Musings on Dance, Food, Geek Stuff
Here's a fun, impromptu dance video put together by my friend Auey, as part of a photo shoot I participated in. The locale could not be more picturesque: an old abandoned train station in West Oakland. And always have a blast dancing with my friend Hanah. More photos from this shoot coming soon! I'm so…
Just in time for Pride Month, I finally got around to shooting pics of the multi-color breakers mini figures I've had for awhile. Part of the "All City Breakers" set put out by Kid Robot in 2011, they show off classic b-boy moves from back in the day. There are eight different poses in four…
Over the past weeks I've been experimenting with doing a more stringent low/no carb + high protein + high veggie diet. So far, it has resulted in some fairly dramatic weight loss and increased energy. So that's exciting. I've honestly not been that rigorous on the no-carb rule in general. Breakfasts and most dinners are…
Cypher Sundays is a semi-regular gathering of urban style dancers getting together and dancing in public that takes place all around the Bay Area. They always put together a dope mix of music to inspire the dancers. And the organizers produce an awesome compilation video later. So grateful to have this in our city. Here's…
Yesterday I used up my five-pass to Planet Granite in San Francisco, which I am kind of sad about. It's been a really neat experience indoor rock climbing — getting more skilled and comfortable with ascending those colorful and well-designed rock walls. This time around, I worked on using my legs more than my arms,…
I've been doing pretty great at meeting personal health and diet goals lately. But I have been getting a little bored with my food options, particularly mid-day snacks. Typically I've been eating mixed nuts, a carrot with nut butter, or dark chocolate. All good things, but the body craves variety or it gets bored. Boredom leads…
Check out this really interesting podcast on the Black roots of house (and techno) music, and the white DJs that adopt fake Black personas and histories to get street cred. It would be appalling if it wasn't such a common trope for cultural art forms coming out of Black America. I learned a lot about…
I'm crushing my weight goals. So, yay for cheat day tomorrow! Source: Tumblr.
I know, my Photoshop skills are OFF THE CHARTS.
Chatting with Rachel Phillips last night at Shimmytown revealed some of my own internal biases and assumptions about dancing. I asked her how the lindy hop class she was taking going. "It's pretty great for my first class," she replied. "Excuse me? How is this your first class?" I asked. Rachel is one…