Cake and sunglasses

[flexagon]

heisenbug and I went to see a belly dance show at the Green Street Studios. Some of the dancers I found myself unable to appreciate, but some of them were just amazing. I love that whole boneless, fluid, slow thing that some belly dancers have going on. I took classes in that once... and would love to do it again, truth be told. Maybe after spring semester is over. I don't naturally have the slow, twisty arm movements, but I'd sure like to learn... and it's one of the few forms of dance where a long torso comes in handy.

In the spirit of islenskr's once-a-week picture posting, here is a yoga pose I failed to adequately describe to someone today:



It's a little bit face smashy... but oh, my arms look ripped. :) Pleasant surprise there.

Someone told me recently that she always feels self-conscious and tries to be really unobtrusive in the gym... just does the machines, doesn't do experiments with the equipment, etc. I was expecting her to say she felt fat or not strong enough, and then she said "I worry about making people feel bad by shining too brightly." Wow! That's sweet, and quite the opposite of what I usually hear, but I wouldn't have any fun at the gym if I acted like that. Let 'em eat cake and wear sunglasses, I say.

Comments

[apfelsingail.livejournal.com]

Whoa, that's some sweet muscle definition!

[flexagon]

Apparently they have to work hard to hold up that big, hovering chunk of ass. Who knew? :)

[apfelsingail.livejournal.com]

Yeah, uh... I was more thinking 'shapely' than 'huge.' :-)

[nahele-101.livejournal.com]

what pose is that?

your arms look good.

I'm not a fan of machines at gyms, but your friend's thoughts are cute.

[flexagon]

It's a variation on salabhasana (locust pose). this page is the only other place I've seen a picture, and they call it Uttana Salabhasana. Mmmm and they also say it can be entered from a handstand... I'm not tempted to try. I kicked up into it, carefully.

[bluechromis.livejournal.com]

Uh, no, you described it adequately, that's pretty much what I was picturing. :) Your arms do look great, as does your hovering chunk.

That's an interesting thing for that person to say. My reaction is that it's kind of sad. :( Cake and sunglasses, definitely.

[flexagon]

Hmm, you make me wonder if hoveringchunk.com is taken. I think it isn't. :)

I'd rather hear someone worrying about other people feeling bad, than hear someone fret about feeling bad themselves -- but in the end both do sort of spread the idea as a sad place where people are suffering along through their workouts. I always hope that's not true; I know it's not true for everyone.

[bluechromis.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I agree that it's nice to hear someone concerned for others. One person performing well in the gym can make another person feel either inspired or depressed depending on how the observer is feeling, so I guess I prefer to think that people are ok and will respond to things positively....so I'm rethinking what I said about providing feedback to that CS7 guy you were talking about.

[flexagon]

Heh, I was coming back through tagging old posts... most hits on "CS7" refer either to chapter 7 of Chamber of Secrets, or to some model of speakers. That's okay, I knew what guy you meant.