May Has Been Busy
That was almost 'May Has Been Busty.' Also a true statement.
The belly dance show went incredibly well. Our piece was very tight and fun both nights, and all the other dancers were really on as well. I'll be sad to leave Monica's choreography this summer since I am moving up to a performance class involving props. For the summer show, I will be dancing with a veil definitely (and maybe also zills). I am looking forward to the challenge, but I'm a bit nervous since I've never done veil before. Pictures to come later.
Mom and Dad enjoyed the show and the rest of their visit. Dad didn't get to see much since he was only here for 2 days. Mom stayed longer, so she and I spent Tuesday in Annapolis. It has a nice little downtown tourist area by the marina. We did take a boat tour and got to see part of the US Naval Academy and the Chesapeake Bay. I want to go back when I can spend more time there, possibly on a weekend so I can do the 3 hour pirate themed boat tour. Arrrr. Pictures to come later.
Saturday I was back in Maryland for the Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race with friends and coworkers. The weather was fantastic, and the race entries were really entertaining. My favorite was the Egyptian-themed Ankh-ers Away. We took the water taxi around the Inner Harbor to catch various points of the race including the water loop and the obstacle course. Also quesadillas and margaritas at Nacho Mama's are highly recommended if you do not have a fear of Velvet Elvises. Again, pictures to come later.
Sunday was my zoo volunteer day, and I learned how to operate a laminating machine. That shit is tedious. Since I was there, I took the time to check out the wattled crane chick that hatched in March. It is still very fluffy with chubby cheeks that have not yet descended into full wattles. Also, I wanted to see the lion cubs. They are not quite as tiny and adorable as they were in January, but they are still cubs with feet way too big for their bodies. Pictures to come later because it would be another month without posting if I waited until I got my act together with flickr uploading.
Tomorrow night I get to see My Chemical Romance again, this time at the awesome 9:30 Club. Owing to the time of my new performance class, I'll have to miss the opening acts who I've heard are both really good live (The Architects and Thursday), but I will get there in time for MCR's set. This will lead to me being extremely brain dead at work on Wednesday, but my big important meeting got moved to Thursday, so it doesn't really matter.
The belly dance show went incredibly well. Our piece was very tight and fun both nights, and all the other dancers were really on as well. I'll be sad to leave Monica's choreography this summer since I am moving up to a performance class involving props. For the summer show, I will be dancing with a veil definitely (and maybe also zills). I am looking forward to the challenge, but I'm a bit nervous since I've never done veil before. Pictures to come later.
Mom and Dad enjoyed the show and the rest of their visit. Dad didn't get to see much since he was only here for 2 days. Mom stayed longer, so she and I spent Tuesday in Annapolis. It has a nice little downtown tourist area by the marina. We did take a boat tour and got to see part of the US Naval Academy and the Chesapeake Bay. I want to go back when I can spend more time there, possibly on a weekend so I can do the 3 hour pirate themed boat tour. Arrrr. Pictures to come later.
Saturday I was back in Maryland for the Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race with friends and coworkers. The weather was fantastic, and the race entries were really entertaining. My favorite was the Egyptian-themed Ankh-ers Away. We took the water taxi around the Inner Harbor to catch various points of the race including the water loop and the obstacle course. Also quesadillas and margaritas at Nacho Mama's are highly recommended if you do not have a fear of Velvet Elvises. Again, pictures to come later.
Sunday was my zoo volunteer day, and I learned how to operate a laminating machine. That shit is tedious. Since I was there, I took the time to check out the wattled crane chick that hatched in March. It is still very fluffy with chubby cheeks that have not yet descended into full wattles. Also, I wanted to see the lion cubs. They are not quite as tiny and adorable as they were in January, but they are still cubs with feet way too big for their bodies. Pictures to come later because it would be another month without posting if I waited until I got my act together with flickr uploading.
Tomorrow night I get to see My Chemical Romance again, this time at the awesome 9:30 Club. Owing to the time of my new performance class, I'll have to miss the opening acts who I've heard are both really good live (The Architects and Thursday), but I will get there in time for MCR's set. This will lead to me being extremely brain dead at work on Wednesday, but my big important meeting got moved to Thursday, so it doesn't really matter.