Living with my skin off

[cjsmith]

I've been extra sensitive lately, emotionally speaking -- not necessarily in very painful ways, but more like what happens after you shave your legs for the first time in a while and there's so much more you can feel.

Maybe there's just a lot going on in my life. It seems strange to say that, since if anyone asked what I was up to I'd probably say "nothing". But when I think a bit, it's not nothing; there's the job search, of course, and a whole bunch of things to improve the house, and a big square dance calling gig coming up, and I owe more e-mail to various people than I can shake a stick at. (Hey e-mail, see this stick? Ha! So there!)

Or maybe I should just lay off the caffeine.

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[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Indeed I am! Hm, since fall of 1991 or so? Yeah, that's about right. Twelve years. I've been calling about three months less than that (just squeaked in on the qualifications to enter callers' school so early).

[mumble. I'm getting older!]

Are you just starting out or have you been dancing a while?

Hmm...

[runeshower.livejournal.com]

Well, let's see. In the Los Angeles area in 1984 I completed Basic and Mainstream, and later that summer I did some kind of intermediate workshop (something between Mainstream and Plus, but I've forgotten the name). Then I moved to Minneapolis and met my soon-to-be-ex-husband, and started over again with him. I think we got partway through Plus. We got busy (started having kids, for one thing) and kind of drifted away from square dancing. But I've never forgotten how much I enjoyed it! So now I'm going to start over again (I definitely need a refresher!), with my sweetie oakdragon.

Are "Fun Dangles" still part of the activity? I always wanted to earn some of those. :-)

Re: Hmm...

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Oh cool! I'm glad you enjoyed it so much that you want to go back.

Yes, indeed, Fun Dangles are still around! They're made up and given out for all sorts of things: dancing in a swimming pool, dancing the old pattern Pickle Up a Doodle, etc. Find a dancer who's wearing some and ask how she got 'em. At the very least there's bound to be a chuckle or two in there. :-)