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Nice. I like that your attitude seems to be that the glass is both half empty ("probably not going to get this job") and half full ("I don't feel like the time was wasted"), and that the full part is the important part.
Commented Jan 13, 2012 on the obligatory post-audition reflections at WWdN: In Exile
the obligatory post-audition reflections
The directions to my audition were simple: two freeways, one off-ramp, two left turns. In practice, finding a parking spot and making my way into the actual waiting room were slightly less complicated than getting The Babelfish (kids, ask your parents), so I actually walked into the room for my ...
I have to make some time to do some brewing again. It's been a few years. I've never done a full grain brew, but I've made some good stuff with extracts and partial grain. The last time was for Christmas a few years ago when we made an amber, a Scottish ale and a hefeweitzen.
Commented Dec 6, 2011 on Further adventures in Homebrewing at WWdN: In Exile
Further adventures in Homebrewing
It was warm on the patio, and a gentle breeze stirred the trees in the back yard. The Postal Service played on the Sonos. A Stone Pale Ale sat on the patio table, condensation beginning to bead up on the neck and run down the bottle. Next to it, the 10 gallon cooler I’d turned into a mash tun wi...
Enjoy your vacation, Wil!
I was happy to see over on G+ that you're working on Memories of the Future Vol. 2. Sounds like you'll need that rest first.
Commented Sep 9, 2011 on Doctor Manhattan and Galactus, together at last. at WWdN: In Exile
Doctor Manhattan and Galactus, together at last.
After months away from home (with occasional 12-24 hour visits), I'm finally in my own house, enjoying something resembling a summer vacation. I'm not too keen on doing anything that isn't goofing off, and I'm really okay with that, because I think I've earned it. Until I feel recharged enough t...
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Jul 8, 2011
Awesome. I'm not a very active brewer myself, but I do brew a batch now and then. When you tweeted your request for resources, I was going to suggest going to your local brewing supply store. I'm glad to hear that your local store's staff was as friendly, patient, infectiously enthusiastic and helpful as mine.
I was also glad to see that someone recommended keeping a journal. You'll want that info in order to repeat and/or tweak your best batches.
You know what the hardest part of brewing is? Waiting for the bottle conditioning process. At least during the fermentation, you can watch the bubbles!
Commented Jul 8, 2011 on In which my son and I make our own beer at WWdN: In Exile
In which my son and I make our own beer
Ryan is going to be 22 at the end of the month. For those of you who have been here since I wrote the 13 on 31 post, you now know how I feel every single day. The rest of you can get off my lawn before I call your parents. So the other day, he and I were having a beer together, and Ryan said, "W...
Hi Wil,
I've been reading your blog pretty regularly for a couple years, and I have a Twitter list of everyone who's been involved with W00tstock, which is the only group of people I try to keep up with on Twitter. I also got to meet you briefly at the autograph table after the Seattle W00tstock last year, when I mentioned that I too had an Atari 400 for my first computer.
When I became a petulant teenager, the Fourth wasn't the big thing I missed, because it was never really a big deal to start with in my family. I think most people end up looking back at their teenage years and thinking, "Did I really miss out on time with my family because I wanted to go to that stupid [fill in the blank]?" Unfortunately, it's something that can only be perceived in hindsight and trying to explain it to a teenager only makes you look like more of a lame-o (that's what the kids say these days, isn't it?) in their eyes.
Commented Jul 5, 2011 on Because it's become a yearly tradition, here's a story about fireworks at WWdN: In Exile
Because it's become a yearly tradition, here's a story about fireworks
I've written hundreds of thousands of words over the years, but this remains one of my all-time favorites, so I like to revisit it every year. It was originally written and published on July 5, 2002, which usually feels like years and days ago all at once, but this year actually feels like a lif...
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