Ann and I threw on some Ween and carved our pumpkins. Can you guess which one we each did? Now Ann's roasting the seeds...mmmm...salty.

What time is it? Mesmerizing...

Last night, we went out with Doug and Kristin to see Paul Thomas Anderson's new movie, "Punch Drunk Love", starring Adam Sandler and Emily Watson. This is likely the movie that will establish Adam Sandler as a "real" actor. Although he plays this part as a variation of his previous roles, he brings a real sadness and creepy anger to this movie. You will be impressed by him and by the rest of the cast. We all really enjoyed it.

Before the movie, we all had dinner at Cambridge Brewing Company, where we shared a tower (82 ounces) of Great Pumpkin Ale. Doug and Dan have both had difficulty in their home-brewing of pumpkin ale (Doug says his is over-spiced, ours is still bottle conditionning, so it may improve, but early tastes suggest that it resembles a cinnamon flavored Bud Light), so it was good to enjoy some tasty pumpkin beer.

Dan and I also brewed "Breakfast Stout" this weekend. It's an oatmeal stout, to which we added some coffee...making it a healthy breakfast!

Bill Simmons, my favorite writer on ESPN.com, wrote an article saying that Red Sox fans should forgive Bill Buckner. He makes some pretty good points, but deep down I don't think I'll ever be able to forget the pain.

We bottled our Pumpkin beer last night - we named it "Throw That Pumpkin at the Tree Ale" in honor of the Ween song "Roses are Free" Thanks to Jake for the suggestion.

Our dryer died. Our neighbors moved out so we were using their dryer (on their electric bill...), but that was never going to last, so we had to buy a new one (it was a lot cheaper than the price on the web). Ahh...the joys of married life.

On a more interesting note, we had a great beer last night - Hitachino Nest Lacto Sweet Stout. A sweet stout is brewed with lactose - that's why it is otherwise known as a milk stout. I love English translations of Japanese. Check out this page that suggests which Hitachino Nest beers one should pair with Japanese food. Classic. (Of course their English is a lot better than my Japanese)

We're brewing a pumpkin ale today. If you have any suggestions for the name, we'd love to hear them. Leave a comment if you do!