How was your summer?

Mine was good, albeit unhealthy. I swore I would get in peak shape but naaah,work, happy hour, sleep. Rinse and repeat. Looks like I have some work cut out for these winter months

What you watching/reading/listening to? It's been a great summer for hip hop. I haven't seen a single movie though. Nothing really caught my eye. Captain Phillips looks dope http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3ASoBrFGlc

just switched from Apple to Android (s4). Anyone else make the jump? Any recommended apps? To root? Not to root? I'm not going in OKHightech lol.

I'm going to the Research Triangle for work this week. Anything interesting in the Raleigh/Durham area? NC okps, recommendations?

Came down with a bad cold on Thurs, so I started watching Breaking Bad on Friday (never seen an episode before). It's good, but I wasn't blown away. Someone then told me that it really picks up in Season 2..so I guess I have to keep watching and isolate myself from Breaking Bad mania for this last season to avoid spoilers

IDK..what else?

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I wanna go to where the martyrs went
the brown figures on the walls of my apart-a-ment...

Nah, that's female shit (c) Young OE

Nah, that's for homos (c) Younger OE


Maaaaaaaan


I got Steph Curry ankles now, can't run for a minute

Rolled it hooping in some flip flops in Puerto Rico months
back, didn't treat it at all, rolled it again real bad on a
street jog two weeks ago...am finna get it looked at because
its gimpy like shit

Can't stop the workout, tho, gotta preserve and amplify the
sexy

A female INSISTED I use the elliptical machine....I
always just ran... I jog, man....that's the only targeted
cardio that I've really done other than box

With Steph Curry ankles you gotta be careful, cant do that

So I gave in to shorty advice

I'm now the swoll manly nigga on the elliptical in the gym

Yeah, that nigga

OE ten years ago is clowning the shit out of me right now

Like:

"Nigga, get your muscular ass off that elliptical, you look
like a straight HOE"

I be on there with my under armour football gloves and
everything, headphones cranking, looking like a straight
PUNK with them effeminate leg motions....self esteem be
at an all-time low at the gym now

Makes it worse is that after I'm done on the elliptical, I
try to ovecompensate on the weights, as if that replaces the
testosterone that I lose doing the fucking stairmaster

Don't work that way, jack

Looks ridiculous, but the elliptical machine works like
a charm, gets your heartrate way up, calories burned...no
impact on my feet...knees and ankles be good...plus you can go
as fast or slow as you like......its a heck of a workout,
quite honestly, especially in terms of bang for buck/time

This elliptical shit also good because it gets me up super early to
go to the gym too, can't be seen by many people doing that
dumb shit....nah, "I'll be the laughing stock" (c) Mad Rapper

But for real: as soon as the ankle is back, I'm back to running,
though

Sorry y'all

i dont run on the treadmill. that constant pounding is a no go.

i just set the treadmill for max incline, set the speed to 3.2 and walk for 15 mins then drop the speed to 1 (still at a 15% incline) do that for 5 mins...then repeat that two more times for an hour of cardio. no holding on though. gotta let gravity do work

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I wanna go to where the martyrs went
the brown figures on the walls of my apart-a-ment...

... Josh Spiker, who apparently did a ton of his volume on elliptical. I think because of shin splints. He ended up running pretty fast at Stanford too.

So yeah. It's a thing.

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"Walleye, a lot of things are going to go wrong in your life that technically aren't your fault. Always remember that this doesn't make you any less of an idiot"

--Walleye's Dad

I get your post and the humor behind it I'm not mad or calling you out specifically, just talking about that in general since this is the GD post.

The gym should be a place where people are helped to feel comfortable and experts and veterans encourage others to be a part of it rather than making them feel uncomfortable...would go a long way to our obesity problem as a nation.

Gym folks are the original hipsters on some we were into this first don't be trying to act like you are into it to shit.

Good lord

>I get your post and the humor behind it I'm not mad or
>calling you out specifically, just talking about that in
>general since this is the GD post.
>
>The gym should be a place where people are helped to feel
>comfortable and experts and veterans encourage others to be a
>part of it rather than making them feel uncomfortable...would
>go a long way to our obesity problem as a nation.

