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dancerjodiWe've been fighting some kind of cold or something since last Friday. I finally made it out today to work, not having a temp. I hope we are on the other side of it now.
Work stuff is good! Our new bosslady is keeping us moving and trying to get things done or cleaned up. She has put some more structure into what we are doing which is a kick in the butt I know at least I know I could have used.
Dance is dancey. We have finished our first ballet routine (to Train's 'Calling on Angels'). We need to find some kind of low-cost option for a costume that would work for adults of various sizes. I've found shirts with wing-like sleeves on various websites that are pretty reasonably priced, but they tend to run small. I've found neat things on bellydance sites (choli tops with big flowy sleeves) that are $50. We're stuck with something in the $20ish dollar range. There is always the DIY option too. Any costume or dance folks have any ideas? We need something we could wear with dance pants and a top; just something to give us some wings and some bling (that will work for a ballet/lyrical/jazz type dance). Our next routine will be to Billy Joel's 'Stranger'. It is one that was done at our studio years ago, but I didn't actually do that one (I danced to 'She's Got a Way' in that show), so it will be new to me. It was a fun routine. Our show will be the first weekend of June on a Friday (rehearsal the Thursday before). There isn't any predictability to our performance schedule since our venue has been moving around a bit. It looks like for now, we are going to try and stay at the Emerson Umbrella.
I cannot believe it is February! Brian's birthday is next week, so we'll have a sitter that Saturday to go out to celebrate (he wants to see RoboCop).
We haven't trooped an event with the 501st/Rebel Legion in quite a while. There just hasn't been anything we've been interested in doing. I miss it, but don't want to troop unless it is something I'm really excited about. I'm sad that Boston Comicon is no longer in April (now in August in its new venue). There is a big chunk of no-con time for us in the area. Templecon is next weekend, but there won't be an official 501/RL presence there. I think it is just cost-prohibitive for us to go as patrons. Plus, Brian will be geeking with friends all day Sunday, and there are probably lots of other fun ways to spend family time together on the one day we'll have together over the weekend.
Work stuff is good! Our new bosslady is keeping us moving and trying to get things done or cleaned up. She has put some more structure into what we are doing which is a kick in the butt I know at least I know I could have used.
Dance is dancey. We have finished our first ballet routine (to Train's 'Calling on Angels'). We need to find some kind of low-cost option for a costume that would work for adults of various sizes. I've found shirts with wing-like sleeves on various websites that are pretty reasonably priced, but they tend to run small. I've found neat things on bellydance sites (choli tops with big flowy sleeves) that are $50. We're stuck with something in the $20ish dollar range. There is always the DIY option too. Any costume or dance folks have any ideas? We need something we could wear with dance pants and a top; just something to give us some wings and some bling (that will work for a ballet/lyrical/jazz type dance). Our next routine will be to Billy Joel's 'Stranger'. It is one that was done at our studio years ago, but I didn't actually do that one (I danced to 'She's Got a Way' in that show), so it will be new to me. It was a fun routine. Our show will be the first weekend of June on a Friday (rehearsal the Thursday before). There isn't any predictability to our performance schedule since our venue has been moving around a bit. It looks like for now, we are going to try and stay at the Emerson Umbrella.
I cannot believe it is February! Brian's birthday is next week, so we'll have a sitter that Saturday to go out to celebrate (he wants to see RoboCop).
We haven't trooped an event with the 501st/Rebel Legion in quite a while. There just hasn't been anything we've been interested in doing. I miss it, but don't want to troop unless it is something I'm really excited about. I'm sad that Boston Comicon is no longer in April (now in August in its new venue). There is a big chunk of no-con time for us in the area. Templecon is next weekend, but there won't be an official 501/RL presence there. I think it is just cost-prohibitive for us to go as patrons. Plus, Brian will be geeking with friends all day Sunday, and there are probably lots of other fun ways to spend family time together on the one day we'll have together over the weekend.
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Date: 2014-02-04 07:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-02-04 07:18 pm (UTC)"There just hasn't been anything we've been interested in doing."
I'm having a much harder time getting excited about going down to MA for troops recently. I don't know if it's because I'm tired after three years on the command staff, or if I'm losing interest in the group all together. Fortunately, there's a bunch of folks who've been getting interested in Vermont - I'm hoping that we'll be able to do some more things locally.
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Date: 2014-02-04 07:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-02-05 03:15 am (UTC)