Happy and or Random Thoughts [Archive] - Page 2

salsachinita

11-26-2003, 07:21 PM

Happy thought. Home baking pies today. Sweet potato, pumpkin, lemon meringue, apple. 21 pound turkey and a house full of guests. Now THAT's what I call Thanksgiving. :D

A busy couple days ahead, so I'll check in when I can.

Wow....busy girl :shock:

Happy Thansgiving to all!!!! :D

salsachinita

11-26-2003, 07:24 PM

We are all in summer mode here....while you guys are having turkey feasts!

I am off to get my hair cut now......! I'm sitting on it at the moment, so I know it's time :wink:

(so my fellow salseros can have access to my hand rather than a handful of hair :shock: )

Swing Kitten

11-26-2003, 08:48 PM

Random thought. I wonder how long it will take someone else to make it to royal guard status in the forums. Hmm ... :lol:

On one note SD would be there (or close) if he didn't have the Site Moderator tag line

On a second note... hunny there's a fine line between dedication and sickness!! ;) It's a fuzzy and fine line and I would like you to be careful because we all care about you! :D

It's ok to ask for help!!

salsachinita

11-27-2003, 01:34 AM

Just came back from my hair cut........now I won't need one again til I can sit on it :lol: (another two years!)

Danish Guy

11-27-2003, 02:55 AM

Just came back from my hair cut........now I won't need one again til I can sit on it :lol: (another two years!)

Yeah, get something for the money. :shock:

I always stretch the time to a haircut, but 2 years, that’s impressive.

NeoDevin

11-27-2003, 02:56 AM

My record is 7 years between haircuts. My hair is short now though.

salsachinita

11-27-2003, 06:52 PM

Last night most guys didn't realize I had a hair cut 'til they go to grab my hand from behind....! :lol:

Off to the beach now....! Need a tan 8)

pygmalion

11-28-2003, 10:07 AM

On one note SD would be there (or close) if he didn't have the Site Moderator tag line
Yup. SD IS quite a prolific poster. :D

On a second note... hunny there's a fine line between dedication and sickness!! ;) It's a fuzzy and fine line and I would like you to be careful because we all care about you! :D

Yup, SK, absolutely right. It is hard for many people to stay on the right side of that line. I've been working on that much of my adult life, and have finally come to the conclusion that it's a matter of balancing the things I have to do, with the things I like to do, with the people who are important to me, and always remembering to give something back. Fortunately for me, DF has all those things. The moderator in me has to do it, the dancer in me likes to do it, the friend in me likes the people and relationships, and the servant in me gives something back. Win, win, win win. Yay! :D

SDsalsaguy

11-28-2003, 12:24 PM

On one note SD would be there (or close) if he didn't have the Site Moderator tag line
Yup. SD IS quite a prolific poster. :D
I'm still nowhere in your league Jenn...just compare our posts/day averages! :lol:

Swing Kitten

11-28-2003, 12:51 PM

true, you've been around the forums considerably longer than she has. :shrug:

SDsalsaguy

11-28-2003, 01:52 PM

true, you've been around the forums considerably longer than she has. :shrug:
It actually depends how you count it out though...I did certainly join earlier but was then out of the country (and almost entirely away from computer access) for over 6 weeks last summer... :wink:

Swing Kitten

11-28-2003, 02:28 PM

oh yes then of course... but weren't you the one to bring up the differences in your post/days?? (which would also be directly influenced by # of days of membership)

pygmalion

11-28-2003, 02:44 PM

Random thought: I haven't started Christmas shopping yet. :shock:

NeoDevin

11-28-2003, 05:05 PM

Me neither, ah well, guess it'll all be done the night before, just like always

pygmalion

11-28-2003, 05:10 PM

Last year, I was done by Halloween. This year, I'm just a Christmas slacker! Oh well. It takes all kinds to make a world. God loves slackers too. :D

dancersdreamland

11-29-2003, 03:50 PM

We haven't started shopping yet either. I think we're going to donate money to a charity or children's hospital in honor of all the people we would have bought gifts for. Then as a Christmas gift to each of those people, we'll give a small ornament engraved with the name of the charity/foundation.

I think that's the plan...

danceguy

11-29-2003, 11:42 PM

Random Thought: How many people here do or do not celebrate Christmas?

SDsalsaguy

11-30-2003, 03:56 AM

Random Thought: How many people here do or do not celebrate Christmas?
I don't.

salsachinita

12-01-2003, 12:21 AM

Random Thought: How many people here do or do not celebrate Christmas?
I don't.

Me neither.

Sagitta

12-01-2003, 12:53 AM

I celebrate Christmas.

Last year spent it at home, in India. This year spending it with relatives. We are doing the "Kris Kringle" thing. Everyone submitted a list of things they would love. It was all thrown in a metaphorical hat, and people picked out a list, and each person is responsible for buying one thing for the person whose list they've got. Here we have the excitement of not knowing what we are getting and who is giving something to us, but at the same time we know we will get something that we want and no-one will break the piggy-bank [It gets tricky when there are people of drastically different levels of income sometimes...]. So only one thing to buy and I only need to pick it out from a list of 4 things that was presented to me. :) Very easy christmas shopping!! :D

pygmalion

12-01-2003, 12:57 AM

Yeah. I celebrate Christmas too, but, since I am lucky enough to have dear friends representing most of the world's major religions, I know a bit about lots of other major holidays and observe, if not celebrate, a few of them too. More fun for me, but also my way of showing respect and support of my friends.

pygmalion

12-01-2003, 07:01 AM

Random thought. I saw parts of three of my fave movies yesterday: Fatal Attraction, Ghost, and Sister Act II. Sister Act II is definitely not a classic, but I love the choir competition scene at the end -- Lauryn Hill before she got famous. That girl can sing! :) Either way, all three are movies I have seen a hundred times, and will gladly see a hundred more. :D

Vince A

12-01-2003, 04:50 PM

Wow . . . Sharon Stone and Whoppie . . . some combination you like there!

SwinginBoo

12-01-2003, 05:43 PM

Completely Random Thought: Do sheep get itchy? :?

SDsalsaguy

12-01-2003, 07:42 PM

Completely Random Thought: Do sheep get itchy? :?
Wow, that very well may be the most random of the random thoughts expressed here so far Boo! :o

SwinginBoo

12-01-2003, 07:53 PM

LOL :lol: I was thinking about it because I'm wearing a wool sweater and I'm itchy. :wink:

danceguy

12-01-2003, 09:39 PM

You know, with all the years I lived out in the country and around people with farm animals (including sheep ranchers), I don't think I've ever heard this asked before!

Hmm...I honestly don't know...I do know they get cold after they've been sheared! I'll have to ask one of the farmers next time I've visiting my family...

SDsalsaguy

12-01-2003, 09:47 PM

You know, with all the years I lived out in the country and around people with farm animals (including sheep ranchers), I don't think I've ever heard this asked before!
See? I said that this might very well be the most random of the random thoughts expressed here so far! Hmm, maybe Boo deserves a prize... but it certainly needs to be a random one! :wink:

SwinginBoo

12-02-2003, 05:55 AM

Yay Prize!!!! I love prizes...but then again I've never won any so this is exciting! :D

SDsalsaguy

12-02-2003, 01:22 PM

I just wanted to be the first one to publicly use this one*: :banana:

*Far, far, FAR from Boo's level of randomness, I know... :wink:

pygmalion

12-02-2003, 06:13 PM

Not so random thought. There are some cool smilies out there on the web, free for the downloading. :D

SwinginBoo

12-02-2003, 06:20 PM

Where Jenn?

pygmalion

12-02-2003, 06:29 PM

I got some from this website, which is in German, I think. Lots of categories and cool smilies in each.

http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0903/

I found some on other websites, as well. I just have to find them again. :oops:

Swing Kitten

12-02-2003, 11:07 PM

I'm upto date on my drafting!! WOOHOO!! that is... until tomorrow's meeting and and due to budget constraints I'll have some revisions to make :( ... but that's all the way tomorrow... besides I have other things to have prepared for that meeting... hmmm... I guess I really don't have time to be checking the forums. :?