No, the gym should be a place where people are free to mind
their business and do what the fuck they please. Its actually
not a social place for most of us, never has been, never should
be; its a place to zone out, focus and do whats best for your
mind and body, improve yourself, release stress, burn calories,
or whatever your goal is.

So you're a sissy if you're actually worried about what the
next man/woman THINKS (contrary to what I said in my post,
I don't actually give a fuck)

The good news is that what someone else thinks doesn't
matter, and their opinion should be kept to themselves; its
not like I've ever called out someone for their behavior or
physique. The only times I've ever talked to people negatively
is when they were endangering themselves or other people.

I mean, I *barely* talk to best friends and girlfriends in the
gym, because its not that kind of place....we speak QUICKLY and
then its back to workout time

If someone needs encouragement, they can ask. I have helped
strangers in the gym before, but the better strategy is to
find someone on the staff who is paid to do so; they are
usually willing.


>Gym folks are the original hipsters on some we were into this
>first don't be trying to act like you are into it to shit.

Have no idea what this means.

The pussification of America is why we have an obesity epidemic;
people afraid to give into a real norms of what healthy is, people
constantly making excuses to not take control of their lives

Stop eating like shit, start burning calories. If that means
going to a gym where people are more in shape than you, do it.

Your cardiovascular system will thank you for not being a pussy,
as will your parents, siblings and children for giving yourself
more productive, healthier years on this earth.

You probably call yourself Alpha too don't you?


God forbid people tried to be accepting of other people who are trying to make a change.

Have you ever been an obese unattractive person who spent most of their life being mocked to the point that they have no self confidence whatsoever? Have you had trouble making friends because of it only compounding the problem?

Have you ever had to take that mental state and go into a place that is pretty intimidating to an outsider?

But no, keep speaking for how everyone should think and act while only looking at it how you look at it and refusing to think about being the other side.

And no I'm not talking about me OE, I'm just a normal guy who has had weight struggles sure, but I know how to get rid of it and don't let it effect my life...I can't say the same for many people, and this need to still prove your manliness as a proof of your worth is an outdated mentality that only makes it harder for people that weren't blessed by being super sweet and naturally charismatic alpha males. Sure there are people who need to just get a grip and make a change in their life instead of being lazy, but that isn't always as easy to do as you think it is, and is only made harder by people judging them nonstop when they may already be weaker mentally than A #1 dudes like you.

I'm not trying to diminish anyone's pain.

And I'm not a professional athlete, dude, I'm a regular
nigga.

I will say that losing weight is mostly about ending the
pity party that people have with themselves. People who have
have lost tons weight have told me THAT is the bigger barrier;
not meatheads in the gym.

Last January I destroyed my left pectoralis muscle, tore
both heads. It was possible that I'd never be able to lift
with my chest again. It was completely demolished. MAJOR
reconstructive surgery, which needed an achilles graft
from a dead person. I was totally fucked.

Instead of feeling sorry for myself (I didn't *deserve* to
get hurt), I decided I was going to get my strength back.

That mean being wimpy in the gym, had to swallow the pride
of literally lifting 1/3 of my former weight. I had a lot of
reasons not to, and was in WORST shape tha anyone in the gym
when I decided to give it a go.

The point is -- your health doesn't care about your social
issues or feelings.

It does care about you eating better and taking care of yourself.

And you can only do that when you stop looking for excuses:

Put better food in the belly, be more active. That's it.


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"I ORBITs the solar system, listenin..."

(C)Keith Murray, "

I do improv comedy for a fake living, I'm used to being judged and failing in front of ton of people. It's easy to say everyone should just swallow their pride and go hit the gym, or do anything for that matter, but it's not always that simple.

I'm not making an excuse for anyone, but it certainly would help people if gyms were friendlier environments to new and out of shape people is all I'm saying...it's an entire environment that is basically keeping out the people who need it the most.

>I'm not making an excuse for anyone, but it certainly would
>help people if gyms were friendlier environments to new and
>out of shape people is all I'm saying...it's an entire
>environment that is basically keeping out the people who need
>it the most.

How could gyms be more welcoming? More friendly?

What changes would you make?

EDIT: definitely apologize for sounding like an alpha
dog dick, not my intention

I'm a spartan non-excuse making nigga in general, though

For the most part

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"I ORBITs the solar system, listenin..."

