Woldan

Thanks, but I give myself all the credit, I spend lots of time and energy on improving myself and staying healthy, my reward is a tough, efficient body that is hard to destroy. I'm sure the angels up there have better things to do than to care about puny mortals like me. Always remember that the only being you can depend on is yourself.

Went cycling and almost had an accident. Went into a right hand turn with about 60 km/h and for some unknown reason (blackout) forgot to lift the right pedal. The pedal dug into the asphalt and my bike threw me off like a wild horse. I managed to land on my feet and decelerate from 60 to 0 without falling and injuring myself which I think is a pretty amazing feat - falling from a bike at 60 km/h usually results in pretty nasty injuries. (guess how I know) I still don't know how I did it.

Cut approx 1000m² of grass with my scythe because lawnmowers are for pussies. Cutting grass with a big scythe is exhausting and it feels like swinging a sword on a battlefield. Sorry to hear that, but believe it or not you were lucky. If you had been at home during the break-in things could have ended badly for you.

Next time I'm bored at work.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi4g_U0hoOg

I don't want to criticize you but hear my well-intentioned advice; unless you were walking in the mountains all day long with a seriously heavy backpack or pushing a lawnmower the size of a harvester your tendons should NOT EVER hurt. I suggest doing some weighted leg exercises and cycling to improve your joint and tendon strength. If you have troubles with your joints and tendons at a relatively young age it will turn into a serious problem quick once you get older. What I did: nothing is better than cycling up mountains on a hot summer day. Also cycling is a great health indicator, if you can do some really hardcore mountain cycling in really hot weather you're certainly not having any illnesses or health issues.

Summer has finally arrived so I spent my free time on gardening, it was time to release my tomato, zucchini and parsnip plant seedlings from their pots and put them into my vegetable patches. Was exposed to a lot of sun during digging and planting, tanned like mad in just a couple of hours, I'm by far the fastest tanning person I know. And I don't even like tanned skin. Also did biceps and lats today, 67kg 5 stints 8 repetitions bent over barbell rows, 4 stints 10-8 reps chin ups, 3 stints 7 reps 32kg one handed dumbbell negative biceps curls and as finisher some reverse barbell curls, I think that was 40 or so kilograms, with the easy curl bar.

Headache for unknown reasons. I'm properly hydrated, I haven't been in the sun and there is enough oxygen in the environment I'm currently in. My head feels like its giving birth to a huge fat baby. Being in cerebral labor sucks.

What I did today is eating a crapton of the worst food you could possible consume. Tons of potato chips, sweets, cola and so on, and I spent the last 3 days in front of my TV and computer. Also haven't shaved in a week or so. Mission completed, now I look how I feel.

At least those little brats didn't pee in your mouth while you were sleeping.

Yeah, drums/bass and stretching/slowing doesn't work, at low speeds drums turn into something that sounds like heavy breathing. Try sounds with lots of guitar riffs and synthesizers in it, with very little bass and drums, those work especially well. But its fun to speed up and slow down songs, some sound great at slower speeds. Brian Eno's famous track ''The big ship'' slowed down to 1/8th of its original speed, skip to 7:30, the first couple of minutes are boring but then it gets pretty epic. And here the original, at normal speed.

Some instrumental songs sound absolutely incredible when they're slowed down and stretched

Thats a beautiful rifle, I wanted one for quite some time but I ended up with a different 45-70 because I found it to be too light weight for extended range sessions with my pet load of 525 grain hard casts Postell bullet at about 1450 fps. Kicks worse than a 12 gauge slug from the bench, I recommend a good stance. Well, if I'm trying to stab a rhinoceros or a crocodile with my knife then Woldan's knife is CLEARLY superior. On the other hand, if I'm trying to stab a rhinoceros or crocodile with a knife, I'm probably ****ed anyway. Any chance I happen to be packin' a .45 pistol? Please? Pretty please? If you're shooting a rhino with a pistol and it notices, its just going to get angrier.

I used to carry a Leatherman all the times on my hikes, but I god rid of it when I realized that I only carry it because it has pliers and my knife doesn't, and my knife outperforms it in every other way. It has a saw, yes, but I actually tried to do some sawing with it and I have to say, I can hack through branches with my knife much faster with less effort. The saws on those things are just too damn small. Yes, a knife is not perfect to fasten screws but it has always worked good enough for me. In fact, thanks to its very pointy end it works for a variety of screw sizes, even for the tiny ones on my camera. IMO a large knife can do more things than th average Leatherman multi tool, especially applications the require mass, stability and size. I think people here are thinking too much about every day carry, I'm talking about hiking in the mountains for 7 days and general adventuring.

That reminds me of an old saying: All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers. So much for ''winning wars''.

Talking about dumb, you don't know how to respond because you ran out of arguments, which hardly surprises me anymore. A hiking knife has to be able to do multiple things than just cut. When hiking for several days every ounce counts, and I'm not going to take a hammer for the tent poles with me, neither am I going to put a little shovel, a saw, or my entire toolbox into my already heavy backpack. If I had to choose between a little knife that can only just cut and a bigger knife that has multiple uses...well, which one would a sane person take on a hiking trip?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjbBSLZlpsQ#t=17

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3__p_k0xZ0

Low blood pressure in combination with bad hydration is a really killer. Hydrate your body (an hour prior exercise) and do some warm ups before lifting heavy stuff. I've seen people with smashed faces and heads because they fainted and dropped their weights.

Off the top of my head: Ever tried to chop wood with a knife (to build improvised shelter)? Its hard and it sucks. But its much harder with a small blade. But what blows even more is carrying a bulky machete or woods axe on the backpack. So a big knife is a good compromise. Ever tried to pry something open with a small blade? It sucks because little blades don't offer much leverage, they tend to slip and snap possibly injuring your arm and hand. Big knife wins hands down. Ever tried to use the handle of a small blade as a hammer? It sucks because it does neither have the mass (Inertia) nor the stability to be used as improvised hammer. Big knife wins. Ever tried to defend yourself with a small blade? The longer, bigger blade is more effective, gives you more range and looks more intimidating to scare off two legged predators. Big knife wins. Ever tried to dig with a knife? It sucks, but it beats digging with your hands or a stick and a big knife works way better than a small one. Damage. The bigger knife will endure more damage before it breaks. Also in an emergency you can make a spear using the blade of the knife as head, to hunt and to defend ourself. Big knife wins. I wouldn't call a knife/bayonet that has been designed for and used by a military force a ''show piece.'' Looks nice though.

Today I ordered 2 Swiss STG57 bayonets. I don't have a Swiss Sturmgewehr 57 but those bayonets were 13 Euros a piece which is insanely outrageously cheap for a high quality blade like this. Make nice solid general purpose knives for my hikes.

This happens when you lift *really* heavy weights and get light headed, you can pass out and drop like a sack of potatoes. Happens at bench presses, power cleans and dead lifts. Some people are more prone to it than others. (never happened to me though)

The Lego Movie. I grew up with Lego and I still design and build large models from Lego bricks from time to time, so I totally got all the intelligent jokes and self-mockery in the movie. Things most people with little Lego experience would sadly miss or wouldn't understand. It was beautifully animated, everything, I mean EVERYTHING in the movie was made with bricks, even the crashing waves of the ocean, the clouds and the smoke and fire from explosions. If you were crazy enough you could build every damn scene in the movie with bricks. It was a fun and clever movie, I liked the surprising plot reveal / twist at the end and it managed to make me laugh a couple of times. Went in with a grin and by the time the credits rolled my grin had grown by 200%.