CM tries not to die

[CourtnieMarie]

 

so they may not have a cool catch phrase before going into battle, besides, "try not to die" but they're a fun and mostly smart team. i would like to be fun and mostly smart this challenge.

 

Exercise.

MOLLY – keep up that mutant strength. 5 workouts per week. I’d like to get at least 3 lifting sessions and 2 cardio sessions

 

GERT – use what you have. like a telepathic link to a dinosaur or, ya know, a pull up bar. pull up bar play 6 min per week. especially do this on non-work days.

 

KAROLINA – embrace your free spirit and solar energy absorption. do yoga on sundays (65 mins/week total). read/watch a new mobility article/video each week. I’ve pinned a lot of mobility stuff “to read later” time to do that.

 

Food.

CHASE – as the oldest, he knows it’s not all science and fun gloves. consume 25g fiber on weekend days. plan out what will be available to make this happen each Thursday: beans, berries, prepped vegs, etc.

 

NICO – just because you can magically summon food to your door, doesn’t mean you should. eat out or take out less than 7x over challenge. i have 4 already planned meals out this challenge. no more than 3 more beyond those.

 

 

let's do this.

[Stronkey Kong]

I don't know what this is. 

 

Don't die. We need you. (Especially for pictures of noms)

[Laghail]

Yassss! I've always kinda considered Karolina your spirit animal.

[CourtnieMarie]

11 minutes ago, Vincent Van Bro said:

I don't know what this is. 

 

Don't die. We need you. (Especially for pictures of noms)

it's Runaways - probably should've mentioned that... read them when they came out but now there's a fancy new TV show i've been watching.

 

and on it! all i have from this week is this chia pudding with my nana's failed "jello salad" (was a good fail, because it's delicious)

i will do better, i promise.

 

10 minutes ago, Laghail said:

Yassss! I've always kinda considered Karolina your spirit animal.

weeeee! i was always torn between her and Gert.

 

 

oh and it looks like they're going back to monday start days for 2018. okay. cool. just when i got used to sunday start days. no that's fine. i'm on board.

[Laghail]

1 minute ago, CourtnieMarie said:

weeeee! i was always torn between her and Gert.

 

 

Same. Absolutely same. The show versions of them are fine. I think I always saw Gert as more acidic than SJW. The show version is playing up the hiding-insecurities-behind-idealism trope, where maybe the comic version spun her as pure joss whedon badass? I dunno, discuss. 

[CourtnieMarie]

SJW?

 

the show versions are fine. Karolina has hints of the comic character but mostly she just seems like a pretty hipster (post-religious fanatic version), whereas when the comics were coming out i don't think hipster was a household term yet. i like the show version of Gert to a point. I don't remember her being so pushy about her views in the comics, granted it's been a long time. she was sarcastic and cynical, yes. but in what felt like a more intelligent way. i think it's hard to portray comic or book characters on the screen without going too over the top or not putting in enough detail.

[Laghail]

Just now, CourtnieMarie said:

SJW?

 

Social justice warrior, but yeah, you need exaggeration for fast characterization. Not complaining, I like both versions.

 

 

[Mike Wazowski]

Following along for all the noms, since I have nothing to contribute re: comic books.

[miss_marissa]

Plz don't die!!!!

 

Never read Runaways, but always thought it would be one I would enjoy. The show looks great too!

[CourtnieMarie]

2 hours ago, MikeWazowski said:

Following along for all the noms, since I have nothing to contribute re: comic books.

noms are just as important as comic books

 

14 minutes ago, miss_marissa said:

Plz don't die!!!!

 

Never read Runaways, but always thought it would be one I would enjoy. The show looks great too!

i thoroughly enjoyed the comics! haven't read the revival from this year so can't speak to that but the original volumes were great fun. i gotta go get them out of my dad's house so i can re-read them...

and the show is good too! obviously different but who doesn't love good ol' james marsters as an evil mad scientist

[Gemma]

On 12/29/2017 at 12:04 PM, CourtnieMarie said:

 

and on it! all i have from this week is this chia pudding with my nana's failed "jello salad" (was a good fail, because it's delicious)

 

i will do better, i promise.

 

 

I read this and immediately got that unintentionally inspiring Beckett quote stuck in my head: "Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." 

I have been out of the comic book world for years, so I missed Runaways - but now that you've inspired me to Google it, seems I've missed something quite good. I may need to see if I can go back and catch up. 

