Busy busy week!
I've seen Salsa Guy 4 days in a row now. Not all of them one-on-one dates - as part of a group. But still, we were at each other's side all the time, even when we were in a group, and we kissed and held hands and sat next to each other. That's... very impressive for me. Usually I get nervous and jumpy when I spend so much time with a guy, in such a short time. I think it's because we've been hanging out as part of a group, and not just each other. This way I can be close with him, but not feel pressured. Not that he's pressuring me! He's great. And the one day (Wednesday) that we spent only with each other, was really fun :)
I ... really like him.
I've still avoided going to his place to be alone with him - he offered twice, but both times I was really tired and said I shouldn't. But I want to invite him over here sometime next week, and on Friday is my movie marathon and he said he'd come :)
Okay, so a quick breakdown of the past few days! On Tuesday evening, before Salsa, I met up with K at the nearby mall and bought myself a ton of birthday clothes :D I got a casual dress, 2 pairs of checkered shorts that are fun and casual, a more sexy pair of jean shorts, and a black shrug that'll be great to wear over dresses and tops when it's cool in the evenings or AC. Practically everything was on sale for some reason (summer has only just begun!) and I had an additional 30% birthday discount, so instead of 440NIS I only paid 275 :D What a birthday haul.... And K was just hilarious, she's fucking crazy, in the best way possible :)
After my shopping trip I also bought a birthday present for my mom, K got a couple of bras, and we had dinner at a cafe. Then later at Salsa things went pretty well. I danced like 70% of the time with Salsa Guy XD and we danced very well. Once the salsa instructors caught wind of the fact that it was my birthday, they offered to have a birthday circle for me. They do it for all the instructors' birthdays and also prominent club members. Everyone gathers in a circle, and the birthday boy/girl dances in the middle with changing partners. It's really fun to watch - usually because the people dancing are really good. Deep deep down I really wanted to do it - but I'm not confident enough in my dancing to do so alone in front of so many people. Next year, though :) Definitely next year.
On Wednesday was City Taste with Salsa Guy, and it was really fun. We walked the entire festival grounds (roughly 2 square K) holding hands and sharing bites of the various food we bought. We had a little steak and potatoes (coffee-rum sauce!) dish which was absolutely delicious, but the dim-sum was disappointing, and then because he separates meat and milk we couldn't have ice-cream for desert, so we had this weird thing which I never want to remember XD
But it was casually romantic - I wore shorts and Converse sneakers he came straight from the army, in his uniform. We spit the cost of the food and sat on the grass and only kissed a few times. But the hand-holding... he's got a thing for hands, I think. He kept reaching for mine first :) With previous guys this annoyed me. With him... not so much. I'm taking this as a good sign - either I'm getting over some of my weird stuff, or I just like him well enough that the things that usually bother me don't, with him :)
Oh! Another important thing happened at work on Wednesday! Our boss called me into the next room in the middle of the shift and closed the door behind me. I got all nervous, because I'd just made a catty remark about one of the guys who works at the call-center with me (he's kind of an idiot, and makes things harder for us all, but I'm the only one with the balls to actually say it out loud; still, it wasn't very PC of me to say it in the middle of the call-center). Instead of being told off? My boss says they're very pleased with me and my work, and they're raising my salary! It's only by 1NIS per hour, which is next to nothing, but it's the thought behind it that really warms my heart. I know I do a good job - and it's good to know my employers feel the same :)
Thursday was the last class of the first course at 6B. We've finished with all the basics, and now we have to choose what type of design we want to study and start learning more about that. I'm going for industrial and interior. We have 4-5 lessons on the specific subject and then start meeting with a single instructor to create a portfolio that will hopefully get us accepted to wherever we want to study. We also prepare for SAT-like exams which are required in some schools.
We also did a very long, detailed critique of our final homework assignment - we had to do an art piece (2D, 3D, no matter which medium, free technique) inspired by a song. I had a really hard time choosing, and then it hit me. I was watching Depech Mode's live preformance of "Enjoy the Silence", and the first comment really got to me:
One of the best experiences at a DM concert is when this song begins with just the keyboard and the roar of the crowd when the realization comes to them that it is Enjoy the Silence. This song is so good live and makes the cost of the ticket worth every penny.
