The Ancients, - Nuff said Options

[fistandantilus4....]

Updates to Cast of Shadows

[Fortune]

Yay! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

While you're in an editing mood, you might also want to edit DTF's name and character into the first OOC post (and fix up the html in the second). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[fistandantilus4....]

Nah I already left the messed up html. Adds to the Chaos. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I was adding in some new names for the Cast and noticed just how atrocious my typing was on those first few. Yick. Let me know next time I do something that bad, ok?

[Fortune]

Nah I already left the messed up html. Adds to the Chaos.

It's messy and yucky and needs fixin'!.

I was adding in some new names for the Cast and noticed just how atrocious my typing was on those first few. Yick. Let me know next time I do something that bad, ok?

That's a full-time job, and I don't want to look like more of a prick than I already am. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Fortune]

Binary ...

Sweet! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/love.gif)

[Critias]

Didn't know you were in DEPs to join up with the sailors. I've got a buddy that's been in since '95 or so, and I had my own brief stint in the Army (until asthma got discovered, and I got booted out). The best advice I can give is "run more." Whatever else you're doing to get physically ready, run more. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Fortune]

I told him that a year ago! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[fistandantilus4....]

Yeah, well, I listened. When I started, it was -run for a minute and a half... then walk... then run.. then walk.. .then ....*phew I'm tired .. let;s walk.

Now I can do three miles at a run, and probably more, but I haven't worked myself up to that yet. My goal is five miles consitantly. I'm more concerned about pushups really. I hate doing pushups. Kind of a bad thing to hate going into the military. Anyway, I run 3-4 times a week, usually in the mornings when I ge home from work. Always at least two miles, usually three. So I've made lots of progress. I'm not fast, but I can do the 1 1/2 mile under my required time, and I'm getting a lot better on endurance.

[Critias]

Sounds good!

Don't sweat the pushups. You'll get plenty of practice at them, and it's easy to get better at them and build that upper body strength quick. Running? Not so much. You can't rush endurance, so it's best to get as ready for runs as you can ahead of time. Along with the fact that the more you run the easier the rest of it becomes (due to a loss of weight, etc), it's a win/win. It's hard to go wrong with.

[fistandantilus4....]

When I first started running, first decided I was going to do this, I weighed 255. I used to weigh 170, back before I started doign phone tech support for four years. Now I'm back down to just under 200. I feel a HUGE difference when I run from that weight loss.

[Fortune]

I'm proud of you son. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Critias]

Oh yeah. I just started working out and watching what I eat (again) a few years ago. I went from 255 to 185 in about eight months -- it really hit me just how much weight I'd lost one day, when hefting my kettlebell. "Wow. This thing that I sling around to exercise, it weighs half of the fucking weight I've sloughed off this year. I...wow. No wonder the stairs aren't so damned hard any more."

[fistandantilus4....]

I'm proud of you son.

[redneckyokel] Thanks Pa [/redneckyokel]

Crit - the eating was the other problem. Currently working at a gas station stuffed with junk food, and fresh donuts brought in every night ..... ugh. I broke down and had one again last week. Made me sick to my stomach because I'd been eating so much healthy food lately. Good because now I have to eat right. Bad because sometimes I just want a fucking donut!

[DTFarstar]

I need to start running not because I'm joining the Navy or anything, I'm not even particularly overweight. Don't get me wrong, I am overweight, just not exceedingly so like the average American. I just hate running unless I can get a good routine going, but with my migraines- especially lately- I've had to hardest time getting more than one or two days without having to stop for awhile because I'm so dizzy I can barely walk, or normal ambient light blinds me, or I'm just in so much pain I can hardly move. It is annoying because I really want to get in better shape and I've dropped 10 pounds or so just by exercising occasionally and eating better(though I've been eating worse again lately because I've felt worse and I am more prone to purchase food when I feel bad than cook whereas I almost always cook if I feel semi-ok.)

I need a partner so I will feel obligated to go no matter how poorly I feel.

