Liam's Battle Logs

[Draegon (Liam P Boyle)]

Active minutes:  156 (104 walking 52 yoga)

Steps:  9735 - 7.69 Km

Water:  0 glasses
Coffee:  4 mugs
Alcohol: None

Breakfast:  Double protein shake made w/ coffee, fruit salad
Snack:  Skipped
Lunch:   Clif Builder's bar
Snack:  milky way dark bar & payday bar (no time to eat the real food I brought)
Dinner:  pork chops, mac n' cheese w/ homemade sauce, green beans

Meditation:  12 minutes during lunch.

Workout:  42 minutes meditative Yin Yoga before bed.
 

[Draegon (Liam P Boyle)]

Log for 18 Oct 2016


Sleep:  6 hr 49 min @ 93% efficiency - 6 hr 22 min actual sleep time.


Active minutes:  271 min - 191 walking / 80 yoga

Steps:  18329 - 14.09 Km

Water:  8 glasses
Coffee:  3 mugs
Alcohol: None

Breakfast: Muscle Milk Smoothie
Snack:  Dole mixed fruit cup w/ 100% juice
Lunch:  Clif Builder's Bar
Snack:  mini donuts, little debbie oatmeal cream pie
Dinner:  Burger stroganoff w/ peas & carrots

Meditation:  44 minutes Yin Yoga

Workout: 
17 min office yoga, morning
18 min office yoga, lunch
44 min Yin Yoga

[Draegon (Liam P Boyle)]

Log for 19 Oct 2016

Sleep:  6 hr 35 min @ 95% efficiency - 6 hr 17 min actual sleep

Active minutes:  176 minutes (145 walking / 31 yoga)

Steps:  13674 - 10.76 Km

Water:  6 glasses

Coffee:  3 mugs

Alcohol: 25 oz beer (social function)

Breakfast:  Clif Builder's Bar

Snack:  skipped

Lunch:   leftover chicken pseudo-soup (chicken, carrots, noodles, light broth), Clif Builder's Bar

Snack:  Skipped

Dinner:  Beef & Broccoli over rice

Snack: Brown sugar & cinnamon pop-tarts

Meditation:  10 min Office Yoga for Meditation, morning

20 min nidra meditation

Workout:  10 min Office Yoga for Meditation, morning

19 min Office yoga, lunch, 2 min yoga stretches before bed

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[Draegon (Liam P Boyle)]

Log for 20 Oct 2016

Sleep:  4 hr 52 min @ 90% efficiency - 4 hr 26 min actual sleep time.

Active minutes:  199 min - 166 walking / 33 yoga/QiGong

Steps:  15912 - 12.42 Km

Water:  6 glasses

Coffee:  3 mugs

Alcohol: 2 16oz Becks

Breakfast: Mixed Fruit (283 g), 1/2 slice cake, Clif Bar (regular)

Snack:  Skipped

Lunch:  2 Chik-Fil-A Sandwiches (no lunch breaks yesterday and this is what the boss bought - I have reasons to refuse to support this business)

Snack:  veggie tray - snap peas, carrots, & apple slices

Dinner:  Chinese take out:  beef & vegetables, pork & vegetable lo mein, crab rangoon, egg drop soup.

Meditation:  10 minutes Zhan Zhuang standing

Workout:  23 minutes yoga, 10 minutes Zhan Zhuang

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[Draegon (Liam P Boyle)]

Log for 21 Oct 2016

Sleep:  7 hr 1 min @ 91% efficiency - 6 hr 27 min actual sleep

Active minutes:  161 minutes (130 walking / 31 yoga)

Steps:  12504 - 9.81 Km

Water:  6 glasses

Coffee:  3 mugs

Alcohol: 2 Corona Light, 1/2 cranberry "Margarita"

Breakfast:  "Wakeup Shake" (custom whey protein mix, coffee, fiber supplement)

Snack:  celery stick packet

Lunch:  Freggie Kit (Apples, grapes, cheese, corn & flax seed chips)

Snack:  Fruit, cheese, & flatbread cracker snack pack

Dinner:  Ground beef & pasta skillet w/ spinach & mushrooms.

Snack: Smores pop-tarts, Sleepytime tea.

