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Ballots, bullets and bombs in Afghanistan - The Big Picture - Boston.com
from the big picture.
too powerful not to share.
Ballots, bullets and bombs in Afghanistan - The Big Picture - Boston.com
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too powerful not to share.
Ballots, bullets and bombs in Afghanistan - The Big Picture - Boston.com
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
ra...ra...random
so, i've been kind of mia around here. sorry about that...will try to get back to posting more often.
my mom turned 50 last week. kinda crazy. my gram came up from scottsdale on the saturday before her birthday to surprise her. my brother and sister-in-law made a lame excuse to come over and i walked in with grandma in tow. she wrapped herself in a pillowcase (as wrapping paper would have torn) and shocked the crap out of my mom. mission accomplished.
my dad wanted to do something special on her actual birthday, so, with the help of my brother and his wife and his wonderful in-laws, we managed to pull together a "surprise" party. i say "surprise" because, while it was still a surprise to her, we didn't actually jump out and make a scene.
my gram had taken her out shopping to get her out of the house so i could clean and rearrange (i had to fit 18 people into a tiny, tiny space). mostly everyone was there by the time they got back from their excursion. she walked thru the door and there were people spread throughout the living room, dining room and kitchen. i don't know if the look of shock was from the party or the fact that there were so many people crammed into our house. (c:
in other news, i decided to do something entirely out of my comfort zone. i've been thinking about it for a while; take a class and learn something new, but i didn't know what to do. dancing was actually at the top of my list and the only thing stopping me was the fear of making a complete ass out of myself. i think we all know how graceful i am. ha.
i saw the video for boy with a coin by iron and wine where sam utilizes a troop of flamenco dancers. i've always thought it was a lovely style of dance, but hadn't really thought about it as a dance option. i half-jokingly mentioned something to whitney about looking for a class in town. pretty sure she didn't think i was serious. but maybe she did. dunno. anyway, i found a couple of teachers in denver and to be honest, i was a little surprised. i thought it'd be hard to find something.
i had my third class last week and felt like a huge goob. it's much harder than it looks. the first two weeks i did fairly well, but we had just been going over hands/arms then feet (we are learning a sevillinas). then last week, we attempted to put them together. yeah...pretty sure my brain doesn't work that way.
as we were attempting to put it all together i couldn't help but think it might be easy for drummers (if they were graceful) because they can manage to do very different things with their hands and their feet at the same time. i never could get the hang of that. any time james would let me mess around on his set, i couldn't get my foot to hit the bass drum without automatically hitting the snare and hi-hat all at once. i could hit the bass and snare separately, but as soon as i tried to do anything with my other hand it all just went to hell.
now i'm having the same issue trying to do the steps and move my arms at the same time. i look like...well, i don't know, but it's not pretty. (c;
but on a high note, i'm dancing in high-heels and i haven't fallen once. (c: and when my grandma was in town we went shopping for fabric and she's going to make me a skirt. yay!
i'm also finally trying to get to a healthier place physically. i started working out again, and it feels great! i went to a chiropractor to find out if he could help me with my consistent sinus issues/headaches. he did some tests and took some x-rays yesterday and i'm meeting with him again today to find out what (if anything) we can do to actually correct the problem so i don't have to constantly battle the symptoms. from the tests he did yesterday, he saw that my neck and upper back are way out of wack (which can contribute to my sinus issues and fatigue), so just getting that adjusted should help at least a little. that makes me happy.
my mom turned 50 last week. kinda crazy. my gram came up from scottsdale on the saturday before her birthday to surprise her. my brother and sister-in-law made a lame excuse to come over and i walked in with grandma in tow. she wrapped herself in a pillowcase (as wrapping paper would have torn) and shocked the crap out of my mom. mission accomplished.
my dad wanted to do something special on her actual birthday, so, with the help of my brother and his wife and his wonderful in-laws, we managed to pull together a "surprise" party. i say "surprise" because, while it was still a surprise to her, we didn't actually jump out and make a scene.
my gram had taken her out shopping to get her out of the house so i could clean and rearrange (i had to fit 18 people into a tiny, tiny space). mostly everyone was there by the time they got back from their excursion. she walked thru the door and there were people spread throughout the living room, dining room and kitchen. i don't know if the look of shock was from the party or the fact that there were so many people crammed into our house. (c:
in other news, i decided to do something entirely out of my comfort zone. i've been thinking about it for a while; take a class and learn something new, but i didn't know what to do. dancing was actually at the top of my list and the only thing stopping me was the fear of making a complete ass out of myself. i think we all know how graceful i am. ha.
i saw the video for boy with a coin by iron and wine where sam utilizes a troop of flamenco dancers. i've always thought it was a lovely style of dance, but hadn't really thought about it as a dance option. i half-jokingly mentioned something to whitney about looking for a class in town. pretty sure she didn't think i was serious. but maybe she did. dunno. anyway, i found a couple of teachers in denver and to be honest, i was a little surprised. i thought it'd be hard to find something.
i had my third class last week and felt like a huge goob. it's much harder than it looks. the first two weeks i did fairly well, but we had just been going over hands/arms then feet (we are learning a sevillinas). then last week, we attempted to put them together. yeah...pretty sure my brain doesn't work that way.
as we were attempting to put it all together i couldn't help but think it might be easy for drummers (if they were graceful) because they can manage to do very different things with their hands and their feet at the same time. i never could get the hang of that. any time james would let me mess around on his set, i couldn't get my foot to hit the bass drum without automatically hitting the snare and hi-hat all at once. i could hit the bass and snare separately, but as soon as i tried to do anything with my other hand it all just went to hell.
now i'm having the same issue trying to do the steps and move my arms at the same time. i look like...well, i don't know, but it's not pretty. (c;
but on a high note, i'm dancing in high-heels and i haven't fallen once. (c: and when my grandma was in town we went shopping for fabric and she's going to make me a skirt. yay!
i'm also finally trying to get to a healthier place physically. i started working out again, and it feels great! i went to a chiropractor to find out if he could help me with my consistent sinus issues/headaches. he did some tests and took some x-rays yesterday and i'm meeting with him again today to find out what (if anything) we can do to actually correct the problem so i don't have to constantly battle the symptoms. from the tests he did yesterday, he saw that my neck and upper back are way out of wack (which can contribute to my sinus issues and fatigue), so just getting that adjusted should help at least a little. that makes me happy.
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