It's Friday (Friday) the 13th. The news made sure to say that multiple times this morning. As if it is a huge occurrence, and not just an arbitrary number assigned to a day.
Grabbed some breakfast with the guys. The rest of the workday was pretty plain.
Went home and finalized some scheduling with home viewing. Also spent the evening shopping around. Too many choices.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
2012.01.12 Thursday - Quinoa trials
I woke up this morning. Yay, no coma... but super groggy.
Not a lot to talk about for today. Plain day at work.
Cooked up some Quinoa to supplement some leftovers for dinner. The taste is actually pretty good by itself. It's possible to cook in a rice cooker (for more simplicity) and to use broths instead of water (for more flavor). I might start cooking up lentils more often too. BEANS ARE MAGICAL FRUIT, YO.
Cleaned up in the kitchen, then an evening of house shopping/accounting/video games.
Not a lot to talk about for today. Plain day at work.
Cooked up some Quinoa to supplement some leftovers for dinner. The taste is actually pretty good by itself. It's possible to cook in a rice cooker (for more simplicity) and to use broths instead of water (for more flavor). I might start cooking up lentils more often too. BEANS ARE MAGICAL FRUIT, YO.
Cleaned up in the kitchen, then an evening of house shopping/accounting/video games.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
2012.01.11 Wednesday - Balls to the Face
Had a clumsy morning with some tossing and turning, tv remotes falling, alarm clocks bashing. To top it off, it was also oddly cold.
Luckily the weather today warmed up. Over work-lunch, our group was able to get a 3v3 volleyball game together. So some of this is a bit hazy for me, but in either the first or second game, I got the ball spiked right into my face while blocking at the net. Read that as, a volleyball smacked as hard as possible went about 1 foot then my face stopped it. I remember instant pain, but I couldn't see anything. From this darkened state, I remember just focusing on putting my feet in the right place to land on the ground, then sitting down. Eventually the "lights came back on" and I could see. My face stung, and my head had a deep ache to it. After a minute or two I was back and ready to play. We played some more games, which now thinking back about it, I don't remember them all too well. Mark thinks I may have a mini-concussion. Totally worth it.
I went home. My head ached a little during the afternoon, which also flew by pretty fast. Ate some dinner, then left to the Brixton in east Austin for Arrested Development Trivia. That head injury is probably not going to help me out.
We ended up getting 6th out of 13, but our team only had 3 and others had 6, so it's almost like we got 1st.
Home, snooze.
Luckily the weather today warmed up. Over work-lunch, our group was able to get a 3v3 volleyball game together. So some of this is a bit hazy for me, but in either the first or second game, I got the ball spiked right into my face while blocking at the net. Read that as, a volleyball smacked as hard as possible went about 1 foot then my face stopped it. I remember instant pain, but I couldn't see anything. From this darkened state, I remember just focusing on putting my feet in the right place to land on the ground, then sitting down. Eventually the "lights came back on" and I could see. My face stung, and my head had a deep ache to it. After a minute or two I was back and ready to play. We played some more games, which now thinking back about it, I don't remember them all too well. Mark thinks I may have a mini-concussion. Totally worth it.
I went home. My head ached a little during the afternoon, which also flew by pretty fast. Ate some dinner, then left to the Brixton in east Austin for Arrested Development Trivia. That head injury is probably not going to help me out.
We ended up getting 6th out of 13, but our team only had 3 and others had 6, so it's almost like we got 1st.
Home, snooze.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
2012.01.10 Tuesday
I woke up to the feeling that I just fell asleep. Not a cool feeling. Don't want to get up.
Work was rather normal. I started learning some LaTeX (pronounced "lay-tech"). It is a document preparation system, or a typesetting program. It is quite a change from MS Word.
Traffic was light today, for unknown reasons. Went home and went running for the first time since late October. I can tell that I'm out of shape, but on top of that my throat hurt from the cold air. I don't know what it is, but my air passages ache quite a bit when it is moderately cold. Maybe it is a form of cold-induced asthma.
Had a cool casserole dinner, then cleaned up in the kitchen.
Shopped around for houses online, and played a little L4D2, then called it a night.
Work was rather normal. I started learning some LaTeX (pronounced "lay-tech"). It is a document preparation system, or a typesetting program. It is quite a change from MS Word.
Traffic was light today, for unknown reasons. Went home and went running for the first time since late October. I can tell that I'm out of shape, but on top of that my throat hurt from the cold air. I don't know what it is, but my air passages ache quite a bit when it is moderately cold. Maybe it is a form of cold-induced asthma.
Had a cool casserole dinner, then cleaned up in the kitchen.
Shopped around for houses online, and played a little L4D2, then called it a night.
Monday, January 9, 2012
2012.01.09 Monday - National Crapionship Game
Woke up somewhere in the middle of being refreshed and really groggy. Maybe even a little of both.