Meditation:  20 minutes walking meditation

Workout:  31 minutes yoga

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[Draegon (Liam P Boyle)]

Week 0 Day 1

Log for 24 Oct 2016

Sleep:  5 hr 59 min @ 93% efficiency - 5 hr 35 min actual sleep

Active minutes:  149 min

Steps:  12455 - 9.77 Km

Water:  6 glasses

Coffee:  3 mugs

Breakfast:  Protein shake made w/ water

Snack:  skipped

Lunch:  Clif Builder's Bar, Apple slice snack pack w/ cashews, dried cranberries, & cheese

Snack:  celery sticks, milky way dark bar

Dinner:  Steak, mashed potatoes, & steamed zucchini and yellow swuash

The Force:

Meditation - skipped

Knowledge

Reflection - Week 0, skipped

Self-discipline

Diet - Week 0, not scored

Morning Taiji - missed

Office Yoga - 17 minutes morning - 6 minutes afternoon

Saberist Workout - missed

Evening Taiji - did postures 1-29

Bedtime Yoga - skipped

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[Draegon (Liam P Boyle)]

Log for 25 Oct 2016

Sleep:  6 hr 10 min - broken:  1st segment 79% efficiency 1 hr 15 min actual sleep, 2nd segment 95% efficiency 4 hr 22 minutes actual sleep

Active minutes:  155 min

Steps:   9203 - 7.30 Km

Water:  8 glasses

Coffee:  4 mugs

DIET Points - /6

Breakfast:  Hombrew "Wake-Up" shake (custom whey protein blend, 4oz 2% milk, 10oz coffee, clear fiber supplement), mixed fruit cup

Snack:  Snack pack w/ apple slices, cheese bits, cashews, & dried cranberries

Lunch:  Clif Builder's Bar, snack pack w/ apple slices & cheese bits

Snack:  celery sticks, beef jerky, mini donuts

Dinner:  Chicken and pasta with a spinach and artichoke cream sauce

Snack:

Meditation:  10 minutes, seated

WORKOUT Points /6

Morning Taiji:   missed

Office Yoga 1:  13 minutes

Office Yoga 2:  missed

Saberist Workout:  10 minutes, 1 set

Evening Taiji:  postures 1-31 @ 4:25

Bedtime Yoga:   28 minutes

Verse & Reflection:

Weekly Progress

The Force:

Points:  /5

Knowledge

Points:  /5

Self-discipline

Points:  /60

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[Draegon (Liam P Boyle)]

See below, seriously NSFW (language):

 

Spoiler

Fucking hell, These goddamn DDOS attacks need to fucking stop.  -- For reference, I work for a website company.  We provide website and online inventory processing for car dealers.  Well, last week the largest DDOS (dedicated denial of service) attack in US History (mind you the internet has only been around since the 1990's so were not talking about a very long span of time) this of course affected a significant number (about 2800) of our customers.  Needless to say, my life has been a complete and total living fucking hell ever since, with a slight reprieve yesterday. My phone has been ringing non fucking stop with pissed off car dealers ever since.  We bough two of the most expensive highly rated network firewalls on the market and now need to move 1000 or so website from our old secured network to our new "wrapped tighter than Thor's balls when he's with a Dom" network.  This means I have about 30 or outbound calls I need to make to people who have no idea what the hell I'm talking about during the whole 30 seconds I'm allowed between incoming calls from three call queues.

 

I'm supposed to be cutting down on sugar and alcohol. but I'm so stressed out from this shit, that I barely got any sleep last night, I'm stress eating, and damn near ready to start fucking smoking again.  Got damn scriptkiddies need to learn what the bloody fuck they're doing, and quit taking down collateral fucking targets.  I really don't feel like having to find another fucking job at over 40 years old.

 

[Terah]

Take a deep breath

Take a step back

Punch something

Meditate

Eat something healthy

Hug someone

Sleep

The internet can live (or fall apart) without you for a night

Take care of you now

You are an amazing human being, you are strong and capable. You are doing all you can, and that's enough.

 

((lots of hugs))

 

[Draegon (Liam P Boyle)]

Tell that to my clients   I am NOT skipping meditation and yoga tonight.

