Seriously. These kids better either be on the next season of ABDC or Red Bull BC One. Unreal...(thanks to Jonathan Acuff for originally posting!)
Showing posts with label Red Bull BC One. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Red Bull BC One. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Wishing I Was Back Here...
Today I was really missing being at Red Bull BC One and in NYC. I'm so glad that I will always be able to say that I went to this competition...gosh, I wish I could find a way to get to Japan for this year's!!
(This was one of the best battles of the night - Morris v. Wing)
(This was one of the best battles of the night - Morris v. Wing)
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Thoughts for a Wednesday
I have too many thoughts these days to have one single coherent one, so here it goes:
1 - Spring is right around the corner and my whole being is shaking with joyful anticipation. Truly, this is my favorite time of the year. I may have been born a winter baby, but there is nothing like a warm day after a cold, blizzardy winter to lift the spirits to the heights of heaven. Sandals, dresses, t-shirts, light cardigans, green, green, green, flowers, daffodils, spring cleaning - I love it!! Too bad there is rain predicted the rest of the week, but oh well - spring is almost here!!
2 - I am obsessed right now with all things fashion. From Bravo tv shows like "Shear Genius" and "Kell on Earth", to the old standby "Project Runway", to picking up InStyle, Vogue, Elle, and Lucky spring fashion magazines, to finding and discovering this whole world of fashion blogging (which you can find many links to on my blog list), I am in love with all things fashion right now! I can't help it! I keep getting inspired and loving everything that I come across. But I need to start regulating my love to just looking at pictures and getting inspired with all that I already have.
3 - So in watching the Oscars the other night, I noticed to my utter surprise, joy, and amazement, that one of the main dancers during the Best Score montage, was none other than B-Boy Cloud...who I was THREE FEET AWAY FROM AT RED BULL BC ONE!!
4 - Only 9 episodes left of Lost - in some ways I am utterly relieved and in others I am going to be completely devastated when this is all over. I wonder if I will ever watch network television again.
5 - I am in love with yoga. It has opened a door to me that I rarely have - that of quiet meditation and yet challenge all at the same time. It is so awesome and clears my head in a way that I have never experienced with other forms of exercise. I have learned so much and highly recommend it to everyone :).
6 - This season of ABDC is severely lacking. In fact the past two seasons of ABDC have been real lackluster. Maybe all of America's talent was captured in Seasons 1-3 with the likes of Jabbawockeez, Fanny Pak, Kaba Modern, SuperCrew, Beat Freaks, Quest Crew, Strikers All Stars & BreakSk8te. The only crew that comes close to being as exciting as these past ones is Saltare. And I miss Shane Sparks.
There are other things floating around, but that is all for now - I can't focus my thoughts enough to have more coherent thoughts other than those! Buona Sera!
1 - Spring is right around the corner and my whole being is shaking with joyful anticipation. Truly, this is my favorite time of the year. I may have been born a winter baby, but there is nothing like a warm day after a cold, blizzardy winter to lift the spirits to the heights of heaven. Sandals, dresses, t-shirts, light cardigans, green, green, green, flowers, daffodils, spring cleaning - I love it!! Too bad there is rain predicted the rest of the week, but oh well - spring is almost here!!
2 - I am obsessed right now with all things fashion. From Bravo tv shows like "Shear Genius" and "Kell on Earth", to the old standby "Project Runway", to picking up InStyle, Vogue, Elle, and Lucky spring fashion magazines, to finding and discovering this whole world of fashion blogging (which you can find many links to on my blog list), I am in love with all things fashion right now! I can't help it! I keep getting inspired and loving everything that I come across. But I need to start regulating my love to just looking at pictures and getting inspired with all that I already have.
3 - So in watching the Oscars the other night, I noticed to my utter surprise, joy, and amazement, that one of the main dancers during the Best Score montage, was none other than B-Boy Cloud...who I was THREE FEET AWAY FROM AT RED BULL BC ONE!!
4 - Only 9 episodes left of Lost - in some ways I am utterly relieved and in others I am going to be completely devastated when this is all over. I wonder if I will ever watch network television again.
5 - I am in love with yoga. It has opened a door to me that I rarely have - that of quiet meditation and yet challenge all at the same time. It is so awesome and clears my head in a way that I have never experienced with other forms of exercise. I have learned so much and highly recommend it to everyone :).
