tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40886503619969202432024-02-20T22:10:33.655-05:00Devastating the ObviousA place of random topics, and fun stories!Eddie Nancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130865446158207090noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088650361996920243.post-91385200879616625702011-07-24T13:53:00.000-04:002011-07-24T13:53:33.332-04:00Try the grey stuff, its delicious.<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I stole this from my old blog, it was one of my favorite posts!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Kids, I have got a confession to make to you guys. I hope you guys are ready for this. I mean, this is kinda huge for me. It's something I really need to get off my chest.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">You ready?</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Here goes...</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I love food.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">WHEW! Man, that was hard. I have been wanting to get that off my chest...errr....gut for the longest time now.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
Like lets take a look at my history with food. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pre-Birth: From hearsay conversations I hear that I quite enjoyed Taco Bell and White Castle while still in the womb. Screw that pickles and ice cream crap, I wanted my 35% beef mix! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibiYHTnvSIitwslJYUi2yyCFJ6gDmJ1VE0UlgJOwC_ncR_sVi99qkY2kJDaPnRK8Sq_RnfL7T1Fv6ZCCVnT0DIPKXS_Pb5cZTv1cpHD_mRcL7iEn4NKyO_cKfr7tr86CBA5ZMVay_ijI/s1600/Taco.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjibiYHTnvSIitwslJYUi2yyCFJ6gDmJ1VE0UlgJOwC_ncR_sVi99qkY2kJDaPnRK8Sq_RnfL7T1Fv6ZCCVnT0DIPKXS_Pb5cZTv1cpHD_mRcL7iEn4NKyO_cKfr7tr86CBA5ZMVay_ijI/s1600/Taco.jpg" style="cursor: move;" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">More Like 35% Cocaine! That stuffs addicting!</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Birth and subsequent few months: Typical baby food. Dude, this stuff is amazing, its like pre-chewed food without all the saliva! Its pureed deliciousness. Seriously, next time you have an inkling pick up a jar of banana baby food. Greatest decision of your life.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">First few years of my life: I ate roughly 3 times a day. You know, whatever mom had cooking. Believe me, though I loved food. Look at my childhood pictures, I am the poster boy for eating. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-li-VaJFldIS-tVzYWqKunEbNDZ1q-XHhyphenhyphen8FhuIsZv-xRGts6C7HFmRyAb2tDbLc_-EeJsiaEwvSBBQ3LUVJv6leHYvHKTTw9e-oKuJhJlitWVGCv03wHctD_w7ToWobFT4Jjyq3cKjw/s1600/michelin-man-running.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-li-VaJFldIS-tVzYWqKunEbNDZ1q-XHhyphenhyphen8FhuIsZv-xRGts6C7HFmRyAb2tDbLc_-EeJsiaEwvSBBQ3LUVJv6leHYvHKTTw9e-oKuJhJlitWVGCv03wHctD_w7ToWobFT4Jjyq3cKjw/s320/michelin-man-running.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Yup, that about sums it up. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Early Teen Years: This is where it starts to get good. I eat all the good food I can find, spend big money in school to get the pizza. We used to have eating contests at lunch in middle school to see who could eat the most flaming hot cheetos. It was a blast! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Late Teen Years: OMG! Entering the work force was amazing! The Food industry is like my bread and butter! I've worked at Taco Bell...which has since before birth been my favorite establishment. I've worked at Chevy's Fresh Mex, Dave and Busters, and Panera Bread Co. Dude. Food is my life. I eat EVERY DAY! Thats hard core dedication. Some people don't see their own wives or kids every day...just saying...this love runs deep. Like gastro-intestinal deep.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Current: I eat all the time! When I am at work, I eat good ol' sammiches. At home I love to experiment in the kitchen! Cooking is an art, not a science, and I love to create new culinary delights, even if it means sifting through the not so delectable dishes...its seriously saturating my life. As long as its not transfatting it then we are ok!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Alright, this post is running entirely too long, and its just about food.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
Here to end the post are a few of my own quotes about food.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;">What it really comes down to in deciding if she's the 'one' or not, is whether she's the kind of woman that stirs the whipped cream into a drink, or lets it sit til the very end."</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"BACON IS THE BEST! I PUT IT ON EVERYTHING"</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"It's (food) totally one of God's greatest gifts to humanity. Dude when he created taste buds...man that was like my favorite part about creation. Hands down."</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"Food is the best. I am convinced that amazing culinary creations are a part of God's redemption of mankind."</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
"This is so delicious! The fat tastes like cheese!"<br />
