Merry Christmas! FROM FINLAND!
Dec. 24th, 2011 02:59 pmIn Finnish: Hyvää Joulua!
We just got back from Hanna's grandparents' place, where, in true grandparent style, we were plied with all sorts of delicious Finnish Christmas food (I took pictures of every dish - all will be up on DUTCH MY LIFE once I have access to my laptop again). We had rice porridge (delicous!) and fruit stew, pulla (little balls of sweetbread), jouluutorttu (flaky pastries filled with plum jam), taatelikakku (date cake) and rahkapulla (cream-filled sweetbread with lemon and raisins). I also learned how to say "thank you" - kiitos.
Hanna's family was there: her siblings came with their children (adroable!). Her whole family is apparetly coming over to her house tonight, so I will get to meet even more Finnish people (and fail to communicate, due to the language barrier - but I have developed he general strategy of thanking everyone copiously and smiling all the time - seems to have worked so far...)
Can't really believe it's actually Christmas, though! I donät know where the time went! But last night, we decorated the Christmas tree, and today, we laid out the presents under it (literally a mountian of them - feels just like home!). I hope Hanna and her family like the gifts I brought- I'm thankful that the Gluhwein survived the trip here.
Suffice to say, life is quite exciting at the moment, and I feel so lucky and blessed to be able to celebrate Christmas with Hanna and her family - not that I don't miss mine, but seriously, this is something special! :D
HYVÄÄ JOULUA TO EVERYONE :D
We just got back from Hanna's grandparents' place, where, in true grandparent style, we were plied with all sorts of delicious Finnish Christmas food (I took pictures of every dish - all will be up on DUTCH MY LIFE once I have access to my laptop again). We had rice porridge (delicous!) and fruit stew, pulla (little balls of sweetbread), jouluutorttu (flaky pastries filled with plum jam), taatelikakku (date cake) and rahkapulla (cream-filled sweetbread with lemon and raisins). I also learned how to say "thank you" - kiitos.
Hanna's family was there: her siblings came with their children (adroable!). Her whole family is apparetly coming over to her house tonight, so I will get to meet even more Finnish people (and fail to communicate, due to the language barrier - but I have developed he general strategy of thanking everyone copiously and smiling all the time - seems to have worked so far...)
Can't really believe it's actually Christmas, though! I donät know where the time went! But last night, we decorated the Christmas tree, and today, we laid out the presents under it (literally a mountian of them - feels just like home!). I hope Hanna and her family like the gifts I brought- I'm thankful that the Gluhwein survived the trip here.
Suffice to say, life is quite exciting at the moment, and I feel so lucky and blessed to be able to celebrate Christmas with Hanna and her family - not that I don't miss mine, but seriously, this is something special! :D
HYVÄÄ JOULUA TO EVERYONE :D
I HAVE BEEN TO GERMANY!
Well, technically it's been a week since I was in Germany (and if you want to get reaaaally nitpicky about it, I've been in Germany once before, to visit Tante Freidl - but I was in grade four then, so that doesn't count for these purposes), but I'm just getting to the post now, because a) there's a lot to process and b) NO TIME OMG.
Let's start the journey!
( Nuremberg, part 1 )
PART 2
*He's also famous for writing the Mare Liberum, among other things, which formed the basis for international law. But he's most famous for the escape he orchestrated, involving his wife, a book chest, and a serving girl.
Well, technically it's been a week since I was in Germany (and if you want to get reaaaally nitpicky about it, I've been in Germany once before, to visit Tante Freidl - but I was in grade four then, so that doesn't count for these purposes), but I'm just getting to the post now, because a) there's a lot to process and b) NO TIME OMG.
Let's start the journey!
( Nuremberg, part 1 )
PART 2
*He's also famous for writing the Mare Liberum, among other things, which formed the basis for international law. But he's most famous for the escape he orchestrated, involving his wife, a book chest, and a serving girl.
Day Trip to Utrecht!
