Resistance is Futile
A meme from 
liminalia. First 5 people to comment with "Resistance is Futile" will be asked 5 questions.
1. What made you want to study belly dancing?:: A whim, mostly. It was right at the beginning of my in-person friendship withtamnonlinear, and she asked me if I wanted to go with her to with her to her bellydancing class. Fearing sequins and the faux-seductive flipping of hair, I went, and found myself enjoying the earthiness of Tribal, even if Avalon's tribal was much less real tribal than I knew at the time. Later, through my breakup with Skyler, I really pressed myself into it because it was a dance I could do without a partner. We'd been swing dance partners for the whole of our relationship, and though I love swing dance, I made the executive decision to give it up rather than have to suffer through his presence every time I wanted to go to a dance. Now, I'm with it because I genuinely love the interaction I have with my fellow dancers while we dance, and the format of ATS (and inspired improv) just feels right in my body.
2. If money were no obstacle, where would you want to live and why?:: I'd have to audition cities first, but at the top of my list-- Portland, Asheville, maybe a cozy suburb of London. Honestly, if it weren't for the fact that there's a 6 month mandatory pet quarantine to move to Great Britain, I'd be pushing really hard to move there. Also, I want to put some feelers out in Salem.
3. Do you have names picked out for potential future kids? If so, what are they? (I love the things you name your cats.):: Not really. I used to really, really like Isabella. I was convinced my firstborn daughter would be an Isabella. I could call her either Izzy or Bella, depending on her preference or inclination. Then fucking Twilight happened. Fucking Twilight ruins everything. So I'm back to square one.
4. Besides your wedding, tell me about your favorite Ren Faire memory.:: Hmmmmm. This is a hard one. I think, invariably, my favorite RenFaire memories are pickup improv times where a bunch of us who don't usually dance together just get up and do a pickup ATS/ITS set. Such good energy-- the real meaning of community right there. But I do think maybe solo, it happened opening day, 2007. A woman walked up to me and asked if she could take my picture. I said sure. She then followed it up with, "you know, I see a lot of people in really pretty costumes here. You're the first person I've seen that doesn't look like she's wearing a costume. This really is you."
5. How did you discover Paganism?:: Bottom line-- I was about sixteen, and Christianity was not working. I had too many questions about inconsistencies and too few satisfying answers. It felt like I was wearing ill-fitting clothes. I auditioned several faiths and came to Wicca, which I liked because it placed the feminine divine on equal footing with the male. I liked the ritual consciousness-changing aspect of spellwork. I liked the direct line to Divinity. And what's more, it made me feel something-- it clicked, and it worked-- practically and spiritually. I stuck with Wicca halfway through college, then started calling myself just plain 'ol "Pagan" because some of Wicca's philosophy (the rule of three in particular) just didn't make any goddamn sense to me. The Paganism I currently practice is Wicca-influenced given my roots, but I am stretching out to see what other traditions might be a good mix.
I'm a little grumpy this morning. Don't really know why. I had a chocolate chip scone, a rare treat, and that did not help. I have much work to do finishing loose ends for the update. I might get down to the beadshop before close because I left my ID in the photocopier.
First day was great. Spent the day sorting giant bags of Swarovski bicones into individually saleable packs. Felt like a troll counting its treasure. Spent my wages on silver. Good place to work, good people to work with.
liminalia. First 5 people to comment with "Resistance is Futile" will be asked 5 questions.1. What made you want to study belly dancing?:: A whim, mostly. It was right at the beginning of my in-person friendship with
tamnonlinear, and she asked me if I wanted to go with her to with her to her bellydancing class. Fearing sequins and the faux-seductive flipping of hair, I went, and found myself enjoying the earthiness of Tribal, even if Avalon's tribal was much less real tribal than I knew at the time. Later, through my breakup with Skyler, I really pressed myself into it because it was a dance I could do without a partner. We'd been swing dance partners for the whole of our relationship, and though I love swing dance, I made the executive decision to give it up rather than have to suffer through his presence every time I wanted to go to a dance. Now, I'm with it because I genuinely love the interaction I have with my fellow dancers while we dance, and the format of ATS (and inspired improv) just feels right in my body.2. If money were no obstacle, where would you want to live and why?:: I'd have to audition cities first, but at the top of my list-- Portland, Asheville, maybe a cozy suburb of London. Honestly, if it weren't for the fact that there's a 6 month mandatory pet quarantine to move to Great Britain, I'd be pushing really hard to move there. Also, I want to put some feelers out in Salem.
3. Do you have names picked out for potential future kids? If so, what are they? (I love the things you name your cats.):: Not really. I used to really, really like Isabella. I was convinced my firstborn daughter would be an Isabella. I could call her either Izzy or Bella, depending on her preference or inclination. Then fucking Twilight happened. Fucking Twilight ruins everything. So I'm back to square one.
4. Besides your wedding, tell me about your favorite Ren Faire memory.:: Hmmmmm. This is a hard one. I think, invariably, my favorite RenFaire memories are pickup improv times where a bunch of us who don't usually dance together just get up and do a pickup ATS/ITS set. Such good energy-- the real meaning of community right there. But I do think maybe solo, it happened opening day, 2007. A woman walked up to me and asked if she could take my picture. I said sure. She then followed it up with, "you know, I see a lot of people in really pretty costumes here. You're the first person I've seen that doesn't look like she's wearing a costume. This really is you."
5. How did you discover Paganism?:: Bottom line-- I was about sixteen, and Christianity was not working. I had too many questions about inconsistencies and too few satisfying answers. It felt like I was wearing ill-fitting clothes. I auditioned several faiths and came to Wicca, which I liked because it placed the feminine divine on equal footing with the male. I liked the ritual consciousness-changing aspect of spellwork. I liked the direct line to Divinity. And what's more, it made me feel something-- it clicked, and it worked-- practically and spiritually. I stuck with Wicca halfway through college, then started calling myself just plain 'ol "Pagan" because some of Wicca's philosophy (the rule of three in particular) just didn't make any goddamn sense to me. The Paganism I currently practice is Wicca-influenced given my roots, but I am stretching out to see what other traditions might be a good mix.
I'm a little grumpy this morning. Don't really know why. I had a chocolate chip scone, a rare treat, and that did not help. I have much work to do finishing loose ends for the update. I might get down to the beadshop before close because I left my ID in the photocopier.
First day was great. Spent the day sorting giant bags of Swarovski bicones into individually saleable packs. Felt like a troll counting its treasure. Spent my wages on silver. Good place to work, good people to work with.