Happy and or Random Thoughts

[Sagitta]

I'm not in Orlando this weekend. :? So, what's wrong? What would you do if you were?

[dancersdreamland]

Am happy :) Had a very good dancing night. Gosh, when I was dancing with this guy, I had my eyes closed, yet I knew exactly what he wanted me to do & could let go of myself completely. My body felt like it was burning - every little sense in my body seemed to be awake! I could response to the subtle leads that I'd normally miss.. I felt truely liberated! :D

How wonderful! Will you have the opporutnity to dance with him again?

[dancersdreamland]

My friend wanted to store some stuff in my place, and so I say ok. Now she gets this kid whom she tutors to help her. I come home and find that a laptop, cd player have definitely been taken. Plus...I think some CDs. I don't know as I haven't listed them all yet!! I have 400 plus Cds worth 1000s of dollars in total, and some probably were taken. I'm furious. Absolutely furious!! I want an apology from the kid and parents. If I don't have my things back within 24 hours and the apology I am going to call in the cops.

That terrible! Good choice on calling the cops within 24 hours. I hope everything turns out alright in the end, and then you get all your belonging back.

[dancersdreamland]

A woman phones her office, telling him she won't be coming in today. He asks her what the matter is and she replies "I have anal glaucoma." "Anal glaucoma? What's that?" asks the boss. The woman replies "I can't see my @ss coming into work today!"

Hilarious! :bouncy:

[hopelessly_addicted]

Am happy :) Had a very good dancing night. Gosh, when I was dancing with this guy, I had my eyes closed, yet I knew exactly what he wanted me to do & could let go of myself completely. My body felt like it was burning - every little sense in my body seemed to be awake! I could response to the subtle leads that I'd normally miss.. I felt truely liberated! :D

How wonderful! Will you have the opporutnity to dance with him again?

Yup :D He's not a out of town salsero which is great :) Although.. I don't always click so well with him... have had lots of mediocre dances with him before.. I think he's a repetitive performer, as in quite stable in the way he dances whereas me being a beginner dancer, I can be pretty good while sometimes not so great. So if I can be a repetitive performer like him, I suppose there'd be more chance of getting that fix from him :D I look forward to continuous improvement in my dancing 8)

[Sagitta]

Up and about....Moping the kitchen floor to clena the mess that the rental company made when they came and painted my kitchen....

[cocodrilo]

After I finish work today, a buddy is bringing over a good bottle of rum & we will scrutinize a Marc Anthony/La India video(he wants me to do a duet w/him in his band). Gonna make some couscous for dinner!

Sagitta, did that guy ever return your stuff? And apologize? What happened?

[pygmalion]

Just back from a great dinner party. I have the world's best friends. And I'm feeling much, much better. :D

[hopelessly_addicted]

Just back from a great dinner party. I have the world's best friends. And I'm feeling much, much better. :D

Heya Jenn. That's great that you feel better :D A good talk with friends can beat some nasty blues... 8)

Man.. my legs are aching from dancing :shock: ! A good streching is called...

[dancersdreamland]

Returned home pretty late after a graduation party for my younger half-sister. Things with my dad's side of the family (my parent's are divorced and I grew up with my mom making my dad a stranger since we lived on opposite ends of the US with rare visits) have gotten so much better since our wedding. Not sure what changed, but I really like it.

Normally a full day with my dad's side of the family (grandma, grandpa, dad, two half sisters, one half brother, one full brother, one great aunt, five uncles and aunts with tons of cousins) would be insanely scary and boring for me...but since our wedding I actually enjoy seeing the family and am getting to know everyone better. It's so good to patch up old wounds, forgive, forget and move on or simply start over!

[DancePoet]

It's Sunday morning!

8 folks visiting DF when I logged on this morning, and I was the only registered user at that moment.

Had a wonderful time shopping with the new lady friend yesterday! :D

There's lots to tell, but little time. ;)

[hopelessly_addicted]

well it's Monday morning here.. technically speaking :P

Today's been the slowest day at DF since I've joined I think :lol: :lol: Hope you guys had a great night last night! :D

OOOhh I just saw an ad on TV that Buena Vista Social Club with the original members will be in melbourne between 16-20 June! I am so going to their concert.. even though i've got an exam on 23rd 8) This will be my first time going to a salsa gig at this level :D Am very excited..

[pygmalion]

DF is unpredctable on American holidays. Sometimes it's incredibly busy. Other times (like today) it's really slow. Not sure why, but it seems that there are at-home holidays, like Thanksgiving, where people log in more. And there are hanging out with friends holidays (like Memorial Day, which is this weekend) where people are hanging out with friends. :lol: :lol: I'm sure things will pick up by Monday evening, US time. So that's Tuesday morning, in OZ, right? 8)

[Sagitta]

I actually watched amovie last night, and today morning I went to mass followed by biking with my lady friends and her kids. :D Now I have wine cheese and crackers, and am going to eb grilling in a few minutes. :D

[hopelessly_addicted]

DF is unpredctable on American holidays. Sometimes it's incredibly busy. Other times (like today) it's really slow. Not sure why, but it seems that there are at-home holidays, like Thanksgiving, where people log in more. And there are hanging out with friends holidays (like Memorial Day, which is this weekend) where people are hanging out with friends. :lol: :lol: I'm sure things will pick up by Monday evening, US time. So that's Tuesday morning, in OZ, right? 8)

That's correct! :lol: Thanks for providing some explanation as to why it's so slow.. I wondered.. :wink: Didn't realise that majority of DFers were Americans although I could guess that there were quite a few.. 8)

[Mitra]

Ok, totally happy and random, but finally we have warm weather in Minnesota ^_^ 70 degrees and rising, thank goodness!

Sad thing is, the main reason why I love the warm weather coming back is that now I can finally wear my cute dancing skirts and dresses :roll:

[pygmalion]

I was wondering that, earlier in this thread. 70 degrees is very nice. :D 8)

[cocodrilo]

I am sweating. Still. It was 28 degrees today. That is centigrade. You convert it- I don't do math.

[MacMoto]

I am sweating. Still. It was 28 degrees today. That is centigrade. You convert it- I don't do math.
28C is 82.4F.

Forecast for today is 13 C (55.4 F). An improvement from a very cold :shock: weekend (especially Friday -- brrr!).

[pygmalion]

I think it's supposed to go up to about the same, here, today -- 28C ish. That seems pretty mild to me, after years of living in Orlando, where it's that warm or warmer most of the year. Actually, I prefer it.

[cocodrilo]

Another warm morning! I will attempt to spend my free hours this weekend making my semi-annual wardrobe changeover. (What a hassle!)

[pygmalion]

Yep. It went up to 85F here today. Pretty nice, if a bit overcast. 8) I gave up on the wardrobe changeover, though. I'm too dang lazy. So I just have huge closets with all my clothes perpetually on display. It's easier than packing things away and switching over once a year.

One of these days, I'll learn some self-discipline... but not today. :lol: :lol:

Have fun, cocodrilo. :D I bet you'll find some cute outfits you'd forgotten you had. 8)

[cocodrilo]

I have huge closets AND a walk-in closet, yet I still have stuff packed in huge, plastic containers. We all do here in Japan. This protects them from bugs better then just having them hanging in a closet. We have to use bug repellent packs in EVERY box and in addition, desiccant packs to remove the moisture(humid in Japan!). Therefore the hassle! :?

[pygmalion]

Oh yuck. That does sound like a pain. :evil: Oh well. Here's hoping you find some forgotten cash in the pockets of newly-unpacked garments. :cheers: :wink:

[kansas49er]

Happy Thought: It's the first paid Holiday of the Year!!!

[peachexploration]

Happy Thought: It's the first paid Holiday of the Year!!!