I love when that happens - the audience reacts to the first sound from the band, and of course the band reacts to the audience's energy and it's like this magic circle. So I got to thinking about live concerts. Personally, I don't enjoy them. I hate the crowds, the shoving, the heat, the stink. Also, the music is usually not very good quality - I prefer studio versions. But. I love watching recorded live shows :)
I wish I could post a pic of the finished piece, but the photo turned out really bad so there's really no point. But it was done really fast - not for lack of time but because I got the burst of inspiration and didn't want to lose it :) It's black and red and dramatic. Very Depech Mode. There's just a hint of a stage at the left of the frame, and on it a keyboard/synthesizer, with a white spiral coming up out of it representing the first notes of the song. There's a sort of shockwave around the circular end-part of the spiral, like the sound is radiating out towards the audience, which is just a black-gray-red blur itself. There are spikes of red energy coming out of the audience, towards the stage and towards that one note.
Most people liked my piece, except they said I could have gone bigger, bolder, more dramatic. It's quite small, so I agree I could have done a bigger format. Still, the idea was good. Everyone else's works were very very good IMO too - especially the oldest of us, his piece was very personal and evocative and I loved it, where usually he kind of ... um, fails XD But his piece was awesome this time and we all loved it :)
Then after 6B I raced home and made my usual olive snacks for the last lesson in our Salsa LA Medio course - on the last lesson everyone always brings food and we spend half the lesson going over all the things we learned in the course, and half talking and eating :D Salsa Guy and I sat together and fed each other things half the time, and sat seperately some of the time. Then after the class itself we all (6-7 of us) went to a nearby dance studio where a couple other salsa friends were practicing and joined in XD I had a great time, except I stayed without my insulin pump for too long and got home with really really REALLY high blood-sugar level :X Like, 485 high. I'm supposed to be at around 120. So... yeah. Not a good feeling.
But it passed by Friday morning, when I went to a beach party with Salsa Guy and a highschool friend of his :) It was really fun and relaxing - we lounged on the sand for a while, Salsa Guy with his head in my lap, and we went into the water too, and I got a teeny tiny little layer of tan. Slowly slowly building it up, the summer's only began :) I practice safe sun! Gotta protect my tattoo and various tender spots ;)
Today my family (sans middle sister, who unfortunately has second degree exams to study for) and I went out for birthday lunch (my mom's bday is two days after my own) and it was fabulous. I wore my new dress and my mom wore a new shirt and the food was excellent. Baby Omer is getting grabby!
Tonight... well, who knows what will happen tonight :) I might go to salsa and dance with Salsa Guy. I might go out to a movie with K. I might have a night in with my best friend H. I might just sleep. Tomorrow the week begins anew!
I ... really like him.
I've still avoided going to his place to be alone with him - he offered twice, but both times I was really tired and said I shouldn't. But I want to invite him over here sometime next week, and on Friday is my movie marathon and he said he'd come :)
Okay, so a quick breakdown of the past few days! On Tuesday evening, before Salsa, I met up with K at the nearby mall and bought myself a ton of birthday clothes :D I got a casual dress, 2 pairs of checkered shorts that are fun and casual, a more sexy pair of jean shorts, and a black shrug that'll be great to wear over dresses and tops when it's cool in the evenings or AC. Practically everything was on sale for some reason (summer has only just begun!) and I had an additional 30% birthday discount, so instead of 440NIS I only paid 275 :D What a birthday haul.... And K was just hilarious, she's fucking crazy, in the best way possible :)
After my shopping trip I also bought a birthday present for my mom, K got a couple of bras, and we had dinner at a cafe. Then later at Salsa things went pretty well. I danced like 70% of the time with Salsa Guy XD and we danced very well. Once the salsa instructors caught wind of the fact that it was my birthday, they offered to have a birthday circle for me. They do it for all the instructors' birthdays and also prominent club members. Everyone gathers in a circle, and the birthday boy/girl dances in the middle with changing partners. It's really fun to watch - usually because the people dancing are really good. Deep deep down I really wanted to do it - but I'm not confident enough in my dancing to do so alone in front of so many people. Next year, though :) Definitely next year.
