Things That Annoy You

[mellenORL]

I can't find a library copy. It's been out of print for a while. It's one of the earliest steam punk novels. If I hadn't actually owned the book and read it at least twice, it might as well be a figment of my imagination, for all the good my search efforts have been. My mistake was loan swapping sci-fi books with a co-worker for his books about 17 years ago. We did that every year for five years, and it saved us both a ton of money. He then died of a heart attack, and gawd knows I didn't want to pester his family about those books. I just figured I'd be able to find it at a used book store, like I had when I first bought it.

[Askold]

Just out of curiosity I decided to check if those books are in the library near me.

...The Difference engine is, as I can see by logging into the e-library with my library card and I can reserve it for myself if I wish to do so. ...Which I think I shall and I can read it during my family vacation which starts on Thursday.

[rookie]

I feel you, Mellon. I've been looking for an out of print book for, well, way too long now. Best of luck! If you haven't yet, don't be afraid to leave your name and number with local used book stores.

[mellenORL]

Yeah, that book and several other hard to find ones have been on my to do list a while. I'm hoping digital editions will pop up on kindle and my local library system, too. At least Askold can snag a copy. It's a pretty good read.

[Art Vandelay]

Yeah, that book and several other hard to find ones have been on my to do list a while. I'm hoping digital editions will pop up on kindle and my local library system, too. At least Askold can snag a copy. It's a pretty good read.

Out of curiousity, I did a quick eBay search, and it seems to be available. Would the be what you've been searching for?

[TheUnknown]

I started using a step ladder to do stepping exercises so I could lose weight.  And now I have to stop doing the exercises because it turns out that's yet another thing that makes my bowels shit themselves in more ways then one.  You can't keep giving me signs that being overweight is fucking up my health, and then actively sabotage my attempts to make things better by making my life miserable when I try, you piece of shit body.

[Zygarde]

That happend to me when I started working out, it should go away after a while. Not sure why it does that, but whatever.

[davedan]

I've heard developing a crack habit is a good way to loose weight.

[Sleepy]

Not as good as cutting off your limbs, though.

[davedan]

Especially seeing as you can't put food in your mouth with no hands.

[niam2023]

Don't worry, the fact that your body is reacting like this is a sign that 1) whatever you are doing is working 2) even though its upending how you usually feel, that's a sign things are changing.

Just take a three minute break and then commence again.

Once you're in good shape cardio wise then you can start doing bodyweight exercises, which will really help with both your body strength and your appearance.

There's also the fact that good weight habits are half formed in the gym half formed in the kitchen, so I'd advise that you cut back on portions and establish a good set of portion control habits.

[TheUnknown]

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I'm not sure if this is normal, though.  It's not the usual muscle pains that come from exercising.  Remember the post I made where I said I couldn't take NSAIDs anymore because of my irritable bowels?  The same thing happens after I do the steps; I get pains in my right side, an unpleasant feeling in my lower gut, and diarrhea.  It's also not instantaneous; it happens two days after I do it (I've actually been paying attention).  I started the steps last month, starting out every night for 10 minutes, and while I got a little better (got up to over 12 minutes and only needing to switch my stepping leg once a session), the abdominal pain and diarrhea persisted, even when I switched to every other night.  Now, even doing it once will cause a flare-up two days later.

The thing is, this isn't the first time I tried exercising, and this wasn't a problem before.  I did steps that didn't result in this happening, and I could walk two miles around my neighborhood with no problems.  This is the first time I've tried to start exercising again after an incident a few years ago (four maybe?) during Thanksgiving where I think I got food poisoning from bad raisins.  Ever since then, I've had these bowel problems where I would have diarrhea on and off for sometimes months at a time. 

Ever since then, I've been trying to better control it by seeing what causes flares most often; I can't eat boxed mac-&-cheese anymore, and drinking a single soda once a day for more than two days in a row will cause it.  I think this exercise is just another trigger for it, which sucks.  I've thought about doing it for less time, since I go up and down the stairs in my house without a problem.  I just don't know where the line is between "won't cause a flare" and "is no longer effective as an exercise".

And please don't say "see a doctor".  I know I should see a doctor.  I have no job (but I'm trying), so I have no health insurance.  GOD BLESS AMERICA!

On a much lighter note that has nothing to do with this, is there a media player besides Windows Media that just plays the song I select from my folder and doesn't add it to a stupid playlist?

Edit: Nevermind about the media player.  I figured it out.

[Art Vandelay]

I've heard developing a crack habit is a good way to loose weight.

Personally, I prefer to tight weight.

[mellenORL]

Yeah, that book and several other hard to find ones have been on my to do list a while. I'm hoping digital editions will pop up on kindle and my local library system, too. At least Askold can snag a copy. It's a pretty good read.

Out of curiousity, I did a quick eBay search, and it seems to be available. Would the be what you've been searching for?

Art, you just made my day! That's a gorgeous 20th anniversary edition (from 2011) in mint condition. I bought it. Thank you!

[Art Vandelay]

Yeah, that book and several other hard to find ones have been on my to do list a while. I'm hoping digital editions will pop up on kindle and my local library system, too. At least Askold can snag a copy. It's a pretty good read.

Out of curiousity, I did a quick eBay search, and it seems to be available. Would the be what you've been searching for?

Art, you just made my day! That's a gorgeous 20th anniversary edition (from 2011) in mint condition. I bought it. Thank you!

No problem. When in doubt, always check eBay.

Also, if you'd rather not wait for postage, it would seem that an, ahem, unofficial e-book exists. It's not Kindle compatible, but there are plenty of free .epub to .mobi converters floating about. Just thought I'd mention it is all. Do with that information what you will.