Normal work day, mostly. No volleyball because it is cold and rainy.
Hasbro and I took the toll roads home to see how that would go. As most tolls are, there is less traffic. Even with the rain the speeds were maintained pretty high, unlike the normal roads. We will have to do some more number crunching to determine the value of toll versus the more direct route.
So let's see here. I'm going to make some assumptions based on my car, the times are approximate, and the cost of gas is around what most stations have currently.
Short Route:
Distance - 17.5 miles
Assuming worst-case mpg (traffic times) - 20mpg
Cost of gas - $3.15
Time - Upwards of 50 minutes
Cost of Short: $2.76 and 50 mins of time
Long (Toll) Route:
Distance - 36.1 miles
Assuming best-case mpg (cruising with open roads) - 29 mpg
Cost of gas - $3.15
Time - As low as 35 minutes
Cost of Long: $3.79 + $4 toll and 35 mins of time
This may boil down to determining a price to maintain sanity on heavy traffic days. Maybe.
Home, ate some food. Then over to Habs to watch the college football national championship game. What a let down. The game had one touchdown that was pretty bad looking. How the heck is the SEC ranked so highly? Are strong defenses really that valuable if you don't have any offense whatsoever?
Stopped by HEB and picked up lots of random things. Quinoa, local honey, pistachios, organic bananas, and of course coffee.
Normal work day, mostly. No volleyball because it is cold and rainy.
Hasbro and I took the toll roads home to see how that would go. As most tolls are, there is less traffic. Even with the rain the speeds were maintained pretty high, unlike the normal roads. We will have to do some more number crunching to determine the value of toll versus the more direct route.
So let's see here. I'm going to make some assumptions based on my car, the times are approximate, and the cost of gas is around what most stations have currently.
Short Route:
Distance - 17.5 miles
Assuming worst-case mpg (traffic times) - 20mpg
Cost of gas - $3.15
Time - Upwards of 50 minutes
Cost of Short: $2.76 and 50 mins of time
Long (Toll) Route:
Distance - 36.1 miles
Assuming best-case mpg (cruising with open roads) - 29 mpg
Cost of gas - $3.15
Time - As low as 35 minutes
Cost of Long: $3.79 + $4 toll and 35 mins of time
This may boil down to determining a price to maintain sanity on heavy traffic days. Maybe.
Home, ate some food. Then over to Habs to watch the college football national championship game. What a let down. The game had one touchdown that was pretty bad looking. How the heck is the SEC ranked so highly? Are strong defenses really that valuable if you don't have any offense whatsoever?
Stopped by HEB and picked up lots of random things. Quinoa, local honey, pistachios, organic bananas, and of course coffee.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
2012.01.08 Sunday
Woke up late again. Sleep was great.
Went to The Village Downtown in Bryan. It is a local-oriented cafe, reminded me of a mix between Kerbey Lane and Little Deli. The atmosphere seemed very Austin-like, and progressive.
Walked over a few blocks and shopped at a shop called Earth Art. They sell all kinds of neat things, it's hard to describe.
Back at Ray and Marisa's, we watched the Steelers game. Everybody else had to leave. The game ended in overtime with Tebow thanking God.
Drove home. Stopped at Torchy's for late dinner.
Went to The Village Downtown in Bryan. It is a local-oriented cafe, reminded me of a mix between Kerbey Lane and Little Deli. The atmosphere seemed very Austin-like, and progressive.
Walked over a few blocks and shopped at a shop called Earth Art. They sell all kinds of neat things, it's hard to describe.
Back at Ray and Marisa's, we watched the Steelers game. Everybody else had to leave. The game ended in overtime with Tebow thanking God.
Drove home. Stopped at Torchy's for late dinner.
2012.01.07 Saturday
Woke up to the cable guy showing up for a service call hours ahead of schedule. Result: he was turned down and told to come back later. NICE.
Played some video games and sat around, watching tv for most of the earlier part of the day. Then we got ready for an HEB run to prepare for a big feast.
The big meal consisted of bison, venison, chicken drumsticks, fettuccine alfredo, spinach/pear/avocado salad, and french bread. Everything was amazing.
The guys took some time out of the evening to perform a ceremony, recognizing and focusing the collective energy we share in the world. The girls watched Toy Story 3.
Later, we played some Loaded Questions game, and consumed adult beverages until people were tired. Sleep was easy.
Played some video games and sat around, watching tv for most of the earlier part of the day. Then we got ready for an HEB run to prepare for a big feast.
The big meal consisted of bison, venison, chicken drumsticks, fettuccine alfredo, spinach/pear/avocado salad, and french bread. Everything was amazing.
The guys took some time out of the evening to perform a ceremony, recognizing and focusing the collective energy we share in the world. The girls watched Toy Story 3.
Later, we played some Loaded Questions game, and consumed adult beverages until people were tired. Sleep was easy.
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