Category: rampant consumerism
As you know, I have banned myself from buying shoes in 2010. And, as you also know, I have acquired only two pair of shoes during this time: one pair of running shoes (which were considered, right from the time I installed the ban, an exception because having properly functioning running shoes when training for […]
And speaking of Groupon, there’s a new group coupon kid in town: Ethical Deal. They are like Groupon in that they will be offering mega-discounts on things, but their schtick is that they will be offering deals only with “green” companies. Will they actually be green or is this just a greenwashing of the group discount idea? […]
I think I’m in love with hot yoga. I mean, it’s only been four days since I started, so we are still in that “honeymoon phase” and maybe I’m willing to overlook hot yoga’s short comings, like how I have to get up at 5 a.m. to be there for the 6 a.m. practice, which […]
Beth can’t come to the blog right now because she’s in a sugar coma, having discovered a store in Surrey that sells vegetarian marshmallows. Let me repeat that: Beth found a store that sells freaking vegetarian freaking marsh- freaking -mallows!! For the uninitiated, you may want to read the blog posted entitled “The Tale of […]
So my beloved Zaphod Beeblebrox the Car hit the 30,000 km mark this past week, which meant it was time for her second service appointment. For her first appointment, I took her to the dealership in Vancouver where I bought her, but this time I thought I’d take her to the Surrey location, what with […]
I bought my first ever Groupon ((FYI, that Groupon link contains my personalized code so that if you click on that link and then sign up for Groupon, I get $10. So you should probably click that link ‘cuz I could totally use $10.)) this past week. Every day I check out what the new Groupon […]
So the correct answer to this week’s question of “How many pairs of shoes does Dr. Beth own?” is…. *drumroll* 31. And 4 pairs of boots ((well, I guess technically I have 5 pairs of boots if you count my ski boots)). Which makes Kalev, with his guess of 30, the winner and proud owner […]
Someone asked me this the other day and I don’t actually know the answer to this question. I was going to count them, but then I thought, why not make it a contest first? Guess how many pairs of shoes I own! You have until 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on Thursday (September 23, 2010) ((Only […]
It was on sale for $7, so how could I resist buying it?
Yesterday, on my way back from my orthodontist appointment, I stopped at London Drugs to buy a doohickey that allows me to hook up Chloe, my beloved MacBook Pro, to a projector. You know, seeing as I start teaching my course tomorrow and I’ll be needing to hook up Chloe to a projector and all […]