Mass update of updateyness
Yah, okay, it's been awhile. I was doing SO WELL for a few weeks, too.
Unpopular opinion: I really like the new Feed style friends-page here at El Jay. It's smooth and clean and easy and I approve.
So, what's been going on in the past six weeks? A lot, but nothing out of the ordinary. A lot of hikes, days at the zoo, work, social gatherings, blah blah etc. We had some gorgeous fall color here; I'll post some photos later. I managed to haul the club members out for some walks; attendance has been dropping (not just in my club, I hear it from other club organizers too) and I'm not sure why, but everyone who does come out has a good time. I went on several long hikes with friends and am happy to report that my bad knee stood up to an 11 mile hike very well. Yay!
The zoo has been exciting this fall; our four-month-old tiger cubs joined the other tigers in the Asia Quest exhibit and have been out in the yard playing Bite-My-Brother (their favorite game) to the delight of the zoo visitors. The zoo also just acquired a very large male polar bear who is a temporary guest. He's from Buffalo; they are rebuilding their polar exhibit so he's staying with us during their construction. Our polar bears are both girls and here's to hoping that springtime will bring news of polar bear cubs! The yearly holiday lights show is on now, so I can go be a docent after work, which is nice.
This past Saturday the club had a gathering at the Brothers Drake Meadery that was really awesome. We're lucky in Cbus to have this place; they are very dedicated to being local and sell their SUPER DELICIOUS mead (mead is a fermented honey wine) only in Columbus and one other county just north of us. It's a small-batch, artisan meadery; they offer tours and tastings and have a little bar/lounge where there is often live music. I may volunteer there; they get people to come in and help when they're bottling. Every year they release their super-popular Apple Pie mead in the fall; they usually run out by early December so I'm stockpiling a few bottles.
Speaking of fermenting, I just acquired a yogurt maker and it is embarking on its maiden voyage as we speak. Hope my first batch turns out okay.
A few quick movie reactions: "Amazing Spider-Man" was great and, I thought, way better than the Raimi films. "Wreck-It Ralph" was clever and charming and I may have a tiny animated crush on Fix-It Felix. Still haven't seen "Skyfall" (which is taking over Tumblr a bit...the Sherlock crossovers are self-evident and plentiful) and Rachel and I already have our tickets for midnight premiere of "The Hobbit."
Tomorrow I'm leaving to drive to Wisconsin for the holiday. I had planned to fly (I'm flying there for Christmas) but various circumstances made driving a better choice this time. Le sigh.
Unpopular opinion: I really like the new Feed style friends-page here at El Jay. It's smooth and clean and easy and I approve.
So, what's been going on in the past six weeks? A lot, but nothing out of the ordinary. A lot of hikes, days at the zoo, work, social gatherings, blah blah etc. We had some gorgeous fall color here; I'll post some photos later. I managed to haul the club members out for some walks; attendance has been dropping (not just in my club, I hear it from other club organizers too) and I'm not sure why, but everyone who does come out has a good time. I went on several long hikes with friends and am happy to report that my bad knee stood up to an 11 mile hike very well. Yay!
The zoo has been exciting this fall; our four-month-old tiger cubs joined the other tigers in the Asia Quest exhibit and have been out in the yard playing Bite-My-Brother (their favorite game) to the delight of the zoo visitors. The zoo also just acquired a very large male polar bear who is a temporary guest. He's from Buffalo; they are rebuilding their polar exhibit so he's staying with us during their construction. Our polar bears are both girls and here's to hoping that springtime will bring news of polar bear cubs! The yearly holiday lights show is on now, so I can go be a docent after work, which is nice.
This past Saturday the club had a gathering at the Brothers Drake Meadery that was really awesome. We're lucky in Cbus to have this place; they are very dedicated to being local and sell their SUPER DELICIOUS mead (mead is a fermented honey wine) only in Columbus and one other county just north of us. It's a small-batch, artisan meadery; they offer tours and tastings and have a little bar/lounge where there is often live music. I may volunteer there; they get people to come in and help when they're bottling. Every year they release their super-popular Apple Pie mead in the fall; they usually run out by early December so I'm stockpiling a few bottles.
Speaking of fermenting, I just acquired a yogurt maker and it is embarking on its maiden voyage as we speak. Hope my first batch turns out okay.
A few quick movie reactions: "Amazing Spider-Man" was great and, I thought, way better than the Raimi films. "Wreck-It Ralph" was clever and charming and I may have a tiny animated crush on Fix-It Felix. Still haven't seen "Skyfall" (which is taking over Tumblr a bit...the Sherlock crossovers are self-evident and plentiful) and Rachel and I already have our tickets for midnight premiere of "The Hobbit."
Tomorrow I'm leaving to drive to Wisconsin for the holiday. I had planned to fly (I'm flying there for Christmas) but various circumstances made driving a better choice this time. Le sigh.