(C)Keith Murray, "

And I mean gyms are naturally full of high testosterone alpha dick dogs as you say.

It's one of those things like well how do you fix racism? With the best answer being the people who are the most racist need to be less racist. Obviously different level of importance but it's just the problem is that a ton of people cause the problem and aren't going to just not do that.

Go to a bodybuilding web forum and it's just people mocking the fatties at the gym or things like that, I mean these are people who should want more people in the gym and try to encourage them without being shitty about it.

Places like Planet Fitness exist to kind of serve that market, basically all cardio, very few weights, but they are so cheap that they really just wind up getting poor meatheads in there. I have one in my neighborhood that has basically just become the $10 a month gym for local weightlifters.

I mean it's not like this is why fat people can't go to the gym and lose weight, it's just there is definitely a culture in gyms that makes them feel unwelcome and uncomfortable when they are already doing something hard for them to do...just an extra obstacle.

>And I mean gyms are naturally full of high testosterone alpha
>dick dogs as you say.

Many of whom are perfectly nice people who are just trying
to work out, then go back to their families.

>It's one of those things like well how do you fix racism? With
>the best answer being the people who are the most racist need
>to be less racist. Obviously different level of importance but
>it's just the problem is that a ton of people cause the
>problem and aren't going to just not do that.

Its a poor analogy for another reason.

Racism actually denies people access to the same resources.

The gym doesn't do that.

There are similarities in that perception can drive participation,
but its still a pretty bad analogy.


>Go to a bodybuilding web forum and it's just people mocking
>the fatties at the gym or things like that, I mean these are
>people who should want more people in the gym and try to
>encourage them without being shitty about it.

LMAO!!!

Who the fuck goes to bodybuilding forums?

There's your problem.

To use your analogy, that'd be like going to Ku Klux Klan
forums and concluding that is how the AVERAGE white person
thinks


>Places like Planet Fitness exist to kind of serve that market,
>basically all cardio, very few weights, but they are so cheap
>that they really just wind up getting poor meatheads in there.
>I have one in my neighborhood that has basically just become
>the $10 a month gym for local weightlifters.

So you recommend something that actually keeps the "meatheads"
out of the gym?

I don't understand what you're saying.

Sounds like you're saying that there should be a gym that
exclusively for insecure or out-of-shape people, and excludes
everyone else. I'm sure you see the irony.

>I mean it's not like this is why fat people can't go to the
>gym and lose weight, it's just there is definitely a culture
>in gyms that makes them feel unwelcome and uncomfortable when
>they are already doing something hard for them to do...just an
>extra obstacle.

I don't doubt it.

But it does sound like another bullshit excuse from my purview.

Just saying.



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"I ORBITs the solar system, listenin..."

(C)Keith Murray, "

>I don't understand what you're saying.
>
>Sounds like you're saying that there should be a gym that
>exclusively for insecure or out-of-shape people, and excludes
>everyone else. I'm sure you see the irony.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOMvFy_nCIA

the treadmill is even too much
that said...if its like THAT...find a pool & get your swim on

Problem is, it's always more crowded at my gym then the treadmills or bikes.

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Play a ton of soccer and football, have had surgery on both my feet/ankles, once sprained my ankle while turning to inbound the ball, told myself that enough is enough ....got these based on a friend's recommendation, changed everything. Haven't sprained an ankle in over a year, can play with complete confidence, my sports life has completely reverted from fear to competitive fun.

To your original point about the elliptical..for the reasons stated above, I have pretty much stuck to the elliptical for as long as I've been going to the gym. Embrace it

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"I didnt finish a damn thing...matter of fact I jerked off after she left."
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>http://www.amazon.com/McDavid-Ankle-Strap-Black-Large/dp/B000UVY90Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376283051&sr=8-1&keywords=mcdavid+ankle

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Damn that's whassup, brings back HS football memories,
didn't really know what else they made


>>Play a ton of soccer and football, have had surgery on both my
>feet/ankles, once sprained my ankle while turning to inbound
>the ball, told myself that enough is enough ....got these
>based on a friend's recommendation, changed everything.
>Haven't sprained an ankle in over a year, can play with
>complete confidence, my sports life has completely reverted
>from fear to competitive fun.
>
>To your original point about the elliptical..for the reasons
>stated above, I have pretty much stuck to the elliptical for
>as long as I've been going to the gym. Embrace it

It passed the hump test

Good looks

I roll them frequently just walking around. Uneven sidewalk, boom. Still get out and play soccer though. But I feel your struggle. I've been biking a lot, which does little strain to the ankle, and that keeps my rate up. Plus pushing the forty-goddamned-pound citibikes up and over the Manhattan bridge at least once a week is a great workout.

