Hey! Pajama Momma Has a Blog February 13, 2008
Posted by Michael in Man Laws.trackback
Cathy just brought to my attention the fact that Pajama Momma has a new blog, which is devoted to health, fitness, a good diet, and her personal weight loss campaign.
Cathy thinks PJM is very pretty and that she is being very brave. I agree.
Plus, I can’t help but notice that she has huge luscious bazongas.
PJM, don’t let this weight loss thing go too far. SAVE THE HOOTERS!
I clicked.
Thanks to Michael we’ll probably never see any more good pics.
pj, did you post your stats?
If not, I’d love to take some guesses. In fact I’m sure all the guys here would like to guesses at your height & weight.
Right, guys?
OMG! *blushes* I’m dying here.
Um go ahead and guess the stats. I’m curious to what you think. I’ll even help I’m 5′4″. Just remember, I’m very muscular. Or I have muscle shaped fat.
Did I tell y’all that I bought a used treadmill for the house?
It’s true, I did.
Now, if you ask people on a bb forum for advice on buying a treadmill, they always recommend that you spare no expense and buy something durable, usually in the range of $2-3K.
Guess what? That’s bunk unless you’re a serious runner who plans on running 50 miles/wk on your home treadmill, or you weigh over 225lbs, you don’t need to spend a lot of $$ on a treadmill.
Guess what else? There are shitloads of barely used TM’s for sale from people who bought them and hardly used them. After a couple of years of using their TM’s as a towelrack, they sell them!
So you can get a great deal on a TM when buying used. And that’s what I did. I bought a barely used tm for $100. Works great and I’ve been using a few times a week when I want to do 10-15 minutes of cardio without going on the road or to the gym. Plus it’s much easier on the joints than the road, not to mention the cold weather.
Whatever you do, don’t buy the cheap crap from KMart. Two things you need to look for when buying a TM: motor size, and belt size. The bigger the better.
…I’m 5′4″. Just remember, I’m very muscular. Or I have muscle shaped fat.
Dood, from that pic (and your eye pic) I’m sure I can guess within 2lbs of your actual weight in that pic. But I won’t until you’re done with your transformation.
Go for it. I’m curious now. PLEASE?!?!?!?!
The hooters weigh 25 lbs. all by themselves.
Am I right? Huh?
I thought so.
Congrats on the smart purchase, Bart. I have had a TM for about 5 years and I use it more frequently when the weather is bad. Over the years it has really helped for pain management and general health.
Got a Bowflex too. Just the basic one. Nice and simple and I love it for range of motion and keeping some muscle.
Good Luck to you, Pajama Momma.
You got lots of folks rooting for you.
I can’t do it. Sorry.
Wouldn’t be right.
I will however recommend a target weight for you: 130ish. That’s a good weight, IMO, for 5′4″.
will however recommend a target weight for you: 130ish
In theory that does sound like a good weight for me, however when I’m that weight, my clavicle bones stick out Hollywood style and my hip bones protrude. I’m telling you I’m a freak. My feet are size 10. I have an extremely athletic build when I’m at my ideal weight.
Seinfeld would have dumped me for sure.
I’m very firm and fit at 145.
And I appreciate the cheerleading team Cathy, the more eyes watching me, the more extreme humiliation I risk.
Oh and Michael? They’re “F’s”
Michael just passed out. Does anyone have smelling salts?
My feet are size 10.
http://www.aeropause.com/archives/wtf-cat.jpg
PJ sent me that picture a while ago. She’s beautiful just as she is, but I’ll offer my support for her to do whatever makes her happy.
My feet are size 10.
http://www.aeropause.com/archives/wtf-cat.jpg
Um, did I not mention I was a freak? My mom and sister are tiny and petite (size 8 shoes, hate them) I take after pops. (maybe?) I think she cheated with the jolly green giant when she had me, however I’m really short, but that’s totally beside the point.
To your honourable self I cordially extend the many good lucks.
Random: One of the strangest and most annoying things I routinely hear in Pakistan is: “What is your honourable self’s good name?” I blame the Brits.
My feet are size 10.
Ah, I remember back when I was a size 10 in junior high.
PJM, I just had to return a pair of 11 ballet slippers because they were too small. Way too small.
However, we have been having very high winds here in Las Vegas and you and I would be able to keep our footing with our magnificent functional feet.
