Adam: From Brooklyn, New York, I’m Adam Teeter.
Zach: And in Seattle, Washington, I’m Zach Geballe.
Adam: And this is the VinePair Podcast. Zach, man, what’s going on? What have you been up to?
Z: Well, you know, it’s been a chaotic-ish week, as always. My wife and I are house hunting, which you know the fun of that.
A: How adult of you.
Z: I know. Well, we have a kid, so we figured we probably should buy a house eventually. Yeah, it sucks. I hate doing this. I mean, I look forward to eventually having a house, but everything else about the process is zero fun. Not zero fun it’s like 8 percent fun. I think it would be a little more fun if it wasn’t Covid. But it’s like everything about going to look at houses is just so much more complicated, and you’re on like an incredibly tight window. It’s like you have exactly this time, you cannot do this, you have to do that, which is all well and good as it should be. There should be stringent protocols, but it does m
Thereâs reason to be bullish this year: According to the Chinese zodiac, weâll soon ring in the Year of the Ox. This week, the new moon rises on Thursday night, kicking off two-week celebrations in Vietnam, South Korea, China, and other Asian countries, echoed by the same communities here in Seattle. Whether youâre at home or far from home, our local leaders prepared a wide-ranging, festive dose of celebratory arts, while some restaurants have souped-up their menus for the occasion.Â
Virtual Events
On February 12th and 13th, the folks at
Lucky Envelope Brewing will celebrate Chinese New Year. As in previous years, you are invited to join in the fun. Perhaps more than years gone by, we have reason to celebrate the welcoming of a new year, the Year of the Metal Ox.
Details about the event and the beer release below.
Year of the Metal Ox
In retrospect, we will all remember the Year of the Metal Rat as fraught with unforeseen challenges. I recently read somewhere that according to the Chinese horoscope, the Year of the Metal Ox (2021) is synonymous with hard work, discipline, loyalty, and a fair appreciation of tangible reality. Tangible reality sound pretty good right now.