Not New Years Day? :)

[Sagitta]

Had a great weekend with 10 mi bike rides, jumping on a trampoline, seeing "You Got Served" and "Born Romantic" dance movies, grilling meals, ice cream at odd times, wrestling with the kid... and no dancing!!

Got a couple nice sweaters gratis, dishes, a month's worth of dish soap, funky lamp with 12 lamp arms incense sticks, serving dishes... :D

[pygmalion]

Hmm. I wake up at 2:30 AM starving. Seriously. Starving. I wonder what I can make to eat that's filling, highly caloric and won't take much effort. Hmm. :?

[Sagitta]

Hmm. I wake up at 2:30 AM starving. Seriously. Starving. I wonder what I can make to eat that's filling, highly caloric and won't take much effort. Hmm. :?

Ice cream, whipped cream, grilled bread and cheese?

[kansas49er]

Happy Thought: It's the first paid Holiday of the Year!!!

Not New Years Day? :)

Yeah, I forgot that one. Each year, I have off from CHristmas Eve till after New Years, so it always seems to be an end of the year holiday instead of a beginning of the year Holiday. It's not counted that wayof course, just in my mind. After that, it is such a long time until Memorial Day (sigh)

[DancePoet]

I actually watched amovie last night, and today morning I went to mass followed by biking with my lady friends and her kids. :D Now I have wine cheese and crackers, and am going to be grilling in a few minutes. :D
Sounds like a Happy Day! :D

[DancePoet]

Ok, totally happy and random, but finally we have warm weather in Minnesota ^_^ 70 degrees and rising, thank goodness!

Sad thing is, the main reason why I love the warm weather coming back is that now I can finally wear my cute dancing skirts and dresses :roll:
Oooh! Now that seems like another happy thought. ;)

[Swingolder]

I was blessed with a new grandson yesterday afternoon! Five pounds, nine ounces, small but doing fine.

[MacMoto]

I was blessed with a new grandson yesterday afternoon! Five pounds, nine ounces, small but doing fine.
Oooh, congratulations! :D

[DancePoet]

I was blessed with a new grandson yesterday afternoon! Five pounds, nine ounces, small but doing fine.
Oooh, congratulations! :D
Congrats! :cheers:

Yet, you don't look old enough to be a grandmother. ;)

[pr]

Congratulations Swingolder!!! :D

[BrookeErin]

I was blessed with a new grandson yesterday afternoon! Five pounds, nine ounces, small but doing fine.

Congratualations on your new angel!


headed to Chicago Friday night
and homemade Creme Brulee (the best gift I ever got my mother was that butane torch)

[pygmalion]

I was blessed with a new grandson yesterday afternoon! Five pounds, nine ounces, small but doing fine.

Yay! :banana:

How's the Mom holding up? No complications? Everybody all right?

[Sagitta]

I was blessed with a new grandson yesterday afternoon! Five pounds, nine ounces, small but doing fine.

Yay! :banana:

How's the Mom holding up? No complications? Everybody all right?

Ditto. Am at work...

[peachexploration]

[Peach singing]
Grandmaw got runover by a reindeer,
walkin' home from our house Christmas Eve.
You can say there's so such thang as Santa
but as for me and Grandpaw, we believe!

:banana: :banana: :banana: :rocker:



:peace:

[Swingolder]

I was blessed with a new grandson yesterday afternoon! Five pounds, nine ounces, small but doing fine.

Yay! :banana:

How's the Mom holding up? No complications? Everybody all right?

Everyone is fine, and we are all very relieved. Mom had miscarried twice before so we were all holding our breathes on this one. He is a very welcomed and loved addition to the family.

[Swingolder]

I was blessed with a new grandson yesterday afternoon! Five pounds, nine ounces, small but doing fine.
Oooh, congratulations! :D
Congrats! :cheers:

Yet, you don't look old enough to be a grandmother. ;)

I was with my two sisters last weekend and I got someone to take our picture posed as you see us 50 years ago...standing in the same order kicking our foot back. When I get some time to download it, I just might update my avatar.....by a half a century!!!!!

[pygmalion]

I was blessed with a new grandson yesterday afternoon! Five pounds, nine ounces, small but doing fine.

Yay! :banana:

How's the Mom holding up? No complications? Everybody all right?

Everyone is fine, and we are all very relieved. Mom had miscarried twice before so we were all holding our breathes on this one. He is a very welcomed and loved addition to the family.

Oh thank goodness! Enjoy the little one. :D :D :D :D ( I really am smiling so hugely that one emoticon isn't enough. :oops: ) Congrats! :D

[dancersdreamland]

I was blessed with a new grandson yesterday afternoon! Five pounds, nine ounces, small but doing fine.

Congratulations! You must be so excited!

[Swingolder]

Thanks for all the kind words. I got to finally hold the new little guy last night. He has been in the NICU unit because of his size and a question of his glucose level. He also has been on oxygen. He should be out of there tonight and in with his mom. They should be able to go home Saturday. But he is a darling!

[pygmalion]

Five pounds, nine ounces? That is on the small side. I think something like seven pounds is average. But NICU is scary -- probably for the families even more than the little one. Are his Mom and Dad able to feed him themselves? Or is he strictly with the nurses? :?

One day soon, the scary part will all be a memory, and he'll be home with Mom and Dad, screaming his lungs out and keeping everyone awake all night, every night for months. Enjoy! :D

[DancePoet]

I was blessed with a new grandson yesterday afternoon! Five pounds, nine ounces, small but doing fine.
Oooh, congratulations! :D
Congrats! :cheers:

Yet, you don't look old enough to be a grandmother. ;)

I was with my two sisters last weekend and I got someone to take our picture posed as you see us 50 years ago...standing in the same order kicking our foot back. When I get some time to download it, I just might update my avatar.....by a half a century!!!!!
I realized the picture was an older one, and the thought of having the same picture taken years later is wonderful. :D

[cocodrilo]

Big ol' earthquake in Kumamoto(Kyushu) early this morning, magnitute 5. No deaths reported yet. Had a magnitude 3 temblor here last week that practically knocked me out of bed at 3:00am...

[pygmalion]

Yikes!! What the heck is going on?? Are you and yours okay, cocodrilo?

[cocodrilo]

Yikes!! What the heck is going on?? Are you and yours okay, cocodrilo?
Yes, we're fine, thanks. Kyushu's a bit of a haul from here.

[pygmalion]

I figured, if you still had internet access, that you were probably physically okay. But the emotional piece must be getting a bit heavy, by now. Sheesh. There've been disasters all around for ... way too long, now, back to back. :? :?

[dancersdreamland]

Big ol' earthquake in Kumamoto(Kyushu) early this morning, magnitute 5. No deaths reported yet. Had a magnitude 3 temblor here last week that practically knocked me out of bed at 3:00am...

That must have been scary and quite unpleasant. Talk about a rude awakening!

Yes, we're fine, thanks. Kyushu's a bit of a haul from here.

Glad to hear everyone's okay. :D

[dancersdreamland]

I just love this emoticon!

:bkick:

Not sure why... It's just super funny to me!

[Sagitta]

Had a fantastic day, after my lady friend flipped me off due to one of her moods. I'm staying away from her whenever she is having her hormone issues. :banana: :banana:

Great rueda practice teaching moves, followed by perfrmances, talking about dance and dancing with people. :banana:

[Sagitta]

Went to Stewart park, came back, and am going out again. Some nice bike riding...today...

[cocodrilo]

Went to my husband's grandfather's wake last night. Lots of Buddhist chanting and incense. Granddad had a long, happy life, passed away at the ripe old age of 93. I remember, some 18 years ago, his having a cancerous lung removed. After he was released from the hospital, he kept on smoking, as he "wanted to enjoy his few pleasures in his last remaining years". The guy was a real trooper and he lived his last days without prolonged suffering, surrounded by his family.

