hippielauryn

About to smoke a joint outside the mall and go see 10 Cloverfield Lane by myself.
I am an adult and it's my god damn day off.

I don't think anyone who has made it to this point will stop watching due to poor writing. If so, they should have stopped watching a long time ago, but I agree the finale was a huge let down. I did read some things prior to the episode that led me to believe they would pull that shit. Not surprised because they do the same thing time and time again, but still... they've been building up to this moment all season, and then spat in the viewers faces when they didn't show us who died. Lame. 

I thought gimple and Kirkman's explanation was garbage. As a non-comic reader, I have no major preconceived notion of how I think the show should be. If they switch glenns death to a less important character - fine by me, I like Glenn and I know they've done it before - but if you're gonna build negan up in the way that they have and save him for the final 10 minutes of the entire season... somebody's head needs to get bashed in and you need to show the audience who it is and what negan did to that person. Make us hate/fear this guy and be totally shocked at the brutality of it. That's the payoff... the closure to the season. I mean, That's why they call it a finale. If there was no source material like the comic, this would still be a super annoying ending. I liked JDM as Negan a lot but all the suspense and terror they built up to that point completely evaporated for me in about 2 seconds with that ending. I honestly had a stronger reaction to carol and Maggie burning those saviours alive. So, the suggestion that they cant tell the story of ricks descent without giving the audience the ending they deserve after 16 episodes is a really weak one. It was clearly evident in ricks face that he was scared and knew he fucked up (really good acting by Andrew Lincoln in this episode). Nevermind the fact that they ended the last two episodes of the season the same way - with blood on the screen (really cheesy - even for a zombie show - and I agree, it looked horrible).

Okay, here she is!
 

 

 

 
 
Not the best pictures, I know.  She barely stays still!  We got her from the local humane shelter.  She's 8-12 months old and we named her Harley .  She's incredibly loving.  The first night was pretty rough though.  I brought her to bed with us at about 1:30am, but she jumped out right away and went under our bed.  A couple minutes later she wouldn't stop meowing.  So I got her out from under the bed, but she went right back under and did the same thing.  Then I just put her outside out bedroom door and shut the door.  A few minutes after that, she started meowing again and clawing at/under the door.  So then finally I went out, picked her up, and set her down in our "movie room" (where we keep all of our blu-rays/DVD's) and shut the door there, and to our bedroom.  Ended up finally getting to sleep a little after 4:00am.
 
Any tips/tricks/ideas to stopping this?  I would feel terrible if I have to keep her secluded to that one room every night.  I'm not TOO bothered because it happened on a Saturday night when I don't have to be up for anything on Sunday.  But if this becomes a usual thing throughout the week when I have to get up for work, then it may be a problem.

I have to preface this by saying that i love the show and generally go with the flow on what they do writing-wise but i Really don't like how they handled a moment that could have been the walking dead's equivalent of the red wedding episode in game of thrones. they totally dropped the ball on this one. The cliffhangers are getting old (save em for the mid-season finales). Also, this carol arc is so dumb. "I can't kill, leave me morgan"... aims gun at morgan.

I felt the whole Neegan scene was great until the end. The cliffhanger ruined it for me. Doesn't make me care or anticipate who died anymore. It just cheapened the entire experience for me.
Totally let down by how they handled it.

Maintenance - Honestly, there's not a grand mystery behind maintaining weight loss. Being more fit and healthy is a lifetime commitment. Sure, there's some people walking around that look great and don't have to do a thing but most people you see that are in shape work hard at maintaining their appearance because they commit time and effort to continuously eating healthy and participating in adequate exercise. By the time you're at your goal weight, you're going to know what type of exercise you enjoy and what your body responds best to - and you need to continue to do those things. Otherwise, you're going to forever start and stop diets and exercising. You don't want to do this for a variety of reasons. Your endurance will atrophy and you'll have to start all over again. Also, this doesn't mean you have to live your life on a diet. It means understanding moderation in regard to food. Cut out your daily consumption of empty calories - sugary soft drinks, alcohol, excessive snacking, etc. Be sensible about food - pizza every night isn't going to work. Here's the other thing - if you integrate both cardio and weightlifting into your daily routine, your body's metabolism is going to always be burning at a higher rate. Moreover, if you build muscle your body is going to use the food you give it as a fuel as oppose to storing it as energy (ie. fat). So, the better shape you're in, the more you're going to burn even when you're just sitting around. Ever see those pictures of The Rock sitting in front of a stack of 12 blueberry pankcakes or Michael Phelps downing an entire pizza to himself? Now you know why.
 
