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| For me, Daisy Fuentes is it. Now *that's* a woman!
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THUNDADIVA
12/12/07 10:07 A
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| Just hilarious! I have no words for this thread.....LMBBAO!
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ASPENJULES
12/11/07 6:07 P
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For older guys, Sean Bean (Boromir in Lord of the Rings, also a bad guy in one of the Bond movies). For just plain young and HOT?? Jason Momoa (Stargate-Atlantis)!!!!! PHEW!!
I dunno 'bout Russ... guess he's maybe busy with the new job/house/city?
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Beil over Alba ANY DAY!!
Where the heck has Russ been lately? I see he's here and there on other threads.....guess we'd better get the gloss going over here and get him back!
I guess it's been a while since ANYONE posted over here.....Shall we start things over?
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JDMAKEIT2HOT
11/16/07 6:17 P
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hey people i just read all the post on this thread and wowlol you cuz have some good things to hear and are funny so i want to tell you my stuff....
as far as girls go (im straight) ive always loved the way jessica beil look since 7th heaven showed on tv and i think kristi ally is awesome too. as far as me im aiming to get curvy instead like 160 i think for my height im suspost to be like 130? (im 5'4) but i dont like skinny ive never found it attractive. i like people with meat on there bones and thats what im aiming for :)
as for guys i like lots of different types of guys out of celeberties i love john travolta cuz hes so cool and ive loved him for so long lol and zach braff from scrubs i dont think hes hot but the character has such a cute personality so dorky i love it lol for real life guys im not to picky i like them big , chubby, lean. just not stick thin or super loaded with muscle.i like short to medium hair , not long girly hair, um i like dark to medium colord hair. i also like guys that are 5'4 (my height ) or taller but if you have a great personality i can ignore all looks and fall in love with you for the personality
so did that one girl ever start a spark team like she said she was thinking about?
well hope your all having a good day
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SPLATMAN
10/28/07 11:25 P
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For those who were on the thread "On Being a Man" - where the heck has it gone?!?! And even more important, anyone hear anything from SlyDoc in a while?
Seems strange that I can't find the thread or anything posted by SlyDoc in any search. His web page is still up but even others from his various teams are wondering where he's at.
Anyone know anything about our bud?
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SPLATMAN
10/11/07 10:16 A
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It's a great line to use when someone rushes in with a rush job and they want you to stop rushing the rush job you were just rushing when he or she rushed in with their rush job......
Hand it over....I'm on it like a donkey on a waffle!
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ASPENJULES
10/10/07 6:05 P
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DONKEY!!!! LOLOL
I loved that line. How fun to know where it came from!
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| www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=donkey+on+a+waffle
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Donkey on a waffle reference is from Ray Romano hosting Saturday Night Live and doing a skit about being a basketball commentator. He and his "partner" were trying to out-do each other when referring to a player hustling or moving well, etc. The other guy said one player went after the ball like a duck on a junebug and Ray said it was more like a donkey on a waffle. Funny if you saw it.
Even funnier than that is this tidbit. I'm on a list from Texas and the moderator just loved that skit and used the line every time he could - it really has stuck and he's trying to get it as a sniglet or something like that. Anyway, another gent on the list used the phrase with his nephew who just happens to be a CGI animator and was working on a [then] new animated film and thought the line was so funny he wanted his character to use it.
So, now, everyone.....think about an animated character in a full-length movie that was so good there was a whole new animated category built around it for an Oscar.
"We can stay up all night swapping manly stories, and in the morning, I'm making waffles!!" Donkey and Shrek.
There's the donkey and waffles for ya!
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| Hi everyone....great thread and most informative. I'd like to throw in my two cents. Even when I as very thin I always was attracted to BIG GUYS. Not sloppy fat just big and muscles are good too. I guess it's just a preference thing. Brad Pitt is to pretty boy,I like the rugged types. have a great night everyone and keep sparkin! Bella
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ASPENJULES
10/9/07 4:52 P
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| Especially with some yummy fruit on top!
