...time to play catch up (ketchup?). I haven't spent too much leisure time in front of the old Commodore 64- so I am going to do a brief synopsis of 2009 to date.
Sushi - Craig and I found an all-you-can-eat
sushi place. In Denver. Yes, Denver is about as far from the ocean as you can get...but you know with modern technology and the internets they are somehow able to get fresh fish here. Seriously though, people go to
long lengths to make this happen. Kazusan, eat your heart out (and may you rest in peace). Go Fish on Broadway has really good sushi, and there is no buffet - they make it fresh for you as you order. Whatever you want - as long as you eat between 2:30 and 5:30 - as much as you want. We each knocked out about $50 of sushi in about an hour. The
madness continues.
ATX Winter Formal - This really deserves its own entry, but I really really want to catch up. AND I think that
these pictures speak more than a thousand words. Ill give you a quick(ish) rundown: The theme was "A Very Special Wedding" and we DO love themes. There was a Save the Date, the preparties were separated into Bachelor and Bachelorette Parties, the "limo" was a 60 passenger bus filled to capacity, "rehearsal dinner" was at El Portrero and complete with speeches (and the living legend Jose), "cocktail hour" was held at a Honkey Tonk called Stampede and it just happened to be Mexican Music night (aka "free wedding band"), and of course the "reception" was held at the Rockbar. Not only that, but true to ATX Style we collected a ton of canned foods to donate to a Denver shelter and/or to refugees living in our fair city. Craig and I once agreed that we really need to learn how to throw a party.
Random Facts - I convinced this girl to move to Denver (it really wasn't that difficult in the end), and we discovered that you can buy
Pancake Batter in an aerosol can. The rest is history.
Georgia Trip - Jessica (the Pancake Batter Queen) and I went to Georgia to surprise our friend Mike. He is the guy responsible for many good things in my life - most notably my ability to brew that magical liquid called Beer. So what else was I to do but show up at his front door in Jasper, GA at 9:30pm with a 12 pack of Colorado beer? We played Frisbee golf, drank Sweetwater, ate barbecue (real barbecue), drank homemade limoncello, drank homebrew, drank a 2 year old Imperial Stout aged in a red wine oak barrel, talked about beer (a lot), played dominoes, slept, napped, talked about beer, and got to enjoy our favorite people in Georgia. Or the world.
Willy Porter - Had good seats at the Soiled Dove for the Willy Porter/Tony Furtado show. I have been a big fan of
Willy P since the first time I saw him...Opened for Toad the Wet Sprocket and The Cranberries circa 1993. I have a mom, and she was there.
Roomie Missing -
Craig is learning about how to make the yeast fart and pee, and I am all booked up to hang out with him in Germany and Belgium in April/May. For the first time in three years I will not be reachable by phone. Please don't freak out. And no, I will not be bringing you anything - so don't ask.
Skiing - Yes, I have been skiing. A lot. And staying at the Frisco Castle. A lot.
So that pretty much sums it up. Not really - but it will have to do for now. Its getting warm, so get ready to hear about all the rantings and ravings about the beautiful Colorado spring, cycling season, cornhole victories, and being barefoot in the grass. Out.
1. I could provide Ryan a sweet camera for a really good price. Heck, indirectly I am paying for the camera that I sold him...so might as well give me a good deal. 