The power was just out here for about 5 hours. A house is very quiet without the computers, fridge and heat running.
We read by candlelight. And a Makita work light.
Pajama Momma
Hey Girl, you are beautiful. If you think 145 is a good healthy (or healthful) target for you, then go for it. Be happy with what helps you feel good about yourself and what fits your lifestyle and longevity.
My build is more of a skinny and short thing. When I was little and friends and family picked me up they’d always be surprised and say I was as light as a feather. I couldn’t pull off voluptuous if I tried. I’m more the svelte kinda gal.
This might win me the creepy comment of the decade award, but PJM has the same skin as an ex-gf of mine. Beautiful!
You’re blessed with natural beauty, PJM. Most people don’t have it so easy. If I posted my picture on the internet… I’d get a lot of comments on my personality.
Good luck getting healthy. I’ve been trying the same thing for the last year or two, and it’s really working.
It’s not really freakish, I just used that as excuse to post a cat pic. I like cat pics — can’t get enough of ‘em.
Anyway, I was wrong to set a certain weight for a goal. It’s better for people to set their goals in sizes of clothes. For example, a man’s goal should be to go from a waist size of 38 to 34, rather than to try to lose, say, 25lbs.
So shoot for a dress size rather than a weight. As you said, pj, you’re built differently, what with your sharp clavicles, big feet, and protruding hip bones.
Did I miss anything?
Oh, one last thing. I’m not saying that you suffer from BDS (body dismorphic disorder) but your clavicle is probably much ado nothing.
We all have a little BDS when it comes to our own bodies, but most of the time it’s a criticism we heard when we were young and the memory of that incident has caused a cognitive distortion — you see what you wanna see.
This might win me the creepy comment of the decade award, but PJM has the same skin as an ex-gf of mine.
Buffalo Burger:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbTa5JsXjtE
Ok dress size is a good way to describe my former body size. Before I had kids I was a size 5/6 at 145. This was a firm 5/6 as I was a running, hiking, mountain biking, snowboarder.
However I did not have a chest like I do now, I was only a B/C. I’m not sure how that will factor in the whole weight loss thing, but I’ll tell you if I wind up looking like I have rocks in socks, I will stuff them. I will stuff them like deer over a Utah fireplace.
Did I miss anything?
Um, my big nose?
*looks at feet, whistles*
Nope, no BDS here.
kevlarchick PJM, I just had to return a pair of 11 ballet slippers because they were too small. Way too small.
There just aren’t a lot of pretty shoes in our size huh? Good thing I live where I can hang in flip-flops all year round.
Cathy My build is more of a skinny and short thing. I’ve seen your picture, even with the Groucho glasses I can tell you’re stunning.
sandy burgerGood luck getting healthy. I’ve been trying the same thing for the last year or two, and it’s really working.
Thank you for everything you said. Thank you very much!
Bart, thank you for being kind. I was scared of you.
“I’ve seen your picture, even with the Groucho glasses I can tell you’re stunning.”
That’s true, Michael is a lucky man.
Like, seriously lucky. Honestly, I don’t know how to explain their relationship other than amazing, staggering, astronomical dumb luck. That, or alcohol.
Oh no, size 11 is not me. If you saw me and Lipstick standing side by side you’d know why. She’s a tall and willowy creature.
Cathy is also lovely. Petite and slim. She is the physical opposite of Michael. They are a striking couple.
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I can’t explain it either, Sobek. People have been telling me for 35 years that they don’t understand how I got so lucky. Beats me.
oooops, sorry kevlarchick and lipstick. I don’t know why I did that. Oh she’s tall and willowy? *sigh*
So you’re ruling out alcohol, then? I was working on a theory that involved her waking up with a raging hangover and a ring on her finger, and deciding to make a go of it out of pure Christian charity.
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No, it wasn’t alcohol, although that’s a good guess. Cathy is not much of a drinker. It wasn’t money either, because I was dirt poor and living in a 50X12 trailer. It also wasn’t my looks or charming personality, as those of you who attended the IBSBP can attest.
The best explanation I can think of is that she fell for my pure Lutheran theology.
Yeah, I always wanted to be tall and willowy, but instead I am freakishly tiny and baby-faced (face-wise, I have looked exactly the same since sophomore year of high school).
Anyway, you look very lovely to me, pj momma, and sandy is right about your pretty skin. Good luck on your quest. I am still trying to build up some upper body strength, especially since my shoulders are getting rounded from sitting at a computer all day.
