deftona Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 Stasis and Anything But For a challenge in which I try to keep stuff the same, two pretty major things are happening. I'm not in a place to make any great inroads into anything. My wonderful fiance has just moved in and we're in the snuggly phase where we spend most of our free time just enjoying each other's company, mostly in bed but sometimes on the sofa for a change of scenery. Life is wonderful and it's nice to finally be able to enjoy the fruits of our efforts after so much time and stress just trying to be together. I did have a look at last year's Road Map but even at the time I caveated everything with "I have no fucking idea what this year is going to look like" and I really didn't, things were so up and down. Most of my Road Map goals are impossible with the time I have left, but I can pick some up of them up and re-jig the numbers a little so I am still putting some effort in. For the first time in all the time I have been here I want to slow the pace of weight loss. I've lost quite a bit these last few months but I need stasis here so I can fit into my wedding dress. I'm not eating much at the moment, but what I am eating isn't always the best quality (I had two chocolate truffles and a fondant fancy all day on Friday, for example) but we have just subscribed to Oddbox and our shared goal will be to finish all the freggies from the Oddbox by Saturday night which is when our next box gets delivered. This means we will be prioritising fruits for snacks, and ensuring out meals are healthy and nutritious, basing our meal plans off the box contents. This should keep my health mostly in order, since I am not working out in the hope I can still fit into my wedding dress because the first big thing that occurs during this challenge is our wedding! I wanted to read 30 books this year and so far I am on 7 which is utterly pathetic. I want to finish the year on at least 15, so I want 10 finished by the end of this challenge which won't be too bad because I currently have 4 in progress. Another goal of my Road Map was to learn Greek and I hit my 1 year streak goal a couple of weeks ago. D_R is helping me too now and he is endlessly patient while I butcher the shit out of his language. Duolingo isn't the best of learning tools for this, but it certainly helps. I know a lot of words thanks to it, but I can't really string a sentence together still. Regardless, this goal will be kept up, with (hopefully) daily tuition from D_R. The other huge thing that is happening this challenge is that I should complete on my house very very soon. My ex, Dan, has been so fucking decent about all of this because he has transferred his share of the house to me, without me having to buy him out which will have been completely impossible. Had he not done this, I would have had to sell the house and maybe even move in with my parents for a while, while I got on my feet again. The paperwork is done, I just have to wait for one more thing, then pay, and then the house will be 100% in my name which is scary and grown up and terrifying, and I can't thank Dan enough for what he did here, at great personal cost. Despite what he did, and how it ended, he's a really decent person. And I want that to be known. I think that's it really. I know I have waffled, but to summarise, my goals are as follows: 1. Finish the Oddbox contents by Saturday night (this week we get excused because there are only five days for us to do this and also we have some freggies left over from before) 2. Bring my total books read to 10. 3. Get married 4. Complete on my house. Completed 22/10/2024 5. Keep Greekifying myself. 6. Try to post more and stay connected here. New challenge, goooooo! 4 4 Quote If it's not siesta or fiesta, I'm not interested. Profile picture credit : NF's resident super artist - NinjaKitten Link to comment
DarK_RaideR Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 Following! Also, marrying! And helping with the Oddbox part. And the Greek lessons. And everything. 2 1 Quote Lvl 65 Multitasker Link to comment
Shello Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 Such an exciting challenge! Love your odd box goal but not as much as goal #2! Also congrats on the house. That must be a huge relief! Thank you, Dan 3 Quote Race: Amazonian Ogre Princess | Class: Ranger | Profession: SuperHero | Affiliation: Doodlie and Pancake for Life Respawn Challenge Arcs: 2021 | 2022 I am not saying I am Wonder Woman. I am just saying no one has ever seen me and Wonder Woman together in the same room. Original Spawn Challenges 2014 - 2020: 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, ?? Roadmaps: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 Starting weight = 290.4 (2014); Current weight = 241.2; Total pounds lost: 49.2 Link to comment
