Clifton

Decided to go home this weekend. My brother got older, big 23, and now has more than enough ice cream cake all to himself. My grandparents and aunt came in to visit too. It was a good time, and unfortunately I wasn't really in the mood to take pictures. But it was nice to see them again, and give them the gifts that I got for them from Scotland and continually forgot to give them. Got to sample on the beer dad and I made a while back, its almost done carbonating, not quite, but almost there. Its pretty tasty if I do say so myself.

This is Vansickle. He is a great friend of mine that I always make a point to go visit whenever I make my way back to Cincy. He lives with a couple other great dudes, and it is always worth the 30 minute drive. They are a blast and guys that I feel completely comfortable around. It is nice be able to hang out and feel comfortable enough to just completely let your guard down. We just hung out and drank some really expensive fancy wine that they scored from 20 Brix, which is the place they are all chefs at. Now I know why fancy wine is expensive, so good.

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Infrared

Finally got to play with my infrared today. Of course my battery wasn't charged and I only was able to take 18 frames. Newbie mistake, o well. Alex, Katharine, and Kevin at the Polar Bear Plunge at Strouds. While the snow is still out I plan on playing with this new toy quite a bit.

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Sometimes I party

And sometimes when I go to a party I take my camera. Here are a couple of my friends, Angie and Kevin.

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Brewing

Sorry for not following up on my goal of posting twice a week. My computer decided to die on me and was out of commission for almost 2 weeks. So I didn't do much shooting or posting to the blog. But now that I saved over $2,000 from Apple Care, and now have my computer back, I am determined to post more often. However, I digress.

This is Baker, we made some beer on Saturday, along with about half a dozen other guys. 60 or so gallons of Imperial Stout. It took the better part of the day. Sadly, it is not all mine, we split it up among the Brew Crew. The Brew Crew is a club that I am a member of that is dedicated to making your own beer, wine, and mead. We brew almost every week, and it is a great way to enjoy some tasty brews and have a good time. I am really excited about the Imperial, we are going to age it in an old oak barrel that was used for whiskey and wine. Should add some interesting flavors to it. Those guys aren't used to the fact that I carry my camera around on me a ton, so hopefully when they get used to it I can get some sweet brewing frames. I really enjoy doing it, and have learned so much from brewing with those guys.

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