It's Been To Long...

...and shit has been going crazy. Let's be honest, this is my first post in a little over two months. Any readers I had have lost hope by now. Hope of what, I'm not really sure. This has turned into me screaming at a brick wall, which can be very therapeutic. But first, the wall needs to get caught up...

I'm not working at the big blue box anymore.

We have parted ways amicably and I couldn't be happier. I will miss the discount and... that's about it. My new employer is United HealthCare, and I am a customer service associate. It's full time, pays well, great benefits, and should be a great career move (as opposed to wasting away at that shitty retail job). That's right, I'm actually doing what I went to school for! Very excited. After gaining some experience I should be able to really get out and live.

So my life now consists of working and saving money so I can get out of Wausau for good. God damn, walls can be great listeners...

Sorry.

I was gonna post some sweet pictures and memories from my second batch of the brewing adventure...

but I got too drunk watching the Packer game. I also figured out that my parents aren't used to my drinking habits (i.e. drink as much as I can as fast as I can, then skate around in the garage until I eat shit and mess up my elbow). But don't worry, eager readers, I will post the pictures and the follow-up soon.

One step closer to the Super Bowl baby! Can't wait until Favre gets crippled and #12 brings the trophy home!

Bucket List Cut Down

Not because I accomplished something, but because any possibility has closed for now. ISIS broke up in May. I had no idea, and for this news to reach me now months later makes me pretty bummed. This band was the single greatest post-rock/metal/sludge band ever, possibly even creating the genres I stated earlier as some could argue. Here is the first song I ever heard by them, a song I love so much that I learned it on drums, from the album that pushed metal so far from where it was, "The Beginning and The End" from the album "Oceanic"

Brewmeister Ben

I've been experiencing a little cabin fever over here in the 'Sau, a little "slow death in the Midwest" if you will. Rather than dwell on this too much, I have started branching out in my hobbies. Watching LOST and playing Oblivion 24/7 isn't just cutting it anymore. Anyways, I'm brewing my own German hard cider called 'Apfelwein'.
Like the name states, it's sort of an apple wine type drink that is supposed to be REALLY good. Here are some pictures of the brewing process so far:

Notice the foam at the top. Now, I don't know if this is part of the fermenting process, but that foam will regularly disappear and reappear throughout the day. The picture on the left is before, the picture on the right is about an hour or so later:

I'm pretty excited to see the final result. Apparently it's supposed to be quite delicious and quite strong. One batch is already underway as you can see, but I plan on brewing another very soon so I can let it sit for a while. Wine is just like women, they only get better with age :)

What a vacation!

This is why you won't find me on a cruise in the near future... Give me solid land any day, filled with sand and fruity liquor!



This was a cruise ship being hit by 25-ft-tall waves and 50-knot winds. Yeah, doesn't look that fun, especially near the end.

Tweet the truth

Kanye West's apology tweets, compiled and ready to read:

http://gizmodo.com/5630204/kanye-wests-tweeted-apology-edited-into-letter-form

If you ask me, this is good for his pop-star image. But it seems to be a too-little-too-late situation for me. Kanye is still the man, but he is playing to the wrong audience. His 'fuck you' attitude is what I dig. We'll see what kind of backlash this starts.

On a side note, his new single 'Power' is fucking crazy. I mean, who samples "21st Century Schizoid Man"?!?! Fucking love it.

The Next Step: Full Episodes

If you don't remember the classic Canadian sketch comedy show The Kids In The Hall, then we can't be friends.