Technology

Losing my Geek Cred: Nick.pro hacked

If you attempted to visit my blog on Friday using either Firefox or Chrome, you most likely received a warning that the site was compromised and dangerous. While I’m still not sure how they got through, I can tell you that my blog was compromised. Code was injected into the site in every place...

Nov 12, 2012 3 minute read.

Health

48.2 pounds since surgery, 134.4 pounds total: October Weight Loss Update

Just a short scale update. At my monthly weigh-in on October 22nd I weighed 355.8 pounds . This is 48.2 pounds since my pre-surgery weigh-in of 404.0 pounds and 134.4 pounds since the 490.2 pounds I was at my first weigh-in when I started my weight loss plan.

Oct 22, 2012 1 minute read.

Plays and Musicals

Extra! Extra! Read all about it!: Nick sees Newsies on Broadway

And the World will feel the fire and finally know that Nick has seen Newsies on Broadway

Oct 13, 2012 7 minute read.

Health

A Month after Surgery, 21.2 pounds down since Surgery, 107.4 pounds lost total so far

2 days before the surgery I wrote that I was at 404.0 pounds at my monthly weigh-in that day. Today, one month later, I am at 382.8 pounds, which is 21.2 pounds less than 1 month ago, and 107.4 pounds lost total since I started my weight loss efforts.

Aug 21, 2012 1 minute read.

Health

Midnight, T-10 hours to go, time to stop drinking water

It’s midnight, it is now officially the day of surgery, and the latest phase takes effect, as of this moment, nothing more to drink (or eat, though I haven’t been allowed to eat in weeks anyway) until after the surgery, even water. Surgery is tomorrow at 10 am Pacific time (just 10 hours away).

Jul 26, 2012 1 minute read.

Health

Time for the clear liquids only

This morning at 10 am Pacific time marked 48 hours till I go under the knife. That means it is officially time to switch to clear liquids only. On the bright side, no more protein shakes until a few days after surgery. On the not-so-bright side, I’m now severely limiting my caloric intake even...

Jul 24, 2012 2 minute read.

Health

Just over a week to go...

I’m really feeling the pressure of this liquid-only diet. It’s hard, it’s extremely hard. The strange thing is, it’s not the lack of food that makes it the hardest. What makes it really hard is that I’m just sick of the protein shakes. Fortunately, a good friend and coworker has brought me some...

Jul 18, 2012 1 minute read.

Health

Pre-Op Appointment Day, Down over 83 pounds!

Today was my pre-op appointment with the surgeon to make sure I’m all set for surgery. When I stepped on the scale (which looked just like the one pictured on the right) today I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I’m down to 406.7 . This means I’ve lost 83.5 pounds total so far and I...

Jul 10, 2012 1 minute read.

Event Review

Google I/O 2012 starts tomorrow morning

Google I/O is almost here, and the Google Developers have created a nifty widget for enabling the live stream of the video on your blog, as well as embedding my own Google+ stream as a Live Blog of sorts, so head on after the break for my live blog where I will post about the stream while it...

Jun 26, 2012 1 minute read.