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Brendon doesn't believe that he has drinking problems. An univited visitor thinks otherwise. Can Brendon get sober?
A/N: A one-shot based on a dream I dreamt last night. Have fun reading!
Update I might make this more than a one-shot. ^^
Brendon threw the empty booze bottle in the sink carelessly. It broke with a loud scrunching sound and the smallest shards of glass danced down the drain. Brendon decided that he wouldn't bother with cleaning it up just yet. He just wanted a couple hours of sleep first.
It was one of those nights where Brendon had downed a couple of drinks because he felt bored. He was alone in his big house and had a loaded liquor selection which cried for him to drink some of it. Brendon found nothing wrong with it as he was a grown man. Fully allowed to drink alcohol.
What he tried to suppress was that the drinking occasions had started to happen more often.
Brendon wasn't exactly drunk. He felt fuzzy, warm and invincible but didn't splutter or have a problem with his balance.
He inhaled the dry air and parted his lips. "Bye sun." he breathed and gazed through the window at the orange sunset with his dark eyes. Brendon couldn't tear his eyes off of the sun but snapped out of the spell as soon as he couldn't see the flaming ball of helium anymore. What if someone mooned on the moon, he thought and giggled. It was amusing to think that the satellites circulating the moon would photograph a naked butt. And even funnier to think about what the scientists' reactions would be.
Brendon walked into his bedroom and undressed. The black t-shirt and his blue skinny jeans was thrown onto a chair. His new black boxers was allowed to stay on as he crawled underneath the soft covers and sighed happily.
Being a little bit intoxicated drowned his feelings of being alone and left out. He shifted in the bed to find the perfect position to sleep in.
As Brendon laid on his side he felt a strange pressure to his left. Like someone was lying right next to him.
He pushed the thought out of his head and grunted as he relaxed every muscle in his body. The relaxation didn't last for long though as Brendon felt a pair of arms wrapping around his waist. I haven't invited someone, have I?, Brendon thought. No, he then answered himself. Brendon immediately became tense.
Someone was spooning him and breathing into his ear.
Brendon didn't have time or sense enough to be afraid. He turned to face the uninvited spooner and gasped. It was himself.
Or well, himself with paler skin and dark circles underneath his eyes. The pale Brendon reeked of alcohol and sweat and he was shaking slightly.
"What the fuck?" Brendon blurted out and jerked. He knocked a lamp on his bedside table over in his outburst and his covers were partly removed. The intruder was wearing nothing but unfresh black boxers with a big hole on the side.
"Surprised to see me?" the pale Brendon asked and grinned. His teeth were yellow and he had wrinkles on his forehead as he smiled.
Brendon couldn't understand why a shabby imitator of himself would go so far that he actually broke into his house. This guy must be insane, Brendon figured. "Yes. Who are you? Why are you disguised to look like me?" Brendon asked with fear in his voice.
The intruder laughed merrily and shook his head. Greasy locks of hair fell onto his face. "Don't you understand?" he then asked without really answering Brendon's questions.
Maybe this is a dream, Brendon thought and everything clicked. Of course it was a dream! There was simply no other explanations.
"Yeah, I do. You are only in my imagination. I'm dreaming." Brendon stated and smiled as he thought that he had figured it all out. "Just a bad dream." he repeated quietly for himself.
The intruder sighed and rolled his eyes. Then he sat up in the bed and scratched Brendon's cheek with the long nail on his index finger. Brendon wailed and touched the place where the intruder had penetrated his skin. Brendon froze as he saw blood on his hands. The wound stung like a bitch.
"Still think it's a dream?" the pale imitator asked calmly. No, Brendon thought. This is real.
Suddenly he felt anger bubbling up from within and he balled his fists up. No one had the right of coming into his house in the middle of the night! "You fucker!" Brendon screeched and punched the intruder across his face.
An electric shock went through Brendon's body and he felt rippling pain on his face. A power made him jolt back and fall off of the bed. Blood ran down his face from where his eyebrow had split open.
The intruder got out of the bed and sat down next to Brendon who was lying splayed out on the floor. "Get it now?" he asked softly.
Brendon coughed and groaned. He had no idea about what was going on. All he knew was that it was something wrong with the imitator and that he was dangerous.
"Don't kill me." he whispered to recieve a scoffing laugh from the pale version of himself. "Think Brendon. Think."
Brendon didn't feel invincible anymore. He tried to focus on everything that the intruder had said.
When Brendon had tried to hit him, he had hit himself instead. He was slowly starting to get it.
"You are me..." Brendon whispered and closed his eyes. The pale Brendon clapped his hands. "Bing! Score! Finally..."
Brendon grimaced. "But you look terrible."
"Thank you for that nice compliment!" the intruder said sarcastically. "Now, come on. I have to show you something." he continued.
The pale Brendon got up to his feet and grabbed Brendon's hand and helped him to stand up. The intruder led Brendon into the bathroom and stopped in front of the sink. "Now tell me what you see." he ordered.
Brendon looked into the mirror and was shocked to see his own reflection. He had long greasy hair, pale skin, dark circles underneath his eyes and small wounds on his face. "This can't be true." he said in disbelief and watched his yellow teeth and trashed boxers. He turned around as he had so many questions to ask himself.
But the intruder was gone and Brendon was all alone to realize how bad his situation really was.


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Holdenby House
Holdenby House is a historic country house in Northamptonshire, traditionally pronounced and sometimes spelt Holmby. The house is situated in the parish of Holdenby, six miles (10 km) northwest of Northampton and close to Althorp.
The house is a private residence, though the gardens are open to the public and include a falconry centre. The interior of the mansion is opened to the public for a few days of the year.
The house was completed 1583 by the Elizabethan Lord chancellor, Sir Christopher Hatton. Following the great house's completion Hatton refused to sleep a night in the mansion until Queen Elizabeth I had slept there. Hatton's new house was in fact one of the largest palaces of the Tudor period, rivalling in size both Audley End and Theobalds and was reputed to be approximately 78,750 square feet (7,300 m²), although this probably included the two great courtyards around which it was built. The facades were symmetrical, with mullioned windows and open Doric arcades thus reflecting the arrival of the new renaissance style of architecture gradually spreading from Italy. The cost of building Holdenby financially ruined Hatton who died shortly after(1591).[1]
In 1607 the mansion was bought by Elizabeth's successor James I.
