Mé eagla níl beoir
Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005, 2:27 a.m.

Beer=1 : an alcoholic beverage usually made from malted cereal grain (as barley), flavored with hops, and brewed by slow fermentation 2 : a carbonated nonalcoholic or a fermented slightly alcoholic beverage with flavoring from roots or other plant parts "birch beer" 3 : fermented mash 4 : a drink of beer.

That lovely explaination was provided by the wonderful people at Merriam-Webster. But. you and I know it means so much more. I am not afraid to say it. I LOVE BEER!!! It is probably one of my most favorite things in this or any world. Let me take a few minutes to clue you in on how I spent the day yesterday. Yesterday was Friday(better known as Beer-day), plus this week was a pay week(I get paid every 2 weeks) so instead of sitting down and paying bills, I dropped $100 at the liquor store. A little Kahula, some more Vodka, more Amaretto(perfect for Wisconson Lunch Boxes) and a shitload of beer. While I was there I got a call from Wendy that she wanted to invite some friends from work over after thier shift so I should pick up some Corona(for the Vatos). I also managed to find some cool pint glasses from my new favorite beer, Arrogant Bastard Ale from Stone Brewery.
I got home, and Wendy went to work, and I got down to the business of getting crunked. I needed to keep a steady pace if I was gonna make it to 3 am when Wendy and her crew were gonna show up, let alone hang after that. I got a call from Wendy around 9pm and she needed me to bring her something, which gave me a chance to sober up a little. Wendy and the crew(Keg, Rolo, and D-Roll) showed up a little after 3am, that's when the real drinking started. I think I killed another 4 beers (that's in addition to the 6 or 7 I had earlier) and a WLB, Rolo killed all the Corona, plus two of my Stone brews, Keg and D-Roll had a bunch of mixed drinks a la our resident mixoloigist, Wendy. We were sitting around the table conversating when the door bell rang. It was some guy(on a bike, drinking a Bud Light I might add) who was looking for his dog. I grabbed my big flashlight and gave the guy a hand for a few minutes. We headed back to the house and he said that he would give me his cell phone number so I could call him in case we found his dog, and guess what (KP you'll get a kick out of this) He had a 401 area code. Yes kids, Tom (the guy) was from fuckin Barrington. Small fucking world.
After I went back inside, we talked and joked around for a while, none of us noticed the sun had come up. I started hinting that it was time to wrap things up. Rolo and Keg left and I gave D-Roll a ride home. Then I came home and Wendy and I headed to bed.
Today, after waking up around 3pm, Wendy had to be at work at 5pm. We hung out, talked, and what not. I had to pick up a few things from the store so I dropped her off, did what I had to do, then I dropped the car off for her. As I was walking home down Constitution ave, I realized that in a majority of the house that college students live in they have converted the garage into an outside party space. Some have bars, pool tables, beer-pong etc. Just as I was thinking about this something funny happened. I was walking past this one house where a bunch of people were having a party when this voices shouted over, "Hey buddy. You over there, come over and have a beer." Since I was the only one walking I kind of figured that he was talking to me. So after mulling it over for a few seconds I figured, what the fuck, why not. So I walked over and was greeted by Drew, Mr. Hospitality. The guy got me a beer and introduced me to everyone. We watched a fierce game of beer-pong, while we did the usual getting-to-know-you chit chat. After my second beer I thanked everyone and continued home, laughing to myself. God I love this town.

"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy." Tom Waits

"Alcohol, the cause and solution to all of life's problems." Homer Simpson

"You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer." Frank Zappa

"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." Benjamin Franklin
Just a few famous quotes on my beverage of choice. Until next time, have a drink on me.

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