I broke a nail!

I got hit by a car yesterday while riding my bike. It was really quite scary. However, the good thing is that all I have to show for it are: a broken nail, a huge bruise, and an egg that looked like it exploded in the carton. Which, all in all, isn't bad. The couple were very concerned, asking if I was alright, if there was any damage to my bike, and all that kind of thing. It didn't look like it, so we both went on our way. I wondered later if they would have thought it was funny if I complained that they broke one of my nails. Probably not. But I would have been amused.

It happened like this: Coming back from Ralph's, I didn't have enough room in my backpack for everything I had bought, so the eggs and one set of english muffins were in a bag on my arm (the egg exploded because it impacted with the car). I was riding along, avoiding the evil hedges that they really need to trim, because they make riding along the sidewalk scratchy and dangerous. Came to where another road intersects Foothill without a light, and there was also a car approaching on that road. I slowed way down, to make sure they noticed me before I crossed in front of them, and she stopped and looked at me, enough back so that I could cross in front, or so I thought. So I started down the ramp, and just as I hit the street, the car started to move too! There was really no way to avoid the collision, I yanked on my breaks, and swerved slightly, which meant when we hit I didn't get handlebars in my stomach, just in my one thigh. But, altogether, it wasn't bad. Just kind of crazy, that I've been hit by a car. Been hit by a bike before while on foot, now a car while on a bike. I don't want to know what the progression is! Maybe spaceship while I'm driving a car?

Anyway, I'm safe, except that I broke a nail! *cries* ;)

Moment of Silence

James Doohan passed away, this morning. He lived in Redmond, WA. I met him once, in a bookstore.

Those who don't know the name would know him as the original Star Trek's Scotty; and yes, the universal phrase "Beam me up Scotty." He embraced the fact that he would always be known as Scotty, and that one phrase, and for that alone I think he is awesome.

May he rest in peace.

The Traitor!

So, Justin is going to start teaching and working with Wes over at UC Irvine.

As of now, he forfeits all rights to call himself a true member of CCBDC. ;)

But, as it stands, it's an awesome opprotunity for him, and even though he's off to work with the enemy, maybe we can use him as a spy, or something. But I know that he really wanted to keep dancing, and since he's living in Irvine, well, working with the team there is the place to do it. And I'm sure he'll do really well for them. It'll be interesting though, with Irvine our toughest competition, if this tips the balance a little farther in their direction. We shall see.

Anyway, we shan't shun Justin, he's awesome, and certainly welcome to come and visit again, it's just fun to tease him about consorting with the enemy. :) But I do hope that things work out well for him, and I'm excited to see what choreography he'll come up with for his five couples. I wish him much luck and good dancing, but not quite as good as ours. ;)

24 Hrs of Non-Stop Swing!

This is so exciting!
Dance-athon

Someone put together a fundraiser for Cancer which involves dancing instead of walking or running. How awesome is that?! We can raise money by doing something awesome and fun for us! So cool! I will let you know if we actually get a team together, and if I will be raising money, but for now I just thought I would share the awesomeness that is dancing for a good cause. :)

Small pleasures

Is it wrong that I take great joy from the fact that I got to create a button in our Netstation software that is labeled BS? It stands for Blocked Short, and we use it for marking when the stimulus was both blocked and short as Tharyn and I go through every single bit of data we've collected over the last two months and put new flags in where the computer should have, had it been talking to the other one correctly. It's very tedious, but I have found the time passes more quickly when I am thoroughly amused that when Tharyn says something like "8 short" I can respond "BS." It's great.

Yes, you may all shake your head in dismay at me, but I enjoy the small pleasures in life. :)

Free shirt!

I finally own a Lindygroove shirt. After three years of meaning to buy one, and not ever actually doing it, I finally have a shirt. And for free! The funny thing is that the shirt was actually Ian's to begin with. Yes, it's a women's shirt in neon pink. And Ian actually wore it (for about ten seconds), it was absolutely hilarious, and I was wishing so much that I had a camera with me! It would have been the greatest picture ever! For those of you who weren't there, it would have looked something like this:

Ian in a very bright pink shirt that only comes about halfway down his chest, with his arms above his head in victory pose yelling: "Yeah for free shirts!" It was absolutely amazing.

