Today is the day before a holiday which, at my job, means a half day. Since I'll be leaving early and not taking a lunch break, I'll have no break to blog about. So in today's edition of The Fast Break, I will tell you my shopping list for the week which will provide me with lunches for days to come.
baking Soda
vitamins, b-complex
soy milk
bananas
whatever other fruit is on sale
avocados
rasins
vegetable juice
flax seed tortilla chips
frozen perogies
protein shakes (for dee's lunch)
1 white onion
1 bag or head of kale
1 bag of baby spinach
whatever vegetable is on sale
some cans of tomato soup
whole wheat english muffins
joe o's
1 can of chick peas
1 can of black beans
jar of pasta sauce
Thursday, December 31, 2009
New Years/New Plans
When does it all begin? Or when does it all end? Maybe? How about, when does the beginning of the end begin, again…? Either way, getting closer to New Years Eve, for me, means getting closer to awkward conversations with my friends. It seems everyone is waiting for someone else to come up with a great plan that they will be invited to get in on. I know that’s how it is for me.
I’ve had some really great New Years Eve celebrations, but in most cases someone was let down. That’s just a horrible way to spend the night. I’ve also had some really bad New Years Eve celebrations mostly because I was let down.
The awkwardness and inquiries were limited this year and I liked it best. I think over this last year I learned some very helpful lessons regarding December 31 of each year. For the future I’m going to stick to a few basic rules regarding this night:
1.Ask early: let your friends know right after thanksgiving that, “we should do something for new years.” Then every 9-11 days mention it so they don’t make plans and forget about you because they think you’re full of shit.
2.Ask your close friends to get together, but don’t go over board.
3.Don’t expect an invitation and you won’t be disappointed.
4.If you want to see a bunch of people you like, grab it tight and throw a party. But you gotta get the word out real soon and ask each person to rsvp with something they’ll bring. That keeps them committed.
5.Don’t drink and drive unless you are operating the snow plow. That way I can get home without having to worry about snow AND cops.
6.Don’t be afraid to turn down an invite. Stop it with the, “I’ll let you know,” bullshit. That really messed things up in the end. Commit one way or the other.
7.Stay in one place. Seriously, it’s just better that way.
Don’t follow any rules or attempt to pull off the perfect New Years Eve. It’s never going to happen anyway. Just try to find a flow, get rejected (or not invited), drink too much (or not enough), and go home feeling disappointed.
With all that said, last years awkwardness and miscommunication ended with the best new years eve of the first quarter century of my life. I saw a great concert and my friends are still my friends so it worked out in the end.
Here's a video from my new years last years celebration last year.
I’ve had some really great New Years Eve celebrations, but in most cases someone was let down. That’s just a horrible way to spend the night. I’ve also had some really bad New Years Eve celebrations mostly because I was let down.
The awkwardness and inquiries were limited this year and I liked it best. I think over this last year I learned some very helpful lessons regarding December 31 of each year. For the future I’m going to stick to a few basic rules regarding this night:
1.Ask early: let your friends know right after thanksgiving that, “we should do something for new years.” Then every 9-11 days mention it so they don’t make plans and forget about you because they think you’re full of shit.
2.Ask your close friends to get together, but don’t go over board.
3.Don’t expect an invitation and you won’t be disappointed.
4.If you want to see a bunch of people you like, grab it tight and throw a party. But you gotta get the word out real soon and ask each person to rsvp with something they’ll bring. That keeps them committed.
5.Don’t drink and drive unless you are operating the snow plow. That way I can get home without having to worry about snow AND cops.
6.Don’t be afraid to turn down an invite. Stop it with the, “I’ll let you know,” bullshit. That really messed things up in the end. Commit one way or the other.
7.Stay in one place. Seriously, it’s just better that way.
Don’t follow any rules or attempt to pull off the perfect New Years Eve. It’s never going to happen anyway. Just try to find a flow, get rejected (or not invited), drink too much (or not enough), and go home feeling disappointed.
