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22 April, 2010
Some more pictures of my site (sorry if you've heard any of the information previously?)
These jobs are bid as a lump sum cost. The price is the price, there are no changes, no extras, no nothing. If they missed something, its their fault.
21 April, 2010
Day 2 of Ultimate practice Tuesday night.
Day 2 of Ultimate practice last night.
Needless to say the wind was a bit difficult, but we learned the CUP defense for Ultimate - which I kind of enjoyed. The offense part of that the zone system was a bit... difficult, so I could probably use a bit more practice.
It's a neat process to learn a new sport - thats something you can kind of forget if you don't do it very often. The chaos, confusion, the difficulty followed by those intense moments of clarity where that skill/theory you're learing at the moment clicks.
I wrote a (Bad) poem about it. Here's to learning a new sport!
Wind blows.
I got a quick lesson.
I threw it lows.
But I was still stressin'
The disk would drop, waver and twist.
I couldn't get into the zone.
Perhaps try a little more flick of the wrist.
I still couldn't get it even when shown.
I'll get better with practice,
'least that's what they say.
There is hope that I'll get this,
and do it well someday.
I guess I'll keep learning,
at least I can run.
Even with the wind churning,
this sport is kind of fun.
Needless to say the wind was a bit difficult, but we learned the CUP defense for Ultimate - which I kind of enjoyed. The offense part of that the zone system was a bit... difficult, so I could probably use a bit more practice.
It's a neat process to learn a new sport - thats something you can kind of forget if you don't do it very often. The chaos, confusion, the difficulty followed by those intense moments of clarity where that skill/theory you're learing at the moment clicks.
I wrote a (Bad) poem about it. Here's to learning a new sport!
Wind blows.
I got a quick lesson.
I threw it lows.
But I was still stressin'
The disk would drop, waver and twist.
I couldn't get into the zone.
Perhaps try a little more flick of the wrist.
I still couldn't get it even when shown.
I'll get better with practice,
'least that's what they say.
There is hope that I'll get this,
and do it well someday.
I guess I'll keep learning,
at least I can run.
Even with the wind churning,
this sport is kind of fun.
19 April, 2010
Ode to my worksite toilet
If you're business requires you to stand,
Feel free to use that can.
But if you're duty requires you to squat,
Then just trust me, you'd better not.
It has just been cleaned,
But I still think it's really damn sleazy.
One of those polished surfaces gleaned,
but I'm still sure that it is disease-y.
The urinal leaks onto the floor,
and sometimes splashes back onto the seat.
The latch barely works on the door,
and that's not water around your feet.
That clean blue water smells like gum,
and you may be the first to peddle your craft.
But be prepared, it'll splash your bum,
and if the wind blows, you'll feel that draft.
Its big, yellow and made of plastic,
but this warning has been writ:
Even if your colon is spastic,
Dont use that can to take a shit.
I definately shouldn't quit my dayjob to write poetry. That's awful. HAHA. Have a good one!
Feel free to use that can.
But if you're duty requires you to squat,
Then just trust me, you'd better not.
It has just been cleaned,
But I still think it's really damn sleazy.
One of those polished surfaces gleaned,
but I'm still sure that it is disease-y.
The urinal leaks onto the floor,
and sometimes splashes back onto the seat.
The latch barely works on the door,
and that's not water around your feet.
That clean blue water smells like gum,
and you may be the first to peddle your craft.
But be prepared, it'll splash your bum,
and if the wind blows, you'll feel that draft.
Its big, yellow and made of plastic,
but this warning has been writ:
Even if your colon is spastic,
Dont use that can to take a shit.
I definately shouldn't quit my dayjob to write poetry. That's awful. HAHA. Have a good one!
17 April, 2010
07 April, 2010
I suck at devilled eggs, keeping some of my own rules, but I make killer soup and have fun.
I apologize for the long title, it just seems to describe whats going on... Sort of. There are two parts to this post: Dinner last night, and today's adventure.
