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I uploaded selected photos from the family reunion to my Ocean (Portland, Maine) scrapbook a while ago, but never included them in a post. The first page has all of the 2015 photos ( Read more... )

The family reunion went better than I expected, though not without incident. All my immediate relatives on my mom's side of the family came except for two brothers and their children. Hard to believe I hadn't seen some of these people in a decade ( Read more... )

Our teacher's mother recorded the whole performance and uploaded it to YouTube.

Here are our ATS group numbers: one, two, three, and our closing bow. Katy, our teacher, also danced a solo (the laughter is from her mom's expression whenever there was a swear word). Cherish danced a solo, too! Thank you to Katy's mom for the videos, Richard for ( Read more... )

My dad set up the iPad Sunday afternoon to test the video recording for the family reunion. I recorded about 40 minutes worth of dance practise and made many notes, both positive bits and things that need work. I've improved a lot this past year, though; I can hardly stand to watch the belly dance videos I have from a year ago. (Maybe I'll feel ( Read more... )

This is my last day off before we leave for the family reunion on Saturday. Most of the things I pack are ones I use every day, but I think I can get some of my clothes at least packed today. (My mom was smart and took extra days off before to pack. Then again, I used to have at least one weekday off until just the past few weeks. [Somehow, I ( Read more... )

I haven't uploaded any photos in a while.

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I usually prefer to buy off of wish lists for other people (it's so much easier!), but I don't have any public ones myself. No one ever has to buy me anything. If you are looking for a wish list, though, here it is, in rough order of desire.

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-Gift cards to Flying Skirts.

-The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power by D. ( Read more... )

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I haven't even played the game and I've read most of the fanfic from the first 12 pages of AO3 that are under 8k words, sorted by kudos count. So this is the rush when you find a new pairing. Loki/Thor has spoiled me for great art and lengthy relationship-focused world-building fic, but then again, I realize that if you only read certain Loki/ ( Read more... )

Both my parents and I bought a belly dance outfit for my birthday. (I justified my part by paying for it with some of my tax refund.) From my parents I asked for a tribal fusion-style bra and belt set from eBay (I was debating between two different styles and my mom helped me decide). I bought an American Tribal Style student set from Flying ( Read more... )