A little bit of this, a little bit of that...

[mijan]

And dammit, I just got the Wuzzles theme song stuck in my head.  WTF, self?

Okay, so randomness.  First, most of you are familiar with icanhascheezburger.com.  (If you're not, I'm taking back your geek card.)  Therefore, most of you are familiar with Teh Bukkit.  Well, yesterday, we got a delivery of these high-test buckets that are used for storing hazardous chemicals and the stuff from chemical spills.  Expensive buckets with fancy lids.  The idiots who bought them left them outside our chemical storage shed, and left without making sure we got them.   By the time I got the message that the buckets had been delivered and went outside to find them, someone had taken my buckets.  Oh yes, it was tragic.  And so I spent part of the afternoon searching the campus for them.  And all I could think was, "NOOOO!  Dey took mah BUKKITS!" and "I am the LOLrus, coo-coo-ka-choo."

Yeah.

Second, I'm making a concerted effort to get back in shape.  I mean REALLY back in shape.  I'm weight-lifting again, and even if I never get my bench press back up to my old max (215 pounds, oh yeah!), I want to get to the point where I feel confident on the bench.  A max of 180 would make me happy.  I ran four miles last night, and my knee didn't hurt as much as it used to, so maybe building back up gradually is good rehab.  I'm mixing up my workouts with the rowing machine, the climbing wall (love that thing), the stair climber, the elliptical, and swimming.  I want to get my body fat back down to about 12%.  I feel healthy and energetic when I'm in shape, and it's just FEELS good.  This is for me, nobody else.  I'm turning 30 in less than a year, and I don't want to let myself believe that getting older means I have to get old.  Not me.

And finally... my Star Trek Big Bang fic posts tomorrow.  I'm so excited AND so nervous!  The fic is going to be hosted on a page off of my LJ so that it can all be read in one continuous piece, but it'll be a direct link from here that will feel a bit like an LJ cut, and the page has been set up to resemble my LJ scheme.  The link at the bottom of the page will take you back to my LJ to comment.  I think it's a really good setup, and I'm happy with it.  I can't believe I'm so nervous about this fic.

And as soon as that posts, I can finally relax and begin working on my next fic!  :D

Comments

[paper-legends.livejournal.com]

You are so damn awesome. *squishie hugs*

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Eeee! Squishie hugs!
*hugs back*
*ish squished*

Now I'm wondering if I should do my next fic for NaNoWriMo... because I'm insane.

(I'm also going batshit insane because my Big Bang artist has not contacted me back, and as of now, there is NO ART, except what I've done myself, and I can't post that for the Big Bang. *flails*)

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Unrelated to anything else, I saw this the other day, and thought of you: bukkit cake.

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Hahaha! That's awesome!

[cedarrapidsgirl.livejournal.com]

Yay for Big Bang fic!

And I think I need to join a gym or something, I have no motivation to do anything at home. I mean, aside from wearing a Trek TOS outfit, and the fact that I'm 60 pounds heavier than I was 6 years ago! Ahem. Sorry.

Annyway, I see you have been taking in all the KU pretty that we've been blessed with lately, y?/y?

I've missed you! *hugs tight*

Til later!

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Joining a gym is a healthy thing, provided you use it. It's gotta be a healthy balance of exercise and good food. It's not about being a supermodel or trying to emulate Hollywood. It's about being healthy and feeling good for yourself. That's why I encourage people to exercise.

And yeah, the KU pretteh made my breath catch in a throat a little bit. That pic of him in the chair... yes, the one in your icon... I lost the ability to breathe for a moment when I saw that. *headdesk*

Miss you, too!

[syredronning.livejournal.com]

Sounds fitter than I ever was in my life! Good luck with all of this.

And yeah, I'm 40 now and I also try to get fitter... 17 pounds gone, another 60 left to go. My body fat is 50% *cough* I never really was in shape, I fear :)

Looking forward to your trek fic :) I'll be offline until Sunday, but I'll find it then.

