This missive is coming to you live from SFO where we are waiting for our flight to Hawaii and there is mysteriously a man practicing harmonica in the empty gate we’re sitting in. Like, it should be annoying but he’s actually really good.
Anyways, that’s the setting. I have to warn you this is going to be short… partially because I need to get on a plane and partially because I did my nails for comp this morning and they’re really long / I don’t want to mess them up so I’m afraid to type too much (and it’s so much slower… office ladies with long nails are to be commended, seriously).
First of all, a moment for the nails. I did these myself in 2.5 hours and I am SOOOO proud of them I cannot even tell you. I literally shrieked in joy when I got done (after swearing pretty continuously for like an hour).
I meannnnnnnnnnnn……. Wow. I’m a mf genius. And they match my dress so perfectly. I’ll obviously have pictures of the whole ensemble next week.
Comp Preview:
We’re dancing novice and pre-champ, so we’ve moved up a level from last time. Exciting. I’m also getting my hair and makeup done for the first time, which will be fun… I think getting your hair done for the big comps makes sense and is worth it, so I want to test it out and find someone I like before we get into the spring comp season. Makeup-wise, I mostly just want to watch someone else do it on me once so I can maybe add some techniques into my arsenal.
This comp is supposed to be kind of small, but it does have live music so that feels kind of fancy. Apparently the live band always plays really long songs, so I’m hoping my endurance is up for it. We dance Saturday night around 8:30 Hawaii time so 11:30 PST? So if you’re up, spare a good-rhythm-and-confident-feet thought for me.
Bits & Bobs:
One of our STEM professors who we sometimes work with at my job recently made some flippant comment about humanities research not being “real research” and I just… sigh. Like, research is just the pursuit of knowledge about something specific, and it’s still valid even if your outcomes aren’t commodifiable? Like f right off? Anyways, it got me steamed.
I listened to the new Keith Urban album on a whim and I just… why is this man still making teenager music? It baffles me. I like his sound honestly, but like… maybe it’s time to grow up a bit.
Airport ground-crews are so fascinating to me and I love all the little tug-trucks. They’re so squat, and they pull such giant planes! I love trying to find the pattern of how the whole ground crew system and like “airport backstage” works.
Happy happy birthday shout out to the bravest, coolest, smartest, most adventurous, sweetest, cheer-you-up-iest carpool cousin Summer :)
Ope, gotta pop over to our real gate… they’re starting to make announcements!
Love you all so much, have a great weekend and I promise to bring you all the updates next week!
Thanks so much for being here as always.
xoxo,
Have a great time!!
Safe travels Sweetie ❤️❤️❤️