Comments | makeda55: Gratitude

makeda55

Gratitude

Mar 21, 2007 00:17

eye_of_zohar and I spent Friday night out at the Rhythm Society's quarterly All Night Dance Celebration as guests of bahir. I was especially happy for the chance to go. I was starting to think that living in an urban area was wasted on me, what with my focus on school and home. (Well, except for the stellar opportunities for magical training and companionship. That ( Read more... )

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ewigweibliche March 21 2007, 19:47:30 UTC

That sounds great. I haven't been out dancing in years and I don't even remember the last time I stayed up until 4am! You'd think I was an old lady or something.

Dancing is something on my get-to-know-Sticky One-better list.

makeda55 March 21 2007, 23:23:28 UTC

Hey, don't you start telling me about being an old lady! Ha.

It is a lot easier to stay up late if there's a cushy, intimate place to rest or nap. RS does a great job building different kinds of inviting spaces out of the 60s Brutal-style concrete architecture of the SF Unitarian Universalist church.

Plus, I'd been winding the clock around until late late late at night studying (I've had a week full of tests), so I was ready to stay up beyond my usual bedtime.

I'm having a paradoxical new relationship with Sticky One these days. I've lost 15 pounds since New Year's, which has taken quite a bit of discipline. Never been on a dietary regimen before. I can tell that I haven't untangled the "food = love & comfort" feelings. For time reasons I'm relying a lot on pre-packaged foods supplemented with salads and fresh vegetables (livin' la vida Lean Cuisine... y Trader Joe's). That's a utilitarian rather than sensuous approach to eating which sometimes feels like deprivation. I counteract that with a nice meal when I can. eye_of_zohar made me a ( ... )