SDsalsaguy

12-02-2003, 11:16 PM

I guess I really don't have time to be checking the forums. :?
...isn't that exactly when you should be checking in to the procrastination thread? :wink: :lol:

Swing Kitten

12-02-2003, 11:25 PM

perhaps.... but who has time?

Sagitta

12-03-2003, 01:05 AM

The crowd at the night club was very different tonight. Not many people about. I ended up dancing with quite a few tango dancers. I could tell as they all drape/ put their left hand in the tango position on my back/shoulder and are a lot more comfortable getting close then most of the college student Americans. In fact it was a wonderful experience. :)

dancersdreamland

12-03-2003, 09:00 PM

Hmm...how do you use a smiley from another site? There's a really cute holiday smiley and funky goop smiley on the site pygmalion suggested. Help, please!

Sagitta

12-03-2003, 09:49 PM

Hmm...how do you use a smiley from another site? There's a really cute holiday smiley and funky goop smiley on the site pygmalion suggested. Help, please!

I have used the copy/paste functions on the computer. That has worked for me. Open the browser to the window with the smiley you like, highlight smiley, right-click, choose copy, go to your post, click in message window, right-click, choose paste. :) Hope it works for you.

dancersdreamland

12-04-2003, 07:58 PM

Thanks for the tip. Let's see if this works...

Hmm...I can copy, but it won't let me paste. :cry:

Sagitta

12-04-2003, 09:09 PM

I know. I just tried and failed. :(

Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that html is turned off which prevents us doing this?! Copying and pasting works in word and everywhere else though.

SwinginBoo

12-06-2003, 07:44 AM

Happy thought: I have had the most fantastic running experiences this past week. :D I've been running in the evenings when it gets dark and it's so calm and peacful. I get to look at all the christmas lights. Such an exhilarating experience. Are there any other people here who run for pleasure?

pygmalion

12-06-2003, 07:50 AM

pygmalion

12-06-2003, 07:51 AM

Thanks for the tip. Let's see if this works...

Hmm...I can copy, but it won't let me paste. :cry:

DM copied the ones for DF. Maybe, when he logs on, he can tell us how to use those. Either that, or I'll go to the site and figure it out. Hard to figure, since the insructions are probably there -- they're just not in English! :shock: :lol:

SwinginBoo

12-06-2003, 09:04 AM

I run for pleasure, but only in the gym. I like to take an occasional leisurely walk around the neighborhood during the Christmas season -- I love the lights, too. But running, I do in the gym on the nice safe, boring machines. :oops:

I have a good experience this week, too. I made it to seven miles for the first time ever. My goal is to do ten miles, three times a week, plus five miles another two days. And I think I'll actually get there. Maybe not soon, but I'll get there. What a feeling of accomplishment. :D

Wow good for you Jenn! :D That's a lot of running, if you're running just for pleasure. (especially since you are dancing too!) I guess my pleasure comes from being outside in combination with the disassociativeness of running. I really dislike running on machines. :evil:

Sagitta

12-06-2003, 09:47 AM

Great to hear of the pleasure of running from other dance enthusiasts. My left knee is bothering me and so I'm only using the elliptical at the gym right now. :(

There is this rumbling that I hear while I sit at my computer at work. Snow slides off the roof I think. A little unnerving. I was lucky it started snowing only last night, after I got back from dancing. Driving to work was a tricky proposition and I do want to go latin dancing tonight!!

dancersdreamland

12-06-2003, 10:47 AM

I've been exercing for two weeks straight and thus got to see Honey last night. Hooray!

I'm kid-sitting two four-year old twins today. I'm petrified!!! :shock: It should be fun, though! :D

pygmalion

12-07-2003, 03:11 PM

Wow good for you Jenn! :D That's a lot of running, if you're running just for pleasure. (especially since you are dancing too!) I guess my pleasure comes from being outside in combination with the disassociativeness of running. I really dislike running on machines. :evil:

Hmm. You know, I tend to be really goal oriented no matter what I'm doing -- even if it is for enjoyment. I have goals for almost everything. Like for DF, I have goals. 26 posts per day, 20 or more new topics per week. And I'm pretty consistent with it. It doesn't mean I'm not enjoying it. I'm just giving myself a milestone, to make sure I'm on track. Works pretty well for me. *shrug* Of course, I also know when to relax completely.

Swing Kitten

12-07-2003, 06:37 PM

so 26 posts a day is an actual goal? Yowsa girlie! I'm glad you enjoy it! I see where you're coming from in that I seldom do anything half heartedly... sometimes I wish I could I have to admit.

pygmalion

12-07-2003, 07:21 PM

Yup. 26 is a goal on the low side and high side. I've had 60 post days (too much) and 10 post days (too little) 25 or 26 feels good and comfy. So that's the goal. :)

pygmalion

12-07-2003, 07:27 PM

Happy thought: I think I'm going to get a pet for Christmas. Clue one: I'm pretty sure I saw a stray cat hanging around my house yesterday -- a pregnant cat. Needless to say, if I did, at least one of the kittens is mine to keep.

And if I was just imagining things (which I'm pretty sure I wasn't) I'm going to the humane society to adopt a dog.

Either way, by January 1, I'll have a pet. Yay! :D :kissme:

Sagitta

12-07-2003, 10:55 PM

by January 1, I'll have a pet. Yay!
Great pygmalion. A pet to share your life with, something to love unconditionally and to love you back the same way. It's great to have that so when things don't go too well there is something to fall back on. :) Unfortunately the only pet that I can have at my place is fish. :( Have guppies in an aquariam!!

I've had 60 post days (too much) and 10 post days (too little) 25 or 26 feels good and comfy. So that's the goal I'm glad to see that your goal is one that feels right!! :)

Now for my own little tidbit!! I had a great dance tonight. I almost lost faith in my ability to waltz after struggling at a dance on Friday night, and then the floor at the latin dance on Saturday wasn't great either. On top of that inconsiderate dancers at both places!! Collisions galore!! Anyway, as the dance tonight progressed I got my confidence back. With more slow waltzes I would be back 100%. People were more considerate here about collisions, or maybe it was just the fact that the floor wasn't as crowded. I taught people salsa, cha cha, rhumba, swing...and I love teaching :D A great start for the week. :D

pygmalion

12-10-2003, 03:32 AM

Random thought. How do you fit 48 hours worth of stuff into a 24 hour day ... especially when it's all important stuff? Ugh! Life. :?

Swing Kitten

12-10-2003, 11:32 AM

big fat juicy sticky happy thought:

I finished my last final!!!! WOOHOOO!!!

I've got a lot of loose ends to tie up before I go to the airport in under 24 hours!! WooHooo!! again! Feeling good. It will be nice to get away from the snow and see my family and friends in CA. how nice!

SDsalsaguy

12-10-2003, 01:18 PM

Yay for you SK! I'm half way done with grading finals so I'm closing in on being done too!

pygmalion

12-10-2003, 01:39 PM

Yay SK! Have a blast back home, sweetie-pie. :D 8)

NeoDevin

12-10-2003, 06:18 PM

I still have 2 finals left, both tomorrow. Calculus and Physics.

