Darkfoxx 21: Darkfoxx Goes To School

[darkfoxx]

@Wolf: The lettering was not as hard as the circle - that took 2 tries to get even remotely circular. And the dragon looked kinda lopsided and meth mouthed for a bit until I figured out how to flesh the poor guy out.  

 

Hmmm ... I wonder what the bitterness was. I didn't taste it, but my DH is usually more sensitive to stuff like that - and "pumpkin" scared him off. I've eaten the whole batch by myself and just finished it off for lunch today. Totally fine with me! 

 

I actually just made another squash dish I can't wait to try - slow cooked chicken thighs with kabocha squash (another type of pumpkin), green curry paste, lemongrass, and coconut milk. It smelled heavenly and the few bites of broth I tried were incredible. 

 

My goal with this class thing is to make 1 - 2 slow cooker meals per week so the DH at least has the option to not eat takeout Indian on Tuesdays & Thursdays. He (so far) still ends up ordering it, but at least I've done my wifely duty and provided a nutritious, free, and healthy option. 

 

Next week is a massive pork shoulder I'm going to slather in this new rub I picked up at the butcher + vinegar sauce & crock pot. I may also grab tortillas for him & lettuce or cabbage or something for me, so we can nibble on tacos all week. I have a feeling this batch is going to be awesome. It's usually awesome, but since this is the fancy pig it had better be doubly awesome. 

 

Ooh. And I started on a wolf cross stitch for a certain someone - and it's going to be quite the undertaking. It's larger than anticipated, but I really liked the pattern so I'm sticking with it. And since I had the floss, plus it's sorta seasonal, it's in pumpkin colors. 

 

An overnight ruck would be awesome - and I think teaming up is how that's going to happen. I'm a bit *too* portable for wandering alone in the deep dark. 

[Fonzico]

Oooh the chicken kabocha dish sounds incredible! I'm going to have to try that..

And YAY you worked on your pullups! No internet yelling for you, again.

And seriously, your purge wasn't even a pile, and you pup is still all up in that. Does he just like getting his picture taken? Lol

[darkfoxx]

Yes, yes he does. He's a little ham who needs to be right the F up in everything I'm doing.

Sent on dragon wing

[darkfoxx]

Week 1 Day 5

 

Overarching Goal For This Cycle

Do the things, but keep schoolwork in the forefront of my mind and time commitments.

 

Goal 1: Work It Out

Did I work on the following today?

 

Tabletop RPG Entry/Main Workout For The Day (spreadsheet): Nope

 

Beer Yoga (spreadsheet): Rolled a 93: Compass

#93 Compass fail.

I think I almost pulled my neck on this one.

 

RuckFit (Spreadsheet): Nope

 

Rangers Gonna Ranger RP: This week’s skill - General Movement And Getting Around.

No work today.

 

Pull-up Work: Yes! My pull-up bar was still set up from yesterday, so I did a few sets of 5 each (with the assist band).

 

Darebee Conquer 20: Rolled a 16: Side Star Plank. That was an everliving failure. Tried it on my hands instead of elbows because I didn’t want to grab a mat - fail. Couldn’t get my balance right because my wrists hurt and my feet kept slipping.

 

 

 

Goal 2: Macros

SSDD. 100 grams or under of carbs, 70 grams or over of protein, 100 grams or under of fat and around 1,500 calories. 

 

Breakfast: 8 ounce banana/almond butter/almond milk smoothie from Hu Kitchen + coffee with almond milk

Lunch: The last of the pumpkin chili

Dinner: Out- pork with prosciutto & a little pecorino + roasted broccoli + a little crispy potato pancake + 2 pieces fresh foccacia with compound butter + half a slice of ricotta cheesecake + a glass of Pinot Grigio. I regret nothing.

Snacks: None

 

Calories: 1,827 of 1,500

Carbs: 156 of 100 No ragrets!

Fat: 93 of 100g

Protein: 95 of 70g

 

Sleep: 7h 03m total - 0m awake, 2h 46m light, 4h 17m restful. Melatonin.

 

 

 

Goal 3: Minimalism

I did so well here last challenge, I want to keep the ball rolling. (The Minimalism Game - 6 Weeks to Less Stuff! [Nov. 2...)

