I take classes that are sort of like bodypump, but my gym doesn't want to pay for the license so they came up with their own program. You have a barbell with weights on that you take off as you move through the muscle groups. You start with a lot of weight for legs, back and chest, then you take off weights for arms…

Sure, if you're going somewhere where most ppl don't speak english, but otherwise that's a waste of time. In most countries you can just find someone who looks to be under 30 and they will most likely speak decent enough english to be able to help you. The whole "the locals will be so appreciative if you can memorize…

Remove the "do not" from the last sentence, or replace "sink" with "float" and it makes sense.

See, here was some bad phrasing from my side. What I meant was that I could write an e-mail totally without sarcasm or any intended tones at all, and the receiver could still read in a tone in my e-mail, especially in a sensitive situation such as a fight where emotions are running high. Face-to-face, I could have…

Ppl tend to either miss intended tones in writing (just look at all the failed attempts at sarcasm, joking etc on internet boards) or read in tones that the author never intended. If you're pissed at someone, you're more likely to interpret things in a negative way and read things as being snippy, condescending,…

No, ten seconds is a really long time. I would think the speaker was having a stroke or a meltdown. Has this Seth Godin ever actually tried standing in front of an audience and not saying anything for ten seconds?

If there was a last one, there must have been one before that: The Penultimate Samurai

When I was bored in class I would see how long I could hold my breath. I managed over two minutes, but that was sitting still as relaxed as I could be

Because when half the staff is away, you can finally get things done without being disturbed. Alternatively, you can slack off, take long coffee breaks with your friends and still get a day's pay.

Also, it opens the door for more petitions like this everytime someone dies. Or not dies, just becomes notable. Even if Robin Williams was very special to many and played video games and named his kid after one, there will always be those annoying ones who don't understand that and why he's so special and gets a…

Well, I do send private mails to coworkers from my work mail. If someone transitions from "work friend" to "friend" we exchange phone numbers and text instead if I ever need to communicate with them outside work hours. I mostly text anyway, my private account sees very little traffic. It was a good idea to set up a…

I have several e-mail accounts. I never, ever, ever, ever use my work e-mail for private stuff. I have a few for signing in to websites (like gawker et al) because I use different names on different sites, one for online shopping that's tied to my paypal account, and one for e-mailing friends and family. I use…

No one is hating on THAT Madonna, we are hating on the current grill-wearing, "my instagram sounds like one of a 14-year-old girl, cuz I'm kewl like that" Madonna. She used to be a trendsetter who casually dismissed and ignored those who criticised her, now she's a trend-follower. And she misses the mark, a lot. It's…

A little bit of butter and salt brings out the whole spectrum of flavours in steamed/cooked vegetables. You shouldn't drown them in it though, moderation is key.

I did an experiment once where I stopped eating sweet things. No candy, pastries, jams, honey, sodas, etc. etc., also no canned corn, cereal, ready-made food and other things with lots of added sugar. It took about two weeks, but things started tasting differently. I could detect more flavours and smaller amounts of…

Mine too, I've seen it dozens of times. The whole cast was great in that movie but Robin Williams was outstanding

Because those who are looking to make money off this new trend make food and say "meh, it's sort of gluten free! Let's slap a sticker on it that says 'gluten free', and I can sell it for 3x more than the other stuff I make" and don't care about cross contamination or trace amounts. The fad dieters won't care or even…

I really wish society wasn't so hung up on the 9-5 schedule. I mean, I get the benefits of it but I've struggled all my life to adapt to it, and I just can't. Left to my own devices, like when I did freelance work or I take a vacation, I fall into a schedule similar to Mozart's and Freud's. Except I work until about 2…

I think that just as women dress to impress other women, not to attract men, the men do this not for the ladies, but to impress in the locker room.

I don't cook them that long either, not the red ones anyway. I like them al dente, not al mush.