[pygmalion]

May he rest in peace. 8)

[peachexploration]

I love Quartertothree's avatar! Hilarious and cute! :lol: :D

[Sagitta]

I love Quartertothree's avatar! Hilarious and cute! :lol: :D Now I'm looking for this avatar, but I cannot find it... :?

[MacMoto]

I love Quartertothree's avatar! Hilarious and cute! :lol: :D Now I'm looking for this avatar, but I cannot find it... :?
It's the one that says "My icon is currently out dancing. Why isn't yours?" -- see :arrow: here (http://www.dance-forums.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=3045) :wink:

[pygmalion]

That's a cute one. :doh: Wish I'd though of saying that. :lol: :lol:

[Sagitta]

I love Quartertothree's avatar! Hilarious and cute! :lol: :D Now I'm looking for this avatar, but I cannot find it... :?
It's the one that says "My icon is currently out dancing. Why isn't yours?" -- see :arrow: here (http://www.dance-forums.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=3045) :wink:

Gracie. :D

[pygmalion]

Hmm. 2:43 AM. Gotta be up at 5:30. When am I going to get some sleep, I have to wonder aloud. :?

[chachachacat]

Hi Pygmalion! Sorry that you can't sleep. I followed someone over to read what "regular people" wrote about 'Dancing With the Stars.'
Interesting.

[cocodrilo]

The pheromones were so thick during one of my college classes today you could've cut it with a knife! The cutest guy in the class(I personally, secretly have decided this!) said that he liked me! (Swoon swoon-GET A GRIP, TEACH! too friggin' hot in the classroom, but it's because we've all made it HOT!) Lots of laughs during this lesson and lots of fun! :lol:

[Sagitta]

Slept through last night and now I'm feeling *******ed! :banana:

[pr]

I just love this emoticon!

:bkick:

Not sure why... It's just super funny to me!
Me too! They are cute! :D

[Swingolder]

Five pounds, nine ounces? That is on the small side. I think something like seven pounds is average. But NICU is scary -- probably for the families even more than the little one. Are his Mom and Dad able to feed him themselves? Or is he strictly with the nurses? :?

One day soon, the scary part will all be a memory, and he'll be home with Mom and Dad, screaming his lungs out and keeping everyone awake all night, every night for months. Enjoy! :D

The little guy is still in the NICU. He is a week old today and might be there for another 4 or 5 days. You know, that - two steps forward and one step back - thing. Needle in his head for the iv, poking his foot for blood tests... can't wait for him to get out and get home. Fortunately, Mom is doing well and Dad's boss has been very understanding, so they are spending a lot of time up at the hospital...as are grandma and grandpa!

[Sagitta]

Just confirmed that I am going to be trying out for a different salsa rueda group tomorrow night in Syracuse, an hours drive away. Hope that I enjoy meeting the people, think that it works for me, and also get invited as a result. We'll see. :D

Also swing practice cancelled so I can nap before going to dance. This is the first Tuesday night that I am actually really looking forward to doing so. perhaps it is the excitement of trying out for teh group, perhaps it was the fun of dancing Latin to new (even though non-Latin) music and getting some fantastic cha chas in.

You know I thought that I wasn't an exhibitionist, but I wonder sometimes... :? This past Sunday whenever I asked someone to dance I took them to dance in the space between the band and the audience. I guess that is the space that I usually dance at dances. You know you go to a club, and there is the stage for the band, then dance floor, and then the bar seats etc...

:banana:


I'm not sure if I can get anymore work done today. Oh well...so it goes...

[DancePoet]

It's Tuesday!

(Yeah, so, what difference does that make, DP?)

[Sagitta]

It's Tuesday!

(Yeah, so, what difference does that make, DP?)

Yes...what difference does it make when you work for yourself DP? :?

[DancePoet]

It's Tuesday!

(Yeah, so, what difference does that make, DP?)

Yes...what difference does it make when you work for yourself DP? :?
Well ... I still don't work on the weekends just because I work for myself. ;)

(Yeah, but DP, that still doesn't answer the question. :roll:)

[Sagitta]

It's Tuesday!

(Yeah, so, what difference does that make, DP?)

Yes...what difference does it make when you work for yourself DP? :?
Well ... I still don't work on the weekends just because I work for myself. ;)

(Yeah, but DP, that still doesn't answer the question. :roll:) :doh: :headwall: :headwall: :headwall: :headwall: :headwall: :headwall: :headwall:

[pygmalion]

A lot of self-employed people end up working a whole lot more hours than people employed by others. I'm glad to hear you've found a non-workaholic balance, DP. 8)

[dancin_feet]

Actually it's Wednesday!! :lol:

Last day of work this week (a much happier thought I can't imagine). I am flying interstate Friday morning to go to our annual National Studio Competition. Be back Tuesday but not back at work until Thursday (needed the extra day to recover from all the partying and dancing! :lol: )

[DancePoet]

A lot of self-employed people end up working a whole lot more hours than people employed by others. I'm glad to hear you've found a non-workaholic balance, DP. 8)
I was that way when I started. With time I have found a way to balance things, but life is a constant rebalancing process.

[DancePoet]

Actually it's Wednesday!! :lol:

Last day of work this week (a much happier thought I can't imagine). I am flying interstate Friday morning to go to our annual National Studio Competition. Be back Tuesday but not back at work until Thursday (needed the extra day to recover from all the partying and dancing! :lol: )
Hope you have a wonderful time! :D

[pygmalion]

With time I have found a way to balance things, but life is a constant rebalancing process.

Amen to that. You're a very wise man. 8) :)

[pygmalion]

Tough week at work. :? And it's only Tuesday. :( :( :lol:

[Laura]

Here's a happy and/or random thought:

I love Dance Forums! Thanks, Dance Mentor, for having such a nice place where we can all visit!

[pygmalion]

Yeah. Me too. DM rocks, because he's the visionary who thought all this up.


Way to go, DM. :notworth: :D

[pygmalion]

Sad thought. Anne Bancroft died of cancer yesterday. May she rest in peace. :(

I guess The Graduate will be showing on TV sometime soon. Better check the ads for American Movie Classics. I loved her as Mrs. Robinson. 8)

[squirrel]

I got back from the first Salsa Congress I have ever attended... I am still in a dream world... :) Hmmm, I wonder when reality will come into the picture!

[Sagitta]

Nver will if you keep up your wish of many more congresses. As soon as oe fades you'll be at another..and over and over and over again... :wink: :)

[chachachacat]

Sad about Ann Bancroft. :(
Pygm, what's wrong with your little Bunnita?

[DancePoet]

With time I have found a way to balance things, but life is a constant rebalancing process.

Amen to that. You're a very wise man. 8) :)
Thanks Pygmalion!

[DancePoet]

Sad thought. Anne Bancroft died of cancer yesterday. May she rest in peace. :(

I guess The Graduate will be showing on TV sometime soon. Better check the ads for American Movie Classics. I loved her as Mrs. Robinson. 8)
I always liked her. :(

[randomMysh]

Mrs. Robinson was wonderful. Just saw the movie a few weeks ago. I'm very sad she's gone.

[cocodrilo]

Had a really fun band practice last night- ouside under a huge oak tree! Lots of guest musicians showed up to jam with us! Danced samba so hard my legs hurt this morning! :lol:

[pygmalion]

That sounds great! :D :D Glad you had fun. (Edited my post twice, to keep it G-rated and without double entendre. :? :lol:)

[pygmalion]

Off to bed. Yes. At 7:00 PM. I've had a long, tough week, and I'm not going to take it ... anymore. (Hmm. Maybe I should drop by the Song Association thread before I log out. :wink: :lol: )

[pygmalion]

Hmm. I just noticed that I have only 96 posts to go before I reach 20,000. I wonder if I can wrap up tomorrow. 8) Saturday at the latest. 8) :D

[Sagitta]

What a goal... I wonder when I'll hit 10 000.....hmmmm probably easily before the end of this month...since I do about 15 posts a day...hmmm

[pygmalion]

I've done 100 posts in a day, before. 8) Why not now? :wink: :lol: :lol:

[Sagitta]

I've done 100 posts in a day, before. 8) Why not now? :wink: :lol: :lol: Off to bed with you!! Or are you trying to cut down on that 90 or so before bed?

