Are you dancing or convulsing?

Who hasn't been putting enough time and energy into her dancing lately? Who picked up her veils last night and flailed around like a rank amateur? Who had better get her shit together and actually start focusing again? I'll give you three guesses though I doubt you'll need them.

After about a half an hour of unproductive, somewhat embarassing attempted dance I gave up in disgust and decided to work with zills for a bit while I made a mix tape. Experimenting with rhythms is actually kind of fun and with nobody to hear me goof up I relaxed and enjoyed myself. Need to do that more often too.

But I did finish the sort of ultimate Natacha Atlas mix which I hope to give to Alyne tonight (she's liked everything I've played for her so far, and seems very intrigued by Natacha). This really reminds me, though, that I need to get a burner. Not just for random mixes, but to be able to edit, fade, and otherwise change music to suit my purposes and those of the troupe. Next bonus I think that goes up to the top of my agenda.

I've also spent some fruitless time trying to track down a copy of "Choli Ke Peeche" remixed by Bally Sagoo. Apparently it was only released as a single (with 4 remixes on it), and seems only to be available in the UK. I will set up a UK Amazon account if I must, but I'm hoping to avoid it (I just don't want my credit card numbers going out anywhere any more). I found the tune on Bally's site (www.ballysagoo.com) in the videos section, didn't see it available for sale there, though *sad sigh*

Oh, and attention caredhel:

Omar Faruk Tekbilek & his Ensemble

Turkish Virtuoso Omar Faruk Tekbilek will be in town for one night only
in an evening of traditional Sufi, folk and contemporary music from the
Middle East.

Venue: La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley, Ca. 94705
Tel: 510-849-2568
http:/www.lapena.org

Date: Thursday August 28, 8:00PM

Tickets: $20 advance. $22 at door

Figured you'd find that interesting *G* BTW, I was so happy to read your latest journal entry, it sounds like your life is right where it should be and it's about time too. All I can say is, you go girl!

Also, could y'all send some positive thoughts aelfsciene's way? Her mom is undergoing surgery today and I'm sure she'd appreciate it.

This is just really, really cool

Turning The Pages
The British Library uses Macromedia Director to enable users to virtually turn the pages of the Lindisfarne Gospel, a relic from the early Middle Ages.

And I really adore:
crazygrrl.com
Be sure to check out:

iMaul
A Sith Lord for the rest of us.

Mystery Science X-Files Babe-O-Rama
In which Special Agent Dana Scully and her robot pal, Tom Servo, tastefully discuss some of the outstanding women in science fiction whilst looking for a new partner for her.

Peeps Karaoke
A not-very-sophisticated animation project. You'll need the Flash 4 plug-in if you want to hear the pretty music.