Its A Football Sunday!!!!

I'm facing the weekly average today which means my team has to score more than the average of the other twelve teams.
My lineup is the same as last week even though Laurence Maroney is questionable. He is a better bet than Brandon Jacobs who hasn't played since being injured early in the season. I've been reading the news wire and there seems to be some conflicting information.

I believe he is a game time decision and might see some limited action but is not 100% this week. Next week will probably be a lot different story though. I've read that Calvin Johnson will play today after leaving in the second quarter last week after a hard fall to the turf.

Yesterday was VERY productive! Beersnob and I put down one more coat on the hanger floor, it just requires one more and it's done!

I got approval from Catina to duplicate the documentary so now anyone who wants a copy email me your snail mail addresses! I'll get one to you! I've made twenty copies so far so I have plenty!

We shot some closeup scenes in the fanfilm project! That was a pretty good start to the whole thing!

I had drinks at the Pub with my friends and got home around eleven!

It was a very good day:)

A Productive Friday!!!!

Yesterday Beersnob and I painted the hanger floor a very bright green! The primer we put down last Saturday was plenty dry and since I was off yesterday it was the perfect time!

Today we'll have to put another coat down but that'll go very quickly. We are also supposed to shoot some closeups today on the fanfilm project. That'll be exciting as we finally roll film! Speaking of film, I left a master copy at Catina's house for her approval! Once she approves or disapproves then we go from either re-editing or duplication!

Last night I went to a wonderful supper at a sidewalk cafe here in town. Many of my circle of friends were there and it was a great time! I had one of the best steak fillets I've ever had!
It was an amazing time! The only problem was that their scotch selection was very lacking.

No matter I wasn't in a big drinking mood. I purchased a new bottle called Caol Ila the other day and I have to say this is a very good Islay scotch!! It has a nice smoky flavor, not overbearing, not as sweet as the Lagavulin but smoother. I am really enjoying it! Not a starter scotch but after you have developed the taste then I'd really recommend it!

Hall Of Fame Induction Part 2!!!!

The second induction in my Man's Hall of Fame to go along with John Wayne is a Grill.

Nothing says you are more manly than to own a grill. I know I've posted about the pure joy of cooking on an open fire before. It is primal and very satisfying. There is something in our hard wiring that just makes cooking outside on a grill instinct and something we feel we need to do.

We are still essentially hunter/gatherers. We now just hunt from the grocery store, stalking our already butchered and prepackaged meats, looking for the right cuts, the right amount of marbling, going over our marinade recipes in our heads to see what would enhance those meats as they cook!

Yeah! A grill enhances being a man and manly conduct and as such deserve to be in my Man's Hall of Fame along side of John Wayne!

Three Failrues

In a row with the doc DVD. The first DVD locked up around thirty minutes in while watching it on a regular DVD player. The second was ten minutes. The third DVD, well I don't know what happened yet

I'm going to have to do more research I guess and figure out a better way.

I've gone with the title, "Right Now....Over Me!" It seems to fit the best and has a nice sound to it but I had some great suggestions and all of them actually fit in a way just not every way this one does.

So hopefully I'll have something figured out very soon!

The Man Hall Of Fame

I'm starting my own Hall of Fame. It will only consist of people and things I deem to be manly or that enhance being a man from pop culture and everyday life.

I'll introduce new inductees whenever the need arises and they are pretty much not debatable since this is my blog and my Hall of Fame.

My first introduction should be no surprise to anyone who knows me. He was a patriot, a great American, a prolific actor, and an icon.

John Wayne is my first inductee.

From all time great movies such as The Searchers to personal favorites of mine such as They Were Expendable and In Harm's Way, John Wayne epitomized what it meant to be a hero and a man and as such is the logical choice to be the inaugural inductee!

I Have Asked

A few friends to give me ideas for the title of the doc.

What I want is a simple word that means "To Bring Together" since that is pretty much what both storylines are about.

Chianti suggested the French word "Renour". I'm not sure about the spelling though. I like its simplicity. It is what I was looking for to start with.

Bob suggested, "...Right Now, Over Me!" which is a bit more abstract but if you think about it then you'll get it, especially if I tell you it is from a famous Beatles song, and if that still isn't ringing a bell then Aerosmith did a superior cover to it:)

I like this one a lot and plan to make both suggestions to Catina and see what she says. She is supposed to be working on the problem as well so she might very well have her own idea that she loves.

Monday Morning

I'm up and ready to get going! I have figured out what I want in a name for the documentary!
A cool word or phrase for "To Bring Together". Since that is essentially what the doc is about.

