notes on this evening.

[usernamenumber]

Well, I can now cross "attend burlesque troupe cast party" off my life's TODO list. Danced the evening away with beautiful people of many shapes, sizes and states of dress. 'Twas different, but had a grand time. Many thanks to arwenivy77 for the invite and the company.

I really need to dance more. Tonight I was starting to run out of steam emotionally, but I feel like this has given me back some Cope (note to self: must attend 90's night sometime).

Earlier this week I was also losing momentum, but made myself go out anyway. This isn't always a good tactic for me, but that time it resulted in spending the evening in a cuddle/conversation pile, which had a similar restorative effect.

Exercise and general socialization are big parts of the phenomena (doo-doooo-dee-doo-doo), I know, particularly tonight, but being a naturally very self-concious person, I think the un-self-concious and trusting environments required and engendered by both activities provide extra boosts for me.

My only complaint: my knee seems to give out consistently when I dance for extended periods nowadays. This is really unfortunate.

On a completely unrelated note, there are Russians in snow gear and carrying snowboards waiting for the bus with me. There being no mountains I'm aware of that are accessible by public transit out here, it's one those scenes one suspects is indicative of a really cool story, I only one knew what it was.

C'est la vie.

Comments

[aries-walker.livejournal.com]

Wait a second . . . people are reminiscing about the 90's?

[usernamenumber.livejournal.com]

Apparently so! Wacky, no?

Alternate response: *starts humming "Smells Like Teen Spirit"...*

[aries-walker.livejournal.com]

We should make bets on when we see the first 2000's flashback party.

[arachne8x.livejournal.com]

To avoid knee trouble, the best tactic is to keep the thigh muscles strong. These take a lot of pressure off of the knee. I highly recommend seeing a physical therapist and getting a set of exercises to stabilize them. If you are already doing this, take more breaks, it will boost your knee endurance.

[laurion]

Huh. Which troupe?

[usernamenumber.livejournal.com]

It was The Slutcracker's cast party. The show closed so close to the holidays that it was postponed until after everyone had gotten back into town. They rented the whole of the Oberon club in Harvard Square for it!

[laurion]

Oberon's is a great club for it. It's where we put on the Boston Babydolls V for Vixen. Looks like Oberon's is rapidly becoming the home of Boston Burlesque! (Come see the Babydolls reprise of V in February!)

[mirrored-echo.livejournal.com]

I approve of more dancing. :)

[sandrylene.livejournal.com]

90s night potential pros: they might play Sir Mix-A-Lot!
90s night potential cons: they might play Sir Mix-A-Lot!

I joke, but I do kind of love 90s music, and I'm happy we're legitimately allowed 90s nostalgia now. I may be less sanguine when we reach official aughts nostalgia, because I'm pretty sure at that point I'll just feel old. :P

Dancing is awesome. And I hear you on the environment thing (both socialising-wise and dancing-wise). It's one of the bits I like best about Arisia and other cons - I don't think I'm a particularly *good* dancer, but at those dances I do not give a damn, because it doesn't feel like people are judging.

[usernamenumber.livejournal.com]

A-men! :)

[marphod.livejournal.com]

There are a number of ski places that run shuttles from the commuter rail. Wachusetts definatelky runs from Fitchburgh; I think one of the NH places runs from something north-shore or Lowellish.