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March 20th, 2005
Quick Note
Posted by Bobzilla at 09:24 PM on March 20, 2005.
Just a quick note (as the subject would suggest)...
I'm busy as hell - photography, music, web design, set-building... oh yeah, and work, but I just wanted to mention that I've updated the tasty treats page again. Nothing spectacular, but it at least merits a two-line review of the latest entry:
Otter Creek Brewery Stovepipe Porter - This beer is aptly named. It tastes just like you licked the inside of a stovepipe. Not that I'm complaining - I actually liked it. It just bears a distinct similarity.
GT lost horribly to Louisville this evening. I was angry at first, when CBS switched coverage to MSSt/Duke, but now I'm kind of glad. It must have been truly horrible to watch.
Bye.
March 12th, 2005
Fun with numbers
Posted by Bobzilla at 09:33 AM on March 12, 2005.
My friendly neighborhood coffee shop (which at this point it would be appropriate to say is a block away and I don't drive to) happens to also sell beer and wine. My new beverage of choice there is a Brooklyn Brewery Black Chocolate Stout - recently added to this page.
I had noticed that I could only really drink about 2 of these before getting that warm fuzzy feeling, but usually attributed it to not having enough to eat prior to imbibing. Last night I was adventurous and went for a third. The resulting physical manifestations of my beverage choice made me come home and just wander over to the Brooklyn Brewery website. It turns out that this otherwise innocuous blend of hops and malted barley contains 8.7% alcohol (ABV). Sorry you won't be able to get it, Matt. Maybe I should break some laws and mail some to you.
Now, you may be saying "Hey, the wine/rum/vodka/4-horesmen-of-the-apocalypse I drink has more alcohol than that!" While that may be true, most people who aren't out to commit serious physical harm to themselves simply wouldn't consume the fluid volume that someone drinking beer would. Allow me to paint a picture for your reference.
Budweiser - 5.0% ABV. Your typical hard lemonade/Bacardi Silver/etc. - 5.0% ABV. Guinness Draught - 4.2% ABV. Guinness (the usual beverage of choice) has LESS THAN HALF of the alcohol of the BCS. Wow. Next time, I'll just have to imagine that the beer I'm drinking is one Guinness and that I shotgun another before I get then next bottle.
Of course, if one were driving, this would be considerably more of a concern. We would have to take into account that not only does Guinness have half of the alcohol, but that it takes twice as long to finish 6 as it does to finish 3, thus emphasizing the effects.
Okay, so this post is what happens when there's nothing on TV on a Saturday morning (which is a crying shame - whatever happened to Dirk the Daring, Turbo Teen, Kidd Video? - BRING BACK SATURDAY SUPERCADE!).
March 8th, 2005
Trivial Pursuits
Posted by Bobzilla at 11:08 PM on March 8, 2005.
Okay, so I guess I'll post on here again. I'm not really making any progress on the personal site, so I might as well use this really easy tool, even though everything has changed from the last time I've logged in.
Updates: I've decided that unless I can do those things I really enjoy, then I won't be enjoying life. Hence, the following actions have been undertaken in the past few weeks:
1) I've been taking more pictures and putting them, both new and old, on my website.
2) I broke the bass bone out of its case after a 2-year hiatus, started practicing, and joined a band. You're now reading the web log of a founding member of the Resurrection Horns - affiliated with a band known as Soul Reflection much as the JB's were affiliated with James Brown - i.e., we're part of the band with the ego to call ourselves by our own special name.
3) I did team trivia again for the first time in years. More on this below...
4) I've been on dates. Not great dates, or even good dates, but dates, nonetheless. I intend to increase both quality quantity of production in this area. Stay tuned.
Alright, trivia:
Okay, so I hadn't done any kind of team trivia since the last time Matt and I did trivia at the poorly-managed-Cajun-themed-doomed-to-fail Beer Garten II. I'm guessing that was something like 2-3 years ago. A few weeks ago, I was accosted by a co-worker to come to team trivia and use my powers over the realm of useless knowledge for good or for awesome. Apparently there is only 1 place in Providence for trivia: Ri-Ra. This is a chain Irish pub similar to Fado, but more expensive (Guinness is $4.50 per Imperial) and not as sweet.
It was unfortunate that the gap in quality between Fado and Ri-Ra is similar to the gap in quality between Atlanta trivia and Providence trivia: this version is enjoyable, but still pales in comparison to the real thing. There were 6 rounds of 10 questions/round, and the game was over in an hour. No music between questions, no increasing point values, and no "please please; take someone else's car."
Oh, we won. This trivia is easier than I'm used to, but some of the questions were broken, so it evens out. The DJ is still always right here - unfortunately.
Prize for winning - not bar cash - not a free pitcher - not a free round - not a gift certificate to some crappy fast food place. We won 4 pint glasses each. Sam Adams glasses - with footballs formed in the bottoms. I'm guessing that they're leftovers from the 2001 NFL season that they dug out of the basement. Yippee. Oh well, at least the waitress was Irish and had the requisite accent. She was over 40, but could have been over 90 and I'd have brought her home.
