brewstore wisdom

the dude in the homebrew store, after looking at my recipe and preparing my grains, said, "there's only gonna be 5 gallons of this shit in the whooole world". now, because i was there, i heard where in the sentence he put the emphasis and happen to know that he meant that in a good way, which, unsurprisingly, is precisely why i am "into" homebrewing, not just of beer but of many things. writing, cooking, decorating (heh), lifting, etc. all come from a base desire to create something unique, because somewhere deep in my sy-kee (see, there's an example of "creativity" where i actually know how to spell "psyche" but chose to invent a spelling because i'm creative uhuh) i happen to know that only by acts of creation can i differentiate myself from the drooling masses.

i saw someone (multiple someones) using the terms "drooling masses" on slashdot the other day. wtf? yeah, i agree most people are dumber than average, but those people are voters, man, please try not to totally alienate the 'tards or they'll vote us into some sort of hellish 24/7 surveillance police-state/autocratic-dictatorship under constant threat of war with eastasia. or was that iraq? i can't remember.

anyhow, properly differentiated by my one-of-a-kind 5 gallon batches of homebrew i can go about puffing out my chest and feeling righteously superior to the sort of folks who are swayed by the canning materials to buy particular brands of alcoholic beverages. go me!