TummyAcheCakes

scrumptious

delicious

a treat!

too small to share

but that seems unfair

magnolia

tastes blooming and growing

sugar explosion!

my tummy

without ever knowing

how to prepare

MORE GREEN JUICE!

easy and delicious! here is what you do:
purchase some celery, spinach, ginger, and granny smith apples.  (or whatever green goodness gets you pumped up!)
have a juicer handy (mine is a Breville)
then go to town!

for this green juice i used:
1 zucchini
1/2 of a granny smith apple
2 stalks of celery
a handful of spinach
and a small piece of ginger

next time I might add some lemon and cucumber
to your health!!

Chinatown

Chinatown. What a weird part of town. It smells like fish and piss. And it really feels like you have gone to another country; everyone is speaking in a foreign tongue. They are all shorter than me and way pushier than expected. But it is fun to know that I can hop on a train and in less than one hour be in another world entirely.

grateful

this is me. and my gorgeous husband. i am so grateful for his love every day. he supports me and provides for me and i never have to worry. i know that i am super lucky to be his gal!

i am grateful for the 2,705 days (give or take a few bc math is not my strongest subject) that we have been together! that is so many kisses!

in the middle

you know those moments when you are stuck in the middle of something you really wish you were not stuck in? gum, for example.  dog poop.  

or a subway date.  you are riding the subway, just going home after a full day, and all you hear is:

"I never go to Herald Square. Unless I am shopping"

"I bought rhubarb at the store and I wanted to do something with it but I didn't know what to do"

"make a pie silly!" laugh laugh laugh laugh

"he called and said, I am going clubbing tonight, and it is just that my high school friends really annoy me sometimes"

"i can't deal"

"it's this place that is always crowded and people get arrested."

"i love pies."

"really?"

New York Moment

there is a buzz, a singing whizz, an energy.  

clop clop clop clop

bee boop, doors closing

pushing shoving

wait wait wait wait wait wait GO

seize it or it's gone

jump turn fall clap jump turn fall clap

bee boop, doors closing

"Please step away from the doors"

but moments like these

manikins in the street

so surreal, so new york

COATS

Guess which coat is mine? not that one... nope not that one.... YUP the red one!!

Talking in my sleep

Two nights. The first time it happened I sat up in bed and said, "I don't want to go up the chimney!" LJR replied, "I should think not."

The second time it happened I sat straight up in bed and said, "there are so many bugs in here" and apparently I was scratching a lot.

This is a strange new habit.

Green Superfood

why would i drink Green Superfood? good question.  it is full of things that are not delicious, but they are good for you.  Inside you can find: aquatic algae, barley grass, wheat grass, alfalfa, kale, dandelion, kelp, sea lettuce, ginger, aloe vera, and some other things that are unclear to me.  Reason: trying to be super healthy in 2012.

To Meat, or not to Meat?

i have recently watched some pretty horrifying movies about food.  Food Inc. and Food Matters.  i recommend watching them and seeing how they affect you.  I had not eaten meat in 3 weeks (well red meat or chicken, i had salmon).  But today, LJR and i found a place in Astoria called BareBurger.  they serve organic grassfed meats and we had burgers!  it actually felt fun to go to a restaurant for dinner, order a vanilla milkshake and a burger and know that what i was getting was organic, grassfed, and sustainable. 

Stood Up

it is not often that i am stood up, actually i can't even think of one time.  i have never been stood up by a date, i was not stood up at my wedding (yay!), never stood up by girlfriends for coffee.... but today i was stood up big time!  i was supposed to teach a Pilobolus class for The School of New Technology in Harlem, and not a single student showed up.  It is possible that none of the kids signed up for the program, it is also possible that they forgot.  the worst part was that the principal would not talk to us.  he was locked in his office on the phone and would not come out to give us any type of explanation.  it was really crazy. really speaks highly of the NY Public School System.

and now i am worried about my job for Dec.  I had 15 days of teaching lined up, and if this program falls through... does that mean that my paycheck does also?  or will my contract protect me? who knows!
but today was crazy, and i was looking forward to teaching those rugrats!

Surprise

You know you are loved when someone goes out of their way to make you feel really special.  My husband did that for me last weekend.  I had shows in Boston and he surprised me by showing up at the Mexican Restaurant I was eating at after the show.  He walked in with flowers! I yelled, "what are you doing here?!?" He said, "I just really wanted some tacos!"  everybody laughed.  How great is that.  He drove over 4 hours to come and support me in my work, and spend some extra time with me.  He had to leave early Sunday morning, did the drive home alone, and went straight to work all day! crazy! gotta love him!

