HATE - July 14

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Cathlete
Morning! http://www.pic4ever.com/images/connie_24.gif

I am SOOOO getting that KB DVD. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/excited001.gif

I have not stopped thinking about it since seeing Michele's stinkin' link LOL. Why on earth does it take a bank 3-5 days to put money into Paypal? I wonder how long it will take to get here.

I looked for Kettle balls/bells/whatever-they're-called and found a bunch here, but I'm afraid about the girth of the shaft.


http://bestsmileys.com/blushing/6.gif You dirty, awful women LMAO.

I bought all my dumbbells here and the dang shaft gets bigger the heavier the weight gets, so I can barely get my hands around the 5kg (Japan is sort of behind the times when it comes to weightlifting women, so there's not much available). It's really irritating, and I was afraid that that shaft trouble might be the case with the kettles. It doesn't actually seem to cost that much to have the thing sent...unless the site is quoting me a US shipping rate. Hmm.

Actually, somehow I was sent a confirmation of order email, even though I don't think I pushed any okay buttons. That's all fine and dandy, but when I wrote them back to ask how I go about paying for the order now through Paypal without having to re-order the items, my email was returned with this very sketchy notice :

Unfortunately your access to this mail system has been rejected due to the sending MTA's poor reputation and e-mail hygiene on the Internet.

Well, we'll see how it goes. Anyway, I'm totally psyched to get it. It is SOO me! Michele, how can we put these into our quasi-STS?

http://www.pic4ever.com/images/dancegirl2.gif

Did my 10 min of cardio and the upper body premix of BS and now I'm off to work!




JENNIFER - Ahh, 24 hr grocery stores, no wonder! There's one near my place, but it's the size of a small convenience store so I never shop there.

I'm going for that kettle DVD (I guess you know that now LOL). I'm going to order the red 12 pd kettle and hope I don't throw out my back. You should get one, too! Get one! Get one!

So how's the hair? And how was the singles dance?


MICHELE - Thanks for your reply in my deo thread. I'm on my last stick but it should get me by until I can get my pits on a new shipment, thankfully. When I was in Oregon two summers ago, I stocked up on a bunch, and to my dismay, one of the ones I by chance got a few of were powder scented. http://www.pic4ever.com/images/184.gif I thought I'd sniffed them all before purchasing...

There are two smells I simply cannot stand : powder and leather. (No S&M jokes, please LOL)

>I have a big owie in my left lower back and hip.

Like an outside owie or an inside owie? Either way, that's no good!

>How big is Sesame now?

Sesame, who is now 9 months old, is full sized. She comes up to about my knee. Once we got in the restaurant, she plopped down for a rest on the floor, and the restaurant brought her some water in a plastic dish.

>Our little dachshunds would NOT have been good in a restaurant. They would've been up on the tables eating everyone's food.

LOL! How cute.

>Doesn't you apartment have central air conditioning? Can you get a unit for your workroom?

Ooh, the air-con you're looking at looks great!

As for my apartment, no, no central air, and I rent, so I wouldn't be able to put anything in unless I ask permission first (or do it secretly, like...some...other...things... http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/angelic006.gif ). And actually, I DO have an air-con in my workroom.....except that I had to put padding on the walls so I could work and be noisy and not make all my neighbors mad at me. So the air-con is UNDER the padding LOL. It's actually not so bad in that room and I have a little fan I can blow on me if it gets out of control.


DANA - I'm rather surprised that there aren't more restaurants to take dogs in animal-friendly America. Well, of course, this restaurant we went to is super casual...almost like a glorified Starbucks so....

I'm so glad to hear that Gannon's leg was okay after all. LOL that he was running the next day. Ahhh, remembering back in the days when cuts and bruises would heal in a day or two...

Anyway, you should get the kettle workout, too. Get one! Get one!



Okay, off I go! :*
 
Hello Haters.

Today, I'm officially on vacation. My haircut looks good so now I just have to go a little darker, it's too blonde for me.

The singles dance-very interesting.
Before I even got in the building, I was waiting for a friend. I seen a lady, resembled Tammy Faye, about in her 70-80s with a short white dress on with high heels with big blonde hair. Later on, another lady showed up about her age with the big hair and lots of makeup. There was an older gentleman there too, no hearing aide but could hear fine and he was the dancing king. I asked him to dance and later told him I think he would inspire others to keep moving.
there were alot of women dressed really provactive or for being in a wedding. I wore shorts and a long sleeve short with tennis shoes. I did drink too much and I did learn the Harlem Shuffle. My friend Maria and I were laughing most of the night and got a kick from just watching people.

Can't fire up my lawn mower till 8AM so just trying to get motivated here.