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Yeh, you aren't gonna have the full ankle flexibility that is optimal, particularly for footy, but it's worth not rolling them

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"have fun reveling in your pettiness tho" (C) Dula summing up 98% of OKS

"I didnt finish a damn thing...matter of fact I jerked off after she left."
-Kobe speaking to investigators

L D E A

I've dislocated my shoulder multiple times, to the point that trying to use more than 75% effort to throw a ball led to soreness/pain. I did 3 months of rehab, but while that definitely helped with throwing footballs and the like, I knew that the next time I fell on the snowboard, i was still gonna pop it out.

I copped the shoulder pad version of the McDavid ankle thing. Fell on the first day, felt my shoulder want to give out and then the pad be like "fuck you, shoulder. STAY IN YOUR FUCKING PLACE." It was awesome. Huge help. haven't dislocated in after about 10 days of much worse falls than I had when I dislocated it a few years ago.

plus, i get to look fucking badass strapping that thing on like "yeah, i have a messed up shoulder, but i still ride." and under the jacket, makes me look far more built than I am too. lol.

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Y'all stupid...should've tanked for Lebron/Wiggins in 2014 -Rex LongFellow

It's only funny till someone gets mad. Then it's hilarious.

I've now done it twice and am in the middle of his new T25 program because I got bored of insanity and enjoy doing it in half the time.

It's a tough program but the 25 minutes is nice.

So far I'm down 32 lbs in 2013 with my goal being to hit 50 so about right on pace.

Could be more down but my goal is to also do it in a reasonable way, not just refusing to have any fun or eat good food. Doing it the slow and efficient way that will help keep it off with just good life changes, exercise, eating right, still giving myself those opportunities to gain 3 lbs in a day but then getting right back to it after that.

good call on the sustainable route. Don't go insane. Best to do things that are sustainable life changes, not rush jobs that will leave you either going insane or binge eating once a week.

>I've now done it twice and am in the middle of his new T25
>program because I got bored of insanity and enjoy doing it in
>half the time.
>
>It's a tough program but the 25 minutes is nice.
>
>So far I'm down 32 lbs in 2013 with my goal being to hit 50 so
>about right on pace.
>
>Could be more down but my goal is to also do it in a
>reasonable way, not just refusing to have any fun or eat good
>food. Doing it the slow and efficient way that will help keep
>it off with just good life changes, exercise, eating right,
>still giving myself those opportunities to gain 3 lbs in a day
>but then getting right back to it after that.

and getting out of shape. that's what a baby will do to you. I'm at week 2 in T25 and loving it but I think I might have re-aggravated a foot fracture and now may have one in the other foot. going to podiatrist tomorrow. I can get through workouts but I'm in pain in both feet.

I wanted to do insanity but thought with a baby I'd do T25 first until she gets a bit older.

I really hope my feet aren't fractured (cuboids are a bitch with my flat, overpronating feet) cuz I like doing these workouts instead of the gym that I got bored with.

Parts of insanity hurt my feet alot, mostly all the light jumping like jumping jacks, jogging, hop squats stuff like that.

The big jumps in insanity like power jumps and diamond jumps wore on my knees much more than my feet.

T25 is basically 25 minutes of all of the warmup stuff from insanity that hurt my feet. I guess that could be a personal experience though.

Gonna be a hell of a month but will pay off handsomely overall. New position at the job requires i hold the licenses for the branch. I got 30 days of grind coming up all to be paid off by flying across the country 3 weeks in a row for 49ers games. August is gonna suck but September is gonna rule.

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"I ORBITs the solar system, listenin..."

