Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true?

A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... Don't waste them on exercise . Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.

That was out of this HILARIOUS e-mail I got from my mom's friend Judy.

I'm on her um..I dunno. She gets like all these cute little things from other people, or if she like...sees something neat on the 'net, she'll send it around to people. I'm on that list.

I don't get the 'dirty' ones, but if I'm with my mom when she's checking her mail she'll read them out if they're good. So..yeah.

Here's another one, that I was suprised to find was like reading about parts of my life, lol.

And I was like "What, they don't do this sort of thing in other places?"

What it means to be A British Columbian
We love it here and wouldn't change it for anything.

1. You know the provincial flower (Mildew)

2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash.

3. You use the statement 'sunny break' and know what it means.

4. You know more than 10 ways to order coffee.

5. You know more people who own boats than air conditioners.

6. You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.

7. You stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the 'Walk' signal.

8. You consider that if it has no snow, it is not a real mountain.

9. You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Esquires, and Tim Horton's.

10. You know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye salmon.

11. You know how to pronounce Squamish, Osoyoos, Nanaimo and Tsawwassen.

12. You consider swimming an indoor sport.

13. You can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and Thai food.

14. In winter, you go to work in the dark and come home in the dark while only working eight-hour days.

15. You never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.

16. You are not fazed by 'Today's forecast: showers followed by rain, 'and' Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers.'

17. You cannot wait for a day with 'showers and sunny breaks'.

18. You have no concept of humidity without precipitation.

19. You know that Dawson Creek is a town, not a TV show.

20. You can point to at least two ski mountains, even if you cannot see through the cloud cover.

21. You notice 'the mountain is out' when it is a pretty day and you can actually see it.

22. You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 5, but still wear your hiking boots and parka.

23. You switch to your sandals when it gets about 10, but keep your socks on

24. You have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.

25. You think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.

26. You recognize the background shots in your favourite movies & TV shows.

27. You buy new sunglasses every year, because you can't find the old ones after such a long time.

28. You measure distance in hours.

29. You often switch from 'heat' to 'a/c' in your car in the same day.

30. You use a down comforter in the summer.

31. You carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use them.

32. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit under a raincoat. (I don't have a kid, I know. But I always had to wear a coat over my h-ween outfits. =/ )

33. You know all the important seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Raining (Spring), Road Construction (Summer) & Raining Again (Fall).

Seriously. I never use an Umbrella, I always need new sunglasses... etc.etc.

And the summer before last, it was cold enough to use my thick blankets.

Not to mention everything else.

I never thought of it as something that was done 'here'

It was just..life, you know?

Well. Alright. I just got a cute picture out of another email.

I guess that's what this post is going to be.

I didn't mean to make it thise way, I just...

I dunno. Saw the first q&a thing, and was like 'OH! THAT'S SO FUNNY!'

and now...it's escaltated. XD

Click on it to make it bigger.

Is cute right? I kind of want that neighbourhood. I'd get awesome pics all the time.