http://drunkinlife.com | I've Moved

http://drunkinlife.com

I was just checking my analytics data and it seems I'm receiving some healthy traffic here still. A while back I moved all of these posts over to my own server and have continued the same silly rants and finds over there. SO, for those that are wondering "did he fall off the face of the earth again???" No, just moved... so get out of here, fix your bookmarks, and find out how much weight I've actually lost, what came in the mail after 3 months, and why are you so pissed at the Hyatt?

http://drunkinlife.com

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

Food Intake | Day 14

Breakfast
Fiber One Bar
Water
Apple

Lunch
Yeh Yeh Soup
Water

Dinner
Steak Soft Taco (Lean Flank Steak, Salsa, Tabasco, Leafy Greens, 2% Milk Cheese, 1 tsp. Sour Cream)
Water

After Dinner
2 Knob Creek and Ice

Valley of the Gods

Valley of the Gods
Originally uploaded by andrewdoak

Still testing Flickr to see which display I like better...

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

Food Intake | Day 13

Breakfast
FiberOne Bar
Water

Lunch
Miso Soup
3 pieces of Shushi
1 Tuna roll
Water

Dinner
1/2 Vitamin Water
Salmon
Small serving of dirty rice (leftover)
Small serving of Natural Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans

After Dinner Snack
Leftover Chicken and Flank Steak

Food Intake | Day 12

Breakfast
2 Clementines
1 FiberOne Bar
Water

Pre-Lunch Snack
Apple

Lunch
5 Tortilla Chips
Salsa
Bowl of Shrimp and Vegetable Soup
2 Crackers
Water

Dinner
Chicken Breast
Chicken Wing
Serving of Dirty Rice
Peas, Celery & Green Beans
Water
White Wine

Food Intake | Day 11

Breakfast
Water
Ice Coffee Drink (same as all the rest)

Lunch
Duck Soup (with noodles, bean sprouts, spinach and chives)
Water

Dinner
Chicken Noodle Soup (small bowl)
Pad-Thai noodles with lean flank steak
Water

After Dinner
2 Knob Creek & Ice
1 "thank you" girl scout cookie
3 Pretzel rods
Water

Nike+ : My Runs

So, part of this Biggest Looser challenge was that I was going to run 10 miles a week. The first week that didn't happen (sick family, business travel, anniversary party... bad/long week). So, to try and stay on track I've pushed my profile public and referenced my progress to the right (that new orange pod over there... just over there to the right, christ).

For those that want to see the full progress with graphs and what-not, here is my nike+ public profile link. The cool thing about my new little app to the right is that it allows you to scroll though my last 5 runs. That flat line which make it look like I'm a slacker was my cooling down. and the 3 prior were nasty blisters, me trying to fix my shoe... so if you click back to the 4th, then you'll see a nice little up/down chart/graph.

Also, we hit Old Navy today to get the boy some new pj's. Saw some cool looking jeans, flipped the tag: 34/34. Thought to myself "eh, I'll grab em, take em home, wife will prob get to take them back and get herself something." See, I'm technically a 36/33 (I have to buy 36/34 and get the legs hemmed). Anyway, I'm wearing the 34/34's currently and I've got room to spare. They need to be hemmed. I've lost 2 pant sizes in 10 days. Funny.

Food Intake | Day 10

Breakfast
1 egg
water
Airborn

Lunch
4 bites of chicken salad wrap
1 small bowl chicken noodle soup
1/2 small bowl chicken tortilla soup (corn, black bean, tomato, chicken, onions, peppers)
3 Crackers
water with fresh lemon

Afternoon Snack
1 Saltine

Dinner
New England Clam Chowder
12 Saltines
Water (lemon & lime squirt)

After Dinner Snack
2 Bakers on ice
3 Pretzel Rods

Food Intake | Day 9

Breakfast
4 Clementine's
Water

Morning Drink
Ice Coffee Drink

Lunch
Water
Arthur Bryants (combo sandwich with beef and turkey slathered in BBQ sauce - only ate half the sandwich)

