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Post by rueful on Mar 17, 2009 17:53:26 GMT
Thanks, Tip. You know I'm glad to have your input. Illuminata does sound great, and I admire most of the other actors in it. I think you missed a letter.  I didn't know you haven't seen Gone to Seed. And you will not believe me, but I had truly forgotten how much baby Rufus is revealed (even though I recently posted a pic from it--hmm, maybe my subconcious remembered). It just looked like something I might also find entertaining. |
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Mar 17, 2009 18:01:51 GMT
Rueful, GTS is a lot longer than Illuminata and there is a lot of it which is Rufusless.......but there are some fab scenes in it. He is very young in it, though, and in my opinion looks better in Illuminata - plus, his speech on stage at the end is a killer!
I've tried and just can't listen to him reading Bond, but as another suggestion, have you heard him reading The Woodlanders? Soooooo sexy....*sigh*.
Well done in (nearly) reaching your target!
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Post by tipou on Mar 17, 2009 18:05:38 GMT
OMG thanks, rueful, for pointing that out, you're right
aaaahhrrrrggghh hmmmmmmm gggRgghhhh
see how objective i ktry to be? i could easily have NOT hinted about baby rufus' naked bum.
but maybe i have too much trust in your intellect being able to overcome your "maternal" instincts?
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Post by rueful on Mar 17, 2009 18:31:48 GMT
Thanks, GE2. I like some of the other actors in gone to seed, so I had hopes that it would be a good show on its own in addition to the Rufus parts (and, no, I don't mean "parts"). But I don't know much about the storyline (trying, for once, not to look at "the last page of the book" first). But illuminata really sounds great, especially with both your recommendations, so now I'm definitely leaning that way. [BRIEF SPOILER for WOODLANDERS] I'd forgotten about The Woodlanders, but I know that's not a happy ending (as opposed to all those cheery Bond deaths ) and I want my reward to be a little bit more pleasant. Tip, your objectivity is amazing! If it were me, I would have left out the bits (hee hee) that undermined my argument. It must be that Canadian sense of fair play (which can be dangerous, because my intellect can never entirely be trusted when it comes to Rufus--so watch out in the games threads!). Thanks for fixing the typo. That was really bugging me. |
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Post by dirtygirldiva on Mar 17, 2009 19:05:11 GMT
I happen to think it is quite rewarding to open up a can-opener on someone...
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Post by rueful on Mar 17, 2009 22:19:35 GMT
LOL! I'm not quite sure what a can-opener is, but it does sound satisfying. I just think it's more likely the can would be opened on me than vice versa.
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leelee
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Post by leelee on Mar 18, 2009 0:12:18 GMT
 , this is a really great thread!! I've been trying to lose weight but just can't get motivated. Something always seems to come up and derails me. I've done the writing down everything I eat and drink thing and it works when I do it. I joined the gym but haven't been frequently enough to make any difference. Except to depress me cuz I just am so lazy when it comes to doing it. I've gotta do this tho. I'm planning on a vacation sometime near Sept. and I'm going to NY again but this time it's with a friend and I'm not gonna be the mommy. My son is staying home. I haven't gone out anywhere without him coming along and I've not not been the mommy in forever. I don't want to go looking like I do now. Ya'll saw my pic last year with Ruf. I've not made any change since. I want to feel good about myself again and not worried if someone is starring at me cuz I'm so fat and ugly. I've just gotta do it. I've gotta lose this weight. I've gotta get motivated and stay motivated. How do you do that? oh, and I'll be quitting smoking too. That will be hard but I'm going to do it cold turkey cuz I'll be damned if I pay $17 more for a carton of my cheap cigarettes. That'll make them $50 a carton and I'm not gonna pay it! I can't afford that. I've got other things I have to spend my money on. The cigarette company uped the price $10 already and then the tax will be another $7.I was prepared to pay the tax but these companies are just a bunch of money grubbing thieves and they can get their hands out of my pocket once and for all. Phew, sorry. It really irritates me. Anyway, I love the idea of this thread and I'm hoping to find some hints on keeping motivated. |
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Post by rueful on Mar 18, 2009 1:41:58 GMT
Sorry you seem to be feeling so down on yourself today, leelee. I hope you can take a lot of support from friends on this board {hug}. I got several good ideas from reading through the past posts. I have always hated exercise. I was lucky when I was young, because I never put on any weight no matter what I ate. But those days are long gone, and I never had established any fitness habits to keep me out of trouble. So now I have many "lost years" of putting on weight and getting more and more out of shape. It was very easy to be "too busy" taking care of my family to take care of myself. I've pledged to do better on and off, but never put those words into action until now. I didn't have any particular "aha" moment, it was more just a feeling that I'm not getting any younger, and my body is certainly not ever going to get any stronger on its own. I don't want to turn into the old person who can't go anywhere or do anything. Anyhow, one thing that I'm trying NOT to do is tie my goals to weight loss (which is a good thing, because I haven't lost a frickin' pound so far!). I'm just trying to be more fit--to be able to do certain things without getting out of breath. To be able to run for 10 minutes straight is a pretty pitiful goal by a healthy person's standards, but for me it's like climbing Mt Everest, and I'm at 9 min and counting. (Then the rest of the workout is walking, stretching, calisthenics, etc.) So my weight is the same, but I know I'm in better shape. And some of the fat is at least being rearranged, since my clothes are looser As I mentioned earlier, listening to my ipod (and especially Rufus's audio recordings) has been a great way to distract myself from the tedium of exercise. And giving myself a Rufus reward is a good motivator. So good luck, leelee, especially with the smoking, because I know that's very hard. Let us know how you are doing. |
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Post by dirtygirldiva on Mar 20, 2009 3:12:52 GMT
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Post by rueful on Mar 20, 2009 12:32:44 GMT
Well that just looks painful. I think I'll stick to my nice, safe exercise equipment, thanks! |
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Post by dirtygirldiva on Mar 20, 2009 15:24:26 GMT
Can-openers can really hurt ya it's true...last bout we had a girl that was a victim of a rather nasty can-opener and she was knocked out cold for a few moments.
Fun to watch though...lol
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Post by rueful on Mar 24, 2009 5:56:51 GMT
Just jumping back in to brag and say, "yay, me," because the other day I blew right past my 10-minute goal and went on to run (well, jog) a mile! My 12-minute mile isn't going to have Roger Bannister* looking over his shoulder, but I'm going to try to get it down a bit over the next couple of weeks. So this has rendered my above posts moot, since I am such a good girl that I think I deserve two rewards! So I've ordered both Illuminata and Gone to Seed. Can't wait! *Hey, I just looked him up to see if he's still around, and it's his 80th b-day today! Happy birthday, Roger! I might be able to beat him now  |
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