Moros

5 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

I got two books into ASOIAF and gave up. The first one was really good. The second one was...a doorstopper about what shirt someone was wearing while they were eating.

I pretty much agree.  I seem to remember book 5/6 getting more interesting, but that might be a hallucination.  Pro-tip: do not torture someone you think might be destined to save the world.  That is all...

On 7/19/2019 at 3:30 PM, Elastigirl said:

I  enjoyed the first 3 books, but by about the 4th, I was getting really bogged down. Can't remember how far I got, but I stopped at the 4th or 5th book. And now it's been so long I've forgotten it. I would like to read the last books written by Sanderson though

Ms. Moros is a big WOT fan, and she said that the Brandon Sanderson books at the end were quite good, and wrapped things up in a satisfying way.  I got to about the 7th book of the series before it broke me.  LOTR by comparison seems a lot easier to read, but everyone is different.  I shudder to think of the WOT books as a movie, or even a TV series...

7 hours ago, SkyGirl said:

So I wasn't sure how much I wanted to say here, but it's too cool not to share: I got to be on the Washington, DC television crew for NASA's Apollo 11 50th anniversary live show on Friday; which meant 2 intensely boring and grueling days of setup and errands in the beastly heat beforehand, but a simply magical day of running through crowds, putting microphones on astronauts, juggling equipment, fistbumping producers and directors, dabbing makeup on show hosts, making faces at the camera operators and flashing badges to part crowds on Friday. I really love TV. Not enough to want to give up writing, but it's sure a fun and exciting change of pace when I get to do it. 

This sounds amazing!  I'm glad you got to participate in something so awesome...

21 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

Those guys don't have a former master plumber for a dad. He can't see as well as he used to, but he still knows what he's doing, and even if I do all the work he can still keep me from attaching the flux capacitor directly into the plasma feed from the warp core and running it through the Heisenberg compensators instead of the structural integrity field.

That is some high quality technobabble... 

On 7/7/2019 at 12:35 AM, Elastigirl said:

Your are welcome.  I so need it. I'm always tripping

I think you may have meant that in a different way then some other people might think

Hope the move went well, with as little drama as possible!

1 hour ago, Elastigirl said:

Thanks. No it isn't a roll. It's a tutorial from GMB (surprise) More on how to catch yourself in a fall, and where to place your hands

Hey, thanks for the link.  I know several people who could benefit from this video - including me

12 hours ago, SkyGirl said:

So my thought is, I need to go back to the beginning again, and remind myself that my body is not bad, it is not ugly, it is not "fat", it is not something to be shrunk and pinched and deprived. It is something to be nurtured, nourished, stretched, supported, strengthened, protected, and cared for. It is part of me, and a very important part; and I need and want to see it for its own beauty and strength, and not compare it to other people's and not give it the nourishment that it needs.

 

1. This is a beautiful statement.

2. It might be really great to print that out in large letters, and put it somewhere in your home where you can see it every day.

15 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

That's closer to a spaceship fridge. Those are computer screens in the door. And yes, one of the things they do is show you the inside of the fridge so you don't have to stand there with the door open.

That is pretty wild - but should save some energy (I think).  Of course, with the way AI is going, this could become a thing:

Following!  The crow progression is really awesome.

16 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

Today is a good day. I was low energy due to getting called in, but we did the walkthrough and measured the windows. That house is so BIG! The closets are ginormous, and the master bath has A GARDEN TUB! For a six foot tall person that is incredible. I can't straighten my legs in it, but it's so deep I can get way more submerged than I ever could in standard tubs, which I hate having to use.

 A big tub is a major win - congrats!

Following again for the never-ending awesome story...

Following...

Having other people do the heavy lifting is really nice - that leaves time to do box arrangement in the new place:

4 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

I Then when I went out to my truck I found I was a victim of MVB (Motor Vehicle Burglary). The damage to my truck was minimal; they used a screwdriver to pop the lock on the passenger side. It can still lock, but can no only be unlocked from the inside.

Boo!  That's unprintably lame.  The damage to the lock would drive me nuts, personally.  I hope nothing else happens.

2 hours ago, Miaulin said:

Tripped up a bit but hanging in there

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the helicopter is my...emotional state? ability to focus? The Feelings are just being a little silly right now. All that "Nobody actually likes you, you're a bad person and a buffoon, eating is tedious and when you do eat, you get to feel bad about it, here are some negative thoughts about your body while we're at it, so on, so forth" bit of a blanket of sadness on me today...but i've been drinking plenty of water and did a little workout despite Not Wanting To, so that's a win. for the rest of the day i'm going to try to do some cleaning and then catch up on some reading...maybe with some Background Music.