SDsalsaguy

12-10-2003, 07:32 PM

I just turned in my grades for the quarter a couple of hours ago. All I have left to do now is e-mail my grade distributions in to the program director and I'm FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D

salsachinita

12-10-2003, 08:38 PM

Another beautiful sunny afternoon. eating FRESH salmon sashimi all by myself (with lots of wasabi 8) )........

Salsa dancing riverfront tonight.......

Life doesn't get much better :wink: !

pygmalion

12-12-2003, 10:47 AM

Wow! Two major problems solved. Only two to go! :D And Christmas is less than two weeks away. Does it get any better than this? :D

pygmalion

12-12-2003, 10:48 AM

Random thought. If I don't find some new ballroom topics soon, I'm going to get fired as moderator! :shock:

Sagitta

12-12-2003, 12:30 PM

You mean to say you got quotas?!! :o :shock: Who's the evil taskmaster!! :evil:

:)

pygmalion

12-12-2003, 12:38 PM

:lol: :lol: Nope. No quotas! Heavens, no. I just like to keep enough topics out there to get everybody engaged in the conversation. So I guess, if anybody's the evil taskmaster, it's me! :shock: :oops: :lol:

Sagitta

12-12-2003, 12:52 PM

Self-flagellation!!! Tsk tsk stk :D

Sometimes people are just preoccupied too...

pygmalion

12-12-2003, 12:56 PM

Yes, I know what you mean. People ARE busy this time of year. And it looks like the "regulars" are all off doing fun holiday stuff. But we've been having record high numbers of "guests" checking us out, and I'd rather there be something interesting going on, so they'll want to join DF. (Hint, hint, you guests out there! :lol: )

Sagitta

12-14-2003, 08:49 PM

Am home bound due to the storm. Not much fun driving down the streets and stressing about keeping the car on the road...It's coming down at a rate of 1-3 inches per hour. We're supposed to have between 1-2 feet of snow by noon Monday!! :(

SO:

I have salsa music from cable tv blasting in the living room so I can hear while cooking/cleaning, then have salsa music from salsastream.com in my computer room, whenever I take a break from the above... Not sure how much work I'm getting done, BUT I'm having fun!! :D

pygmalion

12-15-2003, 12:33 AM

Random thought. Is there any limit to how long a thread can get? This one is 22 pages. Insomniacs R Us is 37 pages. Yikes! :shock: :D

salsachinita

12-16-2003, 08:13 PM

Sagitta

12-17-2003, 01:03 AM

Random thought. Is there any limit to how long a thread can get? This one is 22 pages. Insomniacs R Us is 37 pages. Yikes! :shock: :D

Sure makes A LOT of reading for those ppl late in the threads :shock: :roll: !

Luckily these long threads are just like rambling long somewhat disconnected conversations. I don't think it matters too much that you weren't there at the beginning. It's like one of those days when you've been hanging out all night, dancing, cooking, eating, drinking, talking...it's the wee hours of the morning and on and on it goes...I miss those...Used to do it with my Kenyan friends a while back. Some people I know now are willing to do all that, but not the just kick back sort of dancing, so it's just not the same. :( I think that's why I'm atttracted to salsa. I see people chill out like that. :D

danceguy

12-18-2003, 10:29 AM

As I was driving home from work yesterday, I was stunned by the beauty of a winter sunset - the clouds were filled with such color...breathtaking. On the way to work today, I was awed by the sunrise...reminding me how many things I have to be thankful for in my life.

Tis a good time to be happy and healthly - and a good time to be dancing.

Sincerely,

Erick (SG) :)

SwinginBoo

12-18-2003, 01:23 PM

Yes, I know what you mean. People ARE busy this time of year. And it looks like the "regulars" are all off doing fun holiday stuff.

I feel like I have not been very diligent in reading posts lately. I have been absolutely crazy with shopping and traveling back and forth btwn RI and CT to see family and friends. Now I have to wrap all the presents I bought...not an easy task either. :( But one that will be fun with a little christmas music in the background. (Have I mentioned that AOL is good for one thing...AOL Radio)

Sagitta

12-18-2003, 01:47 PM

You actually went back and read the posts!! :) Not bad, not badl...I'll be incommunicado in a few days too. If you haven't seen people for a year or so you do need to spend quality time with them!!

pygmalion

12-18-2003, 07:33 PM

Happy thought. The Rugrats Hanukkah special is on TV! :D

Sagitta

12-18-2003, 09:21 PM

It's not "the meaning of life" it's "the feeling of life"

pygmalion

12-19-2003, 03:15 AM

the feeling of life? That sounds profound. Care to expand on that?

Sagitta

12-19-2003, 07:50 AM

pygmalion

12-19-2003, 09:22 AM

Wow! Sage advice, Sagitta. :notworth:

Vince A

12-19-2003, 09:47 AM

the feeling of life? That sounds profound. Care to expand on that?

A little, sure...in the "Learning Spanish to learn Salsa?" thread we have come to the conclusion that knowing the meaning of the lyrics, what is being said, is not a requirement to "feeling" the music and dancing to it. Too many people spend time searching for the meaning of their lives by doing something/buying something. Whenever the focus is the goal and not the process, life just passes you by. (It's like focusing on executing a complex move, vs feeling the music and doing simpler moves.) However, being in the moment and "feeling" life, whether it's dancing, or other more mundane pursuits is infinitely more enriching. :)
The above last sentence is something that I have just recently discovered.
And at my age??? Which proves it's never too late!
Besides dancing . . . I've recently discovered several new "old" things that I dearly love, but never had time for.

I've pitched the golf clubs . . . picked up the guitar again . . . and singing . . . and just last night, a musician friend of mine asked me if I wanted to sit in on a gig that they had to do. It seems that their bass player injured his hand, and they needed someone real quick.

I don't play bass . . . but I did. I had a smile on my face like you wouldn't believe . . . this kind of stuff is what life is all about!!!

SDsalsaguy

12-19-2003, 12:30 PM

Sounds like a blast Vince, glad you're enjoying such things! :D

salsachinita

12-20-2003, 05:41 PM

Just to rub it in some more....... :wink:

We have our annual Salsa boat cruise this afternoon, follow by salsa on the beach, then after 10pm we are off to the coolest Latin Jazz venue for some serious descarga 8) ........

Life is good :D !

Sagitta

12-21-2003, 08:28 PM

Have an old laptop, IBM 380ED, that I want to give my sister as she does not want hers. She thinks it is too tempramental. I went out to buy a parallel cable, but the sales person said it would be easier if I just bought an ethernet card and link the pc up to a network. That I could do at home, BUT the ethernet card does not fit!!!! :headwall:

Pygmalion got to see "Faking It" and I still haven't. :( My housemate was watching football. At least it is recorded. I think Orson just went to talk to his girfriend and so now's my chance. :D

pygmalion

12-21-2003, 08:32 PM

Enjoy the show, Sagitta. We'll talk tomorrow about Faking It tomorrow. :D

Sarah

12-22-2003, 12:27 AM

I'm going to the beach tomorrow for two weeks! Merry Chrismas from the Southern Hemisphere! 8)
http://www.niwa.cri.nz/services/cam-era/sites/tairua/
Cheers
Sarah

Swing Kitten

12-23-2003, 02:48 AM

Happy thought:

I love my family!

