Charlie_Quinn Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 The year was 1993. Pre-teen me was hanging around in my older brothers room, bugging the crap out of him as always, when an ad for a new TV series came on his TV. Thanks to my dad, I was already a Sci-Fi fan, so this new series about aliens and monsters instantly appealed to me. A few days later, I sat down to watch this new series And just like that, an obsession was born This challenge is a homage to the show that turned me into a full time nerd. Not only did I watch The X Files religiously, I spent all my pocket money on the tie-in magazine, the comic book series and the video boxsets (yep, video tapes,I am an old) and watched them over and over again. I stuck with the series until it started to ditch the Monster of the Week stories, leaned heavy on the conspiracy stuff and got a little batcrap crazy. But even though it completely lost it's way as time went on, those earlier seasons will always be special to me. Monster of the Week If you want to chase monsters and escape the alien bounty hunters, you need to be in good shape 1. Run - 3-4 times per week incl. 1 speed work or hill session & 1 long run As I've got a half marathon this weekend, week one will be a running recovery week which means I won't be doing any speed or hill work 2. Strength - BMF once a week / Lifting or climbing once a week Tooms No, I don't plan on eating 5 human livers during this challenge, Eugene Victor Tooms may have been the creepiest bad guy ever, but that dude was flexible! Stretch for 10 minutes everyday I've been getting some niggles lately and I can't afford to get injured just as race season is kicking off! Prepare for the alien invasion You can't prevent an invasion of you aren't organised! - Write to-do-lists and do the stuff on the list! - Build a proper bed time and morning routine / no snooze button allowed 12 Quote Current: Assassins / Instagram Previous: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 2020 Races: CANCELLED! Spartan Trifecta: Beast: 18-APR / Super :11-JUL / Sprint: 12-JUL Summer Nuts: 5/6-SEPT / Nuclear Blast: 12-SEPT / Nuclear team race: 04-OCT "You have the heart of a Rebel" "I'll take that as a compliment" Link to comment
Cheetah Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 I felt he same way about Xfiles. Following :-) 1 Quote Level 47 Quasi-Human Ranger "Forget failure. Forget mistakes. Forget everything except what you're going to do NOW, and DO IT." - Lou Ferrigno "Foxes Never Quit!" - Leicester City FC KBO. - Churchill Link to comment
jonfirestar Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 And now I cannot get it out of my head 3 Quote - strava - myfitnesspal - Instagram 2019 Roadmap Spoiler " Always aim for something stupidly crazy." - Charlie Quinn 2019 Races: Cliveden MTR 06/01 | Nuts Challenge 02/03 | Reading Half Marathon 17/03 | W.A.R 27/04 | RRDW 11/05 | Nuclear Oblivion 19/05 | Man vs Lakes 20/07 | Spartan Trifecta Weekend 05-06/10 | OCRWC 11-13/10 Current Challenge: First Steps Previous Challenges: 1| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 Link to comment
Charlie_Quinn Posted March 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 9 minutes ago, Cheetah said: I felt he same way about Xfiles. Following :-) Hi! Nice to have you as always. 8 minutes ago, jonfirestar said: And now I cannot get it out of my head But it's a good theme song. I'm glad they didn't try to change it for the latest seasons. That reminds me, I even brought the album 'Songs in the Key of X'. It was produced by Mark Snow, but it was more of a 'music inspired by' album and I think I only liked about 2 songs on it at the time! Maybe I should hunt it down and see if that's still true. 2 Quote Current: Assassins / Instagram Previous: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 2020 Races: CANCELLED! Spartan Trifecta: Beast: 18-APR / Super :11-JUL / Sprint: 12-JUL Summer Nuts: 5/6-SEPT / Nuclear Blast: 12-SEPT / Nuclear team race: 04-OCT "You have the heart of a Rebel" "I'll take that as a compliment" Link to comment
Salinger Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Have you seen the new season CQ? I mega mega fancy Gillian Anderson..... *SWOON* shes amazing. hahah CUTE Cool challange anyway, excited to follow you and see you WIN xx 2 Quote Link to comment
jonfirestar Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 13 minutes ago, Charlie_Quinn said: But it's a good theme song. I'm glad they didn't try to change it for the latest seasons. That reminds me, I even brought the album 'Songs in the Key of X'. It was produced by Mark Snow, but it was more of a 'music inspired by' album and I think I only liked about 2 songs on it at the time! Maybe I should hunt it down and see if that's still true. That theme song practically defined part of my childhood 2 Quote - strava - myfitnesspal - Instagram 2019 Roadmap Spoiler " Always aim for something stupidly crazy." - Charlie Quinn 2019 Races: Cliveden MTR 06/01 | Nuts Challenge 02/03 | Reading Half Marathon 17/03 | W.A.R 27/04 | RRDW 11/05 | Nuclear Oblivion 19/05 | Man vs Lakes 20/07 | Spartan Trifecta Weekend 05-06/10 | OCRWC 11-13/10 Current Challenge: First Steps Previous Challenges: 1| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 Link to comment
