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i took up running last november when i was shocked at how unfit i was at not being able to run to the bus stop.
although now i'm capable of reaching said bus stop, when i go on longer runs my right ankle hurts. my weight has gone up to 196 so maybe this has something to do with it.... :headscratch:

kenjilina wrote: my weight has gone up to 196 so maybe this has something to do with it.... :headscratch:

196 what? Pounds? Kilograms? Metric Tons? [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: 196 what? Pounds? Kilograms? Metric Tons? [/list:u]

LOL, Metric Tons. :rofl:

That must slow up the bus quite a bit. :hehe:

196lbs... i'd kill to be 196lbs... if it were kilos, he wouldn't be running anywhere :sweat:

Eve wrote:

They decided not to take me when I was a little kid. They were afraid the supposed nude moment would make others disapprove of them as parents. Im still a little bummed. It was the original stage production. :pout:

Wow, the original would have been great.

The infamous "nude moment" only lasted for a few seconds in the first production we saw: It didn't even happen in the second. :bonk:

Anime Dad wrote:196lbs... i'd kill to be 196lbs...

Not me. :P

bmwracer wrote:
Not me. :P

Actually, with my build, 196 would be the absolute bottom limit. I think my ideal weight would be around 205.

Anime Dad wrote:Actually, with my build, 196 would be the absolute bottom limit. I think my ideal weight would be around 205.

Whew. :sweat:

Anime Dad wrote:

Actually, with my build, 196 would be the absolute bottom limit. I think my ideal weight would be around 205.

By build do you mean height? Aren't you and B-san close in height?

Wynter wrote:

By build do you mean height? Aren't you and B-san close in height?

He's actually taller. But he's a slimmer build - "beanpole" :)

Anime Dad wrote:He's actually taller. But he's a slimmer build - "beanpole" :)

Yup.

I think A-Dad has bigger bones... Typical for most hakujins.

I'm 6-1, but only 170 lbs. :sweat:

EDIT: Speaking of beanpole, I gotta go exercise. :victory:

Anime Dad wrote:

Actually, with my build, 196 would be the absolute bottom limit. I think my ideal weight would be around 205.

I'm 205 right now and I'm 6'1". My doctor said my ideal is about 185. I think it's too much M&Ms.

kitakaze wrote:I'm 205 right now and I'm 6'1". My doctor said my ideal is about 185. I think it's too much M&Ms.

Treadmill time, K-man. :sweat:

gaijinmark wrote: 196 what? Pounds? Kilograms? Metric Tons? [/list:u]

definitely pounds. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
Doesn't your last sentence contradict the previous three? :headscratch:

<I am not directing the following at any particular individual>
Only because I wasn't perfectly clear. My intent was to point out the dual nature of how almost everyone reacted to the inauguration. Everyone wanted to talk about the significance of the first black President while telling themselves and anyone in earshot that race made no difference. No one wanted to admit that race did play heavily into reaching this point. This is why it's not a win-win. The underlying race issue did not move forward(may have even went back a little) and it's because no one wanted to touch it due to the aforementioned "misguided combination of political correctness and fear of criticism". Again, I'm leaving out all the political aspects of this discussion. As for whether the inauguration itself was good or bad, that's a whole other can I'm not going to open. :beaten:

Wynter wrote:
I never said you were a racist, nor do I think it. Actually, I was hoping you would agree with my comment and further elaborate on what you were saying to help me further understand why you made that point.

I made that point to answer the question of why everyone made such a big deal about this particular ceremony when compared to the previous President, or other previous Presidents. Controlling political parties come and go with their supporters and detractors making a big deal about it. The "monumental significance" of this particular inauguration that makes it unique from the others was race. And I agree with you that racists will use race as an excuse for the President's victory, completely missing all the other factors that contributed to it. Unfortunately they would also not be completely wrong which brings us to where I was going with my back-n-forth with BMW. We haven't moved the race issue forward and it won't move forward until we all have a good look at what racism really is now. It's long and very controversial because it requires everyone to take a good look at themselves in the mirror. And I'm not sure if it would be appropriate here.

Kijinnmaru wrote:
I made that point to answer the question of why everyone made such a big deal about this particular ceremony when compared to the previous President, or other previous Presidents. Controlling political parties come and go with their supporters and detractors making a big deal about it. The "monumental significance" of this particular inauguration that makes it unique from the others was race. And I agree with you that racists will use race as an excuse for the President's victory, completely missing all the other factors that contributed to it. Unfortunately they would also not be completely wrong which brings us to where I was going with my back-n-forth with BMW. We haven't moved the race issue forward and it won't move forward until we all have a good look at what racism really is now. It's long and very controversial because it requires everyone to take a good look at themselves in the mirror. And I'm not sure if it would be appropriate here.

Yea, I get what you mean. When the priest kept mentioning Obama's race in his pray I had to cringe every time. I was hoping he wouldn't focus too much on it. On another note, I'm so glad that Obama made it a point to use his full name whenever he mentioned himself, his middle name being a muslim name.

Wynter wrote:Yea, I get what you mean. When the priest kept mentioning Obama's race in his pray I had to cringe every time. I was hoping he wouldn't focus too much on it.

Yeah, there was a lot of criticism about it being too overtly Christian... It earned a "oh, come on" from me...

On another note, I'm so glad that Obama made it a point to use his full name whenever he mentioned himself, his middle name being a muslim name.

I liked that, too: it was a cold, hard slap in the face to all those morons who tried to use it against him. :applaud: :victory:

Studied Norwegian for 4 hours in a row today. :woot:

Cant usually find so much time!! :victory:

To Everyone here whom celebrates Chinese New Year I wish you all a happy one :D
May this year bring you good fortune :woot: :woot:

K.T.Tran wrote:To Everyone here whom celebrates Chinese New Year I wish you all a happy one :D
May this year bring you good fortune :woot: :woot:

Yes, Happy New Year! What year is it now?