Entries from July 2008

Tweets for 2008-07-31

Date July 31, 2008

Beer, old friends, TV shows that make me cringe (I’m looking at you, Nip/Tuck), and a small amount of wine. Yup. Time for bed. #
Stupid NPR put the song “Istanbul” in my head, and then I managed to self trump it with “Kokomo.” WTF is wrong with me? #

Old friends and Istanbul

Date July 31, 2008

Last night Hanne and I got together with my old friend Michiko and her husband, neither of whom I’ve seen in a number of years.  We caught up over beers and dinner at the Green Dragon, though they couldn’t stick around for a homebrew or two since they had to get back to Newburg where [...]

Tweets for 2008-07-30

Date July 30, 2008

Um, I guess I should have QA’ed that script to run at login yesterday. Nothing like 55 people with “File Not Found” errors on login. #
Sweet. A new Portland brewfest where I can reuse my Oregon Brewer’s Festival tokens: http://tinyurl.com/6p9e22 #

Tweets for 2008-07-29

Date July 29, 2008

Just got back from a nice 12ish mile bike ride in the Springwater Corridor. It’s so nice out, but bleah, now I have to make dinner. #
Dinner was sauteed chard, onion, garbanzo beans and tomatoes with steamed broccoli and grean beans. Well, and homebrew. Can’t forget that. #
70,000 people at this year’s [...]

They love me! They really love me!

Date July 29, 2008

Sunday night’s concert at the Crystal Ballroom was quite good.  The Hold Steady are a New York-based band that Hanne likes partially because most of them are originally from the Twin Cities, and partially because well, they’re good.  They have a good rock sound, but the lead singer fits a lot of words into his [...]

Tweets for 2008-07-28

Date July 28, 2008

Sleepy after getting home late following The Hold Steady concert…and then not sleeping well to boot. Need…more…coffee. #

An evening at the Crystal Ballroom

Date July 27, 2008

Just hanging out and waiting for the concert to start. We’re here to see The Hold Steady.

All the BBQ prep work is done,…

Date July 26, 2008

All the BBQ prep work is done, now just waiting for people to show up. It’s going to be a feast!

Trying to prepare for tomorrow…

Date July 25, 2008

Trying to prepare for tomorrow’s BBQ, but I don’t think those were Walla Walla Sweets. At least, my eyes don’t think so.

Wow, there is way too much goo…

Date July 25, 2008

Wow, there is way too much good beer at the Oregon Brewer’s Festival.

Blah, should have called ahead…

Date July 25, 2008

Blah, should have called ahead before getting my haircut. And I’m starting to get hungry.

Great day off so far. Coffee …

Date July 25, 2008

Great day off so far. Coffee and muffin for breakfast, five mile run, next is a much-needed haircut. Then it’s off to the Oregon Brewfest!

Slow at work

Date July 24, 2008

I have very little to do at work right now, so I’m in the server room and playing darts. listen
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Oooo…beer and cherries, too.

Date July 23, 2008

Oooo…beer and cherries, too.

Beer and raspberries actually …

Date July 23, 2008

Beer and raspberries actually go very well together. Well, so do beer and anything or raspberries and anything, so it’s only natural.