[RedStone]

3 hours ago, Draegon (Liam P Boyle) said:

Tell that to my clients   I am NOT skipping meditation and yoga tonight.

 

Good call on keeping it centered, the adrenaline will pass. (Though I am fairly late to the game, hopefully it already has!!

 

I'm a big supporter of getting aggression out on physical activity, pushups, shadowboxing, whatever your version might be. (I remember even doing that when I was quitting smoking... want a smoke? do 10 pushups,,, still want one? etc) I always kept a rock bag in my offices for that reason...

 

Hoping tomorrow is less rage inducing!

 

[Draegon (Liam P Boyle)]

 

Good call on keeping it centered, the adrenaline will pass. (Though I am fairly late to the game, hopefully it already has!!

 

I'm a big supporter of getting aggression out on physical activity, pushups, shadowboxing, whatever your version might be. (I remember even doing that when I was quitting smoking... want a smoke? do 10 pushups,,, still want one? etc) I always kept a rock bag in my offices for that reason...

 

Hoping tomorrow is less rage inducing!

 

Centered? I went crazy on sugar and caffeine! I need a pell (basically a wooden post that gets used as a target for sword cuts) for days like this.

On the other hand I finally figured out how to sync Samsung S Health to Google Fit.

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[RedStone]

Just now, Draegon (Liam P Boyle) said:

Centered? I went crazy on sugar and caffeine! I need a pell (basically a wooden post that gets used as a target for sword cuts) for days like this.

On the other hand I finally figured out how to sync Samsung S Health to Google Fit.

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LOL well, I meant post crazy, hopefully with the meditation and yoga  A pell in the office sounds like an epic Kid in The Hall sketch option for dealing with difficult people...  

[Draegon (Liam P Boyle)]

 

LOL well, I meant post crazy, hopefully with the meditation and yoga [emoji6] A pell in the office sounds like an epic Kid in The Hall sketch option for dealing with difficult people... [emoji3] 

I've debated the office pell but the psychotic, misogynistic, racist, homophobic troll I work for has a thing about me walking into work with a 48" longsword.

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[Draegon (Liam P Boyle)]

Log for 26 Oct 2016

Sleep:  6 hr 54min @ 93% efficiency 6 hr 29 min actual sleep

Active minutes:  191 min

Steps: 14996 - 11.60 Km

Water:  6 glasses

Coffee:  4 mugs

DIET Points - /6

Breakfast:  Wake up shake, mixed fruit cup

Snack:  apple slices & cheese bits

Lunch:  Clif Builder's Bar

Snack:  Celery sticks, beef jerky, snickers (D*** it, I'm still stress eating)

Dinner:  pork chops and broccoli macaroni & cheese

Snack:

Meditation: missed

WORKOUT Points /6

Morning Taiji:   missed

Office Yoga 1:  17 minutes

Office Yoga 2:  13 minutes

Saberist Workout:  missed

Evening Taiji:  missed

Bedtime Yoga:  missed

Verse & Reflection:

Weekly Progress

The Force:

Points:  /5

Knowledge

Points:  /5

Self-discipline

Points:  /60

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[Draegon (Liam P Boyle)]

Log for 27 Oct 2016

 

Sleep:  3 hr 14min @ 92% efficiency 3 hr 0 min actual sleep

 

Active minutes:  179 min

Steps:  16848 - 12.97 Km

 

Water:  1 glasses

Coffee:  6 mugs

Alcohol:  3 drinks

 

DIET Points - /6

Breakfast:  peanut butter cookie, S'mores pop-tarts, Wake-up shake, Kraft "big cheese" colby jack strip.

Snack:  raisin, cashew, & cheese pack

Lunch:  Clif Builder's Bar, snack packet w/ apple slices, string cheese, & pretzels

Snack:  beef jerky, snack packet w/ apple slices, cashews, dried cranberries, & cheese bits

Dinner:  Beef Stroganoff w/ peas, carrots, & bell pepper

Snack:

 

Meditation: 10 minutes

 

WORKOUT Points /6

Morning Taiji:   missed

Office Yoga 1:  missed

Office Yoga 2:  missed

Saberist Workout:  missed

Evening Taiji:  missed

Bedtime Yoga:  missed

 

Verse & Reflection:

