Posts by movita beaucoup
ginger 2015: group 1
Behold! Your first grouping of Ginger 2015 masterpieces! I like to call this set of entries Non-Buildings, Non-Conformists. (Ginger visionaries, if you will.) Cast your vote at the bottom of the post to help determine the winner of the 2015 People’s Choice Prize. (For more information on how this competition will go down, click here.) . .…
Read Moremeet the 2015 ginger panel
One more sleep! Beginning tomorrow, you will see 36 ginger masterpieces on this here blog. Given that there are only three cruddy prizes, it is pretty clear that our participants aren’t doing it for the winnings. This almost-friendly competition has become a holiday tradition for a great number of people, and I’m thrilled that so many…
Read Moreyer dancin’ photos
That’s me. Scottish country dancin’ like a boss. And before you ask, no, that’s not 2.0. Have I told you that I teach international folk dance? It’s not something that comes up a lot. It’s also not the best way to make yourself sound cool. Anyhoo, as we head into the holidays, and some of…
Read Moreginger 2015
It’s time! Competitive gingering at its best/worst! Here’s how this year’s competition is gunna go down. When you send in your Ginger 2015 entries, a team of highly trained ginger professionals (2.0 and I) will group your masterpieces according to crappiness/awesomeness/theme. Gingerbread savants will battle other savants in their online grouping. Ginger creations that look…
Read Morecrap no. 18
My sister, Haddy, made an excellent point when we were chatting a while back. She noted that there has been a real departure from storytelling on blogs in recent years. Have you noticed the same? Is blogging dead? A lot of people think so. If blogging is dead, it’s bloggers that killed it. (Virtual baby showers, people.…
Read Morelego cake
For the second year in a row, Oliver thought he might like a garbage truck cake to mark the occasion of his birthday. I’m all for waste management, but was pretty happy when he changed his mind and decided upon a Lego cake. I don’t know that this qualifies as a tutorial, but I thought I’d outline…
Read Moreballet explained: la bayadère, act III {finale}
It’s wedding night at the temple. Monks, bayadères and an assortment of guests have gathered to witness the union of Gamzatti and Solor. A golden idol dances. Solor isn’t high at this point, so I guess it’s real. Solor has a major opium hangover, and like a big baby, begins pulling a lot of faces that…
Read Moreballet explained: la bayadère, act II
Act II of our story opens in Solor’s tent. A flautist and Magedaveya are trying to cheer a grief stricken Solor, with little success. Solor is inconsolable – gnawed by remorse and wondering just how long it will take for the flautist to get tired. Of course, it’s hard to feel sorry for Solor when you remember that he promised to marry two women, and then let…
Read Moreballet explained: la bayadère, act I, scene III
A big engagement party is being held for Solor and Gamzatti in the garden of the Rajah’s palace. There are a lot of guests there, and a number of celebratory dances break out. Like, A LOT. These dances feature a bunch of people that don’t really have anything to do with our story. They are also exactly why people hate…
Read Moreballet explained: la bayadère, act I, scene II
In a room in his palace, the Rajah Dugmanta, head of the principality, has decided to reward his favourite warrior, Solor, for his bravery. A gift card seems too impersonal, so the Rajah decides to give Solor his daughter, Gamzatti. When the Rajah tells Gamzatti she’s becoming a trophy wife (literally), and that she’ll be marrying a complete stranger, she’s a…
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