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  • edited July 2011
    Wow, thanks for that walkthrough Tanya. I have to admit as a man I have trouble wrapping my mind around the whole idea; birthing doesn't seem like something I'd ever want to do, but that must be deeply rooted in our biology.

    But yes, now I know more. Thanks for sharing!
  • edited July 2011
    Goin' to Comic-Con tomorrow! This is the first time I'll be attending the entire weekend and checking out Preview Night, and I think it's safe to say that it will be SEVERAL WESOMES NOT JUST A SINGLE WESOME

    Just so you know, my out-of-townliness will mean I'll likely be unavailable for spambot-punching or general moderative duties through the weekend. To that end, please respect the following proclamations:

    - Spambots: you can still post, but your first post must be deemed on-topic by a non-spambot peer to avoid immediate deletion. If you use good grammar, we might even let you stick around!
    - Non-spambot newcomers: welcome! There are many obscure and/or unwritten rules regarding general conduct on these forums, and any rule-breakers of these cryptic missives are subject to immediate banning just 'cause, but if you'd like a summary, you need only remember Wheaton's Law.
    - Oldcomers: post more why don'tcha? I challenge you to start no less than three new threads and corresponding discussion topics.

    That ought to keep things from burning to the ground for the time being. If I don't get a chance to sign on whilst Comic-Conning, I'll see you folks Monday!
  • edited July 2011
    Woo!! I'm jealous! Have fun! We'll try to be more productive.
  • edited July 2011
    Have fun!
  • edited July 2011
    I finally received my diploma today! It says I'm a Bachelor of Science, which is unfortunate, because I was hoping it would say I was a Bachelor of SCIENCE!
  • edited July 2011
    Must be a typo. Shame of the folks who made the diplomas. Congrats to you though.
  • edited July 2011
    You can always add your own exclamation marks.
  • edited July 2011
    For the last month, I have been mercilessly poor, meaning subsisting on cheap, flavourless food.

    That is now sorted, so I celebrated with spicy TexMex food last night. Needless to say, the sudden change is causing some internal reactions.

    Not ten minutes ago, I did a massive fart. Esmé, who was about three feet away from me, started sniffing, rubbing her eyes and crying at the smell.

    I am the world's best dad.
  • edited July 2011
    *claps*
  • edited October 2011
    Ryan250to199.jpg

    I recently got myself under the 200 lb mark. Once I found a fairly recent fat photo of me, I decided I had to make something like this. So here we are.

    I still have more work to do. I need to shed a fair amount of flab still around my stomach and chest, but I am no longer the fat sack of crap I used to be.

    Sadly, I still cannot grow a beard.
  • edited October 2011
    And now you don't even have your own boobs to fondlle.

    Congrats, losing so much weight through sheer willpower and not trying to cheat it.
  • edited October 2011
    Nice job!
  • edited October 2011
    Nice work, bro! I too am a recent member of the below 200 lbs group. I can thank a break up of mine for giving me the drive to want to look really, really good.

    It didn't make her jealous like I thought it would, but at least I'm healthy!
  • edited October 2011
    DAAAAMN RYAN!! You look fantastic!! Very nice!!
  • edited October 2011
    I won't congratulate you because I already gave you props.
  • edited October 2011
    You did. You gave me props on Fitocracy, so you are exempt.
  • edited October 2011
    You do almost look like a different person. A better, healthier person.
  • edited October 2011
    XoLore wrote: »
    You do almost look like a different person. A better, healthier person.

    I'm guessing it's because of the beard.
  • edited October 2011
    People at the office seem to approve. I'm going to keep it for a bit, see if I can't make it less patchy.
  • edited October 2011
    I passed my 2 week Lineman training. I'm an Apprentice Lineman now. I can climb wooden poles and do de-energized work. I'm not allowed to play with the electric yet. I'll get trained for that in a couple of months. It was a pretty hard class. We had 12 people, 2 of us made it through.
  • edited October 2011
    Are you replacing Robert Turner?
  • edited October 2011
    Why did so many people not pass?
  • edited October 2011
    Are you replacing Robert Turner?

    Different kind of lineman.

    Serephel wrote: »
    Why did so many people not pass?

    Because it's very hard. We lot 8 people in the first week and the other 2 this week. The first week was just climbing up and down the pole non-stop to get us good enough so we wouldn't fall off when we're doing the work. This week we practiced doing some the the work. We We were mostly hanging cross-arms at the tops of the poles (30' up).
  • edited October 2011
    Well congratulations! I am sure I would have been one of the ten that would have not passed that class.
  • edited October 2011
    My dad used to be a lineman. It's rough work. He decided to become a plant operator instead.

    In success news: My college finally got around to mailing me my diploma.
  • edited October 2011
    YAY! You're a documented graduate now.

    My new job has a view. I think I'm gonna like this.
    transmission1.jpg

    transmission5.jpg

    transmission3.jpg
  • edited October 2011
    You've become a professional cherry picker?
  • edited October 2011
    Does look like a great view! Just look out for those freak lightening storms...
  • edited November 2011
    I came second in a Halloween video game writing competition, winning a copy of bastion. Marvellous.
  • edited November 2011
    WOO! Gratz! 'Tis an awesome game.