Jarric Posted October 20 Report Share Posted October 20 Following! We've been getting Oddbox for a few years now and I'm a big fan. 1 Quote Level 21 Wood Elf Ranger STR: 18 - CON: 22 - CHA: 11 - SAN: 19 - INT: 17 IAgreeWithTank™ "Shit is going down, but I am not." - iatetheyeti Don't say "I don't have enough time", say instead "that's not a priority right now" and see how that makes you feel. Current Challenge: Get going! External: Epic Quest - Instagram - Strava Spoiler 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 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 Old Stuff: Battle Log - My Introduction - 2017 Road Map - 2018 Road Map - 2019 Road Map - 2021 Road Map - 2022 road map/wrap-up Link to comment
deftona Posted Monday at 07:21 AM Author Report Share Posted Monday at 07:21 AM 14 hours ago, DarK_RaideR said: Following! Also, marrying! And helping with the Oddbox part. And the Greek lessons. And everything. ❤️ 14 hours ago, Shello said: Also congrats on the house. That must be a huge relief! Thank you, Dan It is, but it's also kind of sad. I have used the same solicitor we used when we bought the house, and having to go and sign the transfer papers on my own on Friday the way we both went to sign 5 years ago, and how excited we were to be buying our first house together after so much time, effort and dreams. Even though everything clearly happened for a reason because I'm happy with where I am at now, this bit is undeniably sad, and I am more sad for Dan than I am for me. I dunno, my feelings are really confusing on this. 10 hours ago, Jarric said: Following! We've been getting Oddbox for a few years now and I'm a big fan. Lovely to have you along! I used to have Oddbox a few years ago and I am pretty sure I used your referral code! 6 Quote If it's not siesta or fiesta, I'm not interested. Profile picture credit : NF's resident super artist - NinjaKitten Link to comment
Shello Posted Tuesday at 07:21 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 07:21 PM On 10/21/2024 at 2:21 AM, deftona said: I dunno, my feelings are really confusing on this. I get this. 1 Quote Race: Amazonian Ogre Princess | Class: Ranger | Profession: SuperHero | Affiliation: Doodlie and Pancake for Life Respawn Challenge Arcs: 2021 | 2022 I am not saying I am Wonder Woman. I am just saying no one has ever seen me and Wonder Woman together in the same room. Original Spawn Challenges 2014 - 2020: 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, ?? Roadmaps: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 Starting weight = 290.4 (2014); Current weight = 241.2; Total pounds lost: 49.2 Link to comment
deftona Posted Tuesday at 10:01 PM Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 10:01 PM Monday and Tuesday Update Like an idiot I forgot my special sitting and standing desk also supports standing and I have just been sitting all day at work which hasn't been the best thing for my back. Yesterday I rediscovered the joy of standing to work and it's a way forward, I need to remember to do this. Last night we went for a drive around the neighbourhood so D_R can get used to my car since he's going to drive us to Scotland soon. When we got back we made a bunch of stuff for dinner to use some Oddbox bits and also because I had the strongest craving for taramasalata. We spent most of the evening cooking together which was wonderful, each of us taking responsibility for half the dinner. I will post a pic when D_R posts it on his challenge (we're lying in bed together each updating our challenges and I keep checking to see if he's done it yet or not) Today was pretty nice too. I got an email from my solicitor this morning asking for my authority to proceed in the transfer of ownership for the house, and he then emailed to confirm it had completed. I now own this lovely house all by myself which is equally exciting and terrifying. I spent the evening after work vegging in bed watching Married at First Sight while D_R did something important and he then joined me in bed for cuddles. We accidentally stayed there until about 9 and then decided we should probably make some dinner so we did that. It was so late, I didn't make the planned beetroot risotto, but D_R shoved some fish and chips in the air fryer while I showered. Duolingo done. No books read because I decided to watch vapid TV instead. Freggies have been good, we had leftovers from the feast last night for lunch. Doing well! 4 1 Quote If it's not siesta or fiesta, I'm not interested. Profile picture credit : NF's resident super artist - NinjaKitten Link to comment
