This Made My Day/Improved My Day Thread!

[loldollas]

So our small campus of 650 students had an interesting evening with a drug dealer coming on campus and trying to sell to a senior. The senior ran to a hall only to be followed and a sophomore even let this guy in. The resident counselors were able to detain him in a study room have the cops called. Six squad cars and a van came to take him in. Interesting night, but cool to know how a derpy sophomore fucked it all up by being derpy.

edit: DUR FUNBUK REED GUD; didnt notice that this implies the senior was being chased by the dealer, and some dumb sophomore let the dealer in to a hall/floor that the senior he was chasing had probably gone to hide/run to.

god damn american year names.

1st year, 2nd year, 3rd year, 4th year

not freshman, sophomore, junior, senior

[Hobospartan]

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[quote author=Stein link=topic=3603.msg237907#msg237907 date=1327706830]
[quote author=Höböspärtän link=topic=3603.msg237629#msg237629 date=1327380238]
[quote author=at0m link=topic=3603.msg237584#msg237584 date=1327354738]
[quote author=Höböspärtän link=topic=3603.msg237579#msg237579 date=1327354048]
Got my driver's license and a car.  Fuck to the yes.

Congrats! What wheels?
[/quote]

Thanks!  It's a 2001 Subaru Forester, given to me by my grandmother.

Unfortunately, because I'm such a nice guy, my sister has been using it more than me since her car just died and she needs to get to class.[/quote]
Nice! I do love me some Subaru. Yours is built on the same frame as my 1999 Impreza I believe.
[/quote]

Yeah, I'm loving it so far, and a quick trip to wikipedia confirms the frame sharing.  It's only got 80000 miles on it, too, so  hopefully I can get a lot of years out of it.
[/quote]
Nice. Do some research on when people start having headgasket issues (you have the 2.5L engine, therefore your headgaskets will wear out before any other brand of car's will). I think 100k would be a safe time to do them. And as soon as you start getting overheating issues, STOP DRIVING THE CAR. I was just talking to someone over dinner who had still been driving his 2.5L Legacy after noticing overheating issues AND having a mechanic confirm its the HGs. And yet a week later he got stranded on the side of the road.
Whattup coolant in your oil and oil in your coolant. Hello engine rebuild.
[/quote]

Yeah, I plan on avoiding anything like that.  My sister's timing belt just took a shit, and it would have cost $3100 to fix it, then maybe more, since the mechanic couldn't check to see if the engine was running properly until he fixed that.  I plan on avoiding that kind of expense at ALL costs.

[Kirby]

[quote author=Stein link=topic=3603.msg238127#msg238127 date=1327941959]
[quote author=Höböspärtän link=topic=3603.msg237936#msg237936 date=1327729666]
[quote author=Stein link=topic=3603.msg237907#msg237907 date=1327706830]
[quote author=Höböspärtän link=topic=3603.msg237629#msg237629 date=1327380238]
[quote author=at0m link=topic=3603.msg237584#msg237584 date=1327354738]
[quote author=Höböspärtän link=topic=3603.msg237579#msg237579 date=1327354048]
Got my driver's license and a car.  Fuck to the yes.

Congrats! What wheels?
[/quote]

Thanks!  It's a 2001 Subaru Forester, given to me by my grandmother.

Unfortunately, because I'm such a nice guy, my sister has been using it more than me since her car just died and she needs to get to class.[/quote]
Nice! I do love me some Subaru. Yours is built on the same frame as my 1999 Impreza I believe.
[/quote]

Yeah, I'm loving it so far, and a quick trip to wikipedia confirms the frame sharing.  It's only got 80000 miles on it, too, so  hopefully I can get a lot of years out of it.
[/quote]
Nice. Do some research on when people start having headgasket issues (you have the 2.5L engine, therefore your headgaskets will wear out before any other brand of car's will). I think 100k would be a safe time to do them. And as soon as you start getting overheating issues, STOP DRIVING THE CAR. I was just talking to someone over dinner who had still been driving his 2.5L Legacy after noticing overheating issues AND having a mechanic confirm its the HGs. And yet a week later he got stranded on the side of the road.
Whattup coolant in your oil and oil in your coolant. Hello engine rebuild.
[/quote]

Yeah, I plan on avoiding anything like that.  My sister's timing belt just took a shit, and it would have cost $3100 to fix it, then maybe more, since the mechanic couldn't check to see if the engine was running properly until he fixed that.  I plan on avoiding that kind of expense at ALL costs.

[/quote]



2.5L Subaru's should come with a Pez dispenser thing for head gaskets.

