Kimba: turns out I started my period cue groaning men, double negatives on a weekend don’t make a postive. Your right. I showed up and it’s plenty. On a different note they were announcing some good weater for today but it’s currently overcast and drissly. There goes my bike-ride. I don’t care what my plans are next week I’m going for a ride the first sunny day I get. Summer’s almost over dammit!.
Snap: I’m not saying I’ll never change my mind. I don’t like “closet” thinking but damn. From one week to another? I’ll be straight honest and say that I’ve been diagnosed infertile at 17. Now freudian question: do I not want kids because I can’t have them? Or did I not want them to begin with? hmmmm. chicken or the egg.
soldog: yes, that is a nuisette as you so deftly pointed out the challenge was taking a provacative pic without people - hitting a mood with objects only. As for the challenges you are wondering about let’s just say the hubbie and I are open-minded people who’ve had 10years to play - and looking forward to even more. There are no “challenges” only experiments. Some you keep some you leave behind.
Welcome Albino-man - I like that: a deeper more meaningful stupid as you get older. However I have met people who just get stupider. Those exist too, unfortunately.
Cal- you will then think I am a terrible evil cat-mother. I’ve had Macha for 10 tears, operated & declawed on all 4 paws cue animal activist attack. I’ve lived in appartments and condos with balconies so the only “outside” she has know are balconies. She is a rescue kitten - abandonned at birth. Would she have been better off “free and wild” riddled with parasites, freezing to death in our crazy winters, consistantly hungry or living in a condo with a cozy safe place in the sun on the porch? Or I could have just brought her to the vet and have her put to sleep. Sometimes the lesser evil, if there is love and friendship, is not so evil after all. Just my 2 cents.
ah yes…good ol’ aunt flo will put a damper on any workout. Mine came unexpectedly just a few days ago and i find comfort in blaming hormones for my recent lackluster workouts. On the plus side tho, I didn’t have to take my “deload” and so I can push ahead with my regularly scheduled workouts and that makes me happy.
Like kimba said, you went, you saw, you conquered - and that says it all!
I’m turning 30 in a few days!! And I’ll admit, I’m happy to be joining the 30-something crowd I like the idea of older and wiser, that’s for sure.
Macha is cute as a button! You’re pics are lovely. And I love, love, love what you did in t-vixen. But as you know, i’m partial to hot, athletic looking ladies
Don’t even say that summer is almost over! Gives me a tummy ache just thinking about it…
I’m with you re: the kiddies but i’m on the other end of the spectrum - even tho i’m biologically able to make babies I question whether that is enough for me to want to have my own. I could easily adopt or foster and love equally the same.
The treadmill prowler is a brilliant idea!! I’m going to try that.
overcast and drizzly isn’t too bad imo - its nice to stay in and just hang around the house. A nice lazy Sunday…
[quote]Mascherano wrote:
ah yes…good ol’ aunt flo will put a damper on any workout. Mine came unexpectedly just a few days ago and i find comfort in blaming hormones for my recent lackluster workouts. [/quote]
This right here is one of the upsides of impending menopause. I get them once every 5 or 6 months now and I love it.
NL-I wouldn’t worry about why you don’t want kids. Despite fertility, if someone doesn’t want them, they shouldn’t have them. They are a big p.i.t.a. when you want them desperately so I can’t imagine how difficult it would be if you were ambivalent and have them anyway. My little brother and his wife don’t want kids and some woman told him he was selfish. I could have punched the twat in the face. The reality is, the choice, if we have it to make, to have kids or not have kids is always selfish. It really has to do with what we, ourselves, want. I have days when I don’t want kids and it’s about 16 years too late
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I have days when I don’t want kids and it’s about 16 years too late
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Yep. Kids are hard work. But I find that having kids has made me a better person, I believe. If you don’t want 'em, don’t have 'em! Simple as that.
