Whining about wine
It is funny how one can change. You can see your interests shift from one place to another. Maybe I am a little more bi-polar with mine - they seem to have shifted from one place to another, but in the end, they changed quickly. At least, they used to.
Like this blog - I put a lot of time into the original xboxblogs. Running them on an original Xbox, no less, was a lot of work. But there was something to be said about having to take down a webserver so I could play Grand Theft Auto. On a Commodore 64 monitor. Hard to believe that, especially these days when I am looking for an HDTV...
But I digress - eventually, I lost interest in the blog. Maybe it was too much focus on something and I ran out of things to say? I'm not sure...but the interest wanned. And here I am - bloated with words and rambling about things that I am sure you could care less about.
But recently, I think I have started to get into an interest that I can see lasting a long while. You see, it started with a book. A cookbook, as a matter of fact. And as much as cookbooks aren't usually the most riveting reads, this one was different. It paired seasonal dishes with wines, discussing the dishes, the wines, and the rational behind each. I found the writing to be almost romantic, and being the romantic that I am, I fell for the ideal, the thought that every dish has its perfect match in the form of fermented grapes.
I won't get into the whole story, but a wine course, several books, and dozens of bottles later, I am more interested than ever. Which is where this blog comes in...or, rather, another, more aptly named one. I'd like to talk about wine, maybe ones that I have tried, different regions, food pairings, and all the stuff that most folks are interested in but not sure exactly how it works.
I'll keep you posted, of course, but that is where my headspace is.
Like this blog - I put a lot of time into the original xboxblogs. Running them on an original Xbox, no less, was a lot of work. But there was something to be said about having to take down a webserver so I could play Grand Theft Auto. On a Commodore 64 monitor. Hard to believe that, especially these days when I am looking for an HDTV...
But I digress - eventually, I lost interest in the blog. Maybe it was too much focus on something and I ran out of things to say? I'm not sure...but the interest wanned. And here I am - bloated with words and rambling about things that I am sure you could care less about.
But recently, I think I have started to get into an interest that I can see lasting a long while. You see, it started with a book. A cookbook, as a matter of fact. And as much as cookbooks aren't usually the most riveting reads, this one was different. It paired seasonal dishes with wines, discussing the dishes, the wines, and the rational behind each. I found the writing to be almost romantic, and being the romantic that I am, I fell for the ideal, the thought that every dish has its perfect match in the form of fermented grapes.
I won't get into the whole story, but a wine course, several books, and dozens of bottles later, I am more interested than ever. Which is where this blog comes in...or, rather, another, more aptly named one. I'd like to talk about wine, maybe ones that I have tried, different regions, food pairings, and all the stuff that most folks are interested in but not sure exactly how it works.
I'll keep you posted, of course, but that is where my headspace is.
posted by Omallley at 1:00 PM
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