Happy Fall

Happy Fall everyone.  it was a beautiful, warm Fall day today.  i got to spend 20 minutes outside, and i am grateful for that time! the rest of the day i was in a theater, dancing... also not so bad!

recently

these are some photos from a recent shoot that I did with my gal Abbey Rosener.  thanks Abbey!

today was a grueling day. i danced my butt off for two hours straight while most everyone else sat on the floor and tried not to fall asleep....

i am also having a dilemma about taking Pilobolus teaching work, or waiting to see if there might be more work for me to do with ms. barton.... but i do not want to assume anything..... ah free lance life!

Pina Bausch

this morning the hotel breakfast had real coffee mugs.  Such a treat for me to not drink out of something Styrofoam.  I was so happy and now I feel totally ready to dominate the day with full force.  I have a 2 hour ballet class, and about 12 hours of work.  Lots of dancing, which is great because I love to dance! haha, How lucky to do what you really love to do.

Last night we watched the movie about Pina Bausch.  it was so beautiful, and again i am feeling so inspired.  she was such an amazing artist, it makes me want to do big things.  great things.  take more risks.  create art that can really move people... gotta get to work on that.

HERSHEY'S BAR

There is something comforting about a Hershey's milk chocolate bar.  Maybe because I grew up with that specific taste.  It is not good chocolate, I have had much better kinds, but something about it makes me feel about 6 years old again. I feel safe and at ease. Strange the power it has.

A GREAT DAY

today was awesome! all I had to do that was work related was travel for about 45 minutes! yes! then I had the rest of the day to myself.  I went window shopping, saw a movie, did some laundry at the hotel, and then went cosmic bowling with most of the company.  it was a fun day.  i took some great photos and videos at the bowling alley... i will put those up later.
this photo was on the side of a building here in Ogden.  Ogden is a fun town.  it has spice and people seem nice.  back to a full day of work tomorrow.
thanks UT!!

it is late so i will keep it short.

we performed in Logan UT tonight.  i must say that with Pilobolus i was spoiled.  Sold out audiences that give standing O's is not common in modern dance.  i can clearly see that now, what i experienced with Pilobolus was like rock star status.  tonight was hard for me because the audience was very small, and some people left at intermission.  tough reality.  sometimes when art is not easy and accessible to everyone, people leave.  but what can you do?  just keep doing what you love, and try to share it.

keep on dancin!

EPIC DAY of LIFE

I want to put pictures up from this tour soon, but i left my chord at home... you know the one that allows my computer to talk with my camera.

so today, started at 7:00 with the good ol alarm clock.  got up and ate some free hotel breakfast, which was actually slammin! i had sausage and eggs and a bagel! what!? and then we went to Utah State University and did a LecDem at 9:30am! woah! slow down cowboy!!  we ran an entire 40 minute dance and it seemed like the 500 students that came really liked it. 

then we had a few hours of reh in a fancy studio that was called a Ballroom.  and after that I had a super lovely break.  I went to a coffee shop and knit an entire scarf for my friend Ben.  He bought all the materials and i made the scarf! it took about 2 hours total I would say.  (now i am going to make another one for my friend Emily!)

then back to the theater for lighting and spacing. 

Day done at 9:30pm...

work out.  live life, do it, done it, good, great!

Touring Again

I am in Logan, UT right now. 

Saturday night was really fun because we got to perform in LIC, and a ton of friends came out to the show.  We premiered a work called Les Chambres de Jacques, and personally i thought it went really well.  the audience seemed to really enjoy the show as well.  i had so much fun, i really love to perform. 

i am also having a really great time with all of the dancers i am working with.  everyone is so great, and so inspiring.  all of the people in my cast are absolutely fantastic dancers.  they make me want to be the best that i can possibly be.  it feels great to be inspired!

today was a long day of travel, flying from JFK to Salt Lake City...especially when you have only had 4 hours of sleep b/c of a show and cast party the night before.  A young girl on our plane had a seizure, but after we landed she was able to walk off by herself and she seemed to be ok.  So, that is good.  I was worried for her.  Once we got to the hotel today, i did not want to do anything.  So i took a bath, fell asleep watching tv, ate some food, and I am going to go to sleep soon.