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Activity

• Rode the bike to work (6.1km)

Breakfast

• Three hard boiled eggs

Activity

• Rode the bike to Dominion and back to the office (2km)

Lunch

• Strip loin with Keg spice and covered in Keg peppercorn sauce - 322g
• A can of Canada Dry Ginger Ale

Snacks

• Two heaping spoonfuls of raw honey

Activity

• Rode the bike home (6.1km)

Dinner

• One Premier Nutrition Protein bar - double chocolate crunch

Breakfast

• Protein shake
  • Two scoops of MuscleTech Nitro-Tech Hardcore - vanilla
  • 250ml skim lactose-free milk
  • Frozen strawberries

Snacks

• Three hard boiled eggs

Lunch

• Subway
  • Foot long oven-roasted chicken breast on Italian herbs and cheese
  • American cheese
  • Lettuce, onion, pickles
  • Mustard, mayo, Southwest Chipotle sauce
• One can of Diet Pepsi

Snacks

• Paramount - “The Dark Knight”
  • One large tub of popcorn with butter
  • One large Barq’s root beer
  • A box of Glosette Raisins

Dinner

• Friar & Firkin
  • A plate of chicken strips with hot sauce
  • Side of veggies (carrots and celery) with ranch
  • Two pints of Creemore

Since I got the iPhone, I’ve been keeping an eye on the iTunes Store and checking out all the latest apps that have been released. Some of them are good, and some of them make you wonder why someone took the time to put them together, or how Apple even approved it’s release. Still, the App Store is pretty new, so I’m sure we’ll see a revamp of the interface and perhaps even a revamp of what they’re allow to be sold. I mean, come on… we need some standards here.

And speaking of “standards”, Shazam has up’d the bar as to what could be considered the most useful and coolest iPhone app currently available. Initially, I saw this and didn’t pay much attention to it; I thought it was another music player or streamer, but Jon advised me to take a closer look, and I’m glad I did!

Picture this: You’re at a pub and the music in the background is a song you’ve heard a few times and have been dying to know what the title is, or who sings it, so you can go buy it (or download it, if that’s your thing), but no one knows anything about the song. Even the bartender says “It’s just on random”. Worse yet, you can barely make out the lyrics, and even if you could, it would be futile to remember them as you just ordered a pitcher, which will wipe away any memory of the night.

Problem solved.

Take out the iPhone, open up Shazam, and press “Tag Now”. As long as the music is loud enough for you to hear clearly (doesn’t have to be blasting), Shazam should be able to pick it up. It’ll record 12 seconds (by default) of the music you’re listening to, upload it to their servers for analysis, and then spit back the info you’re looking for: track name, artist, album… it’ll even show you the cover art of the CD, and give you a few links to the song or album via the iTunes Store so you can purchase it right there. HOW NEAT IS THAT?!

After using it for the last few days, I’ve only managed to trip it up a few times, but in those instances, it was with some pretty obscure music (stuff from Japan; the country, not the band), or any sort of electronica or raggae. Other than that, it has been bang on. So frikkin’ cool.

I have no idea how Shazam is able to pull this off, but it has astounded me time and time again. It is quite possibly going to be one of the most useful apps on the iPhone for me, other than checking my email, surfing the ‘net, checking out Facebook, or keeping tabs with my calendar. Apparently, this app is only free on the iPhone, while other cellphone users have to pay for each lookup. Suckers!  

iTunes Store - http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=284993459

Shazam website - http://www.shazam.com/music/portal

Breakfast

• Four light Babybels

Lunch

• Strip loin with Keg spice and covered in Keg peppercorn sauce - 458g
• A can of Diet Pepsi

Dinner

• One Premier Nutrition Protein bar - double chocolate crunch

Activity

• Molly and I rode our bikes around the neighbourhood before it got too dark (4.6km)

Breakfast / Lunch

• Kilgour’s
  • Canadien with home fries and no salad

Dinner

• Swiss Chalet
  • Quarter chicken dinner with fries and Chalet sauce - white meat
  • Two baked buns with butter

Snacks

• One jumbo Mr. Freeze - blue raspberry

Breakfast / Lunch

• Kilgour’s
  • Canadien with home fries and no salad

Dinner

• 2-for-1 Pizza
  • Four slices of pizza with pepperoni, onion, mushrooms, green pepper, and extra cheese

Snacks

• One 950ml Gatorade - grape

Breakfast / Lunch

• Swiss Chalet
  • Half chicken dinner with fries and Chalet sauce
  • Baked bun with butter
  • A can of Diet Pepsi

Dinner

• Strip loin steak with Club House Spicy Hickory rub - 450g (guess)
• Kabobs with red onion, red pepper, yellow pepper, orange pepper, zucchini, mushrooms… and I had one cherry tomato (yuck!)
• Two bottles of Diet Pepsi - 591ml

Breakfast

• One Premier Nutrition Protein bar - double chocolate crunch

Lunch

• Strip loin with Keg spice and covered in Keg peppercorn sauce - 380g
• A can of Pepsi

Activity

• Rode the bike home (6.1km)

Dinner

• PJ Wongs
  • Large chicken and creamed corn soup
• A bottle of caffeine-free Diet Pepsi - 591ml

Activity

• Rode the bike to work (6.1km)
• Rode the bike to the SkyDome and back to work (8.5km)

Dinner

• C Lounge
  • Some spring rolls
  • Some lemon grass shrimp
  • A chicken skewer
  • A lot of beer and two shots

I DUB THEE “PROTEUS”! (Yes, I am naming my iPhone… and I have to anyway)

Starting yesterday, I began checking out the Rogers store at the SkyDome to see if they had any iPhones in stock. The rumour was that they would be receiving a shipment, and so rather than call them, I intially rode my bike over to see if they had any. Hey, it was my lunch, and I planned on riding the bike anyway. 

As luck would have it, they didn’t have any in stock, but one of the dudes working there said for me to call in an hour, and gave me his card. I rode back, and called a few times throughout the afternoon, yet they didn’t have any. Bummer. Still, it was amusing how they answered the phone:

Thank you for calling the Rogers store, my name is so-and-so, we don’t have any iPhones in stock, but is there anything else I can help you with…?

I called this morning, and the guy who picked up didn’t say anything about not having any iPhones. Hmmmm. I asked, and they had ONE left. I asked if he could put it on the side for me as I would be biking over, but he said that he unfortunately couldn’t do that and that I should “peddle as fast as you can”. And so I did. I walked into the store with my bike, and he smiled and picked up the iPhone and put it on the counter. Awesome.

While it was being set up, this big dude came in and waited behind me. Turns out he wanted to get an iPhone as well, but the Rogers rep said that they didn’t have any more, and then he looked at me and said “This guy is bigger than you… I’d run, man!”, which we had a laugh over. However, there was this other girl who came in looking to get an iPhone as well, and she explained that he had one that was unlocked, it cost her $700, and she had it stolen last night at a club. That sucks.

Anyway, to Proteus, I make the following promises:

• I shall not drop thee into a pint of beer.
• I shall not drop thee at all.
• I shall treat thee with care.
• I shall not go over 6GB per month.
• I shall use Google Maps OFTEN.  

WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!