44 random facts about me
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Color :Pink
Fruit : Watermelon
Candy : poco sticks
Chocolate : hazelnut fererro
Cold drink : Water
Hot drink : Coffee
Ice cream : chocolate
Chips : corn chips
Soup : minestrone
Car : Nissan Pulsar
TV show : Sons of Anarchy
Movie : Dogs in Space
Sport : Roller Derby
Perfume : Lavender/ rose geranium essential oil
Stock Blythe doll : Gentle River
Custom Blythe Doll : Lovaliscious
Meat : Facon!
Vegetable : Pumpkin..
Genre of music : 80's , belly dance, punk,folk
City to visit : Tokyo
Celebrity crush : Noel Feilding
Book : Francesca Lia Block
Sports team : Convict City Rollers/ Apple Betties
Pet : whippet
Meal : Sushi
Flower : Roses
Dessert : Lemon Delicious Pudding
Smell :Freesias!
Games : UNO
Piece of Jewelry :Big Silver Hoop Earrings
Jeans : bootleg Lee Riders
Electronics : Smeg
Hair product : Soap
Sandwich : thin sliced tomato on white bread, salt & pepper
Condiment : Paprika
Thing to collect : Dolls, roses, vintage homewares, vintage underwear
Time of day : 10 am
Day of week : Friday
Actress : Saskia Post
Season : Autumn
Designer : Alannah Hill, Betsey Johnson,
Comfort food : cheese on toast
Piece of clothing : Long over the knee socks
The 44 Meme
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Random 44 favorites:
Color : Pink!
Fruit : Nectarines
Candy : Chocolate
Chocolate : Milk chocolate
Cold drink : Water vs orange soda
Hot drink : Mochas
Ice cream : n/a
Crisps : n/a
Soup : Panera's brocolli and cheese vs. pho
Car : My blue musket RIP
TV show : It always changes, currently Sherlock
Movie : Star Wars
Sport : field hockey
Perfume : Victoria's Secret something
Stock Blythe doll : MSR
Custom Blythe Doll : my Coraline
Meat : Chicken
Vegetable : Blah!
Genre of music: rock 'n roll!
City to visit : Munich
Celebrity crush : Tom Hardy
Book : East of Eden, by Steinbeck
Sports team : Washington Nationals!
Pet : 3 kittehs, 2 fish
Meal : too many to list!
Flower : roses
Dessert : chocolate
Smell : when it's cold outside and you can smell bonfires
Games : Balderdash
Piece of Jewelry : my ankh ring
Jeans : yes
Electronics : iPhone!
Hair product : Curlz something that smells like creme brulee
Sandwich : apple jelly and peanut butter vs Panera's tomato mozz
Condiment : catsup
Thing to collect : Blythe, Domos, LEGOs, yarn
Time of day : night
Day of week : Thor's Day
Actor : Tom Hardy again because yum
Actress : uhh
Season : autumn
Designer : oh dear
Comfort food : macaroni and cheese
Piece of clothing : nada! :x
Tagging everyone who reads this!
Summer tango, Jul 2010 - 32
Image by Ed Yourdon
Note: this photo was published in an Oct 29, 2010 Celebrity Daydreaming blog, with the same title and detailed notes as what I had written on this Flickr page. It was also published in a Dec 29, 2010 Wow Hollywood blog, with the same title as the caption that I used on this Flickr page.
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As I pointed out in an earlier set of Flickr album (shown here, I do not dance the tango, and I know little or nothing about its history, its folklore, or even its steps and rhythms. I'm vaguely aware that it originated in Argentina (and Uruguay) in the 1890s, that a new style known as "tango nuevo" began to emerge in the late 1990s, and that various actors and actresses -- including Jessica Biel, Colin Firth, Antonio Banderas, Madonna, Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger(!), among others -- have performed the tango in various movies. But beyond that, it never really occurred to me that it played any significant role here in the U.S.
