Gettin' by

Hey friends and family,

suppose I better hurry up and do a new post so that my last one doesn't continue to leave its depressing last word in cyberspace.

Since my last post I've dedicated serious time to the enjoyment of my great friends here in Leeds. I've had the blessing of seeing them a couple times a week since I last posted, and had some great times. Last Saturday was really fun, we had a few pints in Headingley, and then went dancing at the Hi-Fi club which was smashing. A truly therapeutic evening.

This Friday just past, our Christian club met up at my favorite pub (also in Headingley) called 'Arcadia' which serves up the finest selection of real ales in Leeds. These babies are hand pumped and served just slightly chilled. To most this would sound gross (warm beer, and flat too), however, the reason most beer tastes like crap when its warm and flat is because most beer is crap. A good cask ale (my favourite being one brewed right here in Yorkshire by Caledonia) has nothing to hide and no "pee" flavoured aftertaste. Mmmmm, there is, I'm afraid, no North-American equivalent, although I've had some damn good local stuff from Micro-Breweries there.

Flash forward to Sunday where Beth and I spent a leisurely afternoon once again at the Hi-Fi club. They serve up some bad-ass jazz/blues there on Sundays and some really awful food. I had remembered it being alot better, but my roast beef and yorkshire pudding were totally freezer burned and nasty. When the waitress asked me if the food was all right, I was like "no, it totally sucked, but whaddya' do?", well, she gave me a free drink, so I chose the most expensive beer. A German Wheat Beer served in one of those crazy tall pint glasses that they serve Belgian and German beers in.

Anyways, I've changed my outlook. Optimism has become a matter of survival. If life gives you lemons, you use them to chase tequila shooters, right? I bet someone has said that before, but to the best of my knowledge it is a Drewfasa original. Please feel free to tell me if I have plagiarized it, otherwise, hurray for me!

Beside beer, I have also been medicating myself with the Miles Davis' Kind of Blue, Dave Brubeck Quartet, and Ben Harper.

Blessing to all my friends in the blogosphere! I miss you all very much :)
Ciao!