helium-4
Bluelight Crew
Man. I have extraordinarily shitty willpower.
I want the DISCIPLINE of a MASTER.
same. I need to stop smoking weed and get my shit together.
Man. I have extraordinarily shitty willpower.
I want the DISCIPLINE of a MASTER.
ugh, I really hate the modern family structure, so in effective, and can add to the tension of a family when people start to really speak their minds. I appreciate my parents and the way I was raised, but I needed so much more that my parents didn't give me (whether or not they are working to the best of their ability). To bad the world isn't like the utopia in Aldous Huxley's Island. The family structure is absolutely beautiful, not to mention the education system. The family structure he creates, has its origins from the hunter gather communal style of living, particularly when it comes to raising the children. He forms MACs (mutual adoption clubs), where "every MAC consists of anything from fifteen to twenty-five assorted couples. Newly elected brides and bridegrooms, old-timers with growing children, grandparents and great-grandparents---everybody in the club adopts everyone else. Besides our own blood relations, we all have our quota of deputy mothers, deputy fathers, deputy aunts and uncles, deputy brothers and sisters, deputy babies and toddlers and teen-agers." (island). Another wonderful quote describing the structure, ""Escape," she explained, "is built into the new system. Whenever the parental Home Sweet Home becomes too unbearable, the child is allowed, is actively encouraged---and the whole weight of public opinion is behind the encouragement---to migrate to one of the other homes." "An MAC isn't run by the government, it's run by its members. And we're not militaristic. We're not interested in turning out good party members; we're interested in turning out good human beings. We don't inculcate dogmas. And finally we don't take the children away from their parents; on the contrary, we give the children additional parents and the parents additional children." Such a good book.
Day 2 of no weed. I'll end up with a least a 2 and half week break from weed, so my tolerance be nice an low for when my roommate buys a purple days vaporizer.
We don't have any of these really hoppy IPA's back home and I find them really cool; they also knock me on my ass. Hops on their own are known for valerian type effects and I can definitely see where that comes from.
Hah Roger, while at the liquor store with my mother today I went and grabbed a box of the flying dog mixed pack due to your rantings. Ever thought of going into advertising?
Flying dog kicks ass. Haven't had one that I didn't enjoy. I particularly like their IPA, a lot of different flavors with in it. Honestly it is one of my favorite IPAs. I'll take one of those over a dogfish head 60 minute.
I much prefer juicing veggies and fruits to alcoholic drinks. I dont drink at all anymore and I dont look back with regret on my decision. For me its a poison, plain and simple.
I much prefer juicing veggies and fruits to alcoholic drinks. I dont drink at all anymore and I dont look back with regret on my decision. For me its a poison, plain and simple.
Hopefully you'll like the flying dog, I find their beers to be very unique and beautiful really. Their "raging bitch" IPA is one of my favorite beers but I can't drink more than one or I get a headache because it's so hoppy. Their signature IPA is just so superb as well, very drinkable-- darker than most but very pungent and lush, and goes down smooth.
Surprisingly, I've picked up a my second Sierra Nevada Torpedo IPA sixer this week. This beer is just splendid! It might be my favorite IPA on the market right now, of any that I've tried-- which surprises the hell out of me honestly. SN is a good brewery, but I didn't think they had this kind of perfection in 'em. Torpedo is just... absolutely... spot on. No other way to describe it but just perfectly on the mark. I literally raised my glass to the peeps at Sierra Nevada for this one. I've always enjoyed their signature IPA, but this torpedo ale is essentially the same ale but dry-hopped, and it makes all the difference in the world.
In all seriousness though, I might try to get into the brewing industry in some way. I wish I had more microbiology experience, then I would understand yeast and fermentation better. But I'm studying the process in my spare time, and I find that my O-chem background helps me some. So I'm playing it by ear but I think my passion for beer could be put to use, and might make for a fascinating career.![]()