Musings on Dance, Food, Geek Stuff
As a lindy hopper and a jazz enthusiast living in San Francisco, I am embarrassed about how little I know about the historic Fillmore District. In the 1940s and 1950s this area was known as the “Harlem of the West” because of the large number of Black-owned businesses, particularly supper clubs, dance halls, and after-hours…
Last week was the finale of season 10 of the Great British Bake Off, one of my favorite TV shows ever. To celebrate the finale, I decided to throw a finale-watching party, complete with quintessentially British baked treats. In my research on appropriate baked goods, I found out that something called a “Banoffee Pie” is…
Yesterday was one of my favorite visits to a Disney theme park ever. After years of anticipation, and avoiding as many spoilers as possible, I finally got to visit Stars Wars Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland. As a big scifi nerd and a Disney fanatic, the idea of a completely immersive experience where you got to…
I’ve been dreaming about this pie for about a year, and finally got around to working on it this past month. Calamansi is a lime used in a lot of Filipino cooking, almost exclusively savory dishes, as far as I know. But I thought it work work well as a variant on key lime pie….
I’m a bit late to the party, but I finally got around to reading this incredible tirade on Facebook by a mother against childless couples at the Disneyworld theme park. In case you missed, here it is, in all of its unhinged, insane glory. I have so many feelings about this, as someone who loves…
True Confession: I’m terrible at making time to meditate. As a college student, I was probably my most diligent at meditation, or prayer as I called it then as a born again Christian. I had a regular morning practice I followed, a list of people and concerns I prayed for, sacred texts that I read,…
My colleague Janelle sent this amazing clip from the movie “Clueless” (1995) that is weirdly apropos to both my birthday and Independence Day tomorrow. And in conclusion, may I please remind you that it does not say “RSVP” on the Statue of Liberty. Well said, Cher. Well said.
I made this cover photo for Facebook, some of my favorite pics of me from the past. In order: Yosemite, 1978 Disneyland with Cori and Mom, 1982 School photo, 1987 Lindy hopping with my friend Nina, 2001 Lindy Focus 2015 (by Jess Keener)
I’ve got a few accolades under my belt. But this award for best marching group at the Coney Island Mermaid Parade in 2001 might be one of my most treasured wins of all time. This was the astounding result of one of my few experiences as a dance choreographer, in the early years of the…
Being a big Disney park nerd, I was excited to get to visit Disneyland Paris this week, as part of my Paris adventure. This was actually the second time I had been to Disneyland Paris. The first visit was about 16 years ago, when it was still called EuroDisney. That visit was notable for how…