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tylerh1701 said:
Anyone use the Amazon card? The Rewards seem decent, at least equal to Chase Freedom which is what I use now. Freedom has gone WAY downhill over the last year with all the changes they've made. Maybe I'll just start using the Amazon one and close the Freedom account.
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https://www.salliemae.com/credit-cards/sallie-mae-card/

5% Amazon, 5% groceries, 5% gas. All rewards are capped ($750/month Amazon, $250/month gas, $250/month groceries), but as a single dude I bet you don't hit those limits any month.

You're welcome.

 
Is anyone in here a runner? I started waking up early in the morning to go for a walk before work, and wanted to start running, but since I've never really been a runner wanted to see if anyone had any tips or anything
 
Equistina said:
Is anyone in here a runner? I started waking up early in the morning to go for a walk before work, and wanted to start running, but since I've never really been a runner wanted to see if anyone had any tips or anything
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Get those Zombie Run apps for your phone to keep you entertained and motivated. Buy good shoes. Get a good supportive sports bra and shoes.

#imNotARunner
 
Equistina said:
Is anyone in here a runner? I started waking up early in the morning to go for a walk before work, and wanted to start running, but since I've never really been a runner wanted to see if anyone had any tips or anything
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Don't waste anytime doing any static stretching before a run. Start with a prerun warmup .

Not sure if you have any trails/parks near your area but it always feels more refreshing than running along the sidewalk.

Try to find a partner to run with (like your hubby) as it makes it easier to keep a steady pace with someone else.

Not sure if you listen to music to run with but try to make an upbeat playlist to keep you motivated. I usually mix mine with either metal and edm to keep me going.

 
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tylerh1701 said:
Eh, I bought the El Gato. Thanks Crunch. I hadn't signed up for the Amazon card so I got a $70 GC with that and used it to make it cheaper.

Anyone use the Amazon card? The Rewards seem decent, at least equal to Chase Freedom which is what I use now. Freedom has gone WAY downhill over the last year with all the changes they've made. Maybe I'll just start using the Amazon one and close the Freedom account.
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Ya, I use the chase amazon card. You get really good reward points for amazon purchases (I think it's 5X), then 3X at restaurants and 2x at gas stations. So whenever I make a purchase at amazon or charge food at a restaurant I use the amazon card, then for everything else I use my cash back reward card. Plus whatever promotion there is at the time for getting the card, I think when I did it it was $30 off an amazon purchase.

 
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PancakesAreLove said:
Yeah the game just doesn't look like a ps4 game to me graphically. Hopefully the gameplay is as good as I hear it is.

My Walmart order got cancelled so I will most likely wait awhile before picking it up.
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That sucks, did you get notified that it was canceled? That $40 preorder is the only way I'm picking it up on release too, although I think it looks pretty decent.

I started getting 1 - 1.2m on that coop level somewhat consistently, so now I just need some good luck. I didn't want to torture my wife with my repeated swearing (although she did play a few rounds with me and did OK!) so hopefully tomorrow I'll have some good news.
 
MildObstruction said:
That sucks, did you get notified that it was canceled? That $40 preorder is the only way I'm picking it up on release too, although I think it looks pretty decent.

I started getting 1 - 1.2m on that coop level somewhat consistently, so now I just need some good luck. I didn't want to torture my wife with my repeated swearing (although she did play a few rounds with me and did OK!) so hopefully tomorrow I'll have some good news.
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No, when I went to check my account I saw that it was cancelled. Oh well I have enough games to play right now. I wasted the past hour deciding on what game to play. I just now narrowed it down to three.

I'll probably be up tomorrow early for my classes. Do you think I would be any help or is it better solo?

 
tylerh1701 said:
Any chance at all that Backstrom is any good? It premieres tonight on Fox. I like Rainn Wilson so I would like the show to be ok.

EDIT: 2/10 on IGN. uh oh.
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Ya, the promo's didn't make it seem very good. I'm pretty close to over the "he's a jerk, but brilliant so they have to tolerate his jerkness" premise.

 
YBX87 said:
just get bloodborne, it has actual multiplayer, so someone can actually help you. instead of having to summoning players like dark souls 1/2
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They got better about it in Dark Souls 2 at least, Put on a special ring you can get early in the game, set the ring to the same God, and only other people wearing a ring attuned to that God can see your summon sign making it easy to connect with friends.

 
tylerh1701 said:
Yeah I'll get it when it's cheap. Not getting it right away. I"ve heard it's a bit more accessible than it's predecessors.
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A lot of the text is in Chinese, but this recent video goes over all the controls and the basic mechanics of the combat and shows what each button does.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEFyaSurpuw

 
Thermopyle said:
I just realized that after Mentalist ends here soon I'll be out of silly detective shows. I don't count Brooklyn 99 since most episodes don't even have them going after criminals.

Anybody have a suggestion for a good one to watch? Castle has really dropped off in quality IMO over the past 2-3 years.
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Did you ever watch Psych? If not that will keep you busy for awhile.

