Set to Sea 90

on April 25, 2007


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Howdy! I have been mega-irresponsible with my internet stuff recently (updates, emails, etc.) Time to get with it!

Uh… Fluke happened! That was major fun. The night of Fluke we had a big “Prohibition/Roaring 20s” party that mostly consisted of drinking a lot of homebrewed beer and wearing construction paper bowties and mustaches. We had a bunch of friends come down and stay with us for Fluke and the week after. I’d write about that, but they’ve all gotten to it before me.

Though Fluke 2007 may be over and done with, the 2007 Fluke Anthology is still on the table! I’ve gotten some really superb entries in already – this is shaping up to be a really excellent book, and you should jump on while you’ve got the chance. Deadline’s July 7th (7/7/07) – plenty of time to crank out a couple of pages!

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Set to Sea 88

on March 20, 2007


The story so far…

We’ve had some exciting adventures the last couple days. Yesterday we ventured down a ravine on the north side of town, finding all sorts of lovely glades and nooks. All sorts of debris had washed down along the sides of the little creek – plenty of bricks, pipes, and bits of old buildings. We even found a muddy backpack, with somebody’s pulped-up books and personal knick-knacks. At one point, there was a very short drain tunnel big enough to fit us, so we crawled through and popped up in the middle of a field behind a school. At the end of the ravine there were a couple of railroad bridges, with some pretty excellent graffiti underneath. Some artiste-type had even executed a mosaic out of bits of broken mirror and spraypainted plywood. For dinner that night I made a sort of black bean stew, cornbread, and we tried frying up some plantain slices.

Today we took a long walk and enjoyed the hell out of some spring flowers and ended up at a Mexican restaurant called “La Estrella,” where we had a pretty excellent “7 Mares” soup and a whole grilled fish.

Tomorrow’s bottling day for the porter! Did I say the Kolsch came out excellent? Cause it did. I don’t know how “authentic” these beers are turning out, but they are very tasty to drink.

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Set to Sea 86

on March 13, 2007


The story so far…

Eleanor spent the last couple days making herself a new drawing desk out of two-by-fours and such. She’s been working in an armchair for the last couple months. I helped! I sawed at least five or six boards. We’ve both been getting excited by the possibilities of pegboard, which you can get really cheap at any hardware-type store.

Eleanor’s also been getting a lot of internet press recently. Hmm. Perhaps she must be stopped?

I’ve got a porter-type beer bubbling away in the bucket in the closet. I’m taking a wild stab in the dark at trying to somewhat recreate the Captain’s Porter from Moon River in Savannah. Hopefully it will be ready for tasting in time for Fluke!

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