Public Service Announcement

Angel's Hafla
$7.00 cover charge
Ladies Only: Arabian Nights Under and Open Sky.

IT'S BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND.
YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO A PRIVATE SOCIAL BELLY DANCING PARTY FOR LADIES ONLY.
PAISLEY HAUS BEAUTY LOUNGE PRESENTS IT'S 2ND ANNUAL DANCE CLASS FOR SOME FREE STYLIN FUN.
ANYONE WANTING TO PERFORM IS WELCOME TO SIP TEA, EAT SWEETS AND DANCE AROUND LIKE A SOCIAL BUTTERFLY.

WHEN: SATURDAY JUNE 21 2003 7P.M. TO 11P.M?
AT 950 S. WINCHESTER BLVD. SAN JOSE, CA. 95128
(408) 246-1243

Anyone who attended the last one knows what a great time it truly is so I highly recommend that folks attend. C'mon, sweet treats served to you by doe-eyed serving boys, how can you pass that up? Anyone wanting to meet at Chez Femme II beforehand is welcome, it's just a short drive from our place.

The good, the bad, and the bloated

Just so you all know, I've re-entered the "oh my gods you are such a fat, bloated whale" stage and will probably be whining a bit about it at least for the next week or two. I can't believe I'm actually contemplating baring my incredibly flabby midriff tomorrow at the hafla, but I am also Responsibility Girl, and it's kind of a matter of honor to go through with it at this point. Why oh why did I let myself pig out last weekend and then decide I didn't need to dance all friggin' week? That's it, I'm goin' back to couscous, I clearly cannot be trusted around real food.

And today is the day the office has chosen to "honor" me with a belated birthday cake. I thought I'd squeaked by unnoticed last week, but no. If I didn't have so much damn work to do I'd flee before the party. As it is I've gotta' come up with a polite way to decline and then amuse myself while everyone else eats cake. Fun, fun, fun.

But at least last night when I wasn't staring at my thoroughly disgusting body in the mirror at Alyne's studio I had a pretty good time. Making faces at esmerel as we ran through "Choukraine", "Princess of Cairo", and a few others was just like old times. I do hope she starts in the intermediate class with us, I miss dancing with her fiercely. Got home after class and ran through "Princess of Cairo" until it was mostly cemented in my head, then ran "Honey and Wine" and "Tara's Dance" with veils. The second time through on both was absolutely flawless so I stopped. Sometimes I can be sensible, it's rare, but it happens. Well pleased with the night's work I did some upper arm work with weights and then called it a night.

But I am making a public decree, I will start dancing for no less than 4 hours per week. Two will be covered in class, so that just leaves me two hours to find in the remaining 5 days. That is not unreasonable. I think I'll start doing what I did back in the old days of LJ, publically announcing how much time I've put into it. If I feel like I'm kind of obligated to do it I'll make the damn time.

So, what have I danced this week? Hrm, lessee, put in about an hour Wednesday night (ran PoC, TD, and H&W a few times, then practiced TD again with Aelf). Thursday about an hour and a half or so with class and some practice time afterwards. Tomorrow, I'll try to get in at least a half an hour before the hafla, and then probably around half an hour at the hafla, depending on what we dance. That leaves me only half an hour short for this week, not too bad. I'll do better next week.

Also a big plus yesterday was receiving an extra bonus at work. It was completely out of the blue, and a delightful surprise. It was also more than enough to justify buying the steam cleaner I covet and a gorgeous Indian coined belt and necklace set. And I still have a little extra cash around to spend this weekend. I may just have to swing by the Farmer's Market in Sunnyvale tomorrow and maybe Izabella's too if I think of it. Yay fun money!