Lifestyle changes - Honestly, the first thing I did is I figured out WHY I wanted to lose weight which has nothing to do with the actual act of doing it. A lot of people do it for all the wrong reasons (to get laid, fear of being made fun of/stared at, etc.). For me, it was purely for my health. I was 15 yrs old, weighed 275lbs and I was the only kid in class that couldn't run a lap in PE without feeling like I was going to die. I didn't care that I was the only kid that couldn't do it but it scared me that I might be someone that has diabetes at 30 or die of a heart attack at 40. You have to want it for yourself and if you can't say that, you need to find that reason first. Otherwise, the changes will never stick and your commitment to it won't last. Within the first few weeks of making changes, I had committed time to working out and I made changes in my diet. If you can sit in front of a TV for a half an hour, you can get 30 minutes of cardio in easy. You have to learn to make yourself a priority. A lot of people that are stressed or have a lot of responsibility struggle with this but its not about neglecting other priorities in life, its about making sure you're giving yourself equal opportunity. Sans a health condition that prevents you from being active, there really is no excuse for anyone to not exercise. Some of the other lifestyle changes are noted above. By the way, if you're stressed out all the time or your body feels constantly stressed - you're gonna feel like a million bucks in about a month. Think your current energy level is too low to workout daily? Wrong. Once you get up and move around and settle into a routine, you're going to have far more energy than you do now.
 
How serious - I was serious but realistic. Sure, you can try to run 45 minutes on your first workout but its gonna be really fucking hard and probably pretty discouraging (also, you don't really need to run that much). My first workout? I walked 5 minutes on a treadmill. I changed my diet almost instantly and went hard with that. That's difficult  for some people and if you need to taper off certain foods, I suppose you can. After about a week though of cutting out unhealthy foods (especially those high in sugar), it'll be a lot easier. As thebiglebowski noted above, your diet is key. I changed what I ate at every meal and cut out the empty calories. Every week I would build on what I did the previous week in terms of exercise. Once I started to see changes in my body, I never looked back. I got interested in weightlifting within a few weeks - and again, I started small and built on that.
 
Routine - Keep in mind that what works for one person doesn't always work for someone else. I believe in a combination of cardio and strength training though. I choose to generally eat a low carb diet (but I don't cut them out completely). I run for 30 minutes 4-5 times a week and do some kind of strength training 3-4 times a week. For me, running is what really put me into the best shape of my life. This is coming from someone who was terrible at running and was convinced I'd never be good at it. Now, I could run for an hour straight daily if I wanted (but I don't - its too hard on my body). Here's how I built myself up to that though:
 
Week 1/2:
Jogged 3 minutes, walked 3 minutes, repeat x 3 = 18 minutes total
 
Week 3/4:
Jogged 4 minutes, walked 2 minutes, repeat x 4 = 24 minutes total
 
Week 5/6:
Jogged 5 minutes, walked 1 minute, repeat x 5 = 30 minutes total
 
You see the pattern here though. This also illustrates my point about being realistic about your fitness goals. Listen to your body. Eventually, you won't even have to jog/walk. You'll just run by cutting out the walk intervals - but when that point comes will be different with everybody.
 
WIth strength training - I choose to train by muscle group. One day is biceps, one day is shoulders/back, one day is chest and triceps. Now, I'm at a point in my life where I don't at all care about bulky and I don't both much with leg workouts. Cardio is enough of a workout for my legs and I just prefer to be thin / toned - so my strength training is focused on low weight and high reps (you would want high weight / low reps if you're interested in building noticeable muscle with an appropriate diet).
 
Staple foods in my diet: eggs, oatmeal, turkey, chicken, vegetables, low-sugar yogurt, cottage cheese, nuts (for snacking - we all crave a snack every now and then), water, tea, coffee (very light on creamer, no sugar). i do like fruit but don't eat a ton of it. oh, and peanut butter. i really can't live without my peanut butter (but be careful). if you have a sweet tooth though - a spoonful of sunflower butter is a nice little trick to curb it.
 
Foods I stay away from daily: high carb snacks (potato chips, crackers, etc.), sugary soft drinks (sodas, juices, etc.), high-calorie condiments - syrups, dressing, mayonnaise, etc. and alcohol (dont get me wrong, I love to have a drink but if you wanna get serious about losing weight you can't be comin' home after work and downing a couple beers every night) And if you do wanna have a drink - get into drinking scotch or whiskey neat (pretty sure this makes you a lot more manly too). Stay away from mixed drinks.
 
Couple other pointers: Stay off the fuckin' scale. I know this sounds crazy but some people are serious slaves to their scale and they freak out when it says they've gained a pound even though they're busting their ass every day. I pretty much never weigh myself. Its important to know that your body weight fluctuates by about 2lbs daily. I always go by how my clothes feel. Also, try not to eat anything about 4 hrs prior to going to bed. Midnight snack before bed? Sorry, but its gotta go. Learn to look at the nutrition facts / serving sizes on the foods you buy. I try to eat most of my carbs early in the day (breakfast or lunch) to give my body time to burn them off throughout the day. Plus, I prefer to workout at night after I've gotten off work. Last but not least, you don't need a fancy gym membership to get in a good workout. If you're neighborhood is safe to run in do it. Go to a park. You can literally walk into your local walmart and buy a pull up bar that fits into a door frame and some free weights for not a lot of money (free weights like dumbbells are actually better, by the way, as it forces your muscles to learn how to stabilize the weight on their own).
 
