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Day 16 - The Start of a Hectic Weekend
Well Friday the 16th has arrived, for me the beginning of 3 Asian Cup matches in 4 days, so I thought it was about time to take a day of work to relax (or was that 'swelter in the Queensland sun'...)
I got some relief in the Logan Hyperdome aircon whilst catching up for a Hogs Breathe lunch and a cuppa with Narelle Kerr.
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Day 14 - The One Where I Went Missing For A Week
Well, it has been a week since I last update my blog. Did I forget? No. Was I abducted by aliens and probed? No. I've been sick, down and out with a fever and a chest infection ... in summer. Have no idea really how this started, but it surely has kicked me around a fair bit. Antibiotics have now kicked in. I have managed to get out of the house in the last few days to watch the AFC Asian Cup matches in Brisbane and I will share some pics of that soon, but during the last few days I haven't had a cuppa (even on my own) and now I'm wayyyyyyy behind. Oh, Tea Gods, send me some more Tea lovers to share a cuppa with and give this mission a more positive stat than 3/14.
Day 7 - Doing the math
Well the end of week 1, and doing the math it looks like I'm already up against it. Luckily Julian Wong stepped up and made the odds a little better. 3 of 365
Day 5 - The 1 with the Asian Cup tickets
Well, back to work as usual today. Still no tea. Currently looking at a 2 for 5 average at the moment, can't let it get too out of hand.
Purchased Asian Cup Tickets this afternoon. I'm not saying I'm cutting it fine, but the tournament does begin of Friday and the 1st match at Suncorp... sorry, "Brisbane Stadium" is this saturday. It's going to be a pretty big test for me there, I'm so used to grabbing at least 1 x 600ml softdrink when I go and watch matches if not 2 or 3.
So I woke up at 11am today ...
Well day 4 was nearly half over before I knew it. Still fairly lethargic and quite thirsty, even with the water I'm drinking. Not much done today, except washing.
Day 3 - Well finally nabbed myself another Tea drinker Kay Siddons and hoping the cup wasn't a signal of it's brew.
Funny thing happened today, my kids thought I may be dying. Was it because I looked ill? (that's debatable) No, it was because in the past few days I'd knocked back Subway cookies and doughnuts and was drinking tea more than usual. How long can my secret last!lol!
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Day 2 - Let the Headaches Begin
I'm sure I'm not the only person that has gone through this, but it seems as if I don't have softdrink for a few days, I start to get headaches. The kind that border on migraine. It's like my body is yearning for softdrink, yet I know the thirst I have wouldn't even be quenched by downing a 1.25L of the main thing I'm trying to kick Pepsi Max.
What am I, some sort of soda junkie? Hooked on the fizz. It's definitely a weird feeling and I'm really lethargic too.
No tea for me today - damn you original rule. I could be ahead right now!
Rule Amendment #1 - Me Tea, You Whatever!
Well, later on day 1 I visited a few friends (you know who you are ... Bear), as you do around this time of the year, they were happy to make me a cuppa T, but 'they prefer coffee' ...
So from now on, the other person doesn't have to have a cup of Tea, but I will try to get there mugshot to prove I had my tea :-)
Well, after a good night at the Brisbane New Years Eve Fireworks (Southbank), I finally got my 1st Cuppa in on the 1st day. The girl with the Taz cup some may recognise as a YouTuber by the name of Harlee Night.
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Day 1 - Weigh-In: 148.8kgs/328 pounds. Not really a huge surprise, been lingering between the 140-150 mark for the best of the last 5 yrs.
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Filling in the time between the 8:30pm fireworks and the proper midnight display. Walk about near Storey Bridge.
Found our vantage point for the Brisbane New Years Eve Fireworks.
The Countdown Begins
Well, less than 12 hours to go and I haven't told a single person what I have planned. Obviously this will have to change, as I'm sure people will be wondering what is so interesting that I might want to take pics or selfies with them whilst having a tea. Surely if I share a cuppa with an absolute stranger and take photos, they would think I'm a fruit loop ... wouldn't they? Well, I made sure I have some teabags in the cupboard ready for home use, we rarely have people drop by. I have no idea how this is gunna pan out and I'm actually getting nervous with anticipation.
Wish me luck and Happy New Years!
Year of Tea - WTF?
Well, this is a brand new blog I'm beginning today in preparation for January 1st, 2015.
If you have accidentally come across this page, I thought I'd better explain what I'm doing here, polluting the internet with 'ANOTHER' blog. Well, 2015 represents the year I turn 40. Over the best part of a decade I have been lingering on the 'largish' end of the scales, most days lately begin with a self questioning "What The Fuck Did You Do?" look into the mirror.
I know I'm not alone. I'm sure it's happening all over the world everyday. I look back at old photos and think, 'wow, I was decent looking back then'. In the words of Jay (Jay and Silent Bob) "I'd fuck me, I'd fuck me hard!"
I've always had problems with my weight, mainly due to my love of food and soft drink and cheese and wrapping the KFC skin around the chips and dipping them into the potato and gravy ... You get the picture.
When the weight went on, I found I became less social, a voice in my head would say 'do you really want to see them like this?', 'hold off another 6 months you'll lose weight, see them then', but the weight never dropped and sometimes I never got another chance to catch up.
So last night as I began my usual routine of going to bed I started to think of Tea, fuck knows why. I do like a good cuppa every now and then, and it usually tastes heaps better if someone else makes it, am I right?
So I've decided as of New Years Eve, I am going to go 2015 without soft drink. So why is this blog called Year Of The Tea? Well in truth, 365 Cups of Tea was taken ... Bastards!lol! The premise is that whilst I am not drinking soft drink I need an alternative, because water alone just feels so .... well ... diety. So to solve my recent anti-social stumbling blocks, for the 365 days of 2015 I intend on having 365 cups of tea. Not too hard, I hear you say. Well, I intend on having those 365 cups of tea, each with a different person and not repeating. The huge stumbling block I come to is that even on Facebook I only have 312 friends, and that includes workmate and school friends from the past 36 years, some I haven't seen since I was 6 or 7! To have 365 cuppas in 2015, I'm going to have to have Tea with people I know and chase new people to have tea with, which is kinda scary.
So this blog will be a little record of that journey. Will I make it past the 1st few posts? (where most blogs die from neglect), will I lose any weight? How the fuck am I gunna find people to have Tea with?
This is not a resolution, but it is a challenge!