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Yeah, this is why I was a fatty.</div>Eddie Nancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130865446158207090noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088650361996920243.post-82661894705185962772011-07-21T12:11:00.001-04:002011-07-21T13:40:35.862-04:00Lemon LawIn Today is a pretty boring day. But I am in an exceptional mood. Weighed in at the recruiters this morning, and I am down another 3% body fat in the last two weeks. I am so close to my weight goal for joining. Only a few more weeks to go.<br />
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</div><div>As to the content of today's blog. I am gonna talk about my favorite show on television at the moment. How I Met Your Mother.</div><div><br />
</div><div>This show is brilliant. The characters are funny, believable, and you can get easily attached to them. For those who are unfamiliar with the show, its a sitcom in its 7th season about a man who is telling his kids the story of how he met their mother. The show spans a few years in the life of Ted Moseby and his friends having a bunch of adventures in NYC. There are a ton of jokes and lines from the show that people reference in real life.</div><div><br />
</div><div>One of my favorites is the Lemon Law. This usually applies to cars, and when you first buy them, you can decide they aren't for them, they can return them. in the show though, Barney Stinson, played by the wonderful Neil Patrick Harris, applies it to the first 5 minutes of a date. If he decides that he doesn't like the woman within the first 5 minutes, he Lemon Laws them, and ends the date. It's freaking hilarious when he does it. All his friends think its stupid and will never catch on, but then late in the episode a girl actually Lemon Laws him. Brilliant.</div><div><br />
</div><div>The show is filled with amazing moments that will make you laugh, cry, and have emotions you never knew a sitcom could bring out in you. Its pretty awesome though. I love it. </div><div><br />
</div><div>So yeah, thats how boring my life is...I have to write a blog post about How I Met Your Mother. Hopefully life gets a little bit more interesting in the next few days. If you want, you can always check out my other blog on aspirationsofperspiration.blogspot.com It's documenting my marathon training. Comment and follow me there as well!</div>Eddie Nancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130865446158207090noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088650361996920243.post-757279415502629812011-07-19T19:00:00.000-04:002011-07-19T19:00:13.004-04:00A code of ethics.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I was reading one of my friends blogs, and they stumbled upon the native american code of ethics. Its really interesting, and it has a lot of really good points and morals that can be applied to life.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Here they are.</span><br />
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<div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(68, 68, 68) 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Rise with the sun to pray. Pray alone. Pray often. The Great Spirit will listen, if you only speak.</span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(68, 68, 68) 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Be tolerant of those who are lost on their path. Ignorance, conceit, anger, jealousy and greed stem from a lost soul. Pray that they will find guidance.</span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(68, 68, 68) 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Search for yourself, by yourself. Do not allow others to make your path for you. It is your road, and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.</span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(68, 68, 68) 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Treat the guests in your home with much consideration. Serve them the best food, give them the best bed and treat them with respect and honor.</span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(68, 68, 68) 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Do not take what is not yours whether from a person, a community, the wilderness or from a culture. It was not earned nor given. It is not yours.</span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(68, 68, 68) 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Respect all things that are placed upon this earth – whether it be people or plant.</span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(68, 68, 68) 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Honor other people’s thoughts, wishes and words. Never interrupt another or mock or rudely mimic them. Allow each person the right to personal expression.</span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(68, 68, 68) 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Never speak of others in a bad way. The negative energy that you put out into the universe will multiply when it returns to you.</span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(68, 68, 68) 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">All persons make mistakes. And all mistakes can be forgiven.</span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(68, 68, 68) 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Bad thoughts cause illness of the mind, body and spirit. Practice optimism.</span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(68, 68, 68) 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nature is not FOR us, it is a PART of us. They are part of your worldly family.</span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(68, 68, 68) 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Children are the seeds of our future. Plant love in their hearts and water them with wisdom and life’s lessons. When they are grown, give them space to grow.