Today I am going to take a math test. Well, I should say the test consists mostly of non-math topics, but there is one section that I fear I will fail no matter what. Mind you, I’m nearing 25 years of age, and to date, I’ve yet to use long division or work with fractions in my everyday life. Why in god’s name am I taking this test? It’s for a job that I am applying for. Why in god’s name do they WANT me to take this test? I have no god damn idea.

I’ve been working computer-type jobs for over 4 years now. I’ve fixed just about everything ranging from printers to networking hardware. Did I ever need to know fractions for this? Hell no. Long division? Never. Not to mention, this job is comprised of duties I could handle when I first started working with computers.

Obviously I have a hang up on math. I hate it. I was great in geometery, but even before that, and ESPECIALLY after that, I was terrible. In college, I flunked out of “College Algebra” twice. Granted, I had shitty teacher’s assistants both times.

Well, I vowed I’d avoid math the rest of my life, and here I am studying online just to pass one irrelevant test for a job. I DO need this job. So here I go.

OH! And the beer we made last night. Well, without getting into brewing details that would put most people to sleep, it didn’t seem to be fermenting right this morning. Since I looked at it, it may have started fermenting, but I wrote the company that makes the yeast I used. IF this beer works out, I have a feeling it will be delicious. It has vanilla extract, honey, cinammon and orange peel in it! Yeah, fruity, but it smelled great. Plus, the yeast was specifically formulated for a Saison beer. Cross your beer-lovin’ fingers.

Got back from the library…

We have this ultra-lame library branch down the street from me. I truly feel sorry for any poor kid who goes in there to do a report, only to find he/she can choose from 11 different books. No really, they have a few more than that, but they DID have less than 20 DVD’s. There was a security guard making sure nobody attempted to steal either of the Yanni cassettes.

Then, as I pulled out onto W.115, I found myself staring at a quickly fading green light, behind an old woman in a Buick, travelling at about 4 mph. She waited for it to turn red, paused, then switched on her right turn signal (I needed to turn left) and turned. Thanks lady.

So I’m broke, but I still feel the need to pursue my new hobby: making beer. Our 3rd batch of beer is already in bottles here at the W.101 Brewery. We started with an Amber Ale, which came out pretty delicious. Then we made an IPA (India Pale Ale), which I presume will be fantastic. We’ll see, next week. The third is a Pilsner, which should be good too, but won’t be ready to drink for a few more weeks.

Today, I want to make a Saison, a French/Belgian summer ale. It usually has wheat, spices and honey in it, to give it that fruity, prissy French aspect. I think you have to hold up your pinky finger when you drink it. Nevertheless, I’m trying to go with the seasons of the year, and I want to break out of the normal beer styles.

We’ll see what kind of ingredients they have at the shop.