SDsalsaguy

12-23-2003, 03:03 AM

I'm going to the beach tomorrow for two weeks!
Enjoy Sarah! I know you'll be incomunicado, so we'll miss you . . . but have a great time!

SDsalsaguy

12-23-2003, 03:05 AM

Random thought: I need new weight lifting gloves! The padding on my old ones is so compacted that it doesn't serve as padding anymore. :cry:

pygmalion

12-24-2003, 08:50 AM

Random and guilty tought. Haven't been to the gym in a week. :shock: :cry:

NeoDevin

12-24-2003, 09:30 AM

Random Thought: I must look young or something. In the past 4 days, I've been hit on by 12 14 year old girls. I'm 18, so I try to stay away from anything under 16. It's very unfortunate.

Sagitta

12-24-2003, 10:46 AM

Random Thought: I must look young or something. In the past 4 days, I've been hit on by 12 14 year old girls. I'm 18, so I try to stay away from anything under 16. It's very unfortunate.

Now, now!! And where do you hang out so that 12 year olds hit on you? Got to go somehere else, young man!!

I am considered a college kid by many where I work. They ask, "Where's your supervisor." I don't know why, but I find it hard to keep a straight face when they do. :lol:

Sagitta

12-24-2003, 12:37 PM

A final seasons greetings to the DF family!! I'm heading right out of the door, and will be back around the 29th or so. :D

pygmalion

12-24-2003, 01:58 PM

Seasons Greetings, Sagitta! See you when you return. :D

NeoDevin

12-25-2003, 01:15 AM

SDsalsaguy

12-25-2003, 08:59 AM

I've been hit on by 14 year olds.
And that's sooooooooo much better? :wink:

NeoDevin

12-25-2003, 04:13 PM

And that's sooooooooo much better? :wink:

No, that's the problem. I need some 16/17 year olds in there. If I was into the whole 'young girl' thing, life would be easy. But when it comes to girls of appropriate age, I actually need to make an effort, lol. Just wishing I could get the same response from the age group I'm interested in.

pygmalion

12-25-2003, 06:19 PM

Yes. It's tough, NeoDevin. Are there any high school dance teams/clubs near you? That might be a place to meet girls of an appropriate age. *shrug* :?

NeoDevin

12-26-2003, 02:18 AM

I'm in university, there's lots of girls there... I don't have a shortage of girls appropriately aged, just noticed over a few days I was getting MAJOR attention from 14 year olds.

pygmalion

12-28-2003, 02:09 AM

Random thought: love is a four letter word.

Swing Kitten

12-28-2003, 04:16 PM

Random thought: love is a four letter word.

and thus should only be used in extreme circumstances ;)

pygmalion

12-28-2003, 04:57 PM

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

So right, SK. So right. I like the way you think!

Swing Kitten

12-28-2003, 05:12 PM

now I only have to work on actually doing that!

pygmalion

12-28-2003, 05:16 PM

Random question. Did anybody see Lord of the Rings Return of the King yet? I saw it Friday. Big improvement over the Two Towers, I thought. But they left out some stuff that was in the book, and scrambled the timeline a little, I guess in an effort to make the screenplay more watchable.

Any thoughts?

Sagitta

12-28-2003, 06:18 PM

Haven't seen LOTR number three. I did see "Elf" though, and it was good. "School of Rock", though, absolutely stunk!!

SDsalsaguy

12-28-2003, 06:29 PM

I saw ROTK last week. Very well done. The ending seemed to drag a bit, i.s. hald an hour of various "goodbye" scenes but, on the whole, very well done! :D

pygmalion

12-28-2003, 06:32 PM

They actually cut a lot of the goodbye stuff out of the movie. In the books, the goodbyes took 100 pages. 100 out of about 1000 pages total, that is. Yeesh!

I enjoyed the movie, too.

NeoDevin

12-28-2003, 06:54 PM

I'm heading out to see RotK tomorrow night.

pygmalion

12-29-2003, 01:04 AM

Enjoy. But don't do what I did. I bought the large Coke, and was really suffering by the end. :shock: :lol: But I was enjoying the movie too much to take a bathroom break. TMI, I know, but just a word to the wise. :lol: :lol:

NeoDevin

12-29-2003, 11:18 AM

Thanks for the advice... I think... ;)

Sagitta

12-29-2003, 12:55 PM

danceguy

12-31-2003, 01:22 AM

Happy Thoughts:

Going to Chinatown in San Francisco in search of a certain bakery known for its delicious Cha Siu Bao (Pork Buns) and not only succeeding, but getting to eat them fresh from the oven while they were still warm. :D :P :D :P :lol:

Not to mention getting a Lotus Mooncake...yummy yummy! :P

It was even worth getting stuck in 2 hours of traffic on the way home, only I fear the ones I bought will be gone by tomorrow.... :roll:

danceguy

12-31-2003, 02:17 AM

An Indian Summer!!

Warmth beating down
Heat boiling out
Pounding of feet
Tarmac, concrete, track!
Track, concrete, tarmac!

....Here's something for SG, our resident poet to finish! Got to get outside again!!

Sagitta you sneak - I didn't even see this! Ok, I'll give it a shot - but I really think we need Boriken to help us out (he got my vote for best poet too!). :)

Warmth beating down
Heat boiling out
Pounding of feet
Tarmac, concrete, track!
Track, concrete, tarmac!

No rain today
Lluvia is scared away
Bank account still on a diet
Mama, watch over me

The sky is laughing
The clouds know my fear
But I'll keep on smiling
Lord, this has been a lousy year

50 miles
Another world away
My face may be blank
But my eyes are always smiling

Dilemma
Frustration
Tension and pain
Decision made
Hesitate me no more

Even to sit and watch
So that's Mambo On2
If I could dance like that...
Someday...

Its Salsa night tonight
If she could only see me now...
The hurt is still in this body
But the soul sings once again...

Sagitta

12-31-2003, 12:42 PM

Just got my mom on yahoo instant messenger. We chatted for a while :D Another way to communicate over the 1000s of miles and continents!! :D

pygmalion

01-01-2004, 01:13 PM

Random thought: It looks like everybody burned out getting us to 20K. Either that, or it was a great New Years Eve. Or else nobody has anything to say today. Uh. Like that could happen!

pygmalion

01-01-2004, 01:14 PM

Oh yeah, and speaking of 20K. Does anybody know whether we got to 20K before The New Year hit the international date line? I think we just did. Must google.

pygmalion

01-01-2004, 01:18 PM

Yes, I know I'm answering my own posts, but what the heck, I have to keep my posting average up!

The International date line is twelve hours ahead of GMT, which means we hit 20K twelve hours and several minutes before the New Year began anywhere in the world. Pretty impressive for an international forum like DF! :D
(Speaking of which, did you know there's actually a greenwichmeridian.com? The web sites out there are really amazing!)

Swing Kitten

01-01-2004, 06:12 PM

:shock: wow Jenn :shock:

I guess what's not so suprising is that I'm not so suprised :roll:

Swing Kitten

01-01-2004, 06:33 PM

this here is my 1000th post.... :shock: yikes!

funny... I don't feel sick...

Sagitta

01-01-2004, 07:13 PM

Hey wait up!! Let me join you guys! :car: [pant, pant-] Okay, here's my 700th post! :banana: :D :banana: :banana: :banana: :bouncy:

NeoDevin

01-01-2004, 08:18 PM

Random Thought: I must be going insane. I've just posted a bunch of serious posts, but no fun ones... I'm losing my mind.

