Grown so ugly.

But with biking you get outside...there's those paths along the lake in Chicago that would be great with the weather warming up...

Time measured in Hopkinsecs?

As usual, though, I have nothing valuable to add.

I've been playing football twice a week for the last few months, and although I am still larger than I'd like to be, that's because I've got complacent with the beer and curries knowing that I'm doing lots of exercise (I also cycle and occasionally swim, too - hurray for the non-winter seasons!). But I love it - it's a focus, it's something to look forward to, it's a challenge, and it has only benefits (apart from the rather frequent niggly injuries - I'm laid up with a collateral ligament injury in my left knee caused by trying to match Jerry the Nipper's superb quick turn).

Also, give up snacking if you do it. Fizzy drinks, sweets, crisps - almost entirely bad for you from a nutritional standpoint, and you'll enjoy your meals that much more. If you need to treat yourself, do it in the form of a special meal - even if it's lardier, there's bound to be more health benefits than pigging out on coke or nachos.

I found a SWIMMING COSTUME and am thinking about going SWIMMING but then also think of things like HAIR ALL OVER BODY and quite frankly getting rid of it all just to jump in some water is a bit rub. What I need is my own personal BEACH. PLaying in the water is fun. I used play a macabre game called DEATH where I tried to float face down on the pool surface for as long as I could to see if I could fake drowning if need be....

I could do it for quite a long time! I managed to train my LUNGS well. No doubt I'd be bolloxed now though.

yr far from ugly, mitch. i remember your picture because you kind of look like someone i know.

I assumed they wd miss with their gunfire - or they wd not even need to fire cos I would be drowned already.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY WILL STRIKE

I am 25 and am incredibly pale and a bit flabby despite having sticks for legs. But I know I just need a good bit of sunshine and exercise and I'll be happy as can be like in the secret garden.

Lixi - do we have a neu local swimming pool? I did aqua aerobics a couple of times you know. It's good! You get to do a very silly workout and then afterwards you get to mess about in the pool doing handstands or practising being a drowned corpse, whatever takes yr fancy.

I think I have forgotten to do a roll turn. Bah humbug.

And if everything he says is true, he might be out-of-shape enough to make a good running partner for me! Whaddayasay, let's get together over by the lake and do, say, 500 yards every weekend? Then maybe some cigarettes and chili cheese dogs.

(I love you really!!!)

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i think the photos i've posted here are really flattering compared to what i "really" look like. i photograph pretty well. i don't videotape well. unfortunately, i trust tv.