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snowy_kathryn was singled out and disrespected by the staff at her gym for wearing a spandex dance top. Apparently, the staff believes only skinny chicks should be allowed to wear clothes like that, as they ignored the similarly-dressed woman beside her. Way to go, assholes! I appreciate my gym all the more, now. I've seen no incidents of fitness fascism there. Yet.
I was interrupted from a reverie by the strident screams of a firetruck. I looked out the window and saw smoke billowing in the distance. Emergency vehicles were making their way toward it, but were stymied by a freight train slowly crossing the street. You'd think there'd be a fire station on that side of the tracks, but maybe there isn't. In any case, I no longer see smoke.
And now for a few links.
Polly Wally: NSFW pisstake on polyamoury. I think it's rather funny.
Animals: A man dressed as animals using sports wear. I don't get it.
Gun-shaped teddy bear crackers ready to liven up wedding receptions: Picture the surreal bank robberies you could have with a teddy bear gun (thanks,g026r).
Sex Toy or Baby Toy?: I scored a measly 7/15. Yikes.
Pi: A completely bizarre music video about Pi. Keep watching. It gets really weird (thanks,forthright).
Tune into the Da Vinci coda: "ROSSLYN Chapel holds many secrets. For hundreds of years experts and visitors alike have puzzled over the carvings in the chapel. Whilst some debate whether they point to hidden treasure, Edinburgh composer Stuart Mitchell thinks he has cracked one part of the enigma."
3D Body Modification: Some of these look pretty cool. Some, well, not so much. But I'll betcha it hurts like a sonofabitch to get punched on one of those suckers (thanks,gha5t).
My Life Above Pottery Barn
Forget tract homes and gated living. The new American dream is a condo right inside the mall: It just had to come to this, didn't it (thanks,superbrad)?
snowy_kathryn was singled out and disrespected by the staff at her gym for wearing a spandex dance top. Apparently, the staff believes only skinny chicks should be allowed to wear clothes like that, as they ignored the similarly-dressed woman beside her. Way to go, assholes! I appreciate my gym all the more, now. I've seen no incidents of fitness fascism there. Yet.I was interrupted from a reverie by the strident screams of a firetruck. I looked out the window and saw smoke billowing in the distance. Emergency vehicles were making their way toward it, but were stymied by a freight train slowly crossing the street. You'd think there'd be a fire station on that side of the tracks, but maybe there isn't. In any case, I no longer see smoke.
And now for a few links.
Polly Wally: NSFW pisstake on polyamoury. I think it's rather funny.
Animals: A man dressed as animals using sports wear. I don't get it.
Gun-shaped teddy bear crackers ready to liven up wedding receptions: Picture the surreal bank robberies you could have with a teddy bear gun (thanks,
g026r).Sex Toy or Baby Toy?: I scored a measly 7/15. Yikes.
Pi: A completely bizarre music video about Pi. Keep watching. It gets really weird (thanks,
forthright).Tune into the Da Vinci coda: "ROSSLYN Chapel holds many secrets. For hundreds of years experts and visitors alike have puzzled over the carvings in the chapel. Whilst some debate whether they point to hidden treasure, Edinburgh composer Stuart Mitchell thinks he has cracked one part of the enigma."
3D Body Modification: Some of these look pretty cool. Some, well, not so much. But I'll betcha it hurts like a sonofabitch to get punched on one of those suckers (thanks,
gha5t).My Life Above Pottery Barn
Forget tract homes and gated living. The new American dream is a condo right inside the mall: It just had to come to this, didn't it (thanks,
superbrad)?
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Date: 2006-05-04 12:29 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2006-05-04 12:29 am (UTC)From:at the polyarmoury.
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Date: 2006-05-04 01:27 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2006-05-04 12:36 am (UTC)From:*smites*
What exactly did they SAY? How can a gym - a closed space designed for working out - be able to tell someone that they can't wear a particular kind of workout gear? Is it supposed to be a safety issue? Or a "OMG FAT MUST BE HIDDEN lest people REALISE that heavy people can be fit and healthy too!" kind of issue?
A former colleague of mine, who used to play sport, work out and do all kinds of stuff, and had a great, trim figure, became a spin instructor at a local gym. They tried to get her to take a bit more fat off. She told them to take it up the bum. Seriously, she was muscular, fit, a small average size and feminine. Dicks.
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Date: 2006-05-04 01:30 am (UTC)From:This shit pisses me off. It's not like her tits were hanging out or anything. Jeez.
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Date: 2006-05-04 01:44 am (UTC)From:There have been similar issues with obese (and I do mean obese) women being required to wear mainstream bathing suits in public pools, rather than a long t-shirt and shorts - which, because they are so self-conscious, means they quit their one exercise attempt. That is supposed to be about safety (problems with billowy fabric I suppose) but there's no such issue in a sports bra top.
GAH.
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Date: 2006-05-04 03:28 am (UTC)From:I am kinda big-- a 5'9" size 12-- and in pretty good shape. My resting pulse rate is 52 or 53. My blood pressure is always normal unless I'm under a great deal of stress. I eat super healthy, trying to stick to about 1300 calories a day. And guess what? I just can't get smaller than I am without an extreme starvation regimine. It's just how I am! I hate to think that there's a segment of the population out there that thinks I don't deserve to wear what I want and dance how I want.
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Date: 2006-05-04 01:09 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2006-05-04 01:13 pm (UTC)From:And as for body size, I really don't think it matters one bit until you reach extremes (either way). What matters is how a person takes care of themselves. One of the fittest, most active, people I ever met was 5'9" and about 210 pounds. She had lots of jiggle, but she could wear me into the ground.
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Date: 2006-05-04 02:01 am (UTC)From:Grrrrrs!!
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Date: 2006-05-04 03:24 am (UTC)From:a quotable phrase!
Date: 2006-05-04 04:34 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2006-05-04 04:33 am (UTC)From:I read the 'live above the mall' story (it is from my city paper) and the writer captures the soullessness of that place perfectly. Really bizarre. I used to lament the lack of non-commercial 'commons' the places I've lived in all seem to be moving towards. This fits a new sense of what a common, public space is--a privately owned, upscale mall. I can't imagine living in it.
People (erm, developers) are making bank on those things. Nasty.
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Date: 2006-05-04 01:10 pm (UTC)From:no subject
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Date: 2006-05-04 03:25 pm (UTC)From:...
WHAT?