</span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(68, 68, 68) 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Avoid hurting the hearts of others. The poison of your pain will return to you.</span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(68, 68, 68) 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Be truthful at all times. Honesty is the test of one’s will within this universe.</span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(68, 68, 68) 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Keep yourself balanced. Your Mental self, Spiritual self, Emotional self, and Physical self – all need to be strong, pure and healthy. Work out the body to strengthen the mind. Grow rich in spirit to cure emotional ails.</span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(68, 68, 68) 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Make conscious decisions as to who you will be and how you will react. Be responsible for your own actions.</span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(68, 68, 68) 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Respect the privacy and personal space of others. Do not touch the personal property of others – especially sacred and religious objects. This is forbidden.</span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(68, 68, 68) 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Be true to yourself first. You cannot nurture and help others if you cannot nurture and help yourself first.</span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(68, 68, 68) 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Respect others religious beliefs. Do not force your belief on others.</span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(68, 68, 68) 0px 0px 4px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Share your good fortune with others. Participate in charity.</span></span></span></div>Eddie Nancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130865446158207090noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088650361996920243.post-46853743514714658732011-07-18T23:06:00.000-04:002011-07-18T23:06:38.829-04:00Aspire to Perspire.Hey guys! I set up another blog that I am gonna use to document my half marathon training!<br />
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Check it out at <a href="http://aspirationsofperspiration.blogspot.com/">http://aspirationsofperspiration.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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I will be updating that one on a daily basis about my training regiment.<br />
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That leaves this one here to be more of my creative and funny side. So I promise that soon I will be updating and posting some good stuff that I can find!<br />
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So go check out my other blog, follow and comment!<br />
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Question of the Day: Are you gonna follow my other blog?!??!Eddie Nancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130865446158207090noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088650361996920243.post-2691603565671888292011-07-17T23:03:00.000-04:002011-07-17T23:03:19.782-04:00Sleepless in Starbucks (Which happens to be based in Seattle)Man I am tired today. I stayed out late last night to go see Horrible Bosses with my cousin and his girlfriend. The movie was pretty funny, but overall was just another lame comedy. One of those ones where almost all the funny parts are in the previews. But still I enjoyed it for the most part.<br />
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Then I had to get up early this morning for Church, which was awesome. It was a really good service, and a lot of passion and spirit moving in the congregation. Always love that.<br />
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But today was also the first day I closed at Starbucks. I went in at 2. and got off around 11. Not a terrible shift...but I was already sorta tired, and I didn't want to overload on caffeine cause I am starting my training tomorrow. Work was hot, cause it was like 98 outside and there are a ton of huge windows and the drive through window constantly opening. So that sucked my energy. Then it was pretty busy for a sunday night, and then I had to learn how to close everything down. What really sucks though is that my manager didn't realize that today I had to close when he made next weeks schedule....and I have to open tomorrow. So now I have to be at work in 5 and half hour. That sucks. Tomorrow is gonna be tough...<br />
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Welp, not a lot else to go on. I am considering starting a second blog to document my training and such, that way I am not boring all of you guys with it (of course its not like ranting about my random life is that much better...I promise to actually start posting interesting and humorous posts as soon as I get my hectic schedule figured out).<br />
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Alrighty then, I am off. Heres today's question. What is your happiest childhood memory. The one that sticks out the most for you.<br />
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Alright! Have a great day guys!Eddie Nancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130865446158207090noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088650361996920243.post-2632740724590327662011-07-16T15:50:00.001-04:002011-07-16T15:51:09.558-04:00I blame Harry...its all his fault!Hey guys. Sorry for no updates or checking in on my followers in the last two days. I got a little overwhelmed by life.<br />
