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National Body Challenge Weigh In

Ok, today’s the day. Discovery Channel’s National Body Challenge weigh in.

So just how pudgy have I become over the past few years? Do I want to know? Stepped on the scale, listened to it groan, watched the dial spin and bounce back and forth until it settled on 176. 176!?! Must have been a mistake. Stepped off, made sure the scale was properly zeroed, and stepped back on. There again, it settled on 176. Oh dear. Guess I’ve got some work to do.

Logging into the website to record my stats, their calculator tells me that my approximate body fat percentage is 19%. I think that makes me pretty soft.

So here are the rest of the measurements I recorded.

Height: 5’7″ (170 cm)
Chest 37.75″ (95.9 cm)
Waist 36″ (91.4 cm)
Hips 41″ (104.1 cm)
Thigh 24″ (61 cm)
Bicep 12.75″ 32.4 cm)

All the stats of a big oversized tube of goo.

Hopefully as I go along, some of these will change. If I’m really good, they’ll even go down.

Fridge is stocked with lots of nice fresh veggies and fruits and other healthy things.

Let the challenge begin!

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A delightful birthday

Had a very delightful birthday evening today.

Escaped from work early, did some much needed grocery shopping, and then headed out for a delicious dinner at Dragon Palace. If you like Chinese food, there are only two places to go in Charleston: Dragon Palace and Red Orchid. Mmmm, oh so good…

Then it was off to Best Buy for some indulgent spending :). Didn’t leave quite as happy as the guy carting home the 50″ Panasonic flat screen TV though. Maybe someday…

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Commenting fixed

Thanks to a heads up from Melissa, commenting is fixed. It was just me forgetting to upload a file when I upgraded MT Blacklist.

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Happy birthday to me!

Today is my 34th birthday. Not so much different from my 33rd, or 32nd or 31st for that matter.

I think once you turn 30, birthdays stop becoming quite such a big deal for you and start becoming a big deal for the people around you. Friends and family always asking “So how does it feel?”, or “Feel any different?”, or other silly questions like that. And then instead of you heading out with friends to go out and party and get drunk, they’re the ones dragging your tired ass out after work to see how drunk they can get you. If they’re anything like my friends back home, they’ve probably also got pools going on how long it takes to get to the first spew of the night. Or having the bartenter add a few extra shots to your drinks without telling you.

For me, it’ll be just another day, although perhaps I’ll treat myself with a trip out to Best Buy or the bookstore and buy me something.

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Adventures at the DMV

Actually, it was more of a non-adventure (aside from driving past it and having to turn around).

Note for next time, the SC DMV office on Leeds Ave is across the street from the County Detention center. Must be convenient for them if they happen across someone with an oustanding warrant. The security folks can just march them across the street and be done with it.

Like most states, SC has new requirements for non-US citizens getting driver’s licenses. Mostly it’s just more paperwork to bring, and there are only a few offices you can go to. I got there, got a number from the nice lady at the front desk, filled out a form and had a seat. Waited about 20 minutes before my number was called and 10 minutes later I was handed a sheet of paper that was my temporary license (I guess it’s to tide me over while they inspect my credentials) and had what was probably another cheesy photo taken for my driver’s license. Impressively speedy service.