What if the hokey-pokey really is what it’s all about?
CNN has posted a list of aid groups accepting donations for victims of the devastating tsunamis in Asia and Africa.
I want to post some sort of reaction to the crisis, my thoughts, but the situation is so huge that I can’t even wrap my head around it. The damage and loss of life is [...]
I’ve still got to learn to knit for real.
Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince.
July 16, 2005.
Trivia (OotP movie scarf as the grand prize), DVDs, possible dramatic readings and assured general mayhem before the midnight release - my place.
And it’s already the Amazon top bestseller. Good to know I am not even close to the most rabid fan out there.
It [...]
Woo! Steve and I did our gift exchange last night and he got me a WAY cool new toy: The inMotion iMmini sound system for my podling. The early-adopter gadget freak in me is muy pleased. The speakers produce an impressive amount of volume. We cranked some Cake last night and [...]
Stuck in my head this morning: The Killers, Mr. Brightside. I don’t own the album yet, but I think I’m going to have to remedy that.
When I was in high school, I saw a production of Verdi’s Rigoletto at HGO. Gilda was played by an artist named Maureen O’Flynn, and her aria (Caro nome) was the first time in my life I have shed tears at the sheer beauty of something. I cried, my mom cried, and [...]
As you can see, I’m having oodles of fun playing with my flickr account. I’m not sure I take enough photos to justify going “pro”, but it is tempting to convert my gallery over. The only thing I hesitate on is belly dance images, as I’m not sure I want them downloadable by [...]
So remember when I was complaining about comment spam? The bots have a hold of WordPress, and everytime you add a post, that means comments magically appear in your system.
So guess what that means when you import over 600 entries??
I have literally deleted about 9,000 comments this morning. For some [...]
Just for my own personal reference (and in case you’re interested), here’s the Mirage spring performance dates:
January 27
February 10
February 24
March 10
March 31
April 7
April 21
May 5
I told Najla last night that I will accept the invitation to be part of Mirage for a “trial” semester. For those of you following along at home, Mirage is Austin’s longest-running belly dance troupe (it has been around for twenty years or so), and I am very honored to be invited to join. [...]