some things i have been doing and thinking

[rhyll]

Last night I went dancing, and it was quite pleasant. I'm getting a little braver now, so I've actually been asking people to dance with me now and then rather than just hanging back like a wallflower. I like learning new steps on the dance floor rather than in classes and last night I learnt a couple of things that I think are nifty, including the basic step for balboa, which is handy for the faster dances.

Unfortunately the floor was a little crowded, since the sailors are in town. Disappointingly, they aren't 1940s-era sailors with uniforms and dancing skills.

As usual I was still in the mood for dancing when the band stopped, but of course dancing of the sort I'm after is not to be had so I ended up going home. Probably best to head home early while still keen rather than when tired/sick of northbridge etc etc.

In other news, I have had quite enough of stupid windows and their stupid updates. Windows seems hell-bent on installing its latest update (which does nothing of any value to me), not matter how many times I tell it I don't want it. I've been dragging my feet on moving all my activities over to linux since I have a lot of my thesis information in Endnote, but I've really had enough of bloody windows now. Once I finish the draft for my next couple of chapters I'm going to spend a day or two working out how to put all my endnote material into the open office bibliography thing, and then I'll move over to linux.

Also, I have been downloading a lot of radio plays from Mercury Theatre (the group that did the War of the Worlds radio plays), so I look forward to sitting around and knitting and listening to radio plays. It's the sort of thing, oddly enough, that makes me feel rather content with the world.


Edit: Liz! Make heard our wantings! Now we can totally set up a darkroom in our new house, should we manage to get one!

Another edit: *sigh* I've been trying to work this morning, more plodding on my first two chapters. Apparently, though, all I want to do is dance. Don't suppose anyone is up for dancing (even just dancing around the 'living room'), and maybe dinner, tonight?

Comments

[the-widow-black.livejournal.com]

I wanna learn Balboa. That wiki article has handy instructions (are they an accurate reflection of what you learnt from Darren?) I will try and nut this out. Also work on my reverse Charleston. And maybe try and figure out the shim-sham based on the online instructions and what I've seen.

[alexmoon.livejournal.com]

Perhaps one evening we should hang out and practice? I'd quite like to work out the shim-sham, too, and get the hang of the reverse Charleston.

The instructions were more or less what I learn from Darren, although I think maybe I should have been leaning on him a bit more. It's rather a...*cough cough* friendly... dance.

[the-widow-black.livejournal.com]

Tee hee.

I'll give you a call now and see if you're still up for dancing. I am.

[boofuls.livejournal.com]

Yes! Our house is gonna rule the world! Also we will have the koolest krap photos ever!*

Also: our house is going to be full of living room dancing.

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* I didn't follow the link thanks to stupid slow internet. Is it easy, or full of dangerous chemicals?

[alexmoon.livejournal.com]

I can't wait for having a cool, cool house.

I didn't follow the link either. Let's just assume it's easy, yes?

[boofuls.livejournal.com]

OK. Home made dark rooms have the potential to be the kooles tthing ever. As long as we never look, we'll never be wrong. :D