I just finished watching a documentary called “Zeitgeist.” It covers three main topics; religion, 9/11 and the central bank. According to the movie, the relationship that these three topics have in common is the theory of the eventual creation of a one world government. I won’t tell you what my opinion of the topics covered or what conclusions I have drawn, but I will tell you that my eyes have been opened to the point that during and immediately after watching I felt almost nauseous. I encourage you to watch this video and tell everyone you know to do the same. I consider myself an intelligent person who is not easily swayed. If this video doesn’t at least get you thinking about the issues raised, you are probably as ignorant as the makers of the documentary believe the American public really is.
Let’s just say I am seriously considering not continuing to pay federal income tax!
I wanted to share this story I came across about a chamber of commerce that did something ingenuous to help people see the effects of spending locally:
Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce uses $2 bills to track local spending
I would love to see Spokane’s Chamber of Commerce try this.
Who cares what I ate today, I’m out! The thought of a three-day weekend eating the same old crap was too much for me, so I threw in the towel. You can see me going out in style. Ryan, you are a scoundrel. Four days was long enough. I get it…it’s hard!
While I thought it was soy that I would tire of, it turned out to be eggs that I am averse to (for the time being anyway). I consumed 2 dozen eggs over the course of 4 days! My cholesterol can’t be doing too good right now.
Thanks to all of you who offered support. To those of you who think this is easy, it ain’t. It really makes me appreciate how lucky we are in the Western world to have the variety of food choices that we do.
Today has been hard. I am getting bored with the same stuff every day. I think part of it is adjusting to not having as much carbs are I normally would. I think this type of diet would be ok as long as I had more variety. I’m ok with cutting out processed foods. I do miss the speed with which I am normally able to have as meal; just pop it in the microwave and go. It has made me late for work every day. Oh well, on to my meals:
Breakfast
- Eggs, rice and cheese mixed together
- Glass of orange juice
Lunch
I really need to come up with something different for lunches. We had a BBQ at work today. Man, that was hard to resist.
Snacks
Dinner
- Spinach and rice quiche
- Glass of orange juice
Yeah, the quiche didn’t turn out so well. I tried using soft tofu to bulk it up but the tofu ended up just making the whole thing a bit runny.
Breakfast (almost the same as yesterday)
- Scrambled eggs with cheese
- Orange juice
Lunch (same as yesterday)
- Cheese and rice
- Orange
- Edamame
- Hard-boiled egg
I need to start mixing it up for breakfast and lunch. Otherwise, this could get boring REALLY soon.
Dinner
Actually I plan on having something before I head over to Remi’s for the blend-off. More info on what I am talking about later. Although, I think if you think about it for a bit you will figure out what we have planned.
Update: For dinner I had rice with scrambled eggs and spinach. Washed it down with a glass of oj. Later I headed over to Remi’s for the blend-off. We all paired off and took turns blending ALL of our ingredients together then drinking/eating them. Some of the blends where horid looking and smelling. God only knows what they tasted like. Mine blended quite well. Well enough that I felt compelled to drink it all! Everyone else had only had a martini glass full and then quickly dumped the rest before going into convulsions. I wish I had followed their lead. My mixture went down fine but after a few minutes I wasn’t feeling 100%. I’m doing ok as I write this, but I have this feeling in my throat like all seven ingredients could come back up if I don’t take it easy.
I’m really looking forward to the video of all of us doing this!
Update: Here are the first two face-offs
Breakfast:
- Eggs, spinach, cheese scrambled
- Orange juice
Steamed rice for lunch. Need to allow a LOT more time in the morning for food preparation.
Lunch:
- Cheese and rice
- Orange
- Edamame
- Hard-boiled egg
I haven’t hard-boiled eggs in a LONG time. They turned out perfect! Cheese and rice is pretty tasty, I think.
Dinner:
- Spinach salad with a soy sauce vinaigrette. Sprinkled with shredded cheddar cheese.
- Fried tofu with a orange soy sauce reduction over brown rice
How you like me now?
T-Minus 3 hours and change until the contest begins!
This afternoon all of the contestants met to do some last minute grocery shopping at Huckleberry’s. I had already purchased the bulk of my items at Costco, so the main item left for me was tofu. Just like the planning meeting, all the men promptly arrived at the designated time. Come on Mariah, you live 2 blocks from the place; no excuses! I was feeling like being a good sport and pointed out some avocado oil to Bart (you can thank me by dropping out on day one). I also scored on some rice-derived items; rice bran oil, rice wine vinegar and wheat-free soy sauce (didn’t know it had wheat in it to start with). This week is starting to look a little better already.
After each of us went down our lists on video and all had a quick photo opp, it was off to Picabu Bistro for our “last supper.” The conversation as a bit light at times during dinner. I think each of us was sizing up the other opponents, looking for any weaknesses. Remi admitted to caving if someone delivered a Bennidito’s pizza to his place. What time do they open on Monday?
Last stop before we all hunkered down to prepare for the coming battle was ice cream at The Scoop.
I’m really excited to start tomorrow but I have to admit; looking at my shopping cart at Costco and saying to myself “This is ALL I get to eat for the next week” was a bit of a reality check. Don’t worry Stefan, I won’t let you down.
On a whim, I decided to join up with a group of friends that were undertaking the inaugural 7vs.7: Spokane challenge. Here it is in a nutshell (ironic word choice, you’ll get it, keep reading):
Seven ingredients
Seven days
The challenge starts Monday, June 30th. Here are my seven:
coffee
eggs
[cheddar] cheese
spinach
oranges
white brown rice
soy
The only other things I can consume that aren’t on the list are water, salt and pepper. Personally, I think I should be able to swap out salt and pepper for other spices of my choosing. We’ll see if that flies with the group.
There are 8 people doing the challenge; Bart, Mariah, Andrew, Geneva, Remi, Paul, Becky and myself. All of us have our own blogs, but the best place to go to see how this all unfolds is the definitive Spokane site; Hip as Fuck. There will be some additional challenges later on in the week for whoever is left.
I am a bit nervous about doing this over the 4th, but I think it will make the challenge all the more valid.
Now that Stefan is out the field of contestants is pretty strong.
If anyone has ideas about creative uses of these ingredients please offer them up in the comments.
A non-conclusive list of things musicians used to do but stopped doing at some point in the last decade or two. Some are for the best, but some could use a revival. On-stage martial arts anyone?
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Artocracy, a site I helped build last year has been nominated for a 2008 Webby Award. The nomination is in the art website category. Read the announcement. See the list of nominees. I’m thrilled for Megan Murphy, the owner of Artocracy.
The site is also up for the People’s Voice award in the Art website category. Cast your vote!
Mark