 

Weekly Progress

 

The Force:

Points:  /5

Knowledge

Points:  /5

Self-discipline

Points:  /60

 

 

So, Wednesday afternoon and yesterday were super busy stressful days at work. The DDOS attacks on American internet networks that made the news last week have not actually stopped. They went down in severity for a few days and then escalated again Wednesday afternoon. Since I happen to work for a website company things like this create very bad days for me. My company provides a few thousand websites to car dealerships throughout the US and Canada. Between Wednesday afternoon and yesterday morning we had around a hundred downed sites that needed to be moved. This doesn't mean we have a hundred support calls, it means we have more like five hundred as these alpha hotels call in repeatedly about the same problem. Because even though they haven't sold a car in two months, have a series of one star reviews on Yelp, and the nicest piece of crap on their lot is a screaming yellow Pontiac Aztec with visible body damage (pro tip: if the manufacturer is out of business don't buy that car at auction), not having a website for 15 minutes is going to be what kills their business.

 

Anyway, stress tends to lead to things like mini-donuts, and drinking a bit much for me.

 

Now Wednesday night is American Horror Story at ten, so we're up a bit late to begin with.  SquirrelKing didn't get in until 11:00 and despite the fact he was trying to be as quiet and respectful as possible, he ended up keeping me awake.  So I wake up Thursday with my body screaming for caffeine and sugar, and end up eating about 3000 calories worth of food yesterday.  Given I got less than four hours of sleep, I'll chalk it up to "my body needed something to run on." Also, forgetting to take my anti-depressants yesterday probably did not help.

[Draegon (Liam P Boyle)]

Log for 28 Oct 2016

Sleep:  7 hr 29 min @ 94% efficiency 8 hr 3 min actual sleep

Active minutes:  111 min

Steps:  8858 - 7.27 Km

Water:  4 glasses

Coffee:  3 mugs

Alcohol:  4 drinks

DIET Points - /6

Breakfast:  Clif Builder's Bar, 2 cheese cashew raisin snack pack

Snack:  Pro2snax:  apples, cheese, cashews, cranberries.

Lunch:  Double protein shake, two sm slices everything pizza.

Snack:  Apple slices, grapes, & cheese bits

Dinner:  half servings:  beef roast, mashed potatoes, green beans, beef gravy

Snack:

Meditation: minutes

WORKOUT Points /6

Morning Taiji:   missed

Office Yoga 1:  missed

Office Yoga 2:  13 minutes

Saberist Workout:  missed

Evening Taiji:  missed

Bedtime Yoga:  missed

Verse & Reflection:

Weekly Progress

The Force:

Points:  /5

Knowledge

Points:  /5

Self-discipline

Points:  /60

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[Draegon (Liam P Boyle)]

Log for 29 Oct 2016

Sleep:  7 hr 4 min - broken @ 1st round 1 hr 16 min 94% efficiency 1 hr 12 min actual sleep; 2nd round 5 hr 48 min @ 92% efficiency 5 hr 22 min actual sleep.

Active minutes:  71 min (Google fit)

Steps:  5896 steps

Water:  6 glasses

Coffee:  2 mugs

Alcohol:  7 drinks

DIET Points - /6

Breakfast:  2 small yeast rolls, double protein shake, banana

Snack:  lance peanut bar

Lunch:  skipped

Snack:  Slim jim, giant slim

Dinner:  Beef pasta casserole w/ bell peppers, mushrooms, & cheese

Snack:

Meditation: 22 minutes, Yoga Nidra sleep meditation.

WORKOUT Points /6

Morning Taiji:   missed

Office Yoga 1:  missed

Office Yoga 2:  missed

Saberist Workout:  missed

Evening Taiji:  missed

Bedtime Yoga:  35 minutes

Verse & Reflection:

Weekly Progress

The Force:

Points:  /5

Knowledge

Points:  /5

Self-discipline

Points:  /60

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[Draegon (Liam P Boyle)]

Log for 30 Oct 2016

Sleep:  9 hr 33 min @ 93% efficiency 8 hr 56 min actual sleep

Active minutes:  10 min (Google fit)

Steps:  1601 steps

Water:  6 glasses

Coffee:  2 mugs

Alcohol:  2 drinks

DIET Points - /3(6)

