Amelia

We're going to see Phantom Limb's 69°S this weekend and I'm really looking forward to it! It explores Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914-1916 Antarctica expedition using 3-foot-high marionettes. It looks very cool.

Check out this fascinating background material!

Locals, if you are interested in seeing me, Jem, and durdge perform our Bollywood routine mark your calender for Sat. Dec. 13th at 8pm or Sun. Dec. 14th at 7pm. The show is Studio to Stage: Fall Performance Showcase. Our number is Indiana Jones and the Temples of Dames (guess who's Indiana Jones?). It should be entertaining or something. Tickets go on sale Friday and can be bought here.

Is anyone interested in going to Glitterama this Saturday night?
It's in Baltimore at 7pm and 10pm. One of the trapeze instructors is in it (doing Awe Inspiriting Hand Balancing) and it looks to be a variety/burlesque show. She said it was not appropriate for children. Other acts listed include: The Gilded Lily Burlesque's Little Luna, The Dizzying Aerial Granduer of Mara Neimanis, The Cooking Advice of the Plastic Surgery Disaster Puppet, Botoxa Wupsinfalova, and your host Greggy Glitterati!

I think it would be fun to go with some friends, but probably won't trek up there alone. Tickets are sold online through the Creative Alliance here and are available at the door.

One of my teachers is performing at Palace of Wonders tonight. http://palaceofwonders.com/home.html
Anyone want to check it out? I've been meaning to drop by Palace of Wonders for a while. Looks like doors are at 7, the show's at 9:30pm.

(It's my tribal teacher performing a cabaret piece. If you don't know what that means no worries. It's bellydance is pretty much all you need to know).

You know you want to. Make Thursday Suck Less.

I missed our Thursday game due to dance class, but heard we shook after the 6th.

Friday's game we were up two after the 4th. In the 5th they took 6 :(
So we're down 4 with three ends to go, not great, but not insurmountable. We took 1 in the 6th so down 3.
Then in the 7th they took 4 so I shook. I think we played well but couldn't recover from the 6-point end.

Saturday we were tied after the 6th (all 1 point ends, btw). We stole 3 in the 7th. The beginning of the 8th went well, we threw through and hit. Then we missed a few shots. I missed my first shot. My second shot was right on the broom with the correct weight, but then it picked, switched handle, and went through. So disappointing! (Someone in the warm room said I was robbed). Their final shot was good. We had to measure three stones and it turned out they had 4. We got as close to winning as you possibly could while still losing.

Thanks for excellent playing by insptr_penguin, ellen_fremedon, and afrikate. Despite all of the illness, injury, and exhaustion suffered by our team we pulled together and played well. (And thanks for giving me the opportunity to skip!) I had a great time at the bonspiel with you!

The bellydance show went well. Many, many thanks to all of the people who helped me get ready and put up with me fretting and bossing everyone around. (And who figured out how to operate the glitter brush.) I was super nervous going out, but they did a great job leaving me lots of room to dance, dimming the lights, and having the music at the right volume. Because I had so much room and people almost all the way around the room I had to adjust my routine to face different directions. I also got "tips" and because of people coming up had to abandon my choreography part way through (I don't think it showed too much though). I had a really good time, the energy in the room was great, and people we really supportive. I had $200 in funny money and $3 in real money :)

Thanks especially to flt for the opportunity for my debut!


(Now I just need to find other opportunities to perform. If anyone has any suggestions please let me know.)