Travis P. Brown

Wow, this blog has really gotten the shaft. I know I haven’t updated my blog in a long time, but things are starting to settle down a bit, so I should be able to blog more often. Here are some random things that have happened in my life since the last entry.

I have a new job at InternetSafety.com. It involves doing some pretty fun Linux Network programming with some friends that I did my college internship for. I really love the work, and my only complaint is my long commute, but I should be able to start working from home soon. Also, that pesky secretary is always throwing things at me.

I am an uncle (for the fourth time)! Abbygail Rose Brown is the newest member of the Brown family.

My first batch of beer finally conditioned, and proved to be good. Not great or amazing mind you, but a noble first effort. I think the temperature from the initial fermentation was a little too high, so by the time I added the priming sugar for the bottling process, the yeast was a little too weak to carbonate the brew. This resulted in a Weisbier that was a little too sweet and only about 4% ABV. Almost like a Weis-Dunkelweis hybrid. Since then I have started on another batch, this time a Continental Pilsner.

I went to Germany and didn’t even blog about it. Josh and I decided that the only way to really experience Oktoberfest, was to just go to Munich and see the real deal. Along the way there was Autobahn racing, old churches, beautiful art, horrendous currency exchanges, and even some luggage lost….by the FRENCH! Altogether it was an amazing experience, and I regret nothing!

I have been playing a metric ton of games lately, and there have been a lot of really great ones. Halo 3, Rock Band, Guitar Hero III, Call of Duty 4, Mario Galaxy, PGR 4, Half-life 2: Orange Box. This has been the best Christmas ever for games.

So, not sure if I missed anything, but those are some of the highlights. I’m pretty sure I’ll post again before Christmas, but if not, Merry Christmas!