Maigs Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 I've always kinda meant to watch X-Files but *hangs head in shame* I've never gotten around to it 3 Quote Maigs Resurrects From the Dead Link to comment
Charlie_Quinn Posted March 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 24 minutes ago, Salinger said: Have you seen the new season CQ? I mega mega fancy Gillian Anderson..... *SWOON* shes amazing. hahah CUTE Cool challange anyway, excited to follow you and see you WIN xx I've been watching the most recent season, I've got 2 episodes sitting on my DVR that I need to catch up on. Season 10 was utter crap, except for the one with the were-lizard. That one was brilliant. This season has been much better, and I think that's because they've had more stand alone stories. The episode about the Mandela effect had me cracking up laughing. Gillian Anderson is a good looking woman. I hope I look as half as good as her when I'm her age. I may have had a teeny tiny crush of Duchovny when I was growing up 19 minutes ago, jonfirestar said: That theme song practically defined part of my childhood Did you whistle it while shining a torch into a dark room too? No? Just me? 20 minutes ago, Maigahane said: I've always kinda meant to watch X-Files but *hangs head in shame* I've never gotten around to it It might seem a little dated without the shine of nostalgia, but give it a go. Did you watch Fringe? If you did and you liked it, you'll like TXF. If you didn't watch Fringe, you should watch that too. Damn, now I have to re-watch Fringe. 4 Quote Current: Assassins / Instagram Previous: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 2020 Races: CANCELLED! Spartan Trifecta: Beast: 18-APR / Super :11-JUL / Sprint: 12-JUL Summer Nuts: 5/6-SEPT / Nuclear Blast: 12-SEPT / Nuclear team race: 04-OCT "You have the heart of a Rebel" "I'll take that as a compliment" Link to comment
jonfirestar Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 14 minutes ago, Charlie_Quinn said: Did you whistle it while shining a torch into a dark room too? No? Just me? 3 Quote - strava - myfitnesspal - Instagram 2019 Roadmap Spoiler " Always aim for something stupidly crazy." - Charlie Quinn 2019 Races: Cliveden MTR 06/01 | Nuts Challenge 02/03 | Reading Half Marathon 17/03 | W.A.R 27/04 | RRDW 11/05 | Nuclear Oblivion 19/05 | Man vs Lakes 20/07 | Spartan Trifecta Weekend 05-06/10 | OCRWC 11-13/10 Current Challenge: First Steps Previous Challenges: 1| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 Link to comment
EricMN Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 No matter how frustrating this show got around the turn of the century, I wouldn't miss an episode. I'm going to try to steal some running inspiration from you, Mud Sister. 4 Quote Rebel Scum - Current Challenge Link to comment
Cheetah Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Charlie_Quinn said: Songs in the Key of X I have that disc, and there's all kinds of good stuff on it. My favorite cuts were by Nick Cave and Foo Fighters. 1 Quote Level 47 Quasi-Human Ranger "Forget failure. Forget mistakes. Forget everything except what you're going to do NOW, and DO IT." - Lou Ferrigno "Foxes Never Quit!" - Leicester City FC KBO. - Churchill Link to comment
Echoceanic Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 I keep wanting to watch it, but the later seasons discourage me. I am not really a conspiracy person, and I make plots for a living (partly) so it might affect my enjoyment. 1 Quote "... However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light." - Stanley Kubrick "Difficult for myself? Agent... I was born difficult for myself." - Clint Barton Challenges: #1 #2 (mini) #3 (mini) #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 My Fitness Pal - inactive Link to comment
Charlie_Quinn Posted March 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 47 minutes ago, jonfirestar said: I knew it! 35 minutes ago, EricMN said: No matter how frustrating this show got around the turn of the century, I wouldn't miss an episode. I'm going to try to steal some running inspiration from you, Mud Sister. I may have given up around that time, that was the age I discovered pubs. I miss The Lone Gunmen! 28 minutes ago, Cheetah said: I have that disc, and there's all kinds of good stuff on it. My favorite cuts were by Nick Cave and Foo Fighters. I don't think 12 year old me appreciated Nick Cave! I'm going to see if I can find it on Spotify tomorrow. 25 minutes ago, Echocheanic said: I keep wanting to watch it, but the later seasons discourage me. I am not really a conspiracy person, and I make plots for a living (partly) so it might affect my enjoyment. In real life, I hate conspiracy theories. But with science fiction, I'm happy to suspend my disbelief and just go with it! There are plenty of stand alone episodes you could watch that don't get into the alien conspiracy. 1 Quote Current: Assassins / Instagram Previous: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 2020 Races: CANCELLED! Spartan Trifecta: Beast: 18-APR / Super :11-JUL / Sprint: 12-JUL Summer Nuts: 5/6-SEPT / Nuclear Blast: 12-SEPT / Nuclear team race: 04-OCT "You have the heart of a Rebel" "I'll take that as a compliment" Link to comment
