Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Monday, 9-28-2009
1. Watched Saving Grace.2. I stayed up irresponsibly late playing EVE.3. Susan stayed up irresponsibly late painting.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Sunday, 9-27-2009
1. Kids are still sick. Rainer woke us up about 10 times between 3:00 am and 7:00 am. 2. Susan slept in until 9:00.3. I took a nap in the afternoon.4. Went to bed early.
Saturday 9-26-2009
1. Kids are still sick.2. Went shopping in the morning. Bought a bottle scrubber for the night's bottling.3. Went over to mom's house for the afternoon. Grabbed 15 empty wine bottles.4. Bottled hard cider, batch 1. Verdict: very similar to a non-sparkling Woochuck Amber (although it's 9.5% abv). Process: specific gravity 1.07 (increased with brown sugar), Meijer apple juice, liquid sweet mead yeast. Sweetened with white baker's sugar. 5. Played EVE.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Friday, 9-25-2009
1. The kids are still sick. Put them down for extra naps and early bed.2. Watched an episode of the Tudors.3. Played EVE Online.4. Susan made a blanket for Katie and Izzy and started a blanket for Rainer.
Thursday, 9-24-2009
1. Went to work at Noble Coffee & Tea, Co. Candied pumpkin spice lattes are awesome!2, Rainer got sick. Sophia is still sick. We are officially on quarantine. Fortunately, Rainer doesn't have a fever. 3. Put the kids down early.4. Played EVE Online.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Wednesday, 9-23-2009
1. Sophie is sick.2. Bought EVE Online and an X-Com 5-pack of games for $10 total.3. Rainer fell asleep at dinner.4. Played EVE Online.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Tuesday, 9-22-2009
1. Sophia constructed a 3-word sentence: Sophie snuggle it. 2. Watched the first two episodes of the new season of Heroes.3. Beat World of Goo. Felt goo-d?4. Read another chapter of the robotics book.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Monday, 9-21-2009
1. Went to Barnes & Noble to work.2. Ate dinner at the Olive Garden with the family for grandma's 70th birthday party.3. Racked hard cider, batch 1. It's kind of sour right now, hopefully it'll sweeten up when I add the corn syrup. 4. Started brewing Hirschhesch Hard Cider. 5. Played World of Goo.
Sunday, 9-20-2009
Apple Fest, Day 2:1. Returned to the farm. More Hirsches. More pumpkin picking. More goat feeding. More apple consumption. More ditch-playing, tunnel crawling, and rock throwing. 2. Left the farm around 11:00 to drive back home. Lots of crying in the car. Like, the whole drive. 3. Got back to the Indy area in time to head over to Grandma Ney's house for Christopher & Halie's 10-year date-a-versary. 4. After the kids went to bed, Susan and I watched The Madness of King George and passed out early.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Saturday, 9-19-2009
Hirsch Apple Fest, 2009. Day 1:
1. Woke up and, venti cinnamon dolce lattes in hand, started driving to Ohio at around 8:00am.
2. Susan drove the whole way, I read a book about how to build robots.
3. Arrived at Hirsch Fruit Farm. Met a bunch of Hirschs. Played with / fed goats. Watched apple butter being made in giant cauldrons. Rode a wagon up a hill and picked apples. Rode horses. Played in ditches. Browsed Hirsch Fruit Market. Picked pumpkins. Ingested apples in many forms. Climbed hay bales. Drank Brandy Manhattans. Somehow, it was 8:00pm.
4. Went to hotel, kids and Susan went to bed. Clarence, Linda, and I went to dinner at Applebee's.
5. Passed out around 10:00pm.
Friday, 9-18-2009
1. Susan and the kids went to the Art Museum with Erin and her kids. 2. Played some S.T.A.L.K.E.R Shadow of Chernobyl.3. Watched a couple episodes of The Tudors.4. Packed in preparation for tomorrow's trip to the Hirsch Fruit Farm.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Top 5 Rainer Threats / Insults
Since Rainer has some pretty colorful language for a 3-year-old, I'm creating this "Best of Rainer's Threats / Insults List"
5. You've got to go in the trash!
4. I'm going to compost you.
2. I'm going to turn you into soup and eat you up.
3. Your daddy web is soooooo baaaaaad!
1. I'm going to fill your eyes up with water until they turn blue and I'm gonna take 'em and I'm gonna 'em.
Thursday, 9-17-2009
1. Susan left for Zumba at 4:30, went to a Waldorf Play Group Planning Meeting immediately thereafter, and returned after 9:00. I actually managed to get through the night without any alcohol. The night was not without casualties, however... We're down a plate.