With all that said, last years awkwardness and miscommunication ended with the best new years eve of the first quarter century of my life. I saw a great concert and my friends are still my friends so it worked out in the end.
Here's a video from my new years last years celebration last year.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
The Fast Break!
I hope all you New Jersey Nets fans aren't upset that this post has nothing to do with basketball. What I'm referring to is the 45 minutes a day I am allotted to eat my raw kale salad with mung bean sprouts.
This is a new blog so I figure I need some kind of daily gimmick or at least key words to get some search engine hits (Hottest Babes on the Web). Daily, or at least whenever I can remember, I'll let you know what I did on my lunch break at work and perhaps inspire those of you who have eaten at Panera 45 times in the last two months, to be more (or less) creative with your 30min - 1.5 hour lunch break. Maybe, you'll turn my suggestions into a healthy (Funny: Emu riding tricycle) exercise routine or perhaps you'll wait by your dashboard for my next post on grilled cheese sandwiches.
Either way, today I left my desk at 1:10 and filled up my water jug with, yup, water and went down to the fitness center. And by fitness center I mean a closet with 3 treadmills, 2pulley machines, and 1 judgmental, middle aged salesman from the 2nd floor.
I ran on an elliptical machine for 30 minutes and sweat my ass off. All while trying to seem interested in a news story about the football coach for Texas Tech being fired for unorthodox coaching methods. I don't know much about sports, but isn't this the same school that hired Bobby Knight?
This is a new blog so I figure I need some kind of daily gimmick or at least key words to get some search engine hits (Hottest Babes on the Web). Daily, or at least whenever I can remember, I'll let you know what I did on my lunch break at work and perhaps inspire those of you who have eaten at Panera 45 times in the last two months, to be more (or less) creative with your 30min - 1.5 hour lunch break. Maybe, you'll turn my suggestions into a healthy (Funny: Emu riding tricycle) exercise routine or perhaps you'll wait by your dashboard for my next post on grilled cheese sandwiches.
Either way, today I left my desk at 1:10 and filled up my water jug with, yup, water and went down to the fitness center. And by fitness center I mean a closet with 3 treadmills, 2pulley machines, and 1 judgmental, middle aged salesman from the 2nd floor.
I ran on an elliptical machine for 30 minutes and sweat my ass off. All while trying to seem interested in a news story about the football coach for Texas Tech being fired for unorthodox coaching methods. I don't know much about sports, but isn't this the same school that hired Bobby Knight?
(Look at that! I did bring it back to basketball. Pretty good i'd say.)
I sweat, took a shower, drank some water and lived to blog about it. 2:00pm I'm back in my seat.
Good Grilled Cheese Recipe #1
Let me first being by saying, if you're not committed to using the exact ingredients listed, then don't insult my grilled cheese and heat up yesterdays mac & cheese.
Secondly,
2 Pieces of 7 grain bread (try to get the ones from the middle of the loaf)
1.5 pieces of Munster cheese
1 handful of baby spinach
3 shakes of garlic power
2 shakes of parsley flakes.
Some mayonnaise. (i like the trader joe's kind best)
Heat up a griddle with medium heat, don't get crazy with the heat. Spread some mayo on the outsides of the bread, that is, the side that will be touching the pan. Put everything else inside the bread and cook on each side until the mayo gets crispy on the bread. Don't press down on that shit either.
Serve with a pickle and some Heinz organic ketchup and eat it up.
Secondly,
2 Pieces of 7 grain bread (try to get the ones from the middle of the loaf)
1.5 pieces of Munster cheese
1 handful of baby spinach
3 shakes of garlic power
2 shakes of parsley flakes.
Some mayonnaise. (i like the trader joe's kind best)
Heat up a griddle with medium heat, don't get crazy with the heat. Spread some mayo on the outsides of the bread, that is, the side that will be touching the pan. Put everything else inside the bread and cook on each side until the mayo gets crispy on the bread. Don't press down on that shit either.
Serve with a pickle and some Heinz organic ketchup and eat it up.
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