Well, this weekend was very nice, but since I was able to spend time
with my girlfriend, that was a given. Friday night, Meghan and I had
pizza and watched a movie while I washed beer bottles. We decided it
was a little late, so we put off bottling the honey porter until the
following day. While the dishwasher hummed away, disinfecting the
Budweiser returnables -- at $1.20/case, why not -- I forced her to watch
"Hudson Hawk". In my honest opinion, "Hudson Hawk" isn't nearly as bad
as everyone claims, but I have a biased, cult-follower opinion of the
movie. Needless to say, I'm a bit of an odd-ball when it comes right
down to it.

Saturday went smoothly. We've developed a little system for bottling
beer. Meghan mans the bottle siphon while I cap and pack. It's
actually quite fun to do. I'm not sure how this batch will turn out.
It tasted a bit strong of syrup still, even though the estimated alcohol
content was a little over 5%. I'm thinking that it'll push 6% after
fermenting in the bottle for a couple weeks, and hopefully the yeast
will have time to clean up the "syrupy" taste of the beer a bit.

The honey porter kit was actually a little expensive, at around $30.
There are three different malts, honey, and two different hops to the
recipe, the latter of which I only used one. Still, that's about
$15/case of beer -- if it turns out. Not a bad price, and since I'm
doing this more for the fun of it, well worth the effort.

Meghan's parents returned from Mexico on Saturday night, so after a
drink and dinner at Chang Mi Thai in Uptown, we set out to Arden Hills
for a visit. They didn't look too tired from the 3 weeks of sandy
beaches and warm weather, so we chatted into the wee hours of the
morning.

Today was a pretty normal day. I cooked Meghan breakfast and set about
being lazy, playing guitar and snuggling. We watched "Super Troopers"
at the Roseville theater for a matinee. One word of advise, don't spend
the full $7.50+ to see this prime time. It's not worth it. It is
funny, but not that funny.

Anyway, it's late and I need to get up early to catch the bus tomorrow.
Writing, scripting, and technical support will greet me tomorrow. Can't
you just feel my enthusiasm?