2. I played S.T.A.L.K.E.R Shadow of Chernobyl pretty much all night.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Wednesday, 9-16-2009
1. Bought S.T.A.L.K.E.R Shadow of Chernobyl. It was on sale for $5 at Direct2Drive and I couldn't pass it up.2. Susan and the kids went down to Erin's place to hang out and watch some sort of fireman presentation. Rainer came back with a black, plastic fireman's hat. 3. Hung a second large branch on the wall. Our house is 15% more druidic now.4. Watched an episode of The Tudors.5. Played S.T.A.L.K.E.R Shadow of Chernobyl for a couple hours.
Tuesday, 9-15-2009
1. After the kids went to bed, Susan and I talked for a while.
2. Played some World of Goo while Susan continued working on Sophia's doll.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Monday, 9-14-2009
1. Started watching The Legend of Neil, which is hilarious.
2. Susan and the kids hung out with Meredith and Copper then went over to baba and grandma Linda's house for dinner.
3. Played some Dawn of War 2.
4. Watched an episode of the Tudors.
5. Played more Dawn of War 2.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Sunday, 9-13-2009
1. Susan went to Zumba, the kids and I stayed home and built small buildings out of sticks and blocks.
2. Built a saw horse as an ingredient for the key that opens the door to the world of woodworking... Or something.
3. Susan's dad came over to grill and hang out. He killed poison ivy and bees.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Saturday, 9-12-2009
1. Bought a jigsaw at the hardware store because Susan claimed it would "open the world of woodworking to us." I'm not really sure what that means and she wouldn't elaborate.2. I created a grappling hook type of device that I threw into the tree, hooked around large dead branches, and pulled said branches out of said tree. This took about an hour and I managed to remove quite a number of them. I acquired a few cuts and scrapes, the first in a while, and was reminded of how it feels to bleed. It was kind of weird. 3. Met mom and Jessica at the Greek Fest. Ate saganaki, tzaziki, pita, rum balls, feta, olives, and galactobueroko (I think that's how you spell it). Drank lemonade, water, and six types of Greek wine. One of them tasted like figs, mom and I almost wretched... So we gave it to Susan. She actually claims to have loved the raisiny wine and thinks it would go well with gingerbread. 4. Drove back to mom's house and ate dinner with her and Jessica.5. After we put the kids to bed, Susan and I cleaned the house.6. Susan started regretting that she was missing her 10-year high school reunion and went about an hour and a half late. I stayed home, wrote a few blog posts (I was a few days behind), and went to bed early.
Friday, 9-11-2009
1. Mom came over to eat dinner and house sit so Susan and I could go to one of two events: a birthday party or her 10-year high school reunion pre-party at the Fox and Hound. The reunion pre-party won.2. Since the party didn't start until 9:00, we went to Castleton mall to hang out for a while. Stopped by Borders, drank coffee, read RPG books. Walked the mall until 9:00. 3. Drove to Fox and Hound. Due to what I assume was a lack of organization, no one was in the designated area except us. So, we left.4. Watched 9 at the theater, I found it... Disappointing. I liked the visual style and the setting as much as I thought I would, but the plot was lacking. It was an epic, but done in 90 minutes, which never goes well. Lots of traveling, action, and grand scenery. Almost no background exposition or character development.
Thursday, 9-10-2009
1. Worked on my D&D character's background story. It's a bit melodramatic, but I figured a change of pace was good after Professor Ray of Cake.2. Tried the first bottle of the latest batch of mead. It's sweet and doesn't really have a bite like the first batch. I'm getting closer to Bunratty mead, which is my favorite ever. 3. Watched an episode of The Tudors with Susan.4. Went to bed early-ish.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Wednesday, 9-9-09
1. Sophia had to go to the doctor for a tubes-in-ear follow-up appointment. The doctor said she's fine.2. Erin, Stella, and Elliott came over to play for the day.3. Received our new coffee order from GroundsForChange.com. The First Light decaf that we got was delicious. Haven't tried the others yet. 4. Played at Forest Park for a while. 5. I got to go out in the evening and play D&D! Lv 6 paladin (don't blame me, it was someone else's character). Unfortunately for that player, I was accidentally bitten by a werewolf, by which I mean I saw a werewolf 60' away with Detect Evil, started yelling rude things at said werewolf, and taunted him into attacking me. Hopefully Michael doesn't mind his paladin being afflicted with lycanthropy.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Tuesday, 9-7-2009
