Gorth Posted April 28, 2017 Author Posted April 28, 2017 Suffering a bit of self inflicted pain this week. Started in a gym again. The exercise bike is nice enough, but rediscovering long lost muscles which didn't seem too thrilled about being prodded back into life through the Inquisitorial Torture Apparatuses ? Well... Yeah, it's boring as hell, but it was necessary. This old body needs to get fit again. With 24/7 access I can come and go as I please, even when working long hours. Currently taking it "easy" with just 3 visits weekly (Monday/Wednesday/Fridays). 4 “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein
Fionavar Posted April 28, 2017 Posted April 28, 2017 Suffering a bit of self inflicted pain this week. Started in a gym again. The exercise bike is nice enough, but rediscovering long lost muscles which didn't seem too thrilled about being prodded back into life through the Inquisitorial Torture Apparatuses ? Well... Yeah, it's boring as hell, but it was necessary. This old body needs to get fit again. With 24/7 access I can come and go as I please, even when working long hours. Currently taking it "easy" with just 3 visits weekly (Monday/Wednesday/Fridays). One pedal at a time The universe is change; your life is what our thoughts make it - Marcus Aurelius (161)
Gorgon Posted April 28, 2017 Posted April 28, 2017 Every time I join a gym they rip me off when I try to leave. Last time they 'hadn't gotten my email'. If I can find one where I don't have to sign a contract the size of the Maastricht treaty for something as simple as access to their facilities I should probably go. 1 Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all.
BruceVC Posted April 28, 2017 Posted April 28, 2017 Every time I join a gym they rip me off when I try to leave. Last time they 'hadn't gotten my email'. If I can find one where I don't have to sign a contract the size of the Maastricht treaty for something as simple as access to their facilities I should probably go. Gym and a routine must become a lifestyle choice, if you not committed and make these types of excuses then rather not go I have been making excuses to go to gym the last 6 months but started last week but I injured my muscle while rowing. I have been in such pain but its getting better now so maybe I'll take 1 week off Next time I intend to warm up properly "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
Gorgon Posted April 28, 2017 Posted April 28, 2017 Every time I join a gym they rip me off when I try to leave. Last time they 'hadn't gotten my email'. If I can find one where I don't have to sign a contract the size of the Maastricht treaty for something as simple as access to their facilities I should probably go. Gym and a routine must become a lifestyle choice, if you not committed and make these types of excuses then rather not go I have been making excuses to go to gym the last 6 months but started last week but I injured my muscle while rowing. I have been in such pain but its getting better now so maybe I'll take 1 week off Next time I intend to warm up properly I would say one can benefit greatly from a workout even if it's just once or twice a week compared to nothing. That's about the extent I can muster. I'm not one of those lifestyle people. I only go because I want to, that's not an excuse, and then the one near me closed and... now it's starting to sound like an excuse isn't it. 1 Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all.
Hurlshort Posted April 28, 2017 Posted April 28, 2017 I've had gym memberships, but I find it is easier to just take my running shoes and yoga mat with me wherever I go and get a 30 minute workout in at some point during the day. Bit cheaper too. But yeah, it's a lifestyle choice. As you get older, it becomes more important to try and get at it regularly instead of just once or twice a week.
Gromnir Posted April 28, 2017 Posted April 28, 2017 Tired. The missus wanted to stay up late listening to 90s music (mostly Nirvana and Metallica) and watching TNG Not seeing the Riker and Metallica mashup potential. our disdain for nirvana when they were an active and touring band were perhaps excessive. smells like teen spirit gave us what we believe to be justifiable loathing for nirvana. am admitting their (not quite) unplugged mtv session changed our mind a bit. in any event, am final back from our easter + trip to see family and get work done in the midwest. serious need a vacation. exhausted. HA! Good Fun! 3 "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019)
Tale Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 My paternal grandfather has been diagnosed with cancer. It's far along and there's not much time left. My sister still struggles with our maternal grandmother's passing last year, this won't be good for her. My father and paternal grandmother I can only imagine. I'm worried about those three the most in this. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater."
Bartimaeus Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) Too much death. Condolences/sympathies, Tale. Edited April 29, 2017 by Bartimaeus 1 Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance.
