tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643Mon, 02 Sep 2024 05:30:14 +0000brewglutenfree541beergfgfbeergluten freegluten-freealebabybrewingcampingceliacgighomebrewhomebrewinghouselilmissvacationBallet BellevueBushJeff Clementabodeailisabackpackingbaseballbatbombbatsbirthdaybombbussingcamschickensclimbingclimbing wallcoastcoeliaccoffeecommutecondodaughterdiydomaineasterfallfarminghaikuiraq warlagermarinersnew dadnew houseorganicpoetryproduceregretrock-climbingsafecoscooterseattlesellingshi shitrumpetunpaidvertical farmwheat-freewheatfreeworkwwiiNot really about anything in particular. Topics might include my daughter, brewing, or climbing. I just don't know what I'll be into at the time of writing.http://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Ian)Blogger157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643.post-8492414536167748430Sun, 27 Mar 2011 21:52:00 +00002011-03-27T14:52:29.814-07:00541ailisababylilmissAilisa has been ordered to bed rest for the remainder of the pregnancy. It seems that this problem of the fibroid is serious enough that it causes not only immense pain, but an increase in blood pressure and heart rate in both Ailisa and the baby. Luckily, we're only a few weeks away from the due date. Anyone who knows Ailisa will know that she does not take to lounging about. She will want to http://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/2011/03/time-at-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643.post-5406545610694768969Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:12:00 +00002011-03-25T11:12:02.110-07:00541babylilmissAilisa has been had some pretty bad pains the last week. On Wednesday they were pretty unbearable, so we went to see her doctor right away. The doctor said, "round ligament inflammation" and said that bed rest and acetaminophen would be the best way to feel better. Well, yesterday I got a call from Ailisa saying that her pain is worse and she thinks we should go to the http://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/2011/03/health-updates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643.post-5001870600211369459Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:04:00 +00002011-03-17T11:04:31.244-07:00Pizza and I started a Tagalog class last night at the Filipino Community of Seattle.  I think it's great that we're learning one of the languages of the Philippines, but it is also great that we've taken this step so that we can teach our daughter. One of the things that Pizza and I both kind of regret is not learning languages earlier. She is pretty much fluent in French (although she'll http://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/2011/03/tagalog-classes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643.post-507032138590064430Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:42:00 +00002011-03-14T16:26:56.450-07:00541chickensdaughternew dadI am beginning anew with this blog. Sometime around May 12, 2011 Pizza and I will be welcoming a baby girl into our family. We are extremely excited about this first edition addition. The nursery is mostly ready to go and we are busy trying to get the rest of the house in order before either or us are out of energy. The house has had lots of transformations since I last wrote. I don't really http://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/2011/03/beginning-anew.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ian)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643.post-2965464970684345330Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:45:00 +00002008-09-10T15:03:12.654-07:00But this is still only going to be a short post. I just found this blog at Discover magazine that has me wanting to be an astronomer and the added effect of making me piss my pants laughing. The video below had me crying. I've tried helium before, but never sulfur hexaflouride. Not that I know where to get any or that I would really want to inhale sulfur...but whatever, the party tricks this http://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/2008/09/its-been-long-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643.post-2542457515010768951Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:18:00 +00002008-07-02T11:36:57.099-07:00Well, it's getting to the point in my day to day life that I'm beginning to question what I'm doing with said life.  After a hearing from my cousin that he had to leave a job he was passionate about because the company direction changed, I really started thinking about my own direction.  I've been thinking about going back to school to get my Master's in Trumpet Performance, but it really just http://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/2008/07/life-beckons.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643.post-194180268643081023Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:56:00 +00002008-06-23T12:57:31.815-07:00Well, the climbing wall is almost done. Its even further along than this picture shows. There is now almost a roof (no shingles) and there is a little bit of blocking to actually attach the panels. We're getting there. Supposedly we'll finish this coming weekend. Here's to hoping!http://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/2008/06/climbing-wall.