Wild Wolf

Hi Gemma! Thanks for stopping by . I haven't had a chance to fill out applications anywhere yet, but I will this weekend. I know there's something else out there for me that'll work out better in the short (and long) term. Just gotta stay vigilant. Wolf

Those 2 dudes are studs. It sounds like you have it mapped out down to the last piece or plate armor! Hell yeah! The Hallowed Tree Knights are nasty. It's amazing how much ground they cover with their attacks. And then you mention great sword. Berserk made great swords cool. Dark Souls made great swords mainstream, lol. I love rocking a giant ass buster sword in these games. Vargram is my second favorite behind Blaidd. His look is swanky AF! What makes him remind you more of me than you????? Edit: I forgot about Maliketh. What an AWESOME boss. He might be my favorite boss for sure. Update: Had a schedule mishap with Costco. Without telling me my schedule changed, they gave me Friday and Sunday off. Last I checked it was Thu/Fri. My supervisor was playing it off like it was my fault for not looking at the schedule but I had. In fact, I take pics of my schedule which time stamps it.... but NOPE. She calls me at 4:45 asking if I was running late or if I called in. We got it sorted out, but still. It was annoying. Starting next week I will have Fri/Sun as my days off. I'm not thrilled by it cuz I lose my Sunday time-in-a-half but in the long run, I need a full day to mentally reset or else I'll go crazy. Today was PULL day. According to Rurik, PUSH day is best, but I have to humbly disagree. I LOVE PULL DAY. Did some dead rows which felt really good. I kept it high rep and worked my way up to 115lbs for a set of 10. The super-set of lat pull down + straight arm pull down was gnarly. Then did some barbell curls and finished off with single arm cable rows. I definitely felt like a demigod. Happy Friday, everyone! Zero week is nearly in the books and I'm feeling really good about this challenge Wolf

When my wife makes almond flour scones...I have a real problem eating less than 3-4. She made some last night and I ONLY had 3 lol. Solidarity FTW!! Wolf

I see a lot of people rocking these at the "local" RenFair. They look... breezy. At least the other sword is straight lol! It's a beautiful game. Frustrating as hell, but a lot of fun with deep lore and a plethora of builds to dive into! You're gonna love it! Also... #Blaidd Update: Slept in this morning which means I missed the mark on walking with my weighted vest both times this week. I will adjust my goals accordingly so I can fit that in. This is a stress-free challenge after all . I did eat out yesterday before I got to Costco because I was super busy at work which marks the first time I ate out this week. Aaaaaand last night, my friend Robert brought me pot roast with corn bread as a surprise. It was delish! I'm off from Costco tonight and tomorrow night and I'm relishing in it. Kids have basketball practice tonight and then a chill evening with the Wolfpack. Wolf

That's brilliant! Your gamifying ability is at least +10 right now. That's my typical week. I try to start off with Legs so I don't puss out and skip it (which I've been known to do). But sometimes I feel like the monotony of it creates some boredom in the long run. I try to remind myself that "boring" workouts aren't bad so long as I'm continually getting stronger...which I am. I forgot what I was bitching about now that I've got this far into the explanation so I think I found a good stopping point 😅 Good point. I actually quite like the negative/eccentric part of RDL's especially when done at a slower pace before exploding upwards. Feeling that tension in the hammies is nice . I also love rows...and, I know you love your push days, but my fav is pull day. Heavy barbell rows makes me feel like a demi-god! Wolf

'Tis a good challenge to come back! I love it! This brings me back to when Heather and I visited last and we watched Wrath of Khan and played OG Mario lol. Goooooooood times Wolf

You persuasive ways are legendary, brother! Happy to see you as well, sir! This blew my mind when I first watched it, holy hell! Love this cinematic! Dude, Simple and Sinister, huh? That's amazing. It's such a solid workout, what bells are you using?? I was doing a KB workout program called "Prometheus" not too long ago and REALLY enjoyed the simplicity of it and how it kicked my arse every time. The only draw back was he lack of "pull" exercises. I've been contemplating just going back to that and finding ways to add in more pulling.... Shit. I think that's what I need to do. The simpler (and effective) the workout is, the better IMO. Just use my 20# weight vest for a pull-up frenzy 1x a week. Wolf

Yussssssssss! I'm excited to follow this journey! But, as a werewolf, I am cautiously optimistic....it's in my nature Wolf