Shello Posted Tuesday at 10:16 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 10:16 PM 14 minutes ago, deftona said: I will post a pic when D_R posts it on his challenge (we're lying in bed together each updating our challenges and I keep checking to see if he's done it yet or not) I guess that's one way to make sure yu update every day. It's like the daily race to see who will post first. 1 Quote Race: Amazonian Ogre Princess | Class: Ranger | Profession: SuperHero | Affiliation: Doodlie and Pancake for Life Respawn Challenge Arcs: 2021 | 2022 I am not saying I am Wonder Woman. I am just saying no one has ever seen me and Wonder Woman together in the same room. Original Spawn Challenges 2014 - 2020: 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, ?? Roadmaps: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 Starting weight = 290.4 (2014); Current weight = 241.2; Total pounds lost: 49.2 Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted Wednesday at 01:28 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 01:28 AM Tangent, but... Spoiler I understand what a pivot table is, but not why it is. Just a custom view for documentation purposes? Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
deftona Posted Wednesday at 06:46 AM Author Report Share Posted Wednesday at 06:46 AM 5 hours ago, sarakingdom said: Tangent, but... Hide contents I understand what a pivot table is, but not why it is. Just a custom view for documentation purposes? You get a lot of freedom in how you can present data, and if you don't protect the pivot table, then the user also gets to play with the data by presenting it by different groupings. I do a lot of FOIs as part of my job and we'll get asked questions like how many x's did you employ where they x and x between x date and x date, and a pivot table is the only real way you can present all of these things at the same time in a cohesive manner. 2 1 Quote If it's not siesta or fiesta, I'm not interested. Profile picture credit : NF's resident super artist - NinjaKitten Link to comment
Snarkyfishguts Posted Wednesday at 11:55 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 11:55 AM Following along! I'm really happy for you and all the good things 1 Quote Link to comment
sarakingdom Posted Wednesday at 03:42 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 03:42 PM 8 hours ago, deftona said: You get a lot of freedom in how you can present data, and if you don't protect the pivot table, then the user also gets to play with the data by presenting it by different groupings. I do a lot of FOIs as part of my job and we'll get asked questions like how many x's did you employ where they x and x between x date and x date, and a pivot table is the only real way you can present all of these things at the same time in a cohesive manner. Okay, I get it as a presentation drill-down or custom scratch pad for a specific problem. That makes sense. I think I was just going, "Pivot table?" and not entirely seeing what a secondary storage table added to your storage table, because you had a storage table. (Or, if the key word was 'pivot', it sounds like it was supposed to be a set of columns acting as a primary/foreign key for linking database tables, which is a vague possibility in the data table world but kind of weirder.) What I needed to be thinking was "filter", rather than "table" or "pivot", because the important function is the custom filtering and restructuring of the data. 2 Quote I felt like I could run forever, like I could smell the wind and feel the grass under my feet, and just run forever. Current Challenge: #24 - Mrs. Cosmopolite Challenge Past: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11a & #11b, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23 Link to comment
Silmarilliane Posted Wednesday at 03:48 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 03:48 PM Following for all the congrats and awesomeness! Very fair to be confused by ex things - I went to my ex's brother's wedding a few weeks ago, saw the ex for the first time in a decade and he did best man speech. I felt weirdly proud of who he'd become. And then I said I got my autism diagnosis and he was like 'huh, I wouldn't have thought that of you' and I was like, yep, absolutely cements the 'that relationship wasn't right' vibes. 1 Quote Level 43 Rogue, 2024 ROADMAP Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 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 Link to comment