[HeK]

[quote author=Höböspärtän link=topic=3603.msg238193#msg238193 date=1328024421]
[quote author=Stein link=topic=3603.msg238127#msg238127 date=1327941959]
[quote author=Höböspärtän link=topic=3603.msg237936#msg237936 date=1327729666]
[quote author=Stein link=topic=3603.msg237907#msg237907 date=1327706830]
[quote author=Höböspärtän link=topic=3603.msg237629#msg237629 date=1327380238]
[quote author=at0m link=topic=3603.msg237584#msg237584 date=1327354738]
[quote author=Höböspärtän link=topic=3603.msg237579#msg237579 date=1327354048]
Got my driver's license and a car.  Fuck to the yes.

Congrats! What wheels?
[/quote]

Thanks!  It's a 2001 Subaru Forester, given to me by my grandmother.

Unfortunately, because I'm such a nice guy, my sister has been using it more than me since her car just died and she needs to get to class.[/quote]
Nice! I do love me some Subaru. Yours is built on the same frame as my 1999 Impreza I believe.
[/quote]

Yeah, I'm loving it so far, and a quick trip to wikipedia confirms the frame sharing.  It's only got 80000 miles on it, too, so  hopefully I can get a lot of years out of it.
[/quote]
Nice. Do some research on when people start having headgasket issues (you have the 2.5L engine, therefore your headgaskets will wear out before any other brand of car's will). I think 100k would be a safe time to do them. And as soon as you start getting overheating issues, STOP DRIVING THE CAR. I was just talking to someone over dinner who had still been driving his 2.5L Legacy after noticing overheating issues AND having a mechanic confirm its the HGs. And yet a week later he got stranded on the side of the road.
Whattup coolant in your oil and oil in your coolant. Hello engine rebuild.
[/quote]

Yeah, I plan on avoiding anything like that.  My sister's timing belt just took a shit, and it would have cost $3100 to fix it, then maybe more, since the mechanic couldn't check to see if the engine was running properly until he fixed that.  I plan on avoiding that kind of expense at ALL costs.

[/quote]



2.5L Subaru's should come with a Pez dispenser thing for head gaskets.
[/quote]

The 2.2L was worse. Most of the HG problems were fixed by the time the phase 2 SOHC motors came out.
100,000 mile timing belt replacement: $60. Doing it right $300 (change the idlers and tensioner at the same time).

[Kirby]

[quote author=Kirby the Dick link=topic=3603.msg238200#msg238200 date=1328045667]
[quote author=Höböspärtän link=topic=3603.msg238193#msg238193 date=1328024421]
[quote author=Stein link=topic=3603.msg238127#msg238127 date=1327941959]
[quote author=Höböspärtän link=topic=3603.msg237936#msg237936 date=1327729666]
[quote author=Stein link=topic=3603.msg237907#msg237907 date=1327706830]
[quote author=Höböspärtän link=topic=3603.msg237629#msg237629 date=1327380238]
[quote author=at0m link=topic=3603.msg237584#msg237584 date=1327354738]
[quote author=Höböspärtän link=topic=3603.msg237579#msg237579 date=1327354048]
Got my driver's license and a car.  Fuck to the yes.

Congrats! What wheels?
[/quote]

Thanks!  It's a 2001 Subaru Forester, given to me by my grandmother.

Unfortunately, because I'm such a nice guy, my sister has been using it more than me since her car just died and she needs to get to class.[/quote]
Nice! I do love me some Subaru. Yours is built on the same frame as my 1999 Impreza I believe.
[/quote]

Yeah, I'm loving it so far, and a quick trip to wikipedia confirms the frame sharing.  It's only got 80000 miles on it, too, so  hopefully I can get a lot of years out of it.
[/quote]
Nice. Do some research on when people start having headgasket issues (you have the 2.5L engine, therefore your headgaskets will wear out before any other brand of car's will). I think 100k would be a safe time to do them. And as soon as you start getting overheating issues, STOP DRIVING THE CAR. I was just talking to someone over dinner who had still been driving his 2.5L Legacy after noticing overheating issues AND having a mechanic confirm its the HGs. And yet a week later he got stranded on the side of the road.
Whattup coolant in your oil and oil in your coolant. Hello engine rebuild.
[/quote]

Yeah, I plan on avoiding anything like that.  My sister's timing belt just took a shit, and it would have cost $3100 to fix it, then maybe more, since the mechanic couldn't check to see if the engine was running properly until he fixed that.  I plan on avoiding that kind of expense at ALL costs.

