Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Manifestation of Drinking

Over the past year I kept track of every alcoholic beverage I drank with the idea of doing some kind of data visualization with the data. I separated my drinking into 4 categories: Guinness, beer, mixed drinks, and shots. Guinness happens to be my drink of choice and since I find it to be so much better than other beer I chose to count it by itself. I decided to do a digital and physical version. The digital version uses d3.js to create a colored calendar. If you hover over an individual square, it gives the date and a break down of what I drank that day. The scale goes from very dark green (not very many drinks) to dark red (lots of drinks) and the white are days I did not drink.  I based my digital version off this. For the physical version I used Guinness bottle caps, beer tabs, drinking straws, and green beer tabs to build towers that represent how much I drank that day. You can either watch the video below or see the photo album here.
The final tally ended up being:
Guinness: 569
Beers: 111
Mixed Drinks: 592
Shots: 79
20142014-01-01: 2 Guinness: 1 md2014-01-02: 2 md2014-01-032014-01-042014-01-052014-01-062014-01-072014-01-082014-01-092014-01-102014-01-11: 12 md2014-01-122014-01-132014-01-14: 2 Guinness2014-01-152014-01-162014-01-17: 2 Guinness: 8 md2014-01-18: 3 beers: 8 md2014-01-19: 4 Guinness2014-01-202014-01-21: 2 beers2014-01-222014-01-232014-01-242014-01-25: 10 md2014-01-262014-01-272014-01-282014-01-29: 2 Guinness2014-01-30: 4 Guinness2014-01-31: 4 beers: 7 md: 1 shot2014-02-012014-02-02: 6 Guinness: 1 md2014-02-032014-02-04: 3 Guinness2014-02-052014-02-06: 4 Guinness: 1 shot2014-02-072014-02-08: 8 md: 1 shot2014-02-092014-02-10: 1 Guinness2014-02-11: 2 beers2014-02-122014-02-13: 4 Guinness2014-02-142014-02-15: 5 Guinness: 16 shots2014-02-162014-02-172014-02-18: 3 Guinness: 1 shot2014-02-192014-02-20: 4 Guinness2014-02-212014-02-22: 12 md2014-02-232014-02-242014-02-25: 3 Guinness2014-02-262014-02-27: 4 Guinness2014-02-28: 17 md: 1 shot2014-03-01: 1 Guinness: 1 shot: 6 md2014-03-022014-03-032014-03-04: 4 Guinness2014-03-05: 1 Guinness2014-03-06: 8 beers: 1 md2014-03-07: 2 Guinness: 22 md: 1 shot2014-03-08: 3 Guinness: 1 md2014-03-092014-03-102014-03-11: 2 Guinness: 2 beers2014-03-122014-03-13: 4 Guinness2014-03-14: 3 Guinness: 1 beer2014-03-15: 5 Guinness: 9 md2014-03-162014-03-17: 1 Guinness2014-03-18: 3 Guinness: 1 shot2014-03-192014-03-20: 5 Guinness: 1 shot2014-03-212014-03-222014-03-232014-03-242014-03-25: 4 Guinness2014-03-262014-03-27: 5 Guinness: 1 beer2014-03-282014-03-29: 12 md: 2 shots2014-03-302014-03-312014-04-01: 5 Guinness2014-04-022014-04-03: 4 Guinness2014-04-04: 6 md: 1 shot2014-04-052014-04-062014-04-07: 1 Guinness2014-04-08: 4 Guinness2014-04-092014-04-10: 4 Guinness2014-04-11: 5 Guinness: 1 beer: 1 shot2014-04-12: 2 Guinness: 4 beers: 30 md2014-04-132014-04-142014-04-15: 4 Guinness2014-04-16: 1 Guinness2014-04-17: 4 Guinness2014-04-18: 2 Guinness: 12 md: 3 shots2014-04-192014-04-20: 4 Guinness: 1 beer2014-04-212014-04-22: 5 Guinness2014-04-232014-04-24: 5 Guinness: 1 shot2014-04-25: 2 beers: 8 md: 1 shot2014-04-262014-04-272014-04-28: 1 Guinness2014-04-29: 4 Guinness2014-04-302014-05-01: 5 Guinness: 1 shot2014-05-02: 1 Guinness: 1 beer2014-05-03: 10 Guinness: 1 shot2014-05-042014-05-052014-05-06: 4 Guinness2014-05-072014-05-08: 4 Guinness: 1 shot2014-05-092014-05-10: 4 Guinness: 8 md: 1 shot2014-05-112014-05-122014-05-132014-05-14: 2 Guinness: 3 beers2014-05-15: 4 Guinness: 1 shot2014-05-162014-05-17: 9 md2014-05-182014-05-192014-05-20: 4 Guinness2014-05-212014-05-22: 4 Guinness2014-05-232014-05-242014-05-252014-05-26: 1 Guinness2014-05-27: 4 Guinness2014-05-282014-05-29: 4 Guinness2014-05-302014-05-31: 4 Guinness: 2 beers: 16 