Z o r bl o g

I can summarize the whole concert in one word: INTERESTING.

Those of you who know me well know what I mean by that...and can also extrapolate from the following excerpt from a concert review how I made the night interesting. :mischievious

The most controversial thing about last night's performance was the parade of exhibitionist-happy women in the audience who -- whenever the video camera zoomed in on them -- flashed bras, breasts, bums, and the occasional thong, or made out with each other. :boobies

[full story]
[gnrforum.com thread]

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Now go send her happy thoughts! :smile

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Although I'm mad hella excited about the GnR concert tomorrow night, I finally got tired of the Axl layout. I'll work on it more today when I get home from work.

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got in a fender bender on the way home from the gym tonight. :bang

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I'm still alive...barely. :dead

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Monday Mission:

1. Have you ever made a wish that came true?
Not that I can remember.

2. How about any wishes that you are happy never came true?
I don't make wishes.

3. Do you like who you are? Are you the person you hoped you would become?
Words cannot describe how much I hate myself and wish I never existed.

4. I recently found some job applications that I never turned in. Back in 1986 I intended to apply at "County Seat" and "Chess King" but got an offer from Penny's (where I worked all through college). It was a good thing, since only one of the three is still around. Have you ever applied for positions, or had any interviews, where you later are glad you never got the job?
There was once when I went on this 10-hour job shadowing for a door to door salesperson job. I should have told them to fuck off and gone home but for some reason I stuck around for the whole torturous day and told them I didn't want the job after.

5. While on the topic of career opportunities, what was your very first "real" job? What job was the most embarrassing?
I've been teaching piano for almost 10 years now, although a lot of people don't consider it a real job. The most embarrassing was telemarketing for a ballroom dancing school.

6. Speaking of news, have you had your 15 minutes of fame yet? Such as being in the newspaper, on television, linked on a high-profile site or otherwise caught in the spotlight of the media?
Been on TV many times. In fact, I was on TV yesterday. I've been linked to on Aftonbladet and Expressen (on the same day!) in 1998 when my Mats page was still on Geocities! Some of you might also remember my infamous 15 minutes of Speaker's Corner fame but let's not talk about that either :dead

7. In the USA, many of us will celebrate Thanksgiving this week. Do you celebrate Thanksgiving (or something like it)? Do you enjoy getting together will your extended family for these types of celebrations?
I never go to the family holiday powwows. I literally sit at home alone in front of the computer eating ramen. It is FAR more enjoyable.

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My dad is watching Conspiracy Theory, and they are claiming the lunar landing was a hoax. It reminds me of Unsolved Mysteries. :fear

..and I went to Shopper's Drug Mart and bought some anti-frizz serum, hot oil treatment, and deep conditioner. My previous experience with hot oil was rather embarrassing.

Directions: Place unopened tube into a cup of hot water for one minute to heat.

I did that all right, squeezed the oil INTO the water and proceeded to dump the whole mess on my head.

I'll be seriously busy this week. Expect limited blog updates.

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When walking around you're house/apartment, do you feel comfortable being nude even if you're alone? Yes or No? If not, why?

I'm comfortable as long as it is warm! :laugh

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This is probably being linked to on blogs from here to Helsinki, but it is just too cool not to mention. Mark Pilgrim's New Door, which recommends new blogs based on the ones you already currently read. How neato is that?

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I am SO not made for the corporate life. How do you suit types handle having deadlines and working under pressure? It's SO not me! Every job I've ever had has been artsy (except for the telemarketing gig but I prefer to forget that job ever happened) I'm just not used to the suits being uptight. In Chinese there is an expression "Tickled but still don't laugh.." Everything seems so formal and I'm afraid to crack a joke for fear of looking unprofessional. Just loosen up already!

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I am going to style it differently myself though, I don't like my hair in my face.

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Sorry for the lack of blog updates, I've been busy learning how to use a program for a Big Job I have in the Real World. Oooh scary.

PS: Anyone seen Miss K lately?

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Monday Mission:

1. When I was a teenager, I used to ride all the "spin-y" rides at the fair and fun parks. I'd never get dizzy or sick, and I could ride them all day. My favorite was the Tilt-A-Whirl. Now I should call it the "Tilt-A-Hurl" because it seems I can't even get on a Merry-Go-Round without feeling queasy. Is there anything you used to be able to do physically that you no longer can? What changed?

