Accomplishments for the Day

[rsadelle]

1. Took two CDs, two books, and the Chronicles of Narnia boxed set to the library book sale.
   
   
2. Did not buy anything at the library book sale.
   
   
3. Did acquire a swimsuit, two DVDs, and a book when my Amazon orders arrived. The book and DVDs were the rest of an order which also included the Keep Your Distance soundtrack, which arrived earlier this week. I'm not sold on the album yet, although I love Graciela Perrone's "Sepia Night." I'm a little disappointed in the album version of "Right in Front of You," which has some female backup singers that seem out of place.
   
   
4. Hung up the Firefly pictures that have been sitting on my floor since February. They look very cool in a two-tiered cascade down the wall. Tomorrow I may attempt to tackle the other pictures, which require fabric hanging, which requires furniture moving.
   
   
5. Watched Drive Me Crazy (acquired in number 3 above), and had a "hey, you kids, get off my lawn" moment about how they just don't make teen movies like they used to. I also recognized Eddie (Jordan Bridges) and spent about half an hour wondering where else I'd seen him before I realized he was Nick on Conviction. I'd also forgotten that Keri Lynn Pratt was in it. I have a completely inexplicable thing for her. Maybe it's because she's adorable and has an immediately recognizable voice.
   
   
6. Returned a bag to Target and rebought the same bag in a different color. I saved myself two dollars on the venture by returning and rebuying. The funniest part: I intended to do a straight exchange, but the woman at the customer service counter talked me into doing a return and then buying another one with anything else I was going to buy.
   
   
7. Attended a benefit for someone I work with and her sister, who have hereditary stomach cancer of the same type, I think, that you may have read about recently. They had belly dancers as part of the entertainment, and they made me really appreciate my belly dance teacher. I did not have enough cash to actually win anything in the dessert auction, but none of it looked that unmissable anyway. I only lasted about two and a half hours before it became too much, but much of that two and a half hours was fun.

Comments

[haleth.livejournal.com]

I'm most impressed with item 2. :-D Didn't you have time to look?

They had belly dancers as part of the entertainment, and they made me really appreciate my belly dance teacher.

How so? *curious*

[rsadelle]

I go every week, and they don't seem to be getting a lot new recently. I also got stuck behind one of the rude booksellers, which made me less inclined to stick around.

Better choreography, and a minimum standard of technique and knowing the choreography before you can perform. They had one dancer who'd only been dancing for two months. On the one hand, good for her for being up to performing. On the other hand, she didn't quite have it down, and it really showed. They did have one woman who did a solo drum solo, and that was really cool.