6 - This season of ABDC is severely lacking. In fact the past two seasons of ABDC have been real lackluster. Maybe all of America's talent was captured in Seasons 1-3 with the likes of Jabbawockeez, Fanny Pak, Kaba Modern, SuperCrew, Beat Freaks, Quest Crew, Strikers All Stars & BreakSk8te. The only crew that comes close to being as exciting as these past ones is Saltare. And I miss Shane Sparks.
There are other things floating around, but that is all for now - I can't focus my thoughts enough to have more coherent thoughts other than those! Buona Sera!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Adios 2009, Hello 2010
It is already 7 days into the new year! How did that happen? It never ceases to amaze me how fast time passes by. Maybe it is because everything else seems to move more slowly in work time and then when I lift my eyes up and look at a calendar I become shocked at how fast the days and weeks have melted by. So before too much more time passes in '10, I wanted to take a moment and reflect back on 2009.
Quite a number of things happened in '09. I went to the Kennedy Center many times and saw amazing musicians (Jean Yves-Thibaudet, Lang Lang) and Cate Blanchett in my new favorite play "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams. I also got to go to several amazing rock concerts, starting with Muse/U2 in Charlottesville and then MuteMath in DC. I am so blessed that I got the opportunity to experience such wonderful art and performances by these musicians.
Though I didn't do much traveling last year, I did get to NYC for probably the highlight of my year, Red Bull BC One. I love New York - I love visiting and being a part of the city. I can't wait till I go back again. Great things always seem to happen to me when I go to New York - or maybe it's because I go there for great things. And as much as I love NYC, I love that I got to be a part of Red Bull BC One. I wish I could put into words how much I love this event and what it represents to me and how incredible it was to watch world premiere b-boys battle each other. It also just shows to me how unexpected life can be - who knew that in March, when I first saw this event on MTV, I would just a few short months later be in the actual crowd?? That I actually got tickets when they sold out in half an hour? It's amazing that I got to go and something I will always treasure.
Lots of great books were read, lots of great music listened to, and lots of wonderful fun times full of family, friends, work, baseball, and Young Life. I don't really want to get into too much depth about all that spiritually happened - if you're really interested, check out this previous post from a few weeks ago.
There are a lot of things that I want to do in 2010. I want to have a new attitude about life. I want to be very intentional about what I do and where I am going. I want to travel, to go places - near and far. I want to be present in my life, be intentional in the story that I am living. I do confess to having fear about what that actually means, but that is part of what this year is going to be - overcoming those fears and moving forward in spite of them.
And I think 2010 wants me to be more intentional and fearless. The few movies that I have seen recently as well as the books that I have read are all agreeing on this point, so I'm taking the hint. Here's hoping that I can learn, listen, and grow.
Quite a number of things happened in '09. I went to the Kennedy Center many times and saw amazing musicians (Jean Yves-Thibaudet, Lang Lang) and Cate Blanchett in my new favorite play "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams. I also got to go to several amazing rock concerts, starting with Muse/U2 in Charlottesville and then MuteMath in DC. I am so blessed that I got the opportunity to experience such wonderful art and performances by these musicians.
Though I didn't do much traveling last year, I did get to NYC for probably the highlight of my year, Red Bull BC One. I love New York - I love visiting and being a part of the city. I can't wait till I go back again. Great things always seem to happen to me when I go to New York - or maybe it's because I go there for great things. And as much as I love NYC, I love that I got to be a part of Red Bull BC One. I wish I could put into words how much I love this event and what it represents to me and how incredible it was to watch world premiere b-boys battle each other. It also just shows to me how unexpected life can be - who knew that in March, when I first saw this event on MTV, I would just a few short months later be in the actual crowd?? That I actually got tickets when they sold out in half an hour? It's amazing that I got to go and something I will always treasure.
Lots of great books were read, lots of great music listened to, and lots of wonderful fun times full of family, friends, work, baseball, and Young Life. I don't really want to get into too much depth about all that spiritually happened - if you're really interested, check out this previous post from a few weeks ago.
