Saturday Square Dance

The dance Saturday night in Takoma Park was fun although attendance was very light: we had at best two squares of dancers, largely because the New York City fly-in and a local film festival were siphoning off dancers. Bummer, but we had fun nonetheless. Kent & I sold enough 50/50 tickets to offer a $61 jackpot --I didn't win-- and contribute $61 towards the 2009 IAGSDC convention committee.

Caller Mike Callahan hails from the vicinity of Rochester, NY. His choreo was lots of fun and he managed our non-traditional role dancing with ease. Best of all, he hinted that a gay square dance club may be in the process of forming in Rochester! Yay!

Saturday Square Dance

The dance Saturday night in Takoma Park was fun although attendance was very light: we had at best two squares of dancers, largely because the New York City fly-in and a local film festival were siphoning off dancers. Bummer, but we had fun nonetheless. Kent & I sold enough 50/50 tickets to offer a $61 jackpot --I didn't win-- and contribute $61 towards the 2009 IAGSDC convention committee.

Caller Mike Callahan hails from the vicinity of Rochester, NY. His choreo was lots of fun and he managed our non-traditional role dancing with ease. Best of all, he hinted that a gay square dance club may be in the process of forming in Rochester! Yay!

The Weekend That Was

I can't believe Sunday is almost over.

I didn't get a lot accomplished but my blood pressure is much lower than it has been in a while --although it'll be elevated again for the next several days. kent4str worked a little from home before heading to the office for a few hours. I caught up on paperwork at home as well as e-mail but it didn't feel very productive.

At 2 PM, I headed into Arlington to visit with Jeff M and savor a wonderful foot massage. Keith R popped over shortly thereafter and we went for a little walking tour --the weather was superb-- with kent4str joining us around 5 PM. We debated dinner options for a while before finally opting for El Salvadoran cuisine at Atlacatl along Columbia Pike in Arlington, just down the street from zzbear. We attempted dessert out by Seven Corners but were cruelly thwarted by the ice cream shop being closed. Weasels.

kent4str and I were home at 9 PM and I'm now catching up on LJ, e-mail, news and laundry. Whee.

The coming week is a nightmare:
Monday: teaching DC Lambda Squares' mainstream class solo (kent4str at a DC Different Drummers production meeting);
Tuesday: calling Chesapeake Squares club night in Baltimore;
Wednesday: C1 workshop in Arlington, VA
Thursday: clear
Friday: Possible happy hour with friends in DC... we'll see how tired I am.
Saturday: Working 1-10 PM on a disaster recovery exercise for work. Yay.
Sunday: Collapsing, then meeting kent4str and his parents for dinner.

Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

The Weekend That Was

I can't believe Sunday is almost over.

I didn't get a lot accomplished but my blood pressure is much lower than it has been in a while --although it'll be elevated again for the next several days. kent4str worked a little from home before heading to the office for a few hours. I caught up on paperwork at home as well as e-mail but it didn't feel very productive.

At 2 PM, I headed into Arlington to visit with Jeff M and savor a wonderful foot massage. Keith R popped over shortly thereafter and we went for a little walking tour --the weather was superb-- with kent4str joining us around 5 PM. We debated dinner options for a while before finally opting for El Salvadoran cuisine at Atlacatl along Columbia Pike in Arlington, just down the street from zzbear. We attempted dessert out by Seven Corners but were cruelly thwarted by the ice cream shop being closed. Weasels.

kent4str and I were home at 9 PM and I'm now catching up on LJ, e-mail, news and laundry. Whee.

The coming week is a nightmare:
Monday: teaching DC Lambda Squares' mainstream class solo (kent4str at a DC Different Drummers production meeting);
Tuesday: calling Chesapeake Squares club night in Baltimore;
Wednesday: C1 workshop in Arlington, VA
Thursday: clear
Friday: Possible happy hour with friends in DC... we'll see how tired I am.
Saturday: Working 1-10 PM on a disaster recovery exercise for work. Yay.
Sunday: Collapsing, then meeting kent4str and his parents for dinner.

Lather. Rinse. Repeat.