what a way to kick off the new year… cheers to american salon magazine for featuring intoxicated zodiac shot candles in the january issue. they also plugged us online, check out their “new & notable” column here.

IZ Shot Candles were made for Valentine’s Day… Perfect for the lascivious lover on your list. Hot, sexy, dripping, wet wax… what more could we want on V-day?! Make the recipe at home and do cocktail body shots at the same time for twice the fun. Just call me Dr. Ruth.

Email Info@IntoxicatedZodiac.com for wholesale info. Available for viewing or buying online here.

The fact that Intoxicated Zodiac’s Candles are made with a 100% natural vegetal wax is often overlooked. But our Cocktail Candles are actually greener than kermit! Thanks to VEG NEWS for noticing, and mentioning us in an extremely informative article below.

I’d like to also mention that Intoxicated Zodiac donates an annual portion of its sales to animal-related charities. Last year we contributed to THE NATIONAL ANTI-VIVISECTION SOCIETY (navs.org). This year we’ll support NY CLASS (ny-class.org). This group supports carriage horses.

we’re thrilled to boast that intoxicated zodiac’s shot glass candles are in the press! check out GIFTS AND DECORATIVE ACCESSORIES “Product Wire” Zine here:

there is still time to get the shot glass candle for christmas!!! perfect for stocking stuffers and chaunaka gifts this holiday, and perfect for birthday all year round… view them here:

remember, a portion of all proceeds will be donated to animal related charity. intoxicated zodiac employs environmentally friendly materials and techniques whenever possible. to give and receive… start the abundance cycle in your life… think about what you buy. IZ is an artist-owned business. thanks for your support—cheers!

climate change. be it man made with our excessive use of fossil fuels, or be it natural with the onset of an ice age, there is no denying its existance. perhaps you’re like my friend jim, who screams, bitches and moans that the “dems” have struck fear into the hearts of millions of school children on behalf of a completely false truth. or perhaps you’re a self-hating human who curses his fellow men in their greedy, stupid, oil rich ways. i say, WHO CARES? the fact is that climate change is real — so who cares what precisely caused it? one thing is for sure, and that is that curbing our CO2 emmissions alleviates the impact of global warming somewhat. can we all agree that’s a good thing?

my BIGGEST (oh i have so many it’s hard to choose one) pet peeve is people who sit in their cars with the engines on. going nowhere. eating a bagel. sipping tea. taking a snooze. chillin to the sterio. granted, sometimes it’s hot as hell or as cold as hell froze over and you almost need to idle the car. but most of the time it is not necessary. car idling is a huge contributor to global warming. haven’t you seen the videos of starving polar bears fighting each other to the death just to eat the carcass? try googling it, and then turn off your car. pretty please with strawberry-flavored vodka on top?

above, dog is not only man’s best friend, but bear’s too. (credit)

check out the BLOG ACTION DAY movement here…

been hittin’ the can pretty hard lately? what to do with the empties? make can art! how cool would this be to have sitting in your cubicle? co-worker holiday gifts–BINGO! this chair is made from the king of beers, and is fit for a king. or at least a parakeet worth several hundred dollars! this sweet thing is what is known as a venetian bronze statue, which are quite rare and highly collectible.

bummer i couldn’t find the instructions to make this chair, but try a beer can ashtray, or beer can airplane.

this spring i designed a marriage sign shot glass candle for arielle & russell. their nuptuals were performed on may 2nd, making their sacred union a taurus. then this august i helped shelly & brendan realize their leo dream-wedding: “navigating by the stars.” see pics below of both weddings, but first let me explain the concept of marriage sign astrology: everything with a beginning has a sign. hence, the day on which you exchange vows determines your marriage’s sign.

the bride and groom’s sign have don’t have much to do with their marriage sign, all though their marriage sign can impact their “couple personality.” for example, my sister is a reserved, shrewd, sensitive cancer. she got married under the sign of leo and now she’s throwing parties. normally this would have been out of character for her, but not only is there a new husband in her new life, but a new celestial influence… she just gave her hubby a set of MARRIAGE SIGN SHOT GLASSES for their tenth anniversary!

for more on marriage sign astrology check out my nuptual readings, or buy STAR GUIDE TO WEDDINGS by april elliott kent, or, visit IT’S ABOUT TIMING to calculate the most auspicious time for you and your partner to get hitched. whatever you do, think twice about saying i do on saturday. the day of saturday is ruled by saturn, the harsh planet of constriction.

arielle was really into the fact that intoxicated zodiac donates a portion of their proceeds to animal-related charity–AND–that we are also environmentally friendly. soy wax candle, recycled paper, the whole nine…. let’s raise our glasses to arielle and russell… cheers!

