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I see you James... come here for a hug big guy <3

HUgz. Awwwwwwww.

How are things? It's all pretty much the same from my end. Have been running on a treadmill lately. It's different to real running, and I can see how people have heart attacks on them.

you still see Jodie around? How is she doing?

HUgz. Awwwwwwww.

How are things? It's all pretty much the same from my end. Have been running on a treadmill lately. It's different to real running, and I can see how people have heart attacks on them.

you still see Jodie around? How is she doing?

Yeah mate she's playing in a team I manage, and we play together Monday nites :P

Yes i cant stand treadmills unless i have a tv with some sport of some variety on it, even so i get bored and see how far i can push myself.. upping incline and speed till ppl are looking at me like 'wtf'

How come your not on the road anymore?

I'm back on the bike and loving it!!

Yeah mate she's playing in a team I manage, and we play together Monday nites :P

Yes i cant stand treadmills unless i have a tv with some sport of some variety on it, even so i get bored and see how far i can push myself.. upping incline and speed till ppl are looking at me like 'wtf'

How come your not on the road anymore?

I'm back on the bike and loving it!!

When I run on the road I run hills and I end up injuring myself. The treadmill seems to somehow stop me from doing that. Plus my olds bought one and they don't use it and it's free so I'm like why the hell not? I've been meaning ot buy a bike for a while now, but I find the spandex required so ugly, and it seems to be a prerequisite these days for riding a bike.

ah Jodi, someone older this time?

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I heard about your new ride, stepping up mate :P

Yeah. There is nothing povspec about the new ride. I feel the need to go out and buy some (jason Statham Transporter movie style leather gloves) to wear while I'm driving it.

Because I think that it would be funny.

When I run on the road I run hills and I end up injuring myself. The treadmill seems to somehow stop me from doing that. Plus my olds bought one and they don't use it and it's free so I'm like why the hell not? I've been meaning ot buy a bike for a while now, but I find the spandex required so ugly, and it seems to be a prerequisite these days for riding a bike.

ah Jodi, someone older this time?

dont think so... 24 if memory serves me correctly

Yeah. There is nothing povspec about the new ride. I feel the need to go out and buy some (jason Statham Transporter movie style leather gloves) to wear while I'm driving it.

Because I think that it would be funny.

what about the pin coded ignition?

what about the pin coded ignition?

lol re jodi.

nah, no pin coded ignition, although the other day a 6 foot tall snow white, stick thin, blond haired lingerie clad woman with a pair of semi automatic pistols and heavy black mascara around here eyes which was running because she was drenched in water after the automatic sprinkler system went off in the high rise building that she had just shot up carjacked me at gunpoint. Then she made me drive fast and she licked my face. I think she wanted change for the Bus, or my go card. Anyway I can remember how things turned out.

I live a strange life.

lol re jodi.

nah, no pin coded ignition, although the other day a 6 foot tall snow white, stick thin, blond haired lingerie clad woman with a pair of semi automatic pistols and heavy black mascara around here eyes which was running because she was drenched in water after the automatic sprinkler system went off in the high rise building that she had just shot up carjacked me at gunpoint. Then she made me drive fast and she licked my face. I think she wanted change for the Bus, or my go card. Anyway I can remember how things turned out.

I live a strange life.

oh how i've missed you

oh how i've missed you

I love how polite Becks is. Going by how polite she seems on the forums I imagine that she must be very posh. I bet that she's drinking a cup of tea right now. With a saucer underneath it. At a table. With a tablecloth on it.

Beck, you are awesome. You should come over and tell me how I'm ironing my shirts all wrong.

Edited by Charly

ahh good to hear,

I'm doing ok still getting use to being a manager at my place but learning as we go.

yeah I will be there, if it doesn't rain or look at raining I may even bring the skyline out.

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