SDsalsaguy

01-01-2004, 11:01 PM

this here is my 1000th post.... :shock: yikes!

funny... I don't feel sick...
Weclome to the 1k club SK! :cheers:

SDsalsaguy

01-01-2004, 11:04 PM

Hey wait up!! Let me join you guys! :car: [pant, pant-] Okay, here's my 700th post! :banana: :D :banana: :banana: :banana: :bouncy:
Not to worry Sagitta, SK has two and a half months on you... I have no doubt you'll make the 1k club within that time frame as well! :D

dancersdreamland

01-01-2004, 11:55 PM

I just finished updating www.dancersdreamland.com with a whole new color scheme and a few new sections including links and careers. Hooray!!!!!

pygmalion

01-02-2004, 07:04 AM

Random thought: everybody else is just as bad at time zones as I am. I forgot that I'm at GMT minus 5 hours.

We didn't get to 20000 posts with twelve hours to spare. It was only seven hours. I can't believe nobody caught my mistake!

It's sad the things I think about while lying awake in the wee hours. :oops: :lol:

pygmalion

01-02-2004, 09:43 AM

Random thought. Do I get another title promotion at 3500 posts? If so, it's going to be a good weekend! :D

SDsalsaguy

01-02-2004, 09:50 AM

The good news... it'll still be a good weekend! (Sorry, 4,000 is your next rank.)

pygmalion

01-02-2004, 09:53 AM

Man! :cry: :lol: I guess that means I've got to stay up around the clock and post stuff. It's been a while since my last promotion -- 2500, I think. oH well. Nose to the grindstone.

SDsalsaguy

01-02-2004, 10:01 AM

Sorry about that Jenn... just so you know though, that 2,500 promotion should've come at 3,000... which is why the next one is set at 4,000. After you already had it at 2,500 though, I didn't want to go back and reset the rankings until you'd already passed 3,000. :lol:

pygmalion

01-02-2004, 10:06 AM

No problem, SD. The titles won't make much difference to me, anyway. I'm in DF for the long run, so I'll achieve all of the titles. ... Eventually. 8) :D

SDsalsaguy

01-02-2004, 10:07 AM

I have no doubt Jenn, NONE what so ever! :shock: :lol:

pygmalion

01-02-2004, 10:28 AM

Happy and random thought. I just received an unsolicited Lyn Wallander catalog. I'm in heaven. There's nothing like $3000 dresses to get the old blood flowing in the morning.

I guess they must have bought a mailing list from my competition organizers in November. *happy and contented sigh* :D

SDsalsaguy

01-02-2004, 04:07 PM

Jenn, see here for the updated ranks & posts (http://www.dance-forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=806&start=30)... :D

pygmalion

01-02-2004, 05:52 PM

Thanks SD. So I have about three weeks befoer my next promotion. :oops: :lol: Maybe I can make it by January 22, my five month anniversary! :lol:

btw: Random thought: Living in Florida is nice. I spent the afternoon splashing around at Wet N Wild, a water park. On January 2, it's 80 degrees F. You can't beat that. :D

NeoDevin

01-02-2004, 05:53 PM

btw: Random thought: Living in Florida is nice. I spent the afternoon splashing around at Wet N Wild, a water park. On January 2, it's 80 degrees F. You can't beat that. :D

That's easily beaten. Its -22 degrees C out here, with a foot of fresh snow on the ground. Doesn't get much better than that.

SDsalsaguy

01-02-2004, 05:55 PM

Its -22 degrees C out here, with a foot of fresh snow on the ground. Doesn't get much better than that.

If you're a polar bear! :shock: :shock: :shock:

NeoDevin

01-02-2004, 05:56 PM

If you're a polar bear! :shock: :shock: :shock:

Or a snowboarder :D

pygmalion

01-02-2004, 06:15 PM

SDsalsaguy

01-02-2004, 06:17 PM

I'm with Jenn on this one. I grew up in Boston, so am also familiar with colder climes... and sun is definitely the way to go!

NeoDevin

01-02-2004, 06:20 PM

Neo Devin. I've lived in Central Pennsylvania, where the temp was well below zero at least two months a year, and I've lived in central Florida, where the temp rarely goes below zero. Believe me, warmer is better. You can always take a vacation and go snowboarding or skiing or whatever. For everyday existence, warmer is easier -- sunnier, brighter, and much less hassle. No snow/ice scrapers or car engine warmers required. Think about it. :roll: 8) :lol:

Below zero only 2 months a year :?: :roll: :lol:

I don't have a car, so no worries about that. Shovelling the walk takes maybe 5 minutes, so that's no big deal. I can go snowboarding every single day (as long as I don't have anything else to do). I think I'll take Alberta over Florida. Florida might be nice for a vacation sometime, just to spend some time on the beach, but I'd much rather live here.

pygmalion

01-02-2004, 06:25 PM

To each his own, NeoDevin. If you prefer cold weather and snow, that's fine too.

I just remember with horror the winter I finally gave up and moved South. At the time, I was working full time, taking a couple college courses, and doing a pile of volunteer work. It drizzled ice or snow everyday, and there was a blizzard every Wednesday from January through the beginning of April. I scraped my car at least eight times a day for months. That's not fun. It's the Florida life for me.

SDsalsaguy

01-02-2004, 06:32 PM

I think Devin's preference can be excused Jenn... frozen brain cells you know! :wink:

NeoDevin

01-02-2004, 06:35 PM

I'll have you know my room is quite warm. I keep it around 27 degrees C in here (most rooms are around 20-22 C for those who don't know the scale), so my braincells are not currently frozen (when I'm out boarding is a whole different story). It's nice to come into a nice warm room after a day of snowboarding.

SDsalsaguy

01-02-2004, 06:37 PM

Fine Devin, so it's brain cell shock from that drastic transition, not outright brain cell freeze. Whatever... :tongue:

NeoDevin

01-02-2004, 06:42 PM

Just for you, I edited my signature. :P

SDsalsaguy

01-02-2004, 06:45 PM

Smart @$$ :lol:

NeoDevin

01-02-2004, 06:46 PM

Smart @$$ :lol:

I expect to get the Smart @$$ award come next year.

SDsalsaguy

01-02-2004, 06:50 PM

Smart @$$ :lol:

I expect to get the Smart @$$ award come next year.
You can count on it :!:

NeoDevin

01-02-2004, 06:51 PM

Smart @$$ :lol:

I expect to get the Smart @$$ award come next year.
You can count on it :!:

In that case, I guess I can change my signature again.

dancersdreamland

01-02-2004, 07:29 PM

My apartment is FINALLY clean!!!

After a full horrible week of bedrest with an unforgiving case of the flu, I finally had the opportunity to clean today. Took out the tree, got rid of the pine needles, rearranged the living room, cleaned out the closet, cleared off the dining room floor/table, vacuumed the whole apartment, cleaned the kitty...only dishes are left and that's tomorrow.

Whew...it's FINALLY clean!!!! I despise clutter and messes and now feel able to breathe again, and that's not just because the decongestant is working. :wink:

pygmalion

01-02-2004, 07:36 PM

I hope you're feeling better. Take it easy while you heal. I hope you're feeling better very soon.

Jenn

SwinginBoo

01-02-2004, 11:47 PM

SDsalsaguy

01-03-2004, 01:53 AM

Yay! Another DF meeting! :D

Swing Kitten

01-03-2004, 04:15 AM

pygmalion has an avatar!

dancersdreamland

01-03-2004, 02:49 PM

I hope you're feeling better. Take it easy while you heal. I hope you're feeling better very soon.

