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Yeah, we made butter.

Homemade butter and some tasty beer bread

10 Reasons Colorado is Better than Louisiana

Sorry bayous, mountains are better.

1. Maxwell Falls, Arapaho National Forest

Things I Wish I Knew Before I Moved to Denver

Moving somewhere new is both exciting and soul-crushing. Since I know for a fact that about 3 billion more people will move to the Greater Denver Area in the next year, I've compiled a list of things I wish I'd known before I made the 109-hour journey.

Colorado: probably worth it. But please don't move here, we don't need housing prices driven up any further.

Jorbs

Well, so much for posting daily. Or posting every Monday-Wendnesday-Friday. After a few months of having no jobs, no money, and plenty of free time, I now have plenty of jobs, slightly more money, and no free time. By "plenty of jobs," I mean three jobs, by "slightly more money" I mean three low-paid part-time jobs, and by "no free time" I mean I have been working every weekday, evening, and weekend. The five-day work-week is for chumps!

I want a zero-day work-week, like this little asshole.

So that explains the radio silence (for all my millions of adoring readers).  But don't worry, I still want to keep you updated about Aurora awesomeness, Denver discoveries, and food fabulousness. I promise to only alliterate occasionally. One of the jobs is temporary and ends November 3rd (does that give you a hint about what sector the job is in?), so after that I'll have more time to post, and I'll give you a juicy exposé about what I learned in that line of work.

Coming soon: cast iron magic, libraries, and apartment complex nonsense!

Technical Difficulties

Today is Yom Kippur, so I don't really want to work on one of the many food-related posts currently sitting in my "drafts" folder.

Also, I no longer have WiFi in my apartment, so I have to blog from my phone using data. But never fear, my many thousands of readers (ha): this day of fasting will end, and I'll get some internet service or drag my ass to a coffee shop for some WiFi. Until then, go read a book or something. Girlfriend is trying to read The Historian and she says it's not very good, but other people seem to like it, so you should check it out and let me know what you think.

See ya on the other side of some bagels!

Things to Do in Denver: Bike Depot

The Denver area is a great place to bike. The weather is great, the drivers are generally not assholes, and despite the epic mountains in the distance, the city itself is relatively flat.

But what do you do if you don't have a bike, or you got a used bike on Craiglist that maybe doesn't actually stop when you apply the brakes? (It turns out those things are pretty important to your safety). Sure, you could go to a bike shop and pay $75 or more for a tune-up...or, you could check out the epicly awesome Bike Depot, where they will help you fix your own bike for free! They also sell fixed-up bikes and bikes you can fix yourself, and there's even a program where you can get a free bike after volunteering and learning basic bike maintenance.

All you have to pay for are the parts, many of which are available used for a discount. And then the giant milkshake you buy to celebrate your bike-fixing accomplishments (is that just me?)

Investigative Reporting! GarbageGate

I’m SUPER excited to tell you that I did a bit of amateur sleuthing and caught my apartment complex in a lie. Partly this is exciting because my apartment complex is terrible and I’m psyched to have some dirt on them….and partly I’m elated to be one step closer to my idols: Starlee Kine of Mystery Show, Veronica Mars, and of course Harriet the Spy.

A dumpster full of trash. And lies. ....also flies.