Twitter Updates for 2008-09-15

Posted by Jim on Sep 15th, 2008
2008
Sep 15
  • My witty response for a Trivial Pursuit question yesterday: What does MSG stand for? Mmmm, sounds good. #
  • I just started watching Mad Men last week, and today @betty_draper starts following my tweets. Freaky. #

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Slightly Grittier

Posted by Jim on Sep 15th, 2008
2008
Sep 15

On Friday, I got to try a special batch of Gritty McDuff’s Best Bitter…only I didn’t have it at Gritty’s.  A special cask of the beer was prepared for Novare Res.  I don’t remember all of the tweaks made to the recipe, but the one cahnge worth noting is the half pound of willamette hops deposited directly into the cask.  The folks at Novare have been sitting on the cask for a couple weeks to let the flavors mellow.  They tapped the cask either late on Thursday or when they opened on Friday (it was not yet available when I left at 8pm on Thursday, and when I showed up at 3:30 Friday, it was on the menu), so it may not be available anymore.  Hopefully this will be first of many special casks provided by some of the breweries who don’t otherwise have beers available at Novare.  I certainly wouldn’t mind seeing some Old Thumper or Jamaican Style Stout on tap there.

Above and beyond having a great cask beer, it was nice to be able to count this pint towards the Uprising.  Each Uprising card includes two slots dedicated to cask beer—any cask beer!  Of course, there isn’t a beer availble on cask very often, and up until now I’ve always missed my chance to order one (or have counted the beer as a non-cask entry on the card).  In addition to the Best Bitter, there was also a cask of Allagash Interlude available on Friday, so I was able to have both cask beers required by the Uprising in one night.  I’ve been keeping track of my progress (and a running list of all the beers I’ve had and movies I’ve watched this year) on the Movie + a Beer page.

Twitter Updates for 2008-09-12

Posted by Jim on Sep 12th, 2008
2008
Sep 12
  • Passed 60% for the Uprising at Novare tonight, Plus, ran into my boss. It was a good night. #
  • Tomorrow is my brother’s birthday. I’d tell you to wish him happy birthday, but he’s @not_on_twitter #
  • Just got to work on an original colored iBook. You don’t see too many of those anymore. #
  • @twitties 066803840651089709570094036202020432067210090143437 #

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Twitter Updates for 2008-09-11

Posted by Jim on Sep 11th, 2008
2008
Sep 11
  • Advantage of having a librarian wife: getting Entourage and Mad Men dvd’s before anyone else. #
  • @freezingprocess Knee-jerk reaction to your tweet: is it because they are a sh*tty *ss band? #

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Twitter Updates for 2008-09-09

Posted by Jim on Sep 9th, 2008
2008
Sep 9
  • An ad in the new print Bollard implies Novare is having an Oktoberfest celebration. I want more details! Got to find out next time I’m in. #
  • Trying out the new Twitteriffic Beta #
  • I miss the days when every new version of iTunes had a different colored musical note in the icon. #

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Twitter Updates for 2008-09-07

Posted by Jim on Sep 7th, 2008
2008
Sep 7
  • Going to Geno’s tonight to see Bazooka Christ. You should too. #
  • Watching the game at my Mom’s house with my siblings. Having lobster for dinner tonight! #

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Twitter Updates for 2008-09-06

Posted by Jim on Sep 6th, 2008
2008
Sep 6
  • I had a scary 15 minutes when my Wii wouldn’t power up today. Reseting the power supply fixed things. #

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Twitter Updates for 2008-09-04

Posted by Jim on Sep 4th, 2008
2008
Sep 4
  • I think people will be angry about Portland’s new ban on smoking in certain outdoor areas, but I like it. But I don’t smoke either. #

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Twitter Updates for 2008-09-02

Posted by Jim on Sep 2nd, 2008
2008
Sep 2
  • I haven’t been this busy at work in months. It feels nice to be needed. #

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Twitter Updates for 2008-09-01

Posted by Jim on Sep 1st, 2008
2008
Sep 1
  • I’ve spent most of this labor day feeling sick. #

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