well apparently, redheads are doomed to extinction. According to a few studies recently, one specifically published in the latest National Geographic, there is a population of somewhere between 2-4% of the world that is redheaded. They think this gene is assimilating so much that as soon as 2060, there may be no more redheads left!
So basically, in order for anyone to ever meet someone like me again, I'll need to meet a redheaded Cuban Jew, and reproduce a lot. Any takers?
here's one of the many articles on the subject:
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22289183-2,00.html
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Friday, August 24, 2007
Pet names.
My name is a top 5 most popular pet name. Don't I feel special. I've always loved my name, one reason is because no one else has it. Until Now. Apparently, when seeing the list of most popular pet names (not like any of these lists are official), "Bella" is at the top.
According to 450,000 insured pets
no backup at all
oh well, it was fun while it lasted. Over the past 5-10 years, when I introduce myself to someone, I often hear "really??! my dog's name is Bella" apparently, they weren't lying.
According to 450,000 insured pets
no backup at all
oh well, it was fun while it lasted. Over the past 5-10 years, when I introduce myself to someone, I often hear "really??! my dog's name is Bella" apparently, they weren't lying.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
The swing dance ladder
I am just reposting because it is exactly true.
The Swing Dance Ladder
by Noëlle Gray
June 15, 2007
Lindy Hop and Blues instructor Noelle Gray gives us her insight as to what defines the various levels of dance within the swing dance community.
Beginner: Has taken one class but is still afraid of everyone and probably won't ask anyone to dance. They see better dancers and hope one day they will be half as good!
Novice: Has taken a couple of classes and has started to build a knowledge base. They have started to get past the fear and are starting to watch the dancers they think are better then them dancers to see if they can pick up some flashy or new stuff. They only try the flashy stuff on each other. They want to dance with the better dancers and when they get up the courage they feel really happy!
Beginner-Intermediate: They think they know more than they actually do and as a result, try stuff that hurts their partner. They are beginning to take risks which is good, but don't have enough knowledge base to understand that moves they are trying are still probably beyond their technical level, which is very bad. These are the dancers that tell the beginners, novices and intermediates what they are doing wrong. They haven't quite developed the humility it takes to move on.
Intermediate: They've realized they only know what they know and it isn't as much as they thought they knew. They keep dancing because it's still loads of fun, they have friends in the scene, and they are beginning to understand there is more technique to learn and they have enough of a knowledge base where they can discover those techniques while social dancing. They are open to feedback and while they still take risks (which is great), they do so with concern for their partner. They recognize there are subtleties in lead/follow and want to know more about them.
Intermediate-Advanced: "Oh my god! If I take lessons I'll improve more! Gimmie classes! Lots and lots of classes!" OR "I know enough. I just want to have lots of fun and learn by social dancing. Boy am I lucky to have this awesome fun thing to do!" OR possibly "God, I'm bored. It used to be fun but now it's just not. Maybe I'll go learn Tango." (or possibly all of these at once)
Advanced: Don't ask me. I'm not there yet!
Noëlle Gray
http://swing-dancer.com/page.php?60
The Swing Dance Ladder
by Noëlle Gray
June 15, 2007
Lindy Hop and Blues instructor Noelle Gray gives us her insight as to what defines the various levels of dance within the swing dance community.
Beginner: Has taken one class but is still afraid of everyone and probably won't ask anyone to dance. They see better dancers and hope one day they will be half as good!
Novice: Has taken a couple of classes and has started to build a knowledge base. They have started to get past the fear and are starting to watch the dancers they think are better then them dancers to see if they can pick up some flashy or new stuff. They only try the flashy stuff on each other. They want to dance with the better dancers and when they get up the courage they feel really happy!
Beginner-Intermediate: They think they know more than they actually do and as a result, try stuff that hurts their partner. They are beginning to take risks which is good, but don't have enough knowledge base to understand that moves they are trying are still probably beyond their technical level, which is very bad. These are the dancers that tell the beginners, novices and intermediates what they are doing wrong. They haven't quite developed the humility it takes to move on.
Intermediate: They've realized they only know what they know and it isn't as much as they thought they knew. They keep dancing because it's still loads of fun, they have friends in the scene, and they are beginning to understand there is more technique to learn and they have enough of a knowledge base where they can discover those techniques while social dancing. They are open to feedback and while they still take risks (which is great), they do so with concern for their partner. They recognize there are subtleties in lead/follow and want to know more about them.
Intermediate-Advanced: "Oh my god! If I take lessons I'll improve more! Gimmie classes! Lots and lots of classes!" OR "I know enough. I just want to have lots of fun and learn by social dancing. Boy am I lucky to have this awesome fun thing to do!" OR possibly "God, I'm bored. It used to be fun but now it's just not. Maybe I'll go learn Tango." (or possibly all of these at once)
Advanced: Don't ask me. I'm not there yet!
Noëlle Gray
http://swing-dancer.com/page.php?60
Who has custody of the friends?
What do you do when two of your friends break up? You’re friends with both of them, and the circle of friends between them is close. So there’s essentially a group of friends, two of whom were dating. When the relationship ends, who gets custody of the friends? As tough as it is, friends will start siding with who they knew longer, or whose side of the story they heard first, etc. Will the friends team up and become two clusters? How do you manage continuing to hang out with the ex of your good friend? Hopefully everyone can all stay friends, but we all know it’s not a perfect world, and not all people who break up stay friends.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
....and more dancing.
It’s funny. 6 years ago you wouldn’t have caught me dead on a dance floor. Funny thing is, I still won’t get on a dance floor alone. But if I have a partner, I am up for any type of lead/follow dance. I have been dancing Lindy hop/swing for about 5 and a half years now. I love dancing, and wish sometimes that I had the time to set aside and take classes. I see people who started dancing way after me fly by in their skill level. Sure it bugs me a little, but I love dancing anyway. Lately, the Monday night dances (Hot Jam) have been packed. Last night they even had a fabulous live band - Hotlanta Dixieland Jazz, and I don’t know that there were many more people than normal, but I saw 80 on the check in sheet. Spectacular!
I am also really excited because in the past couple months, we have had 3-4 more experienced leads (read: guys) move to our scene. It seemed for a long time that we’d have guys leave, and girls join, making the ratio almost unbearable. But, it seems we’re on our way back up, and I am excited. It’s refreshing getting to dance with new people. And there are enough old people that I don’t get to dance with any one person that often, so it’s still really fun dancing with the ones that have been around a few years.
Ahh, I've caught the dancing bug again! yay!
Friday, August 10, 2007
A week of dacning
what a week! I managed to dance 4 times in the past 5 days. Sunday was the third monthly ABC dance. It is maintaining it's initial level of participation, so I can only assume that people like it and can't wait until the next one! =)
Monday was hot jam. My friend Scott from Knoxville was in town this week, so I picked him up and we went to Hot Jam. I am not sure if there were more leads there this week than usual or if just I had a good night, but I danced nearly every song, and had a ton of fun dances in there! I like hot jam dances a lot in general, but this week was especially good.
Tuesday was the first of a series of classes I am teaching with Ben this month. The class wasn't too big, and I was unfortunately exhausted already, but still, it was good. Tuesday also was Melissa and Jamie's going away BBQ, and so I got to see them before they moved away. I even caught up with a few people I hadn't seen in a while there, so that was nice.
Wednesday there was no dancing. I went to trivia with the usual crowd plus scott from Knoxville and Nus. We managed to move from being around 15th place (technically tied for 8th, but lots of teams above us were tied too) all the way to winning the whooooolllleeee thing! we came out in 1st place!!! we actually tied for first and then won on a tiebreaker question. Not only that, but we won with best team name too. For those of you who have never been to team trivia, team names are always funny or jokes. Ours was "what do a smoothie and a home run record have in common? They both require juiced berries" Anyway, now we have $50 to spend there next time we go =)
Last night was my first class in a 6 week series of Argentine Tango. I saw a lot of it when I was in Argentina, and recently decided it might be fun to take a class. The first hour was basic basic stuff (all of which was new to me), but essentially, how to walk in Tango. Then they offer a second hour for free to practice and learn some variations on the first hour's class. So I stayed. It was cool, and I am looking forward to next week's class!
Monday was hot jam. My friend Scott from Knoxville was in town this week, so I picked him up and we went to Hot Jam. I am not sure if there were more leads there this week than usual or if just I had a good night, but I danced nearly every song, and had a ton of fun dances in there! I like hot jam dances a lot in general, but this week was especially good.
Tuesday was the first of a series of classes I am teaching with Ben this month. The class wasn't too big, and I was unfortunately exhausted already, but still, it was good. Tuesday also was Melissa and Jamie's going away BBQ, and so I got to see them before they moved away. I even caught up with a few people I hadn't seen in a while there, so that was nice.
Wednesday there was no dancing. I went to trivia with the usual crowd plus scott from Knoxville and Nus. We managed to move from being around 15th place (technically tied for 8th, but lots of teams above us were tied too) all the way to winning the whooooolllleeee thing! we came out in 1st place!!! we actually tied for first and then won on a tiebreaker question. Not only that, but we won with best team name too. For those of you who have never been to team trivia, team names are always funny or jokes. Ours was "what do a smoothie and a home run record have in common? They both require juiced berries" Anyway, now we have $50 to spend there next time we go =)
Last night was my first class in a 6 week series of Argentine Tango. I saw a lot of it when I was in Argentina, and recently decided it might be fun to take a class. The first hour was basic basic stuff (all of which was new to me), but essentially, how to walk in Tango. Then they offer a second hour for free to practice and learn some variations on the first hour's class. So I stayed. It was cool, and I am looking forward to next week's class!
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