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Well, I did a lot of sports in high school and college, and then the military kept my ass in top condition because I refused to accept second best from myself. Part of it was that I refused to EVER ask of my soldiers what I couldn't do myself. Seeing as I was the only biological female in the platoon, that meant I TECHNICALLY had a lower fitness standard than the men, and that just wouldn't do. So I made sure that not only could I pass the male standards, but I would get a perfect score on the male standards every time. It kept the guys motivated, and it made sure that my philosophy was consistent.

But when I was a kid, I was obese. FAT little kid. I got myself into shape when I was 13 because I was tired of being the fat kid, tired of the insults, and tired of not being taken seriously. So I started watching what I ate, and began running. And I have to keep up the effort to stay trim, but it's worth it. It'll be worth it for you, too. Good luck, and don't give up! Do this for YOURSELF, and nobody else.

I look forward to hearing what you think of the fic when you get a chance to read it! :D

[lurkitty.livejournal.com]

ZOMG! *iz ded of bukkit cute*I'll bet Fi is about ready to die of bukkit poisoning, though...

I have to find a fitness program that I can start making some gains slowly. I've never run four miles in my life, and likely never will due to my asthma, but I've certainly biked it. I'd like to bike it again.

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Oh dear. Bukkit poisoning...

And I can understand how certain physical shortcomings might slow you down a bit, but I have faith that you can go as far as you'd like to go. It just takes careful training, and building up to it. The better physical condition I'm in, the less my asthma affects me. Mine is mild anyway, but even then, being healthy helps. It improves overall lung function AND oxygen efficiency. :)

[lurkitty.livejournal.com]

Oh, don't get me wrong. I am the original poster girl for Exercise your Asthma. I grew up in a time when they tried to sedate you and keep you indoors, and my doc said none of that, and they sent me to Girl Scout camp! I wasn't the fat kid with asthma until they started giving me prednisone in college.

It's these illnesses. Every time I get close to climbing the exercise horse again, i get sick. It's kicking my butt. I have a bike I really want to ride, and I want to swim, but crap.

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, getting sick definitely throws a monkey-wrench in the works. The only time my asthma really acts up is when I get sick, and I spent half the summer getting sick. Hence why I feel so out of shape now.

Prednisone... are there other alternatives?

[lurkitty.livejournal.com]

Prednisone is the final alternative, when everything else isn't working. The only other thing that they can use is methotrexeate, which is toxic to the liver.

Fortunately, I don't have to take prednisone all the time now, because of a recombinant DNA drug called Xolair that blocks IgE. It only works against my allergic asthma, though, and when I get sick, I still have to go on ghastly high levels of prednisone to breathe.

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Ouchie! NOT FUN! *sends hugs and hot tea*

[lilyrose-fic.livejournal.com]

I really hope to read at least some of the Big Bang fics. I really hope I find the time, between NaNo and real life and my issues with reading longer stories off a screen. You're a wonderful writer and I'm excited for your fic in particular. I promise to try and make time for it at some point.

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Awww, well I hope you find time to read it! I'd love to know what you think. But yeah, I can understand being busy. Also, I hope that I set up the fic so that it's not harsh on the eyes. It's on a grey-aqua background of the exact same color of my posts, rather than black text on a white background, which can get glaring after a while. I hope that helps!

[daddybear716.livejournal.com]

Your bukkits story made me LOL! Much needed LOLdom!

I thought of you on Wednesday. Was driving in my neighborhood and saw a woman who looked very much like you, enough that I did a double-take. Was sad that it was not you... :-(

I've started going back to the gym and am enjoying it. Though there are times when I have to force myself to get out the door and go workout. The pool and the whirlpool afterwards is my reward for going.

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Nope, only one of me in all the universe, because the universe couldn't handle any more of me!

And yes, the pool and whirlpool are definitely a great reward for exercising.

[sidara.livejournal.com]

I AM SO HAPPY ABOUT YOUR FIC BEING POSTED!

[mijan.livejournal.com]

EEEEEE!!! I'm happy, too! And excited! Only a few more hours! :D