Breakfast:  S'mores pop-tarts

Snack:  Powerade zero 20oz

Lunch:  1 slice Bbq Hawaiian pizza, 2 slices pepperoni sausage pizza, 5 hot wings (no dip)

Snack:  2 chocolate chip cookies, 1 can sprite

Dinner:  leftover beef stroganoff w/ peas and carrots, 1 can sprite

Snack: 3 more cookies

Meditation: 10 minutes

WORKOUT Points /3(6)

Morning Taiji:   missed

Office Yoga 1:  missed

Office Yoga 2:  missed

Saberist Workout:  missed

Evening Taiji:  missed

Bedtime Yoga:  missed

Verse & Reflection:

Weekly Progress

The Force:

Points:  /5

Knowledge

Points:  /5

Self-discipline

Points:  /30(60)

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[Draegon (Liam P Boyle)]

Log for 31 Oct 2016

Sleep:  6 hr 5 min @ 94% efficiency 5 hr 45 min actual sleep

Active time:  1 hr 54 min (Google Fit)

Steps:  16383 steps

Water:  6 glasses

Coffee:  5 mugs

Alcohol:  2 pints (wedding anniversary), one hard lemonade

DIET Points - /3(6)

Breakfast:  skipped

Snack:  skipped

Lunch:  O'Charley's bacon cheese burger & fries, 2 rolls

Snack:  skipped

Dinner:  skipped (big lunch)

Snack: Snickers bar (full size), 5 pieces Halloween candy

Meditation: minutes

WORKOUT Points /3(6)

Morning Taiji:   missed

Office Yoga 1:  missed

Office Yoga 2:  missed

Saberist Workout:  missed

Evening Taiji:  missed

Bedtime Yoga:  missed

Verse & Reflection:

Weekly Progress

The Force:

Points:  /5

Knowledge

Points:  /5

Self-discipline

Points:  /30(60)

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[Draegon (Liam P Boyle)]

Log for 1 Nov 2016

Sleep:  6 hr

Active time:  (Google Fit)

Steps:  steps

Water:  6 glasses

Coffee:  2 mugs

Alcohol:  none

DIET Points - 4/3(6)

Breakfast:  2 glazed donuts

Snack:  cheese, cashew, cranberry snack packet

Lunch:  Double protein shake & cheese, cashew, raisin snack packet

Snack:  Clif Builder's Bar

Dinner:  Ground beef, rice, and vegetable skillet

Snack: fun size pay day bar

Meditation: 20 minutes

WORKOUT Points 3/3(6)

Morning Taiji:   done

Office Yoga 1:  skipped

Office Yoga 2:  skipped

Saberist Workout:  skipped

Evening Taiji:  done

Bedtime Yoga:  done

Verse & Reflection:  "The Tao that can be spoken is not the true Tao

The names that are given do not contain their true meaning

Within the nameless is the true meaning

What is named has a mother and she is the mother of ten thousand things

The un-seeable is always seeable within the internal to those who are not bound by desire

Those who live in a state of desire see only the external illusion of manifestation

These two opposites are born from the same source

The source contains its mystery in darkness

Within the darkness is the darkness that is the gateway to the mysteries"

Here is described the nature of the Tao.  The path to finding the Tao begins with the elimination of selfish desire.  The more I let myself get distracted by "I want" the farther away I get from the Tao.

Weekly Progress

The Force:

Points:  2/5

Knowledge

Points:  2/5

Self-discipline

Points:  13/30(60)

No points for breakfast or the evening Halloween candy, but I kept all my other eating in check.

I was a bit tired and sore so only minimal workouts were done but I still got that completed.

