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I had underwear on my head today.

I feel quite refreshed.

Raincity

Last week, I danced not one, nor two, but FIVE DAYS in a row! Kickass.

My legs have yet to complain at me, even though I Shagged thrice Friday night. Further kickass, there was a workshop for 5 hours Saturday with the Raincity Rugcutters. Besides the Three Golden Rules of the Lindy Basic, they showed us drops. Katie and I plan to keep the drops in practice, at SPSCC or wherever.

At the dance last night, I even danced with one of the Rugcutters (Elise), and she finally showed me how to get a follow to start swivelling. That makes two professional Jitterbug dancers I've 'Hopped with.

Kickass.

I need to get someone who goes to Friday night dances to do some Stupid Stuff with me on Tuesdays, though...last night, there was a fast fast FAST Lindy Circle, such as Dancestore.com's Circle clips. Of course, it was mostly the Rugcutters dancing, flinging people through the air, etc. Idaho Dave was probably the only local dancer who went in the circle.

I wanted to dance in the circle, too. I'm nowhere near talented enough to do aerials like the Rugcutters, or Balboa like the Rugcutters...but I had a whole friggin' repertoire of Stupidity to show! Even Oli Newsome's OldMan Charleston (knees together for all steps). But apparently, nobody wants to make quite the ass of him/herself that I'm willing to of myself.

Mayhaps I'll drive Jen down to one of the Tuesday dances. I'm not sure if she'd take the "Let the world see your Stupid" offer that I'd make her, but at least she and I have done the most Stupid Moves together.

I want to do something besides the Elwood Dance à la Charleston for the Tuesday dances. 'Tis my little dream for now.

Jab

OK, so tonight at Sherri's, me and a group of friends were sittin' around a table. The time: 12:30.

"Dangit!" one friend says, "My watch says 11:30."

"Well, it should say 12:30," another friend points out. "In fact, it should've said 12:30 a week ago."

And I enter, "So, since your watch is behind by one hour, you are behind one week."

Noting the time of night, the other friend further concludes, "And you're behind a day, too."

Friend #1 grinds her forehead into her palm.

"Wow," I start, "This just isn't your day.

"...And we mean that."

Friend #1 has yet to kick my ass in retaliation. I'm glad I caught her tired ;)

Shaggin'

(After the "No Mondo Dump" incident, I think I can already picture what Zach's thinkin' as he reads this entry.)

(But I kid.)

Lemme just say that, hands-down, Oli Newsome is a great Shagger. I've watched him Shag with Adrienne at SPSCC, and I've watched him Shag with a professional photographer. Of course, he Shags with his girlfriend alot, particularly on Saturdays (I think) while they're practicing. They've even videotaped themselves Shagging, and studied their bodily movements, even improving upon the Shag.

So, since I knew that he is such a great Shagger, I asked him tonight if he could teach Ali and me to Shag. I did, of course, have both hands clasped between my legs, with a little curtsy and high girly voice, and he could do nothing but grin and say "Oh yeah, I'll have you two Shaggin' for the next week"
(not word for word, but close - he intends to have us practice Shagging at home too, not just in public).

So, Oli showed Ali and me what our twenty toes had to do on the floor, and he had us Shaggin' by ourselves, not three feet apart from each other. Of course, Ali and I are both so new to Shagging that we could do little but watch each other, or keep our individual grooves going on.

Of course, since I'm a particularly ballsy person at SPSCC, I asked Ali if we could Shag together, since she already looked like she had mastered the basic movement. I Shagged her through a whole circle before her ten toes fumbled something - so we went back to practice-Shagging by ourselves. However, Miranda joined us! All three of us were happily Shagging away, watching each other. I'm surprised that Miranda didn't just start Shagging with Ali or me, since the most basic Shagging doesn't have to involve too much controlling of one's partner.

I'm also sorta writing this to remind myself to get something from Oli Newsome next Thursday. Yarrow, Nuvo, and probably someone else told Ali that her head shouldn't bob while Shagging, but Oli told her that she should have a static head while Shagging - and static it is! It's amazing watching her legs bounce about while Shagging, but not see her head move too much.

Anywhoo, Oli said that he would bring a tape to next Friday's dance with some of the nation's best Shaggers on it. I can't reccommend enough that everyone who can come to the Jitterbug Club dance next Friday. Hope to see you then!

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BTW, the Carolina Shag is one of the greatest dance steps, if one is searching for a workout - it's always done to fast songs, and has hops on every step of the Basic.

I imagine my calves'll make me feel my Shagging tomorrow.

The 'Sons

WANTED, FOR THE BOTHERING OF MR. RUTLEDGE:

'Tis a peek into the future...the future tomorrow at about 2:15, to be a bit more precise.

At 1415 tomorrow, two nutcases will commit a strange, strange act in the room of famed math teacher Scott Rutledge. Aaron the 'Son is a suspect in the future wall simulation of Mr. Rutledge's room. The ringleader of this shenanigan is suspected to be...

...Yours truly.

Buah, ha, and another ha.