Food Intake | Day 27

Breakfast
FUZE White Tea

Lunch
Water

Pre-Run-Snack
1 egg

Dinner
Small Serving BBQ Boneless Spareribs
1/2 Small Serving White Rice
FUZE White Tea

Food Intake | Day 26

Breakfast
FUZE White Tea
Banana

Lunch
2 Clementines
1 Fuji Apple
Water

After Lunch Snack
Banana

Dinner
1 spoonful of white beans
Alaskan King Crab Legs (steamed)
1 Hush Puppy
Water
1 Glass White Wine

Food Intake | Day 25

Breakfast
Water
Special K Breakfast Bar

Lunch
Water
3 Bites of New England Clam Chowder (not good)
5 pieces Pineapple (not very good either)

Dinner
Chili (ground turkey, flank steak, kidney beans, tomatoes & chili making stuff)
Corn Bread
10 Club Crackers
Weird Antioxidant "grape" natural drink
Water

After Dinner
1 Knob Creek and Ice
10 Ritz Crackers

The Uptown KC

The Uptown KC
Originally uploaded by andrewdoak

I've been shooting drive-bys in downtown.

Super Mario Galaxy | Beaten

The boy and I have done it. Together we have beaten the coolest game either of us have ever played (Guitar Hero is a very close second). After months of casual play we just beat Bowser (which, frankly, I thought was a bit easy in comparison to some of the levels that I freaking hated playing over, and over, and over to beat). Great game, amazing concept, awesome story; kudos to the Mario team. We had a blast playing it.

Food Intake | Day 24

Breakfast
1 cup Kashi cereal
1/2 cup fat free milk
Water

Lunch CHEATED FOR LUNCH (one strike against me)
**now, technically I could argue this wasn't so bad, especially since I had that killer run this AM, but in my mind I was going to eat till I was full no matter what... and I did, it just happens that I didn't have THAT much...and I had a MtDew**
Less then half of a 10' IMO'S Pizza (mushroom & bacon)
2 1/2 garlic bread sticks (with marinara sauce)
1/4 cheese bread (with marinara sauce)
12oz Mountain Dew
Iced Coffee Drink (same as always)

Dinner
Tom Yum Soup (tofu)
1/2 Veggie Spring Roll (non fried)
1/2 order of Combination Pad Thai
2 Glasses of Hot Tea (2 packets of real sugar)
2 Glasses of Water
1 Coffee

After Dinner
2 Knob Creek & Ice

Who the freak knew | Beam & Cola in a can?

Who the freak knew
Originally uploaded by andrewdoak

This was cool to see. I didn't get it. Seems odd that its only 5% alcohol. I know for a fact when I used to drink Beam and coke it was slightly higher. As stated on flickr I tired this gimmick when Jack tried it... the cola blew. It was nasty and ruined the experience. Stick with the true blend - Jack and Coke (or in this case, Beam and Coke).

Food Intake | Day 23

Breakfast
2 cups of coffee (2 packs of real sugar)
Water
Half of a 3 egg steak omelet (onions, steak, mushrooms & American cheese)
2 pieces of whole grain toast (light spread and honey)
Pineapple chunks

Lunch
Banana
Water

Dinner
Water
2 Glasses of White Wine (Chardonnay)
Grilled Salmon (with some type of green sauce)
Quarter Chicken (with drizzled BBQ sauce)
1 bite potatoes
1 bite orzo salad

After Dinner
1 cup dry Kashi cereal
1 cup popcorn with light dusting of popcorn salt
2 Rowan's Creek and ice

Food Intake | Day 22

Breakfast
Apple

Lunch
Seafood Soup (in a vegetable tomato base)
4 Saltines
Water

Dinner
New England Clam Chowder (eh, wasn't very good)
12 Saltines
Water

After Dinner
Banana
2 Knob Creek and Ice

Flickr Palm Phone Test

Flickr Palm Phone Test
Originally uploaded by andrewdoak

I'm testing out the ability to email from my cell phone images to my flickr account. It's freaking awesome. There are some shots on here I've been meaning to get off of here for months. This is a shot from one of my snowy day runs. I was freezing, tired and drenched.

Coming Closer

Coming Closer
Originally uploaded by andrewdoak

Testing the Leica at night, in snow and with the flash. Chloe was more then happy to help me test it out.

Food Intake | Day 21

Breakfast
Water
Small amount of Turkey Jerky
Special K Breakfast Bar

Lunch
Water
4 pieces of sliced Turkey (from Jack Stack BBQ)
4 Pickles

Dinner
Water
Cup of Chicken Noodle Soup
5 Grilled Jerk boneless Chicken Strips (baked, no breading, just chicken)
2 Jack and Ice

After Dinner
Water

Panera Side Note | Google Porn?

