Last night’s performance finale of SYTYDC made me want to revisit Blake the Judge‘s earlier work as a contestant on Season 1 of SYTYCD. When he talked about what is expected of the Top 4, I was all like, “How would you know, you were cut from the Top 6!” Burn! That’s not fair though,Continue reading “Who doesn’t Jean-Marc Genereaux love?”
Author Archives: Kari Neumeyer
Pilgrims and Canadians
I know I’m probably supposed to write something about Thanksgiving, but I’d rather talk about So You Think You Can Dance Canada. That’s right, I’ve got dual dance citizenship. I forgot I got the Canadian channel that runs SYTYCDC, so I missed the first few episodes. Interestingly, I wasn’t really that into it at first.Continue reading “Pilgrims and Canadians”
The castle in my backyard
Construction has begun on Rob’s dream: a backyard building where he can practice martial arts. I have a vague fantasy that I’ll be able to park my car in the garage when all is said and done, but who knows, he may decide that the kettlebell collection needs to stay where it is. It’s aContinue reading “The castle in my backyard”
Empathy
My therapeutic massages were leaving me with aching neck tendons, so I gave those up after ten sessions. I couldn’t even get an appointment for physical therapy for another couple of weeks, and by the time of my appointment, I wasn’t really in all that much pain. Hadn’t been having headaches at all, really. ButContinue reading “Empathy”
Is this line secure?
Back in the day, paper records were considered to be the reliable, permanent thing, right? I’m sure there was a time when sending someone an email felt riskier than sending it in the regular mail…or even sending a fax. If they have the paper in hand, I know they’ve got it. This email thing? IContinue reading “Is this line secure?”
Situation: Lunch
I have a weird food issue. Frequently, I don’t know what I want to eat and nothing sounds good. At work, this manifests itself in my not eating anything at all until the problem becomes not only figuring out what I want to eat, but also getting to a place that serves it to meContinue reading “Situation: Lunch”
I am calm. And assertive. Calm. And assertive.
As the weather is turning, the dog park has become less fun. Also, I got the cold shoulder a few weeks ago from a couple with a boxer, with whom Isis had played before, but on this day they didn’t seem to care for Isis’ aggressive play tactics (unusually so, for her) and left. AndContinue reading “I am calm. And assertive. Calm. And assertive.”
Wired (mostly wireless, actually)
It was a tech-heavy birthday this year. With a GPS thingy (Thanks, Rob!) — TomTom to many, but I call her Mandy, after the name of the voice I selected — the HD TiVo (Thanks, Dad!) and the PetCam (Thanks, Mom!), I can do anything. I can watch YouTube videos on my 40-inch TV! TheContinue reading “Wired (mostly wireless, actually)”
Comcastic
Have you ever been in a situation where a customer service person tells you something you know to be wrong? (I know, cable company customer service complaints, how trite.) This frequently happens when speaking to customer service people on the phone, especially when the person whom you’re asking where to find something within a 15-mileContinue reading “Comcastic”
Flashy, crowd-pleasing steps
In preparation for So You Think You Can Dance Live this weekend (followed in three weeks by America’s Best Dance Crew Live — I’m not messing around), I’ve been watching dance movies. From this point forward, all dance movies will be judged against Strictly Ballroom. Why is Strictly Ballroom the greatest dance movie ever? HardContinue reading “Flashy, crowd-pleasing steps”
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