TAURUS MARRIAGE SIGN READING PRINTED ON GLASS:
“A Taurus Marriage: Arielle & Russell
When a wedding is held Apr 20-May 20, that marriage belongs to Taurus.
Thus, this union is permanently imbued with these Taurean traits:
SENSUALITY GRATIFICATION LUXURY RELIABILITY STRENGTH
BULLISH DETERMINATION… A toast to the stellar couple… Cheers!”

below we have the leo marriage sign shot glass i designed for shelly & brendan. we actually printed leo’s celestial cocktail recipe, rose geranium gimlet, on the back instead of a reading.

we decorated the cake with constellations… one of which was leo. notice the boat cake topper…

MRS. SHELLY DIY, used compasses instead of traditional place cards. she glued the name and table of each guest inside the compass and instructed guests to take them home.

the seas were explored by starlight and compass…

a nautical globe to set the mood in cocktail hour…

instead of a lame old guest book, we found a colossal manuscript from taschen with ancient maps of the heavens and seas printed inside. every page of this incredible book was either beautiful, informative or outright awesome. guests signed their names to which ever page they saw fit. (the feather pen was from michaels.)

on the deck, we set up a telescope. this was a HUGE hit with the kids, and i highly recommend it for any wedding just to keep ‘em busy. (forgot to snap a pic, so photo credit here)

MRS. SHELLY DIY created the three-sided menu stands. on one side she printed the constellation. on the other side she listed the history of the discovery of the constellation. and on the third side (sorry i forgot to snap a pic again), she listed the menu. all the while pasting glittery, sparkly stars across the whole thing. how leo! did i mention shelly’s a leo?

a toast to this stellar couple’s future indeed! cheers shelly & brendan…

the lovely luna raven had me as a guest on her tres cool radio show recently. listen to the juicy interview here.

my friend joseph tells me i sound like i’ve been hit over the head with a hammer whenever i answer the phone. i have to admit, he’s onto something. when you listen to this interview, you’ll see what i’m talking about in the first 15 seconds. however, i promise my performance improves, so do stay tuned for the whole thing. luna and i kvetch about bartending, barcheffing, astrology, environmentalism and all things intoxicated zodiac…

catch LUNA’S KITCHEN MAGIC every Sat & Sun @ 4 pm pst, 7 pm est on the ADULTS ONLY RADIO DENTATA.

radio dentata operates like a traditional broadcasting station, but on the web. and it’s great to have something so uncommercial, real-time, genuine and unscripted to listen to. thanks for having me on luna! don’t forget to check out luna’s blog too: LUNA’S KITCHEN MAGIC.

so… CROP organic vodka sent me this bottle of cucumber infused vodka. and it was good. i mixed it in a cocktail with clear citrus, simple syrup and mashed strawberries. it then became spectacular. i don’t know what it is about cucumbers and strawberries, but my oh my they do get along well together. CROP is sold all over new york city, but if you can’t find it, infuse your own. just slice some cucumbers up and submerge them in vodka. squeeze in as much cucumber as you can and give it a few weeks to infuse. then strain and use in this delicious cocktail.

cucumbers are ruled by the moon… which is the ruling planet of cancer. hard skinned outside, runny, liquidity, seedy, slimy, tasty inside. cancer!

so little cancer, WICKED LITTLE CANCER… you’re just so innocent aren’t you? NOT. so quiet. YEAH RIGHT. so polite and reserved and well spoken. ON THE SURFACE MAYBE. but get to know this thick shelled creature and be warned that the inner—AND REAL— cancer can pop up out of her shell at anytime to bite your head off. or that high maintenance customer’s head, or that annoying sister’s head, or that pompous bosses’ head. or that lazy boyfriend’s head. or that idiot clerk’s head… well you catch my drift and that is, that cancers don’t take crap. and unless i’m on the receiving end, i love em for it! so to all you spicy crustaceous gals out there… have a ‘tini, you deserve it.

