Body Of Work

First, let me thank everyone for making me feel special. I’m sure Prince Paulie will have a great time having his birthday be July 22nd, and some day, long after I am gone, it’ll be a king’s birthday.

My 7am PT will make this a brief posting.

Today’s Daily Challenge
Eat one food today that helps to protect your teeth, such as nuts, milk, or crunchy produce.

Every time we eat, we expose our teeth to potential decay – and some foods are better than others at treating them right. Firm and crunchy produce contains a lot of water, which helps to immediately dilute the food’s natural sugars. Fruits and veggies also prompt you to make more saliva, which further helps to wash away bits of food. Milk, cheese, lean meat, and nuts are believed to help put the minerals calcium and phosphorous back into tooth enamel.

I have a Milk Bone with my name on it for later.

What A Fun Birthday
Three meals, none of which were bought by me. As you know, breakfast was supplied by IHOP. My lunch yesterday was bought by two coworkers, and my dinner by two different coworkers! I find having incriminating evidence about your coworkers comes in handy some times… (kidding)

After work the two dinner companion coworkers and I headed into the westside were we attended the Monday Night Brewing tasting. For my $8 (I supplied a tie, remember) I had four, 8-ounce tastings (and left with two unused tickets) of Monday Night Brewing’s beer. We sat amongst the hipster crowd, drinking beer, playing tabletop shuffleboard, and one of us may have tried (unsuccessfully) to chat up the woman working the front desk.

Once “Last Call” was called we three headed out to dinner. My initial plan was to go to The Spence for an incredibly expensive dinner made by Richard Blais himself. Instead, we three went to Blais’ flagship Flip Burger Boutique. The three of us ate burgers and shared sides. My funny moment of the evening was when I noticed a cake on another table with “Happy Birthday” candles on it. As we were getting to leave, and they to light the candles, I started clapping and “Happy Birthdaying” in that annoying Applebees fashion. They heard me, turned and laughed. I then motioned that it was also my birthday and raised a glass in toast the the birthday girl. For the record: Their table had four women and four men, there was no way I was going over to try and mingle (and get a piece of cake).

After a day of fun and overconsumption I returned home where I passed out watching an episode of Season Four’s “Arrested Development.”

If It’s Not One Thing
As you know, I’ve been fighting tendonitis since the end of April. What you may not know if you’ve not seen me during the past week is that I am also fighting an outbreak of poison ivy (or oak). That’s right, two hours of yard work occurring nine days ago has left me with a disgusting mess on my arms and legs. This is yet another strike at home ownership.

ITP Flickr Pic
Nothing to see.

Or It’s Something Else
Today I start working on divorcing myself from the mound of goo that I call a “waistline.”

Today’s Personal Project
Start improving my appearance.

Stats & Goals
Daily
Current Mood – meh
Current Music – silence at the moment
Website Of The Day – Now that the birth has occurred I’ll send you to Royal Baby Watch.
Mode Of Transportation To Work – my car
Exercise (b)Log – nothing
Morning Weigh-In – 219 pounds (or more after yesterday)

Monthly
Foot Mileage – 0.0 miles
Wheel Mileage – 0.0 miles
Gym Visits – 6 (0 cardio)

Days Of Bed-Making – 2

Vegetarian Meals – 19
Carnivorous Meals – 36

Marta Rides To Work – 0
Bike Rides To Work – 0

July Goals
– get my foot to stop hurting
– return ITP-Reader Martha’s coffee percolator to her

- return ITP-Terri’s crutches to her

- not get sick

- finish at least two of the books I am reading

- take at least one box of things to Goodwill

- post at least ten photos in the blog

- drink a lot less alcohol

- prepare a house repair plan and budget

2013 Goals: Measurable
– Get my weight down to 190 pounds so that I can wear a 36″ waist pants comfortably
– Completely read ten books, audio books permissible
– Dissolve Sharpened Stone
– Save $500 for the sole purpose of donating to charitable organizations of my choice
– Completely run at least one 10k
– Fix all (or at least most) of the things which are wrong with the ITP Estate

2013 Goals: Unmeasurable
– Simplify, simplify, simplify
– Continue backing up all data, including the off-site storage
– Do not create a solution for something which is not a problem
– Eat smaller portions
– Start, and continue, to make my own bread using my bread machine as well as using the technique outlined in Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking
– Read and discard magazines during the month in which they arrive (even digitally)
– Take two real vacations, perhaps one abroad
– Take a more proactive approach to meeting women (read “stop being such a pussy”)

Books I’ve Read/Heard In 2013

1. Pages 1.7 for iPad (Timestompers Guide) — by Sean Wells
2. 60 Mountain Lion Tips — by David Sparks and Brett Terpstra
3. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business — by Charles Duhigg
4. The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy — by Douglas Adams
5. Amazing Things Will Happen: A Real-World Guide on Achieving Success and Happiness — by CC Chapman
6. So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love — by Cal Newport

Cheers,
Paulie [eatl/ga]