I swear to God, I’ve used every variation of “musings” or “rumblings” or some claptrap over the years, but really, it’s just because I can’t think of anything. Today it’s justified, though–my brain is still kind of off. I went for a run after work (which I have to admit, is the first time I ran since last time I wrote…I think) in the nice–very nice, actually–weather and I forgot what heat + exercise does to a body. I stumbled home and drank about three pints of water in a row, but that and a cold shower hasn’t been enough to flip the switch on my brain back on. Of course, it also might be the beer I have, but I’m only a few sips in.
On days like today (81 degrees att he peak) it’s tough to fight every urge I have that says “Go and sit in the sun, Andrew! Have a beer or two and soak up some sunlight!” and instead lace up my running shoes and plod around the neighborhood. If I were in better shape, maybe, but I just don’t have as much in me anymore. Well, not yet at least. I hope to change that at some point. In any case, I’m not in the sun, but at least I’ve got the beer.
On the other hand, at this time of day when don’t I?
Yesterday I crcked open the first bottle of my Belgian-style IPA that I’ll be entering in the homebrew competition, and it was quite good. I’m not sure about how well it will stack up against my competition, but I certainly enjoyed it enough that I don’t feel bad entering it on Friday. I have sort of a bonus for entering it, too–not only do I get a tasting glass and some tickets for the non-homebrew brewfest that the competition is attached to, but since I have to drop my beer off on Friday at Hopworks Urban Brewery, that means a trip to Hopworks is in order. Awesome. I love that place, and I feel a night of good beer and a nice long stumble home in my future this Friday evening.
OK, my brain’s just not up to writing level. Shutting down.