 

Today’s Purge: Today's purge: Some of my mother's photo albums. I've pulled the pics of her + representations of some of the places she went, but I don't need volumes of vacation shots. If you look closely, there's a very fat picture of me + a disgruntled looking shot right after I graduated college. I have these pics elsewhere.

 

 

 

Goal 4: Craftsy

Keep up with crafting. 

 

Baby Blanket: Yep!

Process Pictures: Pulled pictures and narrowed down the list to work on from 236 to 19

Wolf’s Cross-stitch: Pulled pattern, picked colors, cut cloth & started border

Holiday Cards: Pulled 2 patterns to choose from, put blank cards & floss in Amazon cart

Monthly Triceratops Cross-stitch: Not Yet

Ranger Card/Gift Exchange: Not Yet

Holiday Cookies: Not Yet

Tank’s Cross-stitch: Finished and sent off

 

 

 

Goal 5: School

Aim for class valedictorian, dammit.

 

Class: Nope

Homework: Yes - need to sit down and do - probably this weekend

 

 

 

Goal 6: Badges

This went over so well last challenge, I need to keep these going. And I want to re-vamp the styles so they’re more tiny friendly. 

 

Badge Progress: Posted this week’s on Thursday

 

General Movement Badge for this week’s Ranger Skill 

RuckFit Light (generic participant) 

Tabletop RPG (generic participant)

Beer Yoga (generic participant)

Draw on one person’s accomplishments for inspiration 

 

 

 

Goal 7: Mini Challenges & PvPs

Do them. If nothing else, this will force me to get my workouts in - I may disappoint myself, but I try damn hard to make sure not to let my guild mates down. 

 

Did I do any work here? Nope

 

 

 

Goal 8: BIOHACKING

You thought I forgot about this one, didn’t you? I’m twiddling my thumbs, waiting for my data to get back from 23andMe and have been taking the 999999989 quizzes on the site to maximize my contribution to the greater good. TWIDDLING MY THUMBS. 

 

Anything to do here? Hold please.

 

Sent on dragon wing

[darkfoxx]

Week 1 Day 6

 

Overarching Goal For This Cycle

Do the things, but keep schoolwork in the forefront of my mind and time commitments.

 

Goal 1: Work It Out

Did I work on the following today?

 

Tabletop RPG Entry/Main Workout For The Day (spreadsheet): Taking weekends off, but went for a nice 20-block stroll around town running errands.

 

Beer Yoga (spreadsheet): Taking weekends off.

 

RuckFit (Spreadsheet): Taking weekends off.

 

Rangers Gonna Ranger RP: This week’s skill - General Movement And Getting Around.

Taking weekends off.

 

Pull-up Work: Taking weekends off.

 

Darebee Conquer 20: Taking weekends off.

 

 

 

Goal 2: Macros

SSDD. 100 grams or under of carbs, 70 grams or over of protein, 100 grams or under of fat and around 1,500 calories. 

 

Breakfast: Coffee with almond milk + 1/2 mixed almonds while doing homework

Lunch: Took myself out for Korean - had spicy pork & kimchee tacos

Dinner: Delivery Thai - Green curry chicken with as much rice as fit metrics

Snacks: None

 

Calories: 1,230 of 1,500

Carbs: 100 of 100

Fat: 52 of 100g

Protein: 98 of 70g

 

Sleep: 7h 49m total - 5m awake, 4h 11m light, 3h 38m restful. Melatonin.

 

 

 

Goal 3: Minimalism

I did so well here last challenge, I want to keep the ball rolling. (The Minimalism Game - 6 Weeks to Less Stuff! [Nov. 2...)

 

Today’s Purge: Taking weekends off.

 

 

 

Goal 4: Craftsy

Keep up with crafting. 

 

Baby Blanket: Yep!

Process Pictures: No work done

Wolf’s Cross-stitch: No work done

Holiday Cards: Shopped for potential supplies

Monthly Triceratops Cross-stitch: Not Yet

Ranger Card/Gift Exchange: Not Yet

Holiday Cookies: Not Yet

Tank’s Cross-stitch: Finished and sent off

 

 

 

Goal 5: School

Aim for class valedictorian, dammit.

