I woke up early to a squawking bird this morning, and remembered that i planned to meditate on my lunch break and go straight from work to contra dance gig SO, food needed to be packed! Got together a ridiculous amount: salad with avo, cheese, arugula etc, broc and peas, a salmon salad sandwich on banana millet bread, dolmas, apples, cashews....and chocolate.
work was neverending today and i felt trapped all afternoon. sometimes all the stuff i'm supposed to do when the anxiety contorts my body into a melted piece of pain just doesn't work or i can't focus long enough and i just want to strip off my skin and flee my body. jeff did an adjustment that involved pinging his little hammer on my anterior coccyx to get rid of my pounding headache. thank goodness, it worked.
BUT after work tony and katrina picked me up for the pretty drive out to melrose where the Mourning Glories played a contra dance. it was in a sweet old church with a nice wood floor. I wish we added new rep at a faster rate, and the first few tunes felt somewhat monotonous. But then i got to call a dance. This is my second time trying my hand at calling and i love it! My inner leo just adores having a mic to talk into, and its a fun and interesting challenge to line up the timing of the calling, the music, people dancing and make it all work together seamlessly. its a real nice break from playing, as well. and, i'm starting to feel more freed-up with tune playing, to improvise or wander from the melody, alter the tone or dynamics etc. i fell into a couple of good zones on some of the tunes. This band from the weekend contra event last month really inspire me.
The weather is still real nice, warm but mostly not too searing--springy and lovely for biking around in.
work was neverending today and i felt trapped all afternoon. sometimes all the stuff i'm supposed to do when the anxiety contorts my body into a melted piece of pain just doesn't work or i can't focus long enough and i just want to strip off my skin and flee my body. jeff did an adjustment that involved pinging his little hammer on my anterior coccyx to get rid of my pounding headache. thank goodness, it worked.
BUT after work tony and katrina picked me up for the pretty drive out to melrose where the Mourning Glories played a contra dance. it was in a sweet old church with a nice wood floor. I wish we added new rep at a faster rate, and the first few tunes felt somewhat monotonous. But then i got to call a dance. This is my second time trying my hand at calling and i love it! My inner leo just adores having a mic to talk into, and its a fun and interesting challenge to line up the timing of the calling, the music, people dancing and make it all work together seamlessly. its a real nice break from playing, as well. and, i'm starting to feel more freed-up with tune playing, to improvise or wander from the melody, alter the tone or dynamics etc. i fell into a couple of good zones on some of the tunes. This band from the weekend contra event last month really inspire me.
The weather is still real nice, warm but mostly not too searing--springy and lovely for biking around in.
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