In February 1647, after the First English Civil War, Charles I was brought to Holdenby by the Scots and handed over to English Long Parliament. He remained a prisoner there until in June 1647 cornet George Joyce seized him and took him to Newmarket in the name of the New Model Army.[2] Parliament later sold the property to Captain Adam Baynes who demolished the house almost entirely except for a small domestic wing.
Holdenby later in 1709 was bought by the Marlborough family, who in turn sold it to their kinsmen the Clifden Family whose descendants in the female line, the Lowthers, still own the property. The Clifdens had a new house built in the style of the older mansion, incorporating the older mansion's remains but being only about one eighth of its size.[3] The first phase of the new house was designed by the architects Richard Carpenter and William Slater and built in 1873-75.[3] A second phase was designed by Walter Mills and built in 1877-78.[4]
Today all that remains of Hatton's great house are two archways and the kitchen wing incorporated into the Victorian rebuild, now standing on a lawn, which once gave access to the courtyards; a near identical third arch bears the date 1659 and so must have been built for Baynes the Cromwellian owner.[4]
The present owners are James & Karen Lowther.
In July 2011, Holdenby House was used by the BBC for BBC One's adaption of the Charles Dickens' classic, Great Expectations. The exterior of the house was used for three days of filming in July, after the film crew spent four days transforming it, and another two days returning it to the 21st Century. 80 tonnes of mud, weeds and creepers up the drive turned the outside of Holdenby into the decaying Satis House.
- ^ "The history". Holdenby House.
- ^ Austin Woolrych (2004). Britain in Revolution: 1625-1660,Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-927268-9, ISBN 978-0-19-927268-6. p. 363
- ^ a b Pevsner & Cherry, 1973, page 261
- ^ a b Pevsner & Cherry, 1973, page 263
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Cherry, Bridget (1973) [1961]. Northamptonshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 261–263. ISBN 0-14-071022-1.
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Getting rid of old games:
1 Fuzzy Boots, Sun, 25th Nov '12 4:43:52 PM from Pittsburgh, PA
WandererSo, my wife has been complaining about the piles of old C Ds from games past and frankly, she's got a point. I've got two reasons I've been holding onto the games. First, nostalgia. I put a lot of money into buying them and it feels strange to just toss it like that. Secondly, the state of copyright means that any game I get rid of, if I ever feel like playing it again, unless some group like Go G has picked it up, I've got the choice of either shelling out $100+ for the one person with a remaining copy or I have to download it illegally. Thoughts?
2 Sabbo, Sun, 25th Nov '12 4:50:20 PM from Australia Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
Perhaps you should look up which of the games you possess you could re-get legally (for cheap), and only get rid of the hard copies of those?
3 Shirow Shirow, Sun, 25th Nov '12 6:38:48 PM from Land of maple syrup Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
Saintia SHOU!Gah! Part of me wants to rush over to your place and propose alternative storage options, but I'll assume well-boxed collections in the closet or under the bed aren't an option. But yeah, probably has the best solution. Plenty of the classics of yesteryear are available on PSN for download. Keep your hands on the more esoteric titles, the ones that aren't getting a digital release due to lack of interest or copyright issues. And make sure you take every effort to give your games a good home before trashing them!
edited 25th Nov '12 6:39:44 PM by ShirowShirow
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All-Around AspirantTo add, the titles that you can do away with can be sold online for a pretty hefty sum for other collectors to salivate with (I've even read about a gamer who apparently sold his entire video game collection, starting with the classics, for $1 million, I think).
How far will your twenty pesos go?
5 burnpsy, Sun, 25th Nov '12 9:49:25 PM from Ontario, Canada Relationship Status: Abstaining
The Eternal FoolI would suggest the "small, tidy box under the bed" option as well, but yeah - try selling the ones you have to let go of.
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The BEST chili I've ever made! I followed the recipe word for word and it came out GREAT! I'm not exactly a wiz in the kitchen and I had no issues with the recipe and feel like I could make this for guests! My family loved it and it's even better the next day! I used Sierra Nevada for the beer.
Smoky Beef-and-Bacon Chili
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Bacon, fire-roasted tomatoes, and spicy smoked paprika give this easy-to-make chili recipe a deep, complex flavor. While it's great right after you make it, it's even better the next day. Serve with warm cornbread for a complete meal.
Yield: Makes 6 servings
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 465
- Calories from fat: 62%
- Protein: 26g
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated fat: 12g
- Carbohydrate: 19g
- Fiber: 4.3g
- Sodium: 1078mg
- Cholesterol: 94mg
- 2 slices thick-cut bacon, finely chopped
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
- 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 tsp. chili powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sweet smoked Spanish paprika (pimentón dulce)*
- 1/2 teaspoon to 1 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
- About 1 tsp. salt
- 1 can (14.5 oz.) crushed fire-roasted tomatoes or regular crushed tomatoes
- 1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce
- 1 cup flavorful, medium-bodied beer, such as Anchor Steam
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire
- 1 can (14.5 oz.) pinto beans, drained
- Sour cream, sliced green onions, and/or coarsely shredded cheddar cheese for topping
- 1. In a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat, cook bacon, stirring until it just begins to brown, about 4 minutes. Add onion, lower heat to medium, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, 4 to 7 minutes. Uncover pan, stir in garlic, and cook 1 minute.
- 2. Increase heat to medium-high and add ground beef; break it up with a wooden spoon and stir gently until it loses its raw color, 7 minutes. Stir in spices and 1 tsp. salt and cook 1 minute. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, beer, and Worcestershire and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover partially, and cook 30 minutes.
- 3. Add beans and cook 10 minutes, uncovered. Season to taste with salt. Serve warm, with toppings on the side.
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- Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.
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An AU in which the world seen in Back To Reality is the true reality.
Except for the door buzzer.
The door buzzer was a hideous banshee whine. Sebastian did not like visitors; they were usually fawning sycophants, and he did not like to be interrupted by their ilk. The buzzer was therefore a perfect expression of his feelings on its use. People learned very quickly to treat it with respect, and not come visiting unless it was a matter of life or death. Rarely even then, actually. Sebastian did not like to take his work home with him.