1. Labelled all 21 of my bottles of mead so I know which bottle is from which batch.
2. Watched an episode of the Tudors.
3. Spent a couple hours working on my D&D character. Final choice Elf Fighter 1, Soulknife 16 / Rogue 7, Assassin 10. Battle concept: I'm dual wielding short swords (so I get 7 attacks per round), if I am flanking (or have improved invisibility cast since I'm an assassin), I do around 10d6 damage per hit. With the 30 dexterity I have and Weapon Finesse, my bonus to hit is pretty impressive. Now I just have to finalize the back story.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Sophia Update (for the last week)
1. Had her first crunchy carrot2. Started using full-size park slides by herself3. Fell in love with the doll Susan is making for her4. Belligerently conversed with the vacuum cleaner, saying "Vackoom! Bonkles! Bamma! Bonka! Kicka! Chomp!" (translation: Vacuum, I am going to headbutt, punch, headbutt, kick, and bite thee)
Monday, 9-7-2009
Labor Day - 1. Worked, although I was at the book store... Quite the vacation.2. Met some people with whom I am going to start playing D&D (3.5)! Now I just have to roll up a lv 17 gestalt character... I forgot how long pre-4e characters took to generate. 3. Started planning my character.4. Rainer fell asleep around 8:00. Vast improvement over Sunday.5. Watched an episode of the Tudors with Susan.
Sunday, 9-6-2009
1. Rearranged the house... The most notable change is that Rainer and Sophia are now in the same room. 2. Used the dolly to secure giant logs from our neighbor's house. 3. Brewed hard cider, batch 1. It's not from the Hirsch farm, but I wanted to use it as a trial run for when we get Hirsch cider later this month. 4. Rainer was awake until 9:30, fabricating various excuses for why he couldn't stay in his bed.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Saturday, 9-5-2009
1. Went garage-sailing (I'm an English major and it's definitely "sailing" like a boat, so don't argue). Acquired: 2 home made children's desks, a bean bag chair, a flag, and a bunch of random boards for $14.65. We ran into Susan's Waldorf Play Group leader and I had to BS about knowing about the stuff.
2. Swiped a dolly from Susan's parent's house so that we could pilfer some pieces of a tree that was cut down across the street.
3 Bought an Ale Pail and a hyrdrometer in preparation for home brewing cider.
4. When we got back home, our neighbor's grandson, Ian was out so Rainer played with him for a while.
5. Watched two episodes of The Tudors and went to bed early (we stayed up late at Friday's party).
Friday, 9-4-2009
1. Prepared for a big, non-D&D Gaming Party.
2. Had said party. We played The Game of Things and Apples to Apples. Drank various hard ciders and wines. Ate chocolate / cherry / wine cookies, buffalo chicken dip, and meats / cheeses. Erin, Nick, Lee, Sam, Rory, and Kapil attended. I lost horribly at both games.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Thursday, 9-3-2009
1. Susan, the kids, and Susan's parents went to the zoo. The major attraction was the baby giraffe.2. I went up to Mr. G's alcohol shop (I don't think that's what it's called, but I can't remember the name) and bought some Strongbow cider. I'm testing all of the various ciders in preparation for brewing (which will hopefully be this weekend). 3. Finished Season 1 of the Tudors.
Wednesday, 9-2-2009
1. Susan, the kids, Erin, and her kids went to the zoo. 2. Bottled batch # 3 of mead. This batch is by far the sweetest of the three. 10 lbs honey, 2.5 gallons water.2. Played Dawn of War 2.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Tuesday, 9-1-2009
1. Susan went to Zumba, I put the kids to bed. Drank 2 Woodchuck Hard Ciders.2. Played Zuma and Bejeweled 2 while the kids were going to sleep.3. Upon her return, Susan called me a "hero" for my valorous putting-to-bed of the children. 4. Watched an episode of The Tudors.5. Played Dawn of War 2 for an hour and went to bed.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
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