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So I decided to run this half-marathon, and I am committed to doing that, So I am adding an extra couple of hours a day sometimes to train. Thats killing a lot of my free time. But Thursday night in particular was extra busy. I worked that morning from 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Then I attempted to nap for a few hours so I could stay up late for the Harry Potter premier. Then that ended at around 2:30 in the morning, and I had to work at 4:30 in the morning. Needless to say, working at Starbucks I had a lot of espresso that morning. Then I got home around 1:00 p.m. and I took a nap, then the family had a bunch of friends over for a big bbq. So the last two days have just been swamped. But this weekend is a little more chill, and I am prioritizing my time a little better so normal updates and getting around to reading all my followers blogs will resume!<br />
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In other news, I narrowed down the exact training program I am gonna follow for the next 9 weeks til my half-marathon. I am pretty excited about it. Its tough, but manageable for someone of my stature. I will be starting it on Monday, so I will keep you guys updated as to how my training is going!<br />
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Alright, well I am off to get sushi for dinner tonight (YUM!), so thats all for now folks!<br />
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Question of the day: What is the longest you have ever stayed awake consecutively, and what, if any, sort of caffeinated products did you use to keep yourself up?Eddie Nancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130865446158207090noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088650361996920243.post-56053962970369722132011-07-13T21:10:00.002-04:002011-07-13T21:10:41.356-04:00Off to a Great Start!Today I looked up and got the date for my half marathon. Its September 24th. So I have 10 weeks to prep and get in shape enough to run it.<br />
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Thats a little bit daunting actually...but I know that I can do it.<br />
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Tonight I got out and just ran to see what I could do. I finished two miles feeling actually pretty darn good, but I didn't want to push to hard on my first day, so I walked/jogged another mile and a half, and called it a day. Tomorrow is gonna be a light mile long jog, and strength training day to get a little rest, and then I will actually start the official training program I decided on.<br />
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I am feeling pretty pumped about it. Its a goal thats within my reach, but is challenging enough to really push me out of my comfort zone and kick my butt into shape. I am excited to see how far I can go at the end of these 10 weeks. Hopefully its the full 13.1 miles, but even if I have to walk some of it, its a testament to how far I can really push myself if I try.<br />
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Other than that, today was pretty chill. Not a whole lot to elaborate on.<br />
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So, Question for the day today. Would you ever compete in a timed race of considerable distance such as a 10k, half-marathon, marathon, etc?Eddie Nancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130865446158207090noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088650361996920243.post-1797891204696496942011-07-12T23:24:00.001-04:002011-07-12T23:25:06.556-04:0013.1So I made a pretty big decision today guys.<br />
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I am gonna run a half marathon before the end of the year. I don't know exactly when its gonna be, but I am gonna start looking for ones held in my area, and I am gonna do it.<br />
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I have always been in an off and on relationship with running. My freshman year of highschool I was on the cross country team. I came into the season weighing about 230 pounds. I walked a majority of practices, and I was always last in every race I ran, except one. And I am particularly proud of that accomplishment. But by the end of the season I was down to 185 pounds, could run a mile in 7:20, and was in the best shape of my life. Then I gave it up over the off season and summer. Put weight back on, and didn't even try the next year. I showed up for like three practices, and just quit.<br />
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I would get into kicks where I would try to get back into running, but I would let any excuse stop me from doing it. But over the last few years, I have gotten the gumption up to run a 5k (3.14 miles for those that don't know) competitively. My dad got into running after I got out of it in highschool, and he would run races all the time. So I would hop in with him on a few a year. Always pulling decent times, and managing to run more than I walked. This last year was the closest I had ever come to beating my Dad in the races. I caught up to him on the last 1/4th of a mile, and I taunted him (my biggest mistake) so he took off with all he had left, and I had nothing because I just trucked it to catch him. I ended up 28 seconds behind him in the race. But that only spurred me on. That was 3 months ago, and since then I have really actually gotten into exercising and doing right by my body. I go running a few days a week. I go for a 2 mile walk every night, and I am on Weight Watchers to help me shed pounds through dieting as well. Siting at about 235 pounds right now, I feel like if I trained myself hard enough, and properly I could complete a 13.1 mile race in the next 4-5 months no doubt.<br />