Seems Flickr is blocked as inappropriate content by this Panera? I headed over to Picasa to see if I could get through and I could (except Google is using a sub-domain so it's possible that's why I can get though). I tried Playboy.com to see if that could get through; no such luck (not as if I ever go to Playboy.com - I'm not trying to be funny, I really don't - no, seriously, Christ). So, on the Google theory I tried porn.google.com; it's still loading so maybe I've stumbled onto a secret Google underground file sharing service? That would be cool. I wonder what SERPs show up for porn.google in Google? Lets look...






Woah, seems result #4 displays a result that's a little Google-Freaky-Diky. Now, I'm not much of a Google Groups kind of guy, but this is really way out of my league.

Anyway, glad to see that Panera is preventing pervs from looking at inappropriate sites out in the open, but Flickr... come-on.

TimeWarner Kills Me | or Panera Saved Me

Cable is out. So is Internet & Phone. Has been since yesterday AM. I called TimeWarner yesterday to multiple busy signals, one dropped call and a wait time I simply couldn't handle with the meetings I had. Weather was a little bad, so I figured someone in my hood would have called. Well, after OVER an hour on hold with them this AM turns out a tech has to come look. Seems "critters" like the low voltage and vibration and may be the cause of my issue. My isolated issue. No one else seems to be experiencing my issues. So when I'm told they can't get anyone out till TOMORROW from 11am - 2pm, I'm a little pissed. His response:

"well if you had called yesterday..."
"I DID call yesterday to busy signals and too long of a wait time..."
"I understand..."

Bullshit he understands, I'm the guy who's literally OUT. Odd thing is I just had them out to take my HD box and swap it with HD Cards for my HD Tivo. All my HD channels work great, but regular network looks like ass; apparently a strong indicator of an issue... no shit.

So due to the weather Panera isn't as busy as usual (so my wife tells me) and we are able to sit here and get some work done online without being that couple that people glare at taking up a table on their lunch hour. So thank you Panera.

And TimeWarner, I know shit happens. Animals chewing on my lines; it happens. Little faster response time on the phone would be nice. Little faster response time on fixing the problem (as in, SAME DAY) would also be nice. The rep I spoke with was friendly enough (bit if a dick at first but warmed up; actually, he got detailed-personal which weirded me out). Technology fails. It's the fixing part where you have the opportunity to shine.

Food Intake | Day 20

Breakfast
1 cup Kashi cereal
1/2 cup fat free milk
2 bites of bagel
2 sips of coffee drink (they didn't make it right so I switched to...)
Water

Lunch
Chicken Noodle Soup in Bread Bowl (which I didn't eat)
4 "pulls" from the cap of the bowl to dip in the soup
Apple
Water

Afternoon Snack
Chicken Wings
Banana
Water

Dinner
Lean Flank Steak in Udon noodle Soup
Water

After Dinner
2 Knob Creek and Ice

Angry

Angry
Originally uploaded by andrewdoak

This is exactly the shot I wanted. Driving down 50 highway on to the way to the doctor.

Food Intake | Day 19

Breakfast
Special K Cereal Bar
Water

Lunch
Shrimp and Crawfish Etouffee (it is Mardi Gras)
Water w/ Lemon

Dinner
Home Made Fajitas (red/yellow/green peppers, steak, onion, mushrooms)
8 White Corn Chips (less then 1 serving)
Salas (and Tobasco)
White Whine
Water

After Dinner Snack
Water
Fiber One Bar
3 Pretzel Rods
2 Knob Creek on Ice

Food Intake | Day 18

Breakfast
Kashi Cereal & Fat Free Milk
Water

Lunch
6 pieces of Sushi
Bowl of Fruit (grapes, pineapple, melon)
Water

Dinner
Re-Heated Wings (baked)
FUSE White Tea

After Dinner Snack
Water
3 Pretzel Rods

Because you're not that guy

So my wife looks over to me and says "actually, you are that guy..."

We all watched the SuperBowl last night. Because of this stupid weight loss competition I couldn't enjoy bowls of chips, pretzels, dip, soda, beer (ok, I gave up beer a while ago, but I really wanted a Miller Light for some reason) and PIZZA ROLLS! Sober, hungry and TIVO in hand I rewound my share of SuperBowl ads. Breathing fire was funny. GoDaddy was alright (online spot). The one that hit a personal nerve was the Helzberg Diamond spot.