Sebastian's teeth ground together as the buzzer screeched. He tossed his pen on the table, stood up, pulled his suit jacket on over his shirt and vest, and walked to the door, yanking it open with a glower for the cyborg who waited calmly on the other side. "What is it?" he barked, testily.
"It's Jake Bullet, sir," the cyborg replied. Sebastian could not tell cyborgs apart, even though he had befriended one; they all looked abso-fucking-lutely identical to him. He therefore took the badge that Jake held out and examined it. Fortunately, Jake was incapable of taking offense at Sebastian's inability to recognize him, or his insistence on seeing an ID before letting the officer in.
Sebastian greeted the cyborg more courteously as he handed the ID back. "What do yeh need? It's a little late for traffic concerns, innit?" If Jake had interrupted him for anything trivial, Sebastian would need to give him a good talking-to. Perhaps even have him reprogrammed.
"It's... this, sir," Jake replied, stepping into the entryway and pulling on something he had been holding behind him, dragging it until it stood in front of him. It was Sebastian's filthy, smelly, and, at that point, highly inebriated half-brother, and Sebastian put his head in his hand with a sigh. "He was being drunk and disorderly in a People's Public House down by the water. I thought it might be better to avoid a scene and bring him here myself, Mister Doyle, sir."
"You're a good cop, Bullet," Sebastian replied. He made a motion as if to take Billy's scraggly collar in his hand, but recoiled in disgust at the boozy breath that flowed over him as the other man belched. Billy immediately started to snore, and Sebastian stepped back. "Er - would yeh mind dumpin' him on the couch?"
"Certainly, sir," Jake replied, pulling the man into the living room without ceremony.
Sebastian waited in the entryway. Damn that useless pile of human flesh who was his half-brother. The man had no self-control, no talents, no skills. Damn Sebastian, as well, for promising their mother on her deathbed that he would look after the blighter. If only he had taken any interest at all in any kind of work, Sebastian would happily have supported him, but his only interests were drink, poker, and spending with breathtaking speed what money he could wheedle out of Sebastian.
Jake walked back in, straightening his mackintosh. "I have to go back to work, sir."
Sebastian nodded. "All right, mate. Thanks for bringing that one by."
Jake slipped his sunglasses on - utterly pointless, as the cyborg saw by short-wave radiation, but it was one of his quirks. He turned to Sebastian and lowered his voice. "Sir - I should warn you. Some of the boys down in Vice are getting a little tired of hauling this one in. It was pure luck that I was ticketing cars in the vicinity. At some point - he might have an accident, if you know what I'm getting at. The Vice boys aren't cyborgs."
"Thanks, man," Sebastian replied, patting Jake on the back. After locking the door behind Jake, Sebastian rang the bell for the maid, and brooded.
She arrived within a minute and curtsied silently; Sebastian told her to give Billy a bath and pop him in the guest room. Shrieks emerged from the living room shortly after she went off to do so, and Sebastian sent the butler in after her.
Damn the man, Sebastian thought again as he retired to his work room, hanging up his jacket and settling back down to his writing. But his concentration was shot to hell. Jake's caution nagged at him. Half of Sebastian wondered how in hell he was going to keep Billy safe. He would pretty much have to put the man under house arrest in his own home; Billy would be out getting in copious quantities of trouble as soon as he left. But part of Sebastian wondered if it would be such a bad thing if Billy did... meet with an accident. It was no different than his own work, really.
That line of thought started to bring on a whanging headache. Sebastian had very strong feelings about his work. Everybody who was altered in his bureau had crossed a very clear line of right and wrong. They were all investigated scrupulously. He was no casual killer; what he did, he did to make far more people safe than were harmed by the doings of his department. What Jake was referring to would be tantamount to just plain murder, wouldn't it?
Sebastian put his pen down again, leaned back, and sighed. He had pondered this problem, night after night, for most of his adult life. Tonight would not give him any more of an epiphany than any previous night he had spent pondering at his desk while his half-brother snored off another drunken fit in his guest bedroom. Screw it all, he decided. He needed his sleep for the presentation tomorrow.
He walked to his room, carefully removed his clothing, put it into the hamper, cleaned his teeth, took a Tranquilizer of the People, and slipped into his spacious bed. He fell asleep to Billy's noisy snores, which drifted in under his door from the bedroom down the hall.
"A conclave of scientists were attempting to overturn Official Established Truths. This was, of course, unacceptable; the belief in Established Truths is all that keeps society functioning correctly, as we know. They were actually attempting to contradict," Sebastian shook his head, "the Law of Gravity. Two of the scientists were amenable to rehabilitation; the remaining twelve had to be altered." Sebastian clicked over to the next slide. Presentations to the heads of parallel departments were an important part of his work, and one that he actually found himself looking forward to. They were a proof to the world that what he was doing was right and good, for the betterment of all. He knew that some in his department enjoyed their work quite a lot on its own merits, and Sebastian tried to curb that enthusiasm where he could. Enthusiasm was good - but not in all things.
"Twenty-eight writers. Three were poets, ten were playwrights. The rest appeared to be merely distributors of leaflets, but they all had in common that they wished to sow disorder and create chaos that would undermine the civilization in which we live, the very thing that keeps them safe from the evil of other men. None of them have been amenable to rehabilitation. Alteration will be performed on them all within the week."
Sebastian touched the switch that raised the lights, and was treated to a smattering of applause from the men in suits gathered around the table. It was an Official Established Truth that women were unfit for command. A portly man with a sprinkling of white hair above his ears stood and cleared his throat. Sebastian unbuttoned his suit jacket and sat.
"Thank you for your update, Voter-Colonel Doyle," the man said in a reedy voice. "Your efforts on behalf of the State are most appreciated. The Department of Morality will give our own full report at the next session. Until then, I have a brief announcement. We have seen an alarming upswing in deviant sexual practices. We are therefore announcing new door prizes for those who bring masturbators, readers of pornography, and homosexuals to the mercy of the State. We have also gained approval to sentence harborers of such perverts to alteration. For the Glory of the State."
The ceremonial blessing was echoed by all others at the table. They stood and started to collect their papers, the room filling with the murmurs of individual conversations. The white-haired head of Morality trotted over to Sebastian and shook his hand enthusiastically. "A true servant of the State, Doyle. Your example inspires us all."