Regarding aging and wisdom, the older I get, the more I realize how little I know. When I was in my 20s, I thought I had it all figured out. Boy, has that changed. I’ve become so much more open-minded because one really never knows what life’s going to deal out. I’ve tried to banish judgment of others from my repertoire. A difficult task but a laudable one, I believe.
re: cats, if one has been brought up as an indoor kitty then they’ll get used to it. I do occassionally look at cats that need rehoming and all the descriptions seem to say “needs a garden” though.
I’m not a fan of declawing, to be honest. You can get cat claw covers now, and in funky colours too: http://www.softpaws.com
Hey Masch: Thanks for the kind words regarding the pics. turning 30 has been good to me, I have no doubts you will feel the same. You can kind of wade your way through the bullshit a little more and concentrate and what’s important to you.
Cal: then adopt a kitten and put those cooky plastic things on it’s feet and you’ll be set non?
MIM: a puppy? really? once you get back to work and the kids at school…I don’t know. just saying it’s a lot of work.
snap: banishing judgement is an excellent goal. I also try and in some ways I’m very good (regarding race, gender, age) but in others I’m awful (class, education). They say you hate in others what you fear most in yourself.
Oro-I agree, having children or not is personal although people tend to go about it as a social phenomena. Did you ever notice in your family or circle of friends that the first person is pregrant a couple of others always follow suite?
decided to go for a ride despite the impeding rain. what’s life without a little gambling and adventure? left at 1pm, came back at 2:30 and took about a 20mins rest at halfway point. There are 2 steep hills one right after the other on my way back home. I gave myself the challenge of staying on my bike the whole time - at what ever speed. It was literally a pain in the butt, but I managed it. Here’s a pic of the view along the path. It’s still over cast but no rain yet.
Regarding aging and wisdom, the older I get, the more I realize how little I know. When I was in my 20s, I thought I had it all figured out. Boy, has that changed. I’ve become so much more open-minded because one really never knows what life’s going to deal out. I’ve tried to banish judgment of others from my repertoire. A difficult task but a laudable one, I believe.[/quote]
^Could not be said any better. At my age the only thing I’ve become more wiser to, is actually
listening to others & dropping all judgment of people too.
MIM: I didn’t want to totally kill your idea MIM - only if your planning to go back to work, there won’t be anyone home during the day with him. Although a lot of people do it and somehow their houses remain in one peice. Why don’t you ask around and see what other people do with their dogs during the day and how they handle it?
Print: That path is really a treat - and to be close enough to ride it from home is a luxury. I’m planning to bring some family over there for a pic nic next week. Should be fun:)
yup running, pic nic, bikes, roller blade, frisbees…you name it.
Well if you’ve been following my log you won’t be surprised to know that Mother Nature has deemed this week ideal for a deload. I was planning to deadlift heavy but I’ve been dealing with a low hum of lower back and belly pain so I decided to do a bunch of accessory work instead.
Tonight
snatches - yeah I know. I said it again.
40lbs 3x8
wide grip cable pull-down
85 lbs 3x8
machine calf raise
45+ (not sure what the machine weighs)
3x12
DB later raise
10lbs 1x12
20lbs - are you joking?!
15lbs 1x5
10lbs 1x12
DB skull crushers
30 lbs 3x12
BB lunges
3x12
superset
BB millies
3x12
situps
3x15
stiff leg deads
80 lbs 3x12
facepulls
35lbs 1x12
45lbs 2x12 - the last few reps were messy
BB bicep curl
50lbs 3x8
Inclined Bench press
65lbs 1x12, 2x8 - running outta gas. called it a day.
Hey Machy: I left ya some offerings in the vixen thread. don’t know if you’re up to date… It was a good day to do a lot of little things but no max efforts. The sweat however was epic.
Nikki: my max snatch is 50lbs (holy bejebus. Imagine a 50lbs snatch cereally?? or rather please don’t imagine…ugh) 40lbs is tough but more like cardio tough than muscle tough…does that make sense?
the challenge was taking a provacative pic without people - hitting a mood with objects only. As for the challenges you are wondering about let’s just say the hubbie and I are open-minded people who’ve had 10years to play - and looking forward to even more. There are no “challenges” only experiments. Some you keep some you leave behind.
I like the idea of older and wiser, that’s for sure.