I used to be able to do all these fancy dismounts after swinging upside down on the bars. It took me a long time to get up the nerve to try hanging upside down and I don't think I could get up the guts to do it again. More recently, I've lost a lot of flexibility after not having done yoga regularly for about a year. At one point I could touch my forehead to my extended knee.

2. If you could go to lunch with someone famous, anyone living or dead, who would you choose? What questions would you ask them?

I'm thinking the American architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White, I'd ask them to build me a house.

3. On that same thought, there are probably several Bloggers you enjoy reading but have never met in real life. Which one Blogger would you most like to meet for dinner? Why did you pick that person? What would you talk about? What do you have in common? What would you do after dinner?

I'd want to have dinner with bwg, I'd make him eat lo bak goh because I love it and I know that he hates it, and I'm sure you can get marvellous genuine home-cooked lo bak goh in Hong Kong. :mischievious

4. Money (or the lack thereof) is the number one cause of arguments amongst couples. Do you find this to be true? If there really was a "Money Tree" you could go and pick, would this really solve a couple's problems?

I think if a couple was wealthy, they'd have other issues to fight over. Personally I haven't been in a relationship that was serious enough to the point where money and co-habitation were issues, but I tend to get riled up about more abstract topics.

5. Speaking of arguments, have you ever been drawn into any nasty, hateful arguments? The kind where hurtful things were said that had nothing to do with the fight at hand? What was that all about? How did it turn out?

I totally forget what it was about but it was a few years ago on the now-defunct WBS, and there were 4 people (2 against 2) and I called someone a thick-skulled Separatist...and uhh, it was a serious argument and no good came out of it, of course.

6. When was the last time you had to admit you were wrong about something? How did that go?

I'm wrong so often it's not worth remembering or writing about.

7. Now for a slight change of theme....what song should never have been written?

My Heart Will Go On

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At least it wasn't like this at the parade yesterday.

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What form of birth control works best for you?

Oh, this one is easy. THE PILL.

I'm off to freeze my bootay off at the parade!

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If you're looking for something to do this weekend, I have a couple of suggestions:

I'll be playing in the band for the town tree lighting and carol sing tonight.

Tomorrow I'll be marching with the band in the Santa Claus Parade.

If parades aren't your thing, the 2002 World RPS Championships take place this weekend in downtown Toronto. The first place prize is $1200.

Not sure what RPS is all about? Check out the World RPS Player's Responsibility Code. Number 6 particularly amuses me:

6. Think twice before using RPS for life-threatening decisions. :laugh

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[e] it's like an all you can eat buffet
[s] but you like to be served!
[e] oh, i do
[s] lol
[e] i could use some servicing
[e] but anyway
[Z] hahahah
[s] im sure there are places in TO that could handle that :P
[e] yes
* Z sucks

[Z] ..on a straw
[e] oh
[Z] i play the flute
[Z] and the skin flute
[e] yeah
[e] you have your grade 10 in both
[Z] bwahahah
[e] the adjudicator likes your technique
[e] he rings the bell when he wants to hear the next "piece"
[Z] skin flute concerto.
[Z] first movement.
[e] allegro
[e] the second movement is largo
[s] lol. youd never think music theory could be dirty
[e] oh, but it is
[Z] I always have.
[Z] musicians all know this.
[e] he kept wanting her to sing from her diaphragm
[Z] 3 movement...dance
[Z] "but my diaphragm is inserted in my...oh never mind."
[e] does the final movement have a cadential extension
[sk] get a room, you two
[Z] HAHAHAHA
[e] we're just joking around
[Z] history can be dirty too

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of things I don't eat:

cantaloupe
the feet, snout, tongue, ears, etc. of any animal
omelettes
mayo/Miracle Whip
red beans
honeydew
raw white mushrooms
the bitter/salty kind of black licorice
sweet potatoes/yams
cooked tuna (raw in sushi is fine)
fake strawberry flavouring
fake banana flavouring
fast food hamburgers
...that's all I can think of for now.

The reason for this list is that I was thinking about picky eaters and I was wondering if my list would even begin to compare to one of a really picky eater.