There are a lot of things that I want to do in 2010. I want to have a new attitude about life. I want to be very intentional about what I do and where I am going. I want to travel, to go places - near and far. I want to be present in my life, be intentional in the story that I am living. I do confess to having fear about what that actually means, but that is part of what this year is going to be - overcoming those fears and moving forward in spite of them.
And I think 2010 wants me to be more intentional and fearless. The few movies that I have seen recently as well as the books that I have read are all agreeing on this point, so I'm taking the hint. Here's hoping that I can learn, listen, and grow.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Undone
All I can say at the outset of this post is that I hope I can capture the magnitude of all that is inside me right now - all that I am learning, and all that I have learned - about my Creator and how real He is to me these days.
And part of me hesitates to go forth and proceed with this post. It frankly feels awkward to write about my experiences with God. Shouldn't I just write about, expound upon some of the awesome experiences I had last month? Write about Red Bull BC One, or any of the other many wonderful things I got to experience? Or crafting another tale about how there was a second mouse this past Monday? Sure - I could do that. But it would also be hollow and shirking one of the important aspects of this blog to me, which is to share a little that God is doing in my life.
Frankly, He has undone me.
Today in particular, I am feeling especially vulnerable to His love. I don't know if it was the blue sky with white clouds, or the barren beauty of the trees in winter, or seeing these pictures of some friends of mine who have gone through a mighty struggle to bring their family together, or the post that accompanied the pictures, or reflecting on the true power and hope of the resurrection during my morning reading time, or processing through the meaning of suffering with the help of Philip Yancey in his wonderful tome, "Where is God When it Hurts?" during my lunch hour.
Perhaps the feelings of my heart are best summed up in this quote: "Every experience of beauty points to eternity." ~ Hans Urs Von Balthasar
How do I put into words the way my heart leaps when it sees a barren tree? When that tree reminds me of the complicated beauty of life that lies underneath all the gloss and greenness of the leaves? That the twisting beauty of each branch is like a thread that reminds me of my own complicated twists and turns.
How do I share the tears that spring forth when I read these following words from Philip Yancey's book on suffering and wonder if in my "Christian" sophistication I too have lost the power and hope of the resurrection and fail to share that with all those that I interact with?:
How often I forget that Truth in my life. That the hurts in my life, the wounds of my heart, will be healed and made anew. And that this is the power of the resurrection - this life isn't the end. Yes, we can begin living eternally here and now, but the wounds, the suffering, that we accumulate along the path are not the end.
This journey is filled with so many twists and turns. In the span of one year I have gone from the lowest of lows to the highest of heights - and yet, my Father was there in all of it - even in His silences and distance. And the thing is, unknowingly to me, Christ transformed my suffering. He used it to reach a place of depth that I rarely visit on my own. And because of that discovered depth, I feel the peace of His blessings to a greater degree than I ever have before.
How do I share with you, reader, the oppressive darkness and despair that covered my soul this past summer? How do I explain the feelings of a broken heart from dashed, wrecked, ruined hope? Praying desperate prayers, clinging to a thread of faith, though every logical fiber in my being said "what's the point?" and "is this even real?" How this was the second time in my life in which I have had a real crisis of faith?
And then how do I explain praying daily for my Lord to strengthen my hope just a few months later and rejoicing beyond words in the life that I have been blessed with?
I am so thankful. Thankful for all that the Holy Spirit has revealed to my heart lately. Thankful that in every experience of beauty that I have been blessed to go through, He has spoken to that hurt heart and given it healing, revealing a little of Himself in each instance. Thankful that He was (and is) in every smile from a friend. Thankful for a wonderful family that is as constant in their presence as He is. Thankful that He is teaching me about real forgiveness, humility, suffering, and most of all love in all of these things - A true love that knows me - that sustained me through the dark.
So, here, at the end of this post, I hope that I have been able to communicate some of the true majesty and true mystery of my Lord. He has undone me this year - in more ways than I will ever be able to explain here - and I will keep praising His Name, thanking Him for doing so.
And part of me hesitates to go forth and proceed with this post. It frankly feels awkward to write about my experiences with God. Shouldn't I just write about, expound upon some of the awesome experiences I had last month? Write about Red Bull BC One, or any of the other many wonderful things I got to experience? Or crafting another tale about how there was a second mouse this past Monday? Sure - I could do that. But it would also be hollow and shirking one of the important aspects of this blog to me, which is to share a little that God is doing in my life.