BBL
 
Mornin' http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/sick020.gif

Oh gee, oh boy, I'm one hurtin pup!!! I think it's sciatica. Eech, ooch, ouch, OWIE!!! My low back and hip are killing me, and it's going all the way down my leg :eek: ;( . I've been doing lots of stretching and I'm planning to do a light elliptical workout. I think activity is s'posed to be good for this sort of thing. I'll find out. :p

WOO HOO for Ibuprofen!!

AUG -- I haven't tried the KB workout yet. I'm nervous about doing it, what with my aching back and all ;-) (I'm so PO'd!!). After previewing the DVD I have determined that I will like it. I'm not sure how to work it into a quasi-STS routine. Maybe we'll have to put that on hold for the time being :p .

From what I've seen around here, the "shaft" part (or handle -- lmao!) measures anywhere between 1" to 1 1/2", depending on the manufacturer. Also, they're usually sold in kgs, but the ones I bought are in pounds. I don't know what color mine will be. The Beacon Fitness website shows all the vinyl KB's in red but I'm pretty sure each size is a different color.

Unfortunately your access to this mail system has been rejected due to the sending MTA's poor reputation and e-mail hygiene on the Internet.

Egad! What does that mean!? :eek:

JENNIFER -- I'm ROTFLOL at you! You are one crazy party chick! JUST KIDDING!! I'm glad you got out for some fun and laughter. You were long overdue for it. ;-)

Hello to Dana, Robin, Diane, Jen, Cuz, and all. I need to stretch or something. I'll BBL if I can. :*

ETA have you guys seen this notice from SNM? It looks like they'll be offline for a few days when they launch the new website. We'll have to stay in touch via email.
http://69.0.137.118/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=2&topic_id=86565&mesg_id=86565&page=

Edited because it did not make a lick-o-sense. :eek: :p
 
JENNIFER -- Yay you're on vacation!! And your hair looks good!

How cool of you to ask that man to dance and to tell him about how he was inspiring others. That must have made his day! (I'm guessing that would make anybody's day!)

And the characters you explained there....too funny. It sounds like it was a fun and surreal evening. The Harlem Shuffle? Fun! What kind of dance is it?


MICHELE -- No, I didn't see that post by SNM! I wonder when that's going to happen. Eeks, what a nuisance for everyone to have to do the password and stuff. That's kind of possibly messy. I hope we'll be back online and everyone's doing their thing again without much trouble. Hey, does that mean that everyone's posts will go back to zero?

> sciatica

Oh no, no, no!! What do you need to do for that? I remember vaguely you talking about that before? Is this something you just ride through?

Well, I got an email from Beacon Fitness (it was a nice email). They can't send the kettlebell. Actually, the way they wrote the email it sounded like they couldn't send anything to Japan, but I'm checking on that. It doesn't seem logical that they wouldn't be able to send the DVD at least. (My email was returned again with the same sketchy warning, but I'm guessing it's just some standard thing -- hopefully the guy got my response anyway...)

Which means I'll have to buy a KB here. :(

And it looks like I can either buy a 4kg (8.8 pds) or the next one up...8kg (17.6 pds). x(

Urgh, it's so frustrating!

I did find one style of 5kg, but don't the handles (ooh, much better word LOL) look painful? (Not to mention that it's $100!?!?!! why I have no idea)

5kg :

http://store.shopping.yahoo.co.jp/sports-kim/nsi-t5411.html#


Here's the 4kg one (for about $30) :

http://kettlebellswing.up.seesaa.net/image/9952523091210.jpg

or this 4 kg

http://item.rakuten.co.jp/kenko-keikaku/298007/

Maybe I'll call the place where I bought my dumbbells and see if they can order one....


Okay, I'm off to sleep now.

I hope your hip feels better, Michele!

I hope you enjoy your vacation, Jennifer!


:D



ETA : LOL, I didn't expect the photo to come up like that! :p
 
Just coming by quickly to tell you that I got another very kind email from the people at Beacon-Fitness.

My DVD will go out today! YAY!

I don't think my Paypal money is even available yet...but it seems they're sending it anyway. So kind!


Now I've got to get figure out what to do about the actual kettle.

Maybe I'll call that place tomorrow and ask about sizes and handles.

OH BOY! :D
 
Hello Haters.

I just mowed my lawn myself for the first time in 2 years, looks like my lawn service just lost a client. Now, looking for WD40 to use on the mower. Might do some reseeding today.

Gerald R Ford museum is free today as well, might go there.

yes, Maria and I are the party chicas!!!! And, so is the Tammy Faye look a like.

BBL
 
Hello haters!

Michele - did you say that you did order a kettlebell through Beacon? If so, how much was shipping? The ones on their site are the same exact price as the ones at Dicks. $39.95 (I think) Dick's is about 30 minutes from my house and with gas $4.09/gallon, it actually might be worth it to pay the shipping? I hope you feel better. I had sciata when I was preggers and I know the feeling. Ouch!!! I didn't take any pain meds for it either. Yowza!!!

