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Beer Food

Busy day, Goose evening

Due to an early evening last night (with me falling asleep on the couch at 11pm like some kind of old person) both Kelly and I got up just after 9:00 this morning.

As a result of having a full (and rainy) day ahead of us, we both got a lot done around the house. I got my finances in order (entered receipts into my personal finance app, paid bills online, etc), fixed a small bedroom closet issue (the weight of all someone's clothes broke the plastic holders of the hanger rod, for a second time, so I installed some metal ones!), and we did a massive refrigerator clean-up. What an icky mess a fridge can become after only two years of use. We pulled everything out (shelves and all) and wiped all the gunk out. We even pulled the fridge away from the wall to sweep underneath and finally disovered that there's a water hookup in the wall behind it… that means that one day we can get one o' them fancy fridges with the water & ice dispenser in the door. Hooray! After that, I took the bottles & cans that had been piling up to the local New Seasons, and did some grocery shopping.

After all that I ran by my friend Brendle's house for a smoke. While there, he mentioned he was going to Gartners to pick up some meat for some stew he going to make. Since moving into the neighborhood two years ago I'd heard about that meat mecca, so I offered to take him over there so I could finally check the place out. And what a place it was! Every kind, cut, and style of meat a carnivore's heart could desire, and all of it made my mouth water. I'm definately going to be making pilgrimages there throughout the summer for my BBQ needs. 🙂

After all that, Kelly and I met our good friends Jason and Jen at our old haunt, the Goose Hollow Inn, for some dinner and drinks. Had a fantastic time hanging out on the deck, catching up, eating delicious reuben sandwiches, and sipping beers. Great night, and the perfect way to end a busy day.

Tomorrow Kelly and I are going out to my hometown to meet up with my family at one of the few (and soon to shut down) restaurants in town, the Brown Derby, for an Easter brunch. I'm a little sad to hear the place will be shutting down, I've been going there since I was a little kid. It was really the one 'fancy' restaurant in town, and right next door to my grandparents old house. The signature Brown Derby Burger is something to behold. I'd put it far above anything Stanich's has to offer. *sniff* I can only hope I can get that burger tomorrow, before it's too late!

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Beer Food General

Ya Hala, and Beer Heaven

Portland enjoyed a week of beautiful weather, starting out cold but ending up at 70 degrees the past two days. It was great; wearing shorts, taking lunchtime walks around the waterfront, warm evenings, etc.

Tonight Kelly and I joined Miranda, Snooks and L out for dinner at Ya Hala, a Lebanese restaurant in S.E. Portland. The food was fantastic, I had the chicken shawarma, and sampled a few other things all the appetizers that were ordered, such as stuffed grape leaves and falafel. I highly recommend this restaurant if you're looking for Greek / Lebanese food. Oh, I also had an Armenian beer, Kilikia Dark, which was pretty tasty and worth a try. Only downside, it's only sold in a small (11.16 oz) bottle. 🙂 

After we left Ya Hala, we drove to Beer Heaven (a.k.a. new Belmont Station). Their new 'Bier Cafe' is finally open, so we spent an hour looking through the shop (I picked up a few English ales I hadn't tried before to bring home) Miranda and L both bought a bottle of the Dogfish Head Chicory Stout to have there, Kelly and I shared a bottle of Smithwick's, and we all sat outside and enjoyed the beautiful weather for a bit before heading home. Very fun evening.

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Entertainment Humor Work

Superdickery

A coworker sent me this today: Superdickery.com

Look in the galleries, specifically 'Seduction of the Innocent', old comic covers or panels with captions full of innuendo. Some hilarious stuff here. Some gems here, here, here, and here. Hilarious, and often, very wrong. Enjoy!

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Beer General Technology Television Work

Week recap… slacker edition

What a week! I've been swamped with work, social engagements, and a fascination with a new toy in the house.

On monday Kelly and I met our friend Miranda at Moon & Sixpence for some dinner, drinks, and some Irish folk music. Had a blast!

On tuesday, after some deliberation, Kelly picked up her new baby, a black MacBook (which she named Mozart). I rushed home to get to see / play with it for a bit before meeting Snooks at Kennedy School for a couple beers (and to hand off copies of the last few episodes of Battlestar Galactica that I burned to DVD… we both needed to see the massive cliffhanger season finale).

On wednesday, plans to meet some friends fell through, so I was able to get some yard work done, and have a relaxing night at home. After mowing the forest that was my lawn, and doing some other yard work, Kelly and I watched Battlestar. Man, what a cliffhanger, and to think we have to wait until 2008 to see the conclusion. It's just cruel.

Last night I met several friends at my old haunt, the Goose Hollow Inn, for some dinner and beers after work. Both my brothers met me there, and after we went to another old haunt, the ultimate 'dive bar', the Commodore, to shoot some pool. Fun night, and thanks to all who came out!

Today I worked from home so I could focus on all the code I need to clean up / rewrite from the first release of SuperSweetCo's new product. A lot of the CSS / HTML has been driving me crazy since I originally wrote it. Also, trying to write in a lot of the new design. After work, I spent some more time with Kelly's MacBook, getting a few applications installed, and moving some music into iTunes for her. Found a great app called Senuti that allowed me to move tracks from my iPod onto her Mac. The more I play with Kelly's Mac, the more I want one for myself. Later, Snooks and I went back to Kennedy School to talk about Battlestar, drink beer, and eat pizza, while the girls were out eating fancy cheese and sipping wine.

Tomorrow I'm going to spend most of the day migrating data from Kelly's old work laptop to her Mac. To make sure she doesn't lose anything when she hands her work laptop in on monday, her last day at StinkyCorp. While doing such work is usually a big pain, I doubt I'll mind much, since I'll get to play with Kelly's MacBook.

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Beer General Movies

Some kind of day

Woke up late this morning. I'm blaming it on the fondue. Though it's more likely a result of all the beer I drank last night.

I spent some time this morning sorting through all of my tax documents, only to realize I'm missing a 1099 form from one of my freelance clients. Not sure what to do about it yet, but I did email the company to check if they ever sent the form out, and if so, could they send another. I feel like an ass… I hope I didn't lose the damned thing.

After that junk, Kelly and I went out looking for new laptops. Since she got viciously shit-canned from her job, she needs a computer (for school), so we went to a few stores so she could play with what's out there. In the end, it seems that she's leaning the same way I am in my own hunt for a new laptop… a MacBook or MacBook Pro. She will probably go play with her two top choices again tomorrow (an HP and the MacBook) after meeting up with her sister for lunch, before deciding. I'm still not sure what I'd to if I were her. I'm struggling with virtually the same chioce. Only I don't need a new laptop, I just want one.

A friend who was over last night for fondue stopped by again tonight for a bit, and after that I went to Kennedy School to meet Snooks for a couple beers, before heading back home and watching Casino Royale. A great Bond movie, more raw and gritty, and not filled with over-the-top ficticious gadgets as previous films. Anyway, that's my Saturday, I hope it stops raining so I can get out tomorrow and do some much needed yard work.