tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143243572011-11-02T17:07:42.379-07:00Beccanoreply@blogger.comBlogger6751100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14324357.post-18035552707501378372011-11-02T14:56:00.000-07:002011-11-02T17:07:42.412-07:00

i'd been one of those dedicated google reader users. for my mom and anyone else over the age of 45, google reader was a very cool rss service--this lets you import feeds from websites and such into one streamlined place. i loved google reader, especially because of the unqiue share functionality. i shared news articles, videos, and blog posts with a select group of people. it was private and

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saw this "car" this morning. it's a repurposed meter maid cart, now someone's personal set of wheels. my favorite part is the wooden roof rack. in the same walk, i overheard a three-year-old boy telling his mom that in order to get enough money to buy a dozen bagels (mom could only "afford" to get him one for breakfast), he is going to sell all his legos. the kid had better hurry. lunch is almost

Beccanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14324357.post-52242381821577042392011-10-17T14:33:00.000-07:002011-10-17T14:34:03.948-07:00

i tried to use priceline to bid on a rental car today. not traveling until next month, i thought, "why not bid low? REALLY low? we're in a recession. saving money results in a quality, well deserved high-five from your hubby!" i bid $11/day for a compact car, and felt good about it until forced to stare at william shatner's pulp fiction pose for two minutes. boy, did he make me feel guilty. his

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it's the dawn of a new day, and i'm beginning my trek to work. the sidewalks are empty, save for a few people bumbling side to side, half awake with dark circles cast under their eyes and their shirts barely tucked in. they make odd groans as we pass each other, me saying "good morning" and them responding with "gawewahaa" or something similar. i admit, my street can emit an eerily vacant vibe

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i've been reading the "song of fire and ice" series recently (aka "game of thrones" for all of you hbo buffs), and last week, i finally finished book 4 of 5. i loved the first two books, but the last two have left me perplexed and tired. before i take on book 5 and become even more jaded, here's some constructive advice for author george r.r. martin:1. stop killing the good guys (namely ned

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i found a chilean 100 peso coin in my office at work last week. i have never been to chile, nor do i know of anyone who recently has traveled there. the coin roughly translates into 20 cents (US). i've kept the coin at my desk, looking at it in awe and confusion. i don't know how it got onto my dirtier-than-a-sidewalk carpet, but it's good looking coinage, hefty at 7.58 grams, and a shiny mix

Beccanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14324357.post-48454697384463235282011-08-29T16:52:00.000-07:002011-08-29T16:59:32.821-07:00

last week i updated my main ringtones. i used to have a one-for-all-and-all-for-one three musketeers approach minus the pointy swords, finely groomed facial hair, and velvet capes. no matter who called me, my phone ribbetted and tweeted like a rainforest. but not any more! ladies and gents, i've finally joined the age of basic-yet-useless technology for dummies age. when my mom calls, my phone

Beccanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14324357.post-81133801066745998672011-07-28T14:32:00.001-07:002011-07-28T14:32:53.972-07:00

subway is in town. conference lunches feature $5 footlongs of every sandwich imaginable except the one you want (veggie burger, i'm gently referring to you).

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this week at the appeal, i wrote a small piece on post:ballet, a small, upstart ballet-ish company here in san francisco.

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this morning as i was walking to work, i looked down, confirmed that my shoes matched, and felt giddy because if it, proof that little things can elevate life from adequate to good. or that i'm a nut.

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last week, i came across this house for sale in the city. the property itself needs some work, but it was the description that gave me pause."Charming spacious Edwardian two-level 3br + sunroom, 1-1/4 bath home in Central Richmond awaits new owner after 40+ years of ownership. Owner moved to retirement home. All of the rooms are generous in size. Bedrooms and main bath on upper level. Refinished

Beccanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14324357.post-79548926041031066552011-06-10T15:01:00.000-07:002011-06-10T15:08:16.267-07:00

a coworker posted this on our work fridge the other day. as he's a data analyst, i was slightly disappointed that he didn't provide some kind of regression analysis of the mold spores and how, based on the amount of compounded growth and factoring in the average fridge temperature over a given work day (allowing for so much variance via a 10-second opening of the fridge door for 40 employees), he

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this week at the appeal, i interviewed janice garrett and charles moulton, two choreographers who are in a relationship both on and off the dance floor. read their inspirational words here.photo by rj muna

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last night, i prepped waffle batter, using a recipe from the veganomicon cookbook. it calls for  active dry yeast and a two-part rise. this morning, in just ten minutes, we had warm, delicious waffles. these may be the best waffle recipe ever, and the homemade blueberry sauce doesn't hurt, either!

Beccanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14324357.post-43556914690146122522011-05-25T16:05:00.000-07:002011-05-25T16:28:32.551-07:00

lately, i've felt slacker worthy. i'm fairly certain this cool san francisco spring weather has inadvertently encouraged me to accept my inner bear and hibernate. but i'm challenging myself to change it up over the summer.1. clean the stove top twice a week. right now, i'm lucky if i make it to once a month. hand, meet mr. little scrubbie. and... clean that grime!2. zumba my ass off. or at least

Beccanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14324357.post-20424654970334472542011-05-24T17:02:00.000-07:002011-05-24T17:11:03.582-07:00

today i'm wearing this cute tee; it's adorned with clear, colorless sequins, and i paired it with a grey cardigan and black/white houndstooth-like pants. todd asked me if i was dressed to match my office's disco ball. man, if my office had a disco ball, i'd so be rocking me some bee gees tunes and a pair of go-go boots.

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thanks to some stellar sleuthing at jcrew.com,  i now have two matching gloves! i've also learned how to balance my phone between my chin and, well, you know. how else was i going to take a self-portrait of both hands?

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this week at the appeal, i interviewed netta yerushalmy, a dancer with doug varone and dancers. catch the company this saturday and sunday at yerba buena's novellus theater.

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i saw sf ballet's "the little mermaid" this week. itching to try something a little different, i took a new spin on my review by collecting thoughts from friends in the audience (i knew at least six non-dance people who were there the same night i was). check it out here at the sf appeal.

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me: why are wednesdays so jam-packed?em: no idea. it's hump day. me: so the day is trying to screw me?em: hahaha

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introductiona few years ago, i got my nose repaired due to a massively deviated septum. when i was going through the process, individuals' experiences other than yelp reviews were few and far between. so i hope that my tale helps others out there.i'm also posting this now because someone i hold very near and dear to me is going through a similar procedure next week--she bashed her nose cycling

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my maternal grandmother has been in the hospital for the past few weeks, and today she told me how she finally had some "real food," saying, "your grandfather brought me a frostee freeze today, and i drank it all up. how do you like them apples?!?!" in addition, she has a new mission upon discharge: to design an easy-to-use bedpan for the smallish-to-average size person. hey, a woman's gotta have

Beccanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14324357.post-76785295560510173562011-04-25T15:53:00.000-07:002011-04-25T16:07:05.853-07:00

we spent a long weekend traversing through yosemite, and somewhere between a waterfall and the village store, i lost one glove. i'm bummed--these cool weather-protectors have saved my fingers from frigid nights and cool, breezy mornings, all while giving me the finger freedom to answer my phone and hold on to the overhead bar on the bus, hoping to make it to my destination in one

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i'm all dressed up in my one little black dress, ready to hang out with 3,000 of my closest buddies while we eagerly anticipate the.president's arrival atop nob hill. my clutch is devoid of anything pre-deemed illegal like lotion and an umbrella. no sneaking in tequila for me tonight.

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this week, i observed an impressive group of teens (the odc dance jam) as they rehearsed for their big performance. read about it here.

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walking down the little side street to work this morning, i was fairly oblivious, listening to npr's discussion of tax season and the difficulties people have with understanding deductions, box checking, and child tax credits. when i reached the guard desk, our security man said, "hey, was someone honking at you out there?" so whomever was possibly honking their horn at me, i'm sorry that i was

Beccanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14324357.post-78747808720524990722011-04-11T15:50:00.000-07:002011-04-11T15:52:01.077-07:00

this week, i reviewed sf ballet's program 6, and was blown away by wayne mcgregor's "chroma".