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I'd appreciate any support I could get. If you guys know anything about different training tips, or good pre/post workout foods, or anything let me know! I will keep you guys updated about my progress as time goes on. But this is something I have been seriously considering doing for a while, and I am not gonna back down from this challenge.<br />
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Alright, on to the question for the day:<br />
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What is the hardest workout you have ever done? Or better phrased, whats the most accomplished you've ever felt doing exercise or working out, be it an event, competition, or just a personal experience?Eddie Nancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130865446158207090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088650361996920243.post-50659470228428495212011-07-11T22:11:00.002-04:002011-07-12T20:01:11.766-04:00Two hats short of a great game...or should I say two hats too many?Boring day today. Not really a whole lot to talk about, but I will just type and let this blog go where it will.<br />
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Zelda. The best video game series to ever exist. Ever.<br />
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Lately I have been playing through the older Zelda games. I busted out the NES and played the original, and its a lot harder than I remember it being years ago. That was back when video games didn't have tutorials, and point and tell you where to shoot. You had to look around, do stuff that made barely any sense but got you amazing results, and draw your own little maps. It was back when video games required a brain!<br />
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I wasn't ever much a fan of the second Zelda game. Its sidescrolling battle scenes, and its way to RPG style storyline was too reminscent of Final Fantasy for me. Don't get me wrong, the Final Fantasy series is the second best series in my mind, but Zelda is good enough without having to tap into it's realm.<br />
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A Link to the Past is by far my favorite Zelda game of all time. I have been playing the crap out of it for the last week. It took all the great parts about the first Zelda game, made them better, and added even more good stuff to it. The graphics are surprisingly really good for the time, and its got an air of storytelling that through countless play-throughs still keeps your attention. There is little to complain about in this game.<br />
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Ocarina of Time is my second favorite. It was revolutionary on the Nintendo 64. It was fun, and I always had a blast playing it!<br />
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Majoras Mask is what I consider to be the beginning of the downfall of the Zelda series. It was a good game, but it tried too hard to capitalize on Ocarina of Time. It had a fun storyline though, and I liked the different characters you could turn into.<br />
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Windwaker was in and of itself a pretty good game. But I officially think that Toon Link is satan incarnate, and that any game he appears in should not be considered a part of Zelda canon. It's an affront to the awesomeness that is Link, and it took the series in a really bad direction. Like two hats on the ugly boss direction. Spirit Tracks was by far the most abysmal game to ever be released ever. There are no ifs ands or buts about it. It's stupid, and made for 2 year olds. It has nothing to do with the true essence of Zelda games.<br />
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</tbody></table>Twilight Princess was a redeeming work for Zelda creators. It brought back a good looking Link, and it kept to a pretty great storyline that fit the Zelda world. I feel that Skyward Sword will also be a good direction that the Zelda series goes in. I am looking forward to this series making a great comeback and going places from here.<br />
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Alright, so I want to introduce a concept of the daily question here on the blog. Its a way to get interactive with comments! Usually it will have something to do with whatever I am blogging about, but who knows, I am a quirky guy, and I can post whatever the hell I want to!<br />
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Today's question though, is What is your favorite video game, or video game series of all time and why?Eddie Nancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130865446158207090noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088650361996920243.post-77612573607101471372011-07-10T22:54:00.000-04:002011-07-10T22:54:07.447-04:00Kicking butt and taking names!You know what I miss more than anything about home right now?<br />
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My karate class. Man, I freaking love martial arts. I started in January of 2009, and I have loved working out twice a week every week since then. The power, confidence, and sense of accomplishment you feel as you learn the technique and the traditions and history of your style.<br />
