First brewday of the season was yesterday. I did some experimenting with the pH of my mash and obtained an exceptionally high efficiency in my brewhouse. 84%. Wowsers, that's a really signifigant increase from the mid sixties I was getting. I do believe I will keep the changes I made as to make myself save a little scratch on malt. This is my first really...
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First official work day after getting laid off. Amazing how shitty the word "off" made that sentence.
Anywho, taking advantage of the time. I already made a big pot of veggie soup that's sitting on the stove percolating. It smells damn good I must say. Then I tore into my upstairs closet. It was a big ass mess stuffed full with stuff I didn't really...
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Anywho, taking advantage of the time. I already made a big pot of veggie soup that's sitting on the stove percolating. It smells damn good I must say. Then I tore into my upstairs closet. It was a big ass mess stuffed full with stuff I didn't really...
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bill_the_cat:
That'll be in a month, horrible fake accent and all. Just wait.
sox88:
I've been wanting to hit up a roller derby game. Sounds like a fun time. As long as we can get tickets at the door, we're in! I'm pretty easy to spot, I'm the chick with orange and black hair. And my husband is the mountain man.
Looking forward to it!
Looking forward to it!
Shit's been better lately.
Had an excellent goddamn time at a roller derby scrimmage courtesy of Hopey and her fine ass. Good folks, good times, good smoke, good beer. It was a nice shot in the arm getting out and meeting new people. It didn't hurt that the majority of them were hot broads who could crush my trachea as well as my balls.
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Had an excellent goddamn time at a roller derby scrimmage courtesy of Hopey and her fine ass. Good folks, good times, good smoke, good beer. It was a nice shot in the arm getting out and meeting new people. It didn't hurt that the majority of them were hot broads who could crush my trachea as well as my balls.
I'm...
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sox88:
Brewfest looks awesome. If we can track down a babysitter, it's a definite possibility.
captn_matt_:
There is some guy named Plissken_Snake trying to blow me up on GTAIV online. Is that you being me to me?
So the last few months I've slipped a bit off the health wagon again. Running less, eating worse, and drinking a whole lot more than I should. I need to get back to it and quit crying over spilled milk. It's tough, though, when it feels like I've gone from having everything in my life lining up the way I've always wanted it to having...
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sox88:
We're usually pretty good at letting things sit. We're planning on sending this batch out as Christmas presents, so we can't drink to much. We've had ourselves a couple good sips, but we're sticking with that. We'll taste it again when the secondary is done. Looks like we might have to use a clarifying agent though, it's still pretty cloudy. We'll see how it goes. It's already up at 10% alcohol, with a lot of sugar left. By the time it's done we're expecting around 15%. I can't wait to do another batch next year and see if we can make it even better. We'll have to get together sometime and do some brewing of our own. Brewing is always more fun with more people. Definitely up for meeting at Block 15, and if you can't swing that, coffee works too.
1sailor:
I never have much appetite either(probably from drinking beer} but try to eat healthy foods anyway. Night sweats are a concern but may not mean anything. I hope that your health gets better.
oracle:
I hate trimming my nose hair, I sneeze that shit out for hours after....
necia:
That's probably more accomplished than my Tuesday's been, so bravo, sir!
. . . Eh--maybe. I put a thing in the mail. That's an accomplishment, too, albeit one with much less risk of cutting yourself in the nose.
. . . Eh--maybe. I put a thing in the mail. That's an accomplishment, too, albeit one with much less risk of cutting yourself in the nose.
Life is weird. One moment I'm happy, another I'm miserable. It'd be nice to even out, but the pressures coming at me are testing me.
After doing this whole online dating lookaround thing I'm not so sure if I'm really cut out for it or not. It just seems like a meat market where the best looking are going to win and the rest are...
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After doing this whole online dating lookaround thing I'm not so sure if I'm really cut out for it or not. It just seems like a meat market where the best looking are going to win and the rest are...
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sox88:
Good luck with the job search. I've been looking too, there really isn't a whole lot available. Sorry to hear about the financial aid snafu, that really sucks, especially when you're counting on it. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. Hopefully some good news comes your way soon.
munke:
These things thrown in our path just make us stronger, right?
FUCK, sometimes I wonder what it'd be like to take the boring, easy, cushy path in life, but fuck it.
I can offer this one little bit of hope regarding the online dating thing. I've actually spent some great time with two gals I met online when I first moved to this new town.
FUCK, sometimes I wonder what it'd be like to take the boring, easy, cushy path in life, but fuck it.
I can offer this one little bit of hope regarding the online dating thing. I've actually spent some great time with two gals I met online when I first moved to this new town.
While it can be brutally crushing to your self confidence and ego, it's possible to find those rare cases where people are more interested in what's inside you, rather then what's on the outside. Just try not to get a bloody head while bashing it against that pole of low self esteem if you do keep it up.
Nothing good comes easy, right?
At least, nothing that comes easy is ever really valued, is it?
Keep strong. You've been an inspiration to me for the last few years... possibly more. So don't you quit, else who else will I have to look up to?
Shitty blog was shitty. Show me some boobs!
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cosmo:
Have a happy one.
atomicant:
She's pretty awesome about communication. We've been almost frighteningly open with each other. And I got to see her today and we talked about everything. I think she's more worried about hurting me with her family shit than is needed.
An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.
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lelaina:
Doesn't it what. People congratulating eachother? It wasn't a sports match. Society can be so very disappointing.
ojaeflo:
The "War on Terror" has an endgame that is as attainable as the "War on Drugs" or "War on Crime."
As long as our country, our world, is packed to the brim with social inequity, people will do bad things.
Terrific. After 10 years we finally nailed one of the world's biggest assholes. It's not like terrorism's going away anytime soon.
As long as our country, our world, is packed to the brim with social inequity, people will do bad things.
Terrific. After 10 years we finally nailed one of the world's biggest assholes. It's not like terrorism's going away anytime soon.
Thanks from the well wishes.
Still sick after a week on high doses of antibiotics. My ear is clearing up, but my lungs aren't. I'm short of breath and I can't get that "full and rattly" quality cleared at all. In addition in the last day of so I seem to have developed some pain beneath my ribs and breastbone when I inhale deeply which...
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Still sick after a week on high doses of antibiotics. My ear is clearing up, but my lungs aren't. I'm short of breath and I can't get that "full and rattly" quality cleared at all. In addition in the last day of so I seem to have developed some pain beneath my ribs and breastbone when I inhale deeply which...
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freakpirate:
I look forward to one day complaining about how much it costs to have your beer smuggled across the border.
silversurfer:
I think it's cool that you've decided to pursue your passion. Especially since that's beer.
Last night I went to the Three Floyds Brew Pub. It was my first time there. I thought it was great.
Last night I went to the Three Floyds Brew Pub. It was my first time there. I thought it was great.
I've been on 2000mg of Amoxicillin daily since Thursday. Went deaf in one ear, didn't sleep for about four days, and I feel like shit. My lungs are so fucked running isn't happening, so training for my race isn't happening. Awesome. Fuck my life.
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laceyk:
Oh my gosh.
Get better! That is a crapload of amoxicillian!
Get better! That is a crapload of amoxicillian!
stiles:
Damn, that is a lot of drougas of the non-fun variety. Hope you get better soon!
Have fun. I went to three derby bouts this year -- I saw the Windy City Rollers twice, and the Chicago Outfit once. Good times.
P.S. Have fun brewing too.