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| I didn't think donkeys ate waffles but I guess everybody likes waffles from time to time.
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ASPENJULES
10/9/07 11:46 A
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"a donkey on a waffle" ???
*ponders that image*
LOL
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I did put it out there - in a nutshell. I could on for days about how the city administration has torqued me off but the media is already on the mayor like a donkey on a waffle so I'll let them do the dirty work for me.
Let's just say I'm not happy about it all and I side with the general concensus of the input.
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ASPENJULES
10/8/07 7:22 P
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So does that mean you gave your opinion over there now?
*runs to go check*
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One sided may be a little on the light side of things....
Landslide - now there's a quantifiying word for it!
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ASPENJULES
10/7/07 11:34 P
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| Though the opinions have been pretty one sided so... if you don't want to jump in (for instance if you disagree) or if you DO jump in and disagree, I will still be your friend, LOL.
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ASPENJULES
10/7/07 11:33 P
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LOL, Russ, but I am somewhat obsessive about such things. No self-discipline there either (along with food, which if I had that I wouldn't be here!).
I am also active in some livejournal groups, which have seen less of me since I've gotten so involved with sparkpeople.
Hey... you're in the Bay Area... Splat started a swirling pot over in the "what would happen if a girl posted here" thread I'd be interested to get your take on...
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| I'm in more than a couple teams. Some I just wander into from time to time. Others I stay in all the time. There's no rule that say you have to give all your free time to the team.
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ASPENJULES
10/7/07 6:22 P
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Awww, Splat... me (and my ISP) forgive you.
And naw... I'm not so tough... just totally amazed that I can even contemplate jogging a mile let alone DO it.
And thanks for the info about the teams. I'm pretty busy with just the few threads I've subscribed to, so I don't know if I've found a team that warrants the additional time from me for now... but if I find one, I'll definitely consider joining it. For now, I'll just continue hanging out with you guys, if'n ya don't mind.
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Oh ya - I forgot to mention that the elliptical trainer is EXCELLENT for leg and knee strength building and is SO much easier on your knees while still giving you the cardio you want and need.
Stick with that machine!!
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Well, I don't need or use any type of brace or support so that's something I can't address. I understand bad knees and I feel for you if you need those devices. For working out, I do low to medium impact such as a 6 inch step or just lots of knee lifts and some kicks [like tae bo]. I try NOT to do a lot of jumping or any type of impact or load bearing but still want to work the joints to build strength overall in my legs; learned that in physical therapy after surgery and injuries. I don't do consecutive aerobics; every other day and fill in with weights on the off days. Cardio for me isn't just the aerobics, though, since I have to walk to complete my fitness test for the Army and I walk at least 3 times a week. I find that walking is good in two ways for me in that I get the cardio I need and get better for the fitness test. Building the strength in my legs and especially the knee joints has really helped and I can now walk 12 minute miles and sustain it without much pain at all. Knowing that knee injuries and damamge is more pain management than anything else since my knees never seem to shut up, I'd put my normal level of pain at a 3 to 4 on a scale of 10 and after walking my 3 miles in 36 minutes, the level is up to 4 or 5 - so the strength training for legs and knees has paid off in the long run.
I use Power90 from beachbody and the cardio 3/4 level is just right and after 90 days I found I could actually go even longer and not have any additional pain. Sounds like a shameless plug, but the program doe swork and you can modify or change things up to suit your own personal needs and still get the benefits of the workouts.
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Hey Splat,
What type of cardio do you do with your knees and all? I have the same problem (from car accidents) and by the 3rd consecutive day of working out man, they're achin'. I haven't wogged (my own personal combo of walking and jogging) for about 2+ weeks. Right now I'm using the elliptical/crosstrainer for an hour 5 days a week and even though its low impact I still have to wear braces to deal with the pain.
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[head down, kicking dirt]
Okay - I won't. For at least a day or two!
I still say the ISP deserved what it got....
Jules is pretty tough, though. Dodging and ducking a clue by four and then going for a run - wow!
