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really blew the bank today...

• pants from lululemon athletica, $97. :covereyes I've been lusting for a pair for awhile. My 2 pairs of Gilda Marx pants have holes all over them, I've worn them every week without fail for 4 years. I also remember reading in someone's blog that while wearing her lululemon pants, she'd often get asked if she lost 10 pounds. I think a regular compliment is worth about $10 of the clothing price, being asked if I lost weight would amortize the cost of these pants pretty quickly! At least I didn't spend $800 in the store like the chick carrying a Prada purse in line ahead of me did.

Bonus: they do hemming. This was so great because they only had a size S in plain black in tall...so they're being shortened to Zorbie size (midget) now.

• Music for Young Mozarts. I borrowed Mozart Mouse and Beethoven Bear from work and bought the lesson book. My 5 year old student should have a blast tomorrow!

Posted by Zorbs at 10:26 PM | Permalink | Comments (4)

step 1: be a total copycat
step 2: open your MP3 player (or whatever you use)
step 3: put all of your music on random
step 4: write down the first twenty songs it plays, no matter how embarrassing

[stolen from Soul, but seen all around the intarweb]

1. 12 Stones - Crash
2. Madonna - Express Yourself
3. Wilson Phillips - The Dream Is Still Alive
4. Dry Kill Logic - Nightmare
5. Aladdin - A Whole New World
6. Slipknot - The Heretic Anthem (live)
7. Bon Jovi - Bed of Roses
8. Chess - You Want To Lose Your Only Friend?
9. Sevendust - Home
10. Chess - Mountain Duet
11. Stone Sour - Omega
12. Star Trek VI - First Contact
13. Madonna - Ray of Light
14. Sister Act - Joyful, Joyful
15. Jekyll & Hyde - A New Life
16. Pink - Get This Party Started
17. Christina Aguilera - Reflection
18. Skrape - I Can't Breathe
19. Evanescence - Imaginary
20. Chess - Someone Else's Story

Just for shits and giggles (and the nagging suspicion that Winamp was playing a sick joke on me), I randomized one more time to get a mix that's a much better cross-section of my music collection:

1. Papa Roach - Last Resort
2. Chess - Lullaby (Apukad eros kezen)
3. Pink - Don't Let Me Get Me
4. Yoga - Shakuhachi
5. Deftones - Back To School
6. Threebrain - Hypothermia
7. Madonna - Cherish
8. Jennifer Rush - The Power of Love
9. Arrogant Worms - Celine Dion
10. Steven Cravis - Through The Kaleidoscope
11. Drowning Pool feat. Rob Zombie - The Man Without Fear
12. Murderdolls - Dead in Hollywood
13. Liquid Zero - Year of the Scapegoat
14. Chess - Pity the Child
15. Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch
16. South Park - I Can Change
17. Jewel - Foolish Games
18. Otep - Sacrilege
19. Eagles - Desperado
20. Sarah McLachlan - Adia

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So yesterday I'm driving on a one-lane-in-each-direction road, about to make a left (gray rectangle) into a parking lot. A minivan driver who was in such a hurry to go somewhere that he couldn't wait the extra 3 seconds for me to turn, decided to detour around me (red squiggly), onto the sidewalk and completely flattened the side of his van against the stone wall. It took every last bit of restraint in me not to go over and point and laugh in the driver's face. Ever wish someone who was tailgating you on the highway, then cut you off, would drive straight into the ditch? This was almost as satisfying.

Posted by Zorbs at 05:13 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

When was the last time you...

1. ...went to the doctor?
Just before Christmas.

2. ...went to the dentist?
A couple years. She's rather anti-tongue piercing and I don't want to hear that shit.

3. ...filled your gas tank?
Yesterday, 62.9 cents/litre.

4. ...got enough sleep?
Last night...about 9.5 hours worth.

5. ...backed up your computer?
A couple months ago. Will back up more stuff on Saturday.

Posted by Zorbs at 11:23 AM | Permalink | Comments (3)

things I don't like about this product:
- it only comes in 3 colours - light blond, medium blond, and copper, the last of which I used. They should have something in the red spectrum.
-the conditioner that's included is a poor substitute for Herbal Essences Intensive Blends Conditioning Balm, which I use daily.

things I like about this product:
- it is really easy to use, just mix up the goop, squeeze into the comb, and run it through your hair, wait 30 minutes, wash out.
- the goop is a horrible colour (the copper was bright salmon pink in the bottle) so you can see where you've glopped it on your head and also fool unsuspecting parental units into thinking that's also going to be the end result.
- it only cost ~$10
- it's thick and doesn't splatter the bathroom walls, floor, sink, counter etc.
- it doesn't make your hair smell like ass for a week afterwards.

:spork:spork:spork:spork:spork/5 - pretty damn good for drugstore hair dye.

Posted by Zorbs at 11:55 AM | Permalink | Comments (6)

I was talking to the instructor before class today about the possibility of teaching part of the class at some time in the future and she said, "why wait? you can teach it today if you want!"

So I did. I was afraid of working everyone too hard (this will change, I'm not planning on being in this business to be a floofy wimp instructor) but I think it went all right for the first time! :crossfingers

Posted by Zorbs at 02:30 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

I took the CPR/first aid course needed to become a fitness instructor and passed the exam with flying colours. The kicker: the instructor (extremely obese guy) asks the class how to prevent cardiovascular disease. I put up my hand.

"Eat a healthy diet consisting of lean protein, fresh fruits and vegetables, avoid processed and fried foods, and exercise."

Instructor: Yeah, eat rabbit food like you.

At lunch a lot of the class was over at Swiss Chalet. I had a quarter chicken white meat with salad and a dab of balsamic vinaigrette, the instructor had the chicken sandwich on a carb-loaded white bun, fries, and a large Coke.

And this guy has the NERVE to make fun of me for eating "rabbit food"? The instructor will have clogged arteries long before I will!

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Here's a pic of Dan and me all dressed up:

Posted by Zorbs at 02:27 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

So Barbie and Ken are splitsville.

Maybe Barbie got bored with Ken. Maybe she realized she didn't need a man in order to be happy. Maybe Ken came out of the closet.

Maybe Barbie got sick of Ken's lack of penis. Or, judging from the picture in the article, maybe Ken dumped Barbie for someone with a bigger pair of gazongas. :boobies

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Happy 33rd birthday Mats! :birthday

Posted by Zorbs at 09:50 AM | Permalink

Health Canada predicts 11,000 to 58,000 deaths in this country if a vaccine cannot be developed.

If I don't die myself, my funeral playing business could go WAAAAY up. Heh.

[full story]

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Private Entry

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My students were unusually well behaved, made really nice comments, "You are a great teacher!" The classroom was a lot warmer than its usual sub-Arctic condition. I had a great sweaty workout this morning...The :leafs win a major comeback game...Yeah, life is good. :pleased

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[stolen from this chick]

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All my friends are cool. You know who you are.

Awww, now I feel all warm and fuzzy. :love

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