It’s been, what?  Weeks since I last wrote?  I’m just lazy.  I have no excuse.  Mostly I’m just annoyed that I just haven’t wanted to take the time to sit down and write.  Of course, to make matters worse this is a continuation of a saved draft, so that means that I managed to suck [...]

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The 10k Pints to Pasta race came and went, and I did better than I thought I would, but not nearly as good as two years ago when I last ran.  I wouldn’t say I’m out of shape, just not in as good of shape.  Carrying extra weight and running yes doesn’t help, but I [...]

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I think that after the elections–or maybe before, depending on the next 60 days or so–I’m going to need a detox.  The whole nomination of Sarah Palin is just too much for me to take.  It’s one…scandal…after…another.  It’s like crack.  I just can’t get enough of this nonsense.  And if this is how I feel, [...]

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While I was scheduled to leave work today at 2 PM to make up for staying until 6 PM earlier in the week (as opposed to taking the overitme pay), I found myself leaving closer to 1 PM since I’d skipped my lunch.  When the phones all go down at 11 AM for around two [...]

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I wasn’t feeling too well Monday of last week, so I stayed home from work and took it easy.  In my case, this involved watching movies for most of the day, staring somewhat ironically with “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and continuing with “Good Night, and Good Luck” and then finally “Requiem for a Dream.”  That [...]

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Brewing day!  I decided to brew a batch of Irish red ale for Dan’s visit next month, as that’s his preferred beer style, and I think it’s going to come out fairly well.  I’m experimenting with some different hops and different grains, too, and hopefully it’ll end up being reddish.  I doubt I can get [...]

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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 [...]

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Last weekend was, in the common vernacular, “a hell of a weekend.”  Let me explain.
Fridays are always fun in general, but Fridays where dinner and drinks are paid for are even better.  After work, I met Hanne and her family over at the Bridgeport Brewpub and Brewery, which I haven’t been to in at least [...]

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Cripes.  Has it really been a month since I last posted a “real” blog entry?  My Twitters show just a slice of what I’m doing at the moment, but I’ve just been too lazy to sit down and write a real entry, I guess.  I haven’t been this lazy about writing since I was in [...]

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Today I moved up into the big leagues of brewing, or at least, I purchased the equipment I need to move up into the big leagues of brewing.  After dropping what felt like a metric assload of money to get said equipment (most of which I’ll earn back from the sale of various things I [...]

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I had a great weekend last week, this time it was largely productive, which was a good thing, in my case.  I got a lot accomplished at work on Friday, and so I asked to get out of there a bit early, and with that extra time I took my car to a place to [...]

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I found myself in a culinary quandary this evening for dinner, as Hanne had to eat quickly before Dragon Boat practice, and the three closest take-out places that I frequent were all off the menu: Hanne and I got sandwiches at the grocery store so that was out, I had Greek food for lunch today [...]

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So, I’ve been screwed.
I’ve been writing about how I was one of the finalists for the Best Brews Summer Intern position and how I was going to fly to New York to interview with the Chief Beer Officer as well as the Sheraton executives, and I’ve been waiting patiently for my phone to ring with [...]

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It was 80-something on Thursday, 90-something on Friday, and somewhere in between yesterday.  The calendar may not reflect it yet, but summer has officially arrived here at casa de Andrew.  The windows are open, Hanne and I are sitting outside (thanks, wireless and laptop), and I’m listening to alternating sounds of a woodpecker and news [...]

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Still no word on my trip to New York, though I did call them yesterday to try and glean some information from them.  The woman assured me she’d have to call me back, and I’m hoping I hear from them today with some concrete plans.  They had originally mentioned Thursday or Friday as days to [...]

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