 

Class: Nope

Homework: Completed main homework assignment.

 

 

 

Goal 6: Badges

This went over so well last challenge, I need to keep these going. And I want to re-vamp the styles so they’re more tiny friendly. 

 

Badge Progress: Posted this week’s on Thursday

 

General Movement Badge for this week’s Ranger Skill 

RuckFit Light (generic participant) 

Tabletop RPG (generic participant)

Beer Yoga (generic participant)

Draw on one person’s accomplishments for inspiration 

 

 

 

Goal 7: Mini Challenges & PvPs

Do them. If nothing else, this will force me to get my workouts in - I may disappoint myself, but I try damn hard to make sure not to let my guild mates down. 

 

Did I do any work here? Nope

 

 

 

Goal 8: BIOHACKING

You thought I forgot about this one, didn’t you? I’m twiddling my thumbs, waiting for my data to get back from 23andMe and have been taking the 999999989 quizzes on the site to maximize my contribution to the greater good. TWIDDLING MY THUMBS. 

 

Anything to do here? Hold please.

 

Sent on dragon wing

[Marauder]

I am SO with you on the taking weekends off.  All of that Korean and Thai sounds wonderful!!  

[darkfoxx]

Week 1 Day 7 & Week 1 Wrapup

 

Overarching Goal For This Cycle

Do the things, but keep schoolwork in the forefront of my mind and time commitments.

 

Goal 1: Work It Out

Did I work on the following today?

 

Tabletop RPG Entry/Main Workout For The Day (spreadsheet): Taking weekends off, but went for a nice 3.5 mile stroll with the DH.

 

This Week: My school and work schedule has me modifying more than I'd like, but I managed to get yoga in on Monday, some time under weight in on Tuesday & Thursday, and a nice ruck in on Wednesday. This weekend was supposed to have more activity (originally scheduled to do Tough Mudder, with a backup schedule of climbing), but the DH's onerous work and no sleep schedule put the kibosh on that.

 

Beer Yoga (spreadsheet): Taking weekends off.

 

This Week: Got all 5 weekdays in.

 

RuckFit (Spreadsheet): Taking weekends off.

 

This Week: Didn't log a ton of miles, but I racked up a few.

 

Rangers Gonna Ranger RP: This week’s skill - General Movement And Getting Around.

 

Taking weekends off.

 

This Week: Time under weight happened, and I practiced some unfamiliar weighted mobility. 

 

Pull-up Work: Taking weekends off.

 

This Week: Managed to eek in 2 days of practice by the grace of my DH's unpredictable schedule + my own laziness of not putting the bar away the night he was called out of town.

 

Darebee Conquer 20: Taking weekends off.

 

This Week: Got 5 days in.

 

 

 

Goal 2: Macros

SSDD. 100 grams or under of carbs, 70 grams or over of protein, 100 grams or under of fat and around 1,500 calories. 

 

Breakfast: Coffee with almond milk + 1/2 mixed almonds while doing homework

Lunch: Went to Cannibal, my spirit animal restaurant - had spicy pork rinds, pork head terrine with pineapple salsa and pickled shallots, a chili dog with fried tripe and hot mustard, Brussels with speck and egg, and a crisp appley cider

Dinner: Delivery Mexican - stewed chicken with green salsa and cactus. 2 bites of rice.

Snacks: None

 

Calories: 1,240 of 1,500

Carbs: 69 of 100

Fat: 59 of 100g

Protein: 83 of 70g 

 

Sleep: 9h 10m total - 5m awake, 5h 03m light, 4h 07m restful. No melatonin. 

 

This Week: I'm still figuring out this whole eating dinner on class days, but I didn't fair too terribly this week, Friday's no ragrets dinner notwithstanding.

 

 

 

Goal 3: Minimalism

I did so well here last challenge, I want to keep the ball rolling. (The Minimalism Game - 6 Weeks to Less Stuff! [Nov. 2...)

 

Today’s Purge: Taking weekends off.

 

This Week: I've kept on track this week.

