Archive for August, 2010
Geek Dance Fun
Not all art has to be serious.
To appreciate art, you don’t have to have overly long hair, act pretentious, or know how to open up a glass of red wine. As a performance artist for ten years as a dancer, and over twenty years in music, art is an experience of the moment, and emotional rush, and a connection you make with your audience.
In the past two years, I’ve been experimenting more and more with dance as comedy, knowing that a moment of laughter that we share becomes a moving image burned into your neural network. Some people might find my dancing a mockery of the art of bellydance, hip hop, and Bollywood, but I’ll remind you that some of the most respected dancers in all three genres weave well-timed, whimsical aspects of dance into their routines.
Do you think you can dance? Do you like making people laugh? Try combining the two! You get to dance, and you don’t have to pass gas loudly and light your farts on fire to make people laugh with you.
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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Just before going to Studio 904 to donate my hair to WigsForKids.org, I stopped in for lunch at Pho Fuchia, a new pho shop across from my office. Slammed with customers and one chef down, my meal came to me 20 minutes after ordering, leaving me no time to eat it before I had to leave for my hair appointment. My hair, flowing around my lower ribs, was a wild and wonderful mess of curls; which “they” apologized to the server, and fled the building.
Two hours later, I returned to Pho Fuchia, reordering the lunch they had to waste. One of the waitresses looked at me hard, then said, “Wait, didn’t you have long hair a few hours ago?” I showed her the bag of hair, ready to mail to Wigs For Kids, and she teared up.
Rubberbands secure the hair for shipping
“Can you give me the address so I can donate my hair too?” she asked. A year ago, her mother passed away from cancer, and she had been looking for a way she could honor her mother’s memory.
It’s only been a few hours, and though I feel lighter and freer, there is a loss in cutting off what feels like a woman’s pride to grow her hair long. Still, I will tell anyone who can grow their hair for the minimum 12 inches required, it is a deep honor to be able to do something like this. I hope you’ll join me if you can, or send a donation to WigsforKids.org. [Addendum: I have raised four people who have committed to doing the same thing. Will you join us? Email me at [email protected], or leave a comment below, and I will give you support to help you change someone else's life, helping a child be him or herself with confidence].
n00b View On Gnomedex
n00b View On Gnomedex
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As promised, here are my thoughts on Gnomedex from the perspective of the new kid on the block, and a new volunteer to Gnomedex. Volunteering for the conference meant my priorities were not around snapping photos and doing interviews. Instead, I had a unique, up close, and personal look at the Geek behind Gnomedex, the volunteers, the sponsors, and the speakers.
If you’re looking for dirt, you usually find it. However, if you’re looking for the dirt on Gnomedex, I’ll leave that for Reddit.com to dish it out. Read More…
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