http://www.impactlab.com/2010/06/18/devap-90-more-efficient-air-conditioner/

"The US National Renewable Energy Laboratory has announced that it has developed a new method for air conditioning that reduces energy use by 50-90%. The DEVap system (Desiccant-Enhanced eVaporative air conditioner) cools air using evaporative cooling, which is not new, but combines the process with a liquid dessicant for pulling the water vapor out of the cooled air stream. The liquid dessicant, a very strong aqueous solution of lithium chloride or sodium chloride, is separated from the air stream by a permeable hydrophobic membrane. Heat is later used to evaporate water vapor back out — heat that can come from a variety of sources such as solar or natural gas. The dessicants are, compared to typical refrigerants like HCFCs, relatively benign on the environment."
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/06/20/194201/New-Air-Conditioner-Process-Cuts-Energy-Use-50-90

i think a majority of canker sores are created from a little damage to the skin in the mouth. this comes from biting the skin by yourself or eating abrasive foods such as potato chips, tortillas, toast, anything rough enough to create a little cut in the mouth. i realized this after the day i ate 2 bags of doritos and sun chips. i think the main problem is it taste so damn good that you eat it really fast and munch on it without thinking about the repercussions. so i decided to see if i can avoid abrasive foods from now on. if i do eat them, to break them down small enough before eating it. hope this helps someone out there someday.

yeaaa i dropped an egg, some shredded fish and

some tofu  in my soup thing morning. i got plenty of protein in my
soups now. i bought half a cabbage for 36 cents

at ralphs after working out

hopefully i can keep this up

so, i was trying salads for every dinner and have lost about 3-4 pounds. but, after a while i realized that if you eat a lot of salad it is still sorta harsh on the digestive system. so i thought about it some and came to the conclusions that i will include soups in my diet. i will prepare my soups with the healthiest ingredients and make sure most of it is already pre-shredded so my digestive system does minimal work. i should have thought of this before. but, i think this soup strategy will improve my health my a large margin.

soups are:

1. easy on digestion
2. simple to prepare
3. healthy depending on ingredients
4. if only vegetables, it's non-fattening.

to me healthy digestive system means:

1. quicker mind
2. healthier looking face
3. better mood
4. over-all sense of well being.

all of the above lead to higher self-confidence.

soups for life!

since i work out i will need protein so maybe i can include eggs and shredded chicken and shredded fish in my soups too.

i think i picked up a new life skill today. i realized that if you have encountered a specific problem once and have resolved it in the past, then, there's no reason to stress over it. just sorta float through the motions to solve the problem without being mentally attached to it. it probably reduced my stress at work by 25% today.

i decided to have only salads for dinners. easy to digest and low calories.. i think it's perfect for last meal before sleeping.
but, there was a trap to this. since it's so healthy, i got tricked into thinking it's ok to have higher volume.
not the case, even when it's a salad, portion control is very important.
that's why sometimes i meet some people who are vegetarians but still kinda look obese.
it's the salad trap. luckily i realized this 2 days into the routine.
tomorrow should be better.

i took this class today after lifting.. called piyo. half pilates, half yoga. first time i took a class like that.
kinda awkward bc there was like 50 women, one gay guy and me.. wtf did i get myself into i thought.
the instructor was hispanic and kinda hot. but, the stuff was very good for flexibility and strength.
i would take it every week if the guy to girl ratio wasn't so bad.
maybe i'll just do it like once a month so that i don't bother them too much.
i liked the ab work out the best and maybe the handstand position. maybe what i didn't like is some
of the moves were too smooth and feminine. there was some stuff i just skipped over refusing to do.

yea i was like this guy in the pic in the very back of the class. lol
i had to fight checking out girls *sses and reminded myself it was for
training not that type of thing.

June 2 (Bloomberg) -- AT&T Inc., the largest U.S. phone company, is offering new wireless data plans as it struggles to meet surging demand for data-hungry devices like Apple Inc.’s iPhone on its network.

AT&T will offer a basic 200-megabyte plan for $15 a month, and a 2-gigabyte package at $25 that includes 10 times as much data, the Dallas-based company said in a statement today. The 2- gigabyte plan replaces an existing $29.99 plan for iPad customers, which has no limit on data usage.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-06-02/at-t-unveils-data-plans-to-help-manage-iphone-demand-update1-.html

sun - stretch, upper body + 15 mins cardio
mon - s, lower body +15
tues - s, upper +15
wed - s, lower + 15
thurs - s, upper + 15
fri - s, lower + 15
sat - 15 min cardio only.

cardio at end of work out.
no more maxing out.. light to medium high reps.
goal is lean & fit & healthy look.
work out before lunch 7 days a week.
try out yoga and kickboxing at 24.

breakfast - high protein, fruits/vegetable - medium portion
lunch - high protein, fruits/vegetables - small portion
dinner - salad only.

if i keep this up.. i will probably lose too much weight. i will have to adjust my diet eventually. i want to keep it around 145.