First off, lets talk Deviled Eggs and how much I suck at making them. Seriously, I boiled 6 eggs, but only 2 ended up in decent enough condition after peeling, cutting, and de-yolking... AND to add insult to injury, my wife didn't like them. FAIL. (I thought they were alright in my own defense) Rather than using mayo and mustard in the egg filling, I used a little bit of plain yogurt, chipotle pepper, salt, chilli sauce, and cayenne. They were dubbed "Bland" so I'll have to go back to the drawing board. Plus, I could apparently use the practice making these anyways - I'd like at least a 60% success rate. (I ate all the defect eggs with my meal. ahhahaha)
First off, lets talk Deviled Eggs and how much I suck at making them. Seriously, I boiled 6 eggs, but only 2 ended up in decent enough condition after peeling, cutting, and de-yolking... AND to add insult to injury, my wife didn't like them. FAIL. (I thought they were alright in my own defense) Rather than using mayo and mustard in the egg filling, I used a little bit of plain yogurt, chipotle pepper, salt, chilli sauce, and cayenne. They were dubbed "Bland" so I'll have to go back to the drawing board. Plus, I could apparently use the practice making these anyways - I'd like at least a 60% success rate. (I ate all the defect eggs with my meal. ahhahaha)
The soup accomanying the eggs, however, was quite amazing. So that will be the focus of the rest of this section. I had intended to make a yam soup recipe provided from a friend (which includes ginger and lime) but when it came time to cook that wasn't what I wanted and Iended up with another recipe all together. I love the combination of sweet and smoky flavours with just a hint of spicy kick - so that's where I started and finished with this lovely soup.
Vegetable base:
1 - medium small butternut squash, peeled, seeds removed and chopped.
1 - small onion chopped finely
2 tbsp butter for frying
1/2 tsp of chille flakes
1 1/2 tsp of mild, sweet curry powder
1 tsp of ancho chlle powder
1/3 cup coconut milk
1 1/2 cups of vegetable stock
Fry the onion and butternut squash in the oil until nice and browned. Add the spices. Continue to fry and brown some more (don't burn, thats too much). Add the vegetable base + coconut milk and let simmer for 20-30 minutes until its all mooshy. SMASH IT WITH A HAMMER! (Or blend it using a hand mixer, or potato masher... w/e works for you)
Serve warm.
It's pretty simple, and it has a nice blend of flavours I think. My secondary intention before I got here was to roast the butternut squash on the BBQ, but I didn't have time b/c I was late leaving work. C'est la vie. I'll make this again.
Blog Post Part Deux: Bad at keeping my own rules but good at having fun.
I said I was only going to run once a week. I said I was only going to run once a week. I said I was only going to run once a week. I said I was only going to run once a week. I said I was only going to run once a week. I said I was only going to run once a week. I said I was only going to run once a week. I said I was only going to run once a week. I said I was only going to run once a week. I said I was only going to run once a week...
I lied.
I ran a second time this week. In my vibrams. Through the river valley. I'll be sore. I'm not sorry.
Edmonton's river valley has two kinds of trails. One set is well groomed and maintained by the City of Edmonton for general multi use purposes. The second set is the unofficial trails which have jutting roots, fallen logs, steep drops, sharp ascents, jumps - they're not necessarily well maintained, but they're used. Oh they're used. I made sure of that (as, I am sure, have many members of the city's biking community). :D
Aside from the tricky ascent down onto the regular pathways when I was finished (It was a slick, wet, icy mess) the trails were a riot. I didn't take a watch with me, but I do know the trail distances reasonably well, and it was about 4.5-5 km of running in total (That's pretty close what the main route would have been, I was up and down a little more). It wasn't a particularly fast pace as I didn't want to overdo it as much this time. I rounded off the workout at the end with a couple sets to fatigue of "box" jumps(truck box - approx 34" to from landing to grade), push ups, planks, and some inclined pullups (feet on ground, body angled to a low bar type - still working on that base of mine)
The plus sides:
-The trail was an effing riot. I didn't go on the bike trails very often when running down in the river valley because they can be dangerous to long distance goals if not approached carefully (You go slower, takes longer to cover as much ground, roots + logs = added risk to injury...etc). I'm not worried about time/distance too much so it was a good change.
-The trail made me focus on my feet more. It was a bit like a footwork drill - different strides to avoid tripping on roots, longer strides when it opened up, lots of bends, there was some icy sections, a couple logs to balance across, some hills, and a couple jumps.
-Mud + toes = awesome
-I won't be AS sore this time.
The 'down' sides:
- My calves will still be sore - that appears to be the location of greatest impact of barefoot running for me. That being said, I'll be much less sore and more functional than after the last one.
- Hills appear to be much MUCH harder barefoot style than before. I don't know if there is any actual merit to that statement, but some of the smaller hills kicked my ass and took my money, and a couple of the bigger ones... There are some pretty huge potential gains here for me. I always liked hills as part of a running program, but I never got worked over like this. (I don't know if this is an up or down, but it definately was harder and will contribute to sore tomorrow)
- The ice was pretty treacherous - it may have been in my old runners, but it didn't feel quite as wild a ride when you slipped... This is a non issue in a couple more weeks I think.
For a post workout snack/supper I made myself what I've dubbed Primal Pudding - 1 banana, 2-3 tbsp pumpkin seeds, a 2-3 tbsp of unsweetened coconut, 2-3 tbsp almond butter and about 1-2 tbsp chocolate chips, tossed in the microwave for 1:20 on HIGH. Mash it all together and enjoy. I was going to post a picture, but it looks nasty. It's sure tasty and quite substantial.