[pygmalion]

:lol: :lol: You're onto me. :wink: :lol:

[dancersdreamland]

Hooray! I am finally home from leadership camp that went all wrong and I can now check DF for the leadership I really need!

In honor of this momentus occasion I say

:bkick: to camp

and

:bouncy: to DF!

[Sagitta]

Hooray! I am finally home from leadership camp that went all wrong and I can now check DF for the leadership I really need!

In honor of this momentus occasion I say

:bkick: to camp

and

:bouncy: to DF!

oh oh! What happened at camp? Entertain us with your tales.

[dancersdreamland]

Well, I was recruited to attend a "Leadership Institute" at a "camp" a few hours from where I work. The entire event was hosted by by employer...

I assumed "Leadership Camp" would be about leadership...how to become a leader, different styles of leadership, etc. Additionally, I assumed we would be "at camp" with sessions outside, campfires, smores, the whole bit.

Well, we arrive at camp (it was an actual YMCA camp) the first evening and walked about a mile and half to dinner which was really good. Then we proceeded to an area hotel (where all the "big wigs" were staying - too good for camp) and had a social hour...aka lots of drinking. Late into the evening we returned at camp much too tired to have a fire.

The next morning and each of the days that followed, we began with an early breakfast followed by an onlsaught (not sure of spelling) of speakers. Not leadership speakers...speakers about how our college system works, how we receive federal/state funding, how to increase our student enrollment, etc.

During our entire "Leadership Camp" we only did two leadership type activites (hosted by the YMCA camp counselors) which only lasted about two hours, max. There was a panel of other college presidents and they each gave "brief" overviews of what leadership is all about, and we NEVER had a camp fire or smores.

Ultimately, I went in expecting one thing and it was entirely different. Rather than leadership training, it was training on how to understand the "big" picture and inner workings of our college all while making the college president seem like the a king.

On a positive note, I didn't have to take vacation from work, I got paid to be there, and I have tomorrow off.

[pygmalion]

Sadly, that's how a lot of leadership camps go. One of these days, I'll tell you about my "change management" training. What a joke. :evil:

[Sagitta]

And here I was thinking that I would be regaled by tales of debauchery and other crazy stuff!! :(

[cocodrilo]

Just bought one of those big exercise balls and some booties for snorkeling(you wear them with the fins). Can't wait to try both out! :D

[pygmalion]

Just bought one of those big exercise balls

I have one... Now if I could just figure out how to keep my balance on the darn thing. :oops: :lol:

[pygmalion]

Only 69 posts to go before 20K. I could do that with one hand tied behind my back. (Well, not really. But my saying so just now reduced my post objective by one. :roll: :lol: )

Time for a pre-morning nap. See ya. :car:

[Sagitta]

Only 69 posts to go before 20K. I could do that with one hand tied behind my back. (Well, not really. But my saying so just now reduced my post objective by one. :roll: :lol: )

Time for a pre-morning nap. See ya. :car: :doh: :roll:

[randomMysh]

Go Pygmalion! Go Pygmalion! :notworth:

But really, sleep IS more important than even df. Really! :lol:

[pygmalion]

I only have 35 posts to go, now, but I have a busy afternoon ahead, so I'm trying to fit another 10 or 15 in before I log out. Then it'll be a cake walk to get done this evening when I get home. 20,000, here I come. :D

[Sagitta]

Go Pygmalion! Go Pygmalion! :notworth:

But really, sleep IS more important than even df. Really! :lol:

Ditto dat! It is hot here. Really hot. I'm trying to get out early so I can go to the gym and then get packed to go to NYC.

[pygmalion]

Have fun in the city, Sagitta. :D

[Sagitta]

Have fun in the city, Sagitta. :D Will do if I get there!! I am at home right now. Problem is it just started raining heavily before I left. I don't think that it will eb any fun driving in this weather and so I am simply whiling away time until it stops. I am doing something constructive but my hopes for catching a danec event tonight in NYC are slipping away... :(

[TemptressToo]

My skin is perfect today. And I am getting ready for TS Arlene.

[cocodrilo]

Rainy season has begun. The forecast sez rain every day for the next week. :?

[pygmalion]

Bummer! Hot and muggy? Eww. :(

[pygmalion]

20,000!

Thanks for all the laughs, the dance help, and the emotional support. DF and everybody here mean more to me than you know. :friend: :D

[chachachacat]

YAY, PYGMALION!!!!!

You are the bestest! :friend: :bouncy: :cheers: :kissme: :notworth:

[pr]

Congrats Pygmalion!!! :cheers: :cheers: :banana: :banana: :bouncy: :bouncy:

[BrookeErin]

again... congrats... what an accomplishment

[pygmalion]

Thanks everyone. :D :D :friend:

[cocodrilo]

Norah Jones on cable TV, Cajun chicken piquante on the stove, chardonnay on the desk. Gotta love weekends!

[randomMysh]

I know it's late, but CONGRATULATIONS to Pygmalion! Woo Hooooo! :D

I love how your title is Pygmalion, btw. :lol:

[randomMysh]

Ok, now on to other happy thoughts. I have a bunch. Yay! :D

Happy thought #1: My DB and I went to see Rent yesterday and it was amazing. I cried when Angel died. :( I think everybody in the audience did. Really powerful wonderful poignant musical.

Happy thought #2: We just finished painting the study. It is green, rather brighter than I expected, with cream accents. For a while I was afraid it'll be awful, but it actually turned out lovely! :banana: I'll post pics once everything's set up. For now I'm kicked out of there while DB is setting up his stuff, since the room's a bit too small for two people to move around much at once. Hurrah, I won't have to work in the kitchen anymore! Another :banana:

Happy thought #3: I figured out where to host my pics for free, so now I can post pics in forums. I already started with a picture of my dog over in the pets forum. By the way, Cocodrilo, what's a Wookie?

Happy thought #4: My homegrown herb garden is coming along nicely. I gave up on trying to grow rosemary from seed and just bought a little $2 plant at Home Depot, but mint, dill, cilantro and basil are well on their way. I think tomorrow I'll stop by Home Depot (again!) and get more little pots so I can grow other herbs. I'm thinking chives and parsley are next. :D

Ok, I think that was quite random and happy. My work here is done. :lol:

[cocodrilo]

RandomMysh-
#1- That's great! I would love to see that musical! Can't wait to get back to London!
#2 Sounds like a hassle...

#3 Cool about the photos! Check back to "pets" to find out about the Wookie.

#4 My basil is now 2 inches high and, should we have some sunny days(like today!) interspersed in our month-long rainy season, it will be growing all the more rapidly!

[randomMysh]

Cocodrilo--

#2: It was a hassle. But really worth it. It's funny, we've lived here for almost a year, and haven't had the time to decorate till now! :shock: I never realized how much of my time was eaten up by school.

#4: Mine isn't quite that big yet, I'm just happy it survived replanting and me not knowing what I'm doing. :) We've had plenty of sun and heat here lately and the huge thunderstom we're having right now feels really good for a change. I'm sitting in my ancient papassan chair in our reclaimed alcove by an open window, enjoying an under 90F breeze, again, for a change. :shock: :D

[cocodrilo]

So didja see the Wookie?

[pygmalion]

What's a DB? Dear boyfriend? :oops: :wink:

[cocodrilo]

What's a DB? Dear boyfriend? :oops: :wink:
Either that or, if he's just hanging out there Deadbeat...

