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Re: Blog Thread IIIb : Look Who's Blogging Now
Redball:
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--- Quote from: Redball on 04 Jan 2013, 09:42 ---... tenterhooks, whatever they are.
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Hooks for attaching wet woollen cloth to a frame called a tenter, to straighten it as part of an old manufacturing process.
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Doesn't sound comfortable, but the context says it isn't supposed to.
Carl-E:
Yes, waiting on tenterhooks is waiting that wants to end.
I prefer the edge of my seat.
Lines:
--- Quote from: Welu on 03 Jan 2013, 08:39 ---I'm fairly sure it's related to sciatica, since my Mammy says my pain sounds similar to hers and for her it started at the same age. I did book the doctor's appointment at least. It's reached the point a five hour shift at work, which involves being on my feet and some light lifting, is enough to leave me in agony the rest of the day.
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My mom has sciatica and that's why I was asking. Even her lifting a box that was slightly too heavy would give her massive back pain for days. Low-impact exercise is definitely best and if you can find something you're comfortable swimming in, I highly recommend doing so!
--- Quote from: Barmymoo on 03 Jan 2013, 08:51 ---Something else that is relevant to swimming pools is that as soon as you're in the water, you're barely visible. The water obscures the shape of people and no one is looking anyway. You can walk to and from the water in a towel and only be visible to anyone who happens to glance your way for a matter of seconds.
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THIS. I would walk into the pool wrapped up and walk out wrapped up. (At least my legs, because I prefer to hide my thighs as much as possible.) Also, even when you're swimming with goggles, it's really hard to focus on people swimming in other lanes because you do have to watch where you're going. I feel like people who watch people underwater are mostly at public pools during the summer, not ones that are used primarily for exercise. People are busy doing their own thing.
Also the cool thing about pool exercises, if there's a shallow end, you can also "jog", too! One of my friends and I would do laps, then "jog", and then end with pool-side chin ups. (Basically you just try to raise your head above the edge of the pool and do so many times. I think I usually did 50-100? It's good for your arms, but it's easier than traditional ones. Note: I can't do traditional chin ups to save my life. Too tall and too heavy.)
Bluesummers:
--- Quote from: Patrick on 04 Jan 2013, 09:54 ---Tattoo is officially done hurting, now it just itches FUCKING CONSTANTLY GAAAAAAAHHHHHFUIEHUGFNEWRNMG
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Pics or it didn't happen.
Yeah, I just used an overused phrase...it's the first thing that came out of my head on short notice.
--- Quote from: Linds on 04 Jan 2013, 16:47 ---Also the cool thing about pool exercises, if there's a shallow end, you can also "jog", too! One of my friends and I would do laps, then "jog", and then end with pool-side chin ups. (Basically you just try to raise your head above the edge of the pool and do so many times. I think I usually did 50-100? It's good for your arms, but it's easier than traditional ones. Note: I can't do traditional chin ups to save my life. Too tall and too heavy.)
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Aquatic regimens are awesome...good for any age group or athletic ability.
Patrick:
I posted one taken the night I got it, but if I were to take one now it'd seriously look like a bunch of indistinct tiny blobs coming together to form some semblance of a pic-a-ture.
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