That is, not until the summer of 2009, when I happened to return to my hotel, on a business trip to Washington, DC, just as a local gathering of tango aficionados was dancing to their music in a nearby square known as Freedom Plaza. I photographed the event (see my Flickr set Last tango in Washington) and learned from one of the participants that there were similar informal events in New York City, at the South Street seaport, during the summer and fall weekends. When I got back to New York, I searched on the Internet, and found a schedule of upcoming tango events just as my Washington acquaintance had indicated; but travel schedules, inclement weather, and other distractions prevented me from actually attending any of them; by the end of the autumn season, I had forgotten all about it.
For some reason, something reminded me of the tango again this spring -- perhaps some music that I overheard, perhaps a scene on some otherwise forgettable television show. In any case, I searched again on the Internet, and discovered that a tango "event" would be taking place on a Sunday afternoon -- but not at the South Street Seaport (on the east side of Manhattan, near the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges), but rather at Pier 45, where Christopher Street runs into the Hudson River in Greenwich Village. The event takes place every Sunday, usually from 4-8 PM, and I made my first visit in mid-April, which led to this set of photos.
I decided to come back again in mid-July, even though I knew it would be much hotter ... and indeed, it was so hot that the music did not even begin until 6 PM. But then the dancers began to appear, one couple after another, until there were a couple dozen couples filling a large space under a sheltering canopy. And since it was the end of a hot summer evening, tango wasn't the only thing going on: there were people sunbathing, watching the boats on the river, playing frisbee, or simply enjoying themselves. I photographed a little of everything; you can focus your attention on whatever you'd like...
If you'd like to watch NYC tango dancing on your own, check out Richard Lipkin's Guide to Argentine Tango in New York City.
Summer tango, Jul 2010 - 34
Image by Ed Yourdon
Note: this photo was published in a Nov 21, 2010 Celebrity DayDreaming blog, with the same title as the caption that I used on this Flickr page.
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As I pointed out in an earlier set of Flickr album (shown here, I do not dance the tango, and I know little or nothing about its history, its folklore, or even its steps and rhythms. I'm vaguely aware that it originated in Argentina (and Uruguay) in the 1890s, that a new style known as "tango nuevo" began to emerge in the late 1990s, and that various actors and actresses -- including Jessica Biel, Colin Firth, Antonio Banderas, Madonna, Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger(!), among others -- have performed the tango in various movies. But beyond that, it never really occurred to me that it played any significant role here in the U.S.
That is, not until the summer of 2009, when I happened to return to my hotel, on a business trip to Washington, DC, just as a local gathering of tango aficionados was dancing to their music in a nearby square known as Freedom Plaza. I photographed the event (see my Flickr set Last tango in Washington) and learned from one of the participants that there were similar informal events in New York City, at the South Street seaport, during the summer and fall weekends. When I got back to New York, I searched on the Internet, and found a schedule of upcoming tango events just as my Washington acquaintance had indicated; but travel schedules, inclement weather, and other distractions prevented me from actually attending any of them; by the end of the autumn season, I had forgotten all about it.
For some reason, something reminded me of the tango again this spring -- perhaps some music that I overheard, perhaps a scene on some otherwise forgettable television show. In any case, I searched again on the Internet, and discovered that a tango "event" would be taking place on a Sunday afternoon -- but not at the South Street Seaport (on the east side of Manhattan, near the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges), but rather at Pier 45, where Christopher Street runs into the Hudson River in Greenwich Village. The event takes place every Sunday, usually from 4-8 PM, and I made my first visit in mid-April, which led to this set of photos.
I decided to come back again in mid-July, even though I knew it would be much hotter ... and indeed, it was so hot that the music did not even begin until 6 PM. But then the dancers began to appear, one couple after another, until there were a couple dozen couples filling a large space under a sheltering canopy. And since it was the end of a hot summer evening, tango wasn't the only thing going on: there were people sunbathing, watching the boats on the river, playing frisbee, or simply enjoying themselves. I photographed a little of everything; you can focus your attention on whatever you'd like...
If you'd like to watch NYC tango dancing on your own, check out Richard Lipkin's Guide to Argentine Tango in New York City.
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