Dinner
Talapia (broiled with spices)
Green Beans
CousCous
Water

After Dinner Party
3 Bad Whiskey on the rocks
Grapes
4 cubes of cheese
2 crackers

Food Intake | Day 8

Breakfast
Water

Lunch
Iced Coffee Drink (same as yesterday; 2 shots expresso, 1 shot vanilla & skim milk over ice)

Dinner
Teriyaki noodles with crushed red pepper and lean soy-sauce marinated flank steak.
Water

Midnight Snack (it was one of those days where I had NOTHING to eat)
2 Captain Morgan Private Reserve and ice
1 cup spanish rice
remainder of lean flank steak

Food Intake | Day 7

Breakfast
Iced Coffee Drink (so it begins... the decent back into coffee land...)

Lunch
4 bites of a grilled turkey and swiss sandwich with mustard
Water
Steamed Veggies (broccoli & carrots)
Bunch of red grapes (little guys)

Dinner
4 pieces sushi
1/2 a lobster cake
2 mini crab cakes
1 fried cheese appetizer thing (small triangle)
1 order tuna won-tons (6 pieces)
1 small bowl French Onion soup (broth only)
Water
2 Knob Creek & Ice
1 small glass of champaign

Food Intake | Day 6

Breakfast
Banana
Fruit Smoothie (2 1/2 servings of fruit)
Cereal Bar

Lunch
Half a Roast Beef & Pepper Cheese Panini Sandwich
Water
Small Fruit Cup

Dinner
1 Costco Roll
3 Organic Baked Potato Wedges (with a tbs. of Ketchup)
Spiced Salmon
Green Beans
Water

After Dinner Snack
Knob Creek and Ice
12-15 WheatThins

Food Intake | Day 5

Breakfast
1/4 boneless pork chop
Water

Lunch
Small turkey, red onion, tomato and pepper cheese sandwich on a salted baguette
Small salad with drizzle of some kind of dressing (i don't know what it was, but I had a very small amount)
5 noodles in a sun dried tomato paste (there was a pasta salad which I just had a small amount)
Water

Afternoon Snack
2 baby carrots
Cauliflower
Water

Dinner
1 Piece of Calamari
1 Pork Dumpling
5 pieces of Tuna Sushi
Bowl of Undon Soup (amazing)
Water
Warm Saki

Food Intake | Day 4

Breakfast
Flower Tortilla
Fist-size butterfly boneless pork chop (sliced)
Romaine Lettuce
1 slice of 2% milk fused swish cheese
Drizzle of spicy teriyaki sauce
Water

Basically, I made a breakfast wrap. Warned up the tortilla, sliced the pork, broke the romaine in two, tore the cheese, drizzled the sauce over it and wrapped it up. Quick and dirty.

Lunch
Water
Special K honey nut Bar

Afternoon Sack
Lean BBQ Sliced Turkey
Handful of Almonds
Water

Dinner
Chicken Noodle Soup (leftover from the weekend)
12-15 Saltines
Water

Food Intake | Day 3

So after spending a whole day inside with 3 sick individuals it appears I am starting to fell the symptoms. This will imped my ability to go out into the freezing cold to run my 3-5 miles I wanted to this weekend, but on the bright side I contact TIVO yesterday and they are sending me a new HD TIVO box for upstairs... no idea how those things are related... Chicago next week should be a blast.

Breakfast
Hot Earl Gray Tea (with 2 tsp. of honey and a splash of skim milk)
Apple and Cinnamon Oatmeal

Lunch
Homemade Chicken and Noodle Soup (carrots, celery, noodles, chicken, etc.)
12-15 Saltines
Half a Mini Baguette
Water (lemon & lime juice)

Afternoon Snack
Half a FUJI Apple
2+ Clementine's

Dinner
Broiled Steak and Pork Chops
StoveTop Stuffing
Steamed Broccoli & Cauliflower
Water

After Dinner Snack (prior to 8pm)
Bowl of White Popcorn (light salt, MollyMcButter)
Water

AppleTV | Thought I was getting the updated version

How excited was I? I didn't really care about the Air, but AppleTV (or ATV as us cool kids call it) was exactly what I wanted the previous version to be. I watched the demo with the alternative-chick telling me all about the new interface, the HD content access, and the ability to rent movies right from the box! I was sold, especially with the price drop. I ordered, and days later (last night) I had my new toy! Pissed, as it were, is what I was/am/and will continue to be.

