RL, TV, rain!

[thistlechaser]

Flist status: 100 entries read, 50 left to go! I really need an internet connection for my second PC, then I could actually read my flist when I'm on FFXI all weekend... though then I'd need a second monitor on my desk, too. Hm.

When I was a kid, I became very sad at the thought of outgrowing cartoons. Even then I loved the medium (It's limitless! Any character can do anything! New creatures could be created! Anything!), but I figured when I became an adult, I'd stop watching them. I'm happy to say, that never happened. But I'm even happier to say, there are adult-quality cartoons out there! Outside of anime, even!

This week's Teen Titans had me rolling on the floor. I don't remember the last time I laughed, snickered, and giggled so much at any one show. England trying to take American back! Beast Boy's reason for the Revolutionary War: "They tried to make us drink tea! Lots of tea! And english muffins suck, too!"! So many jokes and references in one ep!

And yet in the very same series: When I saw the TT ep about the characters getting older last week, I had only watched it with half of my attention. I watched it closely this week, and my god, it was so sad it made my chest hurt. Raven especially (her voice actor deserves an award!), but all of them! And how angry Starfire (Starfire!) got!

It was a good weekend for amusing cartoons: Megas XLR had me rolling with its Sailor Moon spoofing. All those hearts! And sparkles! And girly transformations! I could have kissed my TV. :)

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Winter is here! Yay! Winter! Woo! It actually rained yesterday! I couldn't even keep my windows open because it was chilly out! Yay! :)

I only got about four hours sleep last night, because I was up sick in the middle of the night. Bah! As if being sick isn't bad enough, knowing you're losing hours of sleep when you only get six total at best? Even worse!

Weight loss is very, very, very odd. I'm doing all the same stuff (same amount of exercise, eating no worse, etc), and yet my weight is not changing. It's highly distressing! I spent my whole walk this morning frowning over it. All this is made worse because I'm actually hungry now! Heck, all the time! I never used to be hungry and I was losing weight, now I'm hungry and I'm not! Where's the sense in that? Bah. It's enough to make me want to give up, except that's not an option.

Comments

Weight Loss~

[philia.livejournal.com]

If you're not losing any weight, even though you're doing the same things as before, you've probably hit what they call a plateau. What that means is that your body has basically adjusted to all that you're doing, and has taken it as status quo. You're not going to lose any more weight, but on the other side, you're not going to gain any more, either.

What I did (due to what I was told on the subject) is pushing your body further on some days, and keeping with your normal routine on other days as far as exercise is concerned. When I walk, there are some days that I walk nearly twice the speed, but at a shorter time, to get my heart rate in the proper range for weight loss. The next day, I go back to my old routine. ^^

So, you might want to try that out, and see how it works for you.

[peppygrowlithe.livejournal.com]

Alas, I only get to watch one Teen Titans episode a week (on Monday, so it's always a repeat), but it never ceases to make me care. Teen Titans is a truly awesome way.

Incidentally, Raven's voice actress (Tara Strong, I believe) is also the voice behind a character in the Gamecube game Tales of Symphonia... but, more interestingly, she's also Bubbles from Powerpuff Girls. I was pretty amused at the contrast. :)

I didn't get to see the episode, of course, but Troy (klonny) can't stop talking about Beast Boy's allusion to Gerbil Commandos. ;)

[peppygrowlithe.livejournal.com]

I don't know why I said it's a truly awesome way instead of a truly awesome show. I really don't.

Re: Weight Loss~

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the info! I had heard about plateaus from people on that Atkins diet, but I hadn't thought I'd hit one anytime soon (I'm a long, long way from finished!). It does seem to fit that though.

Yay! I'll try that plan out and see if I can fool my body into losing more weight!

Thanks!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

*laughs* The Gerbil Commandos idea was funny, but then the whole darned ep was! I hope you get to see it soon!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Probably because you're a truly awesome way guy?

:)

[linmayu.livejournal.com]

Tara Strong is also Rikku in FFX/FFX-2. ^^

[quasilemur.livejournal.com]

Tara Strong is a mainstay in the American VA industry...she's one of those VAs who's in absolutely everything. Incidentally, she's also hot (see the role of Carla in modern classic National Lampoon's Senior Trip for reference.)

[quasilemur.livejournal.com]

Megas is one of my favorite shows nowadays...It's one of those shows so laden with references that the bigger a geek you are, the funnier it gets. And also Bruce Campbell was there...

[mooders.livejournal.com]

wee *loves Teen Titan too*

[gbeans.livejournal.com]

When I was younger I had the very same thought about one day not caring for cartoons anymore. (I remember when I had it too! I was sitting in Mrs. Heidi's 5th grade class and she was telling us about how her teenage children would sleep in Saturday morning and I was stunned!) So now I watch anime when I'm not gaming (haha, rare when I'm not doing that 9.9 )