Good luck!

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i hope its ok that i bump this. i didnt want to start a new thread, but wanted to share a gift i got for my bday last weekend: vinyl separators!
 

 

 

 

I'll be going to the show on the 19th of this Month. I can check for ya.

Christmas came in March this year. Here's all 12 lathes from 2015.
 
(1st day) Author - Of Brighter Days (#12/12) (Lathe Cut 12")
(2nd day) You Taught Me How to Cope - With You, I Will Live Again (#10/22) (Lathe Cut 7")
(3rd day) Mohican - The Abuse Is Character (#21/30) (Lathe Cut 12")
(4th day) Delft - The Brain Is Wider Than The Sky (#8/36) (Lathe Cut 10")
(5th day) This Patch Of Sky - Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine (#31/40) (Lathe Cut 12")
(6th day) Athletics - Stop Torturing Yourself (#10/42) (Lathe Cut 10")
(7th day) The Gay Blades - Mean Muses/Shake The Graves (#20/42) (Lathe Cut 7")
(8th day) gods - Endless Stunner (#8/40) (Lathe Cut 10")
(9th day) A Sudden Burst Of Colour - Waves Will Rise On Silent Water (#10/36) (Lathe Cut 12")
(10th day) The Republic of Wolves - Consequence/Panicked Leaps (#12/30) (Lathe Cut 7")
(11th Day) Palmas - Stay Away/You Were My Girl (#9/22) (Lathe Cut 7")
(12th day) ActionReaction - Tour EP (#1/12) (Lathe Cut 10")
 

Michonne got to meet TINY RICK!

Been collecting prints from Erica Williams the past few years for some shows I've been to, or to continue with my Murder By Death collection of hers. She's one hell of a talent, and once I move, I'll be excited to hang these.
 
Threw these in spoiler tags because I didn't want to clog everything up haha
 
 
MBD NYE 2015 
 
MBD Secret Cavern
 
MBD Winter Tour 2015 Variants 
 
MBD Autumn Tour 2013
 
Festival Palomino 2015

i think about this scene a lot when i read this thread

For nearly ten years, Koji has been a stalwart in the DIY scene. Throughout all these years, if one thing is true about Koji, it’s that he’s stayed true – to his DIY roots, ethics, and most of all, convictions.
Fast forward to today’s political climate, where the Republican Presidential candidates are fighting tooth and nail to outdo each other in making the most controversial and headline-grabbing statement no matter who they may offend. And through the fog of racism and xenophobia, Koji is still here as he ever was. On his new single “Keeping Count”, Koji takes aim at the most boisterous and egotistical of candidates, Donald Trump. A protest song in the tradition of Pete Seeger, “Keeping Count” is in Koji’s own words, “a pop meditation on empathy and compassion, about a figure like Trump questioning his reality, one built on status, material, money, and leverage.”
 
“Keeping Count” marks the second entry in our Private Press series. Pressed on made-to-order hand-numbered square 7” lathes, “Keeping Count” will be on sale for a one week period. At the end of that week we will press the exact amount ordered, and that’s it. No repressing ever. This is your only chance to ever own this 7”, so if you want it, order by February 15th. All orders should ship about three weeks later.
 
http://thenativesound.limitedrun.com/products/567271-koji-keeping-count
 
 

 
 
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Love all his work so naturally I ordered. The new song is great.
 
Edit: also 500th post yay me

Yeah, definitely going to wait for this. That shipping cost is ridiculous. 

I hope you're serious and not just blowing hot air out your ass.

Voices is finally coming to vinyl! They just posted on their Facebook that it should be out in time for their show on Feb. 13th
Make a thread somebody!
Have been waiting forever for this announcement. One of my favorite and most played records to be released in the last decade.

Figured i would add to the thread. these are ones that i have finally gotten framed and put up recently. 
 
Esao - The Hostage 133/150 
Circa Survive - Juturna 10 Yr. Shrine Show Los Angeles
Esao - The World Traveller 36/200 (picked up the first night of the ThinkSpace show in los angeles.)
 

Recent poster pickups:

Tomer Hanuka/Mondo - Psycho /290

James Flames/Mondo - Back To The Future

Tyler Stout - El Vy

Bo Burnham - Make Happy 2015 Tour (Signed)

Dan McCarthy - Memory Remains (Glow In The Dark)