Mrs. Peel? I am dying to pick your brain about sci fi books. I was hoping you could recommend some to me for my son.
He read the complete Chronicles of Narnia in 2nd grade and has just finished the Lord of the Rings trilogy and is looking for something else. (yes it is with complete comprehension. I get asked that all the time. I had him tested by one of his wrestling coaches who teaches 10th grade English)
He’s only 9 so I need to find something relatively clean for him and I thought you’d be the perfect person to ask because I think he’d really dig sci fi. And the only sci fi I’ve ever read was “The Restaurant at the End of The Universe”, and the other two in that series, so I’m far too ignorant on the subject. I think you’re a smart cookie and would be very helpful in this regard.
And thank you for your good luck wishes.
I was impressed with your theology library.
^
It’s mostly downstairs. We have the complete set of Lenske commentaries.
I was impressed with your theology library.
Was that HIS little library in the Bat Cave,
or MY monster theology library in the basement you saw?
And thanks for the complement. I giggled. When he pursued me I was completely smitten by his good physique and beautiful bedroom eyes. He’s also was the sharpest tool in the dating-shed, charming as hell, and has always had a wonderful sense of humor.
Being Lutheran may have tipped the scales.
The basement. I couldn’t see much of anything in the Bat Cave, other than vague humanoid forms through the fog.
Speaking of Hot chicks:
Jessica Fuckin’ Tandy!
http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/3166875.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=41CAE2DF95708CE2FCC0CDBF1B0419A3A55A1E4F32AD3138
She was 31 in that pic. At least thats what the site said. I find that hard to believe.
I was impressed with your theology library.
For a second there I thought that was a new euphemism for “nice rack.”
vague humanoid forms through the fog
Ditto… Cough! Cough!
WE (The books were personal gifts to me from the members of one of the parishes where I served, but I will share.) have not only all of Lenske’s New Testament Commentaries, but also the complete set of Keil and Delitzsch Old Testament Commentaries.
I (WE) also own a bunch of volumes of Luther’s works including all four volumes of Word and Sacrament, a multi-volume set of all of his sermons, and sets of commentaries by Franzmann and others.
BTW — Luther is a hoot to read. Earthy, real, brilliant, and in touch with his emotions many subjects. Sometimes he sadly gets off subject and goes on a rant, which has caused him to be totally misunderstood and misquoted by many.
I’ve never read Luther. I once got the idea that I would buy Luthers Werke so I could learn about Lutheranism and get better at German, and then I found out it’s like 140 volumes. Nixed that idea real fast.
Hmm, geoff might be a better person to ask. I am actually not that much of a sci-fi geek. Let me check my bookshelf…
-Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander (I’m not a huge fan, but they’re in the same heroic fantasy category as LotR. not as sweeping a work, though)
-the Dark is Rising sequence by Susan Cooper (I am a huge fan; more heroic fantasy, set in the real world but including magic and plenty of Arthuriana)
-He might like Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, though you may want to read it yourself first. It’s clean language- and sex-wise, but Ender is a little kid who is taken from his family to Battle School, where he is put through an awful lot. I think it’s excellent, but I don’t think I’d give it to the average kid. Your son doesn’t sound average, though!
-If he likes Star Wars, the Thrawn trilogy by Timothy Zahn (starts with Heir to the Empire) is excellent. I don’t recommend any other Star Wars authors. Stackpole is pretty good, but I seem to remember some discussion of aliens and humans and how they get it on, and you probably want to avoid that.
-Brian Jacques’s Redwall series is about good mice, squirrels, badgers, etc. fighting evil rats, weasels, ferrets, etc. with swords and cleverness. Some people think they get repetitive after a while. I like them. The ones written earliest (Redwall, Mossflower, Mattimeo, Mariel of Redwall) are the best.
-Heinlein’s kids’ stuff is supposed to be good. I haven’t read much of it myself. Just make sure it’s not the adult stuff - he has some, ah, interesting ideas about free love.
-Madeleine L’Engle’s Time quintet. Starts with A Wrinkle in Time. Time travel, other planets, etc. I did have a nightmare from A Wind in the Door, but it is still awesome.
Sadly, most of those were not sci-fi…I’ll comment again if I think of anything else. I hope geoff will chime in - I think he’s been introducing his son to classic science fiction.
