Dress was business casual, which is something I hardly throw on for actual business. For me it's more fancy dinner type wear. It was fun nonetheless. Who doesn't like to get dressed up? It's especially nice when you see your friends get dressed up and see how pretty and shiny they all can look. The ballet is a tricky thing. Because you can see some people go above and beyond the call of dressing appropriately. Like actual fur coats and bow ties. And some people didn't get the memo to dress up at all. Like jeans and a hoodie. Oh so unfortunate. Dress appropriateness is also determined, in my opinion, depending on what type of ballet and what season. For instance, The Nutcracker. A typical holiday ballet. Which has some weight and tradition behind it. I feel in this instance its a little more appropriate to be a bit more polished. On the complete other spectrum, I saw Avenue Q in New York last spring. If you know anything about Avenue Q, then you know that even though it may play on Broadway, it does not have the feel of a 1950's dashing evening out associated with it. It is puppets singing about Asian landlords and closeted gays. Hardly an event for stilettos and a little black dress.
The actual show was very good. I don't go to many ballets, and haven't been to a play in awhile, so maybe it as just me being happy that I actual got some culture in this year. Or the fact that I got free tickets. Either way, I was entertained. It only took me about 45 minutes to stop gushing over their firm, toned bodies. That was until, halfway through the last performance, a dancer came out to the song of "Georgia's on My Mind" (or whatever it's titled), in a black bra and cut off jean shorts. Uhm, wow.
From these descriptions Im sure you can tell, it was more of a modernized ballet. Some of it more narrative than others. I liked it all except the second one was a bit long. Two intermissions. Neither of which I stood up for. What does that say about me? Am I used to sitting on my ass all day?
The company is called The Smuin Ballet. Ive been told they are a very small company. They just came back from a tour in Montana, and right now have been learning and rehearsing three different performances. Not just pieces, but entire perormances. Pretty amazing.
Ok, that is it for now..... and Happy Halloween.
I was supposed to go as Peter Pan, and my girlfriend going as Rufio. You know, "Rufi, Rufi, Rufi-ooooooo!" From Hook? We really would fit these costumes quite well, but planning got behind us and now we might just have to settle as a chicken and a butcher purchased form Target. Guess whos the butcher? Does she really think I'm that cruel, or does she just know I wouldn't go as a chicken?
I would have a beer with him
I hope he can do all he says he can do, and wants to do, and knows needs to be done.
thanks apple!
Apple donates $100,000 to save gay marriage
Steve Jobs and co. publicly oppose Proposition 8
Oct 24, 2008
Apple has made a donation of $100,000 to the 'No on 8' campaign which is fighting a constitutional amendment that could see gay marriage banned in California.
Same sex marriage was legalised in the state this year, but Proposition 8 could see the new law overturned.
In a statement on their website, Apple said:
"Apple is publicly opposing Proposition 8 and making a donation of $100,000 to the No on 8 campaign. Apple was among the first California companies to offer equal rights and benefits to our employees’ same-sex partners, and we strongly believe that a person’s fundamental rights — including the right to marry — should not be affected by their sexual orientation. Apple views this as a civil rights issue, rather than just a political issue, and is therefore speaking out publicly against Proposition 8.
(seen on the Apple website and taken from http://www.nme.com)
Steve Jobs and co. publicly oppose Proposition 8
Oct 24, 2008
Apple has made a donation of $100,000 to the 'No on 8' campaign which is fighting a constitutional amendment that could see gay marriage banned in California.
Same sex marriage was legalised in the state this year, but Proposition 8 could see the new law overturned.
In a statement on their website, Apple said:
"Apple is publicly opposing Proposition 8 and making a donation of $100,000 to the No on 8 campaign. Apple was among the first California companies to offer equal rights and benefits to our employees’ same-sex partners, and we strongly believe that a person’s fundamental rights — including the right to marry — should not be affected by their sexual orientation. Apple views this as a civil rights issue, rather than just a political issue, and is therefore speaking out publicly against Proposition 8.
(seen on the Apple website and taken from http://www.nme.com)
"all the gin joints in all the world"
All The Gin Joints in All The World. The title of a song by the catchy, the poppy, the teen heartthrob rock band, Fall Out Boy. I wonder if they wrote this song when they were in the depths of Vegas. A place full of either entrepreneurs or pure laziness. A place where enjoying a beer at 7:00am is completely acceptable (as witnessed when I stopped over for a greasy breakfast at Buffalo Bills), as long as it's not the same beer you passed out with in your hand at 3am.
I got to see Vegas differently than I had seen it before, and differently than all my pre disposed assumptions I had built up in my brain. Yes it was still brown, and hot, and expansive. It's pretty cheap. It's a good hub for flights, anywhere. It was, just like another suburban town. Except instead of going to the nearest bowling alley after prom the kids hop in a limo and visit the strip.
All in all tt was a fun little vaycay.
I got to see Vegas differently than I had seen it before, and differently than all my pre disposed assumptions I had built up in my brain. Yes it was still brown, and hot, and expansive. It's pretty cheap. It's a good hub for flights, anywhere. It was, just like another suburban town. Except instead of going to the nearest bowling alley after prom the kids hop in a limo and visit the strip.
All in all tt was a fun little vaycay.
daily meanderings
Ive gotten into a routine recently. As any routine, similar things tends to happen, similar people tend to cross your path, just like you tend to cross theres.
Ive began taking either bus #12 or #27 home on some evenings. I have seen the same two Latino kids get on around 16th street. One kid is thin and has shoulder length hair. The other kid is a bit larger with a buzz cut. they are probably about 13. The stop where I get on at there is a woman that gets off at the same stop. She is in a wheel chair. Every time I am waiting to get on, and she is getting off (which takes longer than normal because the bus has to lower) the other people in line are so rude about the whole thing. They either crowd around barely being able to let her by. Or they rush on the sides of the ramp, before it even has time to fully lower and let her off completely. This last time it really frustrated me, because there was only me and this other woman, my same age, there waiting. The driver started to lower the ramp, and before it was even all the way on the ground, the girl goes around me and hops on. What is the rush? The bus isn't going to go anywhere. And can't you see, Im waiting too! Hello?!!!! I was really frustrated.
That shitty stranger to stranger interaction was made up this morning when I was on BART riding to work. A scraggly looking man, could be homeless, was sitting next to a man who was dressed very nice. They were having, what seemed to be a good conversation. When the homeless man went to get up to leave the business man gave him $5. It was a cool thing to see.
Ive began taking either bus #12 or #27 home on some evenings. I have seen the same two Latino kids get on around 16th street. One kid is thin and has shoulder length hair. The other kid is a bit larger with a buzz cut. they are probably about 13. The stop where I get on at there is a woman that gets off at the same stop. She is in a wheel chair. Every time I am waiting to get on, and she is getting off (which takes longer than normal because the bus has to lower) the other people in line are so rude about the whole thing. They either crowd around barely being able to let her by. Or they rush on the sides of the ramp, before it even has time to fully lower and let her off completely. This last time it really frustrated me, because there was only me and this other woman, my same age, there waiting. The driver started to lower the ramp, and before it was even all the way on the ground, the girl goes around me and hops on. What is the rush? The bus isn't going to go anywhere. And can't you see, Im waiting too! Hello?!!!! I was really frustrated.
That shitty stranger to stranger interaction was made up this morning when I was on BART riding to work. A scraggly looking man, could be homeless, was sitting next to a man who was dressed very nice. They were having, what seemed to be a good conversation. When the homeless man went to get up to leave the business man gave him $5. It was a cool thing to see.
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