Wednesday, September 19, 2007

mad minivan and brave kitty

So Friday night was my first dance class. I am driving on Broadview which is technically 2 lanes, but people can park in the 2nd lane, so it's really 1 lane. This minivan turns left from the other side of the street and starts driving next to me - on the other side of the road! I honk at him (since he is driving the wrong way) and speed up so he can get behind me. The mad minivan wails on his horn and leaves it on as he tailgates, then passes me from (again, driving on the wrong side of the road), gets in front of me and then slams on his brakes in the intersection, which has a green light.

Dance class was good. Although the majority of people in the class should not be in the class. We spent the first 40 minutes working on 8 counts. The next 20 on the next 16 counts, but we didn;t even get to try it with partners. I am focusing on the good which is that doing the same 8 counts so many times lets me really get the steps so I can focus on technique and styling. The teacher is great at the little technique details.

Saturday was the Art Crawl. We froze. It was about 65 and very windy. Lots of artists, but nothing I liked. Thinking of calling Edie again.

Saturday was a party which was fun. I met lots of new people. I don't think I've been in a room with that many Jewish people since Bar Mitvoh season.

Sunday I went fencing with MeetMarket Adventures. I was surprised there were only 3 men and 17 women. But after fencing, I'm glad there were only 3 men because I'd rather spar with someone my size. I have bruises from the 1 guy I did fence with. It was fun, but not very structured. I'd need a lot more lessons before I'd feel comfortable doing it again.

Sunday evening I invited someone over to play cards. We played hand and foot and had a lovely evening. She brought over her little dog who kept trying to get under the couch and see Koshka. About an hour into it, Koshka came out of the couch to say "hi". I swooped her up and put her and her food into my bedroom.

This week is quiet. Yom Kippur does that.

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