"Eh, it's nuthin'," Sebastian replied. "Just doin' what I can. Yeh know how it is, Swindon, doncha?"
"I do!" Instead of releasing his hand, Morality Minister Swindon tugged it, bringing Sebastian closer. "Have your boys keep an eye on Intelligence Chief Langley, my friend. I've heard rumors that he's a gratuitous fornicator and," he glanced back and forth, conspiratorially, "a masturbator."
Sebastian snorted. "If I can keep me own masturbation under control, it's no excuse for him!" He was cursed with an enormous libido. He sometimes wondered if it were a test from some higher power, but part of him rebelled against that. Why the hell should he be tested any more than Langley? And if there were some pressing need to test him, wasn't Billy test enough?
Swindon laughed and clapped him on the shoulder. "Hell of a chap you are, Doyle. Hell of a chap." He winked at Sebastian as he walked out, tossing a nod to Langley. The skinny, jittery head of Intelligence turned his thin-lipped frown from Swindon to Sebastian, then tried to turn his lips upwards to make the frown a smile. The resulting rictus made shivers run down Sebastian's back, and he knew that the smile he returned did not touch his eyes.


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Interpersonal Relationships, Group and Intergroup Processes This involves the teaching of skills that are necessary for an effective organization. This may include negotiation, conflict resolution, team work, communication, leadership and so on.
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My First Double Century
August 12th, 2009 • Comments Cycling/Fitness
Tags: Connecticut, cycling, Maine, Thread City Cyclers, training
A blurry shot of the 200 mile group. I am second from the left in a borrowed vest and arm warmers (thanks John!)
On Saturday, August 8th, I completed my first double century (200 miles) bike ride with a small group of Thread City Cyclers. The ride took us from Willington, CT to Portland, ME. The route had been ridden multiple times by Garth Bean, and he was gracious enough to let us tag along this time around.
All in all, I must say it was an incredible experience. It took an indescribable amount of physical and mental endurance, and it is definitely an athletic achievement I am glad to have completed.
James Stewart Discuses Supercross, The Internet and His Future with Mike Martin
April 28th, 2009 • Comments Featured, Interview
Tags: Chad Reed, cycling, Interview, James Stewart, supercross, Twitter
James Stewart took the win in Salt Lake City. Photo by Brendan Lutes of TWMX.
James Stewart is a superstar of the motocross industry. He rides with incredible flow and style and is constantly raising the sport to a new level. In addition, he is the most well known motocross rider, outside of the industry.
After writing an article on Stewart's new website and Twitter account, I recently got a chance to interview the motocross sensation. Below is the interview in both audio and text format. Enjoy!
Music Which Gets Me Pumped to Ride
April 19th, 2009 • Comments Cycling/Fitness, Motocross Tips
Tags: Clipse, cycling, Cycling/Fitness, Disturbed, Immortal Technique, Lil Wayne, motivation, motocross, music, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, System of a Down
Music is a great motivator for cycling and motocross. Photos by Jonathan Shield and Paul Buckley
Both motocross and cycling are very intense adrenaline pumping sports. As a result, music is a great motivational factor for both activities. While "good" music is obviously a very subjective thing, everyone is always looking for good music, and because of this, my favorite motivational music for riding is listed below. Feel free to check out the artists and leave your comments/recomendations at the end of the article.
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What is Your Favorite Electrolyte Replacement Drink for Cycling?
March 20th, 2009 • Comments Cycling/Fitness
Tags: Accelerade, ClifBar, cycling, Cycling/Fitness, Cyomax, electrolytes, Heed, MotorTabs, training
Electrolyte Replacement Drinks are crucial to cycling success. Photo by BurningKarma.
Nutrition is a huge part of cycling. Without proper nutrition, you will be unable to maintain a steady pace and your performance will be much poorer than what it should be. One of the most important parts of your nutritional plan is the electrolyte replacement drink you consume during your rides.
The world of electrolyte replacement drinks is very big, and there are a multitude of options on the market. Most riders have favorites which they prefer to drink. However, as a relatively new cyclist, I am still trying to find my favorite brand of electrolyte replacement drink.
As a result, I've turned to you guys, the loyal readers of MikeMartinRacing.com. What are your favorite electrolyte replacement drinks? I know some are better than others, and rather than constantly change my program trying to find the best brand, I'm asking you what yours is. Your responses will greatly impact my choice of electrolyte replacement drink heading into the near future, so don't forget to leave your reply in the comments.
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Running is a Great Way to Cross-Train, Even for Cyclists
March 11th, 2009 • Comments Cycling/Fitness
Tags: cross-training, cycling, economy, Running, training
I began cycling in order to train for motocross. I knew that I needed to be in better shape in order to perform at my absolute highest at the track on the weekends. I was never a huge running fan, and cycling was more similar to motocross than any of the other cardio activities I had tried. As a result, cycling became my training method of choice by default, not because I enjoyed the sport.
However, after spending an entire spring, summer and fall cycling almost every day, I grew to love the sport. The speed, adrenaline rush and sense of adventure I got from the sport left me dying to ride day in and day out.
After about 10 months of solid cycling, I have ben adding a good amount of running into my training program. Before cycling I really disliked running, but I have begun to love it. I still prefer cycling to running any day, but, running is a great substitution when cycling just does not fit into my program.
If you are currently a cyclist, and looking for a way to add some diversity to your program, running is a great option, and heres why.
Running Uses Less Time
I'm a teenager, and as a result I am a pretty busy person. Between school, homework, this website, and cycling, I have little to no free time. As a result, sometimes I don't have two or three hours to spend on the bike. However, when I still want to get a good cardio workout in, I have begun turning to running. Spending 30-45 minutes running can give me the same workout in less than half the time.
The stark time difference between running and cycling may lead you to wonder why I don't just run all the time. Well, the reason is quite simple: I don't enjoy it. For me, running takes a lot of mental perserverance and it overall just isn't as fun for me. If I based all of my cardio training off of running, I would have a very tough time running day in and day out, which would make my training less effective.
Running Uses Different Muscles
Unfortunately, when you cycle you use essentially the same muscles day in and day out. While this is great if you are trying to build those muscles, when cross training, it is crucial to build more than the standard set of muscles so that you are totally prepared for motocross.