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643.post-612122613048984883Wed, 21 May 2008 17:11:00 +00002008-05-21T10:19:00.323-07:00Almost a month later and the brew has been racked to the secondary fermenter. I doubt it's really going to ferment anymore, the OG was 1.065, the FG was 1.012 which left us with 1.053, which translates to a 7% alc by volume beer. I had NO IDEA I was going to get a result like that. Mr. and Mrs. McKenzie helped with the transfer process and we were able to rack most of the 5 gallons into a 3 galhttp://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/2008/05/almost-month-later.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643.post-8772011771308072347Mon, 19 May 2008 17:15:00 +00002008-05-19T10:16:44.738-07:00http://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-car.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643.post-523491935653802271Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:34:00 +00002008-04-30T14:07:12.498-07:00This is going to be a pretty specific and boring post for those not interested in brewing beer.There seems to always be a short moment a few days after brewing a beer where the fear sets in. Numerous fears are graspable at any given moment, but my specific fears had to do with proper sanitation and the health of my ale yeast.First the sanitation issue: I brewed outdoors for the first time and http://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/2008/04/gf-experiment-1-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643.post-8522771871484013948Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:30:00 +00002008-04-28T10:30:36.707-07:00alebeerbrewbrewinggfbeergluten freegluten-freeglutenfreehomebrewhomebrewinglagerWell, last Friday was brew day. I finally got my kiester off the couch and cleaned and sanitized all the brew equipment (that I needed). I had already bought the ingredients a while back, but they were just sitting around being lonely so I just decided to get them together for a party. Think of me as a matchmaker.(Buckwheat, oh buckwheat, have I got a match for you! It's bitter, it smells, http://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/2008/04/brew-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643.post-7468872209441991813Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:14:00 +00002008-04-22T08:15:15.432-07:00Check it out. I'm a cool commuter. I always knew I was special! :)http://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/2008/04/happy-earth-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643.post-1513375784235157359Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:53:00 +00002008-04-15T12:13:48.075-07:00I realized just now (thanks Ryan for making me look at my blog) that I never updated everyone about the actual getting of the climbing wall. Click the preceding link to see photos of the day. So here goes.Pizza and I arrived at the school around 10:00am. I was still trying to get over a pretty bad cold, so I was all stuffed up and coughing and just generally gross. Pizza was a champ and http://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/2008/04/climbing-wall-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643.post-5473951177706870540Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:06:00 +00002008-04-12T09:11:30.427-07:00Mowed my lawn for the first time!!http://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/2008/04/guess-what-i-did-for-first-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643.post-93614371855275980Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:16:00 +00002008-03-27T10:46:11.022-07:00climbing walleastergigvacationPizza and I are exhausted. In the week leading up to (and including) Easter, we did 14 services at the Cathedral on top of our regular work days. We were generally there together, but if I wasn't doing one, she was and vice versa. I also had to work on Saturday morning (lifting trees) before my Sno-King Choral gig and then get back to the Cathedral for Easter Vigil which went until midnight.http://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/2008/03/back-in-game.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ian)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643.post-8697570109611681223Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:18:00 +00002008-03-14T09:38:14.621-07:00brewcoffeeI've been so good about not spending $3.50 on coffee lately. It used to be that I'd have 1 or 2 lattes from a coffee place everyday. $7.00 down my gullet. Lately, I've been thinking that perhaps that's a bit outrageous and sticking the office-made pot of coffee. You should have the history. I work at a Cathedral. Starbucks donates decaf coffee to us. Starbucks sends this stuff originally tohttp://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/2008/03/coffee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643.post-2064387543415355776Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:57:00 +00002008-03-10T09:07:13.863-07:00I was riding the bus this morning and I got a knowing nod from a guy. I was a little freaked out for a second...is my fly down? Do I have cottage cheese on my shirt? Does he think I did something illegal? It turns out, he recognized the sweatshirt I'm wearing. (The pic is of the back) He is a homebrewer and loves the beer from Boundary Bay. It's almost as if wearing the sweatshirt is a http://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/2008/03/badge-of-honor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643.post-5455760955865332519Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:29:00 +00002008-03-08T14:41:02.887-08:00Pizza and I went to Central Market last night. On a whim, I went to check out the beer section. I discovered a Belgian breweries GF ale selection. So far I've only partaken of their Dubbel Dark Ale. Fantastic. Outstanding. (I'd come up with more adjectives, but the 7.0% is affecting my speech/writing)I'm so giddy about the ales that I've done numerous dances this afternoon. I would drink http://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/2008/03/hooray-for-greens.