January 2011
27 posts
“Bad artists copy, great artists steal.”
– Picasso
Progress (not in dance, ohwut?)
Last night, we had a BBoys Anonymous board meeting and I contributed more than usual. I suggested ideas for running our future fundraisers, I suggested a bboy activity for us to do at session on Tuesday, and I volunteered to teach a workshop next Tuesday.
Today I had five classes. The first was my anthropology discussion in which I had to do a group presentation and it went great. I asked a lot...
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I understand that this must be a distressing sight to see, but for Emily, this was a reality.
Emily was born in 2002 with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. This plainly means that the left side of her heart does not work.
She has had three operations, one at 2 days old, one...
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Setting High Standards for Myself
Sometimes I feel that I’m too hungry for improvement—in all aspects of my life whether it be dance, school, myself as a person, relationships, friendships, etc. It’s difficult to satisfy my own desire to become a better individual in every possible way. This entails being disappointed in myself (rather often), constantly pushing myself past my limits, and (hopefully) improvement....
“Whatever I have up till now accepted as most true I have acquired either from...”
– Descartes
Session: Fail Airflare turns into a 1990.
Last night’s BBA session turned out to be more of a power/trick session for me. I wore more fitted jeans so I couldn’t work on flares. I did windmills and I’m confident even about them to use them in a battle now. I worked on halos for a bit with Arthur, Doyle, and Julz. I worked on some new freezes and transitions in and out of them.
I attempted an airflare and ended up doing...
Shane: I have an ugly ass bruise on my elbow. Here feel it!
Me: Can I see it?
Shane: No it's ugly!
Me: Shut up. I love your body.
Me: Oh. That is ugly.
Recap of an eventful week.
6 January Anthony’s dope-ass birthday kickback. Most epic BP game EVER. Down 1-6 cups, then down 1-3 cups. After being on a dry spell, I make a stand-off shot backwards. Another rebuttle by Bryan. Another by myself. We win. Ended the night with a drive to Albatross and delicious carne asada fries.
7 January 13 months with the girlfriend, Shane Marie Agra! Seton’s crazy birthday party....
““I feel like b-boys nowadays—they take b-boying too seriously. Not that you...”
– Joshua Pena, BBoy Palmer
“How are you going to have high expectations but no patience?”
– Mos
N&F WG after almost a month.
Hopefully these will look a lot better at 6 months. I don’t mind the slow process, though.
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Déjà Vu - the experience of being certain that you have experienced or seen a new situation previously – you feel as though the event has already happened or is repeating itself. The experience is usually accompanied by a strong sense of familiarity and a sense of…
Imagine I ask you:
“Do you want to be a better person?”
You’re most likely going to say “Of course!”
Now tell me what “better” is and how you’re going to get there.
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
– African Proverb (via livingstreamofconsciousness)
First Few Days of School
Tiring. Session Monday and Tuesday night. Battled Khoa. Drilled windmills, flares, and halos. Worked Tuesday and Wednesday. Worked at a basketball game. Haven’t been eating as much as I should. Classes are extremely interesting though. I can tell I’m already going to enjoy philosophy and anthropology. Organic chemistry is the same as always. I can’t help but pay attention....
“My determination can kick your determination’s ass.”
Goodbye Puma Suedes
You’ve served me well.
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My New Years Eve
Consisted of walking around Pine St., The Pike, and Downtown Long Beach with Celina, Bophary, Sitavy, and Rose. We took pictures at the giant Christmas tree and in the sailboats. We ate at Islands because we all had the munchies. Took some edibles and some more walking around. Took pictures at the Long Beach Performing Arts water fountains. We went to Roses’s tia’s casa and chilled for...