I'm going to start a new fitness program in November called Power90 Extreme from BeachBody.com. 12 DVDs with an hour workout on each disc. One of the workouts I don't think I'll be able to do because it's jumping and such and my knees may or may not handle it - we'll see how it goes. I'm supposed to not have impact on my knees but if I can walk 12 minute miles I should be able to tolerate *some* impact, I would think. At any rate, I think I'm ready to take my fitness to a higher and more challenging level. I guess I'd better order the discs this weekend!
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| OK you can come out. Just don't do it again.
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Do I have to sit in the corner until I apologize?
Jules did duck, if that gets me off the hook. Her ISP didn't, though - couldn't help the collateral damage.
Sorry about the DSL box.....
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| Splatman, killing Jules' ISP is a party foul. Now say you're sorry...
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ASPENJULES
10/4/07 6:32 P
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Splatman, I'll bet you missed ME with your 'clue by four' and hit my internet server! THAT'S what's been wrong with it!
You need to work on your aim, dude... LOL
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ASPENJULES
10/4/07 6:31 P
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LOL, Splat! Actually I'm about to go out running...
But I appreciate all the different answers. I would have responded sooner but my internet has been cranky for the last 3 days or so. Staying online has been definitely an iffy thing lately.
Anyway, as I said, I appreciate all the explanations but I guess my question is... how does a team differ from what we have here already?
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| Is Jules out running still or did I knock her out with the clue by four?
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| Jules, Teams are just groups of people brought together for different reasons. Some are geographical, others are just like minded people to talk to.
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Jules,
I belong to a Weekend spark team. It is just extra support from ppl with the same issues/goals as myself. The team i joined issues weekly challenges to help make it through the weekends without falling off the wagon every time. Its helped alot. There are tons of teams out there with a wide variety of interests. Some are challenge teams, some are support teams, others are just places to chat with ppl about the same interests. Check them out.
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he he he....
I get to use a clue by four......
On the tabs above, go to Cummunity and then SparkTeams, then find/browse. Select the team you want to join, follow the instructions on the page and then you'll get all the new posts to the team boards and such. You can also huddle with your teams and get more points. Can be fun but you'll get a BUNCH more email every day.
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ASPENJULES
10/3/07 3:13 P
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I have never really figured out what the Spark Teams are all about...
Can anyone clue me in?
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| I would definately be interested in something like that. Let me know what is decided.
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Hey Y'all (in my best Paula Deen voice),
I was thinking (no jokes SPLAT-LOL)...Would any of you be interested in joining a Male/Female SparkTeam?
The idea was born out of this thread. I don't know about you guys (and gals) but I really love the banter, exchange of ideas, and (dare I say it?)camaraderie, shared amongst the posters. So the team would be basically the same format.
So what y'all think? (again, in Paula Deen drawl)...
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ASPENJULES
10/2/07 12:13 P
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I AM, I AM!!
Unfortunately California is losing a LOT of its military bases, probably because the land is so popular and pricey, though I don't know that that's the reason for sure, or even that that is why you won't be going there anymore.
Virgina might be nice though... not that Alabama wouldn't be - I just really know nothing about Alabama. (Outside of jokes, anyway... LOL)
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Indeed it is! So rewarding and fulfilling but yet so serious. The soldier students had more fun going slow and taking 17 tons of truck through the woods at 5MPH than driving at 40MPH on the open roads. The sad part is that we were told this was the last hoorah, so to speak, in that Fort Hunter Liggett is no longer our annual traiing home and we will be moving to Alabama or Virginia for future years. Drat!
I'll try to get some short videos and pictures up on a private site if anyone is interested in seeing them.
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ASPENJULES
10/1/07 1:13 P
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LOL - WHAT A FUN JOB!!!
Sounds like something I'd have fun doing...
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He he he! As a matter of fact, it does!
I took the soldiers on what I call "The Rollercoaster", which is actually a very poor dirt road that winds, drops and climbs through a BUNCH of hills in our straight trucks and told them we were going to drive at 5MPH or less and they thought I was crazy until they learned that speed control and using the vehicle to climb and decline WAS possible and we didn't have to go 6 wheeling through the woods at breakneck speed. They had a blast and asked to do the route 2 or 3 times a day.
