Friday night I had dinner with a former co-worker at Hooters. We caught up on a ton of things for a few hours and I generally enjoyed myself. Saturday, Alex and the kids met with me for breakfast at Tampa North, who was having a pancake breakfast to support the Civil Air Patrol chapter that is based out of the airport. I took the kids down to the flight line to see the planes and we all went over to see a helicopter that came. Generally, I think it was a great turnout, as several pilots flew in for the event. Alex invited me over to watch the Lightning game that night (the first of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Bruins), so I ended up hanging out all day in the Luts/Wesley Chapel area. I flew, went shopping, and had some great pork chops at Primebar. Around 7:00pm, I...
Author: Chewbode
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Hammers, Soup, and Bits
I took Friday night off to grab some dinner at Chipotle and go see Thor with Arn. We decided to not see it in 3D, as I've heard it's not worth the extra money. All-in-all, I thought it was a pretty awesome movie. Definitely portrayed Thor's power well. And was a lot of fun to watch this franchise come to life. Asguard was beautiful. Best part: The sound that the Destroyer made was incredible and really projected how menacing of a device it is. Saturday I went with Arn to Auburndale to go pick up a large saltwater tank he wanted to get. I helped him take it apart, load it in the truck, and unload it at his place. We then grabbed a bite to eat at Holy Hog BBQ. After running a few errands on Saturday, I ended up coming home to work on Allie's project and spent...
Upswing
General health issues aside, I actually felt better today than I have in a while. Probably not coincidence that this was the first day I took my new multi-vitamins. I'm sure my energy will return over the next few days. I just hope I start feeling better. I celebrated Cinco de Mayo by working all night on Allie's project and making a bean, steak, and salsa burrito. I've been having tons of headaches the past few weeks. I hope it's the stress I've been under with all the work. If it doesn't go away after I'm done working this weekend, I probably should go see a doctor. Here's a fun picture I found on failblog.org: Image not available
Damn You, Google
This one made me tear up...
Feeling… Eh.
So, lately I've been noticing that I have very little energy. I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that I've been working non-stop for weeks, haven't been eating right, and my workouts aren't long enough. The workload will taper off very soon, as I'll finish Allie's project in the next few nights. As for eating, well, I need to do better on that (not today though - I just ordered some hot wings). And I intensified my workout tonight to see if that helps. I also stopped off at CVS to pick up some multi-vitamins with lots of B12 and B6 in them. I get home, walk in the door and look at the fish tank and see the two Moneywort plants I bought floating on the surface. What the fuck. These plecostomus' have to go this weekend. I went to Target for a couple...
Lost Another One
Was able to get a bunch of sleep last night for the first time in quite a while. Feel a lot sharper mentally today, although the coffee I have will no doubt help that along. Last night I tested the fish tank and found the pH to be around 7.6, which is high. This may explain the recent die-offs I've been having, including another victim this morning - an orange tetra. This guy had been sick for a bit, I believe, as he had some weird molting going on. This weekend, I'm getting rid of the plecos and getting some new algae eaters along with a kit to bring the pH down to a more acidic level (6.8 or so). I played through some Uncharted: Drake's Fortune last night since I didn't have any work to do. With the PlayStation Network being hacked recently, I also spent some time changing...
Relief
I think I have the night off. Tried to do some work, and the system that the vendor was supposed to fix is still broken. Never been more relieved that software is broken. Think I'll cook some smoked sausage and play some Gran Turismo 5. And for the record, the military killed Osama bin Laden yesterday. Just figued I'd mention it here to bookmark it.
Cook and Work
Woke up and rinsed the beans... That sounds funny... Anyway, put together the ingredients for a simple bean soup in the crock pot. Pinto, lentil, and black beans with mushrooms, celery, and onions all seasoned with onion power, salt, and pepper, and a little garlic. Cranked the setting to high and let 'er rip. Should have a good soup for dinner tonight.
Success
I went out and ran some errands today and got a few new things for the fish tank. I'm still using the 10gal tank, but I wanted to add some toys. I got a 25lb. bag of lighter-colored gravel (mostly for the new tank), two Sword plants, two Moneywort plants, some plant food, a freshwater testing kit, and some new 15-watt accent light bulbs for the ballast. I added some of the gravel in to thicken the bed so the plants had rooting area. Then, I added the plants in. The fish seem to be interested and genuinely like the additions. I'll let everything settle until tomorrow then will test the water. Also, got the slow-cooker. Currently am soaking 3lbs. or beans and will be making a soup tomorrow morning.
Fish Tanks and Slow Cookers
On Thursday, I got a new fish tank from Arn, who picked it up in a deal on Craig's List. It's still sitting in the back of my truck, but I plan on getting it up into the apartment this weekend and cleaning it out. There's some brightly-colored gravel and a large fake rock reef that came with it along with a lighting fixture. I believe it's a 20 gallon tank. Hopefully it's still small enough to fit on he existing stand. I've also decided to pick up a crock pot this weekend. I want to start slow-cooking things; it'd be nice to put food in it in the morning and come home from work with dinner already made (dinner for multiple days even). I'm going to start out with some soups, to learn the heat settings and understand fully what to expect out of the cooker. This won't be...