This is where running comes in. Running works a totally different set of muscles as cycling which is a great way to round out your training and ensure that you are as prepared for motocross as possible.
Furthermore, this will allow you to train more often. Because running uses different muscles which allows you to put in hard days of riding and running back to back without feeling too many of the effects. This will allow you to train harder and more often and allow your muscles to recover at the same time, which is an earth shattering training routine.
Variety Helps Make Your Training More Effective
As I wrote about a few weeks ago, having variety in your training can help make your training more effective, which is, of course what everyone is trying to do with their training. Introducing running into your program in addition to just cycling can help keep you motivated to train throughout the week and prevent dry spells due to burn out.
Running in between hard bike rides helps to break up your week and really gives your training some variety. This prevents burn out and boredom from doing the same training rides every week. Even though I love cycling, after a few weeks I sometimes need a break. Rather than take a day off and waste valuable training time, I can now go for a run, unwind from cycling, still work my legs and get a good cardio workout in.
Breaking up your workouts with running is a win win situation no matter how you look at it. If you don't mind running, then it is just another form of training. However, if you dread running (like I used to), then spending one or two days a week running will make the cycling days even sweeter and will motivate you to train even when your ti
red, sick, or the weather is subpar.
Running Is Mentally and Physically Tough
There is no doubt about it, running is tough. There is no relief from the pain and even when your going down hills, you can't fly down them like you can on a bicycle. Running requires constant effort by your legs and as a result is an extremely tough exercise, both mentally and physically.
Mentally, running has always been extremely hard for me. I'm so used to the speed and adrenaline rush of motocross and cycling that it takes a lot to accept the fact that you simply aren't moving fast, even when you're putting in a very hard effort. This type of mental integrity, can actually be a benefit come race time. It helps to build your mental strength, which should help you out on the track at the end of a long moto when you really want to give in to the heat, to the fatigue and to the rough track, but know that it is in your best interest to push for 2 more laps until the finish.
Physically, the toughest part of running is that their is absolutely no relief. No matter the terrain, you always must be moving your legs, and even going fast down hills takes energy. While cycling you can recover slightly on downhills and flats, however, while running this simply isn't possible and you are forced to put in a constant effort. This allows running to greatly improve the effectiveness of your training.
We're In a Recession, and Running is Cheap
Our economy is in a very tough time right now, and motocross riders will be hit some of the hardest of any consumers. Everyone is looking to cut costs, and your training routine may be one of those areas in which to cut costs. I love cycling, but it can be a very expensive, especially once your equipment begins breaking and clothes need replacing.
Thankfully, running is a relatively cheap way to get in almost the same level of workout. It may not be quite as fun as cycling, but when your choice is between running or no workout at all, running is always the better option.
One of the greatest things about running, is that you can run under almost any conditions and with almost any equipment. While a good pair of running shoes is a plus and proper winter aparell is great for cold winter runs, household items can be made to work, making running much more of a budget activity. Cycling, on the other hand, requires special shoes, special clothes, a helmet and gloves. I'm not saying that all of the cycling gear is a waste, in fact it is one of my favorite parts of the sport. However, when times get tough, sometimes we need to cut costs, and running is one possible way to accomplish this.
Surprisingly, Trail Running Can be Fun
While running on the road is possibly one of the most boring training activities I do, trail running can be surprisingly fun. There are not a lot of mountain biking trails around here, and if there were, I am in no position to invest in an entirely new bike and set of gear just to mountain bike in the woods. However, trail running is a great way to see the sights and sounds of the woods for a low cost.
I first got introduced to train running during middle school where I was a member of the cross country team, and ever since I have had a soft spot for the sport. I don't do it enough, especially because of the rough winter weather we've been having, but I will definitely be introducing it more into my program come spring, and more importantly, summer.
One of the great parts of trail running is that you can use essentially the same gear as road running. While mountain biking requires an entirely new arsenal of equipment compared to road cycling, you can basically use all of the same gear for trail running. This keeps the price low, yet maximizes the fun level of running, which can be quite boring in other cases.
I love cycling, it is my preferred cardio exercise and the main way I train for motocross. However, after months of cycling, I began looking for something new to introduce into my program. I wanted a way to mix up my training a little bit and add some more variety. In addition, I wanted to find a way to get my cardio in when I didn't have 2+ hours to spend on the bike. For me, running has field this void and I have greatly enjoyed the nice addition it has made to my training. I still cycle for about 75% of my motocross training, however, running has offered a valid alternative when cycling just is not feasible.


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A compiler will make better optimizations than 99% of us can. So a program written in C or C++ will probably be near equal to or probably even faster than the equivalent program written by the same programmers in assembly.
Why do you keep discussing these outdated languages? Learn Scala and get on with the program.
Choosing C++ over Java is not a WTF. If anything, its the anti-WTF.
Re: Java is Slow!
2009-05-12 16:37 • by Michael J (unregistered)
Java has steadily increased in speed to the point it is in the same order of magnitude as C code. The advantage of a static compilation vs. dynamic compilation is immense. We are replacing C code with EJB3 code at present, and the performance increase is approximately 41x. The difference is in how easy it is to distribute the work. If we need to increase performance we let the app server create another MDB. If the server runs out of capacity, we add another. The point is that C and to a degree C++ suck arse in performance in most applications. Java and .Net as Virtual Machine based languages are the future. Long live the VM.
There's also a port of Quake 2 for Java. Can't remember where it was, but it was pretty scary-awesome - click a link, JWS pops up, you tell it where your Quake2 data lives, boom, you get a pretty decently working Q2.
You really see it when you run old stuff on new machines - everything runs and finishes, meanwhile your finger hasn't left the enter key.
Not so fast...
'The Java Faster than C++' Benchmark Revisited
Happy trolling ;-)
[quote user="xtremezone"]A library is just reused code and that concept still exists for Java on top of the JVM. Java programs need to be run inside of the JVM, which is a different concept all together, and qualifies as "special software" IMHO.[/quote]
Different purpose? Sure. Fundamentally different? No.
In college (two years ago), one of the things that confused the Hell out of me was how I could be downloading version 5 of the JDK or JRE if the most recent version was 1.5... WTF?! I didn't figure out WTF they were doing until a year outside of college...