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Thank God we have men and women like you to do so.
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I guess all that treachery really burns the cals LOL...
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Good to be back, but I already miss putting on the uniform and training soldiers - I really enjoy what I do.
I actually LOST a pound and a half in Kahlifornya. I have no idea how that happened, but I did keep up with my workouts as much as training and time permitted. Now that I'm rested and feeling a bit better from the crud we all caught, I'm going to hit it hard again today and get back in the regular routine - I have a physical fitness test in 3 weeks to prepare for!
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If all the right ingredients are there I think our bodies will self-regulate and stop at the best weight for us individually which is why my realistic goal weight is 150-160 about 20-30 pounds heavier than the charts but I look good and feel my best there.
Again, welcome back, SPLAT!
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What a really nice sleep in MY OWN BED after those lousy bunks in California. GOOD to be back!
I'm at about 14.5% body fat and have good mucsle tone but most people tell me that 165 and 6'2" is too skinny. I'm not frail by any means but maybe could put 5 to 8 pounds back on. I've tried but my body likes the 165 mark. After the Army chow and the alcohol consumed [at least that much of the Army is still true] I should be 5 pound heavier but I"m not.
I'll still take a bit "skinny" over what I was any day!
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Hey all!
Welcome back Splat! We missed ya'
Russ I know what you mean about those so called insurance charts. When was the last time they were revised? The hydrostatic scale is supposed to be the most accurate weight method, so at only 10% body fat you were lean to say the least regardless of your overall weight.
I basically agree with everyone else who said that we individually have to find what works for us and I know from experience my ideal weight will not be 130 pounds as listed on the charts. At that weight, people can tell how big my head really is...LOL
Did I mention my nickname growing up was Apple & Watermelon head? 
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"Something to grab onto"
This is something guys look for too. It's really a beautiful thing. :)
As far as being healthy, my idea of healthy is way different from the BMI index because when I was between 225-230 on paper I was overweight but according to the water tank I was carrying just under 10% body fat. When I was 212, coming into college, I was actually carrying about 17% fat. (No muscle tone. Had rarely touched weights in high school) My goal is to be about 230 again. Maybe not the same muscle tone since I'm trying to hit white balls around the course now.
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ASPENJULES
9/27/07 10:38 P
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Before I married my husband he spent 2 years in Japan and came back at about 167, which I suppose is a bit light even for 6', but he looked emaciated and like a little old man! Frail is a GOOD word for it. Those height/weight charts are totally unreasonable. His doc told him he simply shouldn't go under 200 - it's right about the right weight for his height and frame. I don't mind if it's a little bit more, either, if it's muscle, LOL.
I really DISLIKE hugely muscled guys, but lean and toned and defined is nice. I've never liked what I call the "kicked in the chest by a mule* look. I'd rather a guy has a few extra pounds on him than be scarecrow thin. Anyway, a little bit of love handles can be fun to grab onto!
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I know what you mean about getting the frail look at the supposed target weight the medical types give.
When I used to fight karate tournaments(I was about 18 at the time), I was trying to cut weight to fight a lower weight class. I was 236(supposed to be 180) at 6'2", and was trying to make 185. When I got to about 209, you were able to see my ribs, and I was having fainting spells. I actually face planted in the middle of a sparring session, which was funny to everyone else until they realized I wasn't joking around. Needless to say, Sensei ordered me to start gaining some weight back. I have too say 236 was my best fighting weight, I was pretty chiseled, and strong as an ox.(what the hell happened to me??LOL)
Honestly, I looked horrible at 209, my muscle build and tone I had at 236 was gone, and I looked weak.
It was a lesson learned though, there is a "too thin" to be healthy.
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SPLATMAN IN THE HOUSE!!!!
Doing well....I'll be home LATE Friday night but home nonetheless. Wrapped up the final exam this morning and 11 new highly trained and motivated truckers for Uncle Sam. no injuries, incidents or accidents - MISSION COMPLETE!
