Hale's Ales

Today I had lunch at Hale's Ales. What a great brewery! I had the bacon & bleu cheese burger and the Supergoose IPA. The burgers are giant and a bit on the greasy side for my taste but that did not stop me from going to town. The potatoes had a pretty good seasoning to them but were quite dry and left much to be desired. Now the the crown of the meal, the beer. The Supergoose IPA was a great hoppy beer but with a very clean and refreshing taste. They do have a limited menu but I got the impression that what they did they did right. I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for some hearty pub food and a great beer.

4301 Leary Way NW

Seattle, WA 98107

Photography

Back in middle school I took a class on photography. It was something that was both frustrating and enjoyable. We used to have to roll our own film in black bags, I was so terrible at this. As a result only about half of the rolls of film shot were not completely exposed before clicking the shutter release. After that class was over I got busy with other things; soccer, school, moving back and forth across the country and photography was something that got put away in the back of my brain as something that I used to enjoy. Eventually I went to college, then pharmacy school (where I still am). At some point during all this digital SLR cameras hit the scene. They were SO cool! I could see the multitude of possibilities swimming around in my head. Unfortunately they cost way more than I could afford. In September of last year I went to Israel and next month I will be going to Thailand. Because of this I decided to finally buy one and I bought the Nikon D5000. It came with 2 lenses (18-55 mm and 55-200 mm), a bag, memory card, and a couple of instructional DVD's. I was set! Since then I have purchased Adobe Lightroom and have been trying to teach myself the ins-outs of this great program. My plan is to write about my exploration into this renewed hobby of mine to hopefully see my own progress and maybe help out other beginning photographers.