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livingdebOn the way to work I decided to go home sick at noon. Fantasizing about this made it much easier to get through the morning, and by noon I felt fine, so I stayed.
Which is just as well since my boss was home sick today and another of his underlings was also thinking of going home sick.
In dance class (country and western two-step) I was supposed to learn that during a pop turn I am supposed to know to break my frame and let my arm cross over in front of me before I ever start turning. That's because:
* it's a left turn (I turn left, that makes sense to me)
* therefore the turn is "powered" by the right side (this makes little sense to me; the right side is the side that goes forward, but I would think you could also "power" a left turn by making the left side go back
* the man is leading this turn with his left hand guiding the woman's right hand (that makes sense to me)
* therefore the man is in the position to power the turn himself (I don't really get why the woman is sometimes supposed to power her own turn--that doesn't feel like following to me)
* and so, in conclusion, the woman should let her right arm cross over to her left shoulder before letting him turn her (isn't is easier for him to turn her if she doesn't break her frame in the middle of the move?)
Well, I tried to do that, but I doubt I'll be able to do it when I don't know what's coming.
The other reason we are supposed to do this is because it's cuter. And this is true. The way I do it, I have my arm over my head with my elbow sticking out and I turn just fine. The way she does it, her arm is held elegantly close in and the turn is delayed, but then quicker, so it's more dramatic as well as more elegant.
After class I went to my favorite grocery store, which I haven't been to in weeks for some reason. It was sort of fun, but also boring because it's just shopping.
Blog entry of the day - 11 Ways To Expand Your Mind And Recover From Brain Rot, a guest entry on zenhabits - "You would think I would use this new found skill for good, but no, this is what I discovered. When the guy on the show says he is 100% sure he is not the father, he isn't, and when he says he is 110% sure he is not the father, he is." Actually, this entry is mostly not funny, just a discussion of ideas for ways to work your brain, and there are more in the comments.
For example, I like Robin Noelle's idea to use platonic personal ads to meet people.
My favorite comment so far is from Fekket Cantenel:
I like that phrase: "Much more subtle about the bleakness." Sounds like a good title for something.
Which is just as well since my boss was home sick today and another of his underlings was also thinking of going home sick.
In dance class (country and western two-step) I was supposed to learn that during a pop turn I am supposed to know to break my frame and let my arm cross over in front of me before I ever start turning. That's because:
* it's a left turn (I turn left, that makes sense to me)
* therefore the turn is "powered" by the right side (this makes little sense to me; the right side is the side that goes forward, but I would think you could also "power" a left turn by making the left side go back
* the man is leading this turn with his left hand guiding the woman's right hand (that makes sense to me)
* therefore the man is in the position to power the turn himself (I don't really get why the woman is sometimes supposed to power her own turn--that doesn't feel like following to me)
* and so, in conclusion, the woman should let her right arm cross over to her left shoulder before letting him turn her (isn't is easier for him to turn her if she doesn't break her frame in the middle of the move?)
Well, I tried to do that, but I doubt I'll be able to do it when I don't know what's coming.
The other reason we are supposed to do this is because it's cuter. And this is true. The way I do it, I have my arm over my head with my elbow sticking out and I turn just fine. The way she does it, her arm is held elegantly close in and the turn is delayed, but then quicker, so it's more dramatic as well as more elegant.
After class I went to my favorite grocery store, which I haven't been to in weeks for some reason. It was sort of fun, but also boring because it's just shopping.
Blog entry of the day - 11 Ways To Expand Your Mind And Recover From Brain Rot, a guest entry on zenhabits - "You would think I would use this new found skill for good, but no, this is what I discovered. When the guy on the show says he is 100% sure he is not the father, he isn't, and when he says he is 110% sure he is not the father, he is." Actually, this entry is mostly not funny, just a discussion of ideas for ways to work your brain, and there are more in the comments.
For example, I like Robin Noelle's idea to use platonic personal ads to meet people.
My favorite comment so far is from Fekket Cantenel:
You wouldn’t think it, but watching The Daily Show and The Colbert Report every night for six months actually made me very depressed and cynical. In the short term, both shows are hilarious and great in moderation, but if watched regularly (say, as a news outlet replacement), they preach a bleak, hopeless worldview.
My brother also lost his taste for it, and now gets his news from the NPR and BBC broadcasts every evening on PBS. He tells me that they're much more subtle about the bleakness, and they let you get depressed all on your own, rather than spoonfeeding it to you.
I like that phrase: "Much more subtle about the bleakness." Sounds like a good title for something.