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It's my boy's bachelor party, and right now we don't have any solid plans besides hitting the Saints game (might get press box access too through my buddy who lives out there) and eating/drinking my face off. I've only heard good things about visiting the place though. I'm also the only single person on this trip so that could go interesting.

As for my summer, it's been relatively tame so far, no long trips or hot summer flings, but I've DJed more, joined another band, headed to FYF Fest in two weeks and Vegas and NOLA soon after that, and I sang karaoke for Longo's birthday... so in that sense, mission accomplished.

I've done NOLA twice so I'm still comin at you from a tourist perspective, loved it both times. Bourbon Street is fun for like a night, but I love Frenchmen Street way more. There's a bunch of bars, all of which have live music and you see some great shit down there. Bourbon is awesome for a night, but I guess it also depends on what you're looking for. Next time I go down, I'd like to branch out even a little more, because I really have such a limited scope of the city after a couple visits.

Haven't eaten at a ton of different places, but I can definitely recomment Cochon, which was so good and not brutally expensive. Also had a sick peanut butter burger at Yo Momma's in the Quarter, which is right across the street from one of the Pat O'Brian's entrances.

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Never been shockingly

I agreee with MadDago preferring Frenchmen to Bourbon, it's sorta like the difference between Jazz Fest & Mardi Gras to me.

I prefer Jazz Fest. For Frenchmen you can probably just start at/around DBA http://www.dbaneworleans.com/ and go from there depending on where the buzz/the-bands take you.

If your crew finds itself still up in the past 4 AM witching hours or waking up early having passed out early the night before, Igor's (a combo bar/lounge/pool hall & yes laundromat) http://www.neworleansonline.com/directory/location.php?locationID=219 is up 24 hours a day & is a great place to drink a bloody Mary while eating a Cajun burger as the sun is coming up.

If you're doing the big 'Bachelor Party dinner' thing, we did a spot in Uptown (which the Bachelor knew well from his days attending Loyola-New Orleans & is also a favorite nice-place-to-go-when-parents-come-to-visit-and-pay spot of Tulane kids) called Jaques-Imo's http://jacques-imos.com/. You can put a reservation in a month in advance & you might need to, trust: it's worth it. Best creole/authentic-N.O. food I've had down there in my 5+ visits to that fine city & most locals or transplants I've discussed it with have said similar.

Plus, The Maple Leaf Bar is basically right next door http://www.mapleleafbar.com/. You can drink there while they're setting up at Jaques-Imo's if you get there early & the hostess will actually pop in to come get you and/or you can hit it up after dinner if you can still move post-gorging.

I'm more of a dive bar & live music guy myself and most of the party is too, so that all sounds pretty ideal. Probably will hit Bourbon one night since it's our first time just to see what it's about, Frenchmen sounds more our thing, definitely gonna hit those restaurants especially Jacques-Imos.

Anything that we should be doing during the day? Don't think we could spend the entire time just drinking though I'm sure a lot of it will be that. Also, two of the party like to gamble, do you know anything about the casinos out there?

>I'm more of a dive bar & live music guy myself and most of
>the party is too, so that all sounds pretty ideal. Probably
>will hit Bourbon one night since it's our first time just to
>see what it's about, Frenchmen sounds more our thing,
>definitely gonna hit those restaurants especially
>Jacques-Imos.
>
>Anything that we should be doing during the day? Don't think
>we could spend the entire time just drinking though I'm sure a
>lot of it will be that. Also, two of the party like to gamble,
>do you know anything about the casinos out there?

Harrah's on Canal right by the French Quarter is the only casino on land I know about. I've been in there, it's not as grimy as a Cali casino but it's not Vegas or Atlantic City either.

Other than that, there's the riverboats.

I went on a booze cruise on a Steamboat along the Mississippi during '02 Jazz Fest with Garage a Trois (back when Charlie Hunter was still in the band) as the entertainment that was a lot of fun but I can't remember what the gambling scene was like because I was too busy dancing, drinking or watching us 'rolling on a river'.

If they have a tour going out with some good band & drinks included in the ticket price, I'd recommend it.

only been once for a wedding, so locals will definitely know more than I.

-get some charbroiled oysters. Drago's is the spot (right near the harrah's) according to my friend who goes twice a year (she was the one who got married). I got them at a festival stand. unreal.

