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Philly Q

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Re: Any New Year Resolutions?
« Reply #15 on: January 02, 2010, 10:33:28 PM »
You don't look fat though Phil, really not too far wrong for your height. Whereas in March (BKP meet) I must have been near 15 stone, maybe a little over. Way less now btw :P

Too kind, Will, too kind!   :lol:  You didn't look hefty either, maybe all that hair helped diguise it!

But 12+ stone is too much for 5'6" - my dad and my brother are only a bit over 9 stone each and they don't look that skinny!

And on a serious note, my dad has just been diagnosed with diabetes, his mother had it too in old age.  I may not be too much at risk for the next 25 or 30 years, but it did make me think I should look after myself a bit better.


It may not be economical for you to buy a Bluray player, you will suddenly notice the difference of quality and want to update your back catalogue of films - which I presume is large

You could be right!  I've got a lot of DVDs - I always guess at 2,000 but it could be way more.  But many of them are pretty obscure so they're either not available on Blu-ray (yet) or the source materials wouldn't benefit much from a hi-def transfer.  And from what I've seen, a lot of transfers are still being badly mastered so the Blu-rays aren't really much better than the DVDs.

I'll concentrate on absolute favourites, and things which never had decent DVD releases, and see what happens....
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Re: Any New Year Resolutions?
« Reply #16 on: January 02, 2010, 10:50:31 PM »
Stop wasting time on forums - Aside from this one, I just get pissed off with all the pedantic know it alls in internet land.

My other resolution is to learn German before my 11 month old son does, so that he cannot manipulate me against my (German) wife.  A real pain as German is pretty useless to me otherwise and the time could be spent playing the guitar.
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JDC

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Re: Any New Year Resolutions?
« Reply #17 on: January 02, 2010, 11:13:13 PM »
find out your BMR/basal metabolic rate aka amount of calories burnt for just living without doing a thing, then try to limit your calorie intake to this many

How do you find this out?

http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/

used to know of a better one that also told you how much you burnt with daily activity, can't find it now :/

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And from what I've seen, a lot of transfers are still being badly mastered so the Blu-rays aren't really much better than the DVDs.

mate showed me a screenshot of robocop bluray vs dvd, the dvd was clearly better!
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Re: Any New Year Resolutions?
« Reply #18 on: January 02, 2010, 11:36:59 PM »

Jonathan. What are you thinking for the 20th anniversary model? Is it top secret?

No - not secret
The 2010 will be 10 pieces of the same spec model to celebrate 20 years since I put Feline on a headstock (20/10)

It will be a Lion model
between 8-9 lbs weight
Mahogany body with flame maple top-maybe quilt
3 piece mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard with fancy split pearl/abalone/pearl inlays
All access neck as usual.
ivoroid binding on body and neck
Mother of Pearl inlaid headstock logo
Engraved cover BKPs (I'm favouring Crawler or Mule pickups at the moment)
Earvana nut
Sperzel tuners
Tonepros bridge and locking studs
Aluminium tailpiece
CTS pots with Vitamin Q caps on the tone controls
Special Ltd Ivory colored Feline Case.
come with all the 20th anniversary certificate etc.
Sounds good
Will look forward to seeing how they turn out

ToneMonkey

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Re: Any New Year Resolutions?
« Reply #19 on: January 04, 2010, 02:10:01 PM »
My phone has a rude BMI indicator on it.  Iput in my stats and it called me "fat".  At least it was to the point.

No real resolutions here, but I'm going to cut down on my drinking (can't get pissed every night, especially having to get up with the baby) which should help with the weight too as I drink real ale.

Hopefully by this time next year, I'll have a new job in a different industry and be living in a bigger house (which might actually fit our stuff in).  Oh, I'm also going to build a fountain pen, so may be hitting people for scr@ps of wood  :lol:
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Re: Any New Year Resolutions?
« Reply #20 on: January 04, 2010, 07:35:15 PM »
according to bmi i am overweight :(  just had a pizza hut to celebrate :)

TM - you can have any scr@ps of wood you need, but please dont hit me for it :)

FernandoDuarte

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Re: Any New Year Resolutions?
« Reply #21 on: January 05, 2010, 09:45:00 PM »
Blimey, we are a bunch of fat bar-stewards on this forum, all wanting to lose weight!  :lol:  I'd really like to lose at least two stone, but I'd be happy to get down to 11 stone for starters (I'm 12 and a half now).

