Watched the documentary "King Corn" last night. Quite elucidating, yet in no way virulent or condescending. They did a great job of looking at the current state of affairs without placing much judgment. By the end of the movie, you have a sense of why and how corn has become ubiquitous in our diet without necessarily feeling guilty for it, or angry ( Read more... )

My experience at Steel City Blues Festival 09 (SCBF 09) was certainly a positive one. Expensive, but worth the trip. Felt like I got to operate on two levels: anonymous social dancer looking for fun dances and organizer/instructor. The Pittsburgh scene is still young, but I see a lot of growth potential. Steeped in lindy hop, they have a lot of ( Read more... )

That's all I've been thinking of Lauren lately. Our tango classes are going well, we are progressing at a mind-blowing rate. This week we worked on milongas and drilled check steps until they were (mostly) effortless. It was actually fun dancing to some songs - my brain was not so preoccupied with getting everything right that I could enjoy the ( Read more... )

Criminy... Portland Fusion Exchange weekend was absolutely crazy. Everything seemed to go awry, I had absolutely no ability to manifest my day or surroundings, and communication was shaky. I didn't succeed in fixing my computer (though I did manage to backup up my critical data with Jeremy's help - whoo!), we killed a great many hours shopping for ( Read more... )

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Hoooee! Went to the Kruger's Farm Harvest Hoedown on Saturday. It started as a random email from Gretchen and quickly transformed into a group of eight heading to Sauvie Island for corn maze madnessThe corn maze was a hoot: barely lit by moonlight, we'd tear through the maze without our flashlights on, shouting, laughing, and horsing around. There ( Read more... )

 Wow... WCLX was astounding. Full of old friends, new acquaintances, and lots and lots of really good dancing. I remember why I was so drawn to dancers in the Midwest. It was a pleasant surprise to discover that so many people remembered me and that they were glad to see me. I had made so many good friends from my times out in the Midwest - I kind ( Read more... )

I'm going through old email correspondence with a person I dated in high school by the name of Stephanie.

I sort of stumbled upon the letters and then sat down to read some of them, amused.

It's a real kick to go through them again. I'm glad I kept them.

Wow... Exactly what I needed. Slept for 14 hrs on Saturday, then ate dinner and danced for 6-7 hrs with fantastic dancers from around the country. I saw so many familiar faces from all over the place; SFLX attracted an impressive number of dancers. Over 500 people registered.

I love going to lindy exchanges. It reminds me that I actually really ( Read more... )

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