Steps in my Mind.

When I have been waiting for the bus or lightrail, I find myself doing all these different dance steps without thinking about it. Then I walk by a store that is playing music and bust into some type of dance. It must make for an interesting sight.

I am currently at work right now on my lunch break. I'm so glad they use Macs here!

My feet should hurt a lot more than they currently are. I have twelve dances under my belt, both lead and follow. I get to be tested on Monday to see if I know ten of them. Then I will be certified to teach beginners. I've been doing mock lessons with fellow instructors and it has been a great learning experience. The dances that I have picked up thus far are: Fox Trot, Waltz, Tango, Rumba, Triple Swing, Cha Cha, 2-Step, Mamba, Merengue, Samba, Salsa and the Hustle. Many more to come also!

When the weekends come, let me know if you want to dance. Seriously.

It is interesting to think that I dance for a living. Wow.

Light Rail Travels/Writings

Took the bus from Boulder to Denver last night after a day in Longmont. I was sitting by myself on this party bus. Everyone was heading to Denver to hit up all the clubs this fine Friday night. Fifteen minutes into the ride after falling asleep, someone asked to sit next to me to get away from the craziness that was happening in the back of the bus. We talked the whole time about life. Life including: school, music, Colorado, futures and food. I even received a free piece of trident gum. He did a semester at a Catholic school in San Diego, then transferred up to the School of Mines majoring in Environmental Engineering. He is going to move to Chile when he is done with school just to 'live'. He was on a way to a concert at the Bluebird theatre. I gave him directions of what bust to take and then we parted ways. I could have asked him for his name, but it just seemed appropriate to have conversations with this stranger and leave it at that.

I like public transportation.

I was out an about today and ran into this guy that I have only met once. It was great conversation with those five glasses of water. Mmm... Refreshing after walking everywhere. Turns out that this person is the dean of admissions at the National Theatre Conservatory in Denver. This is a three year MA program that only accepts ten actors a year. Tuition fully paid for. We talked about theatre for those five glasses of water. He just said that people just need to get their foot in the door in order to get started into this field. So, I asked him where is this door located? He offered me a scholarship for some classes at NTC sometime in the future, maybe this summer or maybe even next year. Just depending when I want to.

I found my door.

Now I am on the light rail heading to Park Meadows Mall. I need to get a few things before I start my job on Monday. Time to be professional. I am even starting a workout schedule.

Amazing opportunities before me.

Side note:

The weather is amazing today, especially while listening to the musical 'The Last Five Years'. Most creative musical. Ever. It reminds me of the movie 'Momento'. Starts an opening song with Cathy at the end of a relationship with Jamie and it moves backwards through the show until she meets him for first time. Jamie starts from the beginning of his and Cathy's relationship and progresses towards the end. The only time they sing together is at their wedding singing their 'I do's'. Throughout this show you can interpret who's fault was the down fall of their relationship. Written in 2002 by Jason Robert Brown. Just a two person cast.

Job.

Finally.

I start training as a ballroom dance instructor at Arthur Murray studios in Lakewood, CO on Monday. It is going to be an amazing experience and opens up so so many doors down the road. Get to learn ten different styles of dance from the get go and more to come as well.

I shall post a first week on the job and let you know my experiences.

Wow.

Amazing.

Enjoyable.

My new favorite hobby is getting lost in a park while getting lost in a book. When you walk to this location, I would recommend something by Sigur Rós, Brand New, Jimmy Eat World or your own soundtrack of your life. If you longboard to this location, I would recommend the original cast recording of Rent or the cast from The Last Five Years.

Currently reading 'Peace Like a River' by Leif Enger. Thank you for the recommendation Bryce.

Perks.

"So, I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And Maybe we'll never know most of them. But even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things. And we can try to feel okay about them."

-the perks of being a wallflower

Just finished this book for the second time. And, Wow. It is a quick read and very thoughtful even more this time around. It probably took a total of four hours. Read it.

Also, I am in need of a new book. Let me know your favorite.

Lost.

I have finally caught up, then I was saddened that there wouldn't be a new episode this week. My favorite part about the show is not just the hectic story line, but the way the actors are able to progress as the season goes on. Evangeline Lilly who plays Kate Austen is the one that has exponential increased her talents since she first started. It is fun to sit back and watch actors grow just as the story grows along with them. Try it some time. I double-dog-dare you to.

Also, congrats to Sean Penn and his performance as Harvey Milk in MILK. It is interesting comparing the events of Prop 6 to those of Prop 8. If you haven't seen the film, I highly recommend it. It comes out today, the 10th.

Album Idea.

Hello to the internet. I have this idea that sort of plopped into my head. We shall see where it takes us.

I've always wanted to write with themes and I finally have an idea. Colors. Blue. Red. Yellow. Etc. Yes, Colors. And there will be fictional stories/songs about these colors. I will include an example of Blue. It is just free writing right now of ideas, no specific lyrics quite yet, just randomness.

BLUE:

She was a single mother now. Her eyes were as bright as the sky. The soothing voice she carried on traveled by the ocean. Her past was so alone, her calm voice covered her bruises. But she knows that her baby boy needs a better life than this. She believes that the waterfall is the only way to go home. Though death was not just a fall, but a way to the end. The breath of the man who hit her was long gone. A drop of liquor made the rain from her eyes start. Don't worry now, she never worries, she is calmed by the sand beneath her toes and the crushing of waves. The waterfall made her calm once more.

That is her story of Blue.

Thank you.