Salinger Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Love conspiracy theories! 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie_Quinn Posted March 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Glad I worked from home today as it was a busy day and I'm not quite finished yet! It does mean I have to move BMF to Thursday this week. To-do List for tonight: - Make dinner - Email friend something that I forgot to do yesterday - Send email complaint to Moonpig for fucking up the flowers I sent to my mum! - Lift 3 Quote Current: Assassins / Instagram Previous: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 2020 Races: CANCELLED! Spartan Trifecta: Beast: 18-APR / Super :11-JUL / Sprint: 12-JUL Summer Nuts: 5/6-SEPT / Nuclear Blast: 12-SEPT / Nuclear team race: 04-OCT "You have the heart of a Rebel" "I'll take that as a compliment" Link to comment
Maigs Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Charlie_Quinn said: It might seem a little dated without the shine of nostalgia, but give it a go. Did you watch Fringe? If you did and you liked it, you'll like TXF. If you didn't watch Fringe, you should watch that too. Damn, now I have to re-watch Fringe. Nope, didn't watch that one either. I missed a lot of tv so that's usually my answer to "Have you seen x?" I'll have to put Fringe on my list of shows to at least attempt watching when I get time 1 Quote Maigs Resurrects From the Dead Link to comment
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 I was never a fan of X-files, but I am a fan of CQ! 2 Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
Cheetah Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 2 hours ago, Salinger said: Love conspiracy theories! Being as I work in Aviation, there are things I could tell you about ConTrails. But if I did, I'd probably vanish without a trace. 3 1 Quote Level 47 Quasi-Human Ranger "Forget failure. Forget mistakes. Forget everything except what you're going to do NOW, and DO IT." - Lou Ferrigno "Foxes Never Quit!" - Leicester City FC KBO. - Churchill Link to comment
Wild Wolf Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Woot woot! Gonna try and keep up from the beginning this time around I never got into X-Files all that much but wouldn't mind going back to watch them as I'm a fan of both characters. Duchovny was the man in Californication, haha. That show cracked me up. #HankMoody I also saw your new haircut/hairdo on IG and thought it was swanky x1,000,000!! Wolf 3 Quote Wild Wolf Class: Peerless Scarred/ Height: 6'2 / Weight: 188# Instagram: @ryanwolfbell / Facebook: Ryan Wolf Bell / Bible App (YouVersion) Ryan Wolf Bell Current Challenge: Intro to Wolflean Spoiler Last Challenge(s): 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/14/15/16 Epic Challenges: Welcome to the Fireteam & Wolfpool Gotham Project: 1 " Know, O prince, that once the sun burns out and the earth's core becomes solid and cold, there will come a man to provide the endless energy needed to sustain life and for the planets to keep moving. He is the source of light and the warmth of hope back into the hearts of humanity...." - Dark_Raider A wolf rises in my heart; against my darkness; against my demons; against my despair. I DECLARE WAR! Romans 8:28 (CSB) We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to His purpose. Link to comment
NeverThatBored Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Following along again! Happy race season! 2 Quote Gargoyle Ranger | Level 49 2022 challenges: 49 (current) 2015-2021 challenges: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 || 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 || 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 || 43 | 44 | 45 | | 46 | 47 | 48 || My epic quest | MEATBALL WARS You don't get better at anything unless you start doing it. Being alive is heckn swell. Link to comment
