Filed under: Leisure, drummer, drums, indoors, musician, party, Rock Band by Debbie

Rock Band, best post-pub entertainment in the world. Needs more female-friendly vocal tracks.

That there drum kit is the Ion Drum Rocker.It’s huuuuuge but goes a long way towards building a proper faux-musician atmosphere. Compared to the original Rock Band drum Set? No contest.

Filed under: Fitness, bike, dangerous, gym, indoors, recline by Debbie

Look at those legs go! This is another activity that could be dangerous, kids. Our machines are okay (kind of) because most of the mechanism is hidden behind plates, though there’s still the risk of a stray bit of Slanket getting caught in the pedals and DRAGGING YOU TO YOUR DEATH!

So be careful, yeah?

Filed under: Leisure, beer, indoors, lick, lord nelson, pint, pub by Debbie

A nice and cozy end-of-winter pint down at The Lord Nelson. Shortly followed by a less cozy but far more entertaining…

Filed under: Fitness, exercise, gym, indoors, less press by Debbie

Yes, the Slanket does an excellent job of hiding a flabby bum and thighs.

Filed under: Fitness, exercise, gym, indoors, kinesis by Debbie

Check out the crazy cable fitness machine – the Kinesis system from Technogym! They claim it allows total freedom of movement. Total freedom, my ass. The cable handles keep twisting into awkward angles. Prolly something to do with my weak and feeble forearms.

Filed under: Fitness, exercise, gym, indoors, machine, press, shoulder by Debbie

Nick likes the shoulder press machines. I can’t stand them. I’d rather use a barbell any day of the week.

Filed under: Fitness, bench press, gym, indoors, smith machine, weights by Debbie

If you would rather work out on rails than lift free weights, rest assured that you can indeed use a Slanket and a Smith machine at the same time. Perfect for those sessions when you’re just not working hard enough to break a sweat by yourself.

Filed under: Fitness, gym, horse, indoors, tai chi by Debbie

I did a two semesters of Tai Chi a few years back – learned just enough to mangle Form 2 of yang-style 24-form Tai Chi. You can see how it’s supposed to look at the 21-second mark of Tai Chi 24-form on Youtube.

Filed under: Sports, gym, indoors, warrior, yoga by Debbie

Yup, that’s a terrible rendition of the “Virabhadrasana 2” or Warrior pose. That’s probably because, a) I learned it from Wii Fit and b) I’m not very good at yoga…

Filed under: Sports, dangerous, gym, indoors, running, treadmill by Debbie

Don’t try this at home, people. It seemed like a good idea at the time but it’s scary as hell and just plain dangerous.

For those who haven’t yet had the good fortune to see a Slanket in real life, they measure 60 inches by 95 (1.52m by 2.41m). Yup, that’s 7 foot 11 inches. I am 5 foot 7. Chance of falling flat on my face on a speeding treadmill? Pretty damn high.