Perpetually Under Caffeinated | the aaron nelsen story

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Perpetually Under Caffeinated | the aaron nelsen story

Play me in chess at Chess.com

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I am terrible at chess, like really bad, but as part of my “have zero free time in 2015″ project, I’ve been attempting to get better. If anyone wants to feel better about their own chess skills, consider adding me on Chess.com and challenging me to a game or two.

Username: aaronnelsen

Fifty two books in fifty two weeks

Despite never having any free time, I’m trying to read fifty two books in fifty two weeks. You should check out the project over at 52×52.

My Week – July 6th through July 12th

Oh hi, Project Timeline.

Nerd break.

My wall (fridge) of postcards is coming along nicely.

Cookies. Cookies. Cookies!

Hey, Karl!

Which treat do I eat?

Final two options for sunglasses.

My Week – June 29th through July 5th

I basically only take pictures of stir fry and pizza I guess.

Accidentally discovered a new camera screen in the Messages app under iOS 8.

Tried to make data sexy with mixed results.

I made stir fry yet again.

Kayaking!

Redwoods!

More redwoods!

Dreary coast.

Flying a kite for the fourth!

Sunset through the grass.

Went grocery shopping. Like an adult.

My Week – June 22nd through 28th

Not a very exciting week, except for food, working on a little side project so time for fun things was limited.

Baked mac and cheese with bacon and habaneros. So delicious.

Once again, I made stir fry. I should branch out more.

A little kayaking.

A super delicious buffalo chicken pizza.

My little sister sent me this LEGO set, pretty much the greatest.

You have to be jealous of these shades, right?

Serious dilation.

LEGO set put together with dilated eyes, booyah.

My blink1 arrived!

More postcards! Need to go buy more fridge magnets.

My Week – June 15th through 21st

Brunch.

Postcard collection is expanding.

Do you even stir fry this hard?

Rather underwhelming thai food.

Basically fried springrolls, which kind of defeats the purpose.

Rueben sandwich which was pretty excellent.

Mulligatawny chicken sandwich with grilled pineapple.

Amazing bookstore.

Roses for days.

Such fancy bathrooms.

Great little coffee shop for a business planning session.

Wild fennel and sausage pizza. So good.

Awesome LEGO mug my sister Allison sent me.

My Week – June 8th through 14th

I make a lot of stir fry it turns out.

Coastal adventure day.

A brewery that is using a font similar to TMNT... Good beer though. — A brewery that is using a font similar to TMNT… Good beer though.

A turkey sandwich and some lemon pepper parmesan fries.

My name is not Carl, but I did order a caramel latte.

Sunset.

Sunset continued.

Yaking.

Naanzaa like it's hot. — Naanzaa like it’s hot.

Oh hey, a quaint little ice cream parlour.

Strawberry ice cream of deliciousness.

My friends send me postcards, I decorate my fridge with them.

A burger. Featuring a whole dried habanero diced up in it along with pepperjack cheese, topped with american cheese, bacon, BBQ sauce, and sautéed onions.

My Week – June 1st through 7th

Pulled pork cuban sandwich.

Some brunch cocktail. It was pretty to look at, but underwhelming.

Hello there, iOS 8.

More pho. Can't get enough pho. — More pho. Can’t get enough pho.

A decent burger on sourdough toast from a burger place in SF.

Bridge in Golden Gate Park.

If you squint you can just make out the Golden Gate bridge.

I climbed this tree in 2013, so for old times sake I climbed it again.

Area closed? Sure... sure it is. — Area closed? Sure… sure it is.

All the delicious things! Tartine Bakery in SF.

Lemon tart from Tartine Bakery.

Never gets old old.

A little kayaking selfie.

Glazed pork chop and roasted veggies.

My Week – May 25th through 31st

This is how I cook.

LEGO nature scene from the random bricks I had.

So this happened... Ow. — So this happened… Ow.

Scored this at Kohl's for $2.24. — Scored this at Kohl’s for $2.24.

Bone-in ribeye, sautéed onions, and oven roasted lemon pepper broccoli with red peppers.

Potato skins with bacon, sautéed onions, jalapeños, yellow peppers, and topped with pepper jack cheese.

Yak attack.

Broiled burger, because I'm lazy. — Broiled burger, because I’m lazy.

1.9 mile hike to a waterfall, so worth it.

Pork stir fry.

Pho! So tasty.

Amazing journals from StoneGrain.

Grilled cheese with mozzarella and pepper jack on sourdough with a little sriracha and crushed red pepper.

Care package of cookies and LEGO pieces from my mum. Yay!

My Week – May 18th through 24th

A good week starts with waffles.

Veggie pizza who am I? (Mostly just too lazy to cook any meat)

It gets a little windy out somedays.

Stir fry.

Corporate lunches don't have to suck. — Corporate lunches don’t have to suck.

First attempt at a Ginger Martini. Food Network, your recipe is too strong.

Short hike. So hot.

Breakfast sandwich and potatoes.

Upping my sock game. Duh.

Warm weekend? Why yes, I will buy a twelve pack of Ruby Redbird (aka the best summer beer ever).

My email is trying to tell me something... — My email is trying to tell me something…

Jalapeño bacon burger + garlic curly fries.

Kayaking the day away.

Balanced dinner post kayaking. In-N-Out + Ruby Redbird.