Sep. 25th, 2011 10:53 pmI have travelled! This post is a bit late, since the trip was actually yesterday, but I was so zonked by the time we got back that anything I tried to type would have turned out rather like: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...
So we simply had to eat there. Jamie ordered bitterballen, which I've never had before. They were kind of like meatballs, with a crunchy outside and a really mushy inside - not so much my thing, but I can see how they'd be really popular pub food.
And finally, after the meal, we hopped back on a train to Groningen. On the way home, we made the acquaintance of another Dutch student - she was very friendly and we ended up buying cookies together. It still amazes me how people are so friendly here. In Toronto, no one really talks to each other on trains - friends, yes, but it would be really strange to start having a conversation with a perfect stranger. But here, it's really not a big deal to strike up a conversation with whoever is sitting next to you on a train. IDK if I would ever be brave enough to do that, but it's interesting to think about.
TL;DR, Utrecht had absolutely lovely scenery, and I'm so glad I got to go. Next weekend, life premitting, some other housemates and I are planning to go to Leiden for a day. Hooray, ease of travel in Europe! :D
Photos posted hopefully later tonight at DUTCH MY LIFE.
* Or jography, as Jamie pronounces it.
So we simply had to eat there. Jamie ordered bitterballen, which I've never had before. They were kind of like meatballs, with a crunchy outside and a really mushy inside - not so much my thing, but I can see how they'd be really popular pub food.
And finally, after the meal, we hopped back on a train to Groningen. On the way home, we made the acquaintance of another Dutch student - she was very friendly and we ended up buying cookies together. It still amazes me how people are so friendly here. In Toronto, no one really talks to each other on trains - friends, yes, but it would be really strange to start having a conversation with a perfect stranger. But here, it's really not a big deal to strike up a conversation with whoever is sitting next to you on a train. IDK if I would ever be brave enough to do that, but it's interesting to think about.
TL;DR, Utrecht had absolutely lovely scenery, and I'm so glad I got to go. Next weekend, life premitting, some other housemates and I are planning to go to Leiden for a day. Hooray, ease of travel in Europe! :D
Photos posted hopefully later tonight at DUTCH MY LIFE.
* Or jography, as Jamie pronounces it.
Exchange Week 2: ALL OF THE ~FEELINGS
Sep. 11th, 2011 09:36 pmI still can't believe this place. I still don't understand how this - any of this - is real. I'm still grappling with the fact that with one plane trip - literally, from August 28th to August 29th - life can change so drastically. Groningen is amazing. The people I live with are amazing. Everything is amazing and I am constantly in awe (and I know, I know, give it a few weeks and see what I'm saying then, but right now I'm living in this crazy happy bubble and everything is beautiful and nothing hurts.)
In the two weeks since I've been in Groningen, I've met people from all over the world. I'm making plans to visit places I've only ever known as names on a map - if that. One of my friends, Hanna, is from Finland, and has graciously mentioned invites to her home near Christmas time. Apparently they can hunt moose there by the light of the Northern lights! There are jokes going around about Oktoberfest in Munich, which I am so, so down for. It's crazy.
And that's probably the most extravagant experience for me: I am surrounded by people - and it's awesome. Over the last two weeks, I've been talking to people, connecting with them, initiating and carrying on conversations - and it's been fun! I never knew just being with people could be this enjoyable; is this what normal people feel like all the time? Even though school is already in full swing (I read three chapters of my Industrial-Organizational Psychology textbook this weekend and I have an oral presentation due on Thursday), I'm able to sit with people and just chill, relax, without stressing about projects or deadlines. I'm actively seeking social contact, which is so novel for me that I'm having a hard time believing it myself. This is so different from anything I'm used to; I smile at people in the mornings, say hi to them, even just sit quietly as they talk around me, all of us just doing our own thing - it feels like acceptance, community, and it's such a completely addictive feeling. How have I never experienced this before? It's so liberating, and I never imagined it could be like this.