Frankly, He has undone me.
Today in particular, I am feeling especially vulnerable to His love. I don't know if it was the blue sky with white clouds, or the barren beauty of the trees in winter, or seeing these pictures of some friends of mine who have gone through a mighty struggle to bring their family together, or the post that accompanied the pictures, or reflecting on the true power and hope of the resurrection during my morning reading time, or processing through the meaning of suffering with the help of Philip Yancey in his wonderful tome, "Where is God When it Hurts?" during my lunch hour.
Perhaps the feelings of my heart are best summed up in this quote: "Every experience of beauty points to eternity." ~ Hans Urs Von Balthasar
How do I put into words the way my heart leaps when it sees a barren tree? When that tree reminds me of the complicated beauty of life that lies underneath all the gloss and greenness of the leaves? That the twisting beauty of each branch is like a thread that reminds me of my own complicated twists and turns.How do I share the tears that spring forth when I read these following words from Philip Yancey's book on suffering and wonder if in my "Christian" sophistication I too have lost the power and hope of the resurrection and fail to share that with all those that I interact with?:
"On the day before Thanksgiving of 1983, Martha died. Her body, crumpled, misshapen, atrophied, was a pathetic imitation of its former beauty. When it finally stopped functioning, Martha left it. But today Martha lives, in a new body, in wholeness and triumph. She lives because of the victory that Christ won and because of His 'body' at Reba Place, who made that victory known to her. And if we do not believe that, and if our Christian hope, tempered by sophistication, does not allow us to offer that Truth to a dying, convulsing world then we are indeed, as the apostle Paul said, of all men most miserable."
How often I forget that Truth in my life. That the hurts in my life, the wounds of my heart, will be healed and made anew. And that this is the power of the resurrection - this life isn't the end. Yes, we can begin living eternally here and now, but the wounds, the suffering, that we accumulate along the path are not the end.
This journey is filled with so many twists and turns. In the span of one year I have gone from the lowest of lows to the highest of heights - and yet, my Father was there in all of it - even in His silences and distance. And the thing is, unknowingly to me, Christ transformed my suffering. He used it to reach a place of depth that I rarely visit on my own. And because of that discovered depth, I feel the peace of His blessings to a greater degree than I ever have before.
How do I share with you, reader, the oppressive darkness and despair that covered my soul this past summer? How do I explain the feelings of a broken heart from dashed, wrecked, ruined hope? Praying desperate prayers, clinging to a thread of faith, though every logical fiber in my being said "what's the point?" and "is this even real?" How this was the second time in my life in which I have had a real crisis of faith?
And then how do I explain praying daily for my Lord to strengthen my hope just a few months later and rejoicing beyond words in the life that I have been blessed with?
I am so thankful. Thankful for all that the Holy Spirit has revealed to my heart lately. Thankful that in every experience of beauty that I have been blessed to go through, He has spoken to that hurt heart and given it healing, revealing a little of Himself in each instance. Thankful that He was (and is) in every smile from a friend. Thankful for a wonderful family that is as constant in their presence as He is. Thankful that He is teaching me about real forgiveness, humility, suffering, and most of all love in all of these things - A true love that knows me - that sustained me through the dark.
So, here, at the end of this post, I hope that I have been able to communicate some of the true majesty and true mystery of my Lord. He has undone me this year - in more ways than I will ever be able to explain here - and I will keep praising His Name, thanking Him for doing so.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Back to Posting!
This fall has been one for the ages, or to borrow a phrase from my high school friends, "epic". I have gotten to do so many amazing things, create some awesome relationships, and limit my descriptive vocabulary to "amazing" and "awesome" because I'm so overwhelmed by all that I have gotten to experience. Over the next few days, weeks, I hope to be able to break down some of my thoughts on the fun stuff that I have gotten to experience, as well as get back in the habit of posting on this blog regularly.
Just to highlight some of the awesome things I'll be posting about:
1 - Being in the THIRD ROW from the STAGE at RED BULL BC ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Greatest night of my life to date. Check out this video...
2 - Seeing U2 live, fulfilling a lifelong childhood dream.