Jenn

Thank you! I am FINALLY feeling better after over a week of bed rest. Today was the first day in what feels like forever that I went outside my apartment.

pygmalion

01-03-2004, 02:52 PM

I'm glad you're up and about, dancersdreamland. :D 8)

pygmalion

01-03-2004, 02:54 PM

pygmalion has an avatar!

Yup. Finally. And get this. I mailed my sister an actual photo to scan, so I will have a real, personalized photo as an avatar soon. (My scanner is trashed. Random thought. I could probably afford new computer equipment if I didn't spend every penny on dancing ... and dance shoes. LOL!)

Taita

01-04-2004, 12:40 AM

Happy Thought: I met a DF member tonight at a dance. Taita and I had some really fun dances. He's awesome!! :D I had so much fun tonight. I haven't been out dancing in a few weeks so it was much needed.

:oops: Boo flatters me. She was great fun to meet and even more fun to dance with! She was also kind enough to cover up for my feeble swingin' style! :D

Thanks for a great evening!

NeoDevin

01-04-2004, 01:55 PM

Well, yesterday, when I left my place, it was about -29 C, with a little bit of wind. I went snowboarding for a few hours, then went to my parents place. All in all a beatiful day. Supposed to get back up around 0 next week, so that'll mean I can go snowboarding in my t-shirts again.

:D:D

pygmalion

01-04-2004, 03:45 PM

Random thought .... brain freeze! :lol:

SwinginBoo

01-04-2004, 04:52 PM

from a slurpee?

pygmalion

01-04-2004, 04:56 PM

Well ... yeah. I guess that works too. :lol: I was actually teasing NeoDevin. Take a look at his previous post. -29C? :shock: Yikes.

NeoDevin

01-04-2004, 05:07 PM

-29 isn't that bad, I'll start complaining somewhere around -40

SDsalsaguy

01-04-2004, 05:54 PM

Only someone with some frozen brain cells sould say:
-29 isn't that bad
:shock: :!: :shock: :!: :shock:

NeoDevin

01-04-2004, 06:53 PM

Only someone with some frozen brain cells sould say:
-29 isn't that bad
:shock: :!: :shock: :!: :shock:

You southerners don't know what you're missing :P

SDsalsaguy

01-04-2004, 06:56 PM

You southerners don't know what you're missing :P
Yes we do! And beleive me, we're quite happy about it as well!

NeoDevin

01-04-2004, 06:59 PM

Y'all need to toughen up, and join me on the mountain sometime.

SDsalsaguy

01-04-2004, 07:00 PM

Only one word for you Devin: WHY?!?!?

NeoDevin

01-04-2004, 07:02 PM

Well, since you only used one word, I guess I'll do the same.

FUN!!!!!!!!

danceguy

01-04-2004, 08:31 PM

Hey Neo that does sound like fun - I actually do cold water dousing - basically it involves dumping a very cold bucket of water over your head once or twice a day (or more) for health benefits and cold tempering.

The Russian folks I learned it from actually do this in the snow!

Its great stuff, not to mention you look a few pounds thinner afterwards. :wink:

NeoDevin

01-04-2004, 08:47 PM

Yeah, and you can't get it up for w.... :shock:

Moving on... Snowboarding is fun!

Swing Kitten

01-04-2004, 09:25 PM

:quickly changing the subject:

How is Miss Alyssa? Haven't seen her around here for the longest time!

dancersdreamland

01-04-2004, 10:13 PM

How is Miss Alyssa? Haven't seen her around here for the longest time!

I was thinking the exact same thing earlier today...

dancersdreamland

01-04-2004, 10:17 PM

I'm watching "Simply Ballroom" right now. The first time I saw this movie I couldn't stand it...just seemed really strange to me. I gave it a second chance a while back and am glad I did...while it still strikes me as very odd in places, I really like the story and the romantism of it.

dancersdreamland

01-04-2004, 10:22 PM

Ooh...found a fun new avatar!

SDsalsaguy

01-04-2004, 10:54 PM

Regarding MissAlyssa... after moving, etc., and the added stuff to do at work, she recently got back from a two week vacation and said that she'd be dropping in sometime in the not too distant future to say "hi"...

Sagitta

01-04-2004, 10:59 PM

Hmm...the mysterious MissAlyssa. The one who was here and then wasn't...

My left shoulder is aching. Got into a bike accident over 2 years ago and had impingement of my left rotar cuff. :( It was 99.9% and then I must have done something early December, and it has been bothering me since then. :cry: Oh, well a long road back to where I was for what must be the 3rd/4th time.

SDsalsaguy

01-04-2004, 11:04 PM

Sorry to hear about that shoulder thing Sagitta... :(

danceguy

01-05-2004, 02:33 AM

Hope the shoulder heals well Sagitta. I've been having really bad neck problems this past year and I was making great progress until I got in a minor car accident in November, so frusterating. :?

I've had to cut back on dancing quite a bit, so when I go out I have to sit out a lot but I still enjoy listening to the music and watching everyone else.

Hmm...new years resolutions...let's both get better and not let the ladies be dissapointed. :P

Sagitta

01-05-2004, 08:35 AM

Sounds like a good plan!! :D Fortunately the shoulder only restricts what I can do in dancing (nothing wild or crazy like lifts!!). I still dance. Can't weightlift though.

pygmalion

01-07-2004, 10:07 AM

Random thought: I have been a member of dance forums for exactly 138 days.

Happy thought: I finally came up with a sideline dance business idea. There won't be much money in it, but maybe enough to pay for my dance competitions.

Vince A

01-07-2004, 10:13 AM

danceguy

01-08-2004, 07:56 PM

Happy thoughts! I just found out that the new Salsa dance venue I have been enjoying is doing more Salsa/Latin nights at the local nightclub- as many as 3-4 per week! Going Salsa dancing once a week is no fun...I've got to get out at there at least 3 times...I'm in serious need of a Salsa fix...I was working on my hip rotations at work today...even with people watching. :P

Yeee-haaaaaaaaaaaaa! Time to get ready for my new Salsa class....wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

SG

Sagitta

01-08-2004, 09:45 PM

Great SG!! Yeh for you, and now yeh for me!! You talk salsa, I talk salsa!! I also have another regular salsa opportunity that is starting up. A group of people have organized a rueda get-together on Thursday nights to have fun dancing rueda, prcatice moves, learn new moves. It started tonight, and was a good time, learning two new moves (harmana, la dedo?), prcaticing sombrero, and some other moves. So that's my regular Thursday night activity. They even stop I think about 8:30 (only 1.5 hours) so I might be able to attend the Ctholic grad group meetings, albeitedly always a little tardy!! :D I'm also planning on checking out a salsa club in the weekends at Syracuse (an hour's drive!!), so that way I can have salsa every other day or so.

A couple months and a salsa addict I've become!

Not to say I'm not going to do ballroom! That's why it's salsa every other day or so!!

danceguy

01-09-2004, 01:06 AM

Right on Sagitta! Isn't Salsa great? I can't go a day without listening to it anymore...like you I've got a pretty good case of Salsa fever! :P

With my new dance schedule, I'll be going out Tuesday and Sunday nights, with Salsa class on Thursdays - so that would be almost every other day. I'm laying off the Ballroom classes for a while - it easier on the pocketbook and I can still go to the monthly dances and have fun. :)

I have never done Rueda...but I am on a sincere quest to learn some Cumbia! :D

I'm still not dancing as much as I'd like to since I'm recovering from my injury - but I'm getting better each day and not giving up my dancing by any means! I just have to know my limits and sit down when I need to, but I can still have a lot of fun! :)

What's that word that Boriken uses....WEPA!!!!!!!!! :wink:
(now he's just going to have to teach me how to pronounce it!)

