Inert Ramblings

Month: June 2003

  • Sleep or caffeine?

    I have no idea what has changed lately but I’ve been practically falling asleep at work for the past few days. My sleeping habits and schedule are the same and I’ve been falling asleep quite easily. But, for whatever odd reason, I’m completely exhausted all day at work to the point where I actually cracked open a caffeinated Diet Coke this afternoon to try to wake up. After six months with virtually no caffeine intake, I’m now completely wired.

  • And a Diet Coke float for dessert…

    Pour your favorite diet cola into a glass and add a dash of heavy cream…you have an instant float without the ice cream! Or, if you’d like to be naughty, KETO Foods and Atkins now carry low carb ice cream!

  • Low carb bread…

    Lorraine, the owner of the cafeteria at work, found out that I was on Atkins and baked up a batch of low carb bread for me to get my sandwiches made on. Although it’s quite rich and meaty in texture, it makes a great treat! She passed on the recipe and mentioned that the most inexpensive place to pick up the flour soy flour and whey protein is Trader Joe’s.

    • 2 cup shredded cheddar
    • 8 eggs
    • 1 1/3 cups soy flour
    • 1 1/3 cups whey protein
    • 2 tsp baking powder
    • 8 Tbsp sour cream or mayonnaise
    • 8 Tbsp olive oil
    • Diced bacon, chives or jalape�os to flavor

    Mix contents in a medium bowl and spread evenly over a cookie sheet. Preheat oven to 350° and bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Each slice is approximately 2 carbs!

  • 2003 – Weight Loss Chart

    Overall weight loss chart for 2003:

    This chart will be made available as open source through the phpMyEatWatch project.

  • The candy drawer is calling me…

    There is a candy drawer in the break room at work that is always freshly stocked with the latest junk food offerings to keep the troops happy. Luckily I have been successfully avoiding the drawer…even though it is inches from the water cooler.

  • And the coolest error message of the day award goes to…

    Anthill and CVS!

    cvs checkout: warning: unrecognized response `I HATE YOU' from cvs server
    cvs [checkout aborted]: end of file from server (consult above messages if any)
    Got Revisions: OK

    Woohoo!

  • It’s pink! I must be pregnant…

    My ketosis test strips have been bright pink off the chart every morning this week…I must be doing something right. Only 13 more pounds to go before I’ve officially dropped a hundred pounds from my highest weight!

  • Managing multiple iPhoto libraries…

    A major drawback with iPhoto has always been the fact that it can’t gracefully handle multiple libraries. Albeit a hack, iPhoto 2 fixes this limitation by adding limited support for multiple libraries. Although there is no menu option for switching between libraries there are a few different techniques that can be used.

    The best method that I’ve found is using iPhoto Library Manager to manage and track multiple libraries. The software compiles a list of available libraries and allows you to effortlessly switch between them.

    The simplest method that I ran across involves dragging (or Command-Option dragging) an iPhoto Library folder onto iPhoto. The most recently used library becomes the default.

    The award for the most inelegant hack involves storing iPhoto libraries on encrypted disk images. I can see this extremely beneficial for the porn addicts.

  • Now tracking weight, body fat and exercise rung…

    In addition to my weight I’m now tracking my body fat percentage and exercise rung. This will hopefully let me know how I’m doing in the long term and whether I should increase my visits to the gym.