Weight Loss - Week 3

Weirfire - Had mother and aunt over for the weekend and ate out too much. Those Pizza Hut pizzas really went for the weight and after stuffing my face I am now 1lb heavier than when I started the competion.... oops Bazkaz - Has admitted to having lost a fair bit of weight although recently put a bit back on again. Anime Babe - Rumoured to still be snacking out on chocolate criossants but has been very quiet of late signalling a possible comeback due to exercising rather than posting on the forums. Palespyder - Probably the odds on favourite to win, through actually eating less and exercising although word has it this week he is off to Vegas to get drunk silly! (That's not going to help your weight fella :) ) All in all we are all sucking at this competition and I think I could actually win by just getting up and doing some exercise. Victory here we come 8D

The Race to Remember

There's an interesting article written on the BBC website about the survivors from World War I. Of the millions who fought in World War One, just a handful remain. It is now a race against time to record their memories of an event so many nations vowed never to forget. World War One is soon to cease to be an event in living memory. Of the millions of men who fought for Britain, just 10 survive. Their average age is 106, and this year is seen as the last chance to make a record of what happened to them almost a century ago. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4425176.stm If there is anyone I consider to be my hero then it is these men that fought in both World Wars so that people like us can live in freedom.

What you didn't know about the speed cameras

I just got this in an email so I'm only trusting it so far.... "Did you know that every time your car goes past a speed camera, even 1mph over the set limit it is registered and put on a database? You get a ticket only if you are way over the limit or, (this is the bit that we didn't know) if you receive over 20 near misses, you will be classed as a serial offender and get a ticket the next time you go just over the limit. This is why you hear of people being done for 34mph in a 30 limit area whilst others doing 39 do not. Following the Government 's freedom of information act you can now get access to speed camera offences registered in the last 12 months. You can check what has been registered against your vehicle at the following address http://www.e-database.co.uk You will be asked for a password but just click on the "need a password" Link and you will be given one for future use. If there is any data on your vehicle you can click on the camera window to see a copy of the photograph." I'm a little cynical about it as the web address is not a gov address and the website shows up with service unavailable.

Weight Loss - Week 2

After the first week of the competition, weirfire has done about 1 hour of exercise and it was just walking. Oh dear it's not looking good. Rumours have it that palespyder has cut down the food intake by 2/3 and has been regularly exercising (regularly, as in every day!!!). Other reports tell us that a certain competitor has let loose on a whole 12 pack of chocolcate criossants. Any know who that was?? We have yet to hear anything from our surprise late entry Bazkaz. Perhaps he has cut off his arms and legs so can no longer use his computer. You can't beat those tactics!!!

Get skinny competition under way

The contestants in the weight loss competition are anime babe - 176.6 lbs bazkaz - 177 lbs weirfire - 187.6 lbs palespyder - 274 lbs I was reading this thing in one of these fitness magazines that with just 35 calories and 40 percent of your daily vitamin C apiece--plus a bounty of cancer fighting lycopene in every bite--tomatoes are one of the best vegetables you can eat. That sucks considering I dont like tomatoes! If you dont mind letting the competition know what you're up to, give us some ideas about what you're doing in your efforts to win the competition.

Execution Hoax

The rumours going around about the missionary Ferdie Flores has thankfully been a hoax. I received this comment today under the previous blog. UPDATENovember 1, 2005As of this morning we had received dozens of e-mails and phone calls from several countries from many concerned parties requesting information concerning rumors about the impending execution of Bro. Ferdie Flores. Apparently the information is circulating via e-mail and SMS. I've contacted a source close to Bro. Flores regarding those rumors. That source has responded as follows: "The information you have received is not correct. That information has been going all over the Philippines and even to the States the last couple of days. Actually Ferdie and his family have experienced quite a bit of persecution recently instigated by the Roman Catholic Church. Several threats have been made by priests, but there has not been any physical harm done to Ferdie as of yet. Although last week a mob of about 250 people did surround Ferdie with stones, sticks, and machetes, but the Lord intervened and the crowd was dispersed without incident. As of now things are calm, but could erupt at any time. Ferdie has requested much prayer. But, he was never arrested and was never scheduled for execution as was reported. Hopefully this will clear things up for you. Thank you for writing."