I was physically at NEFFA over the weekend, but I wasn't there emotionally. I did a handful of dances (including my alter ego's ECD session and the medleys, of course!), but most of the time I hid and thought about other stuff ( Read more... )

( The 2007 Swarthmore English-Scottish Ball, the 37th annual )

This is not nearly all that I have to say about the last two weeks, and I hope that I will write about the E-S ball and skiing and cozy little restaurants and awesome sword dances...but for now, this is what I want to say.

I danced Autumn in Amherst tonight with JLR, and it was heartachingly perfect. Amazingly beautiful, magnetic and riveting, ( Read more... )

We did the Female Saylor tonight, a brisk English dance to the carol tune 'Masters in the Hall'. Orion Longsword also does a dance, Salton, to that tune. I think it's an awesome tune!!

After getting back from the GCD weekly Wed. dance, I sat upstairs at P+R's with tea, myalexandria's just-arrived 2006 Christmas mix, and my dance books. I'm tired and ( Read more... )

I'm having a hard time dealing with the end of the Playford weekend and the imminence of my paper deadline. The two circumstances combined to make me feel claustrophobic and on-edge Sunday evening; I felt the familiar lurking of guilt on the periphery of relaxation as I enjoyed tea, warm chestnuts, and stories about bits of art with the duo of J- ( Read more... )

Trips to new places, even places that you *have* to go, are much more exciting if you think about them as expeditions. And expeditions are much more fun if you set out with friends!

This is the week of expeditions with chlomar, one of the best expedition partners because she's cheerful and fun and makes me feel the same way ( Read more... )

There were many lovely things about this weekend, from dinner with my mother at La Viola and Perdues, to visiting with puzzledance and her sweetie during and after the Scottish tea dance in Arlington, to an English ball, to the local Scottish Garden Party dance, but here are a couple highlights.

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At the Washington [DC] [English] Spring Ball, I was ( Read more... )

Blah di blah. I haven't updated in awhile, have I? It is fitting for the pace of my life right now that I'm so busy, I don't even have time to keep up with my internet procrastination ( Read more... )