[/quote]



2.5L Subaru's should come with a Pez dispenser thing for head gaskets.
[/quote]

The 2.2L was worse. Most of the HG problems were fixed by the time the phase 2 SOHC motors came out.
100,000 mile timing belt replacement: $60. Doing it right $300 (change the idlers and tensioner at the same time).
[/quote]


My first car was a '92 2.2L Legacy Wagon, I had to do the head gasket 3 times in the time I owned the car. Part of that could have been attributed to teenage leadfoot syndrome, but still.

[Badgerman of DOOM]

This will sound petty as all hell but idgaf.
I have been making active attempts to not be in the general vicinity of said doucher discussed in FML thread. I have been a far happier person, I have found. I have been more forceful, I have laughed more, I have smiled more.

In unrelated news, I have started working out 2x a week and I enjoy it. My favorite streamer also came back online 2 days ago after a month long hiatus (his computer was bugging, did a reformat, and pulled out the 2 new RAM cards he got before this started happening which memtest checked as fine; it's been working perfectly ever since then), which makes me happy because he's an awesome son of a bitch. And my breakfast is cocoa crispies in chocolate milk. Be jelly.

[matter11]

In unrelated news, I have started working out 2x a week and I enjoy it.

weights or cardio? starting any regular routine is great but doctors I've talked to say you should do more than 2x. I know it's hard and can be impossible with work/school but it makes you feel great. also remember that the extreme soreness you feel after lifting gets less every time.

[Badgerman of DOOM]

[quote author=Ensign Epic link=topic=3603.msg238274#msg238274 date=1328107380]
In unrelated news, I have started working out 2x a week and I enjoy it.

weights or cardio? starting any regular routine is great but doctors I've talked to say you should do more than 2x. I know it's hard and can be impossible with work/school but it makes you feel great. also remember that the extreme soreness you feel after lifting gets less every time.
[/quote]

I try to start with stretching but that generally happens after my 20min run (place is smaller than normal due to construction). Do 17mins at 6 mph, 1 at 4, then jack it up to 11 about for the final 2 mins. 4 is walking speed for me and 6 is a light jog. 11 is running pretty fast, I'm essentially dead at the end of that after the 2.5 min cooldown walk thing the treadmill does. Then I do 3x sets of 15 on crunches and pushups, with leg and arm stretches to limber up a bit. Go down, use 3 machines aimed at arms and shoulders, recently integrated 5lb weight sets 2x15 per arm and end at 7.5 1x15 per arm to take some time when someone is using one of the machines I normally use. I prefer the 2x because I'm exercising to casually build some muscle, not due to fat (I am in the area of 6' and only 120-130 lbs).

[Saxxy]

[quote author=matter11 link=topic=3603.msg238282#msg238282 date=1328113037]
[quote author=Ensign Epic link=topic=3603.msg238274#msg238274 date=1328107380]
In unrelated news, I have started working out 2x a week and I enjoy it.

weights or cardio? starting any regular routine is great but doctors I've talked to say you should do more than 2x. I know it's hard and can be impossible with work/school but it makes you feel great. also remember that the extreme soreness you feel after lifting gets less every time.
[/quote]

I try to start with stretching but that generally happens after my 20min run (place is smaller than normal due to construction). Do 17mins at 6 mph, 1 at 4, then jack it up to 11 about for the final 2 mins. 4 is walking speed for me and 6 is a light jog. 11 is running pretty fast, I'm essentially dead at the end of that after the 2.5 min cooldown walk thing the treadmill does. Then I do 3x sets of 15 on crunches and pushups, with leg and arm stretches to limber up a bit. Go down, use 3 machines aimed at arms and shoulders, recently integrated 5lb weight sets 2x15 per arm and end at 7.5 1x15 per arm to take some time when someone is using one of the machines I normally use. I prefer the 2x because I'm exercising to casually build some muscle, not due to fat (I am in the area of 6' and only 120-130 lbs).
[/quote]
holy shit you are skinnier than me  :o
Also you can work out more than 2x a week, just eat a bit more
also you're not doing 15 reps for whatever it is you're doing on the machines, right?  That's a lot of reps :/

[matter11]

[quote author=Ensign Epic link=topic=3603.msg238291#msg238291 date=1328122160]
[quote author=matter11 link=topic=3603.msg238282#msg238282 date=1328113037]
[quote author=Ensign Epic link=topic=3603.msg238274#msg238274 date=1328107380]
In unrelated news, I have started working out 2x a week and I enjoy it.

weights or cardio? starting any regular routine is great but doctors I've talked to say you should do more than 2x. I know it's hard and can be impossible with work/school but it makes you feel great. also remember that the extreme soreness you feel after lifting gets less every time.
[/quote]