P.S.:
In the two weeks since I've been in Groningen, I've met people from all over the world. I'm making plans to visit places I've only ever known as names on a map - if that. One of my friends, Hanna, is from Finland, and has graciously mentioned invites to her home near Christmas time. Apparently they can hunt moose there by the light of the Northern lights! There are jokes going around about Oktoberfest in Munich, which I am so, so down for. It's crazy.
And that's probably the most extravagant experience for me: I am surrounded by people - and it's awesome. Over the last two weeks, I've been talking to people, connecting with them, initiating and carrying on conversations - and it's been fun! I never knew just being with people could be this enjoyable; is this what normal people feel like all the time? Even though school is already in full swing (I read three chapters of my Industrial-Organizational Psychology textbook this weekend and I have an oral presentation due on Thursday), I'm able to sit with people and just chill, relax, without stressing about projects or deadlines. I'm actively seeking social contact, which is so novel for me that I'm having a hard time believing it myself. This is so different from anything I'm used to; I smile at people in the mornings, say hi to them, even just sit quietly as they talk around me, all of us just doing our own thing - it feels like acceptance, community, and it's such a completely addictive feeling. How have I never experienced this before? It's so liberating, and I never imagined it could be like this.
P.S.:
HAHA!

MOI, J'AI FINI MES EXAMENS!
(I am not thinking about how I did, nor everything I ate today, nor all the exchange stuff on my to-do list. I AM ~HEPPI.)
Also: a) PChan: see above, b) Habs, sob, c) THE ROYAL WEDDING IS TOMORROW, WHICHSEAT HAT WILL I TAKE WEAR?
TORONTOOOOOOO, HERE I COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 24 hours!

MOI, J'AI FINI MES EXAMENS!
(I am not thinking about how I did, nor everything I ate today, nor all the exchange stuff on my to-do list. I AM ~HEPPI.)
Also: a) PChan: see above, b) Habs, sob, c) THE ROYAL WEDDING IS TOMORROW, WHICH
TORONTOOOOOOO, HERE I COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 24 hours!
and we all go herp derpin' on, alright
Apr. 15th, 2011 10:31 pmKAS;DLFKJ;ASDTJ;ATKJ :D :D :D :D :D
TODAY WAS A GOOD DAY! :D
I am so heppi rn. Love to everyone!
( and retroactive love, of course, to Leonardo da Vinci, who would be 559 today. Or a zombie. He may have been a genius, but for once, I'll take my end of the deal :D )
TODAY WAS A GOOD DAY! :D
I am so heppi rn. Love to everyone!
( and retroactive love, of course, to Leonardo da Vinci, who would be 559 today. Or a zombie. He may have been a genius, but for once, I'll take my end of the deal :D )
QDC JUST DANCE 2011
Mar. 27th, 2011 10:09 pm;alskdfj;ewrnt;SSHHG;HLKAHSGEAKHGANQ;EKHA;HA;KLDN
I can't believe dance is over! There is a gigantic gaping void in my life now, where dance class used to be, and I can't believe that it's all gone by so fast.
Recital was a huge success! :D I haven't gotten much audience feedback (parents don't count; I think they were more preoccupied with my haircut), but on Saturday, the crowds were amazing, and being on stage felt amazing, and the other dancers were amazing, and it was all ~so beautiful~ ;asldkfjals;d I AM WHELMED BY THE AWESOME!
( alors on danse~ )
I wish we could all just dance forever. ♥________♥
*I keep wanting to make self-deprecating jokes about people seeing me in my underwear, and then I remember that for Videodance, my costume was underwear, so it's a bit late to be worrying about modesty, I guess.
I can't believe dance is over! There is a gigantic gaping void in my life now, where dance class used to be, and I can't believe that it's all gone by so fast.
Recital was a huge success! :D I haven't gotten much audience feedback (parents don't count; I think they were more preoccupied with my haircut), but on Saturday, the crowds were amazing, and being on stage felt amazing, and the other dancers were amazing, and it was all ~so beautiful~ ;asldkfjals;d I AM WHELMED BY THE AWESOME!
