Where We Be, What We Be Drinking (WWBWWBD) is our weekly communiqué that covers where your “writers” will be, what they will be drinking, and how they will meet their contractual obligations to avoid football viewing.
IUinVA: Bloomington, Indiana for the first time in five years. Will be my son’s first time at IU. Hoping to brave the cold better than the Trojans.
MNW: Up in the Northwoods to celebrate Mrs. MNW's birthday with a cabin weekend. Day game with OSU means no boozing; we'll probably be supervising the girls as they collect shells and rocks along the shore. They'll go down for nap around 1, I'll check the score, and likely continue on with my day.
I'm thinking about a cheese ball or spinach dip for us to snack on during the day...it will be just the four of us, so likely a hefty brunch and lots of snacking. Dinner that night will be teriyaki salmon bowls, which I'm very excited for; perhaps I'll manage to sneak a bottle of white wine up there for us, too. Finally, when everyone's down, I've got an old sampler of Bell's up there for the late games.
RUReady4Brazil: Charlotte, NC. Hopefully on my couch but might be pressed into Renaissance Fair attendance. Yes folks, the Rutgers season has gone that far off the rails.
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Narrator: Don't sugar coat it. Tell us how you really feel.
misdreavus79: Hey guess what I'm in the DR again!
BRT: Day tripping to... Mainz and Worms, I think? I'm a church nerd, what can I say. The Huskers are on at an actually viewable time for me here for once, but I'm not sure I'm inclined to watch.
What am I drinking? I'm not sure yet, though I will be in wine country, so ought to do that. After two straight weeks of 7-8 hours a day of German class or practice, AND being a Husker fan, I've earned some day drinking.
Narrator: DARTY!!!
Transient Buckeye: I’m going to be raking in the morning, since as soon as I did it the first time, we had a windstorm that a) brought down a lot of new leaves and b) undid a lot of my earlier efforts. Once I get the leaves dragged out to the street, and Mt. Leafmore reassembled, it’ll be time to come inside, curse at the TV screen, and drink beer, only possibly in that order.
Brian: I'll be staying home in Los Angeles this weekend.
BoilerUp89: Cincinnati. Not sure I'll honestly remember to turn the game on.
BuffKomodo: Cincinnati. Basement bar. Hoosier Gameday Lager and the remainder of my Bud Light keg.
WSR: I'll be in suburban Saint Paul running here and there and everywhere. Coffee and schnapps are definitely on the menu.
lincolnparkwildcat: I'll be at home in suburban Chicago drinking some Christmas beer from Revolution Brewing.
Biff: I am returning to the Great North Woods near Babbitt, MN for deer camp for the first time since 2019. I'll be there less than 24 hours, but will make the most of it by listening to Gordon Lightfoot, livin’ on stew, and drinking bad whiskey.
HoustonBoiler: I'm flying home today (Friday) and seem to have picked up some crud somewhere during my trip to New Orleans and Houston this week. The joys of work travel. So I will likely be on the couch with a box of Kleenex while drinking water.
AlmaOtter: Wait, can I change my answer? Biff, you had me at Gordon Lightfoot and bad whiskey.
Alas, I'll be in semi-suburban Northern Virginia. Can my family make it more than a week without myself, my wife, or my father-in-law going to the ER or urgent care? Let's find out! (We're all well, but it's been a very silly run.) If all goes as hoped, I intend to be on my couch with one of several Sierra Nevada Celebration IPAs, which I will argue remains one of the best pound for pound seasonal beers out there. Illinois on Friday, Ohio State on Saturday, ignoring the NFL on Sunday until the Bears drop the fucking Hammond, IN project.
Now you know our plans for the weekend. Please enlighten us about where you'll be and what you'll be drinking in the comments below. And hey, we know you didn't read this. 😉
