UberTumbleweed

Chain maille is cool and all, but I think a vest would be more functional. You're mistaken about vests only going up to 20 pounds: in meatspace, I've never even seen them below 10 kg (~22 lb). I know they go up to at least 100 pounds.

Are fat people going around sitting on your firstborn child and killing it? No? Then mind your own goddamn business and stop telling fat people they're fat. Stop telling them to change. You've already admitted their fatness doesn't hurt you. Just shut up about it [until/unless that specific fat person asks you your opinion]. The truth is, no one is obligated to make certain health choices to please you. You're not that special. There are plenty of people here, even on NF, that I think make some really stupid unhealthy choices. I shut the hell up unless they ask (me personally or in a general asking-questions thread) because it's NOT MY BUSINESS. You never know what the person on the other end of your fat-taunt has in their lives. And knowing that people will refuse to treat you equally because of how you look never helps anything.

Last days! How's everyone been doing? I'm doing my peer assessment gradings right now. I'm kicking myself for a few tidbits I left out of my own answers. But I feel almost like I'm studying instead of grading. I think I like this peer assessment business.

There was definitely a gorilla! I have photographic evidence. It seems like I passed the same gorilla twice -- he was doing the marathon, and the routes overlapped in such a way to make that possible. But the third time? Maybe I was just hallucinating that one. Thanks! Chip times are out, and I actually beat my time by TEN minutes! As I alluded in my last post, I've been struggling with Unnamed Anxiety again. I really feel most of it's behavioural: I am certainly more prone to anxiety due to brain chemistry, but I don't think this particular breakthrough anxiety will benefit from medicinal management. Alas, I don't have health insurance, so therapy is out for now. However, I'm feeling on a bit of an upswing, and hope to be back in full force soon. I'm also hoping to pick up a depression/anxiety self-help workbook that has been recommended to me for some affordable self-therapy work. It's better than ignoring the problem!

2:29:15 gun time, nine minutes faster than goal pace. Took off with wrong pace bunny group and stayed with them for 4k before I realized it was a group running at my goal 5K pace. Took a totally epic fall at ~19.5k, rolled up onto the sidewalk, twisted in midair, landed and rolled back to my feet. Very parkour, but something I've never even practiced before. Once I yelled "I'm OKAY", everyone around cheered, and someone gave me 10/10 for true style. I'm awesome, you guize. And I didn't even hallucinate the running gorilla that passed me three times.

Crazy week (as in, literal crazy, anxiety kicked up into "nearly debilitating", whoops). Drive by posting: ZOMG, 21 K TOMORROW MORNING! Wish me dry, cloudy weather.

I bet they do! If you told me you'd wrestled the Yeti to the ground, I'd believe you.

Hey travel hackers! I haven't got any points cards for travelling. But I'd like to fly as cheap as possible anyway. Do you have any suggestions for the best places to find cheap fares? So far, I've just checked Kayak.com. I know to clear my cache before searching sites more than once to prevent fare-drift. Potentially-Relevant Details: I'm going from YEG (Edmonton) to KTM (Kathmandu). Best arrival date on 26 September, earlier in the day; I don't care when I leave YEG. But I'm flexible on dates.Return at the end of October, preferably leaving KTM late in the day, arriving in YEG wheneverI don't mind multiple transfers or long layoversJET Airways is my fav airline so farI do not want to transit through the USA (I have an Iranian visa in my passport; getting through customs is very, very stressful)

I managed to get a very-temporary fix going, so I thought I'd share it. With a 2-6 week shipping delay for new accessories to Canada, and a complete lack of replacements outside North America, others might need this in the future. I jammed two paperclips into my USB wall charger, one touching the first pin and the other touching the fourth. Then I veeeeery carefully balanced the FitBit on top of the paperclip, with one connector touching each paperclip. If the FitBit is facing away from you with the connectors pointing down, the left connector goes on the paperclip in 4 and the right goes on 1 (according to this diagram's numbering). It got me enough of a charge in about five minutes to keep it going another few days.

The two squat cages at my gym are way too close to each other. About once I month, I bang my head on the other cage's barbell when I'm going to change plates on mine. Once, I did it when the other cage was in use (the guy was between sets), fell to the ground, and actually -- I had a bit of a concussion. From a barbell. That wasn't moving. My doctor tried very hard not to laugh, and he almost succeeded.

Yup, it's the connectors that are really getting me. It's got two that are shaped like nothing else I own. I just really wanted it for my half-marathon on Sunday, so I figured no harm in asking. :\

Has anyone ever successfully jury-rigged a FitBit One charger, or has any ideas on how I could do that? I've lost mine. I don't really have $40 for a new one right now, and even if I did, it's still 2-6 weeks for shipping (assuming it's in stock when I order). I'm not very electrically incline and can't figure out a way to do it on my own. Supplies are various household items and phone/iPad chargers.

Week Three Review: Weight: 166.0 (7-day average: 165.2) Beer day yesterday is making me really appreciate the weekly average! 1. Workout Em, not yet. Maybe tonight? Maybe not. I'm feeling a bit down today. I have a case of the Sundays. I'd rather play with the barbells, I think. 2. Tracking Another week of perfect weight tracking, and no other tracking. I wonder if I should mark down my steps? It could make me think. On the other hand, if I'm just ignoring it because I'm lazy, that probably won't help either. 3. Learning The fluid loss lectures were especially interesting! I sweat more than most people, and knowing what exactly is going in, and why, was great. I feel so accomplished keeping up with an upper-undergrad science course. I've got real pride in accomplishment with the course so far. It's just about time for me to do the second graded quiz (after studying). I'm excited for that.

Week Two Review: Weight: 164.8 (7 day average: 165.6) 1. Workout I did it last minute on Sunday, and it went really well. I got a lot of enjoyment out of doing the individual exercises spread out over the afternoon. 2. Tracking I got my weight marked down each day. This isn't really carrying over to also tracking food like I hoped it would. I hate tracking food. But I just eat so much crap if I'm not writing it down. I dunno how to solve this other than sucking it up and putting on my Big Tumbleweed Panties and just doing it. 3. Learning I'm loving the Exercise Physiology course! I've learned so much and it's motivating. I've taken so many notes (that's how I retain info best, by writing it down). My 21.1 k training continues. I'm a bit worried about my knees. But it will be over soon. 7 days left. My last remaining Serious Stress is having to leave home at 5:09am for my 8am race start. Work goals? Oi. Better not discussed.

I DID A CLAP PUSH UP! It was terribly sloppy form, but I DID A CLAP PUSH UP! TRIUMPH! He sat for SEVEN HOURS on the bus waiting for traffic to clear. SEVEN HOURS. Can you believe it? SEVEN HOURS. And oh, did I ever tell you about that time he sat seven hours in traffic on the day they buried Churchill? No? Well, he sat for SEVEN HOURS on the BUS in traffic going NOWHERE. ... Did I ever tell you about the day they buried Churchill? Ah, dumbells! No, I don't. But I have lots of heavy things I could be picking up repeatedly. Thanks!