I get confused. I remember everything. I remember too much, and... some of it's made up, and... some of it can't be quantified, and... there's secrets.

River ,'Safe'


Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Zenkitty - Jun 16, 2015 2:36:50 pm PDT #28850 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I feel like a champ when I get 3000 steps on the Fitbit, even though it tells me I should be getting 10,000 steps. I ignore it and feel good anyway. I have a treadmill set up comfortably in front of a television in my office, so there's really no excuse for not getting in a mile or two a day, except waaahhh.

There's a nice park across the street, but when it's this hot? I'm not going outside unless I have to. The heat exhausts me and the humidity triggers my asthma, so, no. Treadmill instead, in the nice cool office.


d - Jun 16, 2015 2:37:00 pm PDT #28851 of 30000
It's nice to see some brave pretenders trying to make it interesting.

You can change the goal settings upward or downward to reflect what your particular needs are. You might not get as many rah rah badges at a lower setting, but at least the main dashboard doesn't have to make you feel lousy.


sj - Jun 16, 2015 2:42:57 pm PDT #28852 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Thanks, d. I'll keep that in mind.


Burrell - Jun 16, 2015 3:39:31 pm PDT #28853 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Connie, for right on the beach in Venice, I'd give airbnb a look. May find a deal there. You also might want to look at something like Playa del Rey, just south of Venice. Quieter and more local, so maybe less tourists means more affordable motels?


shrift - Jun 16, 2015 4:08:07 pm PDT #28854 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I've got 17,500 steps in today because it was lovely and so I walked home from work. But now I'm super tired and I'm going to spend the next couple of hours watching TV and drinking lemony vodka cocktails with my feet up.

Edit: Actually, before I get into the vodka, I'm having some ice cream, god damn it.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 16, 2015 4:09:50 pm PDT #28855 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

I thought I recalled Banana Bungalow having a beach-adjacent hostel from my PBP trips, but it looks liek the only have Hollywood and West Hollywood locations nowadays


SailAweigh - Jun 16, 2015 4:26:00 pm PDT #28856 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

I'm not getting much walking outside of work, besides grocery shopping. My new parking situation prohibits it. I got the cheapest lot near the hospital, it's a park and ride which has a shuttle to take you directly to your door. It wouldn't take much to get that last 1000 steps, if I put any effort into it at all. But I am lazy.


brenda m - Jun 16, 2015 4:39:53 pm PDT #28857 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

I love their awful awful playoff beards so much! I also think this tradition is hilarious for people who only tune in during the Cup finals, and therefore only see hockey players in full lumberjack hipster mode.

So much this. Love the playoff beards. There was an NBC Sports exec who was trying to get the league to make them shave, so as to expose the hotness (which for the Blackhawks is really something) to the folks who just tune in at playoff time. That went approximately nowhere.


Connie Neil - Jun 16, 2015 4:57:31 pm PDT #28858 of 30000
brillig

Connie, for right on the beach in Venice, I'd give airbnb a look

Thank you, there are some interesting options there!


shrift - Jun 16, 2015 5:22:30 pm PDT #28859 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I should clarify that I'm super amused by the playoff beards because there's such a wide variety of facial hair to be had. Toews has the Amish muttonchops and Kaner has the Teen Wolf. Saader's been looking like Jesus. A couple of the guys are REALLY GINGER. Most of them look like unkempt lumberjacks, although I kinda like it on Crow.

Johnny Oduya's beard is perfect, though. He's the handsomest.