Have a good one!
Pat
1/2 tsp of chille flakes
1 1/2 tsp of mild, sweet curry powder
1 tsp of ancho chlle powder
1/3 cup coconut milk
1 1/2 cups of vegetable stock
Fry the onion and butternut squash in the oil until nice and browned. Add the spices. Continue to fry and brown some more (don't burn, thats too much). Add the vegetable base + coconut milk and let simmer for 20-30 minutes until its all mooshy. SMASH IT WITH A HAMMER! (Or blend it using a hand mixer, or potato masher... w/e works for you)
Serve warm.
It's pretty simple, and it has a nice blend of flavours I think. My secondary intention before I got here was to roast the butternut squash on the BBQ, but I didn't have time b/c I was late leaving work. C'est la vie. I'll make this again.
Blog Post Part Deux: Bad at keeping my own rules but good at having fun.
I said I was only going to run once a week. I said I was only going to run once a week. I said I was only going to run once a week. I said I was only going to run once a week. I said I was only going to run once a week. I said I was only going to run once a week. I said I was only going to run once a week. I said I was only going to run once a week. I said I was only going to run once a week. I said I was only going to run once a week...
I lied.
I ran a second time this week. In my vibrams. Through the river valley. I'll be sore. I'm not sorry.
Edmonton's river valley has two kinds of trails. One set is well groomed and maintained by the City of Edmonton for general multi use purposes. The second set is the unofficial trails which have jutting roots, fallen logs, steep drops, sharp ascents, jumps - they're not necessarily well maintained, but they're used. Oh they're used. I made sure of that (as, I am sure, have many members of the city's biking community). :D
Aside from the tricky ascent down onto the regular pathways when I was finished (It was a slick, wet, icy mess) the trails were a riot. I didn't take a watch with me, but I do know the trail distances reasonably well, and it was about 4.5-5 km of running in total (That's pretty close what the main route would have been, I was up and down a little more). It wasn't a particularly fast pace as I didn't want to overdo it as much this time. I rounded off the workout at the end with a couple sets to fatigue of "box" jumps(truck box - approx 34" to from landing to grade), push ups, planks, and some inclined pullups (feet on ground, body angled to a low bar type - still working on that base of mine)
The plus sides:
-The trail was an effing riot. I didn't go on the bike trails very often when running down in the river valley because they can be dangerous to long distance goals if not approached carefully (You go slower, takes longer to cover as much ground, roots + logs = added risk to injury...etc). I'm not worried about time/distance too much so it was a good change.
-The trail made me focus on my feet more. It was a bit like a footwork drill - different strides to avoid tripping on roots, longer strides when it opened up, lots of bends, there was some icy sections, a couple logs to balance across, some hills, and a couple jumps.
-Mud + toes = awesome
-I won't be AS sore this time.
The 'down' sides:
- My calves will still be sore - that appears to be the location of greatest impact of barefoot running for me. That being said, I'll be much less sore and more functional than after the last one.
- Hills appear to be much MUCH harder barefoot style than before. I don't know if there is any actual merit to that statement, but some of the smaller hills kicked my ass and took my money, and a couple of the bigger ones... There are some pretty huge potential gains here for me. I always liked hills as part of a running program, but I never got worked over like this. (I don't know if this is an up or down, but it definately was harder and will contribute to sore tomorrow)
- The ice was pretty treacherous - it may have been in my old runners, but it didn't feel quite as wild a ride when you slipped... This is a non issue in a couple more weeks I think.
For a post workout snack/supper I made myself what I've dubbed Primal Pudding - 1 banana, 2-3 tbsp pumpkin seeds, a 2-3 tbsp of unsweetened coconut, 2-3 tbsp almond butter and about 1-2 tbsp chocolate chips, tossed in the microwave for 1:20 on HIGH. Mash it all together and enjoy. I was going to post a picture, but it looks nasty. It's sure tasty and quite substantial.
Have a good one!
Pat
06 April, 2010
Stuffed Tenderloin, "Toe Shoes", and flourless cookies
We walked into Mountain Equipment Co-op and promptly moved ourselves to the shoe department. (We tried Fasttraxx, but they were closed, so we went elsewhere...) Chandra and I asked the staff at the back where we would be able to find the Vibram Five Finger shoes and we were met with a blank stare. Luckily, one of the customers overheard our request and we were directed to the paddling section.
The cashier, however, had seen them before. "These shoes are..." as he looked around to see if his boss was around and in a slightly lowered tone of voice, "fucking awesome."
03 April, 2010
A Yam Salad!
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