I am not particularly smart ( Read more... )

We're getting to that part of the year when everybody starts making New Years Resolutions, and for a change, this year I find myself making more wishes for society and the world than resolutions for myself. In a way that's awesome, because I feel like it shows that I'm pretty happy about my life and where things are going, and the pace things are ( Read more... )

I'm contemplating a lot of stuff for the New Year, and I want to do it now. Top on the list is to fix my house - my working areas, my play areas - I wan tot make everything tidy and beautiful. I'll probably do the downstairs bathroom before the New Year - strip the wallpaper and paint - collage the vanity, get new curtains and things. I found this ( Read more... )

I have very clearly not been practicing enough lately. Very clearly because I did an intensive practice today, and it totally whooped my butt. But I feel awesome, and am reminded of how good I feel when I dance - not perform mind you, but dance. Exercise and body exploration through dance - seriously, why don't I do this everyday?
Which begs the ( Read more... )

I was going to re-start teh 100-pushups challenge this week. I did the test yesterday, and I did 20! which puts me at level three. Yes, they were knee-pushups - I need to strengthen the tendons in my elbows before I can do any quantity of full-push-ups. But then I planted over 75 flowerbulbs in the front yard yesterday, and tore a giant chunk of ( Read more... )

FaerieCon, in case you didn't catch it earlier, was awesome. Aside from seeing Emily and sparklypoof , who I hadn't seen in a bazillion years, the costuming, the shopping, the Balls - all spectacular. I have plans already for a Bad Faerie costume for next year (I want to be an evil mermaid) and ideas for a few additions to my Good Faerie costume, which turned ( Read more... )

Brain seems to be in a fairly difficult space this week. I'm art-journaling to try to work though it, but it will probably get worse before it gets better. Dance practice will help as well. Probably.
My throat is sore on top of all of that. Someone needs to go to bed early tonight.
Class tomorrow is Stylization Variaitons. Or suppose to be. It may ( Read more... )

I am excited about the things I'm going to go home and do in 3.5 hours!
#1 - restart P90X, but not the whole program. Plyometrics, yes! Weight/Resistence Training, Yes! Everything else I can safely skip without feeling like I'm missing anything. Jumping around and lifting Heavy Objects, YAY!
#2 - Zucchini Noodle attempt number 2, with homemade pesto ( Read more... )

With the rising popularity of bellydance, and the rising fame of dancers like Ansuya, Rachel Brice, and Sharon Kihara (amongst so many others), there are more and more aspiring dancers fighting for the same jobs.
On one hand, this is awesome - more competition, in theory, should raise the general quality level of performers. The more commonplace ( Read more... )

I've been feeling a little lost in time lately. Today I decided to stop it.
I realize that might have come out a little cryptic and overdramatic, but it's pretty accurate. For whatever reason, I've been very hazed lately - unmotivated, exhausted, and weeks have been flying by a little too quickly.
I have stuff to do, after all.
And I need to get ( Read more... )