Musings on Dance, Food, Geek Stuff
A little over two weeks ago I switched over from my Riedell R3 derby-style skates to a pair of Chicago 805s. I haven’t seen many people write about the Chicago 800/805, so I thought I would share my experience. The Chicago 800/805 originates from one of the oldest skate manufacturers in the US, the Chicago…
One of the nicest things that has happened during the pandemic is that I started roller skating. Soon after, my friend Jess joined me, followed by Iris. Today, several months later, I’ve got a little posse of 30+ lindy hop friends from all over the Bay who have taken up skating, from Marin to Oakland to San Jose….
“It’s not possible to be unhappy skating,” my friend Kristin said to me on her second outing to the Skating Place in Golden Gate Park. I understand the sentiment. We’re rollerskating in a beautiful park in the city by the bay. There’s disco and funk pumping out of a boombox. People of all ages are…
So this October I had this crazy idea that I wanted to be TRON on skates for Halloween. More specifically, the character Sam Flynn from TRON: Legacy (2010). (Yes, the movie was a hot mess, but it looked and sounded amazing.) There were really two options for TRON costumes I found in my research: Buy…
This year, because of the pandemic, a gathering of my friends was not going to be possible. <sadface> I knew that I didn’t want to throw yet another Zoom virtual party, which honestly is getting a little old. So instead, I came up with organizing a Birthday Weekend Wander! The idea was to invite friends…
The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet. Frederick Buechner This morning at Quaker Meeting for Worship, I’ve been reflecting about “my calling,” which has been a refrain that has run through my entire life. One way of understanding a “calling” is something that…
My Uncle Danny just sent to me a bunch of pictures from a trip to Disneyland we took back in 1976. That would make me seven years old at the time, so one of my first trips to the theme park. Apparently my Uncle Danny and Auntie Susan had just moved to the States from…
Among the many things I geek out on, Disney theme parks is toward the top of the list. From as early as I can remember, I have had a fascination with Disneyland in Anaheim. Here’s me with my mom and sister there when I was around ten years old. That fascination with Disneyland, and later…
Despite all the horribleness of our situation, this automated message from the city of New York made me miss NYC a lot.
Tiramisu is one of my favorite desserts of all time. I was shocked at how easy it is to make. The hardest part is waiting overnight for it to set! Ingredients FOR THE CREAM: 4 large egg yolks ½ cup/100 grams granulated sugar, divided ¾ cup heavy cream 1 cup/227 grams mascarpone (8 ounces) FOR…