Wow...it's been awhile since I checked in & I'm so happy to see everyone's positives!!! :-D



Culinary school is awesome! I'm doing very well...AND I've managed to lose weight! haha...In fact, we just finished up the Viennoiserie (bread) section & I lost 5 lbs during that one alone! (Who knew chocolate croissants were good for weight loss??? I ate soooooo many of them!! LOL)



Anyway, since moving to NYC in June, I've lost about 20 lbs...I'm not really exercising daily, but I'm walking a helluva lot more & since my apartment is on the 4th floor (no elevator), I get plenty of exercise (you don't want to know about grocery & laundry days!) ;)



Anyway, congrats to everyone here!! Much love & stuff....

Dave, I'm so sorry to hear of your unfortunate accident. My thoughts and prayers are with you...you've been missed, but the "reunion" will be something to look forward to! *gentle hugs* take care!!! ~Lilly

no matter what pic i try, no matter the size, the format, etc., i can't upload a new pic to my profile w/o it being "broken" too frustrating!!!

my positive is that I finally started culinary school...we made an apple tart today & were allowed to take it home...and I didn't eat the whole thing!! haha...yeah, I tried some of it (and trust me, it's VERY, very good), but I resisted the urge to just scarf the whole thing down for dinner ;)



oh, and I've lost 5.5 lbs since moving to NY...that part is good, too!

no healthy eating...no exercising...edema pretty much everywhere...have a week left to pack up all my stuff for NY & I still haven't found a place to live...stress? what stress?? *sigh*

Bour, I wouldn't tempt anyone...especially on a site devoted to diet & fitness...people get hungry around here Did ya ever see "The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover"? You might make a tasty little dish



Edited to add: Cliff, I have one for you!

hey Angie! they were supposed to throw out those molds they made of my tush!! now I'll have to sue for some sort of royalties or something!

Why does it have to be so damned difficult to find an apartment in NJ/NYC??? this sh!t is driving me mad...reasons they say "no" (after I email them):



* place is already rented (too fast! wah)

* my crappy credit score (uh, I'm willing to give them up to 4 months rent in advance, wtf???)

* the fact that I'm not up there YET...f^ck! like I can't make up my mind from pictures? I'm FROM NJ! I know the damn neighbourhoods...gah!!



So, now I have to bribe my aunt to go looking at places for me, just so THEY can be sure I'm not some scammer or nutjob trying to rent a place in NJ/NYC from TX...



To add insult to injury, I had to order fugly clogs for culinary school today...

The only good news is that I also ordered this super-cool Oakley bag for commuting purposes hehe...



*grumbles and goes back to hunting down apts on craigslist*

it sure is...it's a well known made up language...personally, I kinda like it - appeals to my Mars-y nature



I <3 Thinkgeek.com...they have the coolest stuff!!

you got it, Dave...esperanto it is



edited to add: you can read the wiki on it here

LMAO...not quite! Though maybe Spyke wishes it was?? haha....

Should I go ahead and post another question then?



What's the best known artificial international language?

too easy...Prince wrote it

LMAO!! Ya know, I try to view bacon as Soylent Green ;) Otherwise, I'd eat it all the time...

Welcome to traineo, Daryl...hope you enjoy it here!! (sadly, friday nights in the forum are rather slow...look for it to pick up again by monday hehe)

Spyke, I want to agree w/everyone else & say take a week off....but, I have a word of caution - be careful that it's ONLY a week...My "week off" has turned into 3 weeks now And I honestly can't find the motivation to continue. Granted I have a TON of stress, but I don't think anyone else has less, ya know? You're saying that you have to take an extra day off from exercise b/c of work & whatnot, and it sounds to me like you're under a lot of stress as well.



Sometimes it's best to take some time off & just chill for a bit. But, sometimes, we just have to fight our inner (lazy ass) demon & push thru it and FORCE ourselves to work harder. It's a tough call...to err on the side of caution, I'd say take that week (or however long you need, honestly) and see how you feel after that.



