Recap post

Its been a while since we posted, so here is the recap of the last month or two.

1. We moved. It is a nice place in a much more residential neighborhood with tree lined streets and of the best restaurants in town. We're now just a block away from Tria, a great wine/beer/cheese place that we've liked since we first found it a couple years ago. Plus its a great apartment with more space for us.

2. We watched as the Phillies won the world series, which lead to many late nights watching baseball around town. The party after the final game was wild, and our new location put us right in the mix of all the revelry. We hung out with the crowds on Broad Street for a while but left before any of the craziness erupted. My favorite crowd members were those that had the presence of mind to bring a pot and a spoon to bang. I was unaware of that phenomenon. I thought the guy that broght a large american flag was sort of hamming it up.



3. On election night, we watched Obama win before 10 pm EST, which was way earlier than we were expecting. On our walk home we saw another impromptu celebration on Broad Street. This one was much more civil; it didn't end in tipping over trashcans, and the crowd was a bit less drunk. It was equally jubilant though and I engage in spontaneous high-fives with random people on both nights.



4. Rachel and I are now down to the last season of The Wire, which is pretty sad. There will soon be no more wondering if Bubs can keep clean or pining over the fate of Bodie. The following clip is a hilarious clip of the Wire that's been modified with a laugh track. It changes everything.



5. I was honored when president-elect Obama asked me to be his chief of staff, but I politely declined so that I could keep up with my very important research. I only hope the staff isn't all ex-Clinton-ites when its all done.

6. I talked Rachel into dressing up as two dominoes for Halloween. I underestimated the awkwardness of walking around town in large box costumes. The domino chest bumps were worth it though. Next year I'm thinking more minimal (I think I may be an Okie Noodler).

7. I'm near the end of the a huge stash of pop-ice that I bought in the summer, which is really making winter a reality.

8. We went to an Oktoberfest beer tasting of an enormous amount of German beers with our friends Pieter and Carol. Afterwards I was a bit sick of hefeweizen, literally. And we were amazed to try the bacon tasting Rauch Biers, which were very smokey tasting. They reminded me of some very smokey Scotches I've tried. I would not like to try these beers again. Lots of the other beers were fantastic though, and I realized the beauty of the more traditional beers of Germany. It sobers my increasing love for the American "extreme" ales a bit.

9. I've started watching Paris's BFF show on MTV (a product of getting cable). I think they are all bitches (in a cool way) and wish Paris could pick them all.

TTYN

Russ