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_refugee_  ·  3349 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: September 23, 2015

Yesterday I ran 2.25 miles (in .75 mi increments with .3 mi walking in between each because, because-because, that's why) and did 49 push-ups. Two days before I did 50, though.

Early this week I finished painting this, except it's not really finished, you just can't tell in the photo. Also, because Facebook was like, all about this photo and I wasn't honest there, I have to be honest here before we have any discussions about art, this is a paint-by-number painting. I fiddled with it some yes, but it's still paint by numbers.

ugh wait is imgur ugly rn

I made this cabbage dish over the weekend that's a cabbage sliced thin and basically boiled in beer with sausage over the weekend. It was good. I've been eating cabbage for days. Today i'm going to make a mushroom stroganoff and serve it over spaghetti squash. I'm not vegan or vegetarian (obviously - sausage with the cabbage) - but I'm trying this recipe just because it looked interesting. Except I don't have a blender, so I think my sauce is gonna be lumpy. Whatevs, still looks delicious.

what else is going on in my life yesterday I impromptu called off sick and went to the beach for a few hours. (on top of running and push ups yes it's miraculous how one can do many things in a single day). i'm throwing a crazy party in about a month. my birthday is in about 5 weeks.

I'm going to bring back Grubski I think maybe!





War  ·  3349 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm clapping for you in regards to the 2.25 mile run and the 50 push-ups. Keep up the stellar work. I believe in your strength!

_refugee_  ·  3348 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thank you! I think I am going to have to start being more educated about work-out days and rest days soon, but for now I'm still a beginner so I think I'm mostly all right in just being one-on, one-off (it's just that i feel like my exercises are starting to really pile up on my "on" days and I need to figure out how to temper them/rotate them, so maybe my "off" days aren't all "off" but just different exercises)

War  ·  3348 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yea you probably don't need to worry about structure to early on, but definitely start researching it a bit. It would be best to have some knowledge and set-up when the time does arrive that you need more structure in your workout.

_refugee_  ·  3348 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Today I ran 2.3+ miles in 1.1 run, .25 walk segments (2) plus the spare change. I did 62 push ups in sets of 10, 10, 8 x 4, 6 x 2, and I watched a "friend" flirt with someone she knew I was mostly interested in before going to have dinner and drinks with her ex.

There are some things that, in life, we realize we don't need. Like this friend.

kleinbl00  ·  3349 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Okay, so don't try that recipe without a blender.

They're making cashew milk, basically, which isn't tough, but does require a blender. Alternatively, cashew milk which you boil down. Or - let's get real here - you're making a vegan recipe and you aren't vegan. Stroganoffs are made with sour cream. use sour cream.

Also, fuck barley. Serve that shit over egg noodles like a civilized human being.

_refugee_  ·  3349 days ago  ·  link  ·  

but what am i going to do with those raw cashews i've been soaking

coffeesp00ns  ·  3349 days ago  ·  link  ·  

boil them and salt them? they do that to peanuts sometimes, don't they? could work.

kleinbl00  ·  3349 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's the "soak" part that will cause peril here. My wife makes cashew milk pretty regularly. Once the nuts have soaked they're... not edible.

_refugee_  ·  3349 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I stuck 'em in the oven for a bit. They were interesting. Not inedible, but not worth it, either.

kleinbl00  ·  3349 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well, you did torture them...

kleinbl00  ·  3349 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Oh. Well then. Can you borrow a blender? 'cuz there aren't a lot of alternatives once you've crossed that point.

_refugee_  ·  3348 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I compromised and used yogurt (Greek non flavored - co op didn't have sour cream tho God knows why)

Cedar  ·  3348 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I like your painting! Who cares if it's a by-numbers affair, you actually went and did it and it looks great!

_refugee_  ·  3348 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thank you. I had fun and, more importantly to my mind, it helped keep me out of the bar.

b_b  ·  3349 days ago  ·  link  ·  

As an alternative, get a spiralizer, and make zucchini pasta. It has a better texture than spaghetti squash, isn't sweet so it doesn't blow up your flavor (which could be a disaster with stroganoff), and you can make it in five minutes instead of hours. I'm a convert. You can pick up a spiralizer for about $10-15. Great investment if you're into non-pasta.

OftenBen  ·  3349 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Zucchini pasta rocks.