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flexagonI learned a neat new transition in yoga on Friday -- it is possible to go from down dog to koundinyasana in one reasonably smooth motion. You just bring one leg up to the side and around, and at the same time bend the elbows and shift forward onto the hands. I showed that to my crazy friend K in the gym the next day and she was suitably impressed, and then later I was working a few forearm stands when a guy came over and asked me if I'd ever been to Firefly. I said "the movie? ...or the aerial dance company?" He meant the aerial dance company and said we just seemed like the Firefly kind of people. I felt complimented. :) Even so, I feel bummed about barely working out last week, and taking it really easy in yoga to avoid annoying my stupid torn hamstring. I have a bid in on a home ultrasound wand on eBay... we'll see if I win it.
Black Hole by Charles Burns is completely amazing. The artwork, the creeping sense of unease, the artwork again, the way he kept the style so consistent for the 10 years he was making it. A beautiful rendition of hideous things, says Scott McCloud. I clearly haven't had enough quality sequential art in my life lately. So, based on this I just popped Blankets to the top of my wishlist... if anyone out there still doesn't know what to get me for my birthday, there, now you have at least one idea. I also want the first three Achewood books, which aren't on my wishlist because Amazon doesn't stock them.
We went to a great concert on Saturday that included a piece written for orchestra and DJ. Pretty crazy stuff. Sadly, it got completely eclipsed by a fascinating piece that came after it, but I bought a couple of CDs by the DJ anyway. DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid. I thought Spooky seemed a little confused to be up there with the orchestra with all the Cantabridgian patron-types clapping for him, but he nodded and did a cute little smoothing-the-air motion that I think must have meant "yep, I worked the mixer".
Black Hole by Charles Burns is completely amazing. The artwork, the creeping sense of unease, the artwork again, the way he kept the style so consistent for the 10 years he was making it. A beautiful rendition of hideous things, says Scott McCloud. I clearly haven't had enough quality sequential art in my life lately. So, based on this I just popped Blankets to the top of my wishlist... if anyone out there still doesn't know what to get me for my birthday, there, now you have at least one idea. I also want the first three Achewood books, which aren't on my wishlist because Amazon doesn't stock them.
We went to a great concert on Saturday that included a piece written for orchestra and DJ. Pretty crazy stuff. Sadly, it got completely eclipsed by a fascinating piece that came after it, but I bought a couple of CDs by the DJ anyway. DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid. I thought Spooky seemed a little confused to be up there with the orchestra with all the Cantabridgian patron-types clapping for him, but he nodded and did a cute little smoothing-the-air motion that I think must have meant "yep, I worked the mixer".
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Date: 2007-05-26 03:10 am (UTC)I just did an acroyoga workshop in Davis Square. That was unusual... but apparently Jenn, the woman who runs http://www.atouchofcompassion.com/, lives in the area and has semi-regular acro sessions. Hmm!
There are two capoiera groups in the area, one laid-back in Davis Square and another more hardcore one that I heard I'm basically not good enough for.
As for your yoga question... sometimes. I go to 02 yoga (http://www.02yoga.com) and they are a vigorous style that usually at least incorporates inversions -- I think they do more handbalancing than most yoga places, and less than you or I would really like. Every now and then they run an inversions workshop though; I'll heads-up you next time.