So, R and I went to our first tango class in nearly six months this afternoon - it actually went quite well. Quite basic concepts which is good, but we're still hashing some other things out. Still, it gets better and that's what we're aiming for ( Read more... )

a few soundbites during a break on an unusually busy day. . .

- Weekend was good.  A nice combination of relaxing and productive.  Tango on Saturday was fantastic!  We learned a really wonderful turning version of the salida .  Really elegant - will have to remember this!.  Double bonus that we're starting to pick things up much faster than before ( Read more... )

Back in the office today after a nice long weekend. Not a whole lot in terms of exciting adventures minus a library crawl that finally netted an unabridged recording of Othello, a tango class where the giro has finally meshed for us, Russian homework, some photo editing (a few results can be found on my flickr page), some online chatting with ( Read more... )

after falling off . . .again. Not that life in our own personal universe hasn't been interesting mind you. Somebody needs to poke me when it's been more than a few days (let alone two weeks!) since I last posted. Last week's four day weekend was exactly what the doctor ordered (mostly lots of diablo, punctuated by tango, friends and art), but ( Read more... )

This is exactly how it should be, in my opinion. You see, not only have I taken tomorrow to go play with beelady, but we get Friday off for Easter as well. Yay!!! I was not as productive last week as I could have been, so I will really need to bump it up a notch and be super C this week. Also in store: my first Russian lesson on the company dime and ( Read more... )

Well, since my colleague has failed to show up for our meeting this morning (never mind I was here early to prepare and she's just completely failed to come in - not even an email and clients breathing down my neck for decisions she needs to make), let's talk about some more pleasant things ( Read more... )

Oh where, oh where have I been? All the sorded details under the cuts. Teach me to leave sharing such delights for so long!

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Where does the time go. The week has been pretty quiet; we're starting to settle into a routine for the "quiet" season. Fave co-worker is off sick again, but things are slow, so it's manageable. I've added a few new userpics and am looking for a better London one and a better Russian one. We'll see what I find ( Read more... )

So, last Saturday as most of you know, raayat and I went to the Beginner's Intensive Tango (Argentino, not Ballroom - evidently there are bitter differences between the two styles) class at my gym, and had a fabulous time. 4.5 hours of Tango loveliness. We learned the Salina ("basic" 8 step pattern), forward ochos (figure 8 step - and omg so much fun) ( Read more... )