I ended up with the shirt because Ashleigh wouldn't trade him for the guy's style black shirt that she had caught. She didn't want the pink one. So I got a free shirt, many thanks to Ian! And every time I wear it, I shall have to think of him in the shirt as well. Sooo funny.

On a side note, Lindygroove is only 4 years old. I've been going for three years, not consistantly, but going nonetheless. That's crazy! I've been going there for almost as long as it's been in existance. I had no idea, I would have thought it was at least seven. But no, I'm an old experienced member of LG. ;) Hah.

Erg!

Ballroom News

Here's a cute article on Dancing with the Stars, and the outcomes of it combined with the Mad Hot Ballroom documentary (which apparently started in Seattle, yay hometown!). It'll be interesting to see how many sign up for the ballroom classes next semester.

Oh, and for all of you who actually are ballroom dancers, does it bother you that they're all saying the costumes are covered in SEQUINS?! They're Rhinestones!!! Such a difference, and rhinestones are so much prettier! Such amateurs. *rolls eyes* The least they could do is get their terminology right. ;)

I'm a Jinx!

If you ever run for office, or want to win something that requires people voting for you, don't let me vote for you! I think I'm cursed to cause whoever I vote for not to win. John O'Hurley should have won Dancing with the Stars last night! He should have! He was the most consistant, and the most amazing on the show. And Charlotte was good too! Erg! The only thing Kelly had going for her was her sexuality. And I guess that was enough. *sigh* Anyway, the point is that I finally voted online for John and Charlotte, and they lost! It is very sad. They were ahead, until I voted. So don't ever ask me to vote for you for anything. It's a bad idea.

Ode to the Brush

My brush is broken,
Oh my brush is broken.
It's served me oh so well these many years.
It's seen my hair short,
It's seen my hair long,
And it's always made the tangles be long gone.
The paint was worn,
The handle broke,
And now I say goodbye to my faithful bloke.
Brush, you were great,
To you I give thanks,
You were the greatest brush to fluff my hair.

In memory of Goody Brush, who passed away July 5, 2005

The 4th

Well, it was a good weekend, even if it was over a little too quickly. It went surprisingly fast actually.

Bronwyn's party was really a lot of fun! I wasn't quite sure what to expect, but it really was just a fancy cocktail party, with no one getting drunk or craziness, and it was really very very nice. And yummy cake too! So that was a lot of fun. I got to spend that night at Sandor's dad's house, which is awesome, it's up in a woddsy area, and you can see so many stars! My bed was in a sunroom, which was fun, except there was a big tree so I couldn't see the sky. And it certainly got hot the next morning! But it was nice.

Sandor, his dad and stepmom and I all went to see Madagascar the next day. It was funny, not fabulous. Not something I highly recommend, unless you're dying to see something cute. But it was fun. Then I headed over to Sarra's parent's house.

I finished an entire book while I was there. Things were pretty quiet. Her dad was grading tests, and Sunday her mom was at church almost all day. But, we did get the bed on a new frame, and the plan was to get curtains hung, but the bed took too long. Sandor was teasing me, telling me all I'd gone there for was to do chores. Not true! But at least if I'm there eating their food I can be helpful. :)

It was a really nice weekend. I didn't get to see big fireworks on the 4th, which was sad. But, I got to see families setting off lots of little ones, and a few of the big ones, so I saw some, and that was happy. It just wouldn't have been the 4th without fireworks. :) So yay!

And now I'm safely back in Claremont, scheduling participants and playing with their brains. Muahahahaha!

Liberal Christians Unite!

Christian Alliance

This is amazing. If we can create informed dialogue about these issues, and if the liberal Christians can also have a say in the policies that are shaping our nation, it would be absolutely incredible. Ignoring religion is not something that can be done at this point in our nation, but if those who are religious can have their liberal beliefs and have their say, it would be a good thing. The only problem I forsee is the conservative Christians completely closing themselves off and attacking, because they feel that their beliefs are being used "against them." I hope that's not the case.

Thanks to Kitri for sharing this with me! :)