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Words from iamradar Hair - I have a love/hate relationship with my hair. Most of the time I love it but there are times it drives me crazy. Last time it was cut was in July 1996. I had it cut and ( Read more... )

On Saturday our Taiko group, Wadaiko Newark, will be playing at an Asian American Heritage Festival at the Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church in Union City. Starting at 10AM, we'll be alternating playing a couple of songs and then holding a mini-class in Taiko. Then at 5PM some of us will be playing on the indoor stage. I'm really honored that ( Read more... )

Wadaiko Taiko, the taiko group that I am a student of has played farmer's markets in the East Bay the last two weekends. At the farmer's markets, all the students as well as the performers and apprentices are invited to participate. If you know a song well enough, you can join in and perform it and pressure is low - if you make a mistake, just keep ( Read more... )

Happy birthday to the wise and wonderful Amazon Elder.

I guess I'll join in...

If you saw ME in a police car, what would you think I got arrested for?

The taiko show Sunday afternoon/evening was great! We had every seat filled and some people standing. People seemed moved by the story of the first act and energized by the drumming in second act. By the final song, the audience was chanting along with the performers. Up there on stage, I felt so energize and played my part better than ever before ( Read more... )

"If there are one or more people on your friends list who make your world a better place just because they exist, and who you would not have met (in real life or not) without the Internet, then post this same sentence in your journal."

(from mdlbear and others)

After 3 great days at Yellowstone being surprisingly active and healthy at high altitude (6-9,000 feet), and 3 days in Denver at slightly lower altitude, my crazy gastrointestinal system did me in again. 1.5 days into Denvention, my body started forcefully removing its contents, making it impossible for me to take in enough liquids to compensate ( Read more... )

Too tired to say much, but I've never had so much fun while working so hard. johno and I stage managed all three major competitions as well as helping with load in of the fashion exhibition and the con suite. Despite having to get up early most mornings, we partied late into the night, meeting new friends and growing closer to old friends and ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago, I went to my first Further Confusion and enjoyed myself immensely ( Read more... )