I buttlagged on converting these so I'm sliding in just under the wire.
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And you guys did some nice thinkin!!
The virtual Christmas tree was a BLAST. I loved the gifts - a billion times more than anything I ever could have received IRL (cause there was no "it's too much" guilt!!). The fun of the virtual presents was that people could give what they thought I'd appreciate - not what IRL realities, like cash flow and time, allowed.
So here's my final Christmas haul:
IRL gifts rec'd:
What a great year 2008 will be!!!
I buttlagged on converting these so I'm sliding in just under the wire.
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12/24, 11:45pm: Only 15 min to go!! Many thanks to the cash donors, Cat & Pyzam.com - while cleaning piles of paperwork, I found a state tax refund check for $1,095!! It's probably a duplicate but won't it be great if it's not?!?
12/23, 2:34pm: IncrediThank you to my anonymous donor, Hunk Jayd. You've got some seriously strong juju.
Wow - I'm getting some KICK ASS GOOD gifts!! Thanks, guys - this is turning into the best Christmas evah!!
ps: Because I'm being a virtual whore for virtual presents, update posts will appear BELOW this one. Merry Xmas!
Share your favorite holiday song.
They played this at MissKitty's, last Friday, and I had a nice blast to the past.
My seat was suhweeeet (2nd row behind pit... which was only 1/2 full.. and the seat next to me was unsold - so I had lots of room). Audience was boring - not much dancing; LOTS of young kids who seemed bored. The band was FANTASTIC!!
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I think this is the 5th day... it is if you count Xmas itself. I dunno. Doesn't matter. All it gave me was a slightly warmer office and a little bit of rain (which I've thoroughly enjoyed). I keep asking guys for diamond rings but, so far, no takers.
S Factor workout last night was another mixed bag. I had major trouble with warmup - mainly due to my bad knees, sore back (I should have seen the chiro weeks ago), and a sore spot (of unknown origin) on my hip (HOW old am I again? Cause my body seems to think it's about 150). But we had an instructor taking our class and, being last class anyway, Megan (our instructor) had us pretty much freestyle for the whole warmup so I spent a lot of time stretching. Michelle, who is normally my fav student to watch, was having a bad night too... she seemed to be channeling me and spent almost the entire warmup just laying in one position. I'm proud of her for it - it takes a lot to do what your body needs when everyone else is doing something different.
Pole trick time was short & sweet. I actually WENT UPSIDE DOWN - ON MY OWN again... TWICE. That was major - even though I couldn't hold it long enough to get into the full, correct, position. But, after about 20 attempts that involved slamming my toes (HARD) into the steel, I finally had another breakthru (lower my grip by about 3"), got inverted with BOTH feet on the pole (I typically only get 1 up, then I fall back down), and held the position for a few seconds. HURRAH!!
My personal goal was to CLIMB the pole. Unfortunately, as always, my left leg refused to participate. It gets on the pole, holds one position, and refuses to move - no matter what I try or what I tell it. The right leg climbs - it's ready to go to the top of the pole. The left leg is apparently afraid of heights.
The free-dance portion of class, where Megan mimicked us, wasn't bad but I feel that I blew it. I went into some kind of "performance" mode, not at all moving like normal (didn't help that I had moves from the X-Pole DVD in my brain and was trying some of that [FAIL!]). But now that I've completed the assignment once, I think I'm going to ask Megan if we can do it again - I'll be less self conscious if we repeat it. I might even ask her to combine it with the blindfolded assignment (since she was only focused on our wall/floor work anyway).
It wasn't till much later that I realized her post-dance comment of, "You have a VERY powerful walk!", wasn't based on observation but on duplicating me. The SanFran instructor said the same thing, based on observation only, when I took a class up there (October). Since the walk I did last night was actually pretty "meh", I'd love to have Megan sample my REAL power walk sometime and see what she thinks of that!! She'll probably make me work on developing a softer walk - to allow me more variety - but that's fine, I could use some lesson in "soft & sweet".
At the end of class we got word that a former student (who everyone, but me, remembers) is returning - which means we've met our min enrollment for next session and our class will NOT be cancelled. HURRAH!!
At work, my big documentation project hit today. I was expecting about 50 documents. The list turned out to be 352 docs. Holy hell! Apparently our boss has decided that we'll be in charge of revising everyone's docs rather than just our dept's. Whatev. I need the busy work.
Only 2 more social plans for me before the non-holiday: On Thurs night I'm heading up to El Cid, in Silverlake, to see the Hollywood Pinup Girls' Super Sexy Burlesque Christmas Show. I LOVED it last year and am looking forward to it again. Wish I could think of someone to go with me, it would be a really fun event to share, but 10p-mid on a Thurs is too much for everyone I know. (pussies!)
On Sat, the 22nd, I'm going to have a rockabilly holiday at the annual Brian Setzer Orchestra Christmas Extravaganza - which has always looked fantastic (and I have an awesome seat - not that I expect to spend a single minute sitting once they get onstage!). Are you envious? Oh, yes, you definitely are!!
"Are my shoes too big?"
As 5 of us simultaneously thought, then said, "What?!?!?" the guy lifted his feet and said, again, "Are my shoes too big? I don't know how to tell if shoes fit or don't fit or what. Are these too big?"
Dude, you're like... 30... and you don't know how to tell if your shoes fit?!?
I don't know if was a retarded gay flirtation ("look... see how big my shoes are? You know what that means.") or if he's just a complete idiot. But, either way, he wins for Most Bizarre Party Convo.
Other highlight of the night was getting a guy to drop his pants and show off his "PapiPapi" underwear in the middle of the party. Getting people to remove their clothing in public is one of my bizarre, not-so-hidden, talents!!
Otherwise, the party was so-so. Lots of good food (and since it was more than 50% "chubbies" and their "chasers", no issues about eating and eating and eating). Very crowded, much more than I expected. The groups didn't mingle well but I think that was due more to the layout of Scott's home (too much furniture & too many knickknacks to move freely), and of the mind numbing Xmas music, than of the people themselves - everyone seemed very friendly and social. And Scott's mom was quite a hit - once she got drunk and started trying to matchmake a gay couple - not realizing that 1 of the guys was already in a relationship and there with his partner.
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