I'm 20 now... looking forward to loose 2 stones and at least 10% of fat (more important than weight, if I'll keep on rugby - my fatness is 29% now :( )
I say this because I'm on physical therapy, so no rugby for a while... My right shoulder is bad since June (gave a soft tackle in a 15 years old kid afraid of break him in two and ended bad to me)...
I was on P.T., but had a game and couldn't be absent... my shoulder went worse (I'm loosehead prop)... Doc said if P.T. don't put things on place, will need to go to the knife... :(  I fear that it makes my retirement one year after I start playing... that just sucks...

Will try also to start drawing and/or playing guitar again, but now I'm only about to get a decent shoulder...

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Re: Any New Year Resolutions?
« Reply #22 on: January 05, 2010, 09:56:39 PM »
Get swimming Fernando, that's a big help for any joints. And get yourself a good physio (fingers crossed prices are reasonable where you are). You can't look after your shoulders (and knees) enough.

I had to stop playing rugby at 18 with my right shoulder wrecked because, basically, I didn't take doctors advice as seriously as I should have.

FernandoDuarte

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Re: Any New Year Resolutions?
« Reply #23 on: January 05, 2010, 10:39:45 PM »
On the first doctor (the first Physio) I didn't take much serious because he didn't take me serious... Rugby is like the most unknow sport in Brazil...
He forgot that the amateur player must have even more attention than the professionals,...

Now I ain't doing anything, I feel pain while holding the handrail at bus... After it I'll do whatever the doctor and the physiotherapist says to keep it good!

I'm doing physio with the guy that works for Santos Football Club, that one from Pelé... I live in Santos at the time, he's the best physio here... Glad that I've health plan from my company :)

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Re: Any New Year Resolutions?
« Reply #24 on: January 06, 2010, 11:05:18 AM »
To cook different foods more often. We got some cook books, so we're gonna use em!

Ian Price

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Re: Any New Year Resolutions?
« Reply #25 on: January 06, 2010, 11:11:18 AM »
MIne are fitness and guitar related!

  • Play lots more guitar
  • Do 30,000 chin ups
  • Run 750 miles
  • Save money for more guitar gear - would like to find an HB guitar that I like!
I think I hate being indecisive.

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Re: Any New Year Resolutions?
« Reply #26 on: January 06, 2010, 11:13:33 AM »
  • Save money for more guitar gear - would like to find an HB guitar that I like!

You can't have my Modern Eagle or Korina McCarty  ;)

Ian Price

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Re: Any New Year Resolutions?
« Reply #27 on: January 06, 2010, 11:14:55 AM »
  • Save money for more guitar gear - would like to find an HB guitar that I like!

You can't have my Modern Eagle or Korina McCarty  ;)

Damn, that's what I was fishing for!! They are the only two HB guitars that I have tried and liked enough to see myself owning!
I think I hate being indecisive.

JDC

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Re: Any New Year Resolutions?
« Reply #28 on: January 06, 2010, 12:33:42 PM »
MIne are fitness and guitar related!

  • Play lots more guitar
  • Do 30,000 chin ups
  • Run 750 miles
  • Save money for more guitar gear - would like to find an HB guitar that I like!

whatever you do, AVOID doing chin ups putting the bar behind your neck, that's just asking for an horrible injury

Philly Q

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Re: Any New Year Resolutions?
« Reply #29 on: January 06, 2010, 12:54:00 PM »
MIne are fitness and guitar related!

  • Play lots more guitar
  • Do 30,000 chin ups
  • Run 750 miles
  • Save money for more guitar gear - would like to find an HB guitar that I like!

 :o  Are these serious?  Over what timescale?  How big are the bite-sized chunks you'll presumably be dividing them into?

I couldn't do 30,000 chin ups if I started now and lived another 100 years.  :?
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