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[Draegon (Liam P Boyle)]

Log for 2 Nov 2016

Sleep: 6 hr @ 94% efficiency 5 hr 39 min actual sleep

Active time: 2 hr 6 min(Google Fit)

Steps: 12877 steps – 7 Km

Water: 6 glasses

Coffee: 2 mugs

Alcohol: Mike’s Harder Orange Soda 23.5 oz (-1 point alcohol)

DIET Points - 3/3(6)

Breakfast: 2 glazed donuts (0 points)

Snack: skipped (+1 point)

Lunch: Panera seasonal greens salad w/ baguette (+1 point)

Snack: Double protein shake (+1 point)

Dinner: Ham & potato casserole with broccoli and homemade cheese sauce (+1 point)

Snack: 3 pieces Halloween candy (0 points)

Meditation: missed

WORKOUT Points -3/3(6)

Morning Taiji: missed (-1 point)

Office Yoga 1: 15 minutes

Office Yoga 2: skipped

Saberist Workout: missed

Evening Taiji: missed (-1 point)

Bedtime Yoga: missed (-1 point)

Verse & Reflection: I didn’t read a verse from the Tao today. Instead I spent the greater part of my lunch break reading an article on the cultural significance of the "rough and tumble" fighting style in the Southern United States: http://ejmas.com/jmanly/articles/2001/jmanlyart_gorn_0401.htm

To me the history of a martial art is almost as important as the techniques of the art. This history gives you the context of why the techniques were used in a certain manner, it shows what the techniques were developed to defend or attack against. For example, the earliest treatise we have on a Western "striking" art is from Daniel Mendoza and dates to approximately 1789. In it is detailed techniques of boxing. Earlier treatises deal mainly with wrestling with or without weapons, how to deploy secondary weapons, or countering armed attacks when your own weapon is not yet readied. So we know that in 14th and 15th century Europe weapon defense is of primary importance therefore, if I want to focus on defending against knife attacks a 15th century dagger manual might not be a bad place to start. Now in the 18th century firearms are the primary military weapon, the urbanization of the early stages of the first industrial revolution is starting to happen and people are no longer wearing swords and daggers all day everyday. In this context, a fighting style that keeps distance and uses measured, planned attacks makes sense. If I don’t have to worry about getting a dagger in my gut following a rushing attack, I can keep distance to minimize my own chances of being severely injured.

Since rough and tumble is contemporary to early pugilism but from a less "civilized" geographical area, it was designed for a different set of circumstances. That rough and tumble predates (early 1700’s) American catch wrestling or pugilism gives us yet more insight into its practical applications. Since in 18th century backwoods America most of the male population is armed (huting knives, hatchets, tomahawks ...) due to the nature of daily life in these areas. So combat is grappling based rather than striking based because control of my opponent is of primary importance (if you pull a knife on me with your off-hand while I have you on the ground with an arm lock that engages both of my legs and both of my hands, I’m the one at a severe disadvantage). That fights follow a specific pattern, boasting & insults, standing & striking, grappling & ground fighting, in a specific pattern (we know this from traveler’s accounts and court documents) tell us this was ritual combat not battlefield combat. Emphasis on bloody but often less than lethal techniques (eye-gouging, face biting) tell us that like Roman gladiatorial combat, rough and tumble was focused on appealing to spectators.

So the practical application would be that this style of fighting is a way to very visibly assert my dominance of another person in front of the community in a way that is beyond question, and I have no trust that my opponent won’t cheat by violating any "rules" of the ritual.

While this isn’t exactly what I had in mind for my knowledge goal with this challenge, I’ll count it.

Weekly Progress

The Force:

Points: 2/5

Knowledge

Points: 3/5

Self-discipline

Points: 13/30(60)

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[Draegon (Liam P Boyle)]

Log for 3 Nov 2016

 

Sleep:  5 hr 51 min @ 93% efficiency 5 hr 23 min actual sleep

 

Active time:  101 minutes (S Health) / 35 minutes (Google Fit)

Steps:  9607 steps (S Health) / 4,000 steps (Google Fit)

 

Water:  6 glasses

Coffee:  4 mugs

Alcohol:  none

 

DIET Points - 2/3(6)

Breakfast:  canned espresso drink, 3 packs of Sargento "Balanced Breaks" (cheese, nuts, & dried fruit) (0, no portion control)

Snack:  Clif Builder's Bar (+1, almost on meal plan)

Lunch:  Chef Salad & vanilla muscle milk (+1, following meal plan)

Snack:  fruit pie (-1 junk food)

Dinner:  Angel hair pasta w/ Italian sausage, mushrooms, and artichoke hearts in a homemade cream sauce (+1 for holding myself to one plate of healthy dinner)

