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vicarzI am suffering an acute bout of depression. That would explain it, if only I were sad.
I remain incredibly tired and am having a difficult time getting to the gym (I've also strained my back a little but should be ok shortly), haven't been social...for instance yesterday I did my bare minimum work-at-home 8 hours including the trip downtown to meet with officials at hq...dragging myself just to walk there. It makes no sense - haven't worked out, weather is great, not sick...dunno. It was all I could do to stay up to read Scott Pilgrim #2 and watch my power puff girls videos.
Yes, my entertainment life is cartoons from 10 years ago.
Mojo Jojo, that is me, who I am, the monkey that is Mojo Jojo, that is who I am known as because that is me who I am...
So today I OD'd on coffee for the hell of it. I od'd on good ccooffee.
WOW - amazing comparison to the disabled vs. scary deformities (hunchbacks, limping) done on NPR that just floored me on the way to work: Horror invoked by pretending to be "deformed" common Halloween theme:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130866241
It's not a guilt-you piece, but WOW does it make you think. Quick read, worth your time.
2 questions for today:
SHORT PEOPLE
I ask this here because most of the short people I know are in the closet, and I respect that. Anonymous replies accepted. There are a lot of prejudices against the short, and while I'm out I don't hold it against others who are trying to live in a world of tall the best they know how.
So, how do you get pants?
I just bought 6 pairs of 30x30 pants and they don't really fit. I've tubbed up slightly since this icon was taken, and I'm quite happy with my minor tummy flub - but it doesn't fit in my pants anymore, those 29x30 pants. Why do I care?
First, I credit the 29x30 to Jill. I used to wear 30x30, and she talked me into 29x30 so "she could see my ass." I thought it was about the pants being tight enough to show my figure, but the reality is a 30x30 cut isn't just a wider waist - but ... it's got a lower crotch. Not by much, but the difference is HUGE in terms of comfort. When I walk in 30x30, I have a minor harem pants effect where my legs are constrained from full range of motion by the low crotch. I can overcome this, but the effect is my pants pulled up to my belly button and that old man appearance as my pants are becoming a shirt - might as well wear overalls.
29x30 pants constrain my choco-loving belly and make a tucked in shirt...unsightly.
Is there some pants mystery I'm missing? It's easier to get casual pants that fit (cords, jeans, shorts with tights) than work-ok-pants. Help? Ideas other than $200 custom pants that require dry cleaning or worse...ironing?
SANE PEOPLE
Who is attending the rally for sanity, and in what capacity?
I'm thinking of going, and debating whether to be a sarcastic fake-winger/teabagger, or just be a rational person responding to "I'm not an extremist and I want to be heard" call to not-arms. You?
I remain incredibly tired and am having a difficult time getting to the gym (I've also strained my back a little but should be ok shortly), haven't been social...for instance yesterday I did my bare minimum work-at-home 8 hours including the trip downtown to meet with officials at hq...dragging myself just to walk there. It makes no sense - haven't worked out, weather is great, not sick...dunno. It was all I could do to stay up to read Scott Pilgrim #2 and watch my power puff girls videos.
Yes, my entertainment life is cartoons from 10 years ago.
Mojo Jojo, that is me, who I am, the monkey that is Mojo Jojo, that is who I am known as because that is me who I am...
So today I OD'd on coffee for the hell of it. I od'd on good ccooffee.
WOW - amazing comparison to the disabled vs. scary deformities (hunchbacks, limping) done on NPR that just floored me on the way to work: Horror invoked by pretending to be "deformed" common Halloween theme:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130866241
It's not a guilt-you piece, but WOW does it make you think. Quick read, worth your time.
2 questions for today:
SHORT PEOPLE
I ask this here because most of the short people I know are in the closet, and I respect that. Anonymous replies accepted. There are a lot of prejudices against the short, and while I'm out I don't hold it against others who are trying to live in a world of tall the best they know how.
So, how do you get pants?
I just bought 6 pairs of 30x30 pants and they don't really fit. I've tubbed up slightly since this icon was taken, and I'm quite happy with my minor tummy flub - but it doesn't fit in my pants anymore, those 29x30 pants. Why do I care?
First, I credit the 29x30 to Jill. I used to wear 30x30, and she talked me into 29x30 so "she could see my ass." I thought it was about the pants being tight enough to show my figure, but the reality is a 30x30 cut isn't just a wider waist - but ... it's got a lower crotch. Not by much, but the difference is HUGE in terms of comfort. When I walk in 30x30, I have a minor harem pants effect where my legs are constrained from full range of motion by the low crotch. I can overcome this, but the effect is my pants pulled up to my belly button and that old man appearance as my pants are becoming a shirt - might as well wear overalls.
29x30 pants constrain my choco-loving belly and make a tucked in shirt...unsightly.
Is there some pants mystery I'm missing? It's easier to get casual pants that fit (cords, jeans, shorts with tights) than work-ok-pants. Help? Ideas other than $200 custom pants that require dry cleaning or worse...ironing?
SANE PEOPLE
Who is attending the rally for sanity, and in what capacity?
I'm thinking of going, and debating whether to be a sarcastic fake-winger/teabagger, or just be a rational person responding to "I'm not an extremist and I want to be heard" call to not-arms. You?
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Date: 2010-10-28 12:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-10-28 01:05 pm (UTC)Frustrating that I'm not seen as skinny yet if I really had more belly I could find pants that fit easier. 32x30 and 34x30 are easy to find, and often you can get up to 40x30 or more. I'm not sure how harem-like they wind up though.
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Date: 2010-10-28 01:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-10-28 01:29 pm (UTC)My abs pic is 5-7 lbs ago, and while that isn't much and I'm not unhappy with it, they're not all washboardy without not eating for hours, not drinking, flexing, posing, lighting, and selective pictures.
I even made a shirt with gold's gym logo on it that says "Skinny isn't fit."