The Terrible Adventures of Warlord Blade

To Beard or Not to Beard!

noreply@blogger.com (Warlord Blade) — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 04:17:00 +0000

THAT is quite often the question in my life.

I'm a hairy guy.

Always have been (well, since I was 13 or so),

Always will be.

Unless I laser my neck... which is probably the only place I would consider that type of hair removal.

So we come to the common questions;

Should I let my beard grow out?

Beardy!

Or should I keep it more shaved (or stubbly)?

Not so Beardy!

Stubbly

Tough question. Especially since I'm pretty happy either way!!

Other Beardiferous options:

2 week Beard

4 week Beard

Easy Ride Stache and scruff

5 week Beard

Runners Beard

Cowboy Beard!

The Hulihee

Rough Beard

Goatee

Weird Beards

Wizard beard! (not real)

Wolverine Beard!

Piratical Beard!

Ragnar Stache

If anybody feels like sharing their thoughts I'd appreciate it!
What do you think about facial hair in general?
Which types do you like?
What do you NOT like?

I know my wife does NOT like just a plain mustache!

I look sickly...

Blackbeard's Horrible History

noreply@blogger.com (Warlord Blade) — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 05:06:00 +0000

That is all.

Thank you.

Bucket List and Movies...

noreply@blogger.com (Warlord Blade) — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:10:00 +0000

I updated my Spring movie list by ~~crossing out~~ the ones I've now seen, but it isn't quite time for a full post. Maybe after I watch a few more of them.

My Bucket List is almost 2 years old now...

I have only crossed off a few things since writing that - MOSTLY because the majority of them are Travel related, and a good portion of them are also general "Get Better At..." goals that will basically never be 'checked off' until that bucket is good and kicked, and then if I'm better than I was when I started, that's good enough for me!

ITLAPD 2012!!

noreply@blogger.com (Warlord Blade) — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:16:00 +0000

Avast ye lily-livered lubbers!

It be that time o' the year again!

Aye me hearties, one of t' grandest days of the year is again upon us!

Tha's Right!

Look lively there while ye attempt to speak like a real MAN o' the sea!

Iff'n ye don't I've a mind to tie ye to the yardarm or perhaps keel haul ya!!

So don't be a filthy Scallywag and spout gibberish or it'll be into the scuppers with ye!

In honor of this fine day ye can be sure I'll be spending the evening building me own Pirate Ship in me front yarrrd!

Aye! This be the beginnings of a Ship!

About time I put up some more Doodles

noreply@blogger.com (Warlord Blade) — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:14:00 +0000

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Movie List - Spring of 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Warlord Blade) — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:53:00 +0000

I last did a list of Movies I wanted to see in June of 2010, and I haven't seen very many movies since then so I'm quite behind.

The main reason for this is to have a place to remember these! Maybe sometime in 2014 I'll look back and see how I did.

First off, from that previous list there are only 4 I didn't see. Not too bad.
Clash of the Titans
The Other Guys
Adjustment Bureau
Eagle of the Ninth

Amazingly none of those are on Netflix yet.

Since the last list these are the films I DID see: (*T* after if I saw it in the Theater)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Kung Fu Panda 2
Cars 2 (Kind of... bad movie theater experience with kids!) *T*
The Green Hornet
Gnomeo & Juliet
Sucker Punch
Rio
Thor *T*
X-Men: First Class (Just recently saw this)
Captain America: The First Avenger
Puss in Boots
Hugo
The Hunger Games *T*
Red
Megamind
Tangled
The Warrior's Way
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Tourist
Tron Legacy *T*

Yeah we don't get out to the theater that much. Cheaper that way I guess!

And now the films I would still like to see (not in order of preference):

~~Transformers: Dark of the Moon~~
~~Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol~~
I Am Number Four
Unknown
~~Limitless~~
Source Code
The King's Speech
Fast Five
Super 8
~~Green Lantern~~
Larry Crowne
Cowboys & Aliens
The Help
~~Conan the Barbarian~~
Warrior
Real Steel
Johnny English Reborn (Although I haven't seen the first one yet!)
~~The Three Musketeers~~
Tower Heist
~~The Muppets~~
~~Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows~~
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Adventures of Tintin
We Bought a Zoo
John Carter
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
~~Haywire~~
Underworld: Awakening
~~Chronicle~~
The Secret World of Arrietty
~~The Social Network~~

Finally - here are some upcoming movies I want to see (in order of release for the rest of the year):

The Pirates! Band of Misfits
~~The Avengers~~
Dark Shadows
~~Men in Black 3~~
Snow White & the Huntsman
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Prometheus
Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter (Ha! Maybe)
~~Brave~~
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
The Amazing Spider-Man
~~The Dark Knight Rises~~
The Bourne Legacy
Total Recall
The Expendables 2
Taken 2 (didn't even know there was going to be a new one)
Skyfall
47 Ronin
Les Misérables
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Great Gatsby

WOW that's a big list!!
I'm surprised I saw as many of those movies as I did - but there are still a lot to see.

Leap Year!!

noreply@blogger.com (Warlord Blade) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:57:00 +0000

Amazing - it's the 29th of February!

Seriously though - why do we get an extra day in the middle of winter?!

Anyway not much to add here - still thinking about my previous post and what I want to focus on here... Happy Leap Day!

(Also, Savage Chickens is one of my favorites - you should visit his site and see all his awesome post-it chicken-ness)

Direction for the Future of the Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Warlord Blade) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:51:00 +0000

Yeah I'm really trying to figure that out still... And I'd love to hear some input if you have any.

I'm not going to get rid of this blog, but there are SO many different sites I'm using around the internet, and that's not including my Fitness Blog also on Blogger!