1. You did some working out, which is good.

2. You drank water, which is good.

3. You are doing some reading, which is also good.

4. You have yet to even do the Capt. America bicep flip, which is both awesome, and hilarious:

I hope you keep feeling better!

20 minutes ago, Elastigirl said:

It was nice for me to discover that even though I'm not good at sports, I can get strong   I was thinking it's like a character attribute sheet. I'm super low on sport fitness, but I am high on tenacity, so that makes up for it.

Your tenacity is almost at human maximum!  Happy Belated Birthday!

On 6/7/2019 at 4:47 PM, Tanktimus the Encourager said:

More updates, the seller came back with what they are willing to fix and it's more than we expected! Barring unforseen setbacks, it's happening! I now feel comfortable hosting pics. It's an IMGUR album since there are 25 pictures. These are from the listing.

Early congrats! 

17 hours ago, scalyfreak said:

 

A power rack WITH a jacuzzi! 

If I had such a thing, I would drop the weights into the Jacuzzi, and either 1) rust out the weights, or 2) destroy the Jacuzzi...

2 hours ago, elinox said:

Sweet Treats: 8/20

You are getting some good momentum on your challenge.  Well done!

Hi - I'm glad to hear that you are feeling better!

A few months ago, I saw this video with Chris Evans that might be helpful for you.  Your mileage may vary, of course:

Days 3 - 9.  Blech

So, although I had a lot of fun over the weekend gaming, my NF exercise/food game was not great.  There was a lot of (redacted) stuff involving family that I don't want to go into here.  It kind of disrupted me in general, and I did not get a lot of sleep.  On Tuesday, I woke up at 3am, and could not get back to sleep.  As I already mentioned, I did some rebelling against logging my food, which I think is a symptom of my 12-year old boy having a temper tantrum.  I need to keep reflecting on that - I think Elastigirl is right - I have stated rules and "unstated rules"  The unstated rules lead to a lot of resentment, and they sabotage the "stated rules."

I am a ranger.  Only a dead legionary gives up.  But, I need to gain some insight and wisdom about how to do better.  Just beating my head against the wall will not work.

Exercise points: 60/178

Food points: 37/214

21 hours ago, Elastigirl said:

I love Sentinels of the Mulitverse! Though the truth is , it is my son's game, and half the time he has to tell me what to do because I m confused But I love the concept, and pretending like I'm a superhero fighting villains with way cool weapons and superpowers. The last time we played, I was sure we were going to lose. My husband's character died right away, and it was just my son and I left. My were down to super low hit points. But somehow, we kept hanging on. My son kept working it (and helping me) and  eventually we got  enough cards we were able to defeat the villain. My son and his friends play it often, he has  huge box, and I think most (if not all) of the expansions

One of the fun things about Sentinels is that every hero works differently.  One of the confusing things is that every hero works differently   I have found that I have to really play one hero at least 2-3 times before I "get" them. 

Quick Update - Much Rain, Much Gaming, New omi-phone

So, my area had some major rains, and some minor floods.  We ourselves were very fortunate, but other friends have had their basements flood to the depth of several inches.  So, I've been doing my challenge, but there is a lot of driving around.

We also celebrated Tabletop Gaming day with an event for our friends, and the next day we played Sentinels of the Multiverse - Oblivaeon: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192926/sentinels-multiverse-oblivaeon

The game is a wee bit complex:

We won in the end, but it was an epic six hour battle, and so we finished around 11pm on Sunday.  So, Monday, Ms. Moros and I were exhausted.

I also finally upgraded my phone (I had an iPhone 5s), to a free iphoneXr.  I had to change my phone number, so I spend a decent amount of time changing things on many websites, and texting all of my friends, so that they new I was not a Cylon or a telemarketer.

I'll catch up on my points reporting later today.

Zero Week and Days 1-2

So Zero week was not great - I had a bit of a temper tantrum with logging my food.  It's very apparent to me that there is a 12-year old boy running a lot of my food thinking.  Sigh.  Well, that's one of the reasons I am getting help.

Memorial Day was quiet for me and Ms. Moros.  Mostly doing stuff around the house, and doing some food prep.  The food prep felt good, since it's been a while since we were this organized.  Tuesday, I missed my morning walk, but was able to make it up later on in the day.

Tuesday night, we went to a Roll Model class, which is really good, since we are still pretty clueless about the subtle details of the Roll Model moves:

We learned a lot more, including how you can use the ball + wall to make the pressure more or less:

Note - this is Jill Miller (inventor of the Roll Model).  Ms. Moros is much hotter than this

Food Points: 11/107

Exercise Points: 12/89

You are still here.

You will win through in the end.

Like everybody else, I am really happy to see you back.

4 hours ago, elinox said:

 

Oops! I meant to join the Rangers, and did, but apparently I copy/pasted some old stuff which had Druids listed instead. 

They both go outside - it's cool...