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First and foremost,

cruisedirector has just posted an exquisite RL/SS fic that everyone should read: Escapism
As one of her commentors said, I want to write like her when I grow up.

We got our photo shoot pics last night before class started and I've thrown a few that I thought were decent up here. I just don't photograph well, but M- did what she could and I appreciate that. Still wish I had more and better veil shots, but one fairly nice one isn't too shabby. There's an absolutely gorgeous one of

silkblade and

aelfsciene with veils that I know Aelf is going to enjoy. Also there's a fantastic full body shot of

silkblade in the Silk Road costume that I'm just astonished didn't make it into the calendar. Aelf, I have your copy of the pics I can hand you Friday night. Alyne said she'd put some Rakkasah shots on the disc as well but I didn't see them.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, we've got one damn fine looking troupe.

We made it through the shortened Soiree Odalisque choreography last night, with special emphasis on Tammerhenna with zills. It is sounding better but there's still a part where I can't figure out what's being played to save my life. And the end is so abrupt that we end up kind of clanking to a stop. Not exactly the sound we're looking for there. Still, we did come up with a way to do the shimmy zilling that sounds so much better. Of course I'm not competing in the next performance so I'm utterly relaxed about the zilling, Alyne, however, looks like she's beginning to wish we'd started this way sooner.

Still, overall it went well and I managed Hinko fine, though my back was acting up a bit. It's good to know I've still got that one in my brain and body. I'm going to go to the choreography workshop on Sunday as well to see if I can get back to doing Goddess as well. I can remember bits and pieces of it, but that's about it.

Aside from that not much to report, I'm meeting the kitties I'll be cat sitting for tonight after Lost. And with any luck I'll accomplish slightly more this evening that I have in the past two. *fingers crossed*