Oh, I listened to them tell me EXISTING customers would be allowed a free software update download in 2 weeks, but never did they say NEW customers would have to wait AS WELL!?!? I was expecting to see my new interface, the ability to download movies right from ATV as opposed to downloading from iTunes THEN syncing to ATV (which I did last night for LOST season 2; talk about a long ass time for THAT pain in the ass).

Bullshit. Seems I jumped the gun and will have to wait along with the other ATV guys/girls. Anyway, I'm leaving all judgment till the first part of Feb.

Last thing... why the hell when I downloaded LOST season 2 from iTunes are a handful of episodes NOT wide-screen... and random episodes at that?

Food Intake | Day 2

Breakfast
Whole Wheat English muffin
Tablespoon grape jelly
Yellow, green & red peppers
Button Mushrooms
2 Eggs
Water
Airborn

Basically, I made scrambled eggs with peppers & mushrooms, had an english muffin with jelly smear, and washed it all down with an airborn.

Lunch
Water
Lean Flank Steak (light soy sauce)
Hot & Sour Soup with dried red pepper and noodles
1 Clementine

Afternoon Snacks
Apple
Water
1 Clementine

Dinner
Water (squirt of lemon & lime juice)
Steak and Chicken Fajitas (red, yellow & green peppers, mushrooms & fresh garlic)
Spanish Rice
12-15 White Corn Chips
Salsa
Tabasco Sauce

Food Intake | Day 1

Breakfast
N/A (I was still packing on bad-for-me-food by this point)

Lunch
Water
5 pieces of shrimp Nigiri-zushi
Raw vegetables (baby carrots, celery, broccoli & cauliflower)

Dinner
Rotiserie chicken (half a breast with skin and a leg with skin)
Fresh steamed green beans
Small costco roll
Water

After 8pm (I know I said I wasn't doing this, but for the first week I'm being forgiving)
Airborn
Water (which, I will always have anytime of the day)
1 Clementine

WeightHaters

If you've been following me on Twitter (I love when I go dark for months at a time here, jump back in and write as if I have a readership) I'm sure you've seen some odd "food" related posts. How I've been feeling gross, go team, etc. I've been recruited to join a team of WeightHaters at my company. What is a WeightHater... we're doing a Biggest Looser style weight loss program at work. Weigh-in was today at 9:30am. For the past week my team and myself have been "eating more them usual" to tip-the-scales for the weigh-in. I've been making a pig of myself hoping to hit the 230lbs mark. I haven't been 230 since I was a fat bastard my senior year of college.

Weigh-In Weight
278.8lbs

So, I didn't hit my mark, but I did make a gross blob of myself and am ready to take it way down. How do I plan on doing this? Good question:

Things No Longer Doing
No Soda
No Fast-Food (i.e. if I have to eat out, it'll be appropriate, not a burger and fries)
No Booze
No Eating After 8pm
No Smoking (already not doing that)
No Junk Food (without extra effort to burn off calories)

Things Doing
Actually Striving for 5 a Day
Water 90% of The Time
Eating Breakfast
Running 10 miles a week

So there we go. I'm adjusting diet, stopping bad habits, and trying to keep myself to a cardio specific routine. My metabolism will kick back in (and up), I'll feel better, and I'll make my teammates sick at the speed at which I can drop pounds.

Its not a resolution; it was being sick

Smoking... been doing it on and off since I was 15 years old. As of late the taste and smell have begun to fade. I'm smoking for the sake of smoking.

I got sick, the desire to do anything faded, quitting now seems like a good idea. Anyway, I'm stopping for the time being. No gum, no patches, just not doing it. Sorry for the mood swings to come.