I have a similar tendency to push myself super-hard, super-fast...I lose weight very easily, but put it on just as easily. So, I know the excitement that comes w/losing a lot of weight rather quickly and then "burning out", in a sense. If you feel you need time to recharge, then by all means, TAKE IT! But, if you feel as though you just need to find your drive again, THAT'S going to be a lot more difficult. Especially since you are used to being the leader (hence, it is twice as hard for you to lead YOURSELF - too busy leading others, you rarely think about yourself...which is what got you into this predicament in the first place, right?)... And if there's no one ahead of you in the pack, who are you going to chase?? Maybe you just need to find a workout buddy to challenge you?? Eh, I'm just throwing out ideas here...



Anyway, I hope things work out for ya...just remember...you DESERVE this!! You KNOW that you can do it. You just have to DO IT!



p.s. If you're anything like the other Taurus men I've known, get your wife to crack the whip on your ass (not literally...well, not unless you like that sort of thing )...for some reason, my man loves it when I tell him what to do (which is so utterly against my nature, but whatever)...Maybe if she's bossing you around, that might help?

Well, I gave it some time, but it looks as though no one else is gonna answer...sooo...



Dax had 7 hosts before Jadzia - I can only remember two names (sorry!) Lela (first host) & Joran (last, prior to Jadzia).





oooh, who's in love NOW? haha...now, did ya have to look it up, or are you familiar w/the insanity that is Voltaire? (I know I will have to wait for the answer...heh)



Um...I really can't think of another question right now, aside from movie quotes Anyone wanna post another trivia question??

nope, that's it! your turn, Spyke

That happens to me, Richard. Sometimes I feel as though if I didn't make any effort, I wouldn't have any contact w/anyone at all. And I've cut off contact w/others and have gone YEARS w/o speaking to them b/c of it. It all boils down to whether the relationship is worth the effort. But, I hear you...especially when they only contact you b/c they want something. That really sucks and makes you feel like crap *hugs* sorry you're experiencing that...

hehe...shhh...that was supposed to be secret! j/k!



Can't help it, I love Star Trek - Now I'd be amazed if anyone else knew the lyrics to "USS Make Shit Up" let alone who sings it...here's the chorus for your amusement:



And I say

Bounce a graviton particle beam off the main deflector dish

Thats the way we do things lad, we're making shit up as we wish

The Klingons and the Romulans pose no threat to us

'Cause if we find we're in a bind we just make some shit up



hee hee



Ok, here's my trivia: Give me the name of the one woman who has been a part of just about every Star Trek series...



bonus pts if you can name some of her characters

p.s. I still think Seven of Nine was the most gorgeous creation (and woman)

Leonardo da Vinci to Capt. Janeway - Star Trek: Voyager (and no, I didn't look it up...I'm a devoted Trekkie) don't recall WHERE, but since he was a hologram, would the holodeck suffice?

duh! I didn't even think to wait...that explains it...cool!

Yeah, Dave - the quote is from Monty Python & the Holy Grail (but again, no idea what the actual capital is...ha!)

yeah, both of y'all have me lost, and I'm usually great at logic puzzles...



oh well, back to PackRat!

LMAO...Bean has it...and I've no idea what the capital of Assyria is





p.s. I've seen well over 2,000 movies, dude...movie quotes are one of my passions

nope...not bruce almighty

cool, I'll make this an easy one...



Name the movie this quote is from (hint: it's said by Morgan Freeman):



"Hope is a dangerous thing."



p.s. no guesses in 15 mins, I'll give ya multiple choices

entrail? (ent) + (rail)



edited to add: or did you want the plural? entrails?

can I bitch about traineo? b/c as much as I love this place, it pisses me off just about as much as it makes me happy...then again, maybe I'm just grumpy b/c I didn't get any this morning?



in either case, traineo!!



ok, I feel better now