Chris

[Fortune]

Screw running! I'm old, overweight, smoke stuff and sit on my ass. I ain't gonna change that now! Besides, I already have my Wallpaper, so I don't have to impress anyone. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Fortune]

Gang Test

[ Spoiler ]

Seattle Street Gangs 5 + Intuition 5 + Ancients specialization 2 = 12 dice pool
- 3, 6, 3, 3, 1, 4, 1, 1, 2, 5, 1, 1 = 2 hits

Damn! Only 2 hits! And almost, but not quite a Glitch! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/eek.gif)

[DTFarstar]

A glitch would have been highly amusing if that test involves me in any way.

Chris

[fistandantilus4....]

I need to start running not because I'm joining the Navy or anything, I'm not even particularly overweight. Don't get me wrong, I am overweight, just not exceedingly so like the average American. I just hate running unless I can get a good routine going, but with my migraines- especially lately- I've had to hardest time getting more than one or two days without having to stop for awhile because I'm so dizzy I can barely walk, or normal ambient light blinds me, or I'm just in so much pain I can hardly move. It is annoying because I really want to get in better shape and I've dropped 10 pounds or so just by exercising occasionally and eating better(though I've been eating worse again lately because I've felt worse and I am more prone to purchase food when I feel bad than cook whereas I almost always cook if I feel semi-ok.)

I need a partner so I will feel obligated to go no matter how poorly I feel.

Chris

I can't claim migraines, but I know what you mean, having a hard time geting started today when you aren't feeling it. I'll let you know if by some miracle I get based anywhere around you (live on the coast by chance). I did put Australia (Sydney) down as one place I'd like to be based, so maybe I'll at least get to motivate Fortune to get off his tail (and maybe see his vaunted Wallpaper as well). Sometimes that motivation is the hardest thing in the world. When you jsut aren't feeling it, or aren't feelign well in general , running isthe last thing you want to do.

Me, I hate running. Hate pushups to. Apparently i'm not very smart.

Fortune - 2 success - noted

Waiting on Crit and Callidus for their rolls. I hate explainign things more than once. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Critias]

While "knowing things" is not exactly Tain's strongpoint, my trusty 4 dice kicked the crap right out of Fortune's fancy 12 dice, this time. 2 hits!

[fistandantilus4....]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) go ahead and post IC responses
Callidus, get a rol up soon buddy. It's 10pm here, so you should be waking up soon.

[DTFarstar]

So, is Callidus nocturnal or does he live off somewhere?

Motivation wise, yeah, it makes my head hurt worse, and the only motivator I have- or should have- is my girlfriend, but to get her to work out with me I have to wake up, get ready, drive over, get HER up, wait on her to get ready, THEN we can go run or work out or whatever, provided she doesn't just say she doesn't want to do. I wish I owned a treadmill, I would kick the crap out of some running if I owned a treadmill.

Chris

[DTFarstar]

Oh, yeah, Fist you forgot to finish the [] on /color in your IC post so Vixen's speech isn't colored and is bracketed by BBC code.

Chris

[Critias]

So, is Callidus nocturnal or does he live off somewhere?

Why, you got something against us night owls? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[DTFarstar]

I hope not, as it is 3:36AM where I live, and I have fricking class in the morning. Provided nothing horrible happens, I am definitely going to be night shift at whatever hospital I work at if they will let me. I wonder if I can compile research that will justify opening a neurology practice at like 2PM and going till 2AM or something like that instead of from 6 or 8 till 6 or 8.

Hmm, I'll have to look into that, I can think of several things already....

Chris

[fistandantilus4....]

A lot of noobs at hospitals start on the grave shift. Don't know about neurology though. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Callidus lives in the UK, so he's on very different time from us.

After running on a treadmill, and running out side, I don't put a lot of stock in treadmills anymore. They do most of the work for you. I use them to warm up for a work out, but not a lot else. I'd been using one for a while, thought I was doing good when I could run for 20 minutes straight on it. But then going out side and trying it the same way, I found that all the treadmill really did was warm me up a bit, get my cardio doing decent for weight loss, but not much else.