Azdeus Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 Way too much. My condolences, Tale. Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary. - H.L. Mencken
Gfted1 Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 Condolences, Tale. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
BruceVC Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 Every time I join a gym they rip me off when I try to leave. Last time they 'hadn't gotten my email'. If I can find one where I don't have to sign a contract the size of the Maastricht treaty for something as simple as access to their facilities I should probably go. Gym and a routine must become a lifestyle choice, if you not committed and make these types of excuses then rather not go I have been making excuses to go to gym the last 6 months but started last week but I injured my muscle while rowing. I have been in such pain but its getting better now so maybe I'll take 1 week off Next time I intend to warm up properly I would say one can benefit greatly from a workout even if it's just once or twice a week compared to nothing. That's about the extent I can muster. I'm not one of those lifestyle people. I only go because I want to, that's not an excuse, and then the one near me closed and... now it's starting to sound like an excuse isn't it. I think you are being honest about real obstacles, I do the same thing .....especially the last 4 months when I literally found and used mostly valid reasons for not training. I packed my gym bag everyday in my car yet at 6 pm on the way home I always ended up taking a road away from one of the 3 Virgin Active gyms in my area.... I have nationwide Virgin access so that means I can train at any Virgin the country. But I always had similar reasons like I had a work deadline I had a dinner date or had to cook dinner for friends or family traffic Customer engagement Bar or club drinks Insatiable desire to go somewhere or do something urgently i came to realize after avoiding Gym for 4 months I stopped saying I couldnt go and after 2 months of not going I now am going to gym with no excuses, of course I need my injury to heal so I week of further rest "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
Gfted1 Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 I'm a creature of habit, so back when I did work out it was all about routine, routine, routine. Then one day I stopped going for and Ive never been back. I idly toss around the idea of rejoining a gym...what were once a proud set of pec's are slowly transitioning to moobs...but at least nothing jiggles when I run down the stairs. DAMN YOU OLD AGE!!! 1 "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Hurlshort Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 My life is rarely routine, so that is why I try to just squeeze in the workouts whenever I can. For example, yesterday I had to supervise a robotics club for an hour. I don't do any actual teaching, I have High School students who come in for that and parents who run everything else. But state law requires a credentialed teacher to be present. So I took my yoga mat out to the grass in front of my classroom and went through a workout. I am sure it looked weird, but I don't care.
Malcador Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 Dog had surgery yesterday, so got him back today and have to plan for the aftercare. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Gfted1 Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 Hope all turns out well with your doggie, Malc. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Malcador Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 Thanks, it should be ok, they tested the lipomas and none were cancerous, but they are double checking. Other than him having a good portion of his body shaven (the skin underneath is so soft) and post surgery aching he should be back to his imperious self in 3 weeks. 1 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Gfted1 Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 Ah, my ole yellow lab has them too. The vet actually stuck a hypo in one, sucked out some fat, and shot it on a piece of paper to prove to me they were just fatty masses. Coincidentally, we just had to shave a large mass of fur off our cat (he just gets crazy dreads if we don't) and that soft downy underfur just below the top coat is luxuriously. He especially loves getting pet and scratched in those freshly shaved areas. 1 "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
Calax Posted April 30, 2017 Posted April 30, 2017 I learned how much my grandparents are worth. Turns out it's a metric F-tonne. And my family is Drama tastic (roll the R hard on that one) Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off.
Agiel Posted April 30, 2017 Posted April 30, 2017 Had to buy a new laptop for use on my freelance projects. I hope dry dog food is tasty, my financial plans seems to be centered around cultivating a taste for the stuff given the big hole in my budget that purchase put in it. Quote “Political philosophers have often pointed out that in wartime, the citizen, the male citizen at least, loses one of his most basic rights, his right to life; and this has been true ever since the French Revolution and the invention of conscription, now an almost universally accepted principle. But these same philosophers have rarely noted that the citizen in question simultaneously loses another right, one just as basic and perhaps even more vital for his conception of himself as a civilized human being: the right not to kill.” -Jonathan Littell <<Les Bienveillantes>> Quote "The chancellor, the late chancellor, was only partly correct. He was obsolete. But so is the State, the entity he worshipped. Any state, entity, or ideology becomes obsolete when it stockpiles the wrong weapons: when it captures territories, but not minds; when it enslaves millions, but convinces nobody. When it is naked, yet puts on armor and calls it faith, while in the Eyes of God it has no faith at all. Any state, any entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth, the dignity, the rights of Man...that state is obsolete." -Rod Serling
Gromnir Posted April 30, 2017 Posted April 30, 2017 Had to buy a new laptop for use on my freelance projects. I hope dry dog food is tasty, my financial plans seems to be centered around cultivating a taste for the stuff given the big hole in my budget that purchase put in it. speaking from painful experience, rice and legumes is a better choice than is dog food. dog food is salty and actual more expensive than is bulk rice and lentils. supplant with the infrequent egg or cottage cheese and you got our diet for a couple years after we quit football at University. swipe condiment packets from local restaurants for flavorings. still need the occasional fruit or vegetable to stave off scurvy or rickets. sadly such fare were an improvement compared to the Gromnir family menu during a couple pine ridge winters we recollect, but is perfect viable and a major cost saver... not that we believe you were being serious. HA! Good Fun! 2 "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019)
redneckdevil Posted April 30, 2017 Posted April 30, 2017 Took family to go hike at hanging rock, there was much gnashing and wailing but weather was beautiful and cool. Yesterday for daughter's birthday, we went to an indoor skydiving place. Everyone had a blast cept my oldest who keep looking down the fence floor lol. Surprising a bit of a workout if u don't normally stretch your arms and legs backward alot.
Labadal Posted April 30, 2017 Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) Been doing absolutely nothing today. Watching football all day long and eating junk food. My PC did start to sound loud and I started to get red artefacts on the screen. After serious cleaning, everything is back in order. Edited April 30, 2017 by Labadal
Bartimaeus Posted April 30, 2017 Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) My HTPC/media streaming PC did the same thing recently. Cleaned it all out, took off my CPU's fan/heatsink as well as my GPU's and remounted them after reapplying thermal paste, and it was much better. I'll probably do the same for my main PC sometime this month... Edited April 30, 2017 by Bartimaeus Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance.
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