So that Java 5 == JVM version 1.5 is a highly confusing concept for you?
[quote]Sure, show the C-like syntax to try to make it seem the same, but any C/C++ coder that's moved on to Java will quickly point out the frustrating semantics. For example, immutable strings.[/code]
You are confusing core language semantics with the semantics of a particular library or class.
To get on a sidetrack, the String class in Java is immutable for a very good reason: multi-threading and performance (something Java and its core libraries were designed for from the ground up). If you need mutable but still thread safe strings use a StringBuffer. If you don't care about thread safety you can also use a StringBuilder which is generally the fastest mutable String manipulation class in the core libraries.
As a StringBuilder
[quote]Again, you're using C-like syntax to make it appear the same, when in reality there are very different semantics in Java. One of the things I find extremely ugly about Java code is that there are no operator overloads (except for those provided as part of the language, like operator+ for String) which results in lots of verbose, nested method calls with really long lines (or that many more lines if you split it up).[/quote]
This is one reason why Java 1.5 and above have Autoboxing which allows you to treat Objects and primitives interchangeably (with an equalities caveat).
Now, while operator overloading can be useful, the functionality is just as easily done with other language tools (methods, classes, etc.) and arguably much more clearly.
There isn't a great deal of gain to be had from something like:
cout << MyObject;
over the much more clear:
There's nothing you can do with operator overloading that you can't do in a different and often more clear way. The latter is also a more elegant solution because it allows for proper encapsulation of functionality.
Plus, you won't have some jackass who overloads the dot operator or some stupid thing like that.
[quote]I'm not trying to come across as a senseless Java basher. I recognize that Java has its niche and can be used effectively. I just haven't really found it useful yet, and I've tried many times (both in college and out).[/quote]
I agree that Java is not a very good solution for desktop apps, but desktop apps are only a small portion of apps. Java excels in the enterprise environment.
The syntax of Java is very similar to C and C++ because it's a C-like language. The semantics, however, are VERY different. If you don't understand semantics, implicitly passing arguments by reference is an example of a semantic with consequences.
Are you claiming that C++ does not have pass by reference?
Another thing that bothers me about Java is its lack of constants...
WTF? Have you ever actually programmed in Java? It doesn't allow GLOBAL constants (though you can easily achieve the same functionality), but to say that Java doesn't have constants is nonsensical.
It's brilliant because it makes sense. Strings are and always have been arrays of characters. In the days of C and C++, arrays were just dumb sequential bytes of memory though. You needed external routines to operate on them and it took time for the string libraries of today to develop.
Now that arrays are always objects in modern languages, it doesn't make sense to have a separate class for strings (StringBuilder, sure, but not string).
Anyway, I guess I take it back because it looks like D does has immutable strings (now, anyway). >_> However, you can still use an array of chars and accomplish everything if you need a mutable one. I liked the concept of "strings aren't special", which really they aren't... They're just arrays of data like any other data. We want to concatenate, replace, remove, join, splice, split, etc., all types of data in arrays.
What made it particularly nice (and I forget most of it now) was the syntactic sugar for working with arrays. You didn't need to call methods on them a lot of the times because there were operators for lots of things. It's been so long I don't really remember anymore though.
Of course not. Don't be ridiculous. Your reading comprehension is broken. I said IMPLICITLY passing arguments by reference. In C++, you have to explicitly declare reference parameters or the data will be copied. Which I prefer because it allows a way to keep data from being changed unintentionally.
In C#, I haven't found a solution for this problem... You pass an object into a method and to my knowledge you have no way to ensure that the method doesn't modify it... AFAIK, Java is the same.
Of course I have, but only a little bit here and there. I play with it now and then until I get frustrated with the semantics and return to the sane world of me being in control. :D
Please demonstrate how to accomplish constants in Java. It's been a while, but as I remember it, final isn't the same thing...
Re: Java is Slow!
2009-05-12 17:16 • by Franz Kafka (unregistered)
If you can't outthink a marketer, then I'm very sorry.
No, strings are not just arrays of chars, they are strings that happen to be stored as an array. Java Strings are an improvement over the mishmash of C++ string classes and I like them a lot better. If you don't like the slightly better abstraction, that's fine, but it isn't Java's problem.
public static final String CONSTANT="Some stuff"
The only reliable way is to use immutable objects, like your maligned String.
Re: Java is Slow!
2009-05-12 17:20 • by anonymous wanker. (unregistered)
I was at a conference and they were describing the NUnit framework. (or was it XUnit?)
NUnit 0.1 was simply JUnit run through the C# compiler. They then fixed all the errors, lather rinse repeat until it compiled.
They said it was the fastest way to get a port running.
[quote user="Franz Kafka"][quote user="xtremezone]
Blah blah blah
Um, hate to break it to you, but there's NO way in C++ to ensure a method doesn't modify a variable so I'm not sure why in the world you're expecting that from C# (and there are design patterns to account for this - cough properties cough). If you're starting to think 'const' ensures constness in C++, please read-up about it and don't bother replying. Also, C++ doesn't have constants. C# does.
Some code-
const - not guaranteed to be constant
const - guaranteed to be constant
C# wins.
public static final String FAKE_CONSTANT = "Some stuff"
public static readonly string FAKE_CONSTANT = "Some stuff";
public const string REAL_CONSTANT = "Some stuff";
C# wins. =P
If your company has a Dick, keep him zipped.
Do tell: how do Java constants differ from C# constants? Specifically, why is the Java constant 'fake'?
If you rewrote my spreadsheets into a Java App, I'd never ask for your help either.
(My sarcasm detector may have malfunctioned when I read this...)
Knock knock.
Who's there?
Java who?
Java na lemme in, already?
Re: Java is Slow!
2009-05-12 17:42 • by Franz Kafka (unregistered)
FMD, what a refreshing break from the "Java Rocks" vs "Java is Shite" debate.
I'll be laughing all day on that one.....
Went & looked up that java quake2 port previously mentioned, and interestingly it had benchmarks!
Fullscreen (probably more reliant on CPU)
C - 315fps
Java 1.5 - 250fps
Re: Java is Slow!
