What Are You Doing?

The only thing I really like hot sauce on is wings and only if accompanied by lots of good beer. But that doesn't mean I've never drank a bottle of hot sauce on a bet before, and all I have to say is be grateful it's not a bottle of Buckley's.

 

I can't stand hot sauce

 

I'm what you call weak

 

I wouldn't call it weak, just having different tastes,

 

I got up early to get myself a birthday cake for tomorrow and also picking up my present for myself!

People at work thought I was 19... didn't know if I was going to laugh or cry when I said I'm turning 28 tomorrow. 28 is not really the age where you want to look almost ten years younger (or younger at all to be honest). I'm an adult, damn it!

 

Contemplating who thought this was a good design for a car...

 

3 rides in a row is enough. 7 minutes slower in this morning, 4 mins on return leg, and it was 30% not fun times. I could ride tomorrow but I suspect I'll have grossly over done it and it would more more painful than fun.

Mech might not get injectors done by tomorrow arvie (not open on satdee), so I may miss weekend ute fix.
In case he can get it done on time, may head into Lonnie tomorrow to suss out stainless fuel rail and modded fuel hose parts, as I figured I can grind off the damaged locking joiner ( the mechanism is plastic but the housing is steel), 2 threaded clamps should hold the hose on securely.

Only thing sore with me bod, after 3 rides, is my lower back, so that's a huge improvement as even two short rides back a few months ago had my whole bod aching for 24hrs.

 

It does. Many things I've utilised over the years sounded strange when first encountered, then no probs after experimenting and seeing good results. Basically, mainstream info compared to alternative things found on tangent streams. The latter always sounds odd when it's not popular or common knowledge.

Spoiler: just keepin it tight

6 stone(uk) = 38 kg. I've a thin frame but the gut balloons since I hit 40. I've always been around 9-10 stone, up to 11 after 40. I've shed 14 kgs since nov '18. Goal is 70kg. Done simply by an affordable healthy diet, zero sugar ( I use Stevia), next to zero processed foods, minimal consistent exercise, calisthenics and bike riding. The slower the reduction the better. The bod flips out from quick weigh loss.

When I go through low self discipline seasons, I went from 75kg to 90, crap food and no exercise. I shed 4 kg i 3 weeks just by reverting back to healthy diet, no exercise.

Doesn't matter how much weight you wanna shed, basic lifestyle changes can do the job effectively, you just have to discipline yourself till the new changes becomes second nature and you actually enjoy the new food and routines.

Back in the day, in my 20-30s I was addicted to Coke, couldn't get enough of it, didn't think I could ever drink anything else, each glass was pure heaven. I now prefer the exquisite taste of filtered water, 100% orange juice, herb tea. Haven't touched sodie pop for 2 decades, don't miss it one bit.

Ohh, nice, the journey begins.
My book was started a decade ago, momentum was laughed at by snails, then just recently, heaps of pages written, now soon to be sent off to publishers.

 

Eagerly waiting for Lost to finish making brunch!

Also drawing a birthday card for myself because I'm egocentric like that...

 

Cheer up. That's a problem that will soon sort itself. And happy birthday to you, when it comes!

 

...yet still manage to take up two parking spaces.

 

Thank you

 

Never fear, the pedant police have arrived.
It's not a car. It's a fully enclosed mobility scooter. The giveaway would be in the distinct lack of speed it can muster.
ETA: Maybe that is the kind of vehicle I could get instead of a tricycle...

 

Electric bike or seated scooter?

 

My mum had a scooter when she was younger. She needed to have her own transport when she was training to be a nurse.
If you know my mum, it's kinda like imagining her having a motorbike. Such a weird image.
As a reference, this is a woman who in her sixties can still be found on a park swing.

 

Happy (early) birthday.

Laying herr my back in pain. About to peel myself up and get ready for work. Ended up following thr firework sounds last night leading to a kinda...magical... Experience. Didnt see to many fireworks but could hear them going off all around like a bowl and was just standing there in this big swarm of fireflies.

Kept waking up on and off last night but i tried to rest best i could. Shouldnt be a bad day.

 

Deciding what to do now that I unexpectedly have the day off.

 

I've given myself the day off too, so just enjoying the sunshine with a book, a pen and pad, and browsing the forums. Life is good.

 

RE: pic caption...I get a similar vibe with me ute, not being totally alone but can only take on one more person, thus not a family car or able to hang out with heaps of friends.

Worst experience was a few years ago. I often pick up backpackers and folks stranded due to car probs and take them wherever they need to go, cu's I'm retired and gots plenty of free time.

I was heading out the village and about half a km away down the hill I saw three backpackers, my spider senses tingling off the chart in regards to beauty and I knew it had to be the backpackers.

I'm in me ute knowing I can't take all three to their destination but the sense of beauty was so powerful I had to stop to spend at least a small amount of time basking in this wonderful element of reality. I pull up and my internal jaw drops as I'm met by three of the most beautiful young women I've seen, swedish or some such country.

I can't recall what I said, but ended with apologising for not being able to help them out. They remained happy and appreciated that I'd stopped.

 

- Back is fine this morning, but I can feel it's still tender, so definitely no riding.
- Will head into Lonnie to suss out stainless steel rail at wreckers, taking detailed measurements of mine to compare.
- Then head over to fav auto shop for fuel hose and clamps. This way I'll have all parts to do full rebuild.
- Newly found health shop for a big supply of dried fruit to make my own diced combo for my mid ride meals.
- Grab a large KFC chips and popcorn for blunch and hoping injectors will be cleaned by the end of the day so I can do the full rebuild over the weekend.

 

Taking time off. Overworked with my debut novel

 

Trawling through photos to decide which one to enter into an amatuer photography competition.

 

Sitting up in bed, listening to the other half and my dog sleeping.

Wrote another few hundred words earlier while waiting for my hobby club to open.

 

Going to watch Predator, the classic flick with ultra loud volume.