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The first questions I'd probably ask are how much do you cook? What do you like to cook and eat at home?

Just like there was a thread for sports that no one posted in. We begin anew. (I also asked and briefly checked if there was a food/cooking thread and got no response)

I definitely recommend covering that in some fashion. Gauze, big patch bandage, something. The worst thing I do is let something that is not an excuse become an excuse and then I quit moving forward. A big blister is a legitimate factor to not run or to modify running for example, but you have to balance stopping-and-then-never-starting-again syndrome, or pushing through it and making it worse or compensating and injuring yourself in some other fashion. Speaking of which, I strained my quad yesterday while softballing. It's bad enough that I don't want to push through it to make it worse or take longer to heal, and I'm considering how to exercise around it. I want to take it easy on jogging and biking for obvious reasons, but stuff like squats and burpees are probably out, too. I'm thinking maybe just work on pushups and situps for a week or so.

Those robots are awesome. They are more uplifting than all the other robot videos are horrifying. Please fix all of the world's tiny problems, miniature robots.

I feel like people mostly feel that way about chocolate, but I can't imagine that commercial production sugary snacks are WORSE in the US. Sugar intake kings of the galaxy and all.

Please. Dragon Age: InKidzition

He's wrong, though. Pepperoni is fine, and some of the best pizzas I've ever had are just dough, sauce, cheese. It's a bit funny that you go from one side of the spectrum where cheese and pepperoni are the only toppings and some of those people will turn their nose up at margherita pizza. What did you think those cheese pizzas were! Pepperoni just has to go with something. Or do what some restaurants do, and put it under the cheese (and then burn the cheese; the restaurants I'm thinking of don't make very good pizza). Plus, Maddox still exists?

You can do it! When I re-started, I could not do 5 push ups. Now I can do multiple sets. We're talking only a few weeks, it goes fast. If you are convinced you cannot do a good form full pushup (guilty, at points in my life), do modified pushups. Either do them from your knees, or bend at the waist and do them that way. Or if you increase the incline, that makes them easier as well (ex: hands on the 2nd or 3rd stair of a staircase, feet on the ground). You don't need to prove to yourself or anyone else you're a Cool Dude, you just do what you can and you'll improve yourself. Pabosher the lunge/curl combo sounds like hellish death. I looked up the TRX rows, and they seem cool but so hard. You know what I've never been able to do in my life? A pull up. I look like I should be able to build good upper body strength, but I just have never managed it. I'm currently doing about what you're doing for the dumbell press, but I have to cut it basically in half for biceps. It's crazy.

Completely derailing this and speaking of pepperoni, how in the world did that become the topping for pizza? Little kids should hate pepperoni! It's spicy and greasy. And yet it is a staple foodstuff at 7 year old's birthday parties. When people discuss pizza toppings, most discussions start with "Pepperoni and..." Some people only like pepperoni! It baffles me.

I really think you've overstepped what was originally a good point here. My Humps IS dumb. It was widely panned, and people point to it as the moment where you could see Black Eyed Peas hit and then slide past the peak of their popularity. It is a terrible song and should be laughed at. The fact that it's Alanis doing the cover, who normally presents her music as very dark and serious, is doubly funny. It's not like this is the province of only white people laughing at "black" music. You could tear apart the entirety of shitty country and western music in about 2 minutes with a parody cover medley.

I really don't know what makes veganism more or less correct than any other consumption choices, but it has to be so difficult to do and I feel for the people who have chosen to do it. Keeping Kosher outside of communities that explicitly support you is nearly impossible, and that's something with literally thousands of years of history and support.

If that's where you are in the game, you're probably not even getting shoulder or head drops yet, and likely not "rare" drops (yellow) yet either. I don't think I've ever seen a legendary with an equip level lower than 20 for example, so if you aren't at level 20 yet you have not even achieved the ability to see an epic drop. The story is TERRIBLE. It's really bad. And you're right at the intersection of low level issues where you have no gear, not a full compliment of skills, and normal is numbingly easy but upping the difficulty to hard/expert just makes it take longer rather than make it more interesting. The thing I actually like at max level is playing with a full group of 4 at the highest level you can handle. The action is non-stop and completely crazy. Solo low level play does not have that for a number of reasons (some of them valuable). e: Forgot the part where if you're just not flat having fun and in it for the story, it's probably not for you. If you're willing to stick with it for another 90 minutes or so the game will begin to open up pretty significantly in terms of game play.

We're getting away from the topic, but it's a pretty clear parody of both Fergie and Alanis herself. It's purposefully hacky, it's not about "whitening" up the music to make it more popular. The Black Eyed Peas version is infinitely more popular and more successful.

Actually, I take it back. I'm a horrible hypocrite because I think this is absolutely hilarious. edit: vvvvv I still have no idea what you're trying to show me between versions. They're all the same idea.

Ok, now this just confuses me. What's special about this version besides the fact that it's two female voices? Peter Gabriel's version is just strings and two singers. it's simple and elegant (if you like the song). If you want to improve Book of Love, this is how you do it.

I'm with you, man. I would suggest I don't deserve pop music for other reasons, though. Plus that cover isn't country, it's bluegrass. Also it's not real because there's no one fucking playing bass and there's a bass track.