( alors on danse~ )
I wish we could all just dance forever. ♥________♥
*I keep wanting to make self-deprecating jokes about people seeing me in my underwear, and then I remember that for Videodance, my costume was underwear, so it's a bit late to be worrying about modesty, I guess.
JUST DANCE~
Mar. 22nd, 2011 10:17 pm GUYS GUYS GUYS YOU GUYS HOLY FUCK THE DANCE RECITAL IS GOING TO BE FUCKING AMAZING I AM SO WHELMED RN I CAN'T EVEN ALL OUR COSTUMES LOOK *SICK* AND PEOPLE LOOOOOOOVE MY GAGA OUTFIT I AM JUST LIKE ALL THE HAPPY RIGHT NOW. WHO CARES IF I ONLY HAVE TWO MINUTES TO CHANGE BETWEEN MY CONSECUTIVE NUMBERS, THIS SHOW IS GOING TO
A;SLDFJKA;STD;LAJDSG;ASDI;ASLD OMGOMGOMG
Mar. 3rd, 2011 05:31 pmTHIS IS SO MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHING I COULD BE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW: OMGOMGOMG DISCWORLD CONVENTION, ALSDKFAL;OMGGGG NEW BOOK COMING (EVENTUALLY),
OMG OMG OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG SO MUCH DOPAMINERGIC ACTION IN MY BRAIN AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH SHAKING AND CRYING AND FAPPING AND DYING HARDCORE RN ;ALSKDJF;ASLDJ;ASDJG; FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
~*~FANSPLOSION IN MY PANTS~*~
OMG OMG OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG SO MUCH DOPAMINERGIC ACTION IN MY BRAIN AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH SHAKING AND CRYING AND FAPPING AND DYING HARDCORE RN ;ALSKDJF;ASLDJ;ASDJG; FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
~*~FANSPLOSION IN MY PANTS~*~
Happy New Year <3
Jan. 1st, 2011 09:45 pm*dusts hands off*
Today snuck up on me! There I was, sitting in my chair and checking my email, and BAM! suddenly it's the new year. Happy New Year, everyone! Here's hoping to movements of the "onwards and upwards" variety for 2011. :-)
Original plans for New Year's were of the "going out dancing and getting hammered" variety, but those fell through by virtue of Chloe and I being out of the city for a week prior and no one else having the organizational balls to do anything about it. So I ended up joining her at a friend Caitlyn's house, where, among other things, we danced, made mulled apple cider (Tasty!), played video games and Apples to Apples, watched AtLA, drank copious amounts of tea, ate copious amounts of junk food, made copious amounts of nerdy internet references (over nine thousand!) and generally had a good time. Saw some people there whom I'd gone to school with in grade four. It's interesting to see how people have grown up.
To ring in the first day of 2011 (!!), David and I went out for breakfast with Oma. SO MUCH FOOD. (And then I went and exercised forever, omg.) Tonight, we made sushi again. So much deliciousness, holy.
Today has been awesomely chill, in that all I've done is ignore my exchange application and dick around on the internet, hooray! Yuletide is eating my lifeeeeeeee! 33 pages of Discworld and Good Omens fic! I'm a little bit in heaven right now. ♥
While in the midst of my Sherlock/Discworld/GO fic-reading spree, I realized that something's changed for me in fandom. When I was new(er) to LJ/the internet, fandom was for me a mainly individual pursuit. Sure, I had my (fledgling, tiny) flist and there were communities I checked regularly (
remusxsirius , anyone? Holy hell, I used to have muscle memory for typing that address.) and authors I adored, but when it came down to it, fandom was basically me reading fic, and that was it. It wasn't anything I would call "lonely", because fandom, I don't think, could ever be lonely, that's the whole darn point of it, but I will perhaps call it "narrow". Aside from the occasional capslock-tastic comments on fics, I didn't really interact a lot with any other fans. (This is not to say that I do so to an extreme now, but I digress.) But then time passed and there were new fandoms to explore. Macros took over everything. The TDK party posts were probably where I learned that fandom didn't have to be solely individual. So many people! So many comments! SO! MUCH! CAPSLOOOOCCCCCCCKKK! Then Star Trek '09: the fic was amazing, the artists were top-notch, but I was still constantly distracted by thoughts of HOLY GOD LOOK AT THOSE PARTY POSTS GOOOOO~ ALSO THE KINK MEMES. Yuss. Fans interacting with other fans! An anonymous epistolary free-for-all! APH eating may brain for a looooooooooooooong time. :D Bit by bit, I learned that fandom didn't have to be all about the fic. Yes, fic is my drug of choice, but hey! The people are awesome too!