Aug - OMG those e-mails you rec'd did not make any sense at all!

Jennifer - oh you wild thing you. LOL Sounds like you had a great time at the dance. Did you meet any guys?

Nothing much going on here. I've got some bills to write out on my lunch break. I've been inputting orders all morning for the school nurses. Makes me wonder, how much crap do they really need?????

Well, I better get going so I can write out all our bills.

Have a great day all!
 
Hello Haters

Back from the yard and very high fattening lunch (to absorb the beer) from last night. We met a couple of guys-this event is definatly a meat market.

There's a Dick's Sporting Goods in my area.

Time for a cat nap with the boys then to finish the lawn and the house.


BBL
 
Hiya!

I'm sitting here with a heating pad on my low back/butt/hip area. It seems to be helping. http://www.pic4ever.com/images/292.gif

AUGIE -- At least they're shipping the DVD! I think you're really going to love it! LOVE!!

Yeah, the handles on those do look like they might be uncomfortable. When I bought the small one at Dick's I noticed that some of them had rough spots on the handles. I dug through until I found one that was smooth. Beacon Fitness claims their KB's have smooth handles -- I'll let you know what it's like as soon as I get it.


DANA -- hey you!! Beacon fitness charged $14.95 to ship a 15 pound kettlebell. I'm assuming the shipping cost is higher for a heavier weight. I bought a 10# KB at Dick's to get started. I thought it might be wise to use a light weight until I get used to the moves. I don't remember what I paid for it but it was definitely less than $39.95 -- maybe $29.95 -- something like that.

I'm so glad I'm not pregnant and I can take my beloved Ibuprofen -- LOL!!

ETA Hi Jennifer!! I'm LOL at you today, you wild chica, you!!!
 
Well I am finally done inputting all of the orders for the nurses. We've got 6 of them. It took me from 7:45-3:00!!!!! After the orders are approved I can fax them. Going through the shipment is worse then the actual inputting part. At least it is better then filing and I have a TON of that to do.

I may try to order the kettlebells next pay. I just made an appt for my yearly eye exam for tomorrow. I'm out of contacts and I need to renew my prescription before I can re-order them. So there goes the kettlebell money!

I was going to order Gabe the WII for Christmas and I know that Wal-Mart was selling the sytem for $299 (of course it has been out of stock since before Christmas). Anyway, I looked on their website and they no longer carry the $299 system, whatever they have now is some kind of bundle and it costs $577!!!!!! That is insane!!!! Another site has it for $399 and Toys R Us has it for $359. He is getting at that age where it is hard to buy for him and I thought I'd get it now but I can't see myself spending that kind of money. He isn't that responsible with his stuff.

His class at daycare went to see the Harrisburg Senators baseball team play and they are due back til 5:30 - I work til 4:00. So now I have to find something to do for 1.5 hours. I'm not going to drive home and then turn right around to go and get him. I guess I"ll go grocery shopping. Big fun! I'm anxious to see how he did. I know that I for one could not sit all those hours watching a baseball game.

Michele - I"m sorry that you still aren't feeling that great. Hopefully the pain med will kick in!

Jennifer - so spill it, what did you have for lunch?

Hey Robin, how was your weekend?
Hi Shannon!

Oh, did you see on the Beacon site their 8 ways to Super Charge your fat loss? They have an AM Detox and a PM Detox. AM is to drink the juice from 1/4 of a lemon into a tall glass of hot water w/a pinch of cayenne pepper. PM detox is to mix 1tbsp of bulk fiber laxative in a tall glass of unsweetened cranberry or pomegranate juice. Think it is worth a try? At this rate, I'm willing to try anything. LOL
 
Hello Chica-Haters.

This is BAD, I had KFC combo#2 for lunch BUT it tasted so good. Sunday, I will be going to Sundance Grille and having sundance spuds (it is a requirement now).

Time to get motivated again. This time to weed wack and put down some weed control.

Later this week, I'm visiting a friend that grew up in VT. This time of year, I bring Ben&Jerry's to her home for her kids so I will eat clean in between all the bad stuff.


BBL
 
I don't even know what KFC Combo #2 is. LOL. The KFC here is really dirty so I refuse to go in there. A lady that we know has a DD who was a heroin addict and she had scabs all up her arms and she was a cook there. I know, that is gross!!!!

I have 20 min til quitting time. I'm going to make out my onling grocery list. HA!
 
KFC #2 combo is a 2 piece breast and wing. The KFC near my home got the National Clean Reward from the franchise the first year it opened and they want it back.

Yes. that story makes me not want to eat there either.
 

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