On Wednesday was City Taste with Salsa Guy, and it was really fun. We walked the entire festival grounds (roughly 2 square K) holding hands and sharing bites of the various food we bought. We had a little steak and potatoes (coffee-rum sauce!) dish which was absolutely delicious, but the dim-sum was disappointing, and then because he separates meat and milk we couldn't have ice-cream for desert, so we had this weird thing which I never want to remember XD
But it was casually romantic - I wore shorts and Converse sneakers he came straight from the army, in his uniform. We spit the cost of the food and sat on the grass and only kissed a few times. But the hand-holding... he's got a thing for hands, I think. He kept reaching for mine first :) With previous guys this annoyed me. With him... not so much. I'm taking this as a good sign - either I'm getting over some of my weird stuff, or I just like him well enough that the things that usually bother me don't, with him :)
Oh! Another important thing happened at work on Wednesday! Our boss called me into the next room in the middle of the shift and closed the door behind me. I got all nervous, because I'd just made a catty remark about one of the guys who works at the call-center with me (he's kind of an idiot, and makes things harder for us all, but I'm the only one with the balls to actually say it out loud; still, it wasn't very PC of me to say it in the middle of the call-center). Instead of being told off? My boss says they're very pleased with me and my work, and they're raising my salary! It's only by 1NIS per hour, which is next to nothing, but it's the thought behind it that really warms my heart. I know I do a good job - and it's good to know my employers feel the same :)
Thursday was the last class of the first course at 6B. We've finished with all the basics, and now we have to choose what type of design we want to study and start learning more about that. I'm going for industrial and interior. We have 4-5 lessons on the specific subject and then start meeting with a single instructor to create a portfolio that will hopefully get us accepted to wherever we want to study. We also prepare for SAT-like exams which are required in some schools.
We also did a very long, detailed critique of our final homework assignment - we had to do an art piece (2D, 3D, no matter which medium, free technique) inspired by a song. I had a really hard time choosing, and then it hit me. I was watching Depech Mode's live preformance of "Enjoy the Silence", and the first comment really got to me:
One of the best experiences at a DM concert is when this song begins with just the keyboard and the roar of the crowd when the realization comes to them that it is Enjoy the Silence. This song is so good live and makes the cost of the ticket worth every penny.
Click to viewI love when that happens - the audience reacts to the first sound from the band, and of course the band reacts to the audience's energy and it's like this magic circle. So I got to thinking about live concerts. Personally, I don't enjoy them. I hate the crowds, the shoving, the heat, the stink. Also, the music is usually not very good quality - I prefer studio versions. But. I love watching recorded live shows :)
I wish I could post a pic of the finished piece, but the photo turned out really bad so there's really no point. But it was done really fast - not for lack of time but because I got the burst of inspiration and didn't want to lose it :) It's black and red and dramatic. Very Depech Mode. There's just a hint of a stage at the left of the frame, and on it a keyboard/synthesizer, with a white spiral coming up out of it representing the first notes of the song. There's a sort of shockwave around the circular end-part of the spiral, like the sound is radiating out towards the audience, which is just a black-gray-red blur itself. There are spikes of red energy coming out of the audience, towards the stage and towards that one note.
Most people liked my piece, except they said I could have gone bigger, bolder, more dramatic. It's quite small, so I agree I could have done a bigger format. Still, the idea was good. Everyone else's works were very very good IMO too - especially the oldest of us, his piece was very personal and evocative and I loved it, where usually he kind of ... um, fails XD But his piece was awesome this time and we all loved it :)
Then after 6B I raced home and made my usual olive snacks for the last lesson in our Salsa LA Medio course - on the last lesson everyone always brings food and we spend half the lesson going over all the things we learned in the course, and half talking and eating :D Salsa Guy and I sat together and fed each other things half the time, and sat seperately some of the time. Then after the class itself we all (6-7 of us) went to a nearby dance studio where a couple other salsa friends were practicing and joined in XD I had a great time, except I stayed without my insulin pump for too long and got home with really really REALLY high blood-sugar level :X Like, 485 high. I'm supposed to be at around 120. So... yeah. Not a good feeling.
But it passed by Friday morning, when I went to a beach party with Salsa Guy and a highschool friend of his :) It was really fun and relaxing - we lounged on the sand for a while, Salsa Guy with his head in my lap, and we went into the water too, and I got a teeny tiny little layer of tan. Slowly slowly building it up, the summer's only began :) I practice safe sun! Gotta protect my tattoo and various tender spots ;)
Today my family (sans middle sister, who unfortunately has second degree exams to study for) and I went out for birthday lunch (my mom's bday is two days after my own) and it was fabulous. I wore my new dress and my mom wore a new shirt and the food was excellent. Baby Omer is getting grabby!
Tonight... well, who knows what will happen tonight :) I might go to salsa and dance with Salsa Guy. I might go out to a movie with K. I might have a night in with my best friend H. I might just sleep. Tomorrow the week begins anew!