Brian Hale-Yeah!'s blog

Emil ' s place

The building I work in has a cafe downstairs that is part of one of the other companies (I think). It has changes owners several times so maybe it's separate. Anyway, it used to be really cheap food but now it's okay but still really convenient. All that to say, I forgot my breakfast this morning, am totally exhausted from last night and waking up early for the gym, so, I caved. I just spent $5 for a cheese omelette and wheat toast. It was nice to get out of the office for a couple minutes though.
-From my iPhone

Urbanspoon

I was very undecided about what to eat today, so after I did my ritual Friday bank trip, I started aimlessly driving.
I hate being undecided so, whip out the iPhone and turn on urbanspoon.
You've probably seen the commercial, but it's a cool application that determines through GPS where you are and then creates a database of restaurants sorted by location, cultural flavor and price. You shake it like a Polaroid picture and it comes up with a selection for you. I like the randomness and the odd chance that I might find something new. It's kind of like hotwire for food minus the deals.
Anyway, that's it. Do you like to try new places or do you tend to stick with a tried and true?

From my iPhone

Happy Turkey Day!

Haven't blogged in forever...oops.

I dislocated my jaw in order to fit as much food in as possible. One meal down, 2 to go!

Actually, I'm not a big fan of the thanksgiving feast, but we just had t-day breakfast and it was great!

What's your favorite family dish? I'd say I'm looking forward to the pecan pie the most.

new restaurant in Fresno

I met 3 buddies today for lunch. Mike, Matt, Joe and I went to Wahoo's which just opened out on Palm and Nees next to the new GB3. I've eaten at Wahoo's in San Jose and down in LA, but we just got ours in the last week or so.
I don't know why they are so good, it seems like a weird combo, but I love fish tacos.
Plus, since the place is brand-new it is like the new hot spot. I saw several people I know there eating.
So, if you like fish tacos or you think Rubio's is any good, then you will love Wahoo's, it's the best!

Should I get Crunked?

Apparently Lil' John wants me to! I need your help, I am going on vacation tomorrow which means I need to get a ton of stuff done today! I'm trying to tie up all the loose ends and clean up so that nothing will be out there hanging while I'm gone. I went to the gym this morning, got some food in me, and now I'd like a little something extra from my buddy Caffeine.

Coffee is out of the question, I can't stand the stuff. Maybe a cold coffee drink would work, but what do you guys drink when you need a little speed up? I know there are a lot of different things out there, but I just haven't tried them. Monster, Sobe, Gatorade, Crunk Juice, Red Bull...etc. Give me a recommendation! please!

Master Cleanse Day 2

Well, day 1 was successful. When I got home from work, Jacinda was getting some pizza for her and kiara and man, did it smell good. I just want to chew on something. all this liquid is really weird. This morning I did my salt water cleanse and I haven't had anything to eat or drink since then. It's like I have no appetite. I'm gonna go make a drink right now, because I'm so caffeine deprived, I'm about to drool on my keyboard. I think that will be the hardest thing about today, the "no-caffeine" headache. It's already brewing and I'm not even supposed to take Tylenol. I feel thinner today though. I think I can already see a little difference in my face. I meet with my nutrionist this afternoon, so I'll get an official weight update.

The Master Cleanse

I hesitate talking about this because I'm afraid of not being able to do it. That is precisely why I'm telling you about it. Last night, at the recommendation of the Nutrionist I've been working with, I started The Master Cleanse. It is a detox plan that I will be doing for the next 10 days. It cleans you out...literally.

Every night you drink a laxative tea, and then in the morning you guzzle 32 ozs of water with sea salt in it. then several times a day, you actually drink this concoction of spring water, maple syrup, fresh squeezed lemon juice and cayenne pepper. oh, if you need a snack...mint tea. that's it. that's all i can eat/drink for the next 10 days.

It is meant predominantly to detox your system and clean all of the nasty things your body accumulates over the years. I've always wanted to do one. Weight loss is the secondary effect, obviously! I'm not eating anything! When I googling around looking for testimonials and what not, I found out that Beyonce used this 10 day diet to lose weight for her role in Dreamgirls. She lost 22 pounds in 10 days! holy cow! So here i am, out there, I'm going to do this. I will complete it and I'll walk you through the journey, minus the gorry details. You can email me personally if you are thinking about doing it and I'll let you in on how it all works.

March 20, 2007: Exhausted, caffeine addicted, 242 pounds.

mmmm....burritto....

I just had lunch with my boy Trevor at Chipotle. I've known Trevor since Jr. High and we have been tight for probably the last 14+ years. We went to the Coldplay concert together which will forever put him in my "hall of fame" for good times. Sometimes we feel so trapped in the town that we live in. Fresno is a great place to grow up, a great place to raise a family, all of our families are here, but sometimes the city life just sounds so much better. Not that I am some kind of late-night partier, but there is something in me that has always loved the big city, fast paced lifestyle that maybe only exists in metropolitan-heavy movies. I dunno. just kind of thinking out loud I guess. I want the adventure, but so much of my life is solidified here in this town. I guess we'll just have to vacation to those places. Going to San Jose next weekend, that'll be nice. Just me and the wife too. No kids...woohoo.

Speaking of childhood friends...a couple friends at work were reminiscing about the things of old. Do you remember M.A.S.H. (not the TV show dad.)? I just found out that I'll marry Maggie Gyllenhall, drive a Black BMW M5, while living in a House in Boston with our 4 kids and I'll be a Broker (what I do now!). Let's see what's in your future. Go try it here...MASH.