Let's back up a little. When the XMAS holiday was closing in on us Kansas City was littered with billboards for Helzberg. I was irritated then due to the message they were pushing. Helzberg was basically saying "...you are a sad, dumb-man, she knows it, you can't nor do you HAVE to do anything else but get her diamonds...from Helzberg..." That's a bit degrading. Don't get me wrong, I'm a selfish prick and I do pretty much what I want then ask for forgiveness later (have you see the Porsche blogs), but I also try and DO things that matter. I buy her gifts and jewelry, but not instead of the personal care and thoughtful smaller things.

"...because you're not that guy..."

Back to the SuperBowl ads. Now granted, I'm not going to wash the dog instead of watching the game with friends. Fine. I get that. The card aspect is another story. First wedding anniversary. We didn't have much our first year. Just got into our first house, had our first kid, things were tight, but I did want to do something special. Paper is year one. I went out and bought some very heavy paper stock. I also wrote (wait for it) a poem - not shit, I actually put down words from my heart. I then bought a carving block and tools to create a custom stamp for the cover (come-on, I got into college on a painting scholarship, cut me some slack). I then asked my mother (shut it), whom has the best penmanship, to transcribe the poem onto the inside. Lastly, I folded the piece and wax stamped a seal. I basically did exactly what Helzberg was suggesting I wouldn't do in a million years. The point? Just because I'm a selfish ass doesn't mean I don't care enough about my wife to do something special for her.

So my wife looks over at me and says "actually, you are that guy...and when you're not you buy me Tiffany's..."

New Longview | Morningside

New Longview | Morningside
Originally uploaded by andrewdoak

We like looking at houses. We have very good intentions of buying a new home, but the way the market is we have yet to pull the trigger. We like land, we like Brookside, we also like The New Longview. The homes remind me of back east, but with the creature comforts of new construction. I also really dig the separate detached garages with finished office-apartment above. Who knows.

Food Intake | Day 17

Breakfast
Water
Kashi Cereal with fat free milk

Lunch
Water
Iced coffee drink (same as always)

Pre-Dinner Snack
Banana
6 Ritz Crackers
3 pieces of Sharp White Cheddar Cheese (broken into two)

Dinner
BBQ Chicken Wings (baked)
Teriyaki Chicken Wings (baked)
Water
FUSE White Tea
White Wine

After Dinner Snack
Small bowl of White Popcorn
Dash of Molly McButter
2 Knob Creek on Ice

The Turn

The Turn
Originally uploaded by andrewdoak

My favorite picture of the day.

Food Intake | Day 16

Breakfast
1 Egg
Water

Lunch
5 bites of white chicken chili
4 Baby Back Ribs (Jack Stack BBQ)
Steamed Broccoli
Water

Dinner
Tofu Tom Yum Soup (small)
2 bites veggie sprint roll (non fried)
Edamame
Thai Steamed Seafood Platter (Muscles, scallops, shrimp, imitation crab, squid, broccoli, carrots, onion, chives, medium-hot sweet chili sauce)
3 fork-servings of jasmine rice
Hot Tea (1/2 packet cane sugar)
Water

After Dinner Snack
Water
Kashi Cereal w/ half cup Fat Free Milk

New Leica in Basement

New Leica in Basement
Originally uploaded by andrewdoak

Just got my new D-LUX 3. This is the third photo out of the gate, 1st in RAW format. I cant wait to get this baby out in the daylight. This is our messy basement.

Got My First Leica

I've been missing shooting lately; a lot. I used to shoot every day. I've been lazy and frankly not wanting to haul my 20D around everywhere I go (unless I'm out shooting specifically for the sake of shooting). We have a digital point and shoot, but it's a bit bulky for my liking. So I got a new toy... a Digital Leica D-LUX 3. The plan is to keep it in my pocket and shoot again everyday. I've also upgraded my Flickr account to PRO status to dump all the images. I'll be posting some of the shots I like best over here as well, so stay tuned.

Food Intake | Day 15

Breakfast
Coffee Drink (my usual)

Lunch
Water
Turkey Jerky

Afternoon Snack
Water
Turkey Jerky
Orange

Dinner
Dirty Rice
Flank Steak
Water
3 Knob Creek and Ice

Evening Snack
7 Ritz Crackers
2 Cubes of Sharp White Cheddar
1 Bagel Chip with tsp. of fresh Hummus
1 Potato Chip (UTZ Carolina BBQ - I shit you not, I had 1 freaking chip)
Water