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after the wedding (aka the big shindig back in october), i called the dress cleaner that amy kuschel (the company, not the woman herself, although i bet they're one and the same) recommended. a nice woman named lynette told me that my dress would take a few months to clean-no problem! a week later, todd and his mom graciously delivered my wedding dress to the special, frou frou dress cleaner,

Beccanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14324357.post-55845884402667551902011-04-06T10:52:00.000-07:002011-04-07T17:01:20.419-07:00

let's time travel, shall we? not too far back--don't want a "back to the future" just-call-me-calvin fiasco on our hands! and calvins totally clash with my hanky pankys. rewinding a few days to last friday, 100+ women (and a few good men) including me spent the day at nintendo hq learning about the newly released nintendo 3ds! at the onset, there were a few ground rules set into play:no photos

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at the nintendo summit, i met nora, and we hit it off over (other peoples') tales of the rock and an amazing chocolatey mint dessert. somewhere in the middle of the conversation, we discussed oreo truffles, which got me thinking about buckeyes--mainly, both are messy attempts at rolling things into balls. two hours of flight time home allowed me to deeply ponder the inner workings of cocoa and

Beccanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14324357.post-24609547085310117832011-04-01T07:27:00.001-07:002011-04-02T00:18:25.881-07:00

i'm just outside of seattle at a nintendo branding event*. the whirlwind 42 hours of crazy fun kicked off last night with a cocktail reception. at it, women kept asking me what i twittered about, and i had to keep explaining that, no, i don't twitter. i just wait in line with twitterers (what do you call those who work at twitter?) at whole foods. pretty much everyone here originated as bloggers,

Beccanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14324357.post-56408207168490044252011-03-31T13:34:00.001-07:002011-03-31T13:44:46.313-07:00

a few years ago, a neighboring tenant across the backyard started hanging his man things in his window. weekly, he'd put a pair of tighty whities up on a wooden board, and hang them in the sun, taking them down every week or so. then the board would be empty for a few days, and then the underpants would return. it's boggled me, but what could i do but glance elsewhere? honeymooning in belize

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today at the appeal, i interview kegan marling about his new work "jump ship mid way." marling says, "i started talking to peers about their experience of what it means to be a gay adult and found that most didn't identify themselves as "adult," despite being of an age that is traditionally associated with maturity and adulthood. this traditional understanding of "adulthood" seems to be a choice

Beccanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14324357.post-4839145058648001622011-03-24T16:38:00.001-07:002011-03-25T11:05:02.068-07:00

i haven't posted anything for quite awhile. my brain needed some recharging. but i have pictures from our trip to belize that i keep staring at. was it just a week ago that we were sipping blended beverages and floating above giant hunks of coral?

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i jumped through all the hoops to change my last name at work: marriage license, social security card, new W-2 form, etc. with a new email address in hand, i sent a message to those i work closely with, but don't really know on a personal level--those who most likely didn't know that i had gotten married. one of the women emailed me to say that she'd let all of her colleagues know, so that i

Beccanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14324357.post-28577876135164905172011-01-24T16:21:00.000-08:002011-01-24T16:31:01.482-08:00

i had a work meeting, and one of my colleagues kept using the word commonsensical. as in, "everyone should automatically put a screen lock on their iphones. it's so commonsensical."commonsensical? according to websters, it's a real word. well, sort of. they list is as an adjective form of common sense. but i haven't been able to find any real dictionary that lists this crazy take on a very basic

Beccanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14324357.post-8304335679406726992011-01-21T08:12:00.001-08:002011-01-21T08:29:01.434-08:00

my review of emspace dance's "a hand in desire" is up at the appeal. if you're in the bay area and a) like tennessee williams or b) want to experience local dance/theater at its most unique, go see this!todd accompanied me to see "hand" last friday, and as we were early, we ducked into a handful of used/new book stores along valencia on our way to the show, with a particular interest in finding

Beccanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14324357.post-39062646898956620432011-01-14T09:19:00.000-08:002011-01-14T09:26:54.657-08:00

i didn't wear baggy pants belted around my thighs, but i did take a hip hop class last weekend! go read about my foray into hip hop in my (fairly) weekly "dance flash" column at the sf appeal.

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it's so cold in my office, i'm wearing gloves as i type.

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since i live in the city and can't get packages reliably delivered at home (this includes pretty much anything larger than an envelope!), i have most things sent to me at work, including bras, cat food, and everything nintendo.awhile back, the branding chicks down in LA sent me a cooking game for my dsi along with a really cool cuisinart cooking pot. i took the cooking assistant game home with me

Beccanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14324357.post-11610393446739190402011-01-07T09:56:00.000-08:002011-01-07T10:10:14.528-08:00

today, my sister finally gave me the heave-ho, saying, "your blog has been lacking. unacceptable." eek. when my own sister tells me that i (or my blog) is unacceptable, well, that's fairly serious. according to her, dying my hair pink is encouraged, burping the alphabet would win me a medal (i'm very, very medal-less at this point), and should i choose to dance along the golden gate bridge on a

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earlier this week, i was browsing for shoes on zappos, and somehow (i'm still unsure of the nitty gritty details), i came across this $408 item.WTF, fred perry (the brand, not the dude)? why in the world did you give a cracked up celebrity her own trench coat? no, let me correct that. her own collection of coats and other attire. a collection that belongs to a clothing brand best known for its

Beccanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14324357.post-49573127171835761362010-10-28T15:01:00.001-07:002010-10-29T12:13:29.579-07:00

over the past few days, todd and i have been talking about one day buying a house. flat. condo. refrigerator box. whatever. now that we're married, it's probably the next, yet far-off, step to take. in the city, condo prices are decreasing, and today i spent a few minutes looking at the mls to see what's out there in the 'hoods that we prefer.separately, many years ago, for some incredibly stupid

Beccanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14324357.post-50969849572605088052010-09-14T14:58:00.000-07:002010-09-14T15:03:36.896-07:00

flipping through the cable guide, i came across what i thought was "the whale that ate jews"* on the national geographic channel and wondered not, "hey, are my eyes failing me," but instead, "what does this whale have against christians?"*not jews, becca. "jaws"

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lately, i've been getting all of those catchy summer songs stuck in my head, and while 30 minutes of katy perry isn't so bad, 6 hours of her "california gurls" or any nasely rihanna song can drive a perfectly sane woman nuts. so is it sad that i was overjoyed when cyndi lauper's "girls just wanna have fun" kept playing along in my head today? i really hope not.

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thanks to dvr, we have a backlog of movies to watch. this weekend, we hit "play" with the intent to watch the horror flick "drag me to hell" starring one of todd's former high school classmates, alison lohman. we got about 1/5 of the way in before the creepy glass-eyed gypsy woman popped back up, forcing me to scream and grab todd's hand at the same time, all in some sort of movie-watching

Beccanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14324357.post-78658018121359308202010-08-10T09:55:00.000-07:002010-08-10T10:10:53.285-07:00

i've been a very bad blogger recently, but i decided that posting all about the wedding wouldn't leave much in the way of surprise... plus, if things go wonky at the last minute, then i may have to work overtime to curb expectations. so for those coming to the wedding, expect cake, locally sourced (hetch hetchy) water, and some vow-ish stuff.last month for the appeal, i shadowed joe goode

Beccanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14324357.post-65170339110013294232010-06-30T10:53:00.000-07:002010-06-30T10:58:24.051-07:00

paper source describes the below card as "fun letterpress note cards [that] are wonderful to mail to friends." i don't know what kind of buddies paper source keeps, but i don't want those kinds of friends.

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oh, muse. your one-hit wonder song, uprising, is too catchy. case in point: v sucked the life out of life itself in its debut season--can't erica wash her hair? ever? or buy a jacket crafted sometime after 1991? i mean, really. what woman in her right mind wears a purple leather men's style blazer AND works for the FBI? that in itself is a matter of national security.-- yet your whiny,

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with a few minutes to kill this morning, i took a gander at wedding favors. i have something in mind, but thought, hey, maybe i could find something better. only i came across:hmm. a match made is heaven, yes. a wedding reception burnt to the ground, no.votive or shot glass? if i have to ask, the answer is nyet.a wedding dress candle is only appropriate for the bride jilted at the alter. now, why

Beccanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14324357.post-15446477308678291392010-06-16T11:04:00.000-07:002010-06-16T11:13:50.147-07:00

recently, i participated in the local writing/photography project i live here: sf. the website chronicles the tales of people living in san francisco, specifically focusing on why they live here. and today, my entry went up! the rest of the images can be seen in a slideshow. for those of you in san francisco, if you're interested in participating in the i live here process (or know of

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late last month, i wrote about my experience interviewing for the sfmta's board of directors. you know, the peeps who supposedly work to keep public transit and parking all in order. but silly me, i forgot to post a link to it!here's an excerpt of one of my favorite lines:i found that there was a gaping hole in the market/civic center buses, so i finally grabbed a cab. yes, i had to take a cab

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i'm getting really bad at blogging. i think the wedding is taking over my brain like catnip does to alphie! i've been keeping a running list in my head of things todd might one day be thankful for regarding my nature, outlook, and bridal style. for instance:1) i think my big redneck wedding is a rad tv show (is it canceled? i really miss it. it sure beats bridezillas--which i refuse to link to.

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this weekend, i surveyed zappos for wedding shoes. since we're having a garden-setting wedding, i'd prefer shoes without spiky heels, and as todd's got about 8 inches on me, some kind of vertical lift would be nice! entering "white" and "wedge" into the search bar brought up hundreds of (surprisingly tame) options, with these four popping out with the not-quite-what-i-had-in-mind-but-cool/odd/eek

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the last few weeks have been a whirlwind! the pace at work has picked up, i wrote a few pieces on the sf international film fest, and i visited south florida. oh, and i'm planning a wedding! whoot whoot.with life charging forward a million miles a minute, i guess i shouldn't be too surprised that muni is also running on a tank half full. or empty. or full of red vines. check out this email that i

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I've been really behind with posting links to the San Francisco Appeal. Eek and sorry! But if you want to read everything in real time, the best way to do that is to add the Appeal's RSS feed (or just mine, if you'd like) to your reader (or whatever you use to manage blogs, rss, etc.).On March 24, I wrote about dance anywhere, an annual event where "people [dance] wherever they are at the same

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st. patty's day was many, many days ago yet this guy was sporting a green mustache and soul patch on easter afternoon (this past sunday). i got and up-close-and-hideous look at it on the bus, and it's deep green all the way through. no white/brown/grey roots. sadly, i can't fathom any semi-decent explanation for this travesty.

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for the past two years or so, i've received nintendo games via a branding company, and it's a pretty cool deal. every few months, a white box arrives with a game and presto, i'm off in a magical land, solving clues or searching for the princess. there have been a few times, though, when the games weren't my style.one such was the personal trainer: cooking. you entered in some form of what you

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alphie does this odd singing/yelling thing where he, most times, sits on the table in the bay window and warbles. it's a mixture of a deep meow and a rooster squawk, and there's never just one. it's one after another after another, sort of like he's serenading all those down in the backyard (i'm now armed with my mp3 player/recorder at home, so hopefully i'll be able to record his next vocal

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i reviewed sf ballet's the little mermaid at the sf appeal.excerpt:Van Patten moved naturally through Neumeier's organic and earthy choreography, displaying her heart on her sleeve as she wrestled with confinement and social expectations. By the end, she looked emotionally wrecked (which here is a good thing), and the audience gratefully acknowledged that with several standing ovations.the entire

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a screwdriver: is it a handy dandy fix-it tool or a drink desperately needed on a manic thursday afternoon?

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today i've had three coworkers ask me if i'm celebrating anti-st. patrick's day (i'm in all black and white). sigh, but no. another one asked the receptionist to verify that "olive green is still green, right?" in other news, my pants are sagging and require a belt to stay up on my hips, but silly me, i don't own one single belt, so i'm wearing todd's. lunchtime plans may now include a trip to tj

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this week, i q&a-ed chitresh das at the sf appeal:how did you two [you and jason samuels smith] meet and what prompted this collaboration?we met several years ago while practicing backstage at the american dance festival at duke university. i started to dance and jason said. "how can you do that with your bare feet?"

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yesterday, i decided to sleep in a little and wear my hair curly to work. the extra 20 min. of sleep came back to bite me in the ass when, upon getting into the elevator at work, my former boss looked at me and said, "oh, are those little ringlets natural? they're so cuuuuuuuuuuute!" i like my job a ton and don't know what i'd do without it, so i fought back the urge to comment on how her

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yesterday, we took da' kat, who was squinting his left eye up a storm (either there's something in his eye or he was really happy to see me!), to the weekend emergency vet. after everything else that's happened with him, i'd rather be safe than sorry... an hour later, we boarded a 43 bus home with an optional tube of eye ointment (should his eye get worse) and minus $143.last night, alphie spit

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thanks to lindsay lohan, the legging craze is still going strong. dear god, if i had a brick wall near by right this very second, i'd be introducing my forehead to it over and over and over again... i don't understand the whole leggings-as-pants thing. tight that go under things: sure, love 'em. ankle-length leggings don't really hurt anyone except the short and stumpy... but leggings worn as

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yesterday, the state released the current list of CA's failing public schools (totalling 188 elementary, middle, and high schools). san francisco is home to 12 of these schools, and glancing at the names, i thought, "where ARE these schools?" so i decided to put them on a google map.looking at the schools' locations, it's striking to see that the schools are mainly in crime and poverty stricken

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two things from last week at the sf appeal:a Q&A with hope mohr:"I made many detours away from the path of dancing, but I finally heard--and listened to--the voice inside that was still saying, "Dance!" I had to return to dance to be true to myself."and a review of sf ballet's program 4 (which was held until this AM b/c of a backlog):"It's almost like a battle: think Eminem in pointe shoes (oh

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i can't figure out how else to share this, so i'm posting this current tv "report" here. long live figure skating!

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i'm prissy. yes, i admit it. i don't intentionally do anything illegal (accidentally totalling an suv and get my nose bashed in by police in riot gear are in a category all their own) . the seatbelt is fastened, i don't carry a concealed weapon, and i file my taxes. for example, a few years ago, i took my mom and kevin to rainbow, a super-duper vegetarian (minus the supplements and cat food)

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after my downer yesterday, i feel an urge to lighten things up a tad, and it's also time to clear out some space on my slowly dying camera phone. so here goes killing two birds with one stone...did you know that...your local video store offers some stellar (and never-before-seen) films? no, not those movies. i'm talking about "mega shark vs. giant octopus", featuring ms. electric youth, debbie

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the past few weeks have been a blur. first, yes, i do more than just dance writing in my spare time. i promise. but it's been a tough few weeks, at least mentally.i've been trying to lose weight now for years. i'm not a sports/athletic person, and, well, i like food. not greasy, fried, disgusting-for-you-food, but cutting down to protein shakes and juice/cayenne fasts just aren't my thing.

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yuan yuan tan and anthony spaulding in balanchine's Stravinsky Violin Concerto.© Erik Tomassonhere's a quick little excerpt from my review over at the sf appeal of san francisco ballet's program 3:last on the bill was theme and variations, a tutu ballet that, for all except the main duo, focuses way too much on aquamarine and periwinkle (it's like my little ponies exploded onstage). with teal

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young tween girls are lined up outside of the goat hill pizza/gay dance club across from my office, screeching at the top of their lungs. the draw is neither the sourdough crust, the cage dancing, nor my project management skills. they're all here to see squeaky clean justin bieber warble a few tunes. it's like nkotb (or at least 1/5 of it) all over again.

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Maria Kochetkova in Robbins' Opus 19/The Dreamer. © Erik TomassonHere's an excerpt from my review of SF Ballet's program 2.Maria Kochetkova, a tiny angel of a dancer, entered with giant windmilling arms and scissor-kicking skips, and as the piece progressed, she continued to pull Karapetyan on a string through his deep and whimsical trance as Franklin D'Antonio's violin finely soared above the

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yours truly is truly busy this week. i reviewed "beyond the pole," a mockumentary about two british dudes taking their environmental crusade to the north pole yesterday. today i previewed "love everywhere," a multi-location dance and theater piece that kicks off at city hall on friday at noon. still to come: two, albeit brief, reviews of sf ballet!beyond the pole excerpt:The film opens up with

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this week at the sf appeal, i spoke with sean dorsey, who is recognized as the nation's first out transgender modern dance choreographer.excerpt:my whole identity was very much wrapped up in being a traditional activist and community organizer, and i really struggled for many years with the idea of giving myself over to being a working artist. It felt like it would be selfish, but it was through

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this week, i reviewed sf ballet's swan lake for the sf appeal.the prologue, opening to the recognizable woodwinds of tchaikovsky's score, gives us a taste of what's to come, introducing us to the lovely princess odile as she's entrapped by anthony spaulding's hulk-crossed-with-golem (at least in character. in my head, i heard him grrring and grunting as he whispered sadly, "my precious!") von

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a friend sent me an email for the great recipe exchange, a forwarding email that encourages recipients to send quick and easy recipes to the friend's friend. then you edit the name list, removing the friend's friend, bumping up said friend, and then adding your name before forwarding it on to about 20 people. now, i don't participate in chain emails, but this sounded like fun. i love to cook, and

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go check out awesome ethnic dance this weekend! bonus points if you try to conduct exit interviews...this saturday and sunday mark the second weekend of the san francisco ethnic dance festival auditions at the palace of fine arts. think of it like a local, multicultural version of "so you think you can dance" auditions, minus the hot tamale train.the full article is at the san francisco appeal.

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this week at the san francisco appeal, i focused on the women on the way festival. here's an excerpt:it's an empowering celebration of boobs and hoo hahs at the women on the way (WOW) festival, which starts this weekend and continues through the end of the month, and with 19 vastly different performing arts groups (theater, dance, spoken word, comedy, and aerial work), this festival covers a lot

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after dinner in the haight on friday night, i linked arms with todd's and grinned, thinking of our spicy coconut-based soups with noodles and vegetables, and way-to-close-to-our-dining-neighbors table (the woman asked her date a fairly insightful baseball question, but his poorly conceived not-even-drunk-off-sake baseball response made us cringe).so we were homeward bound, and a few minutes

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today, i was surprised at how lax airport security was until a really ancient woman hobbled through the scanner and the tsa person directed 4' 10" great aunt betty sue to the pat down section, yelling, "female attendant needed in row 4!" i hope they confiscated her sleeve kleenex, crosswords, and super poli-grip. i feel safer already.

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this week at the sf appeal, I've highlighted KUNST-STOFF's new arts space, which kicks off with a NYE open house.the location may be "amazing," but this is one local who thinks that adoniou has his work cut out for him. located just east of the basement-located, florescent light-filled marshall's, this mid-market span has gotten loads of attention over a planned revitalization, but currently foot

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i've been playing with my new immersion blender (thanks, ali!), and last night created my first homemade soup recipe. if you try it and have feedback, please let me know!becca's sweet potato soupserves 2-4 (4 bowls of soup)ingredients2 lbs sweet potatoes1 can light coconut milk1-2 teaspoons concentrated vegetable broth or bouillon cubes1 tablespoon Earth Balance or similar1-3 cups original

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this past week i took a class at rhythm & motion to get a feel for their unique "dance workout" class, in advance of their free day of dance classes next wednesday.fusing dance styles and eclectic music? a dance workout? this is gibberish, sort of like if someone said that mayor newsom had turned in his hair gel for pomade. make sense, dammit! well, to find out, i did what any hardworking dance

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An excerpt from my preview of Smuin Ballet's "The Christmas Ballet" at the SF Appeal:Don't get me wrong; I love a good "Nutcracker." But what does it really have to do with Christmas? Is the underlying theme, "X-mas is all just a dream!" Or, heavens no, that there really is a magical Sugar Plum Fairy who can whisk you away at a moment's notice to a land filled with high fructose corn syrup and