On a side note - went to Monterey and had dinner at Bubba Gump Shrimp Compaany. There was a VERY fine and handsome woman across from us with this big ol' body builder [Southern Kahlifornya, don't ya know], and every time this guy moved, it was like he was posing!
Tone and strength is great, but that body building and bulk is just too much. I think the ego inflates proportionately to the muscles.
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QUIKCHIK77
9/26/07 11:43 A
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I've really enjoyed reading this thread. Makes me feel a lot better about having a little extra curvage.
When I look at myself I see that I need to lose weight, but I also see that I have nice curves (small waist, larger hips, etc). Now it's just dropping those extra 30 pounds to make them even more defined :)
NOW what I'd like to say about the guys:
Huge muscles aren't attractive-in my opinion. I've met plenty of slightly bigger guys who I thought were attractive, and not muscly, but I actually prefer the skinnier guys. My boyfriend weighs 130 lbs. LOL. But he feels just as unattractive sometimes as a women 30 lbs OVERweight would feel. So it's a nice balance and we work out together and will probably end up weighing the same once we get to our peak. I wish there were just some operation in which I could just give him the fat that I don't want. Haha.
I know we're all here to LOSE weight-but, I guess my point is that I go for the less conventional look. Good style and working what you have are most important to me. ANYONE can be sexy as long as they know who they are-and that goes for either sex.
Hehe...had to state my opinions.
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ASPENJULES
9/21/07 5:29 P
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Aw, well.. Thin... not much you can do about it, and this thread has been a bit slow lately anyway.
What time are you usually on? And what time zone are you? I'm Pacific TZ, and usually on during the morning or the day - rarely in the evenings. Sometimes when I'm insomniac-ing I'm on in the middle of the night here, though as I lose weight and work out hard that's a rarer occurance than in the past.
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Russ: LOL
Aspen: I was just thinking about him. He is absolutely hilarious!!
I'm really out of synch with this thread. No one's ever around when I'm on
Hope everyone's doing well.
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ASPENJULES
9/20/07 2:58 P
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*wonders how Splatman's doing*
How's everybody else?
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ASPENJULES
9/19/07 10:00 A
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Well, there you go then!
It seems to be unanimous. LOL
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hmmm... don't know about guys, but as a lesbian, I can tell you I vastly prefer a few curves.... 
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No, just that we are more creative in overcoming our shortcomings
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ASPENJULES
9/11/07 11:52 A
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LOLOL... are you admitting that they're more skilled than you, then?
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he he he!
Old age and treachery will ALWAYS overcome youth and skill!!
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ASPENJULES
9/11/07 11:38 A
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Thanks, Splat!
It's good to be back, though I'm still weirding out by the concept that the kiddos are both multiple states away, LOL.
Take care, be safe, and show up all those youngsters, you hear?? See you in three weeks, if you don't manage to make it in sooner.
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Good to have you back safe and sound, Aspen!
We're still here....just a boring week, is all.
I'm going to be out of the net until the end of the month while I'm out in California performing my annual training. I fly at zero dark thirty in the morning so I'll check in when I can and if I can but I'll be back in 3 weeks!
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ASPENJULES
9/11/07 9:29 A
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Been out of town but I'm back now.
UGH but I have been eating badly. I'll find out the consequences when I weigh in in a few hours, but regardless of the weigh-in, I'm glad to be back so I can stop eating "road food" and start eating healthy again!
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Hey all!
Just checking in with the best and funniest thread running?
Where is everybody?
SPLAT?...RUSS?...JULES?...Anybody? I'm lonely Me pouting...
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Ummm... lolol...
perhaps it's just my twisted sense of humor... or the influence of the juvenile males I live with...
I'm sure Russ has all the balls he needs for the job at hand.
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ASPENJULES
9/4/07 11:06 P
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ROFLOL Splat!!!
*falls off chair laughing*
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| I hear ya Russ! Takes a LOT of balls to stand your ground with all those women, doesn't it? '-)
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| Ohhhhhhh the driving range. Golfing sounds like a heck of a plan. We just got back from vacation and i could use a good round of golf.
