Get Serious,... Hippy
Well, not much to report for the last couple weeks.
For the first time ever, Xmas will be celebrated at my house this year. I usually go to my father's home, but he finds himself between houses as he transitions to a new job in Portland. Thus, the whole crowd will be packed into my humble, cold house for the better part of a week. Wish me luck.
Most of my friends are now aware (mostly due to this blog, as twisted as that is) that I have recently broken up with my girlfriend. Now, the "set-up" game has begun. I'm supposed to be reviewing one girl's photo this week for a possible "set-up", and there is a coffee shop in town that I'm supposed to visit in hopes of meeting another young woman. The coffee shop gal sounded pretty neat from what a friend told me of her, and I'm told that after I break her up with her current boyfriend (a Division 1 wrestler), she could be all mine.
Of particular note, the infamous Koala Tribute homebrew was racked and bottled this past weekend. It shows marvelous potential in both the drinkability, fizz, foam (just the right amount), and hopefully carbonation categories. Lager is now definitely my beer of choice for winter brewing, as the yeast used in lager takes particular joy in being subjected to the relatively frigid natural temperature of my house. In fact, it won't have it any other way.
I wonder how much it would cost me to ship a bottle to JB on his big island south of the equator? Probably not a real option, sadly. Guess I'll just have to drink one for him,.... to bad, since the beer was made and named in his honor.
Also on the topic of beer: After a big more than one year, I finished my "beer card". This card is much like the old Subway Club card, where you get a stamp for each sandwich you buy and eventually get a free one. At my local pub, Suds and Suds, you do the same thing, except you get a "beer card" signed for each beer you drink on their 50 beer menu. It is officially called the "Around the World Challege" (much of the beer is foreign,... what an adventure indeed!). So I handed in my card with only one slot to go, and I was awarded my free T-shirt and given my final beer at no charge! What a deal! I probably only spent about $300 for that honor,...
Soon, my name will appear on a shiny new plaque that will be hung on the wall of the bar, along with everybody else who has ever completed the challenge. If you come a visit me, I can take you down and show it to you,... and I can get another pint signed off on my NEW card!
>>>>>>
Anyway, let's get serious here. Thus far, this blog has been a haven of silliness and narcissism, and I'd like to keep it that way. But in the interest of talking about something a bit more serious and worldly, I think I will shortly be starting a new blog. Actually, I haven't decided if this topic will warrant a new blog or not, so stay tuned and I'll let you know where to find my wild ranting when I get it ready for an internet audience.
The first item of discussion of this new blog (or whatever) will be energy conservation, a topic I got seriously interested my sophomore year of college, and one that I still preach and perform each and every day.
In truth, this new discussion will probably serve only to reveal how much of an angry, eco-hippy, out-of-touch, nutcase I truly am, and most of you will probably stop talking to me.
More later.
For the first time ever, Xmas will be celebrated at my house this year. I usually go to my father's home, but he finds himself between houses as he transitions to a new job in Portland. Thus, the whole crowd will be packed into my humble, cold house for the better part of a week. Wish me luck.
Most of my friends are now aware (mostly due to this blog, as twisted as that is) that I have recently broken up with my girlfriend. Now, the "set-up" game has begun. I'm supposed to be reviewing one girl's photo this week for a possible "set-up", and there is a coffee shop in town that I'm supposed to visit in hopes of meeting another young woman. The coffee shop gal sounded pretty neat from what a friend told me of her, and I'm told that after I break her up with her current boyfriend (a Division 1 wrestler), she could be all mine.
Of particular note, the infamous Koala Tribute homebrew was racked and bottled this past weekend. It shows marvelous potential in both the drinkability, fizz, foam (just the right amount), and hopefully carbonation categories. Lager is now definitely my beer of choice for winter brewing, as the yeast used in lager takes particular joy in being subjected to the relatively frigid natural temperature of my house. In fact, it won't have it any other way.
I wonder how much it would cost me to ship a bottle to JB on his big island south of the equator? Probably not a real option, sadly. Guess I'll just have to drink one for him,.... to bad, since the beer was made and named in his honor.
Also on the topic of beer: After a big more than one year, I finished my "beer card". This card is much like the old Subway Club card, where you get a stamp for each sandwich you buy and eventually get a free one. At my local pub, Suds and Suds, you do the same thing, except you get a "beer card" signed for each beer you drink on their 50 beer menu. It is officially called the "Around the World Challege" (much of the beer is foreign,... what an adventure indeed!). So I handed in my card with only one slot to go, and I was awarded my free T-shirt and given my final beer at no charge! What a deal! I probably only spent about $300 for that honor,...
Soon, my name will appear on a shiny new plaque that will be hung on the wall of the bar, along with everybody else who has ever completed the challenge. If you come a visit me, I can take you down and show it to you,... and I can get another pint signed off on my NEW card!
>>>>>>
Anyway, let's get serious here. Thus far, this blog has been a haven of silliness and narcissism, and I'd like to keep it that way. But in the interest of talking about something a bit more serious and worldly, I think I will shortly be starting a new blog. Actually, I haven't decided if this topic will warrant a new blog or not, so stay tuned and I'll let you know where to find my wild ranting when I get it ready for an internet audience.
The first item of discussion of this new blog (or whatever) will be energy conservation, a topic I got seriously interested my sophomore year of college, and one that I still preach and perform each and every day.
In truth, this new discussion will probably serve only to reveal how much of an angry, eco-hippy, out-of-touch, nutcase I truly am, and most of you will probably stop talking to me.
More later.
posted by Stephens at
8:12 PM
3 Comments:
Your weird nature has never deterred me from being friends with you all the years we've known each other.
I'll have to stop by and see your lovely hovel in C-Town over break perhaps.
-H
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Anonymous, at 9:26 PM
I know I will never be able to fill my Suds card. I can not stand to subject my taste buds to many of the Pilsners that they offer...not after living in Germany for three years. Call me spoile d if you must.
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Anonymous, at 7:03 PM
While Shannon may shy away from the Pilsners, I have always had a problem with some of the thicker concoctions, such as the infamous Sama Clause.
Sadly, the latest batch of homebrew is a Pilsner, so I guess Shannon won't be trying that one. Sorry dear.
(Actually, it may be that nobody will be trying our new Pilsner, as it's initial gravity appears to be way off. Blair and I may have fouled this one up right at the start,...)
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Stephens, at 12:39 PM
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