I try to start with stretching but that generally happens after my 20min run (place is smaller than normal due to construction). Do 17mins at 6 mph, 1 at 4, then jack it up to 11 about for the final 2 mins. 4 is walking speed for me and 6 is a light jog. 11 is running pretty fast, I'm essentially dead at the end of that after the 2.5 min cooldown walk thing the treadmill does. Then I do 3x sets of 15 on crunches and pushups, with leg and arm stretches to limber up a bit. Go down, use 3 machines aimed at arms and shoulders, recently integrated 5lb weight sets 2x15 per arm and end at 7.5 1x15 per arm to take some time when someone is using one of the machines I normally use. I prefer the 2x because I'm exercising to casually build some muscle, not due to fat (I am in the area of 6' and only 120-130 lbs).
[/quote]
holy shit you are skinnier than me  :o
Also you can work out more than 2x a week, just eat a bit more
also you're not doing 15 reps for whatever it is you're doing on the machines, right?  That's a lot of reps :/
[/quote]

-vary your reps from week to week for muscle shock, usually 3x8 but the occasional 2x12 or 4x6.
-make sure that you're doing exercises for your back and side-abs.
-Machines are easier to start on but using free weights and developing form is usually regarded as superior.
-Zaneyard would also yell something at you about doing squats and he'd be right.

[zaneyard]

free weights all the time

the only reason to do high reps is if you're conditioning for muscle endurance.

go to the library and read starting strength by mark rippetoe

start early and be a beast by the time that you are 21 like me.

it's really fucking easy to make gains when you're skinny. basically, eat as much as you can.

Machines are really bad for you at a medium to high level because it builds no practical strength. sure, you can do them curls but that strength doesn't do anything for you in the real world. also, it fucks with your muscle stability and forces your body into unnatural movements.

seriously, read starting strength or stronglifts 5x5
best i've ever felt in my life after learning about it.
once you get to a medium to high level and you want to maintain a bodyfat percentage close to 10%, look up lean gains by martin berkham.

get an invite to fitocracy
lots of people there in the fittit group that will help out. also, it's good for tracking exercises.

seriously, the only thing that's a bigger waste of time than wimpy isolated lifts is me trying to get with this girl that friendzoned me.

Obligitory
SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS EVERYBODY

[Eightball]

Everything Zane said

And keep meticulous records of your workouts! It's a lot easier to stick to a regimen if it's A) part of a routine and B) you record and can therefore see your progress

[zaneyard]

Everything Zane said

And keep meticulous records of your workouts! It's a lot easier to stick to a regimen if it's A) part of a routine and B) you record and can therefore see your progress

fitocracy.com

[Badgerman of DOOM]

not building for big muscles/10

[zaneyard]

not building for big muscles/10

what's your goal then?
and i swear to god if you say "I just wanna get tone" i'm going to slap a bitch.

[Geoff]

[quote author=Ensign Epic link=topic=3603.msg238330#msg238330 date=1328144592]
not building for big muscles/10

what's your goal then?
and i swear to god if you say "I just wanna get tone" i'm going to slap a bitch.
[/quote]


this is literally what you were all about for awhile unless you decided to stop being a little girl

[zaneyard]

[quote author=zaneyard link=topic=3603.msg238333#msg238333 date=1328145905]
[quote author=Ensign Epic link=topic=3603.msg238330#msg238330 date=1328144592]
not building for big muscles/10

what's your goal then?
and i swear to god if you say "I just wanna get tone" i'm going to slap a bitch.
[/quote]


this is literally what you were all about for awhile unless you decided to stop being a little girl
[/quote]
not really, just didn't learn the truth about strength training and muscle until last year. my goal in the beginning was to get stronger, i just didn't know how to go about it.

regardless, what's wrong with me not wanting to see other people waste their time?

[Stein]

On topic:

Since starting to do daily core exercises (a long list of random types of crunches, pushups, squats, and pullups although they're not core), my posture while walking has gotten noticeable better. Unfortunately, my posture still sucks while sitting down.

[zaneyard]

On topic:

Since starting to do daily core exercises (a long list of random types of crunches, pushups, squats, and pullups although they're not core), my posture while walking has gotten noticeable better. Unfortunately, my posture still sucks while sitting down.

fuck crunches. look up abdominal bridging, aka plank.
Your midsection will hate you.

[kaese]

[quote author=Stein link=topic=3603.msg238337#msg238337 date=1328147064]
On topic:

Since starting to do daily core exercises (a long list of random types of crunches, pushups, squats, and pullups although they're not core), my posture while walking has gotten noticeable better. Unfortunately, my posture still sucks while sitting down.

fuck crunches. look up abdominal bridging, aka plank.
Your midsection will hate you.
[/quote]

I thought doing crunches/sit-ups was detrimental to posture. Apparently reverse sit-ups are better?

Planks are great.