2009-05-12 17:59 • by Some Other Coder (unregistered)
You have noticed, though, that while the apps eat much of the resource improvement, they do a hell of a lot more than they did on your old machine, haven't you?
Sure the resources get eaten up, and some of this may be lazy choice in development language, but some of it is because they have more bu..(I mean "Features"). Often the language chosen makes it easier for such features to be quickly added, and the difference to resource usage only becomes apparent because the application is doing more nifty little things.
In addition, choice of language can minimise problems down the track - a program written purely in assembler would be more likely to have (unknown) bugs. Quick is not always best, and lots more, but I suddenly can't be bothered....
This reminds me of a project from college. I had to design an AI to trade stocks. I wrote the beta in C++, but then so my team could more easily work with me I rewrote the code in Java. It wasn't running very fast, so and I realized I could speed it up if I ran multiple threads. Well, this would be true if Java didn't go from a slight memory hog to a devourer of all memory as soon as you start forking off processes. My prof told me no one ever managed to kill the server before, I was kinda proud (and I had the spawn limit set to only 4 threads. When we got the proof of concept working, I rewrote it in C++, and it brought a tear to my eye.
Re: Java is Slow!
2009-05-12 18:06 • by Fedaykin (unregistered)
Using proper encapsulation and access controls is the proper way to prevent unintended modification of your class members.
Is there some other issue you have?
Re: Java is Slow!
2009-05-12 18:07 • by Blingot (unregistered)
Errm...I don't think a special runtime needs to be installed before a c++ app can be run (unlike the Java which [I think] needs the JRE installed)
How is Java dev time any quicker to c++ dev time? They are (on the whole) very similar languages (and have very similar libraries [although I'm not sure that's what java calls them - classes, perhaps] available to them).
Let me say I am not anti-Java, and think (as with most things) there is a time and place for it, however to try to make an argument that it is an easier or quicker language to use than c++ is laughable at best. That being said, to make the claim the opposite way is probably laughable too - in terms of development, I can't see that there would be significant savings in dev time using either of them - other than if you don't know one of them as well as the other, that one would probably take you longer to debug.
Re: Java is Slow!
2009-05-12 18:20 • by Franz Kafka (unregistered)
Yes a runtime does need to be installed for C++. The only difference is that the runtime is almost always installed already
Java dev cycles are faster due to shorter compile loops and better behavior on failure - instead of a random memory stompage, you get an exception and a stack trace. In terms of web sites, java has a lot going for it over C++.
I don't understand how Java Code is more maintainable than c++?
Maintainability is largely affected by coding style, rather than by language. Finding people with enough experience to maintain either can be a difficult thing, but I don't see how maintaining one can be more difficult than the other - It boils down to the understanding of the language (and possibly the techniques used by predecessors). It may be easier to write obfuscated code in c++ than java, but this doesn't suggest that c++ developers write obfuscated code.
Deadlines are a management issue, and are not affected by the language. If you are suggesting that c++ takes longer to develop, I'm not convinced. A complicated App will always take longer to develop than a simple one, irrespective of language. If deadlines are tight, though, it's more to do with management and planning (I would think)
the .NET stuff confuses me a little. Is it somehow more universal than Java? If you hire someone with c# experience, he will do the job provided the job requires c# experience. If you hire someone with COBOL <**Shudder**> experience to fill a COBOL role, I'm sure they will do the job too. I'll take your word for c# being better supported ('cos frankly, I don't know any different).
As so many others have said it's a 'horses for courses' thing. All languages have different weaknesses, and most languages have some strengths, and are best suited to different tasks/applications. To say out and out that one language is better than another is a brave thing to do - particularly without much justification.
Re: Java is Slow!
2009-05-12 18:23 • by QuercusMax (unregistered)
The funny thing is, there's actually a fairly big guy in the Java space named Rod Johnson (http://blog.springsource.com/author/rodj/) - he created the Spring suite of Java frameworks.
Definitely one of the manliest names ever, after Staff Sgt. Max Fightmaster.
I don't use java much, but AFAIK foreach was introduced through the Iterator class around version 4 or 5...
As for Dates, I think the biggest problem in Java is that they made a mistake, and then tried to fix it causing confusion. Pretty sure one of the Calendar (or was that Date) classes would be equivalent to C# these days.
CodeBlocks (codeblocks.org) is supposedlymulti-platform, multi-language. I've only ever used it on win for c++ and c, so I don't know whether it supports other languages well (I know of people using it on various Unix Flavours).
Notepad++, though it isn't actually an IDE it has Syntax Highlighting, Code Folding and lots of other handy little tricks for a variety of languages
Xemacs - you either like emacs or you find it difficult
Re: Java is Slow!
2009-05-12 18:48 • by LordOfThePigs (unregistered)
Both of these are over 4 years old... try that one for a more up-to-date and neutral roundup:
I believe emacs is developed in LISP not C++
My main issue with Java is that Hello World in Java is slower than it is in Python. This causes people to want to shove every single little thing every program on the system does into one VM because of the startup costs.
I think the world belongs to good 'scripting' languages like Python combined with C++ for optimizing the speed sensitive portions. I don't like Java at all. It has the worst tradeoff between ease of development, speed and verbosity of any language in popular use today.
I was thinking http://bruscy.republika.pl/pages/przemek/java_not_really_faster_than_cpp.html
There are many others....
Re: Java is Slow!
2009-05-12 19:03 • by LordOfThePigs (unregistered)
And this one for a comparison of java with C#
or even better:
The computer Language Benchmark Game for always up to date benchmarking of a lot of languages. Pretty cool benchmark place.
After that, the conclusion is Java is slower than C/C++, but not by an awful margin (around 50% slower)
[quote user="Zer0"][quote user="Franz Kafka"][quote user="xtremezone]
Blah blah blah
Um, hate to break it to you, but there's NO way in C++ to ensure a method doesn't modify a variable so I'm not sure why in the world you're expecting that from C# (and there are design patterns to account for this - cough properties cough). If you're starting to think 'const' ensures constness in C++, please read-up about it and don't bother replying. Also, C++ doesn't have constants. C# does.
Some code-
const - not guaranteed to be constant
const - guaranteed to be constant
C# wins.
public static final String FAKE_CONSTANT = "Some stuff"
public static readonly string FAKE_CONSTANT = "Some stuff";
public const string REAL_CONSTANT = "Some stuff";
C# wins. =P
perhaps I miss the point, but if you define a constant in c++ (ie use #define) is it not constant??