[pygmalion]

:shock: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Sagitta]

What's a DB? Dear boyfriend? :oops: :wink:
Either that or, if he's just hanging out there Deadbeat... :lol:

[randomMysh]

Actually, it's the boyfriend equivalent of dh.

But that was hilarious! :lol:

[randomMysh]

So didja see the Wookie?

Yep. :lol:

[pygmalion]

What wookie? :roll: :wink:

[cocodrilo]

What wookie? :roll: :wink:
Pets forum

[pygmalion]

No stinkin way am I going to risk getting hooked on any more forums. Ab-so-tively not! :lol: :lol:

[pygmalion]

Happy birthday to your not-so-little boy anymore, Mamboqueen. I hope you all have a wonderful day. :D :cheers:

[Sagitta]

Happy birthday to your not-so-little boy anymore, Mamboqueen. I hope you all have a wonderful day. :D :cheers: Ditto! And here's to a cool day? :cheers: :)

[Swingolder]

The newest grandson turned two weeks old yesterday and just got released from the hospital. He is still small but doing well! This is the first baby for his mom and dad and they are really thrilled to have him home finally.
I am lucky that all 4 of my grandkids live in the area - two are even sort of "in the neighborhood" - one is 12 blocks away the other is about 15.

[pygmalion]

Wow! That's a real cause for celebration. :D

[cocodrilo]

Swingolder-
Your new avatar is great! :D

[dancin_feet]

Happy doesn't even begin to describe this thought......

You all remember a few weeks ago when I hinted that there could be something happening with my love life? Well it has!! While at our dancing comp over the weekend, things with this younger guy became clearer. We have been out once since we came back and planning to get together again Friday night. My SMS phone bill is going to be huge this month!! :D

I'm excited and terrified at the same time.

:banana: Wahooooooo!! :banana:

[cocodrilo]

That's great news! Have fun! :D

[Sagitta]

Happy doesn't even begin to describe this thought......

You all remember a few weeks ago when I hinted that there could be something happening with my love life? Well it has!! While at our dancing comp over the weekend, things with this younger guy became clearer. We have been out once since we came back and planning to get together again Friday night. My SMS phone bill is going to be huge this month!! :D

I'm excited and terrified at the same time.

:banana: Wahooooooo!! :banana:

Younger guy...hmmm....

[dancin_feet]

Younger guy...hmmm....

Hmmmmm?????

[Sagitta]

I wanted tos ay more, but I'll put aside the teasing for a little while. how's that?

had another great practice with the enw group I joined. I'm going to be performing this Sunday. Even better news. I took a look at the future performances scheduled...

Performing at Darian Lake, near Buffalo NY. Performing at the NY Sate Fair, performing at the Rochester Puerto Rican festival... :banana:

[dancin_feet]

I'm getting in touch with my lost youth. :lol:

[cocodrilo]

Younger guy...hmmm....

Hmmmmm?????
Younger is the way to go, mon! 8) (wink wink!)

[MacMoto]

Swingolder -- I love your new avatar! :D

[MacMoto]

You all remember a few weeks ago when I hinted that there could be something happening with my love life? Well it has!! While at our dancing comp over the weekend, things with this younger guy became clearer. We have been out once since we came back and planning to get together again Friday night. My SMS phone bill is going to be huge this month!! :D

I'm excited and terrified at the same time.

:banana: Wahooooooo!! :banana:
Yes I remember your post, and it's great to hear that things are going well for you! :D

Good luck and enjoy. 8)

[Swingolder]

Thanks, Cocodriol and MacMoto. We had a lot of fun taking the picture --three grandmothers in an informal chorus line. Even though one of them lives halfway across the country, I still really enjoy being with my sisters.

[peachexploration]

Lesson of the year: Friends and Business do not go well together. At least not for me. :evil:

[Medira]

Younger guy...hmmm....

Hmmmmm?????
Younger is the way to go, mon! 8) (wink wink!)I'm thinkin' I may have to try the younger man thing...I've been having no luck with the older men.

[dancin_feet]

Lesson of the year: Friends and Business do not go well together. At least not for me. :evil:

Would have to agree with that 100%. :)

[dancersdreamland]

Ooh...lots of happy thoughts:

:D I have vacation from work tomorrow, so today is my Friday.

:bouncy: We close on our new house tomorrow!

:banana: I'm performing belly dance at a local Summer Celebration tomorrow night!

:applause: Hopefully by Sunday night we'll have completely settled into the new house.

:rocker: Added wedding photos of cute kitty pictures to photo album (okay this was a little while ago, but its still a happy thought).

[dancersdreamland]

One more thought...rather silly:

I just downloaded some free MS Plus desktop dancers...one of them is Scooby Doo and he is just dancing up a storm at the bottom of my screen right now. My littlest cat was sitting in my lap a moment ago and I though she was going to attack Scooby on the screen! :shock:

It was hilarious! You had to be here to get the full affect, but I just had to share. :D

[pygmalion]

Thanks for sharing. :lol: :lol:

[BrookeErin]

studio opening party tonight.... the "good" dancers will be out I am sure... and my more cerebral going out partner is 'dating' a dancer, so he will be out as well for when my intermediate self is not being asked to dance.

[hopelessly_addicted]

BrookeErin! i know you've been back to DF for a while but.. welcome back! :D Good to see you posting again..

studio opening party tonight.... the "good" dancers will be out I am sure... and my more cerebral going out partner is 'dating' a dancer, so he will be out as well for when my intermediate self is not being asked to dance.


So how was it? Hope it didn't turn out like you predicted!

Last night, I decided minimise my asking leads to dance. And surprise surprise. What happened was that I didn't dance as much + the ones who asked me to dance didn't satisfy my dance fix! (I live in a very follower heavy scene :cry: ) So, what I'm trying to say is, no point it waiting to get asked to dance at all!! I was so sick of asking leads that it almost felt like being a dance pest. But that's better than not getting quality dancing really!

[Sagitta]

I went to this place that I reported a while back and it was better this time around. New music for the first half of the night and my chains were broken - my spirit freed. :banana: I had a great time, and I started doing some moves that I never seen and never done before. I just knew where my partner was and where she had to go. I didn't think -it just was!! I'm happier, way happier then I been for months! I'm seriously considering skippin Tuesday and Thursday nights in Ithaca and going elsewhere if they don't change. I don't know how others can, but I know what I need to dance. If they play the old songs I fumble about and mess up. New stuff frees me, liberates me. It speaks and moves the soul and the body follows. That's what I need. :banana: :bouncy: :banana:

[cocodrilo]

That's cool, Sagitta! A change can definitely do a person good! :D

[Sagitta]

That's cool, Sagitta! A change can definitely do a person good! :D YUp. It was the music. I keep on saying I need the music to dance. I don't understand how those people go out there and do the thing and feel those feelings. I was there once but that stuff is prmitive, superficial. It is like white bread and heavenly cake. Once you experience nirvana, the real connectedness with the entire world with everything as one as you dance nothing else can compare!!

[BrookeErin]

BrookeErin! i know you've been back to DF for a while but.. welcome back! :D Good to see you posting again..

studio opening party tonight.... the "good" dancers will be out I am sure... and my more cerebral going out partner is 'dating' a dancer, so he will be out as well for when my intermediate self is not being asked to dance.


So how was it? Hope it didn't turn out like you predicted!

:) thank you... it's nice to be absorbing knowledge again. Last night went somewhat as predicted.... great venue, the new company did a performance which was fun, most of the female 'dancers' but not all of the male 'dancers' were out, so we were follow heavy. I danced with almost all the men I wanted to, except my absolute favorite, who was very busy. A girl in my class approached me and asked why I was in her class if I was "obviously so much better" so I had to explain to her the benefit of a good lead and that I've been around for a while, so they know me and will ask me to dance (I also told her I'd introduce her to some). My more cerebral friend did not show, but there was plenty to watch on the floor when I wasn't dancing. Besides, I wasn't feeling top notch, so I didn't mind sitting or dancing.