deftona Posted Wednesday at 09:00 PM Author Report Share Posted Wednesday at 09:00 PM 9 hours ago, Snarkyfishguts said: Following along! I'm really happy for you and all the good things Glad to have you! 5 hours ago, Silmarilliane said: Following for all the congrats and awesomeness! Very fair to be confused by ex things - I went to my ex's brother's wedding a few weeks ago, saw the ex for the first time in a decade and he did best man speech. I felt weirdly proud of who he'd become. And then I said I got my autism diagnosis and he was like 'huh, I wouldn't have thought that of you' and I was like, yep, absolutely cements the 'that relationship wasn't right' vibes. Yeah.... I think that speaks volumes doesn't it? 1 Quote If it's not siesta or fiesta, I'm not interested. Profile picture credit : NF's resident super artist - NinjaKitten Link to comment
deftona Posted Wednesday at 09:07 PM Author Report Share Posted Wednesday at 09:07 PM Wednesday Update *whispers* It is Wednesday, right? I had the best sleep last night. I didn't feel like I had a dream but then later in the day I remembered I'd researched how much it would cost to repair the seals around the boot of my car and it was £2,917 and it suddenly occurred to me that seemed pretty expensive for a piece of rubber so I googled it and found it for £20 so I think I actually did have a dream and it was that boring shit. Work was a bit of a slog as a task that I thought would take about 2 hours actually took me the entire day. I also had my appraisal which was lovely - my manager said such wonderful things about me. After work we had the usual debrief where we snuggle in bed for a while and we also watched tips on motorway driving on YouTube. I've been driving for many years but I do not drive on motorways so we wanted to swot up ahead of our upcoming trips. We dragged our asses out of bed pretty late to make dinner which was more good use of the Oddbox bits - falafels, leftover pitas, hummus and salad and it was epic. Dinner, stolen from my boyfriend's page because I am lazy. I have decided to update my challenge before I read D_R's so I don't get swayed by his perception of the day. Which was pretty identical to mine, really. I bet that's super boring for you all. 4 Quote If it's not siesta or fiesta, I'm not interested. Profile picture credit : NF's resident super artist - NinjaKitten Link to comment
Snarkyfishguts Posted Thursday at 12:55 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 12:55 AM 3 hours ago, deftona said: I bet that's super boring for you all. Not really. You're happy, and that's wonderful. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment
TimovieMan Posted Thursday at 08:43 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 08:43 AM 16 hours ago, Silmarilliane said: And then I said I got my autism diagnosis and he was like 'huh, I wouldn't have thought that of you' and I was like, yep, absolutely cements the 'that relationship wasn't right' vibes. I tend to take that as a compliment. As in: "I can hide it pretty well." 🙃 1 Quote TimovieMan: funnier than you think he is; not as funny as he thinks he is... Active challenges: Don't log, remain sensible | Walk to Mordor - (spreadsheet) | DailyDare | Weight Loss PVP 10/12 lbs in 10/12 weeks - (spreadsheet) Old threads: Battle log | Challenge I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X | XI | XII | XIII | XIV | XV | XVI | XVII | XVIII | XIX | XX | XXI | XXII | XXIII Link to comment
deftona Posted Thursday at 08:38 PM Author Report Share Posted Thursday at 08:38 PM Thursday Update A super long work day with meetings solidly from 11 until 4. I actually managed to get quite a bit done in the background during the time I was pretending to listen. I was bored and frustrated a had to take a lunch break much earlier than I would normally like to, and D_R was still in bed so instead of eating I "snuggled" with him. That put me in a much better mood for the afternoon, and D_R brought me up a plate of fruit and cheese to keep me going through the afternoon meetings while he made stifado for dinner. After work, for more driving practice I thought it was time to introduce D_R to Home Bargains. We got back home just in time for my bestie to come over and we all caught up before me and bestie made my wedding bouquet out of the fake flowers we bought last week (I'd like to keep it as a keepsake after, hence the fake flowers) and we were fully expecting to be utterly shit at it, but the bouquet actually looks ok! We were very shocked. After this we ate the delicious stifado and chips D_R had made. It was so good, and it used up some Oddbox bits. 4 Quote If it's not siesta or fiesta, I'm not interested. Profile picture credit : NF's resident super artist - NinjaKitten Link to comment
