July 2007

Funny Stuff, Cool Stuff and Sticking it to the Man Stuff!

25 July 2007

This is the funny stuff, a seagull going into a shop and stealing crisps! WPvideo 1.10 This is the cool stuff: Space Time is an astonishing new internet browser that displays all your tabs and search results in a 3D environment. It looks very impressive, but sadly doesn’t like my own monster PC’s setup and [...]

Read the full article →

The Simpsons Avatar Creator

24 July 2007

This is good for a giggle and a waste of 10 minutes. Checkout the Simpsons Movie Avatar Maker Here’s mine:

Read the full article →

Crossfit – Angie chewed me up and spat me out!

21 July 2007

Weekly Crossfit exercises round-up: Tuesday 17th July Classic circuit training here: 15 High Box Jump 30 Double Unders (skipping where the rope goes round twice per jump) 15 L Pull Ups (I could only manage knee raise pull ups) 30 Sit Ups Run 430m 15 Dumb Bell Cleans 30 Lunge Walk 15 Ball Slam 30 [...]

Read the full article →

A Masterful Salesman Performance

17 July 2007

I’ve just had my driveway “cleaned and treated” by a trio of dodgy Paddy’s. It’s bizarre timing as the wife mentioned only on Sunday about the state of the drive (weeds and moss etc) and she also slipped on its slipper surface yesterday. That’s pretty much the only reason I said yes, and that they [...]

Read the full article →

Crossfit Total

16 July 2007

Woohoo, I love Crossfit Total days! Simply put, Crossfit Total (of CFT for short) is: 3 single reps of Back squats 3 single reps of Shoulder Presses (or Military Press if you prefer) 3 single reps of Dead Lifts. Then you sum the best lifts from each exercise (one from each), to give you a [...]

Read the full article →

Weekly Crossfit Update – With Clean and Jerk Video

14 July 2007

Monday 9th July 20 mins of: 7 x Thrusters @ 40kg 7 pull ups. I managed 9 rounds, limited by wrist pain mostly. I must work on my form, especially regarding the descent of the bar back to my shoulders. Thursday 12th July 21 Hang Squat Snatch 21 Knees to Elbows Run 430m 15 Hang [...]

Read the full article →

Calculate Your Life Expectancy

9 July 2007

I’ve just taken alife expectancy test which gives my expected life expectancy as: Which is not bad, but not great. The feedback was interesting, particularly the bit about alcohol, which to be honest was a bit fo a shocker! I know I drink a bit too much generally, however I don’t get wasted every night [...]

Read the full article →

Comedy Word of the Day: Defenestration

6 July 2007

Defenestration – The act of throwing something (particularly a person) out of a window! What amuses me most about the word, is that to De-…. something is to normally take away something, e.g. to de-throne. So the word implies that in not being thrown through a window, you are perpetually in a state of “Fenestration”! [...]

Read the full article →

Estate Agent Blooper

6 July 2007

This is a cracker, I had to post this: This Flat is up for rent in Belfast. Its was on the agents website with was a photo of the bathroom. The agent has subsequently de-linked (but not deleted) the bathroom photo, which I’ve reproduced here: Can you work out why the Estate Agent pulled the [...]

Read the full article →

New Personal Best 5 rep Crossfit Backsquat

4 July 2007

Monday 2nd July Back Squat 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 Colin – 100 – 120 F(4) – 120 – 122.5PB – 100 Previous PB for 5 reps was 120, so it was alarming to fail to match that on the 2nd round.  It does look silly when you have 120kg on [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries