Weekend roundup
Friday: Went grocery shopping, made quesadillas, hung out with the boy. After I got some bad news, I wasn't feeling really into going out and seeing Wanted, so he gave me many hugs instead. In short: some tests came back poorly; I need to go in for a biopsy in two weeks. Given my family's strong history with certain types of early-onset cancers, I am pretty nervous, but hoping for the best. He also taught me some basic 3-ball juggling skills-- have I mentioned he's a fabulous juggler? I totally had no clue. He's also starting on contact juggling-- just got his first sphere. We're totally going to have a family of little circus freaks one day.
Saturday: Got up, made a big breakfast, and packed up to head to Jason's for the weekend. We stopped at Springhill Farms on the way and got corn and greenbeans to go with dinner, and had more superawesome cupcake-flavored Italian Ice at The Cow. For the bulk of the day, I worked, as I figured out just what to do with all the odd pendant-sized beads that have been floating around my box. He watched a ton of Supernatural while he did around-the-house stuff... he's totally absorbed in the show. After dinner, we went out for a drink with his friend Doug, in this weekend from Boston, which rounded out the night. Conversation while brushing our teeth:
Him: Yeah, but I'm not even worried about it. I think I'd be worried with other people, but with you, this feels totally right.
Granted, we'd been friends for about a year and a half before we started dating; we pretty much knew each other pretty well before this. But yeah, it does seem totally right, like things are falling exactly into place. Good timing, I guess.
Sunday: We got up early, showered, and jetted down to DC. Jason and his 'bike gang' biked down to Alexandria, and Liaa and I hit up the Takoma Park farmer's market, and S&A Beads (where, btw, they have some fabulous kuchi stuff). After that, we headed back to her place to chill and watch Labyrinth until our manly warrior-types returned from their trek. When they did, they were all sorts of creaky and worn out. We headed down to Tribal Cafe, where we secured the last available table (albeit in the back, where seeing anything can be hard... more on this later). By some miracle, we got our food before the dancing started.
As for the dancing... Rhythm & Cues. Well, it would have been nice to see them dance. Sadly, during the duets portion that comprised 2 1/2 of their 4 songs, my view was being blocked by their own dancers. The way Asylum is set up, there's an area where most of the dancing happens, and a corridor between the bar and a bunch of tables where we were seated. Usually, you can see fine back there, provided the aisle remains somewhat clear. However, the dancers who were not currently performing kept standing smack dab in the middle of that corridor, completely blocking the view of anyone behind them. Okay, so I know it's a small, packed space. No one in the back is going to have a perfect view-- that is not a reasonable thing to expect. But seriously, flatten yourself to the wall some so you're not blocking a significant portion of your own paying, tipping audience. One of the dancers did this part of the way into the second performer's set until she was gently asked to move. Also, my mind kept going to Asharah's reminder to wear a cover-up when not performing. But anyway, what I saw of the dancing was nice, but I really didn't see much. It was quite frustrating.
Na'la was good. I'd never seen any members of Shakra perform live, and I know what they do isn't specifically bellydance, though it does come from a bellydance background (from what I've heard; correct me if I'm wrong). Na'la's set was very much a fusion of performance art dance and bellydance, as it used some bellydance movements to tell a clear story. She was very expressive, energetic, fierce, and had great technique.
Romka was awesome. I loved the bhangra bits in the second song. I loved that both Belladonna and Mavi made it a point to dance in the back so we could see up-close, too. Jason has a huge crush on Bella now and got all tongue-tied when she said hi. Hee. :)
And I got to see tons o'friends. That's always good. We got home at around 11:30 and passed immediately out. A good weekend, overall.
Saturday: Got up, made a big breakfast, and packed up to head to Jason's for the weekend. We stopped at Springhill Farms on the way and got corn and greenbeans to go with dinner, and had more superawesome cupcake-flavored Italian Ice at The Cow. For the bulk of the day, I worked, as I figured out just what to do with all the odd pendant-sized beads that have been floating around my box. He watched a ton of Supernatural while he did around-the-house stuff... he's totally absorbed in the show. After dinner, we went out for a drink with his friend Doug, in this weekend from Boston, which rounded out the night. Conversation while brushing our teeth:
Me:You realize we skipped the whole 'casually dating' section of our relationship, right? We're already so freakin' domestic.
Him: Yeah, but I'm not even worried about it. I think I'd be worried with other people, but with you, this feels totally right.
Granted, we'd been friends for about a year and a half before we started dating; we pretty much knew each other pretty well before this. But yeah, it does seem totally right, like things are falling exactly into place. Good timing, I guess.
Sunday: We got up early, showered, and jetted down to DC. Jason and his 'bike gang' biked down to Alexandria, and Liaa and I hit up the Takoma Park farmer's market, and S&A Beads (where, btw, they have some fabulous kuchi stuff). After that, we headed back to her place to chill and watch Labyrinth until our manly warrior-types returned from their trek. When they did, they were all sorts of creaky and worn out. We headed down to Tribal Cafe, where we secured the last available table (albeit in the back, where seeing anything can be hard... more on this later). By some miracle, we got our food before the dancing started.
As for the dancing... Rhythm & Cues. Well, it would have been nice to see them dance. Sadly, during the duets portion that comprised 2 1/2 of their 4 songs, my view was being blocked by their own dancers. The way Asylum is set up, there's an area where most of the dancing happens, and a corridor between the bar and a bunch of tables where we were seated. Usually, you can see fine back there, provided the aisle remains somewhat clear. However, the dancers who were not currently performing kept standing smack dab in the middle of that corridor, completely blocking the view of anyone behind them. Okay, so I know it's a small, packed space. No one in the back is going to have a perfect view-- that is not a reasonable thing to expect. But seriously, flatten yourself to the wall some so you're not blocking a significant portion of your own paying, tipping audience. One of the dancers did this part of the way into the second performer's set until she was gently asked to move. Also, my mind kept going to Asharah's reminder to wear a cover-up when not performing. But anyway, what I saw of the dancing was nice, but I really didn't see much. It was quite frustrating.
Na'la was good. I'd never seen any members of Shakra perform live, and I know what they do isn't specifically bellydance, though it does come from a bellydance background (from what I've heard; correct me if I'm wrong). Na'la's set was very much a fusion of performance art dance and bellydance, as it used some bellydance movements to tell a clear story. She was very expressive, energetic, fierce, and had great technique.
Romka was awesome. I loved the bhangra bits in the second song. I loved that both Belladonna and Mavi made it a point to dance in the back so we could see up-close, too. Jason has a huge crush on Bella now and got all tongue-tied when she said hi. Hee. :)
And I got to see tons o'friends. That's always good. We got home at around 11:30 and passed immediately out. A good weekend, overall.