Shello Posted Thursday at 09:39 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 09:39 PM All this talk about pivot tables... 1 hour ago, deftona said: stifado Well that looks delicious! I've added a version to my pinterest board to make this winter. 2 Quote Race: Amazonian Ogre Princess | Class: Ranger | Profession: SuperHero | Affiliation: Doodlie and Pancake for Life Respawn Challenge Arcs: 2021 | 2022 I am not saying I am Wonder Woman. I am just saying no one has ever seen me and Wonder Woman together in the same room. Original Spawn Challenges 2014 - 2020: 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, ?? Roadmaps: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 Starting weight = 290.4 (2014); Current weight = 241.2; Total pounds lost: 49.2 Link to comment
deftona Posted Friday at 09:55 PM Author Report Share Posted Friday at 09:55 PM On 10/24/2024 at 10:39 PM, Shello said: All this talk about pivot tables... I've found my people. 1 1 Quote If it's not siesta or fiesta, I'm not interested. Profile picture credit : NF's resident super artist - NinjaKitten Link to comment
deftona Posted Friday at 10:04 PM Author Report Share Posted Friday at 10:04 PM Friday Update Work was a long one today, and a bit of a cock too, if I may say. I had some reports to do that I expected wouldn't take too long and they ended up taking all bloody day which set me behind for everything else, but there were many pivot tables and I worked from bed for most of the day to help my back - going to my standing desk as and when I had meetings so I didn't sit down all day and it did wonders for my spine. After work there were many snuggles and then showers and then we cooked/cleaned the kitchen together. I made Trinidadian style chicken and mango curry with coconut rice and I am convinced D_R didn't like it even though he said he did. 3 Quote If it's not siesta or fiesta, I'm not interested. Profile picture credit : NF's resident super artist - NinjaKitten Link to comment
Snarkyfishguts Posted Friday at 10:14 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 10:14 PM It looks delicious! Quote Link to comment
Snarkyfishguts Posted Friday at 10:16 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 10:16 PM Also, i dont think i mentioned this before but your pretty white and blue plates are so pretty! Pretty enough to say pretty twice! 1 Quote Link to comment
Silmarilliane Posted 16 hours ago Report Share Posted 16 hours ago On 10/24/2024 at 1:55 AM, Snarkyfishguts said: Not really. You're happy, and that's wonderful. Second this! On 10/24/2024 at 9:43 AM, TimovieMan said: I tend to take that as a compliment. As in: "I can hide it pretty well." 🙃 Yeah I was like... Well, masking... But I have often said how when I was with him I was playing 'the good girlfriend' (how tf I didn't know I was autistic haha) On 10/24/2024 at 10:39 PM, Shello said: All this talk about pivot tables... 9 hours ago, deftona said: I've found my people. 💯 to both of these 3 Quote Level 43 Rogue, 2024 ROADMAP Welcome to the Dungeons of Doom; locate the Amulet of Yendor ♀ on Level 26 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 Link to comment
deftona Posted 2 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 2 hours ago Saturday Update We didn't actually get out of bed until about 1 which was lovely. Lots of cuddling and looking at houses we can't afford. We then went to Costas to get some coffee and a snack before heading to the local park for a walk around in the autumnal beauty. We met a very interesting man who literally worshipped at my feet. I am just irritated it has taken 40 years for this to happen, don't people even know who I am. On the way back through we stopped off at Tesco for a small shop that turned into quite an expensive one, and then despite getting groceries and having an Oddbox delivered, I decided to order us a pizza. Fitness is our passion. 1 Quote If it's not siesta or fiesta, I'm not interested. Profile picture credit : NF's resident super artist - NinjaKitten Link to comment
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