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It's not even Friday

2009-10-13T09:36:00.002-04:00

OH MY GOD! THIRTEEN!
Triskaidekaphobia!
So very afraid...

launch parties

2009-09-23T21:06:00.003-04:00

The Windows 7 launch party: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cX4t5-YpHQ.

The #1 related video is this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjUoaOiErFo? I can only assume that's for Karmic Koala.

hiking

2009-09-06T19:31:00.002-04:00

Lafayette was packed. Je ne suis pas Québécois- everyone else was.

#17

2009-09-04T14:18:00.002-04:00

Style, but no substance. It's unfulfilling living a gadabout's life.

#16

2009-09-04T10:33:00.002-04:00

Watch "The Price Is Right". Cheer as the discs carom down! Man, I love Plinko!

#15

2009-09-02T10:33:00.002-04:00

Through inane haikus, this abecedarian grows, creatively.

#14

2009-09-01T13:17:00.006-04:00

The cool breeze signals another fecund season cycling to a close.

#13

2009-08-31T21:31:00.002-04:00

Monday. Work Again. From what source came the diktat that this is success?

#12

2009-08-30T17:11:00.002-04:00

Interlocuter- Why can't I speak directly? T'would be easier.

#11

2009-08-29T11:08:00.003-04:00

Fresh berries aging; "Waste not, want not", I chose mine with a chary eye.

#10

2009-08-28T11:49:00.002-04:00

Clear, cool, and sunny! I find much delectation in such fair weather.

#9

2009-08-27T20:08:00.002-04:00

Bug bites on my feet: so itchy, so annoying. A spider, perhaps?

#8

2009-08-27T06:38:00.002-04:00

I arise itching. Some unseen nocturnal bug biting where exposed.

#7

2009-08-26T14:10:00.001-04:00

Once again tardy... The weather was beautiful, I went for a run.

#6

2009-08-24T21:14:00.002-04:00

Atmosphere stifling- sweat does not evaporate; I long for a storm.

#5

2009-08-24T10:01:00.001-04:00

Rain on the Mass pike. Bumper-to-bumper traffic. Ah, but the rainbows!

#4

2009-08-23T10:31:00.001-04:00

Once more a late post after a night in the woods. Primed to return home.

#3

2009-08-22T11:26:00.001-04:00

Cloudy morning sky causes a late awakening. Lunch time already?

#2

2009-08-20T18:44:00.001-04:00

Finally summer- hot and humid once again. I could do without.

#1

2009-08-19T21:02:00.002-04:00

Japanese poems with a vocabulary of limited breadth.

next generation youtube

2009-03-03T23:01:00.001-05:00

Here's the link to the videos: http://www.jandrewedits.com/

Watch them all. I promise you won't be disappointed.

porter

2009-01-25T18:17:00.003-05:00

Decided to make a porter today. Here's the steps, as usual:

Got the water up to about 180°F
Add 1 lb of Black Patent grains
Steeped at 180°–185°F for 20 minutes
Added 6.6 lbs of Cooper's Dark Malt Extract
Brought to a boil
Added 1/2 oz Northern Brewer hops (8.5%)
Boiled for 30 minutes
Added 3/4 oz Northern Brewer hops (8.5%)
Boiled for 30 minutes
Added 1/4 oz Willamette hops (4.4%)
Boiled for 5 minutes
Put in sink to cool
Brewed a pot of french roast coffee
Added coffee, water, and cooled it down
Measured original gravity; 1.046%
Added yeast
Commenced waiting

To save time, I ate some dinner and watched an episode of Planet Earth, which is fantastic. If you have an HD setup, you should get this as soon as you can. I sanitized during the steeping of the grains.

Final notes:

Bottled on February 8, 2009
Final gravity 1.022
It's looking/smelling/testing promising
I had to dump three bottles out due to not having enough caps. Totally stupid move on my part. Lesson learned.

hey seriously guys!

2009-01-08T19:52:00.002-05:00

I just uncapped one of those cranberry-orange beers I made, and I must say, she is a tart little bastard! And once again I score- it's not that bad!

hey guys!

2009-01-08T18:52:00.001-05:00

Remember back when I made my pumpkin ale? I just cracked one open, and... and... it's not that bad!

2008-12-28T21:47:00.001-05:00

Merry Christmas, ya scurvy dogs!