The Sounds Inside My Mind

• My own blog post showed up in my google alerts this morning. First time that’s happened. #

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Here are some photos from the Star Wars Dance Party at Bubba’s I mentioned a while back.  It looks like I missed a good time.  It really is a shame my Mon Calamari suit was at the cleaners that weekend.

• At the MLTI Tech Lead conference all day today #
• Off to check out Novare Res #

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Just got back from the soft opening…  A great draft selection, about 20 or so beers, no locals, closest is a Suttynose.  They have Beamish!  The bottle menu is about 5 pages long, divided up by style.  There is a limited menu of plates of appetizers…no hot wings or anything like that, more like cheese plates and tasty olives.  The staff is new to the bar scene (it seems)…my pal Jeff ordered a $5 beer, paid with a $20, and got a $5 and $10 bill as change; he wasn’t able to leave a tip since he didn’t have anything small.  Overheard friends of the bar who claimed the problems with the taps were due to the person who ran the keg lines doing a bad job.  A shout out to my friends at the Maine Beer Writers Guild: I overheard a few people who, like me, learned of the early opening through your blogs.  Thanks for keeping us all informed!  So far the second room and outdoor seating aren’t licensed, but should be open by next week.  Everyone was very friendly.  The owner gave a little speech at one point, telling everyone that it was his and his wife’s dream to open a place like this.  To make up for the taps pouring poorly and the staff not being quite prepared to handle all of the customers, he bought a round for the house.  It was quite generous.  Overall, I’m not going to say it’s my new favorite Portland bar, but it is very nice, certainly in the top 3, and has strong potential to become number 1, once the few problems are sorted out.  I’ll be back tomorrow so Nissa can try it out, and I expect to be back numerous times this summer.  I’m very sure this is the first bar I’ve been to where there isn’t a single beer available I wouldn’t consider drinking.  Congratulations Novare Res.  Here’s to a long and successful run!

• Fire drill first thing this morning. At least now I’m fully awake. #
• I kind of wish I had listened to the Sox game last night instead of watching videos at AdultSwim.com. Oh well… #

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So our house closing came and went with only minor issues (reminder: make sure your middle initial is on your home insurance policy), and now Nissa and I are homeowners. We have to wait until the end of the month to begin living there, as the floors won’t be refinished until then. This does provide us with plenty of time to move though. We’ve made a number of trips already, so our apartment is beginning to look empty. By the end of this week, we hope to have most of our possessions stored either in the basement of the new house, or the kitchen bathroom areas (the only places without hardwood floors that need to be refinished). The last week of the month may see us living out of suitcases and eating simple or no preparation meals, but that’s ok if it allows us to quickly and easily close up our current apartment on the 30th. Normally we’d use the final day of the month to clean the old place and move our stuff to the house, but that day happens to be Nissa’s college reunion, so instead of moving we’ll be up in Brunswick reminiscing. It may be a late night on Friday the 30th, but we’ll get it all done in time.

• In the bedroom, hiding from the baby shower my wife is throwing for our friend Heather. #

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• Perhaps it is a good day to begin moving. #

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• House been bought. #

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• 4 for 4 re: Commute another way week. Taking the day off tomorrow (to close on the new house) > commuting any way. #
• As closing approaches, stress levels rise. All of these random tasks couldn’t have been done before the last 24 hours? #
• Buying local always feels good: dropping Time Warner for GWI #
• Mortgage co.: sorry, we can’t go on until your wife’s middle initial is on your insurance policy. At least it’s an easy fix. #

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