I love sleeping on problems! You wake up and WHAM all of a sudden you have a solution!
One word would be best but if it takes more than one I'm open to that as well.

I'll have to ponder it while I'm at work but I'm sure it'll dawn on me soon!

OUCH!!!!

I got hurt today!!!!
My team scored an outstanding 13 points while my opponent, the Warriors scored a league high 52!

I am close to the cellar this week instead of being even average. This week hurt as I'm going to wind up 2-1. I believe there will be only one undefeated team after this week which happens to be the team I drafted for my friend who owns the Crimson franchise.

Anyway I feel like I'll rebound nicely after this week's debacle and take the top honors next week!

A Busy Day!

"Ninety years ago I was a freak, now I'm an amateur!"
That line is from Jack the Ripper after he escaped the clutches of Scotland Yard in the 1979 movie Time After Time. A wonderful forgotten gem of a movie where H.G. Welles develops his time machine and hunts down his former friend Jack the Ripper in 1979 San Francisco.

Yep another Netfilx movie pick that I had seen long ago but not since. I love watching movies that I haven't seen for years to see how closely it lines up with my memory of the movie! Sometimes it is a very different experience and sometimes it is more than I remembered! This one was a very solid movie and should be watched or watched again if you haven't seen it!

Yesterday I helped move Chianti's piano, met her dad, went to the hanger with Beersnob, swept the place out, and primed the floor. In a couple of days we will be ready to paint the first coat of green! Afterwards we headed to the pub and got a drink to relax a bit. It was hot, dusty, and we were both pretty nasty after we got out of there!

I was supposed to go to a poker game at Chianti's house last night but I was pretty beat up and tired. I didn't make it but I know it would have been fun!

Alright today I'm 2-0 after week two and heading into week 3 I am making a change in my lineup. I'm using everyone from last week except putting in Isaac Bruce and pulling Lee Evans.
Buffalo is taking on the Patriots today and my guess is that Evans will do nothing against that defense. Buffalo hasn't had a very good offense yet and they haven't faced anyone as good as New England yet.

My opponent is 0-2 so far so they could turn things around this weekend but I'm sure that I have a good shot at making 3-0 this week and a good shot at the top 3 and making the money!

The Warriors are starting McNabb, Frank Gore, Brian Westbrook, Fitz, Hines Ward, and Shockey as his skill players and Shayne Graham as his kicker with the Redskins D/ST.

I like my matchups a bit better this week than his so I'm looking at a good day!

A Night Out

At the pub last night. My friend Bob and I hung out and watched to see who went to see the Gaslight show. We saw several people we know and had a pretty good time!

I'm about to go help Chianti move a piano and grab some breakfast. I'm hungry!

It looks to be a quiet day. Not much planned but I might watch a couple of games later on. I think Alabama vs. Georgia might be a good one. I'm just kind of in a waking up mood right now. Just a chill out and enjoy the weekend mood:)

Alone At Work!

At work. The other guy who works in the shop with me is off today so that usually makes for a fast work day!

There isn't a lot to do at work today so I'll make sure I have my Ipod and will probably think about how many times an Iphone would be great to help pass the time! Then I remember that it only has 8 gigs and how little that really is anymore.

Wow times have changed! My first PC in late '95 early '96 had a 13 gig hard drive and a 33.6 modem! I took off work when I bought a 56K modem to install it and play around with the higher speeds!

Now I average just over 1 MB per second downloads and have 4 gigs of RAM, and 1.2 terabytes of total storage! I have single files that are more than 13 gigs! I makes me wonder how in the world they are going to get faster and what a PC in ten years will be like! A 16 core processor, two terabytes of RAM, 150 terabytes of storage, quad core video cards!

I love technology! The future is exciting!!!!

The IT Crowd

A dear friend of mine told me about this hilarious British show! It revolves around two IT guys and their woman boss who knows nothing about computers. They typically get no respect and often find themselves in some very awkward experiences that will make you wince from time to time.

It is a bit better than the BBC's The Office and like that show this one will be ported soon into American homes. I was pleased to cook supper last night for Wendy and her daughter Ashley and I was able to introduce them to this amazing show! They laughed the whole time, it was a wonderful experience!!

Supper was pretty good too. I was on my "A" game. I grilled a pork tenderloin, made some baked beans (with special ingredients to make them actually taste good) and I taught Wendy how to fry potatoes. She knows but she just doesn't cook them that way. All in all it was a wonderful evening!