 

 

 

Goal 4: Craftsy

Keep up with crafting. 

 

Baby Blanket: Yep!

Process Pictures: No work done

Wolf’s Cross-stitch: No work done

Holiday Cards: Picked a design

 

Monthly Triceratops Cross-stitch: Not Yet

Ranger Card/Gift Exchange: Not Yet

Holiday Cookies: Not Yet

Tank’s Cross-stitch: Finished and sent off

 

This Week: Finished 1 project, started on another, got a jump on Holiday cards, and worked on my main project. #winning

 

 

 

Goal 5: School

Aim for class valedictorian, dammit.

 

Class: Nope

Homework: Completed most of the bonus assignment.

 

This Week: Got everything done I needed to do.

 

 

 

Goal 6: Badges

This went over so well last challenge, I need to keep these going. And I want to re-vamp the styles so they’re more tiny friendly. 

 

Badge Progress: Posted this week’s on Thursday

 

General Movement Badge for this week’s Ranger Skill 

RuckFit Light (generic participant) 

Tabletop RPG (generic participant)

Beer Yoga (generic participant)

Draw on one person’s accomplishments for inspiration 

 

This Week: Done! 

 

 

 

Goal 7: Mini Challenges & PvPs

Do them. If nothing else, this will force me to get my workouts in - I may disappoint myself, but I try damn hard to make sure not to let my guild mates down. 

 

Did I do any work here? Nope.

 

This Week: I've done some good here.

 

 

 

Goal 8: BIOHACKING

You thought I forgot about this one, didn’t you? I’m twiddling my thumbs, waiting for my data to get back from 23andMe and have been taking the 999999989 quizzes on the site to maximize my contribution to the greater good. TWIDDLING MY THUMBS. 

 

Anything to do here? OMFG I GOT MY RESULTS BACK AND THIS SHIT IS FASCINATING. Apparently, as comes to no surprise, my matrilineal line is ghost frickin white - 22.4% Scandinavian with a blood marker for Polish as well. Plus 2.8% Neanderthal. I need to get my father to take the test to get my patrilineal info, but THIS SHIT IS AMAZING. 

 

Next step: Work on my dad, and my (half) brother; plug info into Promethease. 

 

 

 

[thekatisalie]

Weekends are nice recouping days, anyway! I need to look into this Rucking business. 

[Fonzico]

Ahhh coool you got your results back! You've been talking about this stuff FOREVER you know! I'm so interested to hear what else it reveals!

[darkfoxx]

@Kat: Dooooooo it!

@Fonzico: comparing my results with my DH's was interesting. His family tree has a lot more diversity in it, even if we're only talking a few people. It was really beat for him to see what his makeup actually was (his father was adopted). Cool stuff. Now to give myself permission to let go of $200 so I can get my paternal info!

Sent on dragon wing

[Big_Show]

Now that's a whole lotta hearts!

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

Well done on week 1. With all that Scandinavian blood you are now a viking

[Knightwatch]

I love your updates.  Looks like week one went really well!  Onward!

 

[darkfoxx]

Week 2 Day 2

 

Overarching Goal For This Cycle

Do the things, but keep schoolwork in the forefront of my mind and time commitments.

 

Goal 1: Work It Out

Did I work on the following today?

 

Tabletop RPG Entry/Main Workout For The Day (spreadsheet): Yoga for the sheet - did Star B, with a little extra time in crow.

 

Beer Yoga (spreadsheet): Rolled a 97 - Crow. 

 

Thanks, yoga gods, that’s something I struggle with and need to practice anyways. 

 

Crow with no head

 

RuckFit (Spreadsheet): No miles today. 

 

Rangers Gonna Ranger RP: This week’s skill - Stealth and tracking.

 

I'm going to have to think about how to accomplish this one. Luckily, other Rangers have come to the rescue - mentioning Geocaching. Geocaching it is! 

 

Pull-up Work: Today is not a pull-up day. 

 

Darebee Conquer 20: Rolled a 15: Butterfly sit-ups. Warmed up for yoga with 25.

 

 

 

 

Goal 2: Macros

SSDD. 100 grams or under of carbs, 70 grams or over of protein, 100 grams or under of fat and around 1,500 calories. 