[pygmalion]

Happy Father's Day, US-based Daddies. :D

And Happy Juneteenth. 8)

[Sagitta]

I gotta watch out. Getting too many compliments about me dancin... :oops:

My latest from this former danec teacher, latina, who has been to all the places. "You dance like the people in copa, NYC" :oops:

[pygmalion]

I had a GREAT day today!!! :D Life is good, and I'm getting back on track. Yay! :banana:

[pygmalion]

100 posts tomorrow. Or close, at least. I've had a busy week, and I'm getting off track. So nose to the grindstone ... tomorrow. :lol: :lol:

[chachachacat]

YUp. It was the music. I keep on saying I need the music to dance. I don't understand how those people go out there and do the thing and feel those feelings. I was there once but that stuff is prmitive, superficial. It is like white bread and heavenly cake. Once you experience nirvana, the real connectedness with the entire world with everything as one as you dance nothing else can compare!!

Yes! I have felt this, too. Wow, we could change the world by dancing together. :notworth: Namaste.
Higher and Higher.

Onward and Upward.

Up, Up and Away in my beautiful, my beautiful balooon.
:lol:




If you are too young to know this song, it's a beautiful rumba from the 60's.

[Sagitta]

YUp. It was the music. I keep on saying I need the music to dance. I don't understand how those people go out there and do the thing and feel those feelings. I was there once but that stuff is prmitive, superficial. It is like white bread and heavenly cake. Once you experience nirvana, the real connectedness with the entire world with everything as one as you dance nothing else can compare!!

Yes! I have felt this, too. Wow, we could change the world by dancing together. :notworth: Namaste.
Higher and Higher.

Onward and Upward.

Up, Up and Away in my beautiful, my beautiful balooon.
:lol:




If you are too young to know this song, it's a beautiful rumba from the 60's.

I'm not even 30..so yes...tyhanks for the info... :oops:

I got tired of my group not getting a website up and so I went ahead and quickly put something up the other day....


Had a great night dancing... muchos gracias La Familia...
:D

[DancePoet]

It's a beautiful day! :D

[pygmalion]

Hot here. And it seems it's going to stay that way for a while. 8)

[DancePoet]

It is suppose to get hotter here as the week goes on. I here tell of being in the 90's F on Saturday. Yuck!

[cocodrilo]

Almost 90s here, with close to 80% humidity! Sweating constantly! Gotta chug water...

[pygmalion]

Yeah. Same here. I'm loving it. :lol: :lol:

[dancersdreamland]

It's a beautiful day! :D

Same here... I just LOVE the sunshine!

Random thought... So I'm on one of our regional campuses for work today and I have barely any student appointments AND my first one didn't show up. Guess I'll do a lot of catching up on the message boards today!

Kinda wish I would have known it would be so laxed today...I would have called in, taken the day off, and worked on finish packing the apartment, moving the small stuff, and unpacking/organizing at the house.

[Sagitta]

cool here and I'm even colder as I haven't had enough sleep. Hot tub for over 2 hours etc last night...

[DancePoet]

Another beautiful day, warm, no humidity, cool evenings ... outstanding for all kinds of activitees. :D

[pygmalion]

Tiring, tiring day at work today. Thank goodness I put dinner in the crock pot before I left this morning. 8) :D

[DancePoet]

It's Thursday! Dancing tommorrow! Woo Hoo! :D

[dancin_feet]

It's Friday, dancing tonight!! :D

[squirrel]

Hey, tomorrow I don't have classes...! Cool! :lol:

I am really tired and the day off tomorrow will help me feel better on Sunday class. :)

[cocodrilo]

Hey, I work all weekend, woo hoo!
(Gonna go see a friend's jazz concert on Sunday night, though, and then follow that up w/drinks 'n dinner!)

[pygmalion]

Thinking about working Saturday ... actually about how to get out of working Saturday. Woohoo! To that. :wink: :lol:

[flashdance]

Playing 'The Wiz' soundtrack atm.. anyone got a yellow brick road ? :D :P :oops:

[DancePoet]

Wow, cool morning, but it's warming up fast!

Good Morning Dance Forums! :D

Rise and shine!

:bouncy: :bouncy: :bouncy:

[Medira]

It's FRIDAY!

Santana concert tonight!!! *SQUEE!*

Live 8 concert tickets secured! I even have somebody who is going to take them off of my hands. :)

Looking forward to a long, lazy weekend out in the sun up at the cottage!!! *more SQUEE!!!*

I finally broke the 40lb. weight loss mark this week! *feeling proud*

....aaaaaaand, could it possibly be that love (or at least the beginnings of adoration) is in the air?


*bounces all around*

[DancePoet]

Sounds like you are heading for a super weekend Medira!

[Medira]

Sounds like you are heading for a super weekend Medira!I'm really looking forward to it! It's going to be a rest and relaxation weekend for me before the big party weekend next weekend. I'm flying down to Virginia for a friend's annual Canada Day/4th of July party. 70 people on 15 acres of land for a long weekend. I'll be very low on sleep for that one. I have a friend from London flying back up to Toronto with me afterward and visiting for a week, so I'm in for a busy couple of weeks! *bounces around*

[Sagitta]

Sounds like you are heading for a super weekend Medira!I'm really looking forward to it! It's going to be a rest and relaxation weekend for me before the big party weekend next weekend. I'm flying down to Virginia for a friend's annual Canada Day/4th of July party. 70 people on 15 acres of land for a long weekend. I'll be very low on sleep for that one. I have a friend from London flying back up to Toronto with me afterward and visiting for a week, so I'm in for a busy couple of weeks! *bounces around* :D Great. Take care of those footsies though! :wink: :)

[Medira]

Sounds like you are heading for a super weekend Medira!I'm really looking forward to it! It's going to be a rest and relaxation weekend for me before the big party weekend next weekend. :D Great. Take care of those footsies though! :wink: :)I will. I promise! :)

[Swingolder]

The three week grandson is coming over to spend the night. His mom and dad are leaving him so that they will get a well-deserved uninterrupted night's sleep. And I will cover the middle of the night feedings! If you only do it for one night, it is kind of warm and cozy to be awake feeding an infant.

[pygmalion]

The three week grandson is coming over to spend the night. His mom and dad are leaving him so that they will get a well-deserved uninterrupted night's sleep. And I will cover the middle of the night feedings! If you only do it for one night, it is kind of warm and cozy to be awake feeding an infant.

Uh. Yep. One night's plenty. :lol: :lol:

[randomMysh]

Swingolder--better you than me. That's definitely something I'm putting off for a _while_.

Went to see Mr. and Mrs. Smith and was unexpectedly pleased. What a yummy eye candy! And funny in an unforced sort of way, which is so rare in Hollywood movies. Just...little moments that make up real humor.

Went to a WCS comp last weekend and got excited about dancing again. To borrow Medira's phrase, SQUEEE! :lol: Coming home from the movie today we got stuck waiting for a train and we actually practiced some moves in the station and thought, how come we didn't start doing that before?? Makes the wait so much better.

Oh yeah. STILL no homework! :D

[cocodrilo]

I need some eye candy. Just spent 3 hours typing the July newsletter. Headache, too. (It's 90% humidity here.) Hate deskwork...Gonna go dye my hair or something... :x

[Sagitta]

ok. back from dancing... Had a slice of bread and cheese and now am making soem oats (steel cut oats) with whole milk and using cocoa to have something alittle different.

I too want to see Mr and Mrs Smith. Glad that you are recommending is RM>. :)

[cocodrilo]

Hottest day of th' year so far...97 degrees & then the 90% humidity. Was wondering why I was compelled to shower 3 times already today...