Children Of Men, Hot Fuzz, AND I Finished The Rough Cut!

It was a busy evening for me!
I had some more footage to capture for the documentary and while I was doing that I watched Hot Fuzz, from the makers of Shaun of the Dead.

It was pretty funny! I wished I had watched it sooner. My impressions are that it is enjoyable while it spoofs the buddy cop genre movie. There are some graphic moments but for the most part they are kind of cartoonish.

Children of Men was a bit more somber. Earth's population of humans is ending as their hasn't been a baby born in 18 years. It is a somber and depressing movie that has some action elements in it. I really didn't care about the politics of that time much and that was largely the context. It was an OK movie but just didn't fit my mood at the time.

Now the big news! I have the rough cut finished for Catina's documentary! It clocks in at ninety four minutes! That is a very good running time and I haven't added credits yet! Those will only add about one to two minutes tops so this should be very close to the final running time. I now just have to have Catina watch it and make suggestions on any changes.

All in all a very busy and productive evening! I'm happy!

Monday Night Football

I spent last night at a local sports bar with Beersnob and Nick the boy intern. We watched MNF and had supper. Beersnob was kind enough to purchase two scotchs for me, we had The Macallan and Glennfidich. He is new to single malts and always drank Dewar's. In fact he is one of the two reasons I decided to try to acquire a taste for scotch.

It was pretty fun! I finished up fantasy wise in seventh place overall this week. Not good but I did win my heads up game. When you aren't in the money you hope you at least win your match up.

Anyway it was a lot of fun and a good way to spend the evening! I can see this happening a few times this season!

Another Win!

I put up 34 points yesterday while my rival hit the 19 point mark.
We are both done so that is official. First place until tonight has 67, while second and third have 66 and 64 respectively.

My team really didn't score that much. My RBs struck out in fact. My blue chipper hasn't scored in the first two games. He has put up a good amount of yards but not enough to make any points.

My WRs are the real strong point of the team so far with Calvin Johnson and TO leading the way. Lee Evans is explosive and a great WR but he hasn't done anything so far while the other two have five TDs in the first two weeks between them!

It was a good weekend but pretty slow. I didn't get out much except to get food and run a couple of errands. I got a cool refund from my insurance company though! I get to put that in the bank today!

Boomerang

While in between football games I watched a lot of Boomerang yesterday. I saw probably fifty cartoons I hadn't seen since I was a kid. Mostly all Alex Toth cartoons such as Space Ghost, The Herculoids, Birdman and the Galaxy Trio, and Shazzan.

There were other cartoons too from the same era such as Samson and Goliath, Moby Dick and The Mighty Mightor, a lot of DC comics cartoons, and a few others.

I love this channel! When I was a kid we'd rush home after school and watch Underdog and then they had a cartoon show on after that where they would show some of these cartoons at random intervals.

These are feel good cartoons where good always wins in less than a few minutes. The evil guys are clear cut and even declare their evilness openly, along with their plans. If only the real world was as simple! These shows were just a lot of fun! I hope they are on every Saturday!

Today I'm starting the same lineup as last week:
Roethlisberger
Tatum Bell and Laurence Maroney
Calvin Johnson, Lee Evans, and TO
Elam and the Broncos D/ST

This should be a good day and I expect to score in the low 40's.

Oban

I purchased a bottle of Oban yesterday. A scotch that is a bit fruity to me, pretty much no smoke, a lot like the Auchentoshan but older and smoother at fourteen years.

This is a West Highland malt but I find myself enjoying the Islay malt Lagavulin the most so far. I believe my next bottle will be another Islay malt.

It is week two of the NFL season! I'll be facing The Outlaws in my money league whose heavy hitters are Marshawn Lynch and Fast Willie Parker. A formidable combo however his WRs are a bit light with Anquan Boldin, Braylon Edwards, and the best of the bunch Reggie Wayne.

If Wayne, Parker, and Lynch go off I could be in trouble.

I'm about to head to the store and find some breakfast. I'm hungry! This is going to be a good college football day with the main event being USC vs. Nebraska in Lincoln. If USC is going to lose this year this will be the place. It should be a good game in prime time!

Eighty Minutes!

I have a full eighty minutes now edited! The doc is about 75% done. That is getting pretty close and that makes me happy!

Well happier since I'm naturally a pretty happy guy anyway. Its a payday Friday, I get a free cup of coffee this morning, and there is a lot of good football this weekend! How cool is all that?!?!?!

