Mar 9, 2017

I worked at Memorial in an English class for the day. It went pretty well, and I had a lot of free time while the students took a test. After work Becca and I went to Parvin for a run, but I was so full from eating shortly before that I was going slow and not feeling it. We ran two miles and then stopped to walk the rest of the way. It was nice to just walk.

We went to the Pitman breweries later, hoping Kelly Green would have the coffee stout again, but we were disappointed to find out they didn't have it and the place next door was closed. I looked on PhillyTapFinder and found that Bainbridge Barrel House had several coffee beers on so we headed right for there after picking up a slice from Blackbird. We had some great beers, some not as great beers, but quite a few expensive beers. The Neshaminy Creek Coffee JAWN was probably my favorite. There really aren't enough coffee IPAs out there.

We got to the Barbary a little later than I wanted to, but the party was in full swing at Through Being Cool so I was quickly enjoying myself. I was enjoying myself too much to be able to leave before it was basically over at 2am. I'm glad we stayed. 

Feb 9, 2017

I got plenty of sleep after getting home late and then got up and had a nice morning to relax because my first CST meeting wasn't until 11. Even though it had snowed overnight school wasn't canceled and it was melting by then. I went to Mt. Pleasant for one meeting then had two hours off so I took my car in to check out the burning oil smell. James Brown allayed my fears, telling me it's a very small oil leak that I needn't be concerned with. With that good news I went on to finish the day at Wood School and Holly Heights.

After work I had PT for my thumb again. The doctor was back this time and when he asked if it was feeling better I actually realized it hasn't been hurting as much or as noticeably. I'm not sure if I'm just getting more used to it, but I hope this is actually helping.

Becca's late home case was canceled so we were able to go meet Alycia and Jackie at Kelly Green Brewing. We did a flight of their 6 beers. They were all pretty good, but I really liked the coffee stout. I was definitely in the mood for that one.

We went next door to Human Village Brewing to sample their offerings as well. I enjoyed a lot of theirs, especially the lighter ones. The Godiva chocolate stout didn't really do it for me. I liked that both of the breweries were different, but they weren't loud. We went back to Kelly Green for a glass of the coffee stout before calling it a night. I met their brewer and we talked about music after I heard Saosin playing on the speakers. He was a really nice guy.

Becca and I headed into Philly, stopped at Barcade for a minute and didn't find anything on the list that excited us then headed to the Barbary without jackets in the cold. It's okay because it was quite warm inside. We actually got there before Through Being Cool even started and saw the last song of the band that was on stage.

It was an awesome night of great music and lots of PBR. I think this is the first time I've been to a full show. It felt long, but it was lots of fun. I think we both lost a little of our voices. Becca seemed to be having much more fun at this one, but the Barbary is always better.

Feb 18, 2014

I had meetings to cover at Memorial during the day. They went pretty quickly as usual and I was done early. I went to the gym to run for a while before Ryan showed up and we did pull up day exercises. That might not have been the best idea before going to the rock gym with Brenda. I felt a little weak, but we had a good time. The place was more packed than I've ever seen it so we bouldered and then stayed on one wall for a while until another opened up. 

We went to Philly after the gym and got some food at the Abbaye. It was Brenda's first time so we got the mac & cheese and vegan wings. She approved of both. I got a couple beers as well and then we headed over to The Barbary for Through Being Cool with Kenny Vasoli DJing. The music was great. I want to come to all of these from now on. It was like going to a show just without a band playing. And cheaper beer. I saw Bree and her friends there so we hung out for a bit, but Brenda wasn't feeling the crowd so we headed home.