[pygmalion]

Glad to hear I'm not the only one. Baths at least twice a day, when it's hot outside.

High temps predicted to be between 96 and 98 for the next week, at least. I like it! 8) :D

[DancePoet]

Maybe I'll go see Mr. & Mrs. Smith this weekend.

Saw Batman Begins last weekend. Enjoyed it! :D

[cocodrilo]

Glad to hear I'm not the only one. Baths at least twice a day, when it's hot outside.

High temps predicted to be between 96 and 98 for the next week, at least. I like it! 8) :D
I read somewhere that a person sheds 16 pounds of skin in their lifetime and with all this showereing, I believe it! :)

[Sagitta]

Maybe I'll go see Mr. & Mrs. Smith this weekend.

Saw Batman Begins last weekend. Enjoyed it! :D :evil: Another movie that I wanna see!!!! Waaaa!!! Why don't thees come faster to Ithaca, NY? :cry:

[DancePoet]

Maybe I'll go see Mr. & Mrs. Smith this weekend.

Saw Batman Begins last weekend. Enjoyed it! :D :evil: Another movie that I wanna see!!!! Waaaa!!! Why don't thees come faster to Ithaca, NY? :cry:
Where's Ithaca? ;) :lol:

[Sagitta]

Maybe I'll go see Mr. & Mrs. Smith this weekend.

Saw Batman Begins last weekend. Enjoyed it! :D :evil: Another movie that I wanna see!!!! Waaaa!!! Why don't thees come faster to Ithaca, NY? :cry:
Where's Ithaca? ;) :lol:

Central New York Region, Finger Lakes...

[chandra]

I really enjoyed mr &ms. Smith. It was quite good and funny. Most people disagreed with me that i talked to. What did you guys think?

[DancePoet]

Maybe I'll go see Mr. & Mrs. Smith this weekend.

Saw Batman Begins last weekend. Enjoyed it! :D :evil: Another movie that I wanna see!!!! Waaaa!!! Why don't thees come faster to Ithaca, NY? :cry:
Where's Ithaca? ;) :lol:
Central New York Region, Finger Lakes...
I was using some very dry backwoods humor with regards to you not seeing movies come to your area sooner. ;)

[chachachacat]

I'm going to see Mad Hot Ballroom tonight with some dancing friends!
Yay! Comfy flat shoes! My feet still hurt from 2 1/2 hours of dancing last night. :D But I'm happy!!

[Sagitta]

I'm going to see Mad Hot Ballroom tomorrow matinee. And both Batman Begins and Mr and Mrs Smith are showing here!! :oops: I guess I'm so into dancing I never hear anything about that.

Back from teaching...rueda. I'm working on making sure that when I call I have no basicos between calls. For too long the Ithaca rueda groups have been used to that. No more. Fresh music and a fresh dynamic style of dancing. No stopping when you get confused...keep the circle moving... It is a lot more fun now. I taught candao, siete con coa cola, abanico, el dedo...
:banana:

[flashdance]

Woohoo only a day and a bit to go before I'm back at dance school :banana: :ladiesma: - I hate weekends :x

[Sagitta]

Woohoo only a day and a bit to go before I'm back at dance school :banana: :ladiesma: - I hate weekends :x

Put some music on and dance then. :wink: :)

[randomMysh]

Sagitta, I was about to invite you to visit and see all those movies. :D But it's good that they're playing in Ithaca :D However, you should still drop by the city and hang out with all the DFers here (as should I :oops: )

[pygmalion]

Busy, tiring day. But good. I think I'm going to turn in, never mind the pressure from the DF stats thread. I can always catch up tomorrow. :wink: :lol:

[pygmalion]

Eh! I'll probably be up at 3 AM, anyway. :? :lol:

Edit after good night's sleep. I must've been really tired, becuase not even the nightmares woke me up.

Gotta do 75 - 100 posts today to get caught up. I had a busy regular-life last week, and didn't do my DF duty as much as usual. I'm behind on my posting. :( I bet I missed lots of interesting conversations. :( :(

[Sagitta]

You did! :P I'm at work, enjoying the ac as I type away etc. Later on I'm hedaing donw to see Mad Hot Ballroom, at the matinee!! Maybe I come back later to the ac, again...

[pygmalion]

Cool. I just found out that it's playing here in Dallas as well, at just one art film type theater. Now I just have to figure out where it is. But when I do, I'm there. 8)

[flashdance]

Woohoo only a day and a bit to go before I'm back at dance school :banana: :ladiesma: - I hate weekends :x

Put some music on and dance then. :wink: :)

Not to worry. Music is currently playing... dancing away and typing.... 8) :lol:

[pygmalion]

Ahh. I just watched Tammy and the Bachelor on American Movie Classics. Gotta love romance. 8) :D

[Sagitta]

Ahh. I just watched Tammy and the Bachelor on American Movie Classics. Gotta love romance. 8) :D Then have you seen Mr and Mrs Smith, yet?

[pygmalion]

Nah. I hate Brad Pitt for cheating on his soon-to-be ex-wife. So I'm not in the mood to see him on-screen, right now.


(Oh yeah. I read my sleezy tabloids daily. :lol: :lol:)

[Sagitta]

Nah. I hate Brad Pitt for cheating on his soon-to-be ex-wife. So I'm not in the mood to see him on-screen, right now.


(Oh yeah. I read my sleezy tabloids daily. :lol: :lol:)

No tabloids for me...I cannot remember right now...but there is another really nice romantic dvd that I saw with my lady friend...Oh well...when she comes back on Monday I'll ask her... [shrug]

[BrookeErin]

these are not happy thoughts, children :?

I had a fabulous weekend with my cousins and I may be convincing my parents to move our vacation from the beach to a location where I can go dancing in the evenings...

[Sagitta]

WEll, I like children. :P :)

[cocodrilo]

Found this new boutique with lots of cute fashions. Decided to try on a cute little cropped hooded sweatshirt and of course it didn't fit me(everyone's like a size 3 here!). I then noticed the label in the shirt, which read "Titty Twister".
I almost bought it just for the label! :lol:

[pygmalion]

:lol: :lol: Maybe something got lost in the translation. Then again, maybe not. :lol: :lol:

[Sagitta]

:lol: :lol: Maybe something got lost in the translation. Then again, maybe not. :lol: :lol: Who knows? [shrug] :)

[Swingolder]

The three week grandson is coming over to spend the night. His mom and dad are leaving him so that they will get a well-deserved uninterrupted night's sleep. And I will cover the middle of the night feedings! If you only do it for one night, it is kind of warm and cozy to be awake feeding an infant.

Uh. Yep. One night's plenty. :lol: :lol:

Made it through the night. He woke up several times, took a bottle and then went right back to sleep. They certainly are precious at three weeks old.

[Sagitta]

The three week grandson is coming over to spend the night. His mom and dad are leaving him so that they will get a well-deserved uninterrupted night's sleep. And I will cover the middle of the night feedings! If you only do it for one night, it is kind of warm and cozy to be awake feeding an infant.

Uh. Yep. One night's plenty. :lol: :lol:

Made it through the night. He woke up several times, took a bottle and then went right back to sleep. They certainly are precious at three weeks old.

I agree. Very cute and adorable. Glad everyone mde it. :D

[pygmalion]

Yes, they are precious. I'm glad you had a good night. I hope his Mom and Dad got a good night's rest, too.

[flashdance]

23:48 hours... I'm broken :cry:

I have never danced so much and loved it all the same time.

My feet are floppy and I'm leaning to one side like an old man....

Bed is but 1 metre away from me as I type this... I feel I shall roll in any second now...

