ASBMB meeting... day 2 saturday night

I know I have begun slacking on my posts. I am at least 4 days behind. This is bad especially when I am on vacation and drinking on a daily basis and I feel like I am falling behind on my posts. I believe it is a product of the topic I have decided to blog about. Honestly, I wake up hung over as shit some days and feel not only like not going into work, but slacking off on my blogging responsibilities as well. I tell you this though, loyal follower, I will continue to drink in your name and even though it may take me a day or two to catch up on my posts, I want you to know that I appreciate you coming back to look at my posts!
On to Day 2 of my "Drinking Adventure" in DC! I began the day with 7 hours of "career advising", something I could definitely use! After being told the obvious, "publish papers so you can get a good job" talk, I was ready for a beer!

On the way back from the conference, Lex and I stopped off at a liquor store near the conference center and grabbed 3 6 packs of delicious beers that are not distributed in Saint Louis (excited!). My first 6 pack was Souther Tier's 2xIPA. A heavy IPA, ripe with hops and loaded with alcohol. This beer boasts being brewed with 3 different types of grain and 4 different hop varieties. 2xIPA boasts a hefty 8.2% ABV and WILL kick you in the butt if you are not properly regulating your intake. My second 6 pack was Kona Brewing Company "Long Board". Long Board is another brew that I am unable to obtain in Saint Louis. I have tasted this wonderfully drinkable lager once before however. On my honeymoon, my wife and I went to Hawaii and we drank many bottles of Long Board. Even though I was not currently relaxing on the beach in Hawaii, one sip of Long Board returned me to my honeymoon where I was sitting on a beach in Hawaii with my beautiful bride and enjoying life unlike anything I have ever experienced since! I may try to sneak a 6 pack of it home so Abby (wife) can taste the memories too!

I know I did not make this clear earlier, but Jason joined me in this Drinking Adventure today. His bus arrived from Philly just minutes after I left the conference for the day and he has also begun drinking with me at this time.

The plan for the night is to hang with our mutual friend Tim... a blast from the past from when we all lived in Madison Wisconsin. Tim is currently a resident of DC and wanted to give us a tour of DC's historical landmarks. First, we stopped off at his mothers house to check out the view from the penthouse (pictured below). His mother had a 6 pack of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and we easily polished that thing off with no problem!

After checking out the sights from above, we were hungry for dinner and hit a Burmese restaurant that served the Chinese beer "Tsingtao Beer". The food was good, the friends even better and the conversation was unforgettable. It is my contention, that when you get 3 people together who have not seen each other for a long time, if everything reconnects like you were never apart, then you are among true friends!!!

Tim, Jason and I concluded the night by walking from the Washington Capital Building to the National Monument and then ending at the Lincoln Memorial and the White House before calling it a night. Needless to say, it was a wonderful and memorable evening. It was a long night of drinking and sight seeing, but it was worth it and although I don't want to think about how bad I felt in the morning, it was worth it all to see my friends Tim and Jason!

Join me tomorrow... for "bloody mary's revenge"

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