Examples:
Twitter
Books
Running
Body Measurement
My Art
Pinterest
Inspirational Pictures
Goals
More Goals
Even MORE Goals (Schemer is still in Beta so you can't see that unless you already have it!)

Those sites are just the ones I use off the top of my head!!

So what should I do here? I've already got a lot of subjects covered.

One that isn't covered is Japanese Music Videos... I could do just that!

Maybe I'll focus exclusively on Pirates!

Primal Challenge results

noreply@blogger.com (Warlord Blade) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:44:00 +0000

21 days have come and gone - we completed our first 21 days of pretty much 100% Primal!

Now that we finished that we have gone into a more 'normal' Primal lifestyle, keeping exceptions to less than 20% of total. It's working out and our kids are starting to complain less as well!

As for results - I lost 5 or 6 pounds - if you want to see what that did for my love handles, you can see my pasty skin over on my Fitness entry on pre and post challenge results post. Now I need to gain back that weight, with no fat!

Eat more fat, have less on my body - I like it!

If you have any questions let me know - I'm happy to answer them!

Gone Primal

noreply@blogger.com (Warlord Blade) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:01:00 +0000

As my beautiful wife documented in her blog we have decided that with this new year we would start The Primal Blueprint 21-Day Total Body Transformation as outlined in the book of the same name... (If you buy the book through that link I supposedly get money... but nobody ever has so I don't expect to!)

If you've never checked out Mark's Daily Apple - you really should! (I don't get anything if you click on that link)

It is a valuable resource for anybody interested in health regardless what you believe on the whole Caveman/Primal idea. Some of the articles get a bit wordy but I don't think they are anywhere near as bad as Mercola for wordiness!

For an intro to what 'Primal' is, check it out here.

I've mentioned before how my biggest issues in my quest for physical perfection (ha ha) were the 3 S's:
Sleep, Sugar and Soda
This lifestyle change removes the 2 consumables (no sugar which pretty much cuts out the soda for me cuz I don't do diet!) and has some strong suggestions for improving sleep (Turn off electronics earlier and go to BED). That is really hard. I think the sleep is actually harder than avoiding sugar, as my night time ritual of staring at the computer screen is currently my wind down time and my "Me-time" with no kids running around peeking over my shoulder, etc.

So far (day 3 of the 21 day challenge, then after that you modify it to fit your personal needs) I feel great! I'm probably sleeping better already (although the first night I stayed up too late...) and it hasn't been THAT hard to avoid the candy and Mt. Dew (although MAN it is tempting at the grocery store checkout lines!) We got some decent sparkling water at Costco and I picked up some surprisingly delectable High Cocoa content Dark Chocolates so I think that helps!

After work today my fitness challenge is to do 2 rounds of as many pushups, squats, pullups and plank (for time) as I can. I'm pretty good at all of those so we'll see how I do after work!

Finally, I've started a Tumblr photo blog for ease of cool inspirational picture sharing (Fitness, Yoga, Personal progress in Fitness and Yoga, Pirates, Steampunk. You know, the usual!)
Feel free to follow me over at warlordblade.tumblr.com

Fitness Updates!

noreply@blogger.com (Warlord Blade) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:37:00 +0000

Finally updated my even more neglected Fitness Blog - Check it out if you'd like!

An Update on My Art That Isn't Really a quality Update at All

noreply@blogger.com (Warlord Blade) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:09:00 +0000

I especially like the random capitalization of words!

So I have a big pile of doodles to scan - but it isn't anything really focused. I need some ideas... and drive.

Here's my gallery.

Sorry for the lack of posting - it's been a crazy month since I last posted. I'm not sure I'm going to continue the quotes. Or maybe just none for this month (and last!).

Friday Quotes - Steve Jobs

noreply@blogger.com (Warlord Blade) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:15:00 +0000

"Details matter, it's worth waiting to get it right."

- Steve Jobs

New from World Order

noreply@blogger.com (Warlord Blade) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:43:00 +0000

Love it!

NINJA!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Warlord Blade) — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 03:29:00 +0000

Friday Quotes - Steve Jobs

noreply@blogger.com (Warlord Blade) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:15:00 +0000

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life."

- Steve Jobs

Amazing One Arm Pullups

noreply@blogger.com (Warlord Blade) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 05:32:00 +0000

Amazing stuff! I love pullups - but I can't do anywhere near that!

Friday Quotes - Steve Jobs

noreply@blogger.com (Warlord Blade) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:15:00 +0000

"If you live each day as it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right."

- Steve Jobs

Friday Quotes - Steve Jobs

noreply@blogger.com (Warlord Blade) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:15:00 +0000

"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on."

- Steve Jobs

Every Day!

noreply@blogger.com (Warlord Blade) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:13:00 +0000

(via TheDailyWhat)

Friday Quotes - Winston Churchill

noreply@blogger.com (Warlord Blade) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:15:00 +0000

"Never, never, never give in!"

- Winston Churchill

Friday Quotes - Winston Churchill

noreply@blogger.com (Warlord Blade) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:15:00 +0000

"It is not enough that we do our best; sometimes we must do what is required."

- Winston Churchill

AVAST!

noreply@blogger.com (Warlord Blade) — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:24:00 +0000

Humans Are Amazing - Crazy Frog

noreply@blogger.com (Warlord Blade) — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:49:00 +0000

When I was little I used to listen to Axel's Theme song all the time because my brother was learning it on the piano... We saw it at an 80's magic show and after that it was all downhill from there!

So right - Humans are ~~Amazing~~ downright disturbing!!

Who would do this to their kids?

Still - hilarious for the rest of us!

Friday Quotes - Winston Churchill

noreply@blogger.com (Warlord Blade) — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:15:00 +0000

"If you are going through hell, keep going."

- Winston Churchill