So we booked some time for a conference room and here’s what it looks like. The lights were off so that’s why it was dark when I took the pics.

Here is a view out the window (there were plenty of windows, and being on the third floor is awesome. ok that pic wasn’t so great, right across the street is a new centerpiece and the City Market is just a hop away)

They have a refrigerator and coffee makers and almost like a little cafeteria for taking short breaks. I think they might need to stock the fridge with some RedBull.

They have some printers available from standard laser printers to high quality design printers, which I’m sure will be a god send for the SCAD kids. I can imagine this place being pretty busy soon with SCAD coming into session.

Overall they have a great start, I’d love to see it take off more, and I’d be even more interested in it if I wasn’t so far from downtown. They are just getting things in line but so far, the outcome has been great. Check them out at http://thincspace.com

I have a CH Products Flight Yoke (USB), works awesome. I have the driver CD. It’s basically brand new as well, I’ve used it maybe 5 times. Manufacturer link: http://www.chproducts.com/retail/y_fsyusb.html

I’m asking $75 for each (plus shipping to wherever you are). Email me at riscphree at gmail dot com.

Edit: Both of these sold on ebay.

Steeping the grains

Pouring the hops in

Primary fermenting

It has to sit in the primary fermenter for about 2-3 weeks, at which point I then bottle the beer and allow it to carbonate/ferment for another 2-3 weeks. Then we drink it!

The beer I am making is a Trappist type beer, if you’re unsure what that here, here is a wikipedia link: Trappist beer

Edit: Here’s a pic of all the equipment I received to begin with and ingredients, before brewing.

Here is a pic of all the bottles I bought. It takes about 55 12oz bottles for 5 gallons of beer. I ordered theee cases of 24 bottles (which is a total of 72 bottles).

I really wish I had this book in uni. It would have helped tons.

The main sections are:

• Memory
• Information Processing
• Creativity
• Math
• Decision Making
• Communication
• Clarity
• Mental Fitness

I’ve only read some of the memory section and I’m working on the information processing section right now. Not a small book (308 pages, with small typeset), it’s packed with awesome things you can do to speed up your time.

I would definitely suggest checking this book out if you’re in school (be it high school, uni, whatever), you want to speed up your thinking process, or just want to improve your memory.

Gary Vaynerchuk’s Crush It is a very motivating and inspirational book for people that want to make money pursuing their passion. He gets down to the nitty gritty and explains how to do this, with mostly dedication and just plain old work.

This book will help you make cash. Period. It compliments the previous book I mentioned on my blog, The Art of the Start, very well.

If you’re wanting to make money online while doing something you love to do, then give it a read. It is kind of a short book at 160 pages, so you’ll have it done in no time and the motivation as well.

Also what a great way to start off the new year.

I am starting a new site called WTFlicks.com. It’s a movie review site of movies that make you think WTF?!?

If you have any recommendations of movies for me to review, please let me know.

http://wtflicks.com

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• Lightbox 2 – Makes your images show up in a lightbox. Extremely handy.
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What plugins do you use? Leave me a comment!

Or if you want something a little more normal