FARMER’S MARKETINI

2 oz cucumber vodka
1 oz fresh squeezed lemon
1 1/2 oz simple syrup (1:1 ration water to sugar)
2 strawberries

muddle strawberries in glass, add ingredients and stir. add ice, stir again and cheers…

Anindita Mitra writes for the THE TELEGRAPH in calcutta, india. she’s a sagittarius… the sign of both mental and physical travel, and she virtually travelled across the globe to research her cocktail blogosphere piece. well written and interesting, the article mentions yours truly along with the other KAISER, ms thing the LIQUID MUSE, none other than JAMIE BOUDREAU, my ACHING HEAD, the one and only CAMPER ENGLISH, mixology monday founder PAUL CLARKE and COCKTAILIANS. cheers to us all, and thanks anindita! check the article out here…thanks for the pic alcademics…

this week, COMIDA will unveil the BEEKEEPER MARTEANI in honor of earth day. made with organic honey syrup, and chamomile tea-infused organic vodka, this is a leoan libation. yes, the sunny chamomile flower belongs to leo, the sign that loves to be loved. leo should indeed be honored with such a prestigious launch date for she wants nothing more than to be recognized for her outstanding efforts… think madonna, think obama. i have quite a few leo friends and they are all excellent, kind, and conscientious workers. similar to the honey bee, they quietly toil. but unlike the honey bee, they won’t be content to drone on without some pats on the head or a bowl of creamy honey. so give the good little leos in your life some acknowledgment… those kind words will recharge them in the most literal sense. we love ya leo! and we love the honey bee too…

albert einstein (pisces) said that without bees, mankind will have four years to live. this is because they cross pollinate our food supply and without them to do it for us, we will do it ourselves at a woefully sad pace. a.k.a. we’ll starve to death. he wasn’t a dummy, mr. einstein, so he might be onto something with his dire prediction. bee die off is a collassal problem at present, due to colony collapse disorder. we believe this illness is a form of mass bee suicide caused by A) pesticide and herbicide B) genetically modified organism crops C) cell phone signals bouncing of satellites; electro magnetic radiation D) over work (we don’t even let bees hibernate anymore but wake them up in the dead of winter and ship them out to california to pollinate almonds). you think you need a vacation? i would wanna kill myself too if i were a bee!

i hope i’ve established that colony collapse disorder is a real phenonmon, and one what we all need to concern ourselves with remedying. COMIDA is doing a little something to help… every time you order a BEE KEEPER MARTEANI at COMIDA (82nd st & columbus ave, nyc… near the children’s museum of new york and the american museum of natural history) they will donate $1 to PlanBeeCentral.com. wait, it gets better! COMIDA uses 100% organic honey to create this philanthropic cocktail and that stuff is not cheap. i do believe organic honey is one of the most expensive organic products you can possibly buy. think about it… the farmer must section off vast acreage of pesticide, herbicide and GMO-free crops. you can imagine how many flowers it takes to make just one drop of honey. but the lucky bees that get to make it… i am sure those are some of the happiest and thankful bees on the planet! i bet they get up every morning and can’t wait to get to work!

so happy earth day everyone, and please stop in at COMIDA to taste my (and leo’s) latest tipple, the BEE KEEPER MARTEANI.

BEE KEEPER MARTEANI:
(martini glass, up)

2 oz chamomile infused organic vodka
1 ½ oz chamomile organic honey tea syrup
½ oz lime
comb honey (carefully cut one square out and rest on side of glass for garnish)

***to infuse chamomile organic vodka, steep 10 tea bags in 750 ml bottle for one week.
***to make organic honey syrup, combine 1 cup organic honey with 3 cups hot water.