Wednesday, August 29, 2007

beer run


Last night Xtina and I took a spontaneous trip to the Three Floyds brewery located in an industrial corridor in beautiful munster, indiana. The trip was prompted by my department at the store getting two cases of three floyds' Gumballhead delivered and immediately disbursed to those working at the time. The beer is incredible, people. I'm talking about life-changing good beer. The delivery was notable due to the fact that we can never get the product in because demand for their beer far outweighs supply.

I had the Romulus and the Drunk Monk, Xtina the Milk Stout (highly recommended, she adds behind me) and the Gorch Fock. The best of all is Gumballhead, buy Gumballhead.

Today we both have the day off of work. So far we have spent it reading the newspaper and watching Oprah's two year anniversary expose on hurricane Katrina. In a few minutes we will go grocery shopping and hot dog eating. Oh wait, that link says the restaurant is closed. I guess we'll go somewhere else. Where else can I get a good Veggie Hot Dog in this town?

Monday, August 27, 2007

new tunes, summer plans

Based on the recommendations of several individuals, Xtina and I are starting 'Freaks and Geeks: the complete series' on DVD. I'll be sure to give a full rundown when we're finished, as we've only seen the pilot thus far.

I'm going into work everyday and doing my best. I still enjoy the people with whom I work but I'm still casually looking for something else. It's been hard working up the motivation to apply to more jobs, despite the terrible schedule I've been on; it seems I have things back in order. I have a nice place to live, I'm getting back into music again (seek out the new Caribou album) and I can't imagine feeling the way I did only a few month ago.

We're planning a trip to beautiful Kansas City - on the Kansas side for Zach's wedding. From there we're considering camping in the smoky mountains but that has yet to be determined. Besides that we don't have many plans. A summer vacation is better late than never.

Be sure to read Metal's newly-maintained blog as he galavants about his new hometown - the city of brotherly love.

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Rookie of the Month

This morning at my 6:30am all-store meeting, I was voted on as a full-fledged team member as well as given the store "Rookie of the Month" award - and a $50 gift card. So, things are going well at the store and I seem to be shedding my superiority complex on the jobsite (after all, I went to Calvin College). Out of nowhere, however, I have been granted a phone interview for a good position with Northwestern Law. I'm super conflicted about the job, should it be offered to me, but my general idea is that I should choose a different career path than my spouse and use my degree in something more useful than explaining the subtle differences between Brie de Meux and Brie de Nangis. I've also been riding my bike to work three and a half miles each way every day. It actually takes only slightly longer by bike than by car. It's refreshing and gets me ready for the day. I'm earning money and feeling better than I have in a long time. I think I'm getting back to myself - this year finally seems to be over.

In other news I've recently started downloading music again. I just got the new Beirut e.p. and Spoon's new one: ga ga ga ga ga. I like them both upon first listen. Perhaps I'll give a review on a later date.