[Jord]

here for all this goodness

[CourtnieMarie]

On 12/31/2017 at 8:30 AM, Gemma said:

 

I read this and immediately got that unintentionally inspiring Beckett quote stuck in my head: "Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." 

ha yes! i like that. right in line with the new yoda quote

 

On 12/31/2017 at 8:30 AM, Gemma said:

I have been out of the comic book world for years, so I missed Runaways - but now that you've inspired me to Google it, seems I've missed something quite good. I may need to see if I can go back and catch up. 

absolutely if you get a chance to sit and read, try it out! i think they made a few "graphic novel" volumes of the weekly issues so it's not too hefty. i found my old issues and luckily only had singles of the first volume then went for the second volume in novel form.

 

36 minutes ago, Taddea Zhaan said:

here for all this goodness

 

happy new year friends!! full update hopefully later today.

[raptron]

Team Old Lace (duh)

 

[JustCallMeAmber]

*smiles and pretends like she knows what's going on* Hi!

 

[Kishi]

I mean, all comics are updated to the times when adaptations follow.

 

Anyway! Hi!

[CourtnieMarie]

2 hours ago, raptron said:

Team Old Lace (duh)

 

duh. i haven't researched it but it looks like they use a mix of animatronics and CGI for her int he show. which is pretty cool looking and allows Gert to cuddle with her lolzz

 

1 hour ago, JustCallMeAmber said:

*smiles and pretends like she knows what's going on* Hi!

 

 

16 minutes ago, Kishi said:

I mean, all comics are updated to the times when adaptations follow.

 

Anyway! Hi!

 

oh haiiiiiiii!!

[Blocky]

10 hours ago, JustCallMeAmber said:

*smiles and pretends like she knows what's going on* Hi!

 

 

This is me as well... No idea what's going on re: comics but nodding and smiling and pretending anyway...

[CourtnieMarie]

7 hours ago, Blocky said:

 

This is me as well... No idea what's going on re: comics but nodding and smiling and pretending anyway...

i appreciate your pretend effort!

 

i don't mean that your effort is pretend... but that you're here to nod and smile - oh you know what i mean!

[CourtnieMarie]

so! what have I been doing so far besides freezing my buns off? idk

 

 

Week 0 – Monday

 

new years day! I had a pepperoni, cheese, and spinach omelet for breakfast, GF pizza for lunch, dried apple and a coconut bar (homemade) for snacks, then a buddha bowl type deal for dinner. oh and SO and I drank a whole bottle of real champagne while binge watching Ms. Maisel with our prime free trial.

 

we did get in a workout at home which was:

10 pushups

7 leg lifts on each leg

8 BW squats

8 RDLs

x4

 

I also did a minute of bar hanging.

 

eat out: 1/7

workouts: 1/5

bar hangs: 1/6

sunday yoga: 0/5; 0/65

 

Week 0 – Tuesday

 

yesterday was back to work and I nomed on all of the cranberry oatmeal dunkers someone brought in. clocked in 2670 calories. yeesh.

 

25 minutes of yoga after work and a minute of bar hangs which was pretty fantastic since I had to clean up my dog’s puke when I got home. poor pup scraped off her nose and got blood everywhere trying to clean it up herself.

 

even more surprising was actually making dinner after all that which was some delicious wine & cheese sausage with brussel sprouts and a bit of quinoa.

 

eat out: 1/7

workouts: 1/5

bar hangs: 2/6

sunday yoga: 0/5; 25/65

 

tomorrow I will probably be working from home with a blizzard coming in. I’ll need to make sure I have enough fiber things prepped for the weekend. can you believe the oatmeal cranberry dunkers didn’t have ANY FIBER?! what is this world.

[raptron]

1 hour ago, CourtnieMarie said:

can you believe the oatmeal cranberry dunkers didn’t have ANY FIBER?! what is this world.

What?! Ruuuude, TJ's.

 

Also, aw, poor pup.

 

[CourtnieMarie]

27 minutes ago, raptron said:

What?! Ruuuude, TJ's.

right?! also glad you knew it was a TJ's treat lolz

 

27 minutes ago, raptron said:

Also, aw, poor pup.

 

thanksss, she seemed better after some bathroom breaks last night and this morning and has eaten like normal. we'll see when i get home

[Jord]

fiber should just be one of those weird things that food companies add to everything like soy lecithin. PUT FIBER IN ALL THE THINGS. MAKE AMERICA POOP AGAIN. 

[CourtnieMarie]

10 minutes ago, Taddea Zhaan said:

fiber should just be one of those weird things that food companies add to everything like soy lecithin. PUT FIBER IN ALL THE THINGS. MAKE AMERICA POOP AGAIN. 

[Mike Wazowski]

1 hour ago, Taddea Zhaan said:

fiber should just be one of those weird things that food companies add to everything like soy lecithin. PUT FIBER IN ALL THE THINGS. MAKE AMERICA POOP AGAIN. 

Can we make MAPA tanks or hats?

 

Let the record reflect that I pictured TJ’s dunkers, even if I wasn’t sure that’s what you were talking about.