The bosses thing I think is to show that they're not in on the Abstergo craziness; that they're on the up and up. The amazing office has to be mostly a concession to gameplay. Shitty temporary tables schlepped together and cubicles would be a nightmare to navigate. Purposely poor lighting would look bad, and there aren't good ways to show not tell poor ventilation. Plus there's the whole weird essentially prison wing of the building.

Truest words. I am deeply influenced by nearly all gummi and sugary candy. Mike and Ike, sour patch things, spree (spree still exist I learned this about 2 months ago), Starburst. i hosted a Super Bowl party this year, and decided I wanted to put out a bowl of candy along side the other snacky foods. I was going to buy two 16oz bags of Starburst for about $3.50 a pop, when I noticed the 40oz bag of Starburst was like $6.50. WHAT A DEAL. The party rolls around and I put out the Starburst in a bowl, and everybody loves Starburst of course they do so I'd say most people ate 3-5 pieces along with consuming other food. That left me with about two pounds of leftover Starburst, which took me weeks and weeks and weeks to plow through. it was delicious torture. I would have mailed it to people if they wanted some. Kit Kats in the freezer are amazing.

Started to say that something today was Super Cool. Stopped. Reconsidered. Said it was super cool anyway.

You know what food tastes like without a layer of mayonnaise or ranch on it? The actual delicious ingredients! My ranch corollary is that anything with ranch on it ceases to taste like anything but ranch. That's boring food. Ketchup is ok. Much better homemade. I actually do like bleu cheeses, I just don't like bleu cheese dressing so call me a liar there. I am a food monster, I won't dispute this. I also have the gene (or lack the gene? or just have the good sense?) that makes cilantro taste like soap. I was such a picky eater as a child. I did not like any "sauces". Chinese restaurants were a nightmare. I ate spaghetti completely dry. I have apologized to my parents profusely for all of that since then. Anyway my point is those are just added calories with no nutritional benefit. You can put sour cream on your potato but that's fat for a meal and you should adjust accordingly.

You want muscles! Muscles are awesome. I cannot stress this enough: The "gain muscle/I don't want to look like a bodybuilder" thought process is a myth. The ladies (and men) who are in bodybuilding competitions that look like they've grafted extra muscles onto their bodies somewhere are like 99% certain to be taking hormone supplements at the very least. Sensible eating and reasonable resistance training are the best ways to lose fat. Muscle mass also takes more cellular maintenance than fat, so by increasing that you increase your base metabolism just to maintain your current weight. 10 pound bicep curls and squats are not going to make you turn into a muscle homunculus I promise! Just that resistance training is extremely beneficial and has almost none of the negatives imagined in that vein. I also hope this doesn't sound pushy (anything I post in here), or suggest that they're things you HAVE to do, so hopefully it doesn't read that way. If stuff does, smack my posting hand please. The healthiest way to lose fat without resistance training is probably adjusting one's diet (not dieting). Apropos that while I was reading this thread I got this email because it was also what I was thinking about posting in here. http://www.swolept.com/posts/how-to-trick-your-brain-to-give-you-abs-the-story-of-the-evil-shrimp#.U1VmZfldUpU The quick and dirty is 1) drink water. It is good for you and helps you feel full (it is not a meal replacement but is a good other-drink replacement) 2) eat veggies! Beyond the fact that vegetables have an incredible amount of nutrition via needed vitamins and minerals, their main function here is to help you feel full. They have lots of fiber, and fiber in your stomach tells your brain that it's full of food so you stop feeling hungry in a way that a bag full of chips doesn't. 3) good protein. Boneless skinless chicken breasts are just about the most boring protein in the world that's good for you if you don't do anything interesting with them, but it's not like they're the only things. Lean beef (trimmed sirloin, flank steak, skirt steak), eggs!!, lean cuts of pork, almost all fish and shellfish, shrimp especially. Thinking about meal construction is fun. Actually this is reminding me that along with the alcohol thread we should totally have a food and cooking thread. But thinking about how a meal goes together is both delicious and healthy. I am definitely going to have fajita night soon. What's a fajita? Flour tortilla (carbs), chicken breast (protein), peppers and onions (veggies), and some avocado (fat). Full healthy meal in a handheld package. A steak, baked potato w/butter or sour cream (ugh) and a salad is a healthy meal! It just needs to be a 6 oz steak, a small potato, and the salad should be (almost) all veggies and a healthy dressing. I'm thankful my brain was born to know that mayonnaise, sour cream, ranch, and bleu cheese are horrible nasty things so I don't have to cut them out of my diet.

Well you said you were ready. I trusted you.

If you've spent years and years dedicating yourself to something, and then with 12 hours to go you don't think you're ready, you're not ready. Thankfully, I have complete confidence in you prettyunsmart! You got this. Get that doctorate.

Huge game from the Flyers today. They had more zone pressure in the 2nd period than they managed in the entire game on Thursday. Being 1-1 and hopefully getting Mase back would be huge headed back to Philly.

If you're scared of builds, you might consider Diablo 3? It's a very big departure in the character department from D2. There aren't any stat points, and the skills and runes are just locked off by levels. At max level you can instantly have any skill with any mod at any time. That might sound overwhelming, but it's really doled out in manageable chunks while you learn the game.