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The style I study is Chinese Kenpo. It's a very linear style with direct strikes and blocks, much like Wing Chun, or Jeet Kune Do (Both styles made especially famous by Bruce Lee.) The upper belt ranks have the more flowing and chinese looking styles with the bent knee stances, sidesteps, and flowing hand motions. Its really a beautiful, but effective style. Like I said, I've been doing it for 2 1/2 years now. I have moved up in rank 5 times in that period, which is the blue belt rank. Following that, there is only green, brown, then the black belt. Another three years in, and I would have my black belt. Then there are several years worth of training to move up the 10 black belt ranks. Its an amazingly fun and challenging style that is brutally efficient in the street, and allows one to carry themselves with confidence and pride.<br />
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Since starting in the class though, I have taken a heightened interest in learning all that I can about different styles, traditional training, hidden secrets, and other mysteries of martial arts. I would love to spend a year or two training with the monks at the Shaolin Temple, or on of the monasteries in the Chinese countryside. It would be an amazing experience to see the culture, and the true methods of training at their roots.<br />
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Anyone else have any martial arts experience, or any links to interesting sites? I'd be interested to see what everyone else has experienced seeing as how there are hundreds of styles.Eddie Nancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130865446158207090noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088650361996920243.post-48678708424573503302011-07-09T22:46:00.003-04:002011-07-09T23:23:05.013-04:00Finally, an update!Soooooooooooooooo....as some of you may know, I recently moved up to Fort Wayne, Indiana. I am living with my great aunt and uncle in their amazing house.<br />
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</div><div>Life is going good so far, I am really enjoying myself up here. Lots of down time to chill and relax, they live on a big ol' lake, so I can go out and swim, or lay out on a raft. Since moving up here I have invested a lot of thought and time into my future, and so far things are going exceedingly well! I am excited for all the prospects that may come of these couple of months spent up here. </div><div><br />
</div><div>First and foremost on my mind is the recent decision I have had to join the Navy. My best friend Travis joined, and I really was impressed to see how much he enjoyed it, and how he prepared and got in shape through doing it. Out of all the armed forces, the Navy is really the only one I have an interest in. So in the last few weeks, I have met with a recruiter, and taken the ASVAB. Its basically the ACT of the armed forces, and its scores are used to figure out which jobs you'd be good for in each of the branches. I got a 97 on the test (The highest score is 99), and automatically qualified for every single career the Navy offers. I am very strongly considering going into the Nuclear field. It has a lot of financial benefits, and after my 6 years in service, I will come out with so much experience in that field that I could make a darn good living at any company I so choose, or I could even make a career of the Navy. Going through with this, I would be really setting myself up for a successful life and career down the road. </div><div><br />
</div><div>In the meantime, I am working at Starbucks to pay the bills. I love it there! The people are so fun, and the work is actually pretty fun as well. Each drink is different, so it takes a little bit of the monotony out of the job. There are tons of regulars who are nice and make the day go by when you get a chance to chat with them. All in all I would have to say its my favorite job that I've had. If all else fails, I would not be against making a long term career moving up the ranks at Starbucks. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Since moving up here on June 13th, I have lost about 15 pounds. I am working out a few days a week, and going on a 2 mile+ walk every night of the week. In order to continue the process for joining the Navy I have a little bit more to lose, but its going exceedingly well so far, and I am feeling really great. A lot more fit and healthy than I have been in years. Its an ongoing process, but I am well looking forward to the results. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Other than not a whole lot going on. Chilling a lot, playing video games, watching t.v. and missing my friends. One thing about it up here now, theres no one to go out and do stuff with. I haven't made any friends yet, but hopefully between church, and work, I will start getting connected with people out here as well. In the mean time, I am totally ok with have time to lay out on a raft, and just chill. Its really freaking nice. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Aight yall, I plan on keeping this blog going more successfully than my last, and to not post crazy stupid posts about hating myself like last time! There will definitely be more humor and stuff as time goes on, but seeing as how I am away from a lot of my friends, this will also just be a let everyone know whats going on in my life sort of thing. I'll keep you all updated!</div>Eddie Nancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01130865446158207090noreply@blogger.com5