Best. Meeting. With. Adviser. Ever.

I had a meeting with my adviser again today.  I always dread having them, simply because I usually feel like I'm never doing enough work.  For some reason or another, he thinks I'm doing just fine.  Cool. 

Why was this the best meeting yet, you may ask....
Well, I sent him a schedule with the goals and such that I want to accomplish this summer and where I'd like to be at what date.  He said it was do-able, a little aggressive, but do-able.  We finalized that I should be able to easily finish in 18 months, as long as my Committee doesn't rip my project to shreds.  That's why I planned 18 months.  I'm expecting my project to be ripped apart 3 ways from Sunday.  That's not the awesome part. 

This is the awesome part:

He showed me his calendar and how he organizes stuff.  One version with actual deadlines, another with lists of stuff to do.  He scrolled down...."see, you can see how I've kind of partitioned stuff....ignore the two weeks marked 'Baby Making'...and how I have 1 deadline, and then it coincides above...."
"Whoa, did you just say 'Baby Making'?"
"Yeah"
"OK, so I should ignore that?"
"Yeah"
I said "OK, cool, that's awesome.  So when you decide to take a month or two off about 10 or 11 months from now I know what you're up all night and changing diapers.  Neat!", when really I wanted to stand up and scream "Awesome!" and high-five the guy.  Who puts "Baby Making" in their work calendar?  That's amazing! 
We all know that I was totally thinking about the lead-up to baby making instead of the result of baby making right? Right? 
After the diapers comment he replied with, "Yeah, I guess when you put it that way....sure, I guess"
I know he was totally thinking about the lead-up to baby making too.....we both had some pretty ugly smirks on our face. 

This is why my adviser is awesome.  In all honestly, I kind of wish I could schedule "Baby Making" in my calendar....but without the baby outcome of course.  Awesome. 

As far as my goals, we never really got to them.....but as far as we're both concerned, I'm on track. 

BLACK & TAN WEEK

Tonight I tried Keith's Dark Ale and Keith's Premium Ale.  This is the second time I've tried it.  Taste-wise, I give it a 7.  Nothing I'd call home about.  Tastes like dark ale mixed with pale ale.  I did pour this one better than last time.  It's tougher pouring a dark ale as opposed to a draught stout.  Pours too fast.
Here's the picture:

Turned out OK.  It's not as delicious as the Guinness and Pil, sadly.