 

Breakfast: DH’s green smoothie with hemp protein + coffee with almond milk 

Lunch: Leftover Thai-style ribs

Dinner: A Thai-inspired ground pork & carrot bowl

Snacks: 1/4 cup Thai lime chili cashews

 

Calories: 1,333 of 1,500

Carbs: 56 of 100

Fat: 80 of 100g

Protein: 99 of 70g 

 

Sleep: 7h 34m total - 0m awake, 3h 20m light, 4h 14m restful. No melatonin. 

 

 

 

 

Goal 3: Minimalism

I did so well here last challenge, I want to keep the ball rolling. (The Minimalism Game - 6 Weeks to Less Stuff! [Nov. 2...)

 

Today’s Purge: Today's purge: more books, an old purse it's time to let go of - and an extra dog! The neighbor princess stayed with us this weekend, and wanted to get in on the throwing stuff away game. 

 

 

 

 

Goal 4: Craftsy

Keep up with crafting. 

 

Baby Blanket: Yep!

Process Pictures: Whittled down the list & lightly processed the ones I'm going to edit further.

Wolf’s Cross-stitch: Yep!

Holiday Cards: Purchased supplies

 

Monthly Triceratops Cross-stitch: Not Yet

Ranger Card/Gift Exchange: Not Yet

Holiday Cookies: Not Yet

Tank’s Cross-stitch: Finished and sent off

 

 

 

 

Goal 5: School

Aim for class valedictorian, dammit.

 

Class: Nope

Homework: Done for the week

 

 

 

 

Goal 6: Badges

This went over so well last challenge, I need to keep these going. And I want to re-vamp the styles so they’re more tiny friendly. 

 

Badge Progress: Brainstormed some ideas for this week’s badges. 

 

 

 

 

Goal 7: Mini Challenges & PvPs

Do them. If nothing else, this will force me to get my workouts in - I may disappoint myself, but I try damn hard to make sure not to let my guild mates down. 

 

Did I do any work here? Yep.

 

This goal seems a bit redundant, so I’m switching it up for a second minimalism goal. 

 

New Goal 7: Media Center

 

Last week, I started ripping my massive DVD collection in the first step toward creating a bigger, better media center. 

 

Did I work toward this goal today? Yes. .

 

 

 

 

Goal 8: BIOHACKING

You thought I forgot about this one, didn’t you? I’m twiddling my thumbs, waiting for my data to get back from 23andMe and have been taking the 999999989 quizzes on the site to maximize my contribution to the greater good. TWIDDLING MY THUMBS. 

 

Anything to do here? I can either wait for my results to be updated through 23andMe (they just got permission to give full data again - and doubled their prices), or I can run the raw data through promethease, or I can wait until I have more info from my father’s side of the family for the genome stuff. I haven’t decided yet. I got my dad to agree to do the testing if I bought the kit - but the price doubled (it’s now $199), and I’m having trouble letting that much cash go because I’m cheap. a blood marker for Polish as well. 

[Wild Wolf]

That pose rocks, Foxxy! Still got some catching up to do but just wanted to say you're awesome!

 

Wolf

[darkfoxx]

Thanks! 

[Big_Show]

How do you drink beer in a crow pose?

[darkfoxx]

Between the falling on my face and kind of hopping(?) across the mat, beer was most certainly not happening. Though, I suppose if one had a camelback or one of those terrible beer hats, something could be rigged. 

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

That's an awesome crow pose.

[darkfoxx]

Thanks! This was try #3, and I managed to hold it at least through the 10-shot burst mode on my phone  

[Fonzico]

Nice crow!

Haha and I'm sensing you were craving Thai food yesterday?

[darkfoxx]

Lol. Looking at it, I've been in a Thai kick!

Sent on dragon wing

[Rurik Harrgath]

I take it easy for a few days and suddenly all of darkfoxx's hearts are fully red!  Apparently I missed some serious adulting!

[darkfoxx]

Naaah. Just time + steady progress  

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

Naaah. Just time + steady progress

The ultimate, most effective ever, awesomest most greatest formula for success there is.