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643.post-5293214891587778071Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:25:00 +00002008-02-28T11:08:52.754-08:00brewbrewingbussingcommutegfgfbeerscooterworkWell, another month has gone by and I have only posted once (now twice). The drama of Ballet Bellevue is in the past and this has been a surprisingly long month. Must be that extra day. Oh, and happy birthday to all of you Leap-Year babies who don't get it often enough. I've made a few big changes in my life vis-a-vis commuting to work. #1 I don't drive to work anymore. Occasionally, I'll http://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/2008/02/almost-march.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643.post-8926684242716514903Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:38:00 +00002008-02-05T12:59:55.574-08:00If any of you have been following along you'll know that I played a gig in December that bounced the check to the majority of the orchestra. I may have said in a previous post that the whole orchestra did not get paid. That information may be inaccurate, so there is my almost-retraction.Anyways, I finally got paid today by the Executive Director of the Ballet group. When she handed me my checkhttp://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/2008/02/more-and-hopefully-final-bad-juju-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643.post-885289978313380195Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:32:00 +00002008-01-16T15:32:57.533-08:00http://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/2008/01/save-me-jeebus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643.post-858592724698370762Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:05:00 +00002008-01-14T09:42:56.772-08:00alebeerdiygfgfbeergluten freegluten-freeglutenfreehomebrewhomebrewingIt's brew time baby! Y3@h!!!1!Ok. That's my leet speak for the day. In all seriousness though (since brewing is a very serious pastime), Gluten free beer (ale more specifically) is on the horizon. All I have to do is set up my outdoor cooker and get some propane. I'm almost willing to even use tap water on this first batch in order to expedite the process. So I'm totally making up this recipe.http://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/2008/01/guess-what-time-it-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ian)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643.post-5891984834759704233Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:05:00 +00002007-12-28T10:22:51.732-08:00So I emailed Ballet Bellevue again to see if there had been any progress made in acquiring funds to pay the orchestra. The response was underwhelming to say the least. That's the best I can say about that. On a more positive note though, Pizza (mostly) and I (less so) have managed to get kitchen cabinets almost fully installed. I say 'almost' because we've got a kitchen sink to pull out and a http://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/2007/12/update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ian)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643.post-4525589426652167464Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:36:00 +00002007-12-24T11:51:14.670-08:00Ballet BellevuegigtrumpetunpaidI write this a few days after the actual bad business so as to write more clearly. I did not want my negative emotions to sway my writing at all. Here's the story:I got contacted on Wednesday, November 21 to play for Ballet Bellevue's performance of "The Snowman". There were to be two rehearsals, Friday, November 23rd, with performances on the 24th, 25th and then again on Dec. 8th and 9th for http://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/2007/12/bad-juju-from-ballet-bellevue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ian)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757643.post-1020632022546882793Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:00:00 +00002007-12-07T09:33:27.341-08:00abodedomainhousenew houseToday is the day that Pizza and I get our keys for the new house. I am actually having a hard time composing my thoughts for this post due to excitement, so please bear with me if I'm all over the place. There is so much to do to get into the house. We're redoing the floors tomorrow (hardwoods) but I have to pick the flooring materials up today. I also have to get to our storage unit and at http://ianandailisa.blogspot.com/2007/12/today-is-big-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ian)0