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Please correct me if any of these artists actually managed another hit. :smile

5. Alias - More Than Words Can Say - 80's hair, gorgeous guitar solos

4. Chumbawumba - Tubthumping - memories of first year university drunkfests :wodka :puke

3. Technotronic - Move This - ummm..no comment :blank

2. Extreme - More Than Words - grade 7 dances *cringe*

1. Wilson Phillips - ok they had more than 1 hit, but I thought they were pretty talented, and I still think their harmonies were really tight.

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"It was Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific on parade. I thought then ... that in those few minutes I witnessed the birth of a nation."

- WWI veteran Alexander Ross, on the battle of Vimy Ridge

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from iam.the Eternal:
[Shannon's rant]
(you must be a member of iam.bmezine.com to access the links above)

I pierce in Lake County. The school district in Lake County is one of only three counties in the state of Florida that do not allow body piercings at school. A few days ago, it claimed a life. Robert pierced a girl's eyebrow recently, and she was suspended from school because of it. When she got home and informed her father, he yelled at and demeaned her for it. Shortly there-after, she went upstairs and shot herself in the head. A young life ended over an eyebrow piercing.
Part of me thinks that this could have had a dramatically better ending if her school hadn't denied her education over a piece of jewelry. Part of me wonders what the father feels like, now. I'm kind of torn up over the issue.

It is things like this that should make schools open their eyes to the issue of suspensions over piercings.

I wonder if my former high school now has policies regarding mods. In the yearbook, there was once a story on students with tattoos, and when I was high school (1992-1997) having a navel piercing was still considered quite "out there" and mods were nowhere near as popular as they are today. It's really hard for me to say what I would do if I was faced with suspension over a piercing now as opposed to 5 years ago. Back then, I wouldn't have done it, period. :scratchchin If the parents of any of my students had a problem with my mods, I would say that my teaching speaks for itself, regardless of my physical appearance.

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Have you ever or would you ever pose nude for a drawing, painting or photography?
If yes, for what? If not, why not?

Does this answer the question? Yeah, I thought so. :grin

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from Hormonal Bitch:

A Canadian father is suing the New Brunswick Amateur Hockey Association after his 16-year-old son failed to win the league's most valuable player award.

Oh cry me a river, build a bridge and get the fuck over it! Obviously the kid shouldn't get the MVP for lousy sportmanship. I bet the kid didn't win because he's just like his father and is a big fucking whiner. :disbelief

[full story]

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[frotz] elwood: what's wrong with you anyway?
[elwood] i have mono
[frotz] wow, that sucks.
[elwood] yeah
[Kosh] now he just needs some sodium glutimate and he can open a chinese restraunt (sic)

:rotflmao

BTW, 'moo goo gai pan' doesn't mean anything in Chinese. It's just gibberish. Now you know.

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I have a new favourite (non-alky) drink:

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So next Tuesday night I'll begin my marching band gig career playing at the mall when Santa comes to town to listen to the wishes of the lil' brats. I hope I can walk and play at the same time. I hope I'm in good enough shape not to pass out in the middle of a parade. I hope I don't step in horse :shit. Even more so, I hope I don't step in horse :shit, slip and have my flute stuck where the sun don't shine.

I got my uniform and nifty armband music stand last night, Santa Claus parade season is coming up (something like 7 in the next 3 weeks) and I am grateful that I sight read very well because sight reading while marching is somewhat of the newbie initiation. Maybe I'll get so absorbed in looking at the music that I'll walk into a telephone pole.

Maybe I'll just try practicing with the stand strapped to my arm instead of letting my imagination run wild.

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According to Vin, he's been around for far longer than 23 years but that's the "official" number, so happy birthday! :hug

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I saw another quiz about Jones Soda, I went to the page and tinny MIDI of "Beautiful Stranger" came blasting through the speakers. No quiz for me, thanks. :grr

...and to Melissa, who thinks Canadian license plates are ugly: at least up here we have cool plates shaped like polar bears and none have URL's prominently displayed on them. :puke

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from boing boing blog:

::The Evil Clown Generator::

I am always grateful that I do not suffer from coulrophobia. I do have my share of weird phobias, but clowns are not on the list.

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Which fruit do you think is sexier? Strawberries or cherries? (question edited to remove spelling and grammatical errors)

Chocolate-covered strawberries are hella sexy, but cherries are better tasting. Besides, having cherry pits in your bed is quite the mood killer, I'd think.

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