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Hell yes. And i'm doing my best not to bogart the water cooler lol. If it were consistently colder here, I would LOVE to rock that....hell, what am I saying. I would rock it regardless! The looks I would get in the gym would be HILARIOUS...but, once again, I would rock this! It actually looks super solid in the white and black. LOL! Dude...I'm so bad at it. I've probably switched around my phone wallpaper 50x in 2023 already. At least it feels that way, I know it's bad when Heather comments on it: "You changed it...again??" That is a beautiful image! Here are a couple other faves of mine: (and this last one I know you'll love if you haven't seen it yet.) BRO! I have a Grimdark board on Pinterest and it consist mainly of Dark Souls and Elden Ring pics because they are indeed, sinister AF. Holy shitballs I forget how like minded we are hahahaha. That knight/crusader is very bad ass. I could 100% see myself having that as a background in the near future. This one made me think of you: The inspiration I think was originally The Witcher with a slight modern twist. But those could work too, especially B and C for me on the simplicity costumes image. Hi, btw Wolf

I really like that meme. It's so accurate it's scary! Having only been back on the boards for a couple weeks, I already feel so much better. It's like a weight and stress that I didn't know was there was lifted and replaced with the love I have for y'all and remembrance of why NF is so near and dear to my heart. Don't censor it. I'm glad you won't BTW...I haven't been able to get The Witcher workout gambeson idea out of my head. So much so that my background image changed after my gym sesh this morning. It was a cool image of Link...but now it's this: Update: Yesterday was good. I managed a 25 min nap before lunch and then ate copious amounts of homemade tortilla soup. I did NOT eat out last night and ended up just waiting to eat when I got home. Heather made skirt steak stir fry - it was delish. The only downside is the meat kept getting stuck in my teeth. Still missing the mark on 100oz of water but I'm getting closer each day. I had a good PUSH day today. There's only so much I can do within an hours time frame but I've gotten used to super setting most of the exercises to compound my time to something more manageable. I felt mildly jacked after the workout. Since Costco is being shitty right now, my new days off are Thu/Fri. I'm looking forward to not working there after tonight until the weekend. I'm sad I will miss Declan and Orin's final basketball game of the season...or at least part of it. Their game is at 11 and I work at 12. Depending on when it ends, I should be able to catch the majority of it. Wolf

Yes ma'am . We've been homeschooling our kiddos since the beginning. They're apart of a larger homeschool community called Classical Conversations and do a co-op every Tuesday. Then we do schooling the rest of the week. It really works best for us and has for a while. I was on the fence with it when we started having kids but have sense full embraced the lifestyle. Wolf

Ugh....I hate it when that happens! Heather made some meatloaf a couple weeks ago and WOW. It was divine. We used the leftovers to make a meatloaf sandwich on sourdough bread and it was one of the best sandwiches I've ever had. I could of eaten 4 of them lol. Wolf

I was thinking about it this morning before I saw your response and my answer is: YES. A BIG RESOUNDING YES. I think overall, it was a smart decision. Never want to put yourself in a bind where when you might actually be sick and unable to work, they are like "i know you're sick, but you've worked through it before. C'mion, buddy, you got this!" Wolf

Dude… you had me at The Witcher 😍

You and me both, sister. It was hard for me to post that gif but hopefully it gave you some much needed motivation. And that's where the fun begins! You got this! Wolf

Nothing wrong with that lol! I like his big ears sticking straight up. They make me happy Wolf

Your fur babies are adorbs! Smoke definitely doesn't look like he's that much smaller than Harley. Is he getting any bigger?? Wolf

You speaka my language I would purchase one of these, 100%! Wolf

I just need to get this off my chest. I haven't full allowed myself to grieve, so, this might be a trigger for some. You have been warned: Wolf

Might as well enjoy the simpler things in life lol. I've aways loved your narratives. But, I've also loved you being my DM. I miss those days Wolf

I may need to use this book as my non-fiction book for this month! Are you enjoying it thus far? Also, following! Wolf

#GOALS I was reading Wraith Squadron (Star Wars) to the older kids for a little while but lack of time because of my busy job schedule has really cut into this. I loved it when I could do that though. LOL. Love this. My wife tried reading The Hobbit to the kids but I think SHE's the one who got bored. She's not much of a reader, so that probably has a little bit to do with it. She does love the movies though. #HomeSchoolingFTW Wolf

Yay, Texas! You got this, Darciana. Mindful eating while combating boredom vs real hunger is a true struggle but you're gonna kick that square in the - Wolf

+5 points to referencing Tenacious D You got this!! I'll do my best to keep you accountable as we both respawn and transition into AWESOMENESS! Wolf