Snack: 1 serving of Halloween candy (0 points, portion control balanced out the indulgence)

 

Meditation: 10 minutes reflection

 

WORKOUT Points 1/3(6)

Morning Taiji:   missed (-1)

Office Yoga 1:  skipped (0)

Office Yoga 2:  skipped (0)

Saberist Workout:  skipped (0)

Evening Taiji:  done (+1)

Bedtime Yoga:  done (+1)

 

Verse & Reflection:

Quote

Verse 2

All that is on the Earth residing under the Heavens that is beautiful is only beautiful because of the ugliness that coexists with the beautiful

There can be only good if there is evil

Difficult is the opposite of easy therefore they complement each other

The long and the short are related

The high and the low are related

Song and words are related

The front and the back are related

This relationship is the balance of the world as they come and go

The Sage is able to do without doing, teach without speaking

The ten thousand things come and go without interruption

Life and death, creating without possessing, staying in balance with nature

Accomplishing without taking credit, moving forward forgotten

Therefore lives forever

The second verse of the Tao is telling us that nothing in this world exists except in relation to it's opposite.  We do not know what light is unless we have experienced darkness.  We do not know what warmth is unless we have experienced cold. "This relationship is the balance of the world ..." it is from the interaction of opposing forces that creation comes.  The delicate balance between opposing elements is not static either as that simply causes stagnation, but constantly shifting, changing, and moving.  These changes as shifts are cyclic in nature, wisdom is to use these to your own advantage by working with these changes and not against them.  Acting wisely in tune with our environment and maintaining humility and a lack of desire are the key concepts.

 

Weekly Progress

The Force:

Points:  3/5

Knowledge

Points:  4/5

Self-discipline

Points:  16/30(60)

[Draegon (Liam P Boyle)]

Log for 4 Nov 2016

Sleep:  6 hr 0 min @ 93% efficiency 5 hr 38 min actual sleep

Active time:  195 minutes

Steps:  18332 steps - 14.31 Km

Water:  6 glasses

Coffee:  4 mugs

Alcohol:  2 glasses of Brandy

DIET Points - 3/3(6)

Breakfast: pack of mini-donuts (-1, junk food)

Snack:  skipped (+1 following meal plan)

Lunch:  double protein shake, Angel hair pasta w/ Italian sausage, mushrooms, and artichoke hearts in a homemade cream sauce (+1, following meal plan)

Snack:  skipped (+1 following meal plan)

Dinner: Chicken & rice skillet with tomatoes, diced chiles & cheese (+1 for holding myself to one plate of healthy dinner)

Snack: 1 serving Halloween candy (0)

MEDITATION: missed (-1)

WORKOUT Points -3/3(6)

Morning Taiji:   missed (-1)

Office Yoga 1:  skipped (0)

Office Yoga 2:  skipped (0)

Saberist Workout: skipped (0)

Evening Taiji: missed (-1)

Bedtime Yoga: missed (-1)

Verse & Reflection: missed (-1)

 

Weekly Progress

The Force:

Points:  2/5

Knowledge

Points:  3/5

Self-discipline

Points:  16/30(60)

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[Draegon (Liam P Boyle)]

 

Okay, so the Presidential elections coincided with an attack of the brain weasels and a visit from the black dog.  I have been just completely off mentally, all week.  I'm drinking to much coffee, and have been sipping on booze ever since I found out the sociopath human cheeto with the alien hair won.  My diet went straight to hell because my ulcers have been flaring up, which means I need to eat a "low residue" diet for a few days.  Basically what this consists of is yogurt, white bread, refined sugar, and other foods that are essentially fiber-less. I even broke down and smoked a pack of cigarettes (not all at once of course).  I quit smoking about a year ago, for vaping but I let stress and upset get to me.

 

Anyway, PERKELE!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm going to just write this week off, take Kidzilla to see Dr. Strange tomorrow, and try to get back on track Monday. 

 

For anybody in the Louisville area - should we see the uptick in right-wing harassment that seems to be happening since the election, I'll be doing the safety pin thing so y'all can spot me, and I'm more than willing to be of any assistance I can.  My vow when I joined the army all those years ago was to serve the people and the constitution not the ****ing politicians, and I can't stand bullies.