Sludge and Shells

I drink sludge. That's what I call my special drink that I drink with big boba straws and it tastes like unsweetened chocolate with a herby nuance. There are other flavors, but all have that special herby nuance.

This sludge is my mid morning snack before my workout. At $4.67 a complete serving or $2.34 a half serving, "Vega is not only a complete meal replacement, but also an ideal daily health-optimizing supplement". Now I know why they recommend drinking it right away. I let mine sit a bit and the fiber absorbed some of the water and thickened at the bottom. The taste was already interesting, but now the thick texture took it to heights unknown...to humans.

I take the powder in a baby food container for better transport and portion control. Two of the sections equates to one serving. Like my plastic bottle? I couldn't make myself suck down the rest of my oh-so-tasty sludge.




Bridget was back in the office and I asked her if we could have Thai food for lunch. I had my workout gear with me, but I wanted to give my right pinky toe a rest. It had been hurting enough to make me limp down the halls. Lunch was super tasty and made me forget about my toe temporarily.

My temp ambushed me right away when we got back from lunch. She probably wasn't pleased that we went without her. Don't care. She doesn't need to be privy to my own personal time. Anyhoo, we had a big discussion on software that had arrived. Someone from the other building wanted to pick them up, but couldn't because my temp "didn't know anything about it". Are you F'g kidding me? She was the one who told me there was an order that I had to place and have delivered the next day. The receptionist wouldn't release the package because it was in my name. The temp should have stepped up or the very least called me. Grrr.

NOW THEN...I had to get my bag and drive the software over to the other building. Took Bridget with me so we could deliver the software and visit our other peeps including Tawny and Ant. Yeah, the temp wasn't happy with that either because she wasn't invited. She mentioned she had a package to deliver to one of the IT guys. I took it from her and said bye. You should have seen the look she gave Bridget when she rounded the corner to accompany me...

During our visit I picked up the special shells I asked for while one of the helpdesk guys visited the Philippines. It was the missing component I needed to make my Filipino game board complete; the formal name of the game is sungka (pron. soong-kah).

Sungka board set up on top of my bed.



A closer look at my new game pieces or cowrie shells.



The goal is to get the shells home or bahay.


Here is a previous Sungka post where you can visit some links for instructions.


Talked to Kathy on the way home. It's rough now that her company has disabled instant messaging due to viruses that had leaked in through them. Keeping in touch will be a challenge so we will have to do it the old fashioned way via phone and e-mail...Had leftovers from lunch and a more calm evening.
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Sludge and Shells

Herby Healthy...?

Walked in the cool full moonshine with my Pretty Boy Dog at 5:30am. It was a bit nippy this morning with the wind going everywhere like a wayward child...

Today was a day of introspection, mostly about my journey back to health. I bought this Canadian product called Vega which can be used as a meal replacement (240 cal, 9g fiber and 24g of protein) or as a supplement. The creator is a triathlete who follows a mostly raw diet. I special ordered the chocolate flavor from a local health food store. The taste? Well....it is a rather herby with a dark chocolate nuance. It costs $70 a container of 15 servings so I will be drinking it all. I will use the big boba straws to suck this stuff down. Next time I am buying the berry flavor. I also bought five of their meal bars for snacks. (An idea of making my own bars to eventually market them came to mind. I have a unique idea so we will see how motivated I get at testing recipes.)

Why would I buy this stuff? I want to be able to take it before I leave the office. I can feel good about going home and taking care of the dog and immediately go to the gym after without eating an elaborate dinner I may have to make (vs. powder mixed with water) and have the food churning in my tummy during the workout. This stuff isn't loaded with fillers like other bars found at the grocery store; it was created with nutrition in mind. I can always have a post workout snack if I get hungry. So far, so good.

Received a notice last week to come and get my free sample of bliss naked body butter from Sephora as my birthday gift for being a member. The kind I received was unscented. Omigosh!! I want to buy a vat of it. It is one of the best lotions I have ever put on my skin. (Origin's Ginger Souffle is the first because of the fragrance.) It is perfect for men, too! Try it and tell me don't want a vat of it!

I worked out tonight on what is apparently everyone's favorite treadmill because there were some disappointed faces staring at me. My earbuds were on piping in some music while I walked a brisk pace for a longer amount of time. I was sweating well and wondered if anyone had moved the thermostat to hot. What I was most proud of was that I didn't have to hold onto the bars from the start; I kept my form and balance. Hooray! Small victories are sweet.

Today is my dad's 66th birthday, but he wasn't home when I called Chicagoland. He was out for the Knights of Columbus of which he is an officer. This man is busier now that he is retired! I chatted with my stepmother instead who bemoaned the fact that his and her schedules are busy. There will be no official celebrating until the weekend, but I think she mentioned something about going to a black tie event.

I tried to quiet my mind and think about the things I want to personally/physically accomplish this year like skydiving, indoor rock climbing, kayaking and baby triathlons. The idea of pushing myself in some extreme sports is very appealing. Not only will it broaden my scope of experience and mentally test me, but I will get to meet new people. The more I read about these athletes, the more I am fascinated by their individual journeys...
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Herby Healthy...?