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The dog was worth more than you probably woulda been willing to pay. I mean, he was a mutt, but I'd spent literally hundreds of hours training him. I've never had a better hiking buddy, he'd bring in the newspaper, he even helped me clean the house! I could stop him on command, have him jump over or crawl under a barrier with voice commands. Just about everybody who came to the house wanted him, lol. The only thing I hadn't managed to train him to do (that I'd wanted to) was track, or fetch by scent discrimination.
Unfortunately he's gone now... and we've not gotten another. Life's been too crazy, and now the kids will be gone I'd like to do some traveling, and that's harder with a dog. Especially a big one... and I do think size matters, LOLOL.
Love your quote. I'm also fond of Russ's Heinlein quote.
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Sounds like a fair trade to me! You get one of the teenage girls and I'll toss in some cash for the dog!
Dogs have owners - cats have staff....
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OH Splat - sorry - I could have helped - I've been out hormoned for the last two years since my daughter left for school and it was hubby and son and me. Even the dog was male! (though he was fixed, LOL!)
In fact heck! I'da let you TAKE one of them! Well, not the dog...
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I survived.
BARELY!!!!!
'-)
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MEANDMY3MUTTS: Although he was never mean about it, I could tell he didn't like the extra weight so you best believe he's curbside! LOL
HB_DEISE: I agree w/your definition of curvy and at a size 12 I had (and still have serious curves). My waist is 10" smaller than my breast and 12" smaller than hips. I've always been active so tone was not the issue then. He just had his own issues that he was trying to push on me.
SPLATMAN: I hope you survived the weekend! LOL
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MEANDMY3MUTTS
8/26/07 10:21 A
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I hope when you said "BF at the time" that you meant you kicked his sorry ass to the curb for bringing you down!
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See? MUCH better now!
Anyone have any spare testosterone handy? My daughter, her daughter, my girlfriend, her daughter and her two daughters are all here this weekend.
The dog and I are kinda out-numbered around here!
[not that it's all bad, mind you! just that the estrogen pool is pretty deep]
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SPLATMAN: ROTFL, LMAO
Okay, okay I give...(Splash)...Did you hear that SPLATMAN, that was me jumping in...
Thanks for the invite guys~
I agree, curvy is in the eye of the beholder. When I wore a size 12, I considered that curvy, yet my BF at the time considered me down right fat cuz he was used to very slender women size 4-6.
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NO FAIR LURKING!!
If you're going to come to the pool, you're going to jump in. Simple as that.....water's fine here so don't stay in the shadows!
Besides - it's more fun with more folks!
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Kat, feel free to come out of the corner and talk anytime.
Curvy and age: I don't know if it's an age thing necessarily because my opinion of what is curvy to me has stayed pretty constant over the years. And then again it's in the eye of the beholder. Everybody has their interpretation of what looks attractive so that woman you saw as 5-10 lbs. overweight might have been that guy's dream.
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| Hi Kat & all Sp fans! I like this thread as well. I feel like I've always been honest about my weight. With that being said, I have found that many men (not all of course) have different definitions of "curvy." I have had many guy friends that have pointed out curvy and I'm thinking that's not curvy that's maybe 5-10 lbs. overweight! Do you think that would also be an age thing on how men view curvy???
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Hi all,
I just had to say this is the hands down, the best thread on SP!
Men-thanks for direct, honest answers
Female participants-thanks for asking the questions most women have but are afraid to ask
Now, I'm going back to my lurking post...
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ASPENJULES
8/23/07 2:14 P
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OH. If you mean like comfortable in my own skin... *that* I am. (Especially since it's a bit roomy since I've lost weight! HEE!)
I just wouldn't say I'm confident in my abilities to *do* a lot of things.
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True - arrogance is a turn-off and distractor.
Confidence in who you are and what you do - more like being sure of yourself and comfortable with yourself without being snobbish or arrogant.....that kind of confidence!
