Month: January 2015

10 tips for conquering public speaking nerves – Very good advice from the latest Technically Speaking newsletter.

It was a very tempting day, as I went out for lunch with my nephew (to Jamie’s Italian), went to a pub after work, and then nearly got strong-armed into going out to dinner as well.

Breakfast: 2 eggs scrambled in ghee with leftover tomato and basil salad, black coffee
Lunch: Seared Tuna Salad at Jamie’s Italian, sparkling water, black coffee
Dinner: Leftover Cracklin’ Chicken thighs with a big bowl of salad

How to Get on Taylor Swift’s Christmas List – Christmas, Music News, Real People Stories, Taylor Swift : People.com – This got shared on Notre Dame’s alumni Twitter account since the 3rd grade teacher mentioned is a fellow Domer. Isn’t that sweet? TAYLOR SWIFT IS AWESOME AND I DON’T CARE IF YOU DISAGREE.

Woodworking Squares You Need to Know | Welcome to the Craftsy Blog! – Someday I’m going to learn woodworking. In the meantime, I like learning about the tools people use for their hobbies. I recommend you read this in Nick Offerman’s voice too for extra Ron Swanson-ness.

Day 5 wasn’t great. When I woke up, I felt really dizzy like I had vertigo or I was drunk. I think it was due to low blood sugar, or possibly the fact that I went from eating a lot of crap to very, very healthy all at once. I’ve started snacking a bit more, and that seems to have helped.

Breakfast: Black coffee, roasted almonds, dried mango
Lunch: Leftover steak, asparagus, and green beans
Snack: More almonds
Dinner: Cracklin’ Chicken, tomato and basil salad, and steamed carrots