This was really driven home for me by
ontd_skating . Suddenly, the Kink Meme almost took a backseat to the other members of the comm. Seeing so many people talking to each other and suddenly being aware that - hey! - I could join in too! It was novel. Before, fandom had always been comforting because I knew that there were a bunch of people out there in the world with whom I shared interests and opinions - the fic they wrote proved it. But with my dawning awareness of things like the APH/Inception/Star Trek/[your fandom here] Kink Meme and places like
ontd_startrek and
ontd_skating (SO MANY LULZ), I realized that yes, fandom is made up of people with similar and sometimes obscure interests - but fic didn't have to be my only connection to them. I realized that I could actually interact with those awesome people and take an active role in my personal fandom experience. Whoa.
This realization only solidified with the Epic Adventure that was (and guys, I could never make a "Fuck 2010 List", because despite all the other stuff that happened, SC made my year unbelievably awesome). HOLY SHIT, THE PEOPLE POSTING IN THE COMM ACTUALLY EXIST IRL!! AND THEY'RE ALL AWESOME!! That was the sum total of what was blowing my mind throughout that weekend. The discovery was so obvious, but just ~*~SO WHELMING~*~ I don't evan. SC was also a major bit of fannish involvement, I think. I have never spent that much money on anything fandom related before, but ;LAKSDJFALKJTA;TLKAJ; soooo worth every penny. :D (I don't even want to say that it was a once-in-a-lifetime event because I'm just MISSING MAY BROS so hardcore rn (wish I could have been there for NYE akdjfasld NEXT TIME) that I will definitely be on board for any reuniting that may happen in the future).
So fandom has evolved into a much bigger social conduit. It took me a while (as it always does) to catch up to the herd, but now that I have dusted off my Twitter account for SC, and since fellow-LJers seem to crop up where I least expect them IRL (hello,
lovebanshee ,
thatdayismine and
ironychan !), fandom is more about connection than ever. It's this giant ridicu-mazing thing that makes me run out of adjectives and that I don't think I could ever properly define, but I'm really glad and honoured to be a part of. Fandom, being in it, and what I've learned and the people I've met through it, has helped shape who I am now. A little cheesy? Yeah. But not without truth. Taking a leaf from P. Chiddy (hay, don't look at me like that, I've been PChiddy-holmed) in DJBijoux's flawless, stunning, gorgeous, perfect, etc. remix:
HEY, FANDOM: YOU'RE REALLY, REALLY PRETTY, REALLY NICE. REALLY PRETTY, REALLY NICE. I HOPE I CAN ALWAYS KNOW YOU FOREVER!! 8D (<- PChan eyes!)
♥
Today snuck up on me! There I was, sitting in my chair and checking my email, and BAM! suddenly it's the new year. Happy New Year, everyone! Here's hoping to movements of the "onwards and upwards" variety for 2011. :-)
Original plans for New Year's were of the "going out dancing and getting hammered" variety, but those fell through by virtue of Chloe and I being out of the city for a week prior and no one else having the organizational balls to do anything about it. So I ended up joining her at a friend Caitlyn's house, where, among other things, we danced, made mulled apple cider (Tasty!), played video games and Apples to Apples, watched AtLA, drank copious amounts of tea, ate copious amounts of junk food, made copious amounts of nerdy internet references (over nine thousand!) and generally had a good time. Saw some people there whom I'd gone to school with in grade four. It's interesting to see how people have grown up.