I went to a local store and looked over some HDTVs. Some of them were simply amazing! I've been antiplasma/LCD since early on since I've read on several message boards about them burning out and having a short lifespan. However the ones I saw yesterday have about a 60,000 hour lifespan which at eight hours per day is about a 20 year life.

I don't watch TV eight hours per day, well during the week anyway I don't. On the weekends is a different matter. So now I'm kind of proplasma/LCD. The picture on the Sony Bravia was astounding! I want to find a Toshiba Regza and compare. It would be cool to be able to get a HDTV and be neutral on the HiDef DVD war meaning that you have both a HDDVD and BluRay player.

That is probably my next home entertainment goal by next football season.

A Case Of Molson

Tuesday, late Tuesday afternoon I got to do something a little bit creative at work. I got to paint a refrigerator. While not spectacular in the challenge department it was still different and a little fun.

Not to mention since it was a favor for them they gave me a case of Molson beer which Chianti has spoken for. I would have done it for less than a case just for something different to do!

They picked it up yesterday over lunch and left the beer. Then they emailed me and thanked me for it. So even though I wasn't there to hear if they liked it or not they were very thankful so I am assuming that they liked the way it looked.

I know that I was happy just to do something different to break up the day! It helped the week go by fast!

Half Way Done

After last night I'm nearly at the half way point in the doc. Actually a bit over half way as I reviewed more footage and have a better idea of what to include and what to exclude. That is really the time consuming part is going through over forty hour and a half long tapes to see what adds to the story I'm constructing.

The editing part is actually pretty fast.

I've got a good idea now of where I'm going with it and that helps a lot since you have to find a story. Once you have a direction then you know kind of automatically what to do.

I still have close to twenty tapes to go through though but at this point I just want to make sure I can do the story justice.

Beauty

Those of you who know me know I have a fascination with beauty and what defines it.
From Paul Potts amazing and heartrending performance to random, anonymous, selfless acts I am fascinated.

From haunting, beautiful voices, to ugly situations which produce people of grace I'm interested. Those of you who know me know that I've been known to produce tears at the most inopportune times because of such events.

You know something? I'm not embarrassed about it either. I remember a story about Elvis once when he was asked why he drives around in a pink Cadillac.

"Because I can." was his reply as is mine. Everest is there, climb it. Water is there, swim in it. Hurt is there, experience it. Love is there, revel in it. The sky is above and the earth is below, be grateful for them.

I appreciate beauty in its many many forms. I appreciate beauty in its ugliness. I appreciate beauty in its majesty. When you hear wind through a willow tree, that is beauty. When you see a sunrise so powerful it brings tears, that is beauty. When you see someone who helps their fellow man in the most simplest of ways to never be acknowledged, that is beauty. When you see a flower so sublime that you stare at it for what seems like hours, that is beauty. When you see a adoption video (that I happened to have shot) a few times and see the achingly beautiful moments and know the context for which it represents, that is beauty so ultimate that words fail.
A day so perfect you'll never forget it, be thankful.

I hold myself up as a expert on beauty since I know that in nearly every way it is the opposite of what I am, hence my self proclaimed title of expert. Yeah if you know me you know it is true.

On this sacred day I ask you to remember the beauty that was show by complete strangers six years ago today. Those helping selflessly in the face of devastation and certain death on Flight 93. Ultimate beauty in courage and self sacrifice. Please honor that beauty.

Go out and do something for someone else. Make today beautiful.

Pretty Cool Day!

Yeah it wasn't bad at work either but it was nice this morning. It was rainy but it was beautiful out, it is kind of hard to describe and I wouldn't be able to do it justice so I'll leave it to your imagination my friends.

The typical work time drama seemed to have been in high gear while I was gone last week so I'm glad I wasn't there to hear any of it:) I really have no stomach for it. Some of these people really aren't happy unless they are unhappy and that is really strange to understand.

It is like they just don't understand what it is like to just be happy and have to create problems for other people around them, sometimes for no other reason than just because they are bored and can. They always want someone around them in trouble and will be happy to stir some up if there is none going on at their convenience.

Anyway I'm about an hour and a half away from heading up to the pub to help celebrate Catina's birthday. As I said earlier it is actually tomorrow but it is a good evening for it:) She had a very strong emotional reaction to the documentary. Well to the parts she saw, I'm about half done so far.

I'm pretty happy with the rough cut so far and I know it'll get better from here!!!!
It always does!!!!

A Win

Well I scored a league high 55 points yesterday however I will still probably lose first place overall since my team is done and the team that has 54 points has three players going tonight.