I have also signed up for Salsa.. so thats another hour of fun... :lol:

:shock: goodnight vienna :shock:

[pygmalion]

Broken in a good way? 8) :D

[Sagitta]

Broken in a good way? 8) :D Sounds like it... :)

[flashdance]

Broken in a good way? 8) :D Sounds like it... :)

My bones are sore :(

Anywho another week to recover and I'll be right as rain :D

[pygmalion]

Yeah. Energetic dancing can do that to you. It's all worthwhile, though. 8) I'm sure you'll be ebtter soon. :D

[cocodrilo]

We're having a dry rainy season- no rain for more than 3 weeks, and temperatures in the 90s(42-year record!). 48 people have been hospitalized from heat stroke. Flooding up in Niigata and 800 homes have had water up to the floorline(Japanese houses are 2 feet off the ground to start with!)... :x

[chandra]

It rained this morning, the dirt... well... dirty... I was more muddy after a day full of weeding than i used to be when i went creek stomping as a 6 year old.

[pygmalion]

Creek stomping? The wildest we ever got was leaf rustling, which was way fun... unless you got ahold of a stray caterpillar. :shock: :lol:

[Sagitta]

Dry as a bone here. I'm hoping for rain to cool thsi place down. I actually better go and do some packing, also...
:oops:

[DancePoet]

The weather has been consistently humid recently. Yuck! :(

[Sagitta]

The weather has been consistently humid recently. Yuck! :(

Yup - dry - meaning no rain - but also humid.... :oops: Hope it rains tonight and cools the place off.

Got a renter for next month so I'm not making a total loss on the palce that I am moving from. :D Overall paying over half my rent.

[pygmalion]

100 degrees here today, 100 forecast for tomorrow, Thursday and Friday, at least. Must ... stay ... hydrated. :lol: :lol:

Hmmm. Renter, huh? My next great business venture. Flipping real estate investment properties. 8) One day soon. 8) :D

[Sagitta]

100 degrees here today, 100 forecast for tomorrow, Thursday and Friday, at least. Must ... stay ... hydrated. :lol: :lol:

Hmmm. Renter, huh? My next great business venture. Flipping real estate investment properties. 8) One day soon. 8) :D

Nothing that great, yet. Renter as I am moving from one rental to another and if someoen took my old palce for a month it woudl help pay for teh rent on one place.

In a couple years I plan to buy a duplex, living in one apt, and then after another couple use the equity in that to buy a real house to live in, so the duplex sholud pay for the mortgage, while I gain equity, then down the raod use that to start the business. Another 10/11 years to get that going, but I'm taking it slowly.

[cocodrilo]

Thunderstorms and showers here, all of a sudden. Too bad the humidity is still in the 90% range. (Sweat, sweat...)

[MacMoto]

Talked to a long-distance friend on the phone last night. I met her last year at the most unhappy time of my life, and talking to her made me think how happy I am now. Life's good and I'm enjoying it. 8) Hoping to see her later this year.

Everybody in Edinburgh is bracing themselves for the forthcoming G8 week -- the city is going to grind to a halt this Saturday with the "Make Poverty History" march, and I'm worried if I can get back home from work on Wednesday, on the night of the Live8 concert and Bob Geldof's "million people rally". I'm hoping, fingers crossed, all will go without violence and destruction seen in previous G8 protest rallies.

[DeeplyDippy]

I think about the "Make Poverty History" tagline and wonder what will be achieved.

Does anyone know what their aims are ? It's a great slogan but what does St. Bob want.

Third World debt relief ? Would anyone lend them money again ? Does any country actually pay back it's debt ? If they're not paying back their debt now then debt relief is meaningless.

Argentina, not a poor country, has just renaged on it's debts. So, other countries don't need our permission.

[MacMoto]

Does anyone know what their aims are ? It's a great slogan but what does St. Bob want.
According to makepovertyhistory.org, their three aims are 1) fair trade 2) debt relief and 3) more/better aid. The campaign was set up by a coalition of many NGOs and charities, and Bob Geldof's Live8 is a series of events organised in support of this campaign.

Third World debt relief ? Would anyone lend them money again ? Does any country actually pay back it's debt ? If they're not paying back their debt now then debt relief is meaningless.
According to this :arrow: chart (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/05/world_the_debt_issue/html/1.stm), African countries originally borrowed $539.4bn, have so far paid back $549.1bn (loan repayment + interest) and still owe $295.4bn.

[BrookeErin]

Our new salsa night (Tuesday) is quickly becoming THE middle of the week night. And the timing is perfect... following my belly dancing class. I don't even want to go out tonight because last night was so much fun.

[Sagitta]

Our new salsa night (Tuesday) is quickly becoming THE middle of the week night. And the timing is perfect... following my belly dancing class. I don't even want to go out tonight because last night was so much fun.

Glad to hear that BE!

Some things puzzle me sometimes. Yesterday night this person was telling me how she likes that I'm not rough, how clear my lead is. A couple months ago she was not happy because I wasn't clear!! :?

FUnny thing about this? I do more tricky things now and get the ladies every time. :twisted: For instance you do a 2 handed followers right turn and end up with your left hand behind her back and right hand veiled over her/yourself. I lead a CBL and almost always the lady expects to do an inside turn and get unwound. I like doing one/couple cbls' before doing the inside turn. :wink: :)

[chandra]

My best friend who moved to NC who i havent seen in one year, is coming to town today!
wooohoooo
*that was a happy and random thought*

[Sagitta]

My best friend who moved to NC who i havent seen in one year, is coming to town today!
wooohoooo
*that was a happy and random thought*

Cool. Person interested in renting showed up today, 5 minutes ago stinking. I don't think he has showered since he arrived in Ithaca. Anyway he sees my palce and says he is going to look around. I'm not going to help this guy an iota. He said he would come by yesterday night at ten and does not show up. And if he wants my place he wil have to sign a paper plus give me the money beforehand. I don't like peopel who operate on their own time and inconvenience me. Maybe I should jack up what I am asking to 350. hmmm... :twisted:

[pygmalion]

Cool. Person interested in renting showed up today, 5 minutes ago stinking. I don't think he has showered since he arrived in Ithaca.

If he doesn't do personal hygiene or show up on time for appointments, I'd be really worried about getting my rent outta the guy. :?

[Swingolder]

My dh and I out dancing wc last Thursday night and just nothing clicked. It was like neither one of us knew what we were doing. Very frustrating. But we had our private wc lesson last night and now I think we are back in the groove. Our instructor said that kind of thing happens and we shouldn't just hang up the swing sneakers like I was threatening!
Anyway, I felt a lot better after the lesson.

(And the timing was really something - Thursday afternoon I had just sent in a check and registration form for a dance event next month (our first!)

[pygmalion]

(And the timing was really something - Thursday afternoon I had just sent in a check and registration form for a dance event next month (our first!)

A comp? A camp? A workshop? Good luck. :D

[Sagitta]

Just found out that we have moved our Ithaca rueda group practices to Thursday. Now if the other plans fall into place I just may be able to free up Tuesdays. Will work perfectly with my typical work week of Sunday to Thursday! Nap on Tuesdays before going dancing, maybe do swing and tango now that I have a day freed up?....hmmm

[Swingolder]

(And the timing was really something - Thursday afternoon I had just sent in a check and registration form for a dance event next month (our first!)

A comp? A camp? A workshop? Good luck. :D

WE ARE NOT COMPETING, however. I don't think I could do that yet. But it will be a weekend—Friday afternoon 'til Sunday afternoon—of workshops and dancing and watching others compete. I am hoping I will not feel too out of place. Also, to see where we would fit in. I wonder if there is a category for "Pre-Pre-Newcomers with Jitters"?
Then we are taking off for three days of vacation to recover before we go back to work on Thursday.

[chandra]

Wherear?
Im going to the grand prix of swing for the same reason! Im probably not going to compete, just to watch.
8)