 
Equistina said:
Have you used this?
I'm a little confused by it
Seems cool though.
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I've used the 5K training one from the same people, but it's the same basic concept. It tells a story of a zombie invasion while you run. The characters will tell you to run fast when you should to get away from the zombies or jog to take it easy. In between story parts it plays the music of your choice. I thought it was a cool way to stay motivated and have fun while doing it.

It also does all the distance/map tracking of your run and all that stuff.
 
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Equistina said:
Is anyone in here a runner? I started waking up early in the morning to go for a walk before work, and wanted to start running, but since I've never really been a runner wanted to see if anyone had any tips or anything
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First thing is to hydrate yourself appropriately at all times. And get yourself some decent running shoes.

I advise to draft a schedule and stick to it. The first 4 weeks are the crucial ones as you will develop your habits and expand your stamina.

The first day, I would go out and run for 1 minute and walk 2. Repeat until you hit your distance goal (probably about 2 miles in 30 minutes at that pace).

Second day, I would just walk, regardless of how you feel. No matter your health and shape, if you haven't been running consistently, it can be tough on your body to begin a running program.

For the rest of the week, rotate between the first and second day's exercises.

Each week, continue to increase the ratio of run vs walk on your run days. I would recommend going to 3/2 next, but really, it's up to you. If you push yourself too hard, the likelihood that you won't stay with it is astronomical due to a variety of reasons.

Keep your calcium intake high as well to keep your bones strong. It is common to get shin splints or sore ankles/knees in the first few months but that will go away.

 
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Hmm, the President was apparently 2 blocks away from me this morning, I wish I would have known that I would have walked over to see him before he left to give his speech up on campus (which I knew I didn't have any chance getting into that).

And now you’ve got networks as fast as some of the best in the world: There’s Hong Kong; there’s Tokyo; there’s Paris -- and there’s Lawrence.
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I think his speech writers must have thought we had Google Fiber or something (mistaking us for Kansas City) as I have no idea what he was talking about, the internet options suck here.

 
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PancakesAreLove said:
No, when I went to check my account I saw that it was cancelled. Oh well I have enough games to play right now. I wasted the past hour deciding on what game to play. I just now narrowed it down to three.

I'll probably be up tomorrow early for my classes. Do you think I would be any help or is it better solo?
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I have no idea. Look me up when you get up if you're feeling it though.
 
Yanksfan said:
First thing is to hydrate yourself appropriately at all times. And get yourself some decent running shoes.

I advise to draft a schedule and stick to it. The first 4 weeks are the crucial ones as you will develop your habits and expand your stamina.

The first day, I would go out and run for 1 minute and walk 2. Repeat until you hit your distance goal (probably about 2 miles in 30 minutes at that pace).

Second day, I would just walk, regardless of how you feel. No matter your health and shape, if you haven't been running consistently, it can be tough on your body to begin a running program.

For the rest of the week, rotate between the first and second day's exercises.

Each week, continue to increase the ratio of run vs walk on your run days. I would recommend going to 3/2 next, but really, it's up to you. If you push yourself too hard, the likelihood that you won't stay with it is astronomical due to a variety of reasons.

Keep your calcium intake high as well to keep your bones strong. It is common to get shin splints or sore ankles/knees in the first few months but that will go away.
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Thank you, sounds good :)
I'll try this out next week :)


And @cro wth?! Do I want to know?
 
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Not a big deal, tyler, so don't mistake this for succulent bait, but I'm curious as to why Destiny was omitted from the PS4 GOTY choices. I know I nominated it and I'd assume a few others did as well. Something like Second Son is certainly serviceable (and very pretty), but I can't imagine people thinking it was more memorable. Wanted to cast my vote and didn't know what to choose. None of these are speaking to my spirit. I'll pray on this matter, I guess. Of course I was the only person not completely enamored with Shadow of Boredar so I guess that's gonna win by default.

On a related note, I've been playing Driveclub lately and having a lot of fun. Wrote about it more extensively in the GS thread. Really think this would have been a contender had the launch not been completely botched. Fantastic game; one of the best racers I've played in years.
 
Equistina said:
Thank you, sounds good :)
I'll try this out next week :)


And @cro wth?! Do I want to know?
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Yanks was spot on with the run and walk, get like a 5k training app if the zombie stuff doesnt do it for you, it will do run walk interval training up to like 3 miles or whatever 5k is. Its 3 days a week running to start, so walk the other days.

Get a weighted vest to help build up as well, good to wear when walking. They are not exactly cheap, but you can find on ebay for decent price, should get more weight than you think you need, one I have is 50 lbs I think.

Best part of a weighted vest is that it looks like a bullet proof vest or something so you get some great looks while wearing one.

 
breakfuss said:
Not a big deal, tyler, so don't mistake this for succulent bait, but I'm curious as to why Destiny was omitted from the PS4 GOTY choices. I know I nominated it and I'd assume a few others did as well. Something like Second Son is certainly serviceable (and very pretty), but I can't imagine people thinking it was more memorable. Wanted to cast my vote and didn't know what to choose. None of these are speaking to my spirit. I'll pray on this matter, I guess. Of course I was the only person not completely enamored with Shadow of Boredar so I guess that's gonna win by default.