Charlie_Quinn Posted March 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 17 hours ago, Salinger said: Love conspiracy theories! You'd get on well with my brother. He loves watching all the conspiracy shows. 16 hours ago, Maigahane said: Nope, didn't watch that one either. I missed a lot of tv so that's usually my answer to "Have you seen x?" I'll have to put Fringe on my list of shows to at least attempt watching when I get time There's load that I want to watch but haven't yet. There's about 4 different series that I want to watch on Amazon and Jessica Jones season 2 on Netflix. 15 hours ago, Tanktimus the Encourager said: I was never a fan of X-files, but I am a fan of CQ! 14 hours ago, Cheetah said: Being as I work in Aviation, there are things I could tell you about ConTrails. But if I did, I'd probably vanish without a trace. Is it that they are made of water and ice crystals? Oh no! I let out the secret! I'll be going dark for a while 14 hours ago, Wolfpool said: Woot woot! Gonna try and keep up from the beginning this time around I never got into X-Files all that much but wouldn't mind going back to watch them as I'm a fan of both characters. Duchovny was the man in Californication, haha. That show cracked me up. #HankMoody I also saw your new haircut/hairdo on IG and thought it was swanky x1,000,000!! Wolf Good to see you Pool! I never watched Californication. I'll have to see if that's on Netflix / Amazon. I'm really happy with the cut, low maintenance and looks swanky. Win win! 13 hours ago, NeverThatBored said: Following along again! Happy race season! 4 Quote Current: Assassins / Instagram Previous: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 2020 Races: CANCELLED! Spartan Trifecta: Beast: 18-APR / Super :11-JUL / Sprint: 12-JUL Summer Nuts: 5/6-SEPT / Nuclear Blast: 12-SEPT / Nuclear team race: 04-OCT "You have the heart of a Rebel" "I'll take that as a compliment" Link to comment
Cheetah Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 18 minutes ago, Charlie_Quinn said: Is it that they are made of water and ice crystals? And a little something I can't talk about, but it rhymes with Hanno Fots. Just sayin. Quote Level 47 Quasi-Human Ranger "Forget failure. Forget mistakes. Forget everything except what you're going to do NOW, and DO IT." - Lou Ferrigno "Foxes Never Quit!" - Leicester City FC KBO. - Churchill Link to comment
Charlie_Quinn Posted March 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 Yesterdays to-do list - Make dinner - Email friend something that I forgot to do yesterday - Send email complaint to Moonpig for fucking up the flowers I sent to my mum! - Lift It's nice to tick things off a list, even if it was just a few items. Lifting was good, I can do 10 reps of proper push ups again, so did 2 sets of 10 and then a final set of 8. Then did some light squats (don't want DOMS before Sunday) and some farmers walks. Finished off with dips. Unfortunately, I've woken up full of cold this morning. I hope it buggers off by Sunday, I don't fancy running in the cold with a cold! Speaking of which, @jonfirestar and @Jarric , have you seen the weather forecast for Sunday? There's actually a risk of snow! I'm sure we'll get a nice weather race at some point this year, but it's not happening this weekend! Also, while I have your attention (and @Rhovaniel too ). I've put my name down to volunteer at Summer Nuts on Saturday 1st September and selected running Sunday 2nd as a reward. If anyone fancies joining me for 2 laps for free, here's the link for volunteering. I opted for course marshal, I'm in it for the muddy hugs! 6 Quote Current: Assassins / Instagram Previous: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 2020 Races: CANCELLED! Spartan Trifecta: Beast: 18-APR / Super :11-JUL / Sprint: 12-JUL Summer Nuts: 5/6-SEPT / Nuclear Blast: 12-SEPT / Nuclear team race: 04-OCT "You have the heart of a Rebel" "I'll take that as a compliment" Link to comment
Mr_Willes Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 I liked the show but wasn't religious about it. I just didn't watched the first few episodes (or seasons maybe even). And i actually was a sort of "on-demand"-kinda guy back then. If i couldn't start of on the first episodes then i wasn't going to religiously follow it. The loose episodes that i watched were pretty fun to watch. But now that i heard you talking about the last seasons not being all that i don't think i'm gonna put effort into rewatching it. The list of things i still need to watch is so long... You guys have all the luck with the weather, jeeeezzzz. We are getting about the same weekend as 2 weeks ago... Hopefully the predictions will change a bit in your favor. Quote ... a little odd in the head ... Link to comment
jonfirestar Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 35 minutes ago, Charlie_Quinn said: Speaking of which, @jonfirestar and @Jarric , have you seen the weather forecast for Sunday? There's actually a risk of snow! I'm sure we'll get a nice weather race at some point this year, but it's not happening this weekend! Yeah people in the office have been grumbling about the snow showers forecast for Sunday. I mean WTF the weather gods really have it out for us! 1 Quote - strava - myfitnesspal - Instagram 2019 Roadmap Spoiler " Always aim for something stupidly crazy." - Charlie Quinn 2019 Races: Cliveden MTR 06/01 | Nuts Challenge 02/03 | Reading Half Marathon 17/03 | W.A.R 27/04 | RRDW 11/05 | Nuclear Oblivion 19/05 | Man vs Lakes 20/07 | Spartan Trifecta Weekend 05-06/10 | OCRWC 11-13/10 Current Challenge: First Steps Previous Challenges: 1| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 Link to comment
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