Feb 12, 2017

When we got up we spent the morning taking photos of the house to put on Craigslist for rent. We kept the momentum up and put up a freezer and paint cans as well. After we got that done we went to Wildflower to pick up brunch. We were supposed to meet Christie but her car broke down. We brought the food back to the house and watched the first episode of Californication while we at amazing taco salad and filling waffles with fruit compote and sweet potatoes. We were very full.

Christie did make it over to Glasstown shortly after so I met her there and Chuck met us soon after. We had a few beers before Becca joined the party. I planned to only have one beer, but I ended up having quite a few more than that. I was really loving the Danky Jr. and apparently it's sticking around. If only I were. We decided to go back to Becca's and continue the party, We opened a couple more beers and spent the next several hours dancing around in the kitchen to music and singing what I'm sure is amazing karaoke to Sum 41's Fat Lip.

Feb 11, 2017

Becca left early to go skiing while I slept in. I spent the morning watching Snowden which was really great, then I met Alex at Larry's II for a poetry meetup. Jody and his wife were there and Ian also came. It wasn't a lot of people, but it was overall interesting, if not pretty awkward. The guy who hosted it was nice, but tried a little hard to be funny. 

Alex read a great piece of hers and there was a thing where everyone writes a line using the first word that the last person left for them. It turned out to be a funny and pretty good poem. I left to go run at Parvin, but when I got there the place was so crowded that I didn't even get out of my car. I couldn't bring myself to get on the narrow trail knowing I would have to be yelling out and passing people nearly the whole time.

I should have done something active anyway since it was quite nice out, but I didn't. I did go to meet Steve and Haylie at Tomfoolery Brewing in Hammonton later though. We got the full flight, which was disappointing overall. The only beer I would want again was the Sungrown IPA.

We went over to the neighboring brewery, Three 3's, for another big flight. This one had six-ounce tasters so it ended up being a lot. The beers there were much better overall; mostly IPAs and a lot of them were similar. I would go back to this place again. We had a fun time even though Haylie doesn't like beer. She hung in there and tried some. I went back to Becca's after and we got to bed pretty quickly.

Feb 10, 2017

After another late night I woke up and decided to cancel my job in Vineland and go back to sleep. I woke up a couple of hours later and decided to pick up the art class at Wood School since it was already an hour into it. I didn't have to be there until 10 and I ended up only having 4 classes with a nice long lunch break. As Wood School goes it was a good job. After work I met Becca at the park for a run and some disc golf. I only did two miles and we played the first 10 holes before she had to go, but it was nice to be outside still.

After her cases we spent the night mostly looking some things up and playing Mario Kart Wii until we were tired.

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 8, 2017

I worked at Vineland Memorial for the day. It was a busy and long day of work, but I got done a little early and met with Becca to head to Brandywine DGC. We had plenty of time for a full round in the nice weather. Aside from what it might mean for global climate, I'm not hating this warm winter weather.

We continued on to Baltimore and right to The Land of Kush for dinner. We got two of the usuals: BBQ seitan/soy chicken with sides of curry slaw and mac & cheese. The mac was so good this time. Becca loved it also and we left with a good amount of food for later.

We had some time before the show so we went to Max's Taphouse where they had a long list of beers. We got some good ones, but the best was what we finished on: Gypsy Funk Dry-Hopped Barrel-Aged Sour by 8 Wired Brewing from New Zealand. It's aged in white wine barrels and it was fantastic. Pricy but worth it.

We got a great parking spot right outside Ram's Head Live, where we headed inside to see AFI for a second time. The set was similar, but they played enough different songs for it to feel like a totally new show. Davey seemed to have even more energy this time and he jumped into the crowd during the second encore as they played Totalimmortal. Definitely glad we went a second time. I was getting a little tired on the drive home, but it wasn't too bad. At least I had the good fortune of not having to set an early alarm.

Feb 7, 2017

I started the day with single meetings at Bacon and Wood School followed by a long break for lunch. The afternoon was longer meetings at Holly Heights that seemed even longer. It was extremely nice outside so the kids went out to play and I sat there watching them. 

Ryan and I went to the park for a round of disc golf and a walk after work. It was nice to be out and comfortable in shorts and t-shirts. I came home and had an argument with Joyce turning into a bad night. I went to Becca's later which made things much better. Ryan from Flo-Foto texted me about working this summer so her and I discussed going to SLC and decided we would do it! So it's official: moving to Utah in a couple months!

Feb 6, 2017

I worked at Memorial for CST and had a pretty easy day of meetings. Good amount of downtime and the meeting before lunch ended really quickly so I got a long lunch with Becca to have our sloppy joe leftovers. After work I had my dentist appointment for my cleaning. I never have to wait to go in there. I was in, cleaned, and out really fast. Everyone there is nice too.

We headed to Blackbird later for an amazingly delicious slice of pizza and some wings. It was somehow the best slice of the spicy bbq that we've had yet. I could eat that pizza everyday to quote Becca.

We had some time before the show so we went to Prohibition and got a couple drinks. I had a pretty decent sour IPA and then we shared a Hoppy Lil' Hudson because we couldn't fit that much beer in after our heavy dinner.

We got over to Union Transfer to catch the last couple of songs of Nothing. They were very loud noise and I didn't care for it. We stood in the hallway to protect our ears. AFI came out to the crowd chanting and then went right into Girl's Not Grey.

They were awesome and Davey was as energetic and dramatic as usual. The set was a great mix of songs I knew well and ones I didn't but still could enjoy. The crowd wasn't even as crazy as I expected so I left without too many bruises.