Everything posted by irishtexan
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Halloween/Horror Movie Thread
The alerts started right at the beginning for me today. It was pretty annoying. I dug Obsession. Definitely worth going to see. I didn't think it was on par with Weapons, but it was creepy as fuck and there were some genuine jump scares. Nitehawk (assuming in NYC) is owned by a very good friend of mine, who is a UT grad.
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Shit I've Cooked Lately
Whatever you say, piss sniffer.
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I'm An Alcoholic
Popping in to say that one year ago I decided to take an indefinite break from booze. A few thoughts on the experience: I lost a lot of weight. About 20lbs. Cutting out the empty booze calories was a huge contributor. But never being hungover and always motivated to go to the gym or go on a run has been the real differentiator. I'm a type-2 diabetic and I went from taking about 20 units of insulin each morning to about 6, and my endocrinologist thinks we can soon cut out insulin entirely. No hangovers. I used to think I didn't really get hangovers because mine weren't debilitating like my ex-wife's were. Turns out, I was almost always a little bit hungover and it was making me tired, lazy, and constantly in a negative mood. No hangovers is fucking awesome. If you also follow the divorce thread, you may know that I am also going through through that. Yes, alcohol was a contributing factor to the deterioration of the relationship. It wasn't the defining factor. But it didn't help. And while I'd love to say that quitting drinking relieved all the anxiety and stress and depression that I thought was a result of drinking too much too often, I'm seeing that the booze was just kicking the proverbial mental health can down the road, and it was actively conspiring to keep me from facing my problems head on. I couldn't get right mentally while I was drinking. But quitting drinking wasn't the cure. It was just the first step. I didn't go to AA. I know it's probably the most effective and healthiest way to quit. It really works for a lot of people. But it's not for me, I can't get over the Higher Power stuff, and the people I know that go to AA only talk about AA in a way that seems very cult-ish. If it works for you and keeps you sober, great. But it's not for me. I'm not sober. I still smoke weed. Weed doesn't fundamentally alter my personality in a negative way. I'm not quite ready to rawdog life. Reintegrating socially after I stopped was difficult, and it continues to be awkward. Some friendships that were based on drinking and socialization disappeared. Conversely, a few people really showed up over the last year, which reaffirmed and strengthened those relationships. If you're perusing this thread and you've got friends that recently gave up booze, reach out to them and try to make plans to see them in person. Quitting drinking can feel very lonely at first. Anyway, this is what works for me now. Thanks for listening to my Ted Talk.
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Lane Kiffin to LSU?
I heard that's how Dabo found out about the transfer portal...
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Transfer Portal 2025-2026 - Slipping the Surly Bonds of This Cycle
Lemme guess: they paid him $4 million?
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Best Live Show You've Ever Seen
Best show I ever saw was Willie at Poodie's Hilltop Bar & Grill in like 1999 or 2000. It was a secret-ish show pre-internet, although they did put Willie's name on the sandwich board outside the venue. My godmother ran around with his circle, and she told me about it. Got there super early and got a table about 30 feet from the stage. Willie came out and played all of Milk Cow Blues, as he had just put that record out. And then he took requests for like 2 hours. Darryl Royal was there. After the show, Willie pulled up a folding chair and signed autographs for literally anyone that wanted one. The greatest performance I ever saw was Maceo Parker at Antone's when it was off Guadalupe. Bootsy Collins came out and played with him for a while and he had a cordless bass and was just wandering around the audience. Maceo played from like 10pm until about 3am from what I remember. They did take a 30 minute break to eat fried chicken around midnight. They obviously had to stop selling booze but he just kept playing. Fucking amazing. But every time I see Greg Dulli and Afghan Whigs it feels like I'm going to music church.
- 2026 ACL
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Concerts you are attending
This is fucking interesting:
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"the bear" - new series on fx
That was really really good. And really really hard to watch.
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Trumpโs America
Great idea. Let's implement on a larger scale. Have we considered privatizing all of nature? Trans liberals with Trump Derangement Syndrome would pay money to see nature.