To ring in the first day of 2011 (!!), David and I went out for breakfast with Oma. SO MUCH FOOD. (And then I went and exercised forever, omg.) Tonight, we made sushi again. So much deliciousness, holy.
Today has been awesomely chill, in that all I've done is ignore my exchange application and dick around on the internet, hooray! Yuletide is eating my lifeeeeeeee! 33 pages of Discworld and Good Omens fic! I'm a little bit in heaven right now. ♥
While in the midst of my Sherlock/Discworld/GO fic-reading spree, I realized that something's changed for me in fandom. When I was new(er) to LJ/the internet, fandom was for me a mainly individual pursuit. Sure, I had my (fledgling, tiny) flist and there were communities I checked regularly (
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This realization only solidified with the Epic Adventure that was (and guys, I could never make a "Fuck 2010 List", because despite all the other stuff that happened, SC made my year unbelievably awesome). HOLY SHIT, THE PEOPLE POSTING IN THE COMM ACTUALLY EXIST IRL!! AND THEY'RE ALL AWESOME!! That was the sum total of what was blowing my mind throughout that weekend. The discovery was so obvious, but just ~*~SO WHELMING~*~ I don't evan. SC was also a major bit of fannish involvement, I think. I have never spent that much money on anything fandom related before, but ;LAKSDJFALKJTA;TLKAJ; soooo worth every penny. :D (I don't even want to say that it was a once-in-a-lifetime event because I'm just MISSING MAY BROS so hardcore rn (wish I could have been there for NYE akdjfasld NEXT TIME) that I will definitely be on board for any reuniting that may happen in the future).
So fandom has evolved into a much bigger social conduit. It took me a while (as it always does) to catch up to the herd, but now that I have dusted off my Twitter account for SC, and since fellow-LJers seem to crop up where I least expect them IRL (hello,
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HEY, FANDOM: YOU'RE REALLY, REALLY PRETTY, REALLY NICE. REALLY PRETTY, REALLY NICE. I HOPE I CAN ALWAYS KNOW YOU FOREVER!! 8D (<- PChan eyes!)
♥
I'M DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONE EXAAMMMMMSSS FUCK YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
I AM SO EXCITED/HAPPY/JOYOUS/FUCKING ~WHELMED RN THAT I COULD PUKE OH MY GOD
ASLDKFJA;LKFL;TDEKRNTLAKJF I DON'T EVEN HAVE WORDS YOU GUYS. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY, IT'S NOT LIKE I'VE BEEN GONE FOR A /YEAR/ OR SOMETHING BUT A;SDLFKJAS;LDKJA;A; I AM SO HEPPI O I AM SO HEPPI TO BE GOING HOME TOMORROW
MY BRAIN MIGHT EXPLODE FROM ALL THE HAPPINESS. HORMONE!SPLOSION IN MY BRAIN RN. I AM ALL JITTERY. AND SMILEY. AND OVER THE MOON~
JUST DANCE 2010
Mar. 27th, 2010 10:32 pmEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE OH MY GOD!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE x< 9000 DANCE!!
AAAAAAHHHHHH I JUST GOT BACK FROM OUR LAST SHOW, AND JUST. WE KILLED IT, WE FUCKING KILLED IT. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
I mean, there were some mistakes, obviously (ie: I completely froze and forgot my footwork for hip hop in the Saturday matinee) BUT OH MY GOD DANCE IS LIKE THE BEST THING THAT'S HAPPENED TO ME EVER I LOVE IT SO MUCH. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥♥ ♥ ♥ ♥♥ ♥ ♥ ♥♥ ♥ ♥ ♥♥ ♥ ♥ ♥♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
And our Inter Lyrical number was so awesometastic; everyone knew their choreo and even though there were some spacing mishaps on stage, we pulled it off like nothing. ♥ Also, we almost reduced Julie to tears when we gave her her card+gift at the end, aaaaawww~~~
And Bri was so proud of us too (she gave me a high five after every show, I just about died ♥ ).