Oh, speaking of classics, H.G. Wells and Jules Verne might be good as well. I’ve always liked Journey to the Center of the Earth. And you’re definitely safe from inappropriate subjects there. Some of them (20k leagues under the sea, for example) can be a bit long and tedious, though.
Are you suggesting that Jules Verne’s 30-page discourses on the various species of mollusks is tedious? For shame.
Not sci-fi, but my grandfather started me on White Fang and Ivanhoe.
Great stories that a kid can get excited about. I was hooked on reading after that. Next was The Iliad and The Odyssey. May want to wait a few years on those.
Oh we love A Wrinkle In Time. That was a favorite of mine when I was a girl.
Thank you for your suggestions Mrs. Peel. I’m gonna check those out. I’m such a dork because I have a few of Jules Vernes books, I don’t know why I haven’t introduced them to my son yet.
I was homeschooling him through the Angelicum Academy and they have a lot of great books, but because I’m too grouchy I sent him back to school.
I think he’d really like White Fang Mesa, thanks for the suggestion. I’ve not read Ivanhoe, I’m gonna check it out.
I do have Homer’s stuff as I have the Great Books of the Western World collection.
I have yet to read any of them, but they sure look good on my bookshelf.
PJM: Also, try biographies of some of the great people in history, so that your children can appreciate real people and be inspired by their stories. Non Fiction is my favorite genre. I still devour any biography or history themed book I can find.
Also, try “Old Yeller”.
I’ll get my son on it - he’s pretty familiar with all the newer fantasy-for-kids series.
This is Maus (geoff’s son) I am recommending the dragonback series by Timothy Zahn for your son, pajama momma. I also would say the Star Trek Deep space nine series for your son. The dragonback series is better than the Lord of the Rings in violence and is totally sci fi. deep space nine is also a great series for people and kids into science fiction. If I think of anymore I’ll send them up here!
Maus
Good old authors for kids (though some have adult books, so read the backs). Adults read these too, so they shouldn’t be too juvenile: They’re also on the old side (> 25 years), so libraries should have them.
Piers Anthony (The Adept series and the Xanth series)
Andre Norton
Anne McCaffrey (The Dragon series and Ship Who Sang series)
Edgar Rice Burroughs (Venus series, Mars series, and even the Tarzan series!)
E. E. “Doc” Smith (Skylark series and Lensman series)
Lin Carter (His Callisto series is a clone of Burroughs’ Mars series)
Fritz Leiber (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser)
The LotR clones, like Terry Brooks’ Shannara series
E. R. Eddison’s Ouroboros series is a little-known trilogy that was contemporary with LotR
Wicked Pinto is probably better tuned in to recent sci-fi/fantasy offerings than I am. I don’t get much chance to read fiction anymore, going from 300 books/yr in high school down to 1/yr now. Sigh.
Wicked Pinto is probably better tuned in to recent sci-fi/fantasy offerings than I am
HAHAHAHA! If you think I’m going to trust Pinto to suggest books to my son, you’re insane.
However, I will be copying your selection of books down.
If you think I’m going to trust Pinto to suggest books to my son, you’re insane.
I think he’d do a pretty fair job, actually.
PJM,
Here’s some more recommendations re: age appropriate SciFi
Isaac Asimov - Foundation Trilogy and about a 1000 other books. His stuff is mostly plot-driven rather than character development so he tends to steer away from “adultish” themes. His “Robot” stories are good too.
Alan Dean Foster - his human/thranx “Commonwealth” books are good - notably the Flinx series. For Love of Mother-Not is the first book.
Oh! Not scifi - but very cool when I was a kid: Sherlock Holmes.
I used to read a ton of Piers Anthony (probably close to literal — the guy put out about a 300-page book every month I was in High School and Jr. High). But there’s a lot of nudity and sex in them, so beware.
Terry Brooks is a lot of fun. I was a bit disappointed when I first realized how badly they rip off Tolkien, but they get better as the series goes on. It’s fantasy stuff, not sci-fi. His Landover series (starting with Magic Kingdom for Sale: Sold!) is a ton of fun — crossover between our world and a magic world.
I don’t read sci-fi fantasy stuff anymore, though. Like Geoff, my reading time has dropped significantly, so I prefer to focus on either the classics or non-fiction. With the occasional foreign-language book, and once I read the first eight chapters of a college algebra book. I have no idea what new stuff is out there.
