Day 15: June 7, 2021

[asphaltcowgrrl]

Welcome to Monday!

Today's workout: Transform 20 Week 3 Burn

I've gained two pounds, but dropped 2" off my waist, one off my hips, and half off each of my thunder thigs during the first two weeks, so I'm not going to whine about that. Yet. Hah! Four more weeks to go with this program.

Today's question: What did you Google last?

1. Mike Rinder's age because he said he was 15 years older than Leah Remini.

2. Leah Remini's age. See above.

3. Zayne's blog. I really need to bookmark that.

4. How to factory reset a Lenovo laptop.

5. Melamine. It was listed as a material used in making some water bowls we were looking at yesterday and neither Taylor nor I had any idea what it was.

So, it's obvious that a) these blog posts are not developing me personally and b) neither is my web searching.

Okay, now I've got to get back to work and hopefully get some work done on this month's challenge.

Comments

[kaige68.livejournal.com]

YOU ARE DOING AWESOME! SO PROUD!

Melamine is what our everyday dishes were made out of in the 70's. And they were all mustard stained. I miss them. But the dish brand was Melmac, the planet where ALF was from. Incase you needed that info!

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

THANK YOU! I need new jeans but ugh. Also YAY!

Oh interesting! My mom's dishes were Ironware? I think that was the brand name, but they were thick and heavy. So much so that when I dropped one, it broke in half. Not like that god awful Correlle my stepfather convinced her was *better*. (That shit shatters like nobody's business.)

Sadly, that bit of trivia was already in my brain. Hah, I kill me. LOL

Side note: half of my cooking utensils are curry-stained for a similar reason — the turmeric in both mustard and curry powder is impossible to get out of ANYTHING.

[kaige68.livejournal.com]

My step-mother had Corelle, coming from Melmac, Corelle was fancy (probably b/c it was breakable). I think my mother sent my father out of the house with the Melmac (she had obtained a full set of Pfaltzgraf by then), and I presume my step-mother tossed it when he moved in w/ her. It's a shame, I loved eating Cheerios out of the serving bowls.

This is clearly important info for you.

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

Corelle has some really nice patterns, too. I have Pfaltzgraf myself and it's what I received as a wedding gift when I got married back in 1997. Sturdy stuff. The Melmac sounds like great stuff to have with kids or clumsy adults (*cough*Amy*cough*). Right now, I have bowls made from bamboo and I'm thinking they're probably similar. Lightweight, pretty, and durable. Need to get some matching plates now.

LOL — I'm easily amused and like learning about things, no matter how silly it might be.

[kaige68.livejournal.com]

My dishes are all mismatched that I intentionally bought from TJ Maxx or Marshalls because I liked each one. I like the idea of "Today I feel like owls w/ scarves for my pizza"

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

I love that idea! But I also love the look of a matching set. One day, i'd love to invest in some Fiestaware — that way I could mix and match colors. :)

[kaige68.livejournal.com]

That's all so pretty!!!

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

It is! And having mood dishes sounds like fun.

[kaige68.livejournal.com]

To be fair, I do have a set of the white octagonal Pfaltzgraf.

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

It's all good — as long as it holds your food, right?

If it makes you feel any better, I really only have 8 actual glasses (they match my dishes). Everything else in my cupboard? WAS BOUGHT AT STARBUCKS.

[kaige68.livejournal.com]

I have Star Trek old fashioned glasses and a set of hobbit ones too!

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

Oh, those sound cool! I used to have Coke bear glasses but I don't know what happened to them.

One of the doors in the base of my china cabinet is missing it's handle. So, to get into it, I have to use a butter knife to pry the door open. Needless to say, I don't get in there much. Last time I did, I found Batman Forever glasses. You know, the ones you got at McDonald's back in the day? Yeah, I'm a tiny bit embarrassed, but only because I had the complete set. LOL

[kaige68.livejournal.com]

The LotR ones were a gift 2 prancing pony, 2 green dragon, both gorgeous etched.

The ST — I bought for myself, etched ST symbol on them. I FREAKING LOVE THEM. Had to buy sphere ice cube trays to do them justice.

Some tv show somewhere, a comedian was talking about breaking the collectible glass from a fast food place and the parent saying "This is why we can't have nice things" and it has made me love fastfood glasses all the more. When we were little, there was a Burger Chef locally, and we went every week to try and get the Warner Bros cartoon glasses. I remember being upset when tweety bird washed off, and that only Dad could use the Foghorn Leghorn glass. LOVE YOUR BATMAN GLASSES!