This is our Beginner Hip Hop class at dress rehearsal:
And this is our Intermediate Lyrical class at Friday's show, because I have no idea how to embed things from facebook.
Dance is so much fun, and I can't wait till it starts again next year (like, actually, I. Cannot. Wait.)
I AM SO HAPPY~ :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE x< 9000 DANCE!!
AAAAAAHHHHHH I JUST GOT BACK FROM OUR LAST SHOW, AND JUST. WE KILLED IT, WE FUCKING KILLED IT. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
I mean, there were some mistakes, obviously (ie: I completely froze and forgot my footwork for hip hop in the Saturday matinee) BUT OH MY GOD DANCE IS LIKE THE BEST THING THAT'S HAPPENED TO ME EVER I LOVE IT SO MUCH. ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥♥ ♥ ♥ ♥♥ ♥ ♥ ♥♥ ♥ ♥ ♥♥ ♥ ♥ ♥♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
And our Inter Lyrical number was so awesometastic; everyone knew their choreo and even though there were some spacing mishaps on stage, we pulled it off like nothing. ♥ Also, we almost reduced Julie to tears when we gave her her card+gift at the end, aaaaawww~~~
And Bri was so proud of us too (she gave me a high five after every show, I just about died ♥ ).
This is our Beginner Hip Hop class at dress rehearsal:
And this is our Intermediate Lyrical class at Friday's show, because I have no idea how to embed things from facebook.
Dance is so much fun, and I can't wait till it starts again next year (like, actually, I. Cannot. Wait.)
I AM SO HAPPY~ :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
EVENTFUL WEEKEND IS EVENTFUL.
Holy crap.
So,
music_est_vita was up this weekend from Toronto, Hallowed Place of the Working/Existent Transit System, and it was a fucking blast. The original plan was to do aimless things, such as hole up in my room and ogle Johnny Weir and Stephane Lambiel ("NICE THONG, JOHNNY!") while making fun of everyone's favourite heterosexual orange mongoose bro, Evan Lysacek. Needless to say, we deviated from this plan by... rather a lot.
( boys, boys, boys, buy us drinks in bars )
Holy crap.
So,
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( boys, boys, boys, buy us drinks in bars )
OH MY HOLY INTERNET ON A HATSTAND THAT GAME WAS FUCKING GLORIOUS, Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y/Y? (This post was going to take place a lot earlier but I just got back to Kingston an hour ago, so.)
I actually missed parts of it because it was too intense for me to handle I was helping with dinner BUT OH MY FREAKING GOD. Did anyone else almost shit their pants when the US scored with less than thirty seconds left in the game holy crap?! When I heard they were going into overtime, I almost had a heart attack, ngl.
But it was a really well-played game, from both sides. AND THEN CROSBY, HOLY SHIT. ♥ Even my dad started cheering and jumping up and down when that shot went in. And if you know my dad, you'd know how darn surreal that was. My mom and I were off to the side, having our own little fits of hysterics.
;A;LSDKFJA;SLDFKJA;HTERNG;DJ I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT. And just. The players were so happy when the flags were raised, and everyone was hugging and celebrating (in fact, we almost couldn't get to our bus because bits of Front St. were cordoned off) and seriously pure awesome.
And a fucking Gold Medal record, hellz to the yesplz!
O CANADA, WHY SO AWESOME?! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
I actually missed parts of it because
But it was a really well-played game, from both sides. AND THEN CROSBY, HOLY SHIT. ♥ Even my dad started cheering and jumping up and down when that shot went in. And if you know my dad, you'd know how darn surreal that was. My mom and I were off to the side, having our own little fits of hysterics.
;A;LSDKFJA;SLDFKJA;HTERNG;DJ I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT. And just. The players were so happy when the flags were raised, and everyone was hugging and celebrating (in fact, we almost couldn't get to our bus because bits of Front St. were cordoned off) and seriously pure awesome.
And a fucking Gold Medal record, hellz to the yesplz!
O CANADA, WHY SO AWESOME?! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