I still have the heads up win though since I won that match up 55-17 and I should still win money this week by placing in the top three!

All in all it was a great day of football! I watched several games then went over to Beersnob's house and watched the night game with Marshall, and Chianti. That was a fun time as well and made for a nice evening!

Tonight there are two games but around 7:30 I'm going to the Pub to celebrate Catina's birthday (which is actually tomorrow) and to have a drink with them.

All in all everything is a lot of fun right now and despite going back to work this morning it doesn't matter since this past week was a nice relaxing week and I wanted one of those!

Wooohooooo!!!!

Well first off it is Sunday and the first full day of NFL games! It is going to be a pleasure to watch everyone of my players when I want to with the NFL Ticket! I'm very excited today!

I believe I'm looking forward to the Patriots and the Jets this morning the most. It should be a good match up and my number 1 pick was Laurence Maroney who is the RB that will carry the heavy load for the Pats this year.

Secondly Catina came over yesterday to watch me edit and to see my progress. She loved what I'd done so far and that was encouraging! We talked for probably three hours about it and the upcoming production Misery. Her birthday is this week, the 11th, so tomorrow after she gets out of Gaslight board meeting we are going to grab a drink in celebration!

Thirdly Lloyd Carr is going to be fired. Michigan lost in the Big House AGAIN to Oregon and Notre Dame is just as bad. They are also 0-2 and no signs of picking up. It is interesting when two big time programs are down at the same time.

Anyway it is early yet and I still have some serious TV watching to do until kickoff so here is my week 1 lineup:
Big Ben Roethlisberger is my QB
Maroney and Tatum Bell are my RBs
Lee Evans, Calvin Johnson, and TO are my stud WRs
The rock steady Jason Elam is my kicker and I am starting the Broncos D/ST

So have some fun today and enjoy the games!

Hanger And Editing Today!

Yes my friends today Beersnob and I are headed to the hanger to do some floor painting and then around three Catina is headed over to help edit the documentary! This is going to be a fun day!

I went to bed around 9:30 last night. I was pretty sleepy all of a sudden and just felt like bed.

Football tomorrow and then back to work Monday.

It looks like it rained pretty much all night here. It is cool and water is standing in the ditches.

Thai Supper!

Yep I had a friend and her daughter come over last night and we cooked a Thai curry supper!
It was very tasty and we all enjoyed it while watching Indy rout New Orleans last night 41-10.

Neither Drew Brees or Reggie Bush scored last night so I was golden! I have my whole team going and my opponent is now two players down with zero points!

My Blade Runner glasses came yesterday too! So we broke them in last night and had a wonderful time! I am hoping we do the cooking thing again soon! It was a very fun time.

Kickoff!!!!

Yes my friends, the one evening that every single football fan looks forward to is here finally!

The Colts vs. The Saints! I don't have any player going tonight but I'm probably going against Drew Brees and Reggie Bush....as if I needed any other reason to watch! LOL!

So far the week off has been amazing and has yielded just over 40 minutes of edited footage and lots of relaxation. I fixed a ranch burger this morning on the grill, a friend of mine is coming over tonight to cook me a Thai curry supper, and everything is great!

I'm watching the third season of Desperate Housewives today and working on the documentary!

Life is good.....

Voice Of An Angel

I have to tell you my friends that when I listen to Alison Krauss I listen to an angel. She has the most amazingly beautiful voice! I can listen to her for hours on end and feel better with each song!

My friends that is beauty that makes me weep to behold. That is The Grand Canyon, Walking on a untouched beach, Strolling on the Moon and watching the Earth come up over the horizon, a cabin in the Colorado mountains with your lover. This is beauty.

She has a voice that everyone can love and appreciate and even though Bluegrass music isn't mainstream I guess it doesn't matter to me. If you can't appreciate this voice I would have to question your humanity.

I've Edited

About 26 minutes now on the documentary project. That is pretty good so far. I like the pace.

I purchased a bottle of Auchentoshan yesterday. It is a much lighter scotch than Lagavulin. It has more of a fruity, crisp flavor. Really pretty smooth for a 10 year old and almost no smoke flavor. It is a easy drinking scotch.

So far my vacation has been filled with satellite tv, editing, putting the short project together, and relaxing! What an amazing time this has been:)

Tomorrow night the NFL season kicks off!!!!! Woohoooooo!!!!

Remakes Suck

Remakes suck for a reason. They are rarely better than the original and 99% of the time suck.
Chris and I went to see Halloween yesterday and it was bad bad BAD.