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ASPENJULES
8/22/07 4:59 P
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Self-respect I've got. Now confidence...??? LOL
I guess I do have it in some areas... and I guess none of us are confident in all areas, huh? (Or are the people who have confidence in *all* areas just considered arrogant? LOL)
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And confidence and self-respect are attractive!
Interestingly enough, those two items don't come in any particular share or size....
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| Russ1925 - I like your advice. A little confidence goes a long way....
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ASPEN,
I feel fat everyday. I have a new job where i sit at a desk and do not move alot. I am eating more and more. The ability for me to use the gym here at lunch is non existant. I am the only guy and cannot leave for that hour. I am waiting for new hires to come in so i can go run for about 30 minutes everyday.
Now when ti comes to the "choice" women that I prefer. I prefer the athletic woman. The woman who does not have a magnetic attraction to the tv and can actually leave it for awhile and not go into withdrawals (sp?)
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ASPENJULES
8/22/07 11:44 A
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Hey Zaxdad... a question. If you're only 5 lbs from your goal, how could a skinny woman make you feel fat? LOL
Good job on being so close to goal! How does it feel (for those of us who have a ways further than 5 lbs to go, LOL)??
I feel soooo much better and stronger from my training than I did before that sometimes it's hard for me to remember I still have so far to go. And I can't even imagine what I'll feel like then, because I feel SO GOOD now.
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| I personally do not mind the "curvy" women as long as they are confident about themselves. I prefer a woman with "meat" on her bones because the skinny minnies out there tend to make me fell fat and i will not stand for that. I only need to lose 5 more pounds to be at my target goal
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MEANDMY3MUTTS
8/22/07 6:59 A
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| When I was younger, men wanted skinnier women. (I was so not that) Now, being older and back on the market, I am finding men do like "curvier" women. From my own research, its mainly because at "my age" we are more confident, know what we want, and are less likely to be anal about our looks. Its a good thing too. I will always be curvy. Thats not a bad thing. Besides, I have an issue with skinny men. They just plain scare me. lol
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ASPENJULES
8/21/07 3:10 P
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Mmmmmmmmm....... dessert!! *sighs dreamily*
*shakes head, drags attention back to discussion at hand*
That's true... but it's pretty much the same thing, isn't it?
kar·ma [kahr-muh] –noun 1. Hinduism, Buddhism. action, seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad, either in this life or in a reincarnation
Yup... just desserts, inevitable results, either way Russ is wise to steer clear of it, LOLOL.
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TO QUOTE: Russ says bad karma... LOL However, I think it could be considered pretty bad karma to have your appendages rearranged.... LOL.
You say bad karma.....Russ's wife might call it just desserts!
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ASPENJULES
8/20/07 8:02 P
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Be_Fearless - what girl code? LOLOL Yeah, we're on the guys board here, we can just say what we think, LOL. (You can even scratch yourself or burp and no one cares.)
And yup, you've got it right. There's nice to look at just for fun but you'd never want to live with them, and there's the real world where the man makes you feel like you're the center of his universe (but he's not a slave to your desires, either). We just want to be loved and appreciated for who we are.
Heck, unless I'm very mistaken the guys feel the same way.
And Tara, you're right - we shouldn't categorize good-looking people as mean and selfish, because they aren't, all of them. We're all just who we are.
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| i agree, some guys are better looking than others but i'd rather the one who makes me feel special and hopefully i can do the same for him. to me the outside doesn't make a different bc once u get to know someone it really doesn't matter what they look like. some of the most good looking ppl in the world r mean and selfish, and i don't care to be around ppl like that. not to say that many good looking ppl aren't nice, it goes both ways.
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BE_FEARLESS
8/20/07 4:41 P
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Hope I'm not breaking the girl code here, but uhm... we do talk about what we like about men (just maybe not on the same boards where we talk about what we don't like about our hips this week).
Scanning through the thread, there seems to be a theme -- there's what we like in the real world, warming our own beds, and then there's the eye candy.
