From: katminnaar	Date: February 7th, 2003 08:08 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Congratulations!

Okaaaaaaay, so.... just how tall are you, if you don't mind sharing? :)

Government security job? (I always get a little nervous when I hear that these days, but mostly 'cause I live in the U.S.!) Meaning, a government job with good job security? Then again, I suppose anything beyond that would be 'classified' and you wouldn't be able to tell anyone anyway. :)

I'm not surprised you're very fit, as much as you dance! ;)

Maybe you should make an icon out of that photo (minus the lettering, of course). =]

I'm getting off this computer now!! Been doing a lot of bookkeeping stuff, took some breaks, but my eyes are getting buggy... time to do something else. +^\ Got a movie to watch... too tired to do anything else tonight... "Brotherhood of the Wolf." Almost got "Signs" instead but decided to go for something more unusual. :^)

Later, Mr. Cool! :D

	From: vexen	Date: February 7th, 2003 08:53 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Five foot seven! Which is... 5*12 + 7, =67inches. In cm:
1inch=2.54cm

I am 2.54 X 67 cm tall (yikes, this is a hard sum!)

=134cm + (0.54 * 67)
=134cm + 33.5 + (0.04 * 67)

0.04 * 67 = 67/100 * 4
67 * 4 = 134 * 2 = 268

=167.5 + (268/100) = 167.5 + 2.68
=170.23

So I'm 170cm tall!

Amazingly, I have *already* made an icon from that photo! We think alike :-)

Enjoy the film!

From: katminnaar	Date: February 8th, 2003 02:28 pm (UTC)		(Link)

5'7" is a far cry from 5'11"! *L* I didn't know you were trying to convert using some complicated formula. ;) I knew about the 2.54 cm/inch... that makes me 165 cm tall; but weight, in stones?? I have no idea! (I sometimes wonder how many other--few--countries don't use the metric system besides the UK and the US.) But then again, at the weight you stated, you're probably not that much underweight after all, which is good.

I SEE you made an icon from that pic! :D

I actually haven't watched the film yet. I guess I should soon before I have to return it. (Or just copy it from DVD onto a blank tape and watch it later. ...ssshhhhhhhhhhhh. ;))

	From: vexen	Date: February 9th, 2003 02:01 am (UTC)		(Link)

It was a very nice surprise, but I am exactly in the middle of the "desired weight" range, according to the standard BMI chart! Which means I couldn't be more spot-on with my weight!

I chose to use that icon in that response to show you it :-) Thanks for the good idea, even though I got there first :P

From: katminnaar	Date: February 9th, 2003 04:37 pm (UTC)		(Link)

BMI stands for Body Mass Index. See this site for a calculator.

Years ago I had an electrical impedance-type body fat test (with a ±4 percent error margin); it showed 103 lb of lean body mass (!), which is body tissue other than fat and usually mostly muscle. With that result, my ideal weight was 132 lb (at 22% body fat, that is), even at 5'5", but that's still at a 22.0 BMI. You can take your LBM (lean body mass) weight--if you know it--and divide it by .78 to calculate your total weight at 22% fat. Or substitute that number with .85 for 15% body fat (better for men). :) It's more accurate than just using a BMI result, but also more hassle. And the fat percentages are also being argued as to what's actually a 'healthy' level: 20%? 25%? Yadda yadda yadda.

Okay, little miss Ex-Fitness Instructor will shut up now. :Þ

I like that icon! :)

	From: felishumanus	Date: February 10th, 2003 12:50 am (UTC)		(Link)

hee hee *points* shorty!! well by roughly 1/2 inch!

	From: vexen	Date: February 10th, 2003 01:08 am (UTC)		(Link)

Does this mean you're taller than me? In my imagination, you're ikkle! I suppose I've never met you when I haven't got big boots or Swear trainers on, both of which have 3-4" soles.

Kitties can't be taller than me! It's not allowed! Ia'Kat's shorter than me too :-), but about five foot! That's how small cats are :P

	From: felishumanus	Date: February 10th, 2003 01:32 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Re:

i tend to wear flats most of the time or flat-ish boots (1-2"). I am somewhere between 5'7" and 5' 8" - 170 something cm I just can never remeber the something, probaly 3cm more of somethiing minor.

but i knew you couldn't be 5' 11"!!

erm if cats are small explain Marcony!

	From: vexen	Date: February 10th, 2003 01:51 am (UTC)		(Link)

Cat trickery! That's what it is!

	From: mattlazycat	Date: February 8th, 2003 03:37 am (UTC)		(Link)

Looks like you've been playing Deus Ex all year. Awesome. :)

	From: vexen	Date: February 8th, 2003 09:02 am (UTC)		(Link)

I don't know that one!

Actually I've uninstalled Quake3 and Warcraft 3, I don't have any games at the moment!