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here's an excerpt from this week's dance flash at the sf appeal:...lastly, this is early, but hey, it's like a wasabi nut blend: a crazy idea that after a few bites, doesn't seem so odd after all. rhe dance-along nutcracker is back for two days, letting everyone who's young at heart twirl and flutter about to tchaikovsky's familiar score. this nut is presented by the san francisco lesbian/gay

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this thanksgiving, i went all out, and by that, i mean that i made an excel spreadsheet to organize my cooking/baking.go ahead and call me crazy. i don't mind.

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here's an excerpt from holiday dance schtuff, take one at the sf appeal."the day after thanksgiving, you can stand in the 'i'm totally crazy, full, and sleepy' line at best buy at 4am or hot-foot it to the 9am cardio kickmyass class. neither, though, may be as enjoyable as taking in odc/dance's 23rd season of 'the velveteen rabbit,' with its plush animal costumes and contemporary dance. if

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i submitted an entry to sf ballet's magical memories nutcracker video contest. the gist of the contest is to submit a video, via youtube, that:reenacts or re-imagines a magical scene from nutcracker OR create a video depicting your favorite magical nutcracker memory.contains at least one nutcracker character. is 65 seconds long (reason: that’s one second for every year nutcracker has been a

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(this photo is not doctored! that's the south korean crew last for one posing with secretary of state hillary clinton.)this week's dance flash: the san francisco hip hop dancefest.an excerpt: Does an audience need to know their popping from their locking? Definitely not. These shows are meant to expose people to lots of different types of hip hop dance in a friendly environment. About the

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the best place to find original prose is at the laundromat.text:--Lady--Why do you want to pick a Fight with US. We WoRK here. YOU have already insulted us by Calling USFreaks.ANd you Also Assumed we Live here. YOU think that becouse we don't sociolize we are rude. we keep the place clean and the machines working. If you must know we come to work at 5 A.M.Sorry but magazines Litter the

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I interviewed Lloyd Newson, the artistic director of DV8 Physical Theatre, for the San Francisco Appeal. Here's an excerpt.What does physical theater mean? Could you give me a little more information about how it's different from other forms? We call it physical theater instead of dance theater because it's often driven by meaning as opposed to theater or dance. And because it's highly physical

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wonder what this server's brother's name is...in case your eyes can't deal w/the blur, the server's name was "Good".

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the other day, a coworker sent this request out officewide via email:I'm looking for a large black man's umbrella to borrow until next week.most people in the office quickly understood that punctuation and readibility are not this person's forte, but all i wanted to know was was there a reason why she didn't want a small asian american man's umbrella?

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this week's dance flash (at the san francisco appeal) focuses on the printz dance project."While creating new dances and guest teaching here and throughout the world (like Ireland, Russia, New York, and Kentucky), PDP has been Printz' local expressive outlet. Reflecting on the past decade, Printz says, 'While I think the company has evolved and changed, I also feel like our core values and

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like many san franciscans, i signed up for alertsf, which sends "alerts regarding emergencies disrupting vehicular/pedestrian traffic, watches and warnings for tsunamis, flooding, and Citywide post-disaster information to your registered wireless devices and email accounts."until now, i'd maybe received one notice a month due to flooding or a very major multi-block accident. with the bay bridge

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and here's a link to my review of "Only When I Dance.""'Only When I Dance' is a documentary that focuses on two teenagers in Brazil. Living in the favelas of Rio de Janiero, advanced ballet students Irlan and Isabela both train on scholarships at Centro de Dance Rio, located in an affluent part of the city. 'Only When I Dance' follows these two young dancers as they vie for the "next step"--

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this past weekend, i covered two documentaries at the sf independent film festival's docfest for the appeal. here's the first of two reviews.pop star on ice" But with all of these expectations, the effervescent Weir can't seem to handle the elephant in the room: himself, an unfocused, eye-rolling hazard on ice skates. And this is what bites him in the butt, time and time again.Throughout the film

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