Posted by Ub3rG33k on Jul 11, 2010 in
Brain Dump With the average life expectancy for men in the UK being approximately 70….at 35, it’s time to have my midlife crisis.
Some men, by a flash car, or start dating somebody half their age…..not me….I bought a Stormtrooper outfit. 
Just a little bit of history. Myself and Antony (my co-host on the ScutterCast podcast) have talked for a while about how cool it would be to have a stormtrooper outfit….well today, that became reality.
The suites themselves are supplied by the company that supplies Jedi Robe, however due to collecting and buying 2 at once, we got a fantastic discount.
With the company not keeping boots in stock (due to the fact they would have to keep in multiple sizes), we bought them from an American company and had them shipped over. The company is called TK Boots, and again we got a huge discount for getting 2 pairs at once. The shoes are sold as “Disco shoes” and TK Boots are very careful not to mention anything Star Wars related…(I’m assuming this is to do with copyright reason) however if you read between the lines….you know what your buying
It’s been almost 30 years since the classic white ankle high boot has been seen on the dance floors of this planet. White boot mania has returned!
We did look at buying some official boots from CABoots, however they were out of stock, and didn’t look to get any until the end of the year. We then looked on eBay for some, but only found the “Elvis Style boot”, which were fine, but would be rejected if we decided to sign up for a garrison.
Below are the unboxing photo’s…..Why isn’t there one with me in the suite I hear you ask ?!?….Simple, it’s too bloody warm. I got as far as putting on the body sock and got far too warm, I’ll got back to it once it’s cooled down later tonight.
edit 18/07/2010
I wasn’t happy having it stuck together with just velcro, it just seemed a little too loose, so decided to go with the glue gun and rivet gun approach. It took me around 7 hours yesterday to remove all the velcro, trim the suit to size, but I’m now really happy with the fit.
I did however make a right mess !
And below is the finished product
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Posted by Ub3rG33k on Jan 6, 2009 in
Brain Dump I woke this morning to find there is still snow on the ground, but just to add to it, it’s -6, which means under the layer of snow was a layer of black ice.
No knowing this, (I know, I know, common sense) I set off this morning on my push iron, turned right at the bottom of my road….I went right, the bike went left….
I think I slit for about 3 or 4 meters on my side, with my bike heading in the opposite direction….
I then limped myself to work, which wasn’t helped by my aching body, thanks in Day 1 of P90X….yeah I hurt..
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Posted by Ub3rG33k on Jan 4, 2009 in
Fitness ..if I choose to accept it…
Well to be honest, I don’t think I have choice. Just to give you a small amount of history. I’ve never really been a sporty person, kinda a lazy person if I’m to be honest, but until a couple of years ago, I’ve gotten away with eating and drinking practically as much as I want without adding any weight.
Late 20′s came, and suddenly, i became a fat bastard, lol. This time last year, I though, I know what I’ll do, I’ll buy a push iron (bicycle), and cycle to work, thinking this will do the trick.
In about June, realised that cycling alone wasn’t going to fix it, so decided to take more extreme approach. I bought the P90x 13 DVD collection, which claims that you can have a beach body in 90 day…this I had to see….as myself and C were due to go abroad in September.
The workout was at least an hour a night, for at least 5 days a week, and it was a hard, painful, sweaty workout, but sure enough approx 90 days later I had a body that I didn’t mind getting out on the beach, with not having to fear anybody trying to shoot me with a harpoon dart, or trying to push me back in the water, thinking I was a beached whale !
Anyway, when we got back from our hols, we decided to workout maybe 2 or 3 times a week just to keep in shape……the problem is, I’m lazy, didn’t do any exercise, and have managed to pile on 2 stone…
Anyway, the point of the history, is that this year myself and C already have 3 weddings to goto, so plan to be back down to my idea weight by the 21st April, taking into consideration, that if we do the hardcore P90x this should be possible, however just the thought of it is making me ache.
Wish me luck !
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