigar websites (I'll provide links at the bottom of this e-mail).

I have a page on blogspot where I blog about cigars and how they relate to my life in general. I have also recently taken the position of Baltimore Cigar Examiner.

It is one of my goals to spread the joy of cigar smoking to different cultures and levels of society. The stereotypical upper middle class/wealthy men are not the only ones who enjoy cigars. CAO has recently launched a new ad campaign showing "real" cigar smokers, but they have so far only focused on men.

I love what your organization stands for and I love raising awareness of not-as-mainstream smoking cultures.

If doing an interview is not possible, perhaps I could get a written statement from your organization that I can share with my readers? I'd also be happy to publish any pictures you wanted to include.

Here are the links to my pages.

http://www.examiner.com/x-47695-Baltimore-Cigar-Examiner

http://cigarfreak.blogspot.com

Feel free to peruse them and ask any questions you might have. I'll be glad to answer them.

Thank you again for your time,

Etcetera, etcetera (not sure if I spelled that right), and so on (by which I mean I signed it and gave her my contact info).

Well, she responded today and her response e-mail was favorable (she said yes!). If she gives permission perhaps I'll post said response e-mail when I post the interview.

I think its great what Cigars4Women is doing for cigar smoking and any way I can help I will.

You all should go check out her site. Float around it for a while. Sign up to become a member and click on stuff. You'll learn a lot.

O.k. I'll try to get part two of "So much has happened" up in a few hours but no promises. Finals week + moving into a new apartment = not a lot of leisure time.



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So much has happened.

This will be part one of two posts. I had a cigar thursday and want to talk about that first before I get to friday night. Friday night WAS AWESOME! (If you couldn't tell by the capital letters, IT WAS AWESOME) But first things first:

Thursday.

I've had a La Gloria Cubana in my humidor for a while now and today (thursday) its time was up.

This is what their website had to say about it:

Once Little Havana’s best kept secret, La Gloria Cubana has become the cigar of choice for cigar smokers all over the world, who appreciate a richer, fuller-bodied smoke. Its Cuban-seed filler from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua, and its binder from Nicaragua, perfectly complement the beautifully aged Ecuadoran wrapper to deliver the full, rich flavor that has won the brand international acclaim.

La Gloria Cubana Torpedo received a stunning 98 rating in Cigar Aficionado magazine. Marvin Shanken, Publisher, hailed the cigar as “one the most delicious aged non-Cuban cigars I have ever smoked.”

I've had a few of these in the past and they've always been good.

Today was the exception.

This smoke was the strangest smoke I've had from them and I'm pretty sure it was all about the wrapper and how it wasn't wrapped correctly. It burned weird. It burned strange. It burned slanted. It burned slanted the way the... you know what? Just look at this picture for an example of how it burned:

So yeah. Terrible. Also, the taste wasn't that great. I've been smoking dollar and two dollar cigars for a few weeks now and they were better than this cigar which leads me to believe that either:

A. The wrapper being wrapped incorrectly caused some weird sort of taste malfunction.

B. The cigar actually tastes that bad and all of the people before me who smoked it and said it was great (Including me) were all part of some conspiracy to get people to buy more of this type of cigar.

C. Some bastard wrapped the wrapper around the wrong cigar because of some conspiracy to get people to buy more of this type of cigar.

D. All of the above.

So yeah, I didn't enjoy it and I should have. Damn.

Next post is about AWESOME FRIDAY!


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Where are the posts and why is my daughter so cute?

I know I know. I haven't been posting...

But, I've been really bu...

Now wait just a minute...

Now just calm down!

I have four days left of classes/finals and then I have to move our entire apartment three blocks down and three stories up, after which I'll be more than happy to post as much as possible (until summer classes start)

My daughter Inara wants to type her name, hold on:

inara

"Awwwwwww." I thought I heard you say.

I know, adorable right?

Anyway, I'll probably be smoking this weekend at least so you'll be able to get at least one post out of me.



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