When the gyn reopens I am going to give power lifting a try.
Working out naked is the best.
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You are young enough that a stationary bike and a nod to keeping track of calories may be enough to shed weight quickly.
You are not supposed to earn your calories, but if you know you are a can of mt. dew (170 C) over your normal goal, you can add those 170 C to your ride. Mt dew just being an example, insert indulgence of choice.
As a further general rule about 3 lbs/week is sustainable. The really rapid loss almost always bounces.
You are young enough that a stationary bike and a nod to keeping track of calories may be enough to shed weight quickly.
You are not supposed to earn your calories, but if you know you are a can of mt. dew (170 C) over your normal goal, you can add those 170 C to your ride. Mt dew just being an example, insert indulgence of choice.
As a further general rule about 3 lbs/week is sustainable. The really rapid loss almost always bounces.
To add on to that...changing habits to sustain *healthy* weight loss is harder (but much better) than just suddenly going out and getting a lot of exercise, losing a bunch of weight quickly, and then people inevitably stop trying after they hit their goals. And as Nylar said...bounce back.
I'm not saying I'm great at it either. I'm still a good 20-30 pounds away from where I ought to be. I'd love to be in Cap's shape, but without doing Cap's job and miraculously surviving the first 25 minutes I don't think that's realistic thinking on my part.
Playlists as personality tests
The general public version
A new study out of Columbia Business School and Bar-Ilan University in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology shows that you prefer the music of artists with personalities similar to your own. In other words, you like yourself.
Researchers studied the public personas of the most famous 50 musicians in the Western world, including Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Whitney Houston, The Rolling Stones, Beyoncé, Coldplay, Dave Matthews Band, Maroon 5, Taylor Swift, and Ozzy Osbourne. In two studies of over 80,000 participants, they found that the personalities of the musicians correlate with those of their fans. A third study of 4,995 participants showed that fans’ personalities predict their musical preferences as much as other strong predictors like gender, age, and features of the music.
On the plus side, I'm now covered in mud from the top of head down to the bottom of my feet.
The down side, it's super f&~~ing hot!
The plus side, I have an extra pair of shoes at home.
The down side is I'll need a new pair of shoes by the weekend.
In case anyone was wondering, digging four four foot deep holes in the sun during an oppressive heat wave is not as fun as it sounds.
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The last time I went carless, I lost 20lbs in 6 months with no other changes.
This time I also dropped all drinks with any calories. And we walk even more now.
There's a rerelease of God Loves Man Kills out. It may be interesting to read with what's going on in the world nowadays.
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So... why is Sears going bankrupt?
Well, gee. When my father was a teenager, Craftsman tools were guaranteed for life: Buy a Craftsman, and you never needed another tool. Kenmore appliances were warrantied for either 10 or 20 years, depending on the appliance.
By the 1970s, you couldn't pay him to buy Craftman tools, because, "They're Chinese pot metal."
Indeed, in the 1990s I bought a Craftsman set of screwdrivers and they're softer than the screws.
In 2002 we bought a fridge. It lasted 16 years. And yep, you know where I'm going with this.
In December of 2018 we bought a top-of-the-line, extremely highly-rated Kenmore Elite fridge.
And 19 months later, it's broken.
And it's out of warranty already!!!!.
(OK, technically, parts are covered, but labor isn't. But given a $120 part and $1200 in labor, that's small consolation.)
So, even if Sears weren't going bankrupt, I'd never shop at them again. And yes, I know, it's venture capitalists buying out a brand name and then squeezing every penny out of a chain before destroying it utterly, but it's still sad to see how far they've fallen.
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I lived through work today, we shall see what tomorrow brings.
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Well, June/July are providing us with all kinds of "homeowner excitement". I'd already planned to take July 3-17 off to work on the garage with Impus Major. As a side note a few months ago I dropped a griddle pan on one of the igniters on my stovetop and popped it out, so we've "only" had 5 burners for forever. Then...
