Oh--I wasn't comparing my brains to Jordan's, at all. Rather her flitting from subject to subject with lack of apparent linear logic, and her bringing up subjects in the middle sort of at random. Randomosity R I. And apparently that's a little off-putting to some people.

My dance teacher keeps saying that all good dancers are incredible clods in real life

As someone who has worked with many professional dancers, this is entirely true. I've watched prima ballerinas walk into door frames in fully lit hallways. The focus is...elsewhere.

Randomosity R I. And apparently that's a little off-putting to some people.

And then there are the people who just look at you a little wonderingly and say "I wish I could have heard the rest of that paragraph in your head." We like the people who get that we run on a slightly different track, but don't think that it's necessarily a bad thing.

Man, I just checked, and there's no CSTS event in NOLA.

CSTS San Diego is generally late July, to coincide with ComicCon, so you could catch that one...IJS. (I would happily put up the air mattress for you).

I also wanted to link to the new dress I bought on Monday as an early birthday present:

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Now I just need an occasion or destination to wear it to.

Barb, I could only watch about half that video (stupid weird itchy irritated eyes, thank heavens I can type with my eyes closed), but

He said the back bend move was alarming. *snicker*

I gotta say, I was greatly impressed by the depth and grace of it. Also, you have delicious legs. Kinda wanna take a nibble.

Note to self: Stop rubbing your damn eyes, it doesn't help.

I thought you looked darling, darling!

Tell me, though -- when you put that dress on, did you just spin around in it a million times? Because I totally wouldn't have been able t stop myself.

Andi, try cold steeped tea bags on your eyes. Helps my allergy eye to feel less flamey.

You made everything look so effortless in that dance, Barb!

So today I have unexpectedly off. My org's fiscal year ends on 6/30, and I had a use-it-or-lose-it vacation day, and no meetings scheduled today. So my manager said, "Off you go."

I'm thinking of getting a massage, then biking over to a nearby coffee house for a day of books and fic.

Now I just need an occasion or destination to wear it to.

Hee! My friend got that dress and promptly wore it to work (at a bookstore). Her husband was like "It looks like a prom dress" but everyone else thought she looked smashing! It's a gorgeous dress!

Belated birthday wishes for Epic. May this be your best year to date.

Wow Barb! Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

Gorgeous dress, Epic! And thanks for the invite, I wish I could!

I am feeling meh and overwhelmed this morning, which actually carried over from last night. Time to follow the advice I got in my last fortune cookie; "Dispel negativity with creative activities."