SG

pygmalion

01-09-2004, 10:30 AM

Ah yes! Salsa classes/parties for me start up again on Sunday! WEPA!

(Sounds just like it's spelled. The e is pronounced like the e in egg. And say it with enthusiasm. 8) )

Random thought: Must take touch typing, if I'm going to keep posting. I still get at least one typo in every post, and keep having to go back and edit. :cry:

Danish Guy

01-09-2004, 04:27 PM

Looks like the Salsa fever is spreading.

Tomorrow I’m moving 40 meters down the street to a bigger apartment.

I’ll try to leave some free space on my new lacquered floor for salsa practice.

But if the Internet provider can’t reconnect the cables, I might be offline for some time.

Happy Random thought: Of course it will work! :bouncy:

pygmalion

01-09-2004, 04:30 PM

Good luck with the new connection, John. :D See you when you get back.

NeoDevin

01-09-2004, 04:40 PM

hmmm, looks like this semester will be dancing on Sundays, Mondays, and Wednesdays + whenever else I fell like doing it.

dancersdreamland

01-09-2004, 07:36 PM

Happy Thought - After a month and a half break, belly dance and tap dance lessons start up again next week!!!! Hooray!!!!

Random Thought - Someone rearended by BRAND NEW car. :cry: :evil:

NeoDevin

01-09-2004, 07:40 PM

Random Thought: Handcuffs can be fun... and no I'm not telling where that thought came from!!! :lol:

dancersdreamland

01-09-2004, 07:44 PM

Random Thought: Handcuffs can be fun... and no I'm not telling where that thought came from!!! :lol:

And quite honestly, I don't think anyone wants to know... :wink: :D :shock:

NeoDevin

01-09-2004, 07:46 PM

And quite honestly, I don't think anyone wants to know... :wink: :D :shock:

I'm sure there are some who are curious... noone will ever admit to it though.

Sagitta

01-09-2004, 11:00 PM

We all do, know. Exotic dancing, ____ girls who flock to you...tis easy to let the imagination run wild when Neo is around. :)

Swing Kitten

01-10-2004, 01:11 AM

:bouncy: I bought my very first real shoes for dancing!!! WOO HOO!! :bouncy:

THANKS DAMON!!! :notworth: :mrgreen:

SDsalsaguy

01-10-2004, 01:22 AM

:bouncy: I bought my very first real shoes for dancing!!! WOO HOO!! :bouncy:
I'm sure you'll put them to good use SK! :D :banana:

Sagitta

01-10-2004, 06:51 PM

Great SK!! I'm sure you will enjoy doing your swivels, slides, lindy turns....in them! :D

I'm off to Ithaca social dance latin night!! I'm going early so I can help out as a lead if there are many followers for the survivaly lesson before the dance. Doing my bit to promote dancing to the world at large. :D

Swing Kitten

01-11-2004, 03:27 AM

happy thought: a great swing lesson today! oh how fun! Lots to work on!

I had a very nice afternoon :D ... I don't want to leave Sacramento... :cry:

NeoDevin

01-11-2004, 04:09 AM

Happy/Random Thought: I'm going to see LotR 3 again tomorrow.

... I still say the elephant should at least count as 2.

Sagitta

01-11-2004, 11:46 PM

Teaching salsa to a friend before the dance last night I got to be a follow!! Then at the social dance lesson that same night I got to be a follow again, abeitedly briefly. Very interesting seeing salsa this way!! :D

danceguy

01-12-2004, 12:00 AM

Happy thought - I'm finally getting over my fear of asking women to dance!!! :P :P :P

This weekend, at two different dances, I asked two ladies who were complete strangers to dance (and not the same lady either!). :banana:

I must say, I'm quite proud of myself!
If I keep this up I may even ask two ladies to dance on the same night! :shock: :twisted: :shock:

Perish the thought!!! :bouncy:

SG

SDsalsaguy

01-12-2004, 12:16 AM

Way to go SG!!! :D :D :D

danceguy

01-12-2004, 03:00 AM

Thanks SD, and by the way....

THIS MAKES 400 POSTS! WOO HOO! NOW I HAVE 1/10TH THE POSTS THAT PYGMALION DOES!!!!!!!!!

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

salsachinita

01-12-2004, 03:21 AM

Just spent a beautiful weekend in Sydney Bacardi Festival :D .

I've meet (and partied with) Alfredo de la Fe, Johnny Rivero and their band 8) ! Oh, and Jimmy Borch as well.

They actually ENJOYED dancing with me :bouncy: !

SDsalsaguy

01-12-2004, 03:45 AM

Jimmy Borch

:?: :?: :?: :wink:

SDsalsaguy

01-12-2004, 03:50 AM

Thanks SD, and by the way....

THIS MAKES 400 POSTS! WOO HOO!
Welcome to the Merchant Class SG :!:

NeoDevin

01-12-2004, 09:16 AM

Well, here's me joining you SG... see if you can keep up ;)

pygmalion

01-12-2004, 10:03 AM

Happy thought. I made it through my whole one-hour cardio workout this morning, even though it was early, I was tired, and I didn't want to be there. :Insert pat on back here:

Random thought: I wonder if I'll make it to 4000 posts by the 22nd? (My five-month anniversary) Hmm. Better pick up the pace a little. Just a little.

danceguy

01-12-2004, 08:05 PM

Well, here's me joining you SG... see if you can keep up

Yeah, but its quality over quantity my friend. Most of your posts are just more examples of your silly Candian humor, or words of coquetry for Courtney (BBG). :tongue:

NeoDevin

01-12-2004, 08:59 PM

But the entertainment quality of my posts far exceeds your own ;). And that's why I'm here, for entertainment :lol:

pygmalion

01-12-2004, 09:21 PM

Don't underestimate yourself, NeoDevin. You're entertaining, but under that beautiful exterior of yours are many surprises, my dear.

SDsalsaguy

01-12-2004, 09:25 PM

And SG was clearly resident silly guy for a while himself...

NeoDevin

01-12-2004, 10:08 PM

Don't underestimate yourself, NeoDevin. You're entertaining, but under that beautiful exterior of yours are many surprises, my dear.

What sort of surprises? Fun ones? I like surprises!! :D

danceguy

01-13-2004, 12:41 AM

And SG was clearly resident silly guy for a while himself...

Me? Surely you jest! :shock:

Yes indeed, don't let NeoDevin's jokes fool you, the guys a Physics major! Hmm, come to think of, isn't Sarah into Physics?

Besides, anyone who has a pet scorpion is automatically cool in my book. :wink:

NeoDevin

01-13-2004, 01:08 AM

That's mathematical physics to you! (honours mathematical physics if you want to be picky)

SDsalsaguy

01-13-2004, 01:11 AM

And, to stay with the picky thing, Sarah's an astrophycist! :shock:

danceguy

01-13-2004, 01:14 AM

Is that like an astronaut? :)

NeoDevin

01-13-2004, 01:15 AM

Kind of, only not.

NeoDevin

01-13-2004, 01:24 AM

(Not So) Random Thought: I was instructed to give you a hard time SK.

So what you doing tonight? Wanna come over? I'm all alone ;)

Sarah

01-13-2004, 02:28 PM

And, to stay with the picky thing, Sarah's an astrophycist! :shock:

Actually, no. My master's is in astrophysics, but my PhD work is in atmospheric physics. I told my mother that I'm coming slowly down to Earth ;)

Cheers
Sarah

Swing Kitten

01-14-2004, 02:36 AM

wow, that's amazing Sarah!

