When Punks Rule The Earth …

The wonderful thing about having 24 odd years of online journal is the ability to see exactly how cyclical my behaviour and emotional state has been. This time of year always seems to be one of slightly desperate optimism borne of a gentle depression and anxiety. Always seems to be joined with a level of tired that is often noted. Not sure how that helps at all but it is interesting to look back on.

Watching the NHL Finals and it is also interesting to look back at the different ways I have watched it over the years. The original TV service I used back in 2000-and-something doesn’t exist any more … and neither does the company that ran it. This time around I shouted myself a month of Disney Plus to watch it on ESPN. None of that makes any sense to my tiny mind but at least I get to watch a game I seem to still enjoy.

The cupboard is full of various distilling experiments now including a range of whiskies, brandies, infusions and gins. I think I’ve got Gin down now and have some favourite recipes that cycle around using ingredients from our backyard. My first full grain whisky has started to come right and is actually one of my favourites now. The excess peaches and feijoa we got this year all turned into some sort of brandy, schnapps and gin. I even have a feijoa wine quietly clearing at the moment. Also tried my hand at Limoncello again. Definitely a hobby that is keeping me amused. One unexpected side effect is that I got a bit hooked on the Moonshiners TV show. I never thought I’d fall for soap opera TV but apparently mixing made up drama with distilling floats my boat.

A few more weeks of this long school term to go and then I’m having a break. If I can just make it through the reporting process and all the political fiddling that is going on at the moment all should be fine.