I found This Site via StumbleUpon, which is a gallery of photo retouching using Photoshop. I can never cease to be fascinated by these types of image comparisons, and it seems they come in two varieties - one in which the photographer presents the works as "Before/After" and one in which they are "After/Before." This gallery in particular is "After ( Read more... )

UGH ( Read more... )

As requested by mademoisellenon, here is a breakdown of my workout routine. I'll be using This Site as my reference for exercise/machine names. Unfortunately I can't link to individual exercises, but I'll use the same labels as the site for each exercise. Keep in mind that I'm not a fitness trainer and certainly not a doctor; please use caution when following ( Read more... )

I danced another pair of pointe shoes to death ( Read more... )

Last night during Grande Allegro we did a fairly simple combination that ended with an assemble. During the second and third round, in which embellishments can be made to the original choreography, I decided to practice six de vole. The literal translation is "flying six" and it is basically a six-count beat of the legs. (there is no example in the ( Read more... )

"The quality in me people describe - they say I look as if I have no bones." - Uliana Lopatkina

On Monday I received my copy of SWAN LAKE starring Uliana Lopatkina and Danila Korsuntsev. It is, without doubt, one of the most beautiful performances I have ever seen. Uliana is magnificant as Odette/Odile - she brings a mythical, ethereal quality to ( Read more... )

I want to be able to do THIS some day. Better increase the weight when I bench press tonight!

On Sunday morning I take an open level ballet class at a local studio. It's intermediate-advanced level, and sometimes challenging for me. The class makeup is about 50% adults and 50% company members from the studio's pre-pro performance program. These girls are really talented dancers, and sometimes I am intimidated by them since I'm no longer at ( Read more... )

I just lost one of my barbels (clown loach). I loved my little fishie =(

I don't know what happened; all my other fish are healthy.

I love Odwalla drinks, and recently the cafeteria has picked up a new flavor - "Serious Energy"

Serious Energy contains vitamins B1, B2 and C, as well as extracts of yerba mate, green tea and guarana seed. Source

Sounds pretty good to me, and the taste isn't bad, either. I'm having one right now for lunch.

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