- The dishwasher just stopped working. It stopped rinsing off the top dishes, and the bottom dishes quickly joined in. So we've been hand-washing dishes for over a week now. It's surprisingly not as bad as it sounds.
- Three days ago, the closet rod in our bedroom snapped. I have the replacement part, but I haven't had time to put it up yet.
- Two days ago, the refrigerator stopped working, only 18 months after we bought it.
So yep, welcome to homeownerville! 3 busted appliance and a closet repair job we need to deal with, all on top of my work in the garage. (We also had to replace our vacuum cleaner in May, and our little fluffernutter had her $2200 vet bill, so things are just piling on.)
Looks like by the start of August I'll have managed to get the house back to the way it was before I started my vacation. This is a vacation?
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Can I just win the lottery and quit my job? Cause I, like a few others on the page today, could use a break.
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Playlists as personality tests
The general public version
A new study out of Columbia Business School and Bar-Ilan University in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology shows that you prefer the music of artists with personalities similar to your own. In other words, you like yourself.Researchers studied the public personas of the most famous 50 musicians in the Western world, including Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Whitney Houston, The Rolling Stones, Beyoncé, Coldplay, Dave Matthews Band, Maroon 5, Taylor Swift, and Ozzy Osbourne. In two studies of over 80,000 participants, they found that the personalities of the musicians correlate with those of their fans. A third study of 4,995 participants showed that fans’ personalities predict their musical preferences as much as other strong predictors like gender, age, and features of the music.
So my go-to music for the past month has been my usual go-to music for when I'm not listening to video game music or YouTube lectures - European power/symphonic metal, things like Edguy/Avantasia, Gloryhammer, After Forever, Nightwish, Kamelot, Sonata Arctica, etc. etc. etc. I'm ... not exactly quite sure what that says about me with regards to this theory.
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Well, June/July are providing us with all kinds of "homeowner excitement". I'd already planned to take July 3-17 off to work on the garage with Impus Major. As a side note a few months ago I dropped a griddle pan on one of the igniters on my stovetop and popped it out, so we've "only" had 5 burners for forever. Then...
- The dishwasher just stopped working. It stopped rinsing off the top dishes, and the bottom dishes quickly joined in. So we've been hand-washing dishes for over a week now. It's surprisingly not as bad as it sounds.
- Three days ago, the closet rod in our bedroom snapped. I have the replacement part, but I haven't had time to put it up yet.
- Two days ago, the refrigerator stopped working, only 18 months after we bought it.So yep, welcome to homeownerville! 3 busted appliance and a closet repair job we need to deal with, all on top of my work in the garage. (We also had to replace our vacuum cleaner in May, and our little fluffernutter had her $2200 vet bill, so things are just piling on.)
Looks like by the start of August I'll have managed to get the house back to the way it was before I started my vacation. This is a vacation?
I would trust freehold with super powers. maybe not x-ray vision, but some super powers. specific ones.
The mighty swordfish has few predators in the wild, but it is always on guard. You never know when the seldom-seen penfish might show up looking for a fight.
That story sounds awful fishy to me.
When I was a kid, my parents would always say "Pardon my French" after cursing. Imagine my 4th grade teacher's surprise when she asked the class if anyone knew any French words.
That is a weird thing people say. I feel I need to look up how that started now.
Google says: At least one source suggests that the phrase "derives from a literal usage of the exclamation. In the 19th century, when English people used French expressions in conversation they often apologized for it – presumably because many of their listeners (then as now) wouldn't be familiar with the language".
Kind of boring honestly.
I went to the ophthalmologist the other day. He ran some tests, then came back with the paperwork. He shook his head and said "I'm afraid these results aren't good." I said "Can I see them?" "Probably not," he replied.
Not gonna lie I had to look up ophthalmologist.
I would trust freehold with super powers. maybe not x-ray vision, but some super powers. specific ones.I think he already has one. He seems able to adjust his level of black manliness at will.
It is impressive. True.
Oh I failed it.
