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11 January 2007

Either the mirrors at Bloomingdales are rigged, or my insane gym-going last week is actually paying off. Woo!→[More:] It's nice to see myself and think, "Damn, I look good" again. It's been a while.

(Though I'm not totally discounting the possibility that the mirrors at Bloomingdales are rigged, because that was about the nicest bathroom I have ever been in, and magic "Look how wonderful you look! You should buy expensive clothes to celebrate!" mirrors would not have been out of the realm of possibility.)

post by: occhiblu at: 14:12 | 24 comments

It's probably some of both. Congrats.

posted by danostuporstar 11 January | 14:15

Maybe the mirror's been working out.

posted by jonmc 11 January | 14:17

The piano has been drinking....

I don't know why I had to post this, but I did. *shrug*

posted by mudpuppie 11 January | 14:26

Maybe the mirror's been working out

I don't know -- Bloomingdales seems all stereotypically New York socialite and shit. I would suspect it's more likely to be anorexic, you know? (Whereas in SF chains, the skinny mirror would be vegan.)

posted by occhiblu 11 January | 14:28

Bloomingdales seems all stereotypically New York socialite and shit. I would suspect it's more likely to be anorexic, you know? (Whereas in SF chains, the skinny mirror would be vegan.)

Yeah, fuckin mirrors. The one in the men's room here is on steroids, and the one at Antarctica has a beer gut and bluured vision. What is it with fuckin' mirrors anyway, always reflecting shit and breaking and causing seven years of bad luck. Stupid shiny-ass bastards.

posted by jonmc 11 January | 14:30

Mine has wrinkles. Shit.

I mean, yaaaay occhi! I hope I can say something similar sometime soon.

posted by Specklet 11 January | 14:36

yay! congrats occhiblu!

posted by small_ruminant 11 January | 14:36

:) happymirrorthing. It's so good. I look great in our elevator mirror... I want to steal it and take it with me wherever I go.

posted by taz 11 January | 14:43

Great news occhiblu! Good for you. Feeling and looking great is one of the best feelings, for me anyway. :)

posted by LoriFLA 11 January | 15:02

Yes. It actually inspired me to go the gym again yesterday. "Look! My butt looks good! Must keep cute butt!" :)

posted by occhiblu 11 January | 15:05

*admires naturally slender form in mirror, feels momentary pang for people who have to exercise, then leans back with sub and cigarette*

posted by jonmc 11 January | 15:07

I actually like to exercise -- I've been feeling a HELL of lot better this week than I have in a while, weight loss or no. I suspect that's more the yoga than the gym, but I also think the yoga works better when I'm slightly lighter than I am right now, so it all ties in.

I was also pleasantly surprised last week to find out how strong I still am. I hadn't done any work with weights in a long time, but apparently yoga is just as (or more?) strength-building as they say it is. I feel all superhero-y.

posted by occhiblu 11 January | 15:10

(OK, that "or more?" made no sense in that previous comment. Sorry.)

posted by occhiblu 11 January | 15:12

Heh, I hate to burst bubbles (liar), but a tiny bit of concavity on the vertical axis is quite common in large mirrors, and this slight distortion can do wonders for someone's appearance.

Of course, the opposite is also true, that is, convexity.

posted by mischief 11 January | 15:13

I actually like to exercise -- I've been feeling a HELL of lot better this week than I have in a while, weight loss or no.

More power to you and good luck. It's just that I've always been able to eat loads of junk food and guzzle beer and still be naturally slender, so it gives me the occasional opportunity to playfully gloat. Although, when I briefly quit smoking a few years ago, I put on about 30 pounds. When I started again, it went away.

So the secret to weight loss is smoking, basically.

posted by jonmc 11 January | 15:14

tiny bit of concavity on the vertical axis is quite common in large mirrors

Yeah, and they were tilted a bit... like I said, I do suspect there was some "Let's boost people's egos so they buy clothes" alchemy going on.

But the scale numbers are down, and my clothes fit better, and my face looks leaner in the mirror at home, and I have a LOT more energy and a MUCH better general outlook on life, so... I'm deciding I'm allowed to believe in the cuteness of my butt. :)

posted by occhiblu 11 January | 15:19

I'm deciding I'm allowed to believe in the cuteness of my butt. :)

With that outlook on life, you'll go far, ms. occhi

yay for feeling good!

posted by gaspode 11 January | 15:25

may I also be allowed to believe in the cuteness of occhi's butt? Because I really am a true believer. The sooner we have someone in the White House who believes he/she gets messages from occhiblu's cute butt, the better. The fate of the world is hanging on this, guys!

jonmc, I do believe you will punished for your gloating one day. I have to believe this, and I can't wait to see the photos you take at the gym, in between huffing and puffing. We'll forgive the little drops of sweat obscuring the lens.

posted by taz 11 January | 15:39

I can't wait to see the photos you take at the gym, in between huffing and puffing.

If you ever see a jonmc-looking cat at the gym, it'll be an imposter, so feel free to shoot him. I'll be in the bar next door.

posted by jonmc 11 January | 15:41

My cute butt channels all that is good and hopeful in the world. It is true.

posted by occhiblu 11 January | 15:44

*erects satin-draped occhibutt house altar, lights cute, cute, butt shaped candles, strews nosegays¹ about, and sacrifices small, lovely dishes of broccoli arrabiata*

¹ because that's what they use for boutonnières

posted by taz 11 January | 16:05

Hooray for occhi's sweet heiney!

posted by jrossi4r 11 January | 16:34

This thread is useless without pictures.

posted by jason's_planet 11 January | 22:46

jonmc, I do believe you will punished for your gloating one day.
Yeah, I used to be like that too - eating all sorts of shit all the time, never doing any real exercise and staying at 75kg no matter what. Since I gave up smoking, the weight has gradually piled on and, at 87kg, it is time to do something about it. Goodbye heaping bowls of icecream, assorted takewaways, chocolate and every other kind of food worth eating - hello rabbit food and endless bike riding.

Still, I will feel a lot better, I know. It all came crashing home to me last might when I got heartburn for the first time in my life and I can only attribute it to the extra bulk around my middle. Also, the welts from my belt, because I refuse to do it up at a larger hole out of sheer obstinacy.

posted by dg 11 January | 23:57

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