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Maybe we need to propose a “silly pictures” thread on the board. I know some good pictures show up on various avatars, but it could be nice to see them all centralized.
Have a great Sunday.
Ada
Ada asked, so here it is.
Mine will be my Simpsonizing twins-the Kaboom sisters-members of the Springfield Bomb Squad
It was a beautiful day, the three foot snow banks had been reduced to puddles, like me after an hour in the gym. Even though the day was incredible, my heart really wasn’t in it. Then I realized that I had promised Judy on the forum some miles for her walk across America (If you haven’t read it you really should.). After quite a bit of procrastination (it took me 3 hours to tie my shoes!) I decided to summon my spirit animal. My spirit animal is not a wolf (Common people, you can’t all be wolves!), bear (No not a hairy man in chaps!) or even a moose (Who wants to be a moose?), it is… the mighty hamster! You probably think that I got gypped when it comes to spirit animals, I disagree.
So I finally got my butt out the door and it was a brisk 20 minute walk to the gym. Arriving at the gym I stepped on the tread mill, put on my mp3 and started listening to the Couch to 5k podcast, I’m in week 3. I still wasn’t feeling it, and was about to give up when a small fuzzy creature appeared on the console of the treadmill , was this a hallucination caused by the lack of oxygen? I hesitantly looked around to see if anybody else was having the same apparition. I looked at the lady on the treadmill beside me, she turned her head and smiled kindly. I don’t think she saw it. I looked at the gentleman on the other side of me, he turned his head smiled and winked at me. I smiled back nervously and kept running.
I thought to myself, “Am I the only one seeing this mouse?”
Then it replied in Japanese accent, “I am not a mouse you idiot! I am your inner hamster!”
“Inner master?” I questioned.
“No!, your inner hamster!!” He shouted.
My inner hamster went on to explain to me that hamsters are fastidious little creatures that like to run on treadmills or wheels for no apperent reason. He explained to me that when I get bored of being on the treadmill reach for your inner hamster!Increadably with all his explaining I hadn’t noticed that I had finished the first part of my workout. So I decided to go home, the little guy appeared in front of me and said,"Baka Hamuemon says you are not done cookie boy!!!”
Baka Hamuemon was right, I was not being true to my inner hamster, So I turned around and got back on the treadmill.Revitalised with the knowledge that the hamster was with me,and listening to Johnathan’s Former Fattie podcast(sorry Bree, it wasn’t the Bree centric episode.). I ran strong and majestic, I ran like a 10 year old child without his Ritalin, I ran...I ran like a hamster! The guy on the treadmill beside me loooked at me oddly. I shouted, “Your running style is good, but my hamster style is better!!!!!!!”
At the twenty eight minute mark I began to fade,could I go another two minute? Then I remembered Baka Hamuemon’s words,"Reach for your inner hamster,be the hamster,use the hamster!”
The hamster flowed strong in me, like my ever increasing torrents of sweat. I didn’t do my thirty minutes, I did thirty six minutes.
I left the gym with every molecule of my being charged with the hamster power!
It was another 20 minute walk home the exercise was done. So remember next time you feel un-motivated reach for your inner hamster
Shawn March 13 2007
“Reach for your inner hamster"-Baka Hamuemon
This is how I came up with my inner hamster-in truth a tribute to Shawn and his wonderful writing. And I don’t even do treadmill work!
“Reach for your inner hamster,be the hamster,use the hamster!”
The hamster flowed strong in me, like my ever increasing torrents of sweat. I didn’t do my thirty minutes, I did thirty six minutes.
I left the gym with every molecule of my being charged with the hamster power!
It was another 20 minute walk home the exercise was done. So remember next time you feel un-motivated reach for your inner hamster
Shawn March 13 2007
Reach for your inner hamster… oh, that is just hilarious! I love the story - Shawn writes with great imagery… I’ll have to send him kudos the next time I bump into him in this forum…
Thanks for sharing the origin of your Avatar… it all makes sense now.
Emmi… I think you need a close up shot of your face and the full sized image (no reducing the size).
I actually did it that way and I couldn’t figure out how to put some hair on me… instead, I took that pic, replicated it on the Simpsons movie web site and added the stubble (and, of course, the Duff Beer T-Shirt )
Judy, your picture is of a rare and elusive breed of animal known as “The Camster.” (Half cat, Half hamster) This animal is a distant relative of the Jackalope. See attatched photo:
Emmi, your photo has to be 640x480, 72 dpi and a front view headshot, with a blank background, if it doesn’t work, try again, like I said it took me 5 times!
it all makes sense now.
