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!!