On a related note, I've been playing Driveclub lately and having a lot of fun. Wrote about it more extensively in the GS thread. Really think this would have been a contender had the launch not been completely botched. Fantastic game; one of the best racers I've played in years.
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Go back about 3 days ago.

Shadow of boredar, how fucking cute. You are so clever!

God damn it, fell for the bait.

 
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kilik64 said:
Yanks was spot on with the run and walk, get like a 5k training app if the zombie stuff doesnt do it for you, it will do run walk interval training up to like 3 miles or whatever 5k is. Its 3 days a week running to start, so walk the other days.

Get a weighted vest to help build up as well, good to wear when walking. They are not exactly cheap, but you can find on ebay for decent price, should get more weight than you think you need, one I have is 50 lbs I think.

Best part of a weighted vest is that it looks like a bullet proof vest or something so you get some great looks while wearing one.
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I think the weighted vest would be something I would look at later. I'm not a runner and in afraid putting that on when starting out would kill me (if not because of my shitty knees then because of my back...long story, but the lady who gave me my epidural fuck Ed up my back :/).

I do need to start doing some weights gradually though. I still have clothes from before my pregnancy I don't fit into and I would like to do so by Mothers Day :)
 
kilik64 said:
Yanks was spot on with the run and walk, get like a 5k training app if the zombie stuff doesnt do it for you, it will do run walk interval training up to like 3 miles or whatever 5k is. Its 3 days a week running to start, so walk the other days.

Get a weighted vest to help build up as well, good to wear when walking. They are not exactly cheap, but you can find on ebay for decent price, should get more weight than you think you need, one I have is 50 lbs I think.

Best part of a weighted vest is that it looks like a bullet proof vest or something so you get some great looks while wearing one.
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Oh and on the weighted vest, you can adjust the weight, it comes with bars that are, at least on mine, like 1.5 lbs. Could start with 10 and work way up. Doesnt sound like much but you will notice the difference when walking with even that small amount.

Another good idea might be to just walk a week or two with the vest, start with 10 the first week and up a little as you go, and try to walk at a good pace (fast enough to not be able to easily talk to someone but not quite running).

 
Equistina said:
I think the weighted vest would be something I would look at later. I'm not a runner and in afraid putting that on when starting out would kill me (if not because of my shitty knees then because of my back...long story, but the lady who gave me my epidural fuck Ed up my back :/).

I do need to start doing some weights gradually though. I still have clothes from before my pregnancy I don't fit into and I would like to do so by Mothers Day :)
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Oh I would never wear the vest running, thats just gonna kill your knees. Its for walking and wearing while working out.

The vest will help on your core, which should help on your back issues.

 
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kilik64 said:
Oh I would never wear the vest running, thats just gonna kill your knees. Its for walking and wearing while working out.
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Ooooooooh

Ok

Makes more sense now lol

I was imagining you as like some SWAT beast or something :rofl:

I was like "I won't be able to do that D:!!!"

I think I could do that while walking, should be like walking while holding my kid and she weighs almost 20 lbs now :)
 
kilik64 said:
Yanks was spot on with the run and walk, get like a 5k training app if the zombie stuff doesnt do it for you, it will do run walk interval training up to like 3 miles or whatever 5k is. Its 3 days a week running to start, so walk the other days.

Get a weighted vest to help build up as well, good to wear when walking. They are not exactly cheap, but you can find on ebay for decent price, should get more weight than you think you need, one I have is 50 lbs I think.

Best part of a weighted vest is that it looks like a bullet proof vest or something so you get some great looks while wearing one.
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Zombies, Run! 5k Training by Six to Start
https://appsto.re/us/gnzXH.i
 
breakfuss said:
Not a big deal, tyler, so don't mistake this for succulent bait, but I'm curious as to why Destiny was omitted from the PS4 GOTY choices. I know I nominated it and I'd assume a few others did as well. Something like Second Son is certainly serviceable (and very pretty), but I can't imagine people thinking it was more memorable. Wanted to cast my vote and didn't know what to choose. None of these are speaking to my spirit. I'll pray on this matter, I guess. Of course I was the only person not completely enamored with Shadow of Boredar so I guess that's gonna win by default.

On a related note, I've been playing Driveclub lately and having a lot of fun. Wrote about it more extensively in the GS thread. Really think this would have been a contender had the launch not been completely botched. Fantastic game; one of the best racers I've played in years.
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it was left out for the same reason a lot of vita titles were. tyler only kept track of the first set of nominations, and not the random ones that followed in the 10 pages after it started. he made a post saying whose votes he had, but not everyone recast.

interesting about driveclub, cause i wasn't really feeling it when i played. that was also near launch, so i'm curious as to how much work they've put into the game now. it was gorgeous, but the ai was a huge killer, ignoring the fact that none of the social aspects really worked at the time.

 
Vigilante said:
So jealous of the Distant Worlds tickets. :boxing:
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i almost skipped it, cause i'm going to be recovering from my surgery at that time, but i'd have kicked myself with the good leg if i missed this chance. tickets were actually more reasonable than i thought they would be too. i don't know much about ticket prices though. this will be my first concert/event.

 
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