I want to see that high and tight look that one stylist/model had

More specificity, pls? Do you mean flat top? That was my McGill hairstyle (varying levels of "tight"): [link] [link] [link]

I know some people who have done bellydance and it's great exercise and usually a lot of fun.

We all do--you could ask in bitches for more details of what to expect now that you're signed up.

I expect to try to figure out how to isolate any parts of my body. I mean, I've seen Shakira. That's enough prep, right?

Clearly the solution is to learn bellydancing before the classes start.

How else do people work?

Not like that!

Via Knut: Holy shit, roundhouse kick.

Well, I judge people.

I'm also confused by Forbes.

They have an article on 10 surprisingly unusual & high paid jobs which summarises thusly:

• Embalmer Average pay: $43,680 a year
• Hot Dog Vendor Average pay: $30,000 to $100,000 a year
• Personal Shopper Average pay: $25,000 to $100,000+ a year
• Funeral Service Manager Average pay: $79,930 a year
• Ice Cream Taster (Food Scientist) Average pay: $56,000 a year
• Virtual Head Hunter Average pay: $250 to $10,000 per referral
• Genetic Counselor Average pay: $55,820 a year
• Live Mannequin / Human Statue Average pay: Up to $100 an hour
• Body Part Model Average pay: $20 to $1,000+ for an afternoon
• Cruise Ship Entertainer Average pay: $3,000 to $4,500 a month, plus room and board

And then they have an article on surprisingly low paying jobs with the following paragraph:

Embalmers, firefighters and private investigators also earn less than $50,000 a year, on average. You might expect to make more for a job that requires sanitizing and preserving the deceased—but apparently preparing bodies for interment will only earn you $45,060, and the bottom 10% make a measly $27,010.

Do they have their adjectives correctly lined up to make sense?

Other than embalmers being on both lists?

That first list is just unusual, no? With possibly but unlikely high pay for some.

I could totally be an ice cream taster.

Career change!

Embalmer's pay isn't great, but I bet it's a really low-stress job if you're cut out for it. When I was in upstate NY, I ran into a lot of people who were going to a college up there for funeral directors.