Vanilla Ice Martini

 

2.5 oz Smirnoff Vanilla vodka
0.5 oz Ice 101 peppermint schnapps

Shake well and strain into a cocktail glass. (And yes, Cool as Ice was involved in the creation of this beverage.)

Open Thread: Somewhere Out There

I have my own opinions as to the prevalence of life in the Universe, but I’m curious to hear what the rest of you have to say.

What do you think: is the phenomenon of life on Earth a cosmological fluke, or is the galaxy littered with inhabited worlds? Perhaps microbial life is commonplace while multicellular structures are rare–or maybe the galactic empire is stealthily watching and waiting for us to cross a technological threshold. And, of course, there’s always the possibility of stumbling across an alien beacon.

Ready, go!