I like the guys on Grey's Anatomy. I find it amazing that all those surgeons would have so much time to work out. ;) But, you know when those guys are their sexiest? When they're looking at their women with love in their eyes. ::::melting::::
In the real world, I'm more into brains, wit, confidence, direction, and how a man treats people than how he looks. For me it's not about waistlines, or hairlines -- it's about how I feel when I'm with him. Am I proud of him because he's a good human being? Does he make me feel special? Does he make me laugh (and laugh at my jokes?) Does he look at me with those deer-caught-in-headlight eyes when he doesn't realize he's staring (and just got caught)? That's hot! 
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ASPENJULES
8/20/07 4:19 P
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I say potayto, you say potahto...
Russ says bad karma... LOL However, I think it could be considered pretty bad karma to have your appendages rearranged.... LOL.
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Bad karma - HA!
Russ just likes his appendages where they currently are!!!!
Very politically correct way of saying "self preservation"!
'-)
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| i feel like i have to say sorry for my comments and i am if it offended anyone, but all i was trying to say was just that, that people do have different opinions on what is attractive. and the reason i'm thinking plus size women in this case being that the women was 185lbs. that asked the question i'm sure she wanted to know what man thought about women more our size, and again im sorry if thats not what she meant. i totally agree with u guys, people r completely different and can be attractive to many different things and curvy can be taken different ways and most women do have curvys and i'm sure theres men out there to love them all. and just for the record i think jessica biels hot too.
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ASPENJULES
8/17/07 4:31 P
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 You got me laughing there, Russ! Way to avoid the bad karma! *walks off giggling*
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| I don't think that curvy is only reserved for plus size. My wife is curvy in her clothes. I won't say the size. I think that along with a women's age, letting out my wife's clothing sizes is just bad karma. I'll say that she can go to Mervyn's and fit the stuff they put in the ads
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| Ok, i am the one that posted the Jessica Biel had a nice body. If you read a little further down tara you would see that were talking about actresses that had a body that wasnt rail thin yet not plus size. Jessica Biel does have an awesome fit body. There is nothing wrong with stating that. It doesnt mean that we think she is the ideal role model for curvy women. Do you have to be plus size to be considered curvy?
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ASPENJULES
8/17/07 3:26 P
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Hollywook??? eeeee! Sorry for the typo, folks!
*headdesk*
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ASPENJULES
8/17/07 3:24 P
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I absolutely agree, Splatman. And it works just as well for guys as it does for girls - meaning that what I would consider a great looking guy might not be the next girl's idea of the same.
And aren't we all glad for that, or we'd all be fighting over the same girl or the same guy! I love diversity in looks (and my hubby doesn't mind me looking (as long as I'm discreet), LOL - but that's another topic, hee!) and am interested when I find a different type of look in a man OR a woman that I realize is attractive. I think that's one of the greatest drawbacks in Hollywook - they try to make everybody look alike and then I get to where I can't tell anybody apart! LOL And I'm talking body type or facial looks or hair or whatever.
We are all real people in the real world and look like ourselves and that's worth celebrating! Let's just all try to look (and act) like our very best selves and think what a contribution we will make to the world!
Thank you.
*steps off soapbox* LOL
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Now the word subjective comes in to play. Perfect is just like beauty and it's in the eye of the beholder in that it's subjective.
I think the "examples" given are based on personal values/standards/ideals of the subjective "perfect" or "curvy" rather than a collective agreement.
No harm, no foul?
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| i'm very sorry russ for the my comment i never meant it to be taken that i thought you guys didn't like real women or women of a certain size. it just kind of bothers me that most men think of women like jessica biel when asked what kind of woman they're attracted to, when there are very beautiful women like kirsty ally more like most of us real women. i believe there is perfect, i think perfect is different to everybody bc i think my kids and my husband are perfect and i may not be the most beautiful woman in the world but to my husband i am. thats really all that matters is that if your happy with what you have than thats perfect.
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ASPENJULES
8/16/07 5:31 P
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LOL Russ.. I suppose they could be counted as curvy when compared to that supermodel... what's her name? The one that looks like a famine victim?
Or any of the pop singers who look positively starved...
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