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Resurrection of the Christ 2027
Loved it when it came out. Rewatched it about a year ago. Itโs corny as fuck and doesnโt hold up at all.
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Widow's Bay (Apple TV)
Yes. You should definitely watch The Americans. I know I overrate it compared to most, but I think it's a top 5 all-time tv show for me. And it's probably my favorite finale ever.
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Spirit Airlines canceled all flights. It's dead, Jim.
"Oh no! I might have to sit next to a poor person"
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Concerts you are attending
I was just browsing the listings for tonight and saw that Courtney Barnett was playing radio east. Thought I might pick up a ticket cuz I ain't got shit to do. Fucking $58.25 for one general admission ticket to see Courtney Barnett at an outdoor venue in the middle of nowhere. That is fucking wild. No thanks....
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We got any Bowlers up in here?
- Texas A&M Recruiting 2027: Elko's Cholesterol - Not Great, Not Terrible
I actually think they could be pretty good this year. That's good news because whenever I think they're gonna be good, they suck big time, and vice versa. But they'll probably go 8-4- Tell me about ou
- Shit I've Cooked Lately
Almost all mole sucks. Because it seems like no one really knows how to make it right. The mole at El Naranjo is fucking amazing. That's the only mole I've ever had that I liked. Everyone else's tastes like burnt chocolate. But I'm just a gringo living in Texas and I haven't been on a mole pilgrimage to Mexico. So what the fuck do I know...- Euphoria on HBO
The CGI scene with Eric Dane and Jules was fucking creeeeeeepy and weird. I'll give this season a few more episodes, but I'm just not giving enough fucks about any of these characters' stories. There's not a lot of cohesion and none of their stories are intertwined. They're all off kind of doing their own things, getting into dumb trouble, and generally being shitty selfish fucks that I don't care about. It doesn't seem like they have a plan here.- Do We Have a Christ Followers Thread?
Who gets to decide which tenets of the "authoritative christian text (read: the Bible)" matter and which parts we get to conveniently ignore? Because the parts that matter in the authoritative christian text (read: the Bible) seem to adversely affect gays, poors, and "others". And the parts that don't matter anymore - like not eating shrimp or wearing clothing of two different material, or instructions on how to punish your slaves - can someone explain why those don't matter anymore?- Indian
Whip Inn is "normal" now, and not in a good way. They remodeled and it's not the same. The vibe is off. It feels like someone tried to "fix it up" a bit, but all it did was remove the charm and character that made it such a cool spot.- 2026 Spring Practice Thread
Oh cool. A nerd giving money to other nerds, who will get rich and give money to future nerds. We sound like a fucking nerd factory. Not a goddang football national championship factory.- DTF St. Louis - HBO
- Texas Recruiting Notes 2027: I remember watching his dad play
You can't create a bidding war if Texas isn't at the table.- Weight Loss and Exercise Thread
Whatโs up Surly hard bodies! Checking in to see if any of you meatheads might have some training advice. Iโve never โtrainedโ before and Iโm wondering if someone might be able to give some general advice about exercise strategy. Some background: Iโm a 48 year old type 2 diabetic diagnosed back in 2023 after my body attacked my pancreas and I stopped making insulin almost entirely for no fucking reason, apparently. Regardless, I dropped 20lbs in like 6 months with no change to diet or exercise. My body was eating itself. We got that under control, and I stayed at a relatively healthy weight until my marriage fell apart and my soon to be ex wife moved out this January (shit's detailed in the divorce thread). I had been on that depression diet and basically stopped eating food, which I understand is pretty common among men after divorce. I am not a tall person โ Iโm only 5โ7โ. But I donโt have a skinny-person build. Pre-diabetes I peaked at like 188 when I was cultivating mass. In late January I had got down to 142lbs and I panicked and thought my diabetes was not being managed again (I had also