Technically, this past week was a week #5, which doesn't actually fit in my blog plan. So y'know what? I'm just going to talk about how my week went. And then I'm going to post this late since I didn't get to finish it when I wanted to.

I can't lie, this past week has been pretty fantastic, despite having to slog through it all. It feels like it's completely dragging, but the byproducts have been worth it, I think.

Thing #1: Econ--We had our first test in my macroeconomics class this week. I've been doing pretty well with the material in the class so far, and it's new territory for me since the only math-type things we dealt with in my engineering classes were more letters than numbers, and involved an insane amount of calculus. We got the results of the tests back on Wednesday. I have a 97% average in the class! This is big for me, given all the crap I've gone through with school in past years. It's awesome to feel academically successful after having struggled so hard to reach mediocrity before.

Thing #2: Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, FREE, in town at Live on the Green (an outdoor concert series sponsored by a local radio station). I knew I wasn't going to make it in time to see any of the other acts, but I did manage to find parking and get to the venue in time to see Sharon Jones perform, and it was SO WORTH IT. She is a complete performer, and knows just how to work the crowd's energy. I went to the concert feeling that I wouldn't stay long because I was so tired, and left ready to dance all night. If you ever have the chance to see Sharon and the Dap Kings live, DO IT. I hardly think that needs to be said.

Things #3-17: Miscellaneous goodness this week, too. Feeling skinnier this week (y'know, just one of those girly things), doing well with work, a little bit of dance/choreography work, and plenty of good things in planning stages for me, school/dance/otherwise.  On top of it all, a dress I've been wanting from one of my favorite stores, Modcloth, went on sale for almost 50% off, so I squeezed it into my budget. Woo!

A week that drags by is pretty much worth all that goodness. I could stand a little more sleep, but otherwise things are well. Who doesn't like having a good week?

Here's attempt #1 at trying to keep up with my new blogging schedule...it's a teensy bit late, but homework comes before internet fun, y'know.

Check out this video of the Pro J&J all-skate at Lindy on the Rocks this year! In the spotlights, Kevin St. Laurent danced with Ramona Staffeld, and also danced with Nelle Hatley (I'm assuming there weren't quite enough leads). Of course, that meant that hilarity ensued during the all-skate. Love that they all had fun with it! And of course, I love these ladies' dancing anyway. Wish I could have been there!

I've been throwing around the idea, especially recently, of throwing myself into my extracurricular activities more intensely, and really pursuing what I can as far as turning them into a profession.
Slowly, I've been becoming completely involved in the world of jazz dance (lindy hop: the gateway drug) in as many ways as I can. I've been dancing for almost 4 years, DJing for about 2.5, and have been teaching regularly for more than a year. I've performed at a variety of dance-related events, and I have a history of performance, especially as a theatre geek in high school. Last March was my first official venture into the world of organizing dance events, too, even though I've been involved in various capacities as a volunteer for other events--working registration, coordinating food, etc. I love dancing so much that none of this really seems like work, of course, but when people want to pay me for it in some way, I'm not in any position to turn that down :) And until...well, now, interested parties have not had any way to contact me except through email, which hardly provides a complete picture of what I can do.
Hence, this site. Of course, I'm not so conceited as to think that I am in high demand and I have some audience somewhere just dying to find out what my every move is. Do I look that dumb? What I have realized, though, is that it's hard to become even an amateur professional in any field if you don't present yourself as a professional. Plus, I'm a total nerd and have always played around with the idea of having a personal website.
History sort of shows that I'm an inconsistent blogger, but with this new site (and new blog), I'm hoping to at least work towards some consistency. I figure, I may be busy, but I should be able to manage at least one post a week. And with that idea, the tentative plan is this:

Week 1: Dance music, performance, technique, or teaching post (or pretty much anything dance related that doesn't fall specifically into Week 2 or Week 4)
Week 2: Review of dance event I went to/organized/was involved in
Week 3: Miscellaneous Week (because I have more interests than is good for me)
Week 4: Dance clip review!

Overall, this is the sort of thing I end up posting in my blog anyway, but I hope that this will both encourage my writing as well as make my blog consistent/reliable enough that readers know what to expect from me.

I also love constructive criticism, so feel free to let me know what you're thinking! Y'know, unless it's hate mail.