So how do you tell a bad movie? You don't like it and you don't hate it. I caught myself wondering if I liked Big Macs or Whoppers better while during a "crucial" moment of the movie. There was just nothing compelling about the movie even though it looked good.

Apparently if you go crazy as a little kid then you gain super strength without touching a weight. The real shame is that Brad Douriff and Malcom McDowell are incredible actors who amazingly did the best they could with a horrible script.

I yawned a lot, felt no tension at all, didn't care for the characters, and was happy it was over and wished it was over with way before it was.

Rob Zombie just can't make a good horror movie. He has fallen into the modern filmmaker trap where filmmakers substitute gore for tension. For some reason they figure if there is more blood then it has to equal scary! That is so false! Some of the most tense horror movies of all time had practically no gore or blood. Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Psycho, Jaws, Halloween even had almost no blood instead of the copious amounts found in this version.

Blood does not equal scary people.

Alright enough of that. I have joined the Satellite TV Revolution!!!! I now have a DirecTV system which I'm now able to watch the NFL Network which my cable system refuses to get and other channels at a much cheaper price. In fact I'm saving so much money on my cable bill that I can purchase the NFL Sunday Ticket! How cool is that?!?!?!

I love Sirius and now I love DirecTV! I can't wait to take my cable box back up to the office and cancel my cable (I'm keeping my internet service) telling them why I'm canceling.

Them - "Why are you canceling your service sir?"
Me - "You didn't get me the NFL Network."

Hehehehe, gives me goosebumps.

A Good Day!

Yesterday rocked! I was in a cooking mood so I made a meatloaf I saw off of Food Network and it was really good! They have some great recipes on there!

I made the meatloaf, fried some potatoes, chatted with friends, ate some Ben and Jerry's, and enjoyed a glass of Lagavulin! How cool of a day is that?

Today is Labor Day and the unofficial end of Summer. It is also the start of me being off all week!
Well I guess Friday was the official start of me being off but that was more of the end of last week.
The days are already cooler and the Sun is coming up a little later.

I plan on setting up everything I need to film my contest short this week while doing the editing for Catina's project. She asked if she could come over and help!

Now I'm just going to get some cereal and have some breakfast:)

David Is Still Kicking

Last season in college football we were treated to one of the biggest upsets in NCAA history when Boise State defeated annual powerhouse Oklahoma.

Yesterday a upset happened that dwarfs that one completely as back to back Division II champions Appalachian State defeated the 5th ranked Michigan AT The Big House!!!!

Yes for the first time ever a ranked Division I team was beaten by a Division II team. Goliath just fell flat on his face yesterday as the team with a winning attitude was sent to be a sacrificial lamb warm up game in Michigan's march to a National Championship began.

Then the unthinkable happened, David came to play instead of laying down.

They pulled off the massive upset in the final twenty seconds as Michigan lined up for a chip shot field goal with twenty ticks left which would give Michigan a one point victory. What happened was that David blocked the field goal attempt and nearly scored another touchdown which sealed a 34-32 Appalachian State win and a place in college football history!

Expect Lloyd Carr to lose his job this season and expect Appalachian State to win another National Championship in Division II football.

Lagavulin

I purchased a bottle of 16 year old Lagavulin the other day. I have to say that this is a Islay scotch which means it is very smoky and peaty.

I have to say that after the first drink wasn't all that good. I had about 10% scotch the rest in water and ice. It was very very smoky. I mean it was like you took a whisky drink and put liquid smoke in it!

The second drink was much better actually, it had about 40% scotch and the rest in water and ice. There was so much more flavor that I was missing. There was a sweetness to it and it tasted more like a cookout. I sat there thinking that this would be great with friends around a campfire!

I also ordered two whisky glasses yesterday! I blogged about these glasses before, they were the ones used in Blade Runner. Well not the exact same glasses but the brand! They should be in this coming week!

I can't wait! It will be so great to have two quality glasses to drink from! Especially since late this year the Ultimate Blade Runner DVD set is coming out! You can bet where I'll be with glass in hand!

I really feel that my scotch experiment has been a success. I am able to distinguish flavors now and I really enjoy the differences! There is a huge difference between blends and single malts. Blends miss out on a lot of flavor. It is hard to explain but if you did the Pepsi Challenge with a blend and a single malt I am sure that you would prefer a single malt 9 out of 10 times!

Oh, I am off this coming week and I started my vacation yesterday! AH-HAHAHAHA!!!!!!