Hammer put on a Graphic Design Exhibit, and Thursdays are free so I had to go check it out!
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Happy New Year!
We were tossing back and forth on what to do for New Year Eve, and at it the end it turned out no one really wanted to do anything special so we ended up at our place. Jon and Jessica were the chefs of the night!
We played pictionary waiting for the countdown and then danced through the night!
Cleopatra Exhibit
I got a text this afternoon asking if I wanted to go see Cleopatra. I said yes, thinking we were gonna go watch a movie. Turned out though, it was a traveling exhibit at the Science Center.
The exhibit was really good and interesting, but it was crowded in there so I got a little stressed and didn’t pay to much attention.
Blind Barber
They open up Blind Barber in Culver City a few months ago. It’s a barber shop during the day, and a secret bar at night! I’ve been wanting to go for the longest time and finally went tonight, it’s a really cool place!
Gift Exchange
We do things a little different at work, so we had our gift exchange the day after Christmas Day.
Dec 25th, Winter Welcome Ale
The beer for today was
2012-2013 Winter Welcome Ale from Samuel Smith Old Brewery, Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England.
6% Alc./Vol.
I have had a taste of this brew from last years edition, and thought it was good, but I don’t remember it being this good! They did a good job this year, 5 out of 5!
The label says;
This seasonal beer is a limited edition brewed for the short days and long nights of winter. The full body resulting from fermentation in ‘stone Yorkshire squares’ and the luxurious malt character, which will appeal to a broad range of drinkers, is balanced against whole-dried Fuggle and Golding hops with nuances and complexities that should be contemplated before an open fire.
Samuel Smith’s brews at a small traditional British brewery, the oldest brewery in Yorkshire.
Christmas Day
I woke up in cracker dawn to take the first flight out of Denver to make it in time for Christmas lunch in Hacienda Heights.
Spending Christmas with my LA family is the next best thing to spending Christmas with my Swedish family!
We started off with a Gingerbread House Decoration Contest. We teamed up two and two and my team made an awesome 4 story house! Unfortunately, the rest of the teams took too long to put their houses together and the icing provided to glue the houses together was not that great, so our house fell apart.
My teammate Annie is a quick thinker though so we named our project Sandy after the recent west coast storm, so we managed to win the contest!
After all the fun and games it was time to get serious with the White Elephant Gift Exchange.
I scored a bottle of wine!
Christmas Day
I woke up in cracker dawn to take the first flight out of Denver to make it in time for Christmas lunch in Hacienda Heights.
Spending Christmas with my LA family is the next best thing to spending Christmas with my Swedish family!
We started off with a Gingerbread House Decoration Contest. We teamed up two and two and my team made an awesome 4 story house! Unfortunately, the rest of the teams took too long to put their houses together and the icing provided to glue the houses together was not that great, so our house fell apart.
My teammate Annie is a quick thinker though so we named our project Sandy after the recent west coast storm, so we managed to win the contest!
After all the fun and games it was time to get serious with the White Elephant Gift Exchange.
I scored a bottle of wine!
Dec 24th, Bad Elf Winter’s Ale
Yes, this is how I like my beer!
Bad Elf Winter’s Ale from Ridgeway Brewing, Oxfordshire, UK
6% Alc./Vol.
I did not know what to expect from this, but it was excellent! A little citrus flavor to it. 5 out of 5!
The label says;
‘Tis a heavy hand what adds the hops to this festive golden ale. Truth be told, there’s near to three pounds of fresh hops goes in every barrel of this treasures brew. Pull up a sturdy chair, let’s fill up yer best flagon with season’s finest natural ale, and I’ll tell you a dark tale of elf and woe. ‘Ere’s to your elf!
Keystone
Not a ton of snow, but well enough for some nice tree runs!