-I second Mad's rec of cochon. The chef behind Cochon is also behind Herbsaint, if you want a more upscale option. He also has a bougie/hipster-y spot around the corner from cochon with great (expensive) sandwiches. that muffaletta was the truth.

-DBA and frenchman's is definitely the way to go.

-find out if there's ANY outdoor festival going on for things to do during the day. The tours and walking around were cool and all, but the festival we happened upon was good music and 20 phenomenal food stands in a cool park in midtown.

basically, befriend a local and get some off the beaten path recs. it doesn't go wrong.

also, we did a tour of the local rum distlillery. the rum wasn't very good (they kinda cheat in the process. for a liquor snob, it was disappointing). but they made a rum + ginger + cayenee carbonated drink that was amazing.

get frozen drinks from the sketchiest place you can find with 10-20 different flavors. take in a taxi. repeat frequently.

>I'm more of a dive bar & live music guy myself and most of
>the party is too, so that all sounds pretty ideal. Probably
>will hit Bourbon one night since it's our first time just to
>see what it's about, Frenchmen sounds more our thing,
>definitely gonna hit those restaurants especially
>Jacques-Imos.
>
>Anything that we should be doing during the day? Don't think
>we could spend the entire time just drinking though I'm sure a
>lot of it will be that. Also, two of the party like to gamble,
>do you know anything about the casinos out there?


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It's only funny till someone gets mad. Then it's hilarious.

Extremely excited for it, a 3 floor like 15 bedroom apartment for a bunch of us.

for the second time and had an awesome time.

Frenchman is a must and saw Glen David Andrews at dba and that was a ridiculous show for $5. I think every Tuesday the Maple Leaf has Rebirth Brass Band, so if you're there on a Tuessday, go there for $15...just be prepared to be packed in. I did see Wendell Pierce out front (aka Antoine Batiste aka Bunk) and got a picture with him.

I wish I had a chance to do Cochon and Jacque-Imos but I finally did hit up Commanders for an old school NO experience. Lunch specials are well worth $25, with the turtle soup and during lunch it's $0.25 martinis (limit 4, yeah you read right).

Another food spot you need to hit up it Parkway Tavern. Best Po Boys in NO. Oyster Po Boy, Roast Beef Po Boy, alligator gumbo...and it's a bar. One spot I really wish I had time to go to was Willie Mae's Scotch House for fried chicken. Johnny's right off Bourbon is real good too.

Oh year, go and get some charbroiled oysters. I went to Acme House which was fine but Drago's is supposed to be better...I didn't know that at the time and my hotel was down the damn block.

And, if you are going to hit up some strip clubs, don't go during the day. They are empty and the ugly chicks are up there and hassle you for dances and drinks. A lot of those girls will proposition you to fuck for real real cheap. One stripper dropped her purse right when I got there and condoms spilled out.

Between moving (long story), going back and forth with the baby (who turned 2 June 1st), and the all around looking for work, temping for 2 months then nothing, I've put on about 25lbs. Gotta get my chonky ass back to my routine.

I'm a treadmill head...do 15-20 minutes on a high incline at a reasonable speed and power walk. What helped me was the crunches and the ab machines I did. Wasn't too much into weights because I don't want to gain that Scott Norton fatmuscle (aka fuscles)

Outside of all that, my birthday is next week so we'll see what wifey has in store. Probably nothing major since funds are low. No prob. Gearing up for FF which will be a welcome distraction (the leagues I'm in are HARDCORE)

I've got to dedicate myself to being a better friend online. I'm not on FB much and I stay off twitter, but people keep reaching out. I gotta at least give them happy birthday shoutouts or something

this Sunday will be the first I'll actually watch on TV.

If memory serves Season One was kinda short & sort of sets the table for a lot of the things to come.

I can say after binge-watching the first half of Season 5 up thru episode 8 (with 9 beginning tonight) that I now consider this show to be on the short list of all-time greats.

>this Sunday will be the first I'll actually watch on TV.
>
>If memory serves Season One was kinda short & sort of sets the
>table for a lot of the things to come

yeah, season 1 was only 7 eps. kinda sets the stage for them to become major players in season 2.