I can't take MHA anymore. It's gotten so saccharin.
The concert was nails in the coffin.
Moving Aeri in was dirt on the grave.
I can't take this slice of life filler high school b%%#!~$%.
I only watched it to tide me over as I wait ANOTHER half a decade for a new season of OPM. But it's the difference between shooting a bullet and throwing one in terms of quality.
Can I please get some more anime starring grown ass adults? I am tired of everything starring f#~%ing teenagers and tweens.
Gentle Criminal is about as inspired of an anti-villain as a warm fart. Garou would rip his spine out and floss with it.
Well, he *could*. I know he wouldn't because I learned he is a complex character that I actually give a s@+# about with depth to him. Not some cheesy ass fame junkie b#~#$.
F&+~ing SONIC is a deeper character than that lame attempt at villain subversion.
I'm sorry. This season was so bad I couldn't stop with one post. It was microwaved sewage.
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Another day, another heat stroke!
Isn't that the saying? Sure seems like it!
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Season 2 of What We Do in the Shadows was f%+@ing amazing!
I especially loved the season finale.
"Guillermo, is there something you want to tell us?" - Nandor the Relentless.
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Oh I love That show. The guest stars they get on there are truly amazing.
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I'm quite fond of Nadja's little soul doll.
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I haven't seen the series yet, but the movie was a lot of fun.
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I haven't seen the series yet, but the movie was a lot of fun.
It's on Hulu.
I cannot recommend it enough.
I haven't seen the series yet, but the movie was a lot of fun.It's on Hulu.
I cannot recommend it enough.
Nor I.
It is very obviously someone's darkly humorous Vampire game.
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What am I doing?
I'm watching cement dry and making sure no deer or cattle trample through it (it's happened before).
So I'm basically a scarecrow, with a saw.
ARe there YouTube channels for watching cement dry?
The better question is there YouTube channels of chasing animals with a saw.
Luckily, it hasn't come up. Yet.
I would trust freehold with super powers. maybe not x-ray vision, but some super powers. specific ones.I think he already has one. He seems able to adjust his level of black manliness at will.
*breaks*
I haven't seen the series yet, but the movie was a lot of fun.It's on Hulu.
I cannot recommend it enough.
Nor I.
It is very obviously someone's darkly humorous Vampire game.
I am obsessed with Colin Robinson.
Genius.
The actor also has a prominent side roll on Better Call Saul.
I'm glad someone gave him a starring role because he is absolutely hilarious in everything he does.
...I only watched it to tide me over as I wait ANOTHER half a decade for a new season of OPM...
Yeah, I'm following the manga on One Punch Man, and I'm really worried that One is suffering from "George R. R. Martin syndrome" and losing his focus while trying to create an epic tale.
Once a month, I eagerly read the next issue. For quite a while now I've been disappointed with most, hoping against hope that he'll manage to wrap up at least one story arc before starting another.
Fortunately, Chapter 132 was pretty darned good, and makes me look forward to seeing what happens in 133... in another month! But at least that's better than 5 years!
(1) While you're right, Garou is a villain with at least a modicum of depth, I'm sick to death of him. The moment you come up with a villain who time and time again should be dead, but who keeps returning, you're in "children's television" territory and I get irritated and bored.
(2) Never try to explain your protagonist's ludicrous power levels. It really ruins the series, because it says, "Oh, anyone could do THAT." One Punch Man is specifically delightful because a clueless everyman has somehow become a being with godlike power... and has no idea why or how. Trying to tell me that there's actually an explanation for it is a HUGE downer. (And yes, it's posited as theoretical, but still. Don't try to explain it at all.)
(3) A comic side episode should never last more than a chapter. You're not there yet in the anime, but Saitama ends up in a coal mine ride with Flashy Flash. (Long story, but it makes sense at the time.) I think they spend FOUR FRIGGING CHAPTERS on that coal mine ride. By the end of it, it's just exhaustingly stupid, not "entertaining" or "amusing".