md2014-06-012014-06-022014-06-032014-06-042014-06-05: 4 Guinness2014-06-062014-06-07: 8 md2014-06-082014-06-092014-06-102014-06-112014-06-12: 5 md2014-06-13: 3 Guinness: 3 beers2014-06-14: 4 Guinness: 4 md2014-06-15: 4 beers2014-06-162014-06-172014-06-182014-06-19: 3 Guinness2014-06-20: 2 md2014-06-21: 4 Guinness: 10 md2014-06-22: 2 Guinness2014-06-23: 1 Guinness2014-06-242014-06-252014-06-26: 4 Guinness2014-06-27: 4 Guinness: 1 beer2014-06-28: 1 beer: 8 md2014-06-292014-06-302014-07-01: 6 Guinness2014-07-022014-07-03: 2 Guinness2014-07-04: 12 Guinness: 5 shots: 3 md2014-07-05: 4 Guinness2014-07-062014-07-072014-07-08: 6 Guinness2014-07-092014-07-102014-07-112014-07-12: 10 md2014-07-132014-07-142014-07-15: 4 Guinness2014-07-162014-07-17: 4 Guinness2014-07-18: 12 md: 1 shot2014-07-19: 8 Guinness: 9 md: 2 shots2014-07-202014-07-212014-07-22: 4 Guinness2014-07-232014-07-24: 5 Guinness2014-07-25: 6 Guinness: 1 beer: 2 md2014-07-26: 2 Guinness: 2 beers: 15 md2014-07-272014-07-282014-07-29: 5 Guinness2014-07-302014-07-312014-08-012014-08-02: 17 md: 2 shots2014-08-032014-08-04: 2 Guinness2014-08-05: 4 Guinness2014-08-062014-08-07: 5 Guinness2014-08-082014-08-09: 9 md2014-08-102014-08-112014-08-12: 4 Guinness2014-08-13: 2 Guinness2014-08-14: 5 Guinness2014-08-152014-08-16: 2 beers2014-08-172014-08-18: 2 Guinness2014-08-19: 5 Guinness2014-08-202014-08-21: 4 Guinness2014-08-222014-08-23: 2 Guinness: 4 beers: 5 md2014-08-24: 4 beers2014-08-252014-08-26: 5 Guinness2014-08-272014-08-28: 8 Guinness2014-08-292014-08-30: 6 Guinness2014-08-31: 6 Guinness2014-09-012014-09-02: 4 Guinness2014-09-032014-09-04: 4 Guinness: 1 shot2014-09-052014-09-062014-09-07: 4 Guinness: 1 beer: 2 md: 1 shot2014-09-082014-09-092014-09-102014-09-112014-09-122014-09-13: 14 md2014-09-14: 5 Guinness2014-09-152014-09-16: 3 Guinness: 1 shot2014-09-172014-09-18: 4 Guinness: 1 beer: 1 shot2014-09-192014-09-20: 5 Guinness: 8 md: 1 shot2014-09-21: 5 Guinness2014-09-222014-09-232014-09-242014-09-25: 3 Guinness: 2 beers: 6 md2014-09-26: 8 beers: 21 md2014-09-27: 12 beers: 8 md2014-09-28: 3 Guinness: 3 beers2014-09-292014-09-30: 4 Guinness2014-10-012014-10-02: 3 Guinness: 1 beer2014-10-03: 5 Guinness: 2 md: 4 shots2014-10-04: 8 md2014-10-05: 4 Guinness2014-10-062014-10-07: 5 Guinness: 1 shot2014-10-082014-10-092014-10-10: 3 Guinness: 3 md2014-10-11: 8 md2014-10-12: 5 Guinness: 2 shots2014-10-132014-10-14: 4 Guinness2014-10-152014-10-162014-10-17: 1 beer2014-10-18: 7 Guinness2014-10-19: 4 Guinness2014-10-202014-10-21: 4 Guinness2014-10-222014-10-232014-10-24: 4 md: 5 shots2014-10-25: 5 beers2014-10-262014-10-272014-10-28: 4 Guinness2014-10-292014-10-302014-10-31: 2 Guinness: 5 beers: 5 md: 2 shots2014-11-01: 6 Guinness: 9 md: 2 shots2014-11-022014-11-032014-11-04: 5 Guinness: 1 shot2014-11-05: 1 beer2014-11-062014-11-07: 3 md2014-11-08: 14 md2014-11-092014-11-102014-11-11: 5 Guinness: 1 shot2014-11-122014-11-132014-11-14: 18 md2014-11-15: 12 md2014-11-16: 5 Guinness: 1 beer2014-11-172014-11-18: 5 Guinness2014-11-192014-11-202014-11-21: 6 Guinness2014-11-22: 17 md2014-11-23: 6 Guinness2014-11-242014-11-25: 4 Guinness2014-11-262014-11-27: 5 Guinness2014-11-28: 15 md2014-11-292014-11-30: 6 Guinness2014-12-012014-12-02: 4 Guinness2014-12-032014-12-042014-12-052014-12-06: 12 md: 2 shots2014-12-07: 5 Guinness: 1 shot2014-12-082014-12-09: 2 beers2014-12-102014-12-112014-12-12: 1 Guinness: 16 md: 1 shot2014-12-132014-12-14: 5 Guinness2014-12-152014-12-16: 4 Guinness2014-12-172014-12-182014-12-19: 2 Guinness: 3 beers2014-12-20: 2 Guinness: 11 md: 3 shots2014-12-212014-12-22: 1 beer2014-12-232014-12-242014-12-25: 6 Guinness2014-12-26: 6 Guinness: 1 beer2014-12-27: 4 Guinness: 2 md2014-12-28: 4 Guinness: 4 beers2014-12-29: 3 Guinness: 15 md2014-12-30: 8 Guinness2014-12-31: 5 Guinness: 14 md

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