Not sci-fi, but my grandfather started me on White Fang and Ivanhoe.
Ah yes - Ivanhoe - the classic story of a Russian farmer and his tool.
Not a big Sci Fi fan myself but i would like to recommend the short story “The Last Question” by Isaak Asimov. Heres the online text:
http://www.multivax.com/last_question.html
But there’s a lot of nudity and sex in them, so beware.
I think the Blue Adept series is pretty clean, but then, I don’t remember any nudity or sex in the Xanth series, either. I know Anthony has a complete line of risque novels - the man loves his erotic fiction.
H. Beam Piper’s Fuzzy series might also be good.
I must say, this thread took a strange turn.
Fortunately there are catpics to express my position exactly on this subject: http://www.mgroves.com/images%5Cdo_not_want.jpg
I’ve been really into the old Doctor Whos and Blake’s 7 series. Been watching them every night on youtube.
This is a good one, too
http://static.dropline.net/cats/images/omg-do-not-want!.jpg
these pics crack me up, ha ha
Bart that poor dog is a hoot.
That’s one sour expression!
Dogs are amazing.
That 1st pic was supposed to be in repsonse to Scifi Lit.
Shit, I ballixed it all up. Now I just look like a crazy rambling cat person. Nevermind. Move along. Nothing to see here. Carry on with what you were talking about.
So im the only one who thinks that Jessica Tandy is hot?
I just got a dvd at wal mart with 20 Alfred Hitchcock movies on it for 5 bucks. It’s most of his earlier work.
I dont really get what was so special about Enders Game. It just didnt grab me.
what the heck is ‘ballixed’?
bol·lix
/ˈbɒlɪks/ [bol-iks]
–verb (used with object) Informal. 1. to do (something) badly; bungle (often fol. by up): His interference bollixed up the whole deal.
*dictionary.com
It’s a common terms with the Brits.
I think he means “bollixed.” It means “messed up.” Probably related to British “bollocks.”
Carry on with what you were talking about.
or…
Pay no attention to that Bartman behind the curtain.
Nope, Blue Adept series is worse, if anything. One of the worlds is entirely (well, practically) populated by slaves who aren’t allowed to wear clothing. Very interesting books, but something the parents need to know about before getting it for the kids.
Sheesh, that’s what I get for trying to remember stuff from my college days. Ah well.Thanks for the catch. Looks like PJMomma would be better off with WP’s recommendations after all.
Looks like PJMomma would be better off with WP’s recommendations after all.
He said he’s coming back on the 17th.
Thank you again everybody for your suggestions.
I’ll echo the recommendation for White Fang. Almost anything by Jack London is a good read. And I would also echo what eddiebear said. In 4th grade I read every biography of all our Presidents. I think it developed my love of history.
PJM: By “he” you mean WP or your son?
If it’s WP…*does happy dance in advance*
Er, havng your son around would be quite nice too, indeed. I mean no slight to him.
Oh, and I’d like to put in my recommendation for Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series. My library defines it as sci fi so there.
Sheesh, that’s what I get for trying to remember stuff from my college days.
You remember college?
Piker.
PJM: By “he” you mean WP or your son?
hahahaha, what? I mean wickedpinto. My son’s 9. He just comes home after school.
Oh, how could I forget? Andre Norton. She is very nifty. Fun brain candy.
so I’m masturbating to the pic of PJ, and guess what?
The fucking librarian has the GALL to tell me to leave the fucking library!
What a bitch!
You should sue.
Your right to free speech was infringed upon.
Oh! Oh! Oh yeah baby! (pant pant) Yesssss!!
Maybe the librarian was just trying to focus on work,
and your manliness was a distraction.
Did you ask her out?
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Yo Brewfan, I think we have another IB Comment Hall of Fame™ entry.
Here is a cartoon about WickedPinto.
OMG!!!1!1!!!!!!!!!!!
I have preserved this historic comment for all eternity.
Wicked Pinto is probably better tuned in to recent sci-fi/fantasy offerings than I am
True story, I gave Cathy a book while I was down at the IBSBP, and this is how I offered it to here, plus or minus some stuff.
“It’s really not very good, but it has a strong pro-life message, that I can relate too. Don’t rush it, cuz it’s rather poorly written, but I like the message.”
Cathy can confirm or deny that approximate recommendation.
Point, Who lends someone else a book and then say’s, “it’s really not very good?”