I spent today on a plane... it's COLD in Connectcut ... I got a chunk of unpacking done and I get to spend tomorrow in the studio... and so it begins!

NeoDevin

01-14-2004, 08:26 AM

If you think it's cold there, you should come visit me. You'll have to cuddle up to me for warmth ;)

Sagitta

01-14-2004, 08:32 AM

Sore. The muscles of my right inner thigh are crying out!! After effects of last night. :) Music is still surging through my body though. I cannot afford to listen to music on my computer as I think I'll go crazy if I do!!

pygmalion

01-14-2004, 10:02 AM

Happy thought. Five straight nights of dancing, starting this Friday. Ballroom Friday and Saturday, swing Sunday, salsa Sunday and Monday, ballroom Tuesday. Ahh! :D

SwinginBoo

01-16-2004, 08:39 AM

Happy thought! School was cancelled today due to extremely cold weather!!! (-45 degree wind chill) :D :D :D

Puss'nBoots

01-16-2004, 08:19 PM

When life hands you lemons......squeeze the moment!

Carpe Diem

pygmalion

01-17-2004, 09:38 AM

That's a good one, Puss'nBoots. :D

Random (and really irritated) thought. I have a houseguest from overseas this weekend. He just gave me an impossibly small sum of money and a wish list from his wife. Now I get to spend my morning and early afternoon shopping (which I hate) on a small budget (which I hate worse) for someone I don't know (which I hate worst of all).

Grr.

I definitely need to learn not to be so nice. This has gone too far. Who says that, because I'm a woman, I'm genetically predetermined to know what HIS WIFE likes? Why can't he shop for his own stinkin wife?

Okay. Rant over. I'm better now. See you guys later. I'm going shopping. :cry:

pygmalion

01-17-2004, 12:18 PM

Happy thought. Already done shopping. Big clearance sales, so I got everything for about 50% off, and gave the poor guy back a lot of change.

I'm a lot more mellow when I'm FINISHED doing things I don't want to do than before I start. LOL.

pygmalion

01-17-2004, 05:59 PM

Happy thought. Brand new big screen TV with a new cable box in the formal livingroom. Pay per view, here I come! :lol: :lol:

Sagitta

01-17-2004, 11:21 PM

Great Pygmalion!!

Happy thoughts!! Just back from dancing. Zyedco workshop was great as I got reacquainted with the dancing that I had done some time back, plus learnt a little more!! After the workshop and dinner we had aband playing zyedeco music!! Then at ten was 80s disco night. I have never got so many compliments in my life!! Granted that they were from people who didn't really know how to dance, but I'll take any dancing compliments that I can get. :)

pygmalion

01-19-2004, 09:38 AM

Random thought. I wonder if anyone will notice that I'm changing my signature line daily? Hmm... :roll:

KevinL

01-19-2004, 09:41 AM

Random thought. I wonder if anyone will notice that I'm changing my signature line daily? Hmm... :roll:

We will now that you've mentioned it!

Sagitta

01-19-2004, 09:41 AM

I did! :)

pygmalion

01-19-2004, 09:55 AM

I've been going through a lot lately, both in my personal life and my dance life. And I've had so many people PM me to ask how I am. DF is truly a wonderful place. :D

Anyway, so the signature line is my way of letting you know how I am. Today, I'm large and in charge and feeling great. Today's signature line comes from one of those songs I learned around the piano in elementary school circle time. Pretty nostalgic, and a great philosophy, too. 8)

NeoDevin

01-19-2004, 04:03 PM

Random Thought: I just realized the title of this forum is spelled wrong. It says "Dancers Annonymous" when it should probably be "Dancers Anonymous"

pygmalion

01-19-2004, 04:07 PM

Yup. I noticed that too. But what the hey. We're dancers. Who says we have to spell? Who needs spelling anyway? :lol:

danceguy

01-19-2004, 04:23 PM

Just spent a beautiful weekend in Sydney Bacardi Festival .

I've meet (and partied with) Alfredo de la Fe, Johnny Rivero and their band ! Oh, and Jimmy Borch as well.

Hey Salsachinita, I've meaning to ask you about Jimmy Borch - is he Jimmy Bosch's long lost twin brother? Plays the trumpet instead of the trombone and was raised in Germany hence the strange sounding last name? :D :lol: :D

My first live music event for Salsa was at a show that Jimmy Bosch played at - I was sitting there contemplating asking a lady that I knew to dance...and then I heard Jimmy say "if you haven't got up on the dance floor yet, now is the time folks, now or never."

Next thing I knew, I was up there dancing with her - I think I'll remember that day forever. :P

Best,

SG

DanceMentor

01-19-2004, 05:25 PM

This is a test of the Dance Forums Broadcast System. This is only a test.

Swing Kitten

01-19-2004, 08:56 PM

happy thought: presentation went just fine

-- there's still a ton to do in the next few days!

pygmalion

01-19-2004, 09:06 PM

Happy thought: Life goes on ... and life is good!

salsachinita

01-20-2004, 12:52 AM

Just spent a beautiful weekend in Sydney Bacardi Festival .

I've meet (and partied with) Alfredo de la Fe, Johnny Rivero and their band ! Oh, and Jimmy Borch as well.

Hey Salsachinita, I've meaning to ask you about Jimmy Borch - is he Jimmy Bosch's long lost twin brother? Plays the trumpet instead of the trombone and was raised in Germany hence the strange sounding last name? :D :lol: :D

:D :oops: :D Sorry, I can't spell! (especially when trying to type on some crummy keyboard at a net cafe :roll: )

I will be home tonight so I will be able to re-join my DF family in the comfort of my own space :D !

After two weeks of partying I am actually looking forward to have some peace & quiet. I miss my friends/family/DF family.

I have a good feeling about this year......I should be kept busy for all the right reasons :wink: !

pygmalion

01-20-2004, 07:20 AM

Yup. It's going to be a great year. I can feel it in my bones. 8)

Sagitta

01-20-2004, 03:14 PM

A dancer who lives really far away and has 5 yrs? of dance experience just contacted me, via email, from dancepartner.com. Perhaps I should also contact ladies with more experience then me, then...

Sagitta

01-21-2004, 08:34 AM

Didn't sleep well Last night. Have a little bit of a cold!!! Grrr!!! It sapped some of my energy last night, and the vibes from the dance floor didn't help too! Still had a pretty good time though!! :)

lilsexyclogger07

01-21-2004, 04:40 PM

Hope ya feel better! :lol:

Swing Kitten

01-21-2004, 09:58 PM

I don't thik I've ever seen chocolate sented candles (random) I'm sure someone makes them somewhere :shrug:

SDsalsaguy

01-21-2004, 10:11 PM

I don't thik I've ever seen chocolate sented candles (random) I'm sure someone makes them somewhere :shrug:
Indeed a random though SK! :lol:

(Are you already trying to edge your way into contention for a 2004 DF award by any chance? :wink: :lol:)

Swing Kitten

01-21-2004, 10:25 PM

(Are you already trying to edge your way into contention for a 2004 DF award by any chance? :wink: :lol:)

:?: there's an award for that? :?:

there's a perfectly logical train of thought that goes along with it...

I was brushing my teeth so I was in my bathroom. On the sink I have some candles. One of them is peppermint scented. Earlier this evening I enjoyed a delectable chocolate peppermint milkshake (yummy!). So it made me think aboout chocolate scented candles... now that isn't so far fetched is it?