sunrise market salad specials

April 19, 2007

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Right now, Sunrise Market at the corner of Gore and Powell on the Downtown EastSide has boxed salad greens priced at two for a dollar. They have both hearts of romaine and mesclun (baby mixed greens), and both are organic. As well, loose spinach, which finally looks pretty good now that the new local crop is in, […]

Posted in: bargains, diet, food, health, Vancouver

woman leaving the psychoanalyst’s office by remedios varo

April 19, 2007

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  Click to enlarge. Oh! How I love this painting! Remedios Varo was a Spanish Surrealist painter who moved to Mexico and became one of the most important artists in the country, although still largely and undeservedly in the shadow of Frida Kahlo. This is one of her best: Woman Leaving the Psychoanalyst’s Office. Varo […]

figuring out what you really want

April 19, 2007

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Ever thought to yourself that it would be easier to work towards living your dreams if you knew what they actually were? This interesting series of videos from The Momo Zone is designed to help you answer that question and manifest in your life the realization of your wishes. He’s self-taught, he’s no-bullshit, and he’s […]

the high voltage ten commandments

April 18, 2007

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High Voltage (yes, that’s her legal name) is a New York celebrity personal trainer and professional energy conductor. She is 59 years old and she can probably kick Susan Powter‘s ass from here to Australia, and do it to a throbbing disco beat. She’s not everyone’s cup of chamomile, more of an acquired taste (let’s put it this […]

Posted in: diet, food, health, Uncategorized

the canadian meal

April 17, 2007

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You won’t find it on a menu anywhere, but McDonald’s Canada offers, at $3.50, a full meal for fewer than 600 calories. Gawd only knows where I learned about this, but a Canadian meal consists of a small drink, small fries, and a cheeseburger (you can swap it for a hamburger and save 50 calories, […]

the becoming (still) by nine inch nails

April 16, 2007

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We like to start Monday off with some music to think on… This is a visceral, yet intimate song, and a powerful acoustic performance by Nine Inch Nails. Trent Reznor has chronicled his fight against heroin addiction in many songs throughout his career, and this is probably the best, an early example from their first […]

Posted in: music, sobriety, Videos, YouTube

Supercheap

April 14, 2007

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The frugal community is a densely populated one, although I’m sure they’re all meadow-fresh from the free Downy samples. A newcomer to the field of discount blogging is Supercheap right here on WordPress, listing free sample offers, surveys with prizes, and online coupons. Their posts are short, simple, and complete. Here’s an example of one: […]

Posted in: bargains, Blogroll

unsafe at any speed: weight loss for nutters

April 13, 2007

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Because haven’t we all read less plausible diet plans? At least these are good for a cheap laugh. Stolen from Rum and Monkey, read the rest on their site. The Web 2.0 diet: Tag your food. Only eat food you’ve tagged with “fatty” on special occasions. Round the corners on your sandwiches and try to sell them […]

the Sun Run training schedule

April 13, 2007

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I have no idea whether or not this is/was authentic or endorsed by the Vancouver Sun, but let me tell you, it works! I used this myself to go from never running unless something was chasing me to doing 5- and 10-k races, and more importantly I did it without injury. It’s a very safe, slow […]

Posted in: fitness, health, running

give him a hand

April 13, 2007

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Ladies and gentlemen, MadV. Once, he was just some kid on YouTube, doing magic tricks in his room. Somehow, thousands of people saw something in him, something they couldn’t quite define, and became fans. What did we see? We saw this; we saw the potential; we saw right through time and space and recognized in him the […]

the stars (m)align

April 13, 2007

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  Okay, so maybe it wasn’t a great idea to launch this blog Friday the 13th. We shall not let that stop us! :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::

Posted in: humour, motivation