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

Those sound gorgeous! Sort of related: Williams Sonoma had (maybe still has) an ice cube mold in the shape of the Death Star.

I think that might have been Jeff Foxworthy (or, it sounds like him anyway)! Oh no! Poor Tweety. I can relate though — my Bones Coffee Co sticker is pretty much toast because my Hydroflask has been washed too many times. :D

[kaige68.livejournal.com]

I'm too much of a geek to ever use Death Star ice in an Enterprise glass. HA!

Bones has such pretty coffee cups!

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

I couldn't either, but your mention of round ice cubes made me think of it!

They do! And Death Wish Coffee has these amazing zodiac-inspired ones. I'm thinking of treating myself to one next month. :D

[kaige68.livejournal.com]

For college graduation gift I had given my niece a year of Death Wish, I get their ads all the time. GET THE MUG!

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

That's awesome! And I will — but they're only available it seems during that sign's 'time' (i. e. between June 20-July 20). So, I'm WAITING!

[craterdweller.livejournal.com]

Woohoo. I bet the extra two pounds are muscle. (Or it could just be water retention). The waist size decreasing proves it is working though. Congrats and Keep GOING!

Have you been watching Lea Remini's series on Scientology? I binged that a few months ago and now all my streaming services recommend shows about cults... LOL

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm sure part of it is water retention as dinner this past Friday wasn't bad, but def not as good as if I'd cooked myself. Agreed — and my jeans are quite loose now so it's definitely working. I need to go back and look at my measurements from the beginning of the year now.

I watched it when it originally aired on A&E. Wound up getting my older kid hooked on it. HAHAHA! OMG, I've been listening to her podcast Scientology: Fair Game that she does with Mike Rinder, trying to catch up (I stopped listening sometime last year) and now all Spotify suggests are conspiracy theorist/cultist podcasts. So, I feel your pain. Gotta love those algorithms.

I've always loved Leah and her relationship with Mike is great. When they start their podcast, she says, "Hello, Mikey," and he responds with, "Hello Lee-Lee," and I laugh every time. Her book, Troublemaker, was a good read, too.

(Might as well get the library rec'ing this crazy stuff to you too, right?)

[haldoor.livejournal.com]

I had to look up 1 & 2 to see who they were! Never heard of either!

oh, I'd say you were developing — you learned a lot about melamine! ;-)

And congrats on the shape you're in — you are doing FANTASTICALLY!

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

I'm suddenly very sad that this means you've never seen King of Queens with Kevin James and Leah Remini! LOL She's an actress, obviously, but Mike Rinder was just high up in Scientology before leaving.

True! But I'm always reading/researching something so... :)

Thank you! I could stand to lose about 50 lbs still, but I'll go with how I look and feel more than the number on the scale. <3

[haldoor.livejournal.com]

Does that mean I should look King of Queens up then? I hope it's worth it, LOL!

Yes, how you look and feel is always better! I wish I could say I was on a downward journey with you, but apparently not. My hubby complains because he's put on 5kg since he was a bit younger, but seems completely oblivious to the 25kg I've put on since menopause hit (around the 50lb mark you want to lose)... which now makes me about 6kg heavier than him (and he has about 6 inches on me in height!). I have started walking a couple of times a week again, but I really need to ramp up my own exercise program — I know I won't lose the whole 25kg, but if I could lose 10kg or so, I'd be happy, and wouldn't feel so damned porky! ;-) Talked to my son about starting swimming once a week again, and he seems keen, so that might be the thing!

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

I found it laugh-out-loud funny when it was originally on TV. Not sure how well it's held up though.

Agreed! Lord, menopause will do that to a woman. Isn't it funny how the men always whine about a few lbs/kg here and there when the women are the ones carrying the babies and unable to get the weight off? LOL

You can do it! And I hope he does take up swimming with you, it's one of my favorite things to do.

[haldoor.livejournal.com]

I'll check it out!

I know! Totally! I said I was going to dye my hair at the weekend but didn't get to it. He said I didn't have much grey showing anyway so no big deal. I had to point at the inch or so of grey regrowth so he SAW why I was needing to re-dye. Sometimes it's like he doesn't even look at me! MEN — what do they ever notice? LOL

Yes! And I know I'll have to make sure it works, but I need to, so it's all good.

[asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com]

Hopefully all the stereotypical New Yorker stuff translates. :D

They don't notice because society doesn't hold them to the same standards it does us, honestly. Grey is good on a man. On a woman? HAG! LOL Although, I refuse to dye mine — I earned these greys!

Whatever makes you happiest in the end, I say!