Forget const...
Re: Java is Slow!
2009-05-12 19:09 • by LordOfThePigs (unregistered)
Well, according to the language shootout link posted above, java is more than 100 times faster than python 3, Ruby 1.9 and Perl, 50 times faster than PHP and Javascript with Tracemonkey.
The myth of Java beeing awfully slow is mainly due to the fact that is used to be, but isn't any more. It basically 3rd fastest, right after ASM and C/C++.
If you claim operator overloading, then you also have to explain why shift operators make sense for I/O and how it is much easier to look at a bit of code and work out what it is really doing (where the costly activities are) with C++ given that virtually any symbol (and even some places without symbols) can be assigned near-arbitrary semantics.
Java makes you write out what you mean. This is certainly more bureaucratic, but it makes the life of maintenance programmers much better. That's really important for a lot of software...
Re: Java is Slow!
2009-05-12 19:14 • by LordOfThePigs (unregistered)
Not really, #define is preprocessor magic. This means that the preprocessor will basically copy whatever text is #defined everywhere it is referred to in the source code, before passing that modified code to the compiler. That works really well for int and other numeric types, but I'm unsure of how it really behaves with object or more complicated structures (my C++ is a bit too rusty).
IIRC, #define doesn't allow you to build a complicated object/structure and use the same copy multiple times accross your program. Due to the fact that it is just a preprocessor trick, you end up with many copies of the same data.
Only on a single expensive platform with some distinct scaling issues. (To be frank, Mono doesn't count!) If you don't mind being non-portable and bound to the whole Windows platform for execution environments, C# isn't a bad choice. But that doesn't work for everything.
Nope, there are several ways to deal with this: make your object immutable, wrap it in an immutable wrapper class, or make a defensive copy that you pass around (but that might end up being quite expensive since you need to make a copy of all the readable references your object holds if they don't refer to immutable object themselves).
First solution: if your class is immutable (like String, or the class Foo below), you can pass it around and it can never be modified:
Second solution: if you wrap your class in an immutable wrapper (like Collections.unmodifiableCollection() for instance - but beware references to other objects), it won't be able to be modified either:
Last solution: make a copy constructor, or introduce a copy() method (do NOT use clone() for that purpose). Implementation left as an exercise for the reader.
Um, yeah. But I think the point of that article is that the value of a variable is a reference not the object itself.
(Assuming SomeObject is a class with SomeProperty and associated getter and setter methods, and we have a method bar() that takes SomeObject)
Will print 2 give the same thing as 1?? Always? No Matter what bar() does?
If you pass by reference, any change made within a method is made to the Object referred by that reference.
If you pass by value, the object is 'cloned' (probably bad terminology), and a clone is passed to the method. That is, the method has its own COPY of the object, but not the object itself, and modifying it does not modify the original object.
Try passing an object in java to a method that modifies it, and you will find that the original object is modified. This is because java passes by reference, not by value. What the article you refer to is saying, is that the variable itself is a reference, and it is passed by its value. The article is merely being a little facetious.
NB: If you answered that the code may print something different the second time, you are only half right. The code doesn't compile - it's missing a semi-colon on the method call, but nice try.
I don't think you are understanding the constant deal correctly. C++ has const correctness (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Const_correctness) which both Java and C# are missing.
Basically in Java and C# there is no way to guarantee that a method you call doesn't mess with the internals of your object (unless your object is immutable). This is possible in C++.
Point Taken, I've never used a Constant Object.
#define works nicely for my ints and strings....
#define is a preprocessor trick, but it is (reasonably) invisible to even the developer for simple uses (more complicated macros bring trouble very quickly - make sure to overuse brackets, and all that)
For more complicated constant Objects/structures (that you want lots of reuse), wouldn't a static class suffice? This would be reasonably constant (assuming you didn't allow it to be modified), or am I not switched on today??
Perhaps I'm clutching at straws....
TRWTFs here are:
a) They told Dick about the meeting
b) They let Dick within 10 miles of the offices on the day of the meeting
Either that, or they knew they were not going to get the contract, and they set Dick up so they could fire his ass.
If you're talking C, #define can't build objects because C doesn't have them. It can build shared structures, but that's not usually considered to be good style. C programmers tend to like their macro definitions to be simple and clear. (Unlike C++ templates...)
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Theah 4-20-11b
Work in progress. So far, I've just been recreating the many existing maps in one place, with a few corrections to descrepancies.
I drew it in AutoCAD, and finally found a way to print directly to jpg. Still not happy about the print quality (It looks perfectly sharp as a pdf, but I can't get it to convert properly.)
Also still looking for a better hatch pattern for the mountains.
looks good to me. You should post this as WIP in the forum so that we can offer feedback and watch your progress.


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My breakfast was amazing today guys and you should be jealous.
I woke up, had my Spatone with orange juice and then went to make my breakfast.
I decided to try something a little different today. For breakfast I usually have one of two things.
But today I made apple and cinnamon baked oatmeal, done in the oven.
Oh dear lord it was good. I made enough for two servings.
Mix them all together, grease a small casserole dish or a deep cake dish, whatever. Spoon in your mixture and pat down to compact it. Cook for about 35 minutes at 180 degrees celcius.
You could add sugar, but I forgot to and it tasted pretty good anyway. I'd probably add more oats and cinnamon next time, but other than that, this was pretty awesome to eat.
As for the hot chocolate. OHMYGOSH GUYS. You need to try this. I got a free sample from work, but we sell them for like 99p and they're such a good treat for yourself. Best hot chocolate ever. It's literally belgium dark chocolate on a stick, which you dip and stir in to hot milk and it makes the yummiest thing you will ever taste. The brand is 'Choc-o-lait' and just unf.
I'm not usually a huge hot chocolate drinker, but this could win me over.
But yeah, a lovely treat of a breakfast today. I'm feeling much better than I did yesterday and I don't know if I have the iron supplement to thank for that but it's nice to wake up refreshed and not wanted to sleep another 4 hours.
I hope you've all had a great morning/afternoon!


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My Name is Violet Rage
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Update soon xo
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