I had written 3/4 of this entry and then my computer froze

[badseed1980]

So here we go again. Friday night after going to the Gap, I raided the bulk herb section at Harvest Co-op. I got a whole bunch of different stuff, most of which I used that evening to make two different tea blends for tisana (finally). One is a fruity herbal blend based on hibiscus and red clover, with the addition of citrus peel, spearmint, and just a hint of clove. The other is a spiced Assam black tea, fairly heavy on the cardamom and very, very fragrant. I taste-tested them both, and I enjoyed them very much. I hope she does, too.

Saturday was my recital. I had a whole cheering section, even though my family and two good friends couldn't make it. aelisdeliria and dolphindream were the first two I spotted. Then I saw ravenstorm (why didn't I notice him first??) and cairpre26. Found Jason S. after that, and then tisana came in, with mizdarkgirl and deadwinter in tow. I hadn't met those two before, and am glad I got the chance to. Good people. mizdarkgirl is now convinced that I am not, in fact, Korean. deadwinter turned out to be a Pratchett fan too, and we had to explain the precise science of reverse phrenology to the uninitiated.

The recital was beautiful. As I said to Jason afterwards, every woman who got up to dance was the most beautiful woman in the world, at least while she was onstage. Younger or older, big and curvy or slender and willowy, dark, light, in-between: they were all gorgeous. And the dances were phenomenal. We were treated to a double sword dance, several breathtaking veil pieces, and some kick-ass drum solos. I danced in the third part of the show. My group piece came first, and I think we all did a good job from what I could tell. My solo was a few numbers later. I didn't forget anything, and I think I did a pretty good job of getting back to center stage after leaving it to run around a bit. My veil never tangled, and I didn't drop it. How good it looked is another thing entirely, and I will find that out when I get the DVD. pierceheart, you will be getting a copy as soon as I get them! I also have some other amusing things for you that I will send along with it.

After the recital it was time for my date with Jason. We stopped at the grocery store first to pick up a few things, and then went back to his place to make dinner. Dinner was blackened chicken, pesto, and red onion pizza, and very, very tasty. We drank Riesling with it. He has a nice little apartment in Quincy, with a balcony and an actual backyard! After dinner, eventually, we watched Intolerable Cruelty on "On-Demand". Funny movie. Not the best of what the Coen brothers have done, but a good laugh nonetheless. We had a really good time.

Sunday, I managed to get a spot of cleaning done in my room, throwing out stuff I didn't need and putting a few things back in their correct places. It still needs more work, but it's a start. Then I went to meet Mike over at NESOP, where he goes to school. We walked over to the Fenway theater and saw Van Helsing, which I didn't get to see on Friday. Fun movie! I will be happy to see it again when girls' night out is rescheduled.

So that was my weekend. Most enjoyable.

Comments

[pierceheart.livejournal.com]

mmmm, pesto pizza. Never thought of a riesling with pizza . . .
maybe gewurtzraminer, esp. zeller schwarzekatze

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Yes, Zeller Schwarzekatze is yummy! I love that one.

[bittercat.livejournal.com]

Glad the recital went well! Too bad I don't live closer, so I can up your numbers! ;)

Sounds like a wooonderful weekend! :D

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's too bad you're so far away! The irony is, I was planning on moving to DC at one point in time when I was dating a guy in Maryland. But if I'd moved down there to be with him, I probably would never have met you!

[bittercat.livejournal.com]

...Like ships in the night...

Eh. Things have turned out as they were meant to, I think. ;)

[tisana.livejournal.com]

You know I went and raided his Pratchett library after, because I feel the need to catch up?

Next recital, we bring more! Dance is such good entertainment...

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

You know I went and raided his Pratchett library after, because I feel the need to catch up

Good on ya! I love the Watch books, and Hogfather is one of my absolute favorites. Jingo is great satire. I had pierceheart read it before he left. He liked it too.

[ayalanya.livejournal.com]

your performance was *awesome*. as i mentioned, i loved the facial expressions too! the "i am *dead sexy*" and then a very slightly shy smile when you spotted someone you knew watching were a fantastic combination.

and yes. you do phenomenal belly rolls^.^

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Awww, thanks sweetie! I will have to see your next recital!

[ayalanya.livejournal.com]

you're welcome^.^

and my recital is june 19th. eee nerves. it seems ridiculously close now.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Oh, cool! Are you doing solos/group pieces/duets, or what? What kind of dance? Veil? Chifti? Karsilima? And what are you wearing?

[ayalanya.livejournal.com]

now that would be giving it away....

*grin*

okay, i suppose just this once...

probably doing a solo, to the first or second part of the pair of songs that...the woman whose name i can't remember did. um. the monsoon wedding songs. wearing either the bright turquoise costume that i got a while back, or the costume i'm making if i stop being lazy. it's in shades of purple, with a green skirt, and will have amber sewn onto the silver-"chainmail"-type top and bottom. dunno yet about the veil, i tend to use it too much as a crutch and don't manage to actually bellydance with it.

group dances are possible, there are at least three that i know of. the one i'm most likely to do is a goddess-poses thing that one of the teachers is still choreographing.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, sounds pretty! :)

[tisana.livejournal.com]

I wanna go. It's fun to watch you dance. Are you ok with acquaintances showing up?

[ayalanya.livejournal.com]

yeah, definitely! last time i only had jinn there of people i knew, other than those who were in the performance anyway.

[book-of-pain.livejournal.com]

I wanted to comment yesterday, but I was struggling with a hateful ftp and didn't get the chance. So, anyway, congratulations on a great recital. I'm sure it was beautiful. I thought about you Saturday while I judged a baking contest and watched the belly dancers at the festival. The baking contest didn't make me think of you, just the belly dancers. That was just what I was doing while they danced.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Mmm...baking! :)

Thanks for thinking of me! I'm pretty sure it was good, but I'm anxious to see the DVD!