happy solstice
2013-Dec-21, Saturday 11:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mellowtiggerIt's time again for Earth to experience another extreme of its day/night cycles. In the northern hemisphere, the sun was at its lowest height so it marks our shortest day and longest night. (It works the opposite in the southern hemisphere.) Now, our days begin growing longer again.
I didn't do much to celebrate the event besides enjoy a pepperoni pizza and a beer. I did use my special nICE mug, though. It was a Minneapolis kickstarter project that I funded a while back. It aimed to create molds for freezing water into usable drinking mugs. They work well enough, although I think I'd wish for slightly thicker sides on the mugs, plus a twist-lock top on the molds so the plastic insert doesn't try to float up out of the water.
Here's my nICE mug filled with Wild Blue blueberry lager. I enjoy being able to drink beer again since I stopped taking my blood thinner medication last month. While I was teetotaling, the liquor store that stocked my Wild Blue went out of business. I had to try a few shops before I found another one yesterday that stocked it. I can freeze water on the front porch these days, but it'll be nice to try drinking this combination again next summer when I can enjoy it while sitting out in the sun.
Anyway, enjoy the solstice. The world keeps spinning and revolving in its usual cycles.
I didn't do much to celebrate the event besides enjoy a pepperoni pizza and a beer. I did use my special nICE mug, though. It was a Minneapolis kickstarter project that I funded a while back. It aimed to create molds for freezing water into usable drinking mugs. They work well enough, although I think I'd wish for slightly thicker sides on the mugs, plus a twist-lock top on the molds so the plastic insert doesn't try to float up out of the water.Here's my nICE mug filled with Wild Blue blueberry lager. I enjoy being able to drink beer again since I stopped taking my blood thinner medication last month. While I was teetotaling, the liquor store that stocked my Wild Blue went out of business. I had to try a few shops before I found another one yesterday that stocked it. I can freeze water on the front porch these days, but it'll be nice to try drinking this combination again next summer when I can enjoy it while sitting out in the sun.
Anyway, enjoy the solstice. The world keeps spinning and revolving in its usual cycles.