Complaints notwithstanding, it was fun. Then we walked outside. It turns out that I live on Hoth. The wind was blowing hard - ice and snow was carving canals in my skin and drilling craters into my eyeballs, and everything was white-out conditions. What a glorious 15-mile drive home.
Alright, I guess that's enough for now. Maybe more later...
Updates: I've decided that unless I can do those things I really enjoy, then I won't be enjoying life. Hence, the following actions have been undertaken in the past few weeks:
1) I've been taking more pictures and putting them, both new and old, on my website.
2) I broke the bass bone out of its case after a 2-year hiatus, started practicing, and joined a band. You're now reading the web log of a founding member of the Resurrection Horns - affiliated with a band known as Soul Reflection much as the JB's were affiliated with James Brown - i.e., we're part of the band with the ego to call ourselves by our own special name.
3) I did team trivia again for the first time in years. More on this below...
4) I've been on dates. Not great dates, or even good dates, but dates, nonetheless. I intend to increase both quality quantity of production in this area. Stay tuned.
Alright, trivia:
Okay, so I hadn't done any kind of team trivia since the last time Matt and I did trivia at the poorly-managed-Cajun-themed-doomed-to-fail Beer Garten II. I'm guessing that was something like 2-3 years ago. A few weeks ago, I was accosted by a co-worker to come to team trivia and use my powers over the realm of useless knowledge for good or for awesome. Apparently there is only 1 place in Providence for trivia: Ri-Ra. This is a chain Irish pub similar to Fado, but more expensive (Guinness is $4.50 per Imperial) and not as sweet.
It was unfortunate that the gap in quality between Fado and Ri-Ra is similar to the gap in quality between Atlanta trivia and Providence trivia: this version is enjoyable, but still pales in comparison to the real thing. There were 6 rounds of 10 questions/round, and the game was over in an hour. No music between questions, no increasing point values, and no "please please; take someone else's car."
Oh, we won. This trivia is easier than I'm used to, but some of the questions were broken, so it evens out. The DJ is still always right here - unfortunately.
Prize for winning - not bar cash - not a free pitcher - not a free round - not a gift certificate to some crappy fast food place. We won 4 pint glasses each. Sam Adams glasses - with footballs formed in the bottoms. I'm guessing that they're leftovers from the 2001 NFL season that they dug out of the basement. Yippee. Oh well, at least the waitress was Irish and had the requisite accent. She was over 40, but could have been over 90 and I'd have brought her home.
Complaints notwithstanding, it was fun. Then we walked outside. It turns out that I live on Hoth. The wind was blowing hard - ice and snow was carving canals in my skin and drilling craters into my eyeballs, and everything was white-out conditions. What a glorious 15-mile drive home.
Alright, I guess that's enough for now. Maybe more later...
January 3rd, 2005
So I haven't posted since when?
Posted by Bobzilla at 09:16 PM on January 3, 2005.
Dec. 20, apparently. Well, I can explain. I'm actually looking at a major overhaul at my polter.net site, to include web-logging possibility. In fact, it's all functional over there, and I've ported all of my previous posts. Take a look. Anyway, that's all fine and good, except I don't like the look of my site, so I'm revamping that as well before really taking to posting a lot. I have a new look ready to go, but there are some issues with Internet Explorer. Really, when AREN'T there issues with Internet Explorer (damn you, Bill Gates!)? I guess I can't blame them: I can't believe anybody in the web browser market finds time to make their software standards-compliant.
Anyway, there's really not much going on anyway. I spent a not-so-quiet New Year's Eve at home. I was alone, but the restaurant downstairs had an annoying DJ until 2:00 a.m., hence not-so-quiet.
I just got done watching Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Twice. In a row. It's a great movie (duh). I'm that guy. There are a few people that make up that girl, but I'm definitely that guy. Which reminds me of a dream I had last night about a certain ex. I don't think her husband would be too happy about that one.
Oh, and I saw House of Flying Daggers this weekend. Incredible movie. GO SEE THIS MOVIE, even if you have to drive an hour and pay for parking like I did. Of course, if you're reading this, you're probably in Atlanta, which means it's playing at at least 3 theaters, including the Magic Johnson one (that's the only one that stuck out in my mind). This is basically Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but with better plot and cinematography. I know. Go see it.
Alright, that's it for now. I didn't intend to write this much. Looks like I've got to port another posting. Damn.
Anyway, there's really not much going on anyway. I spent a not-so-quiet New Year's Eve at home. I was alone, but the restaurant downstairs had an annoying DJ until 2:00 a.m., hence not-so-quiet.
I just got done watching Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Twice. In a row. It's a great movie (duh). I'm that guy. There are a few people that make up that girl, but I'm definitely that guy. Which reminds me of a dream I had last night about a certain ex. I don't think her husband would be too happy about that one.
Oh, and I saw House of Flying Daggers this weekend. Incredible movie. GO SEE THIS MOVIE, even if you have to drive an hour and pay for parking like I did. Of course, if you're reading this, you're probably in Atlanta, which means it's playing at at least 3 theaters, including the Magic Johnson one (that's the only one that stuck out in my mind). This is basically Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but with better plot and cinematography. I know. Go see it.
Alright, that's it for now. I didn't intend to write this much. Looks like I've got to port another posting. Damn.