been laid off in September of '24, and lost health insurance, so I had not been wearing a continuous glucose monitor, and i didn't really check my insulin levels otherwise). Endocrinologist reviewed blood work and said my numbers had never looked better. So moral of the story is, just get super depressed, stop eating, and your body will heal itself. With the diagnosis that my issues were mental and physical, and not medical, I realized I needed to do something about it. So I started going back to the gym, mainly because it forced me to eat food. You canโt go lift heavy weights without any food in your stomach and also have diabetes. Otherwise I'd go hypoglycemic and pass out. So that forced me to eat, and since I was never hungry, I was able to eat super healthy because I looked at food as fuel exclusively. I also haven't had a drink in almost a year. May never go back. Who knows. (all of this shit is related) But I needed to reevaluate my relationship with alcohol and take a break, and I've really, REALLY, liked not being hungover, being skinny, always having energy, being much more healthy......(there are a whole lot of positive reasons to quit drinking) I got my appetite back and now Iโve added about 10lbs of mostly muscle in the last couple of months. Iโve been going to the gym consistently at least 5 times per week. Iโve never been a big gym dude. Iโve only done it to try to stay in shape โ I never counted macros, or had a strategy when I went to they gym. But with the divorce, having way more free time, and enjoying the results, I can see myself sticking with this for quite a while. And it's working. People are noticing and commenting. Which feels nice. Not gonna lie. I'll take any compliment I can get at this point. So what I want to know is, how do I maximize my time at the gym? I'm not looking for a specific training regimen, but more advice on the most effective strategy. Basically, I do a three day split: Pushing (all exercises are one warmup with almost no weight, and then three sets of 10 - unless otherwise noted) Flat bench (alternate weekly between barbell and dumbells) โ 4 sets x 10 (three sets heavy, last set drop-set to exhaustion) Incline Bench โ (same as above) Decline smith machine โ 4 sets 10 Cable flys (three sets of ten from each of incline, decline, and neutral) Shoulder press (rotate between dumbells and bar per session) Shoulder dumbell raises - alternate angles weekly One-handed shoulder press from barbell on hinge OR one-armed shoulder press cables Close grip triceps press Triceps cable push down with rope Triceps cable push down inverse grip with a flat bar Pulling Pull ups (set of 10, then whatever I can do on the next two โ usually 6 and then 4) Bent over barbell rows โ 4 sets of 10 Lat pulldown (regularly change hand grip and width grip) โ 4 sets of 10 Seated cable rows โ 4 sets of 10 One-handed machine rows โ from above, neutral and below โ three sets of 10 from each position, each arm Dumbell curls seated on incline benchโ 3 sets 10 Rope curls โ 3 sets 10 Smith machine curls โ 3 sets of 10 LEGS Squats โ typically work up, adding 20lbs per set, starting with 10 reps on set 1, (add 20) 8 on set 2, (add 20) 6 on set 3, 3 on set 4, 2 on set 5, and drop down to original weight to exhaustion on set 6 Bulgarian split squats โ 3 sets of 10 each leg + 45lb dumbbell Goblet squat โ 3 sets of 10 with 90lb dumbbell Leg press โ 5 sets of 10 Leg extension โ 4 sets of 10 Leg curls โ 4 sets of 10 Cardio - on off days I typically get a long run in. This week I did 5 miles and last week I did the 7 mile loop between longhorn dam and lamar. I'm averaging about 14k steps per day, generally. My question is should I move to a 5-day plan (chest, back, shoulders and abs, legs, arms and deadlifts) rather than doing three, resting for a day, then starting over? I don't have a set schedule. I rest when I feel like it. So I'd basically do the five days, take a rest, then start again. I can't commit to a regimen that is "chest on mondays, back on tuesdays", etc. I just go in order regardless of what day of the week it is. I try not to do a super-heavy legs day on Tuesdays, as I bowl league on Thursdays and I typically have the worst soreness two days after legs. I have no fucking clue what I'm doing, so any guidance from someone who does would be appreciated. - Texas A&M Recruiting 2027: Elko's Cholesterol - Not Great, Not Terrible
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