3 - Going to the MuteMath concert, which was probably the most crazy and awesome concert I've been to...unbelievable - I had no idea or expectations of what to expect and my mind was blown.
4 - Getting to see Muse open for U2 and being one of three people in the stands shamelessly dancing away to their songs.
5 - Experiencing the virtuosity of both Lang Lang and Joshua Bell, masters of their respective instruments and superb performances.
6 - Actually watching Cate Blanchett live, bringing Blanche DuBois to life on the stage in A StreetCar Named Desire - so powerful and moving!
7 - Writing and performing "Two-Minute Twilight" for YL Club...was kind of awesome
8 - Having great momentum at Young Life and getting to know some of the crazy (but awesome) kids that have been coming to club - for the first time ever, I feel excited for summer camp next year..
9 - Pulling off impossible work tasks that were thrown at me literally last minute before big events that we were doing or participating in...
10 - Having my sister HOME!
11 - Knowing that God has been lifting me and carrying me through all the crazy, amazing, awesomeness of this fall. And knowing that He was with me through the depressing doldrums of the summer, just as He is with me now in this time of abundance and blessing.
And I end this post with this thought, because reading it this morning on my wall I realized it's truth in my own life this year:
"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the HOPE of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And HOPE DOES NOT DISAPPOINT US, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us."
~ Romans 5:1-5
Just to highlight some of the awesome things I'll be posting about:
1 - Being in the THIRD ROW from the STAGE at RED BULL BC ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Greatest night of my life to date. Check out this video...
2 - Seeing U2 live, fulfilling a lifelong childhood dream. 4 - Getting to see Muse open for U2 and being one of three people in the stands shamelessly dancing away to their songs.
5 - Experiencing the virtuosity of both Lang Lang and Joshua Bell, masters of their respective instruments and superb performances.
6 - Actually watching Cate Blanchett live, bringing Blanche DuBois to life on the stage in A StreetCar Named Desire - so powerful and moving!
7 - Writing and performing "Two-Minute Twilight" for YL Club...was kind of awesome
8 - Having great momentum at Young Life and getting to know some of the crazy (but awesome) kids that have been coming to club - for the first time ever, I feel excited for summer camp next year..
9 - Pulling off impossible work tasks that were thrown at me literally last minute before big events that we were doing or participating in...
10 - Having my sister HOME!
11 - Knowing that God has been lifting me and carrying me through all the crazy, amazing, awesomeness of this fall. And knowing that He was with me through the depressing doldrums of the summer, just as He is with me now in this time of abundance and blessing.
And I end this post with this thought, because reading it this morning on my wall I realized it's truth in my own life this year:
"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the HOPE of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And HOPE DOES NOT DISAPPOINT US, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us."
~ Romans 5:1-5
Friday, October 30, 2009
Only 2 Posts...
*Sigh*
I wish I could say that I foresee more time for blogging in the future, but next month is going to be a whirlwind of chaos with seemingly everything happening all at once. But I am sad that I have only gotten to this forum twice in the entire month. So much has been happening within my life and my thoughts and heart and I wish I had some time to chronicle it, but oh well. It is what it is. Now is not the season for blogging.
But, just to run through a few of the things on my mind lately....
1 - THE YANKEES ARE IN THE WORLD SERIES!!!!!!!!! And all is right with the world. I can hardly watch the games from fear that I will have a heart attack/jinx my team from winning. Every single pitch is a tense moment - on both sides! And this is probably the best baseball that I have watched in a long, long, long time. Good pitching will always prevail over amazing hitting. And blown umpire calls are a part of the game - always have been, always will be - as long as both sides get blown calls evenly!
2 - Afghanistan and Pakistan - Every single day this situation gets worse and worse. My heart breaks for the people living there, caught in the middle of this conflict. And there are no easy answers on how to deal with either nation. Half of Pakistan and Afghanistan want to be ruled by the Taliban again. But the fact that the State Department and the White House would consider this an acceptable resolution (letting the Taliban become the governing body) is sickening from a human rights standpoint. Not that what is currently happening is not sickening as well though. There are no easy answers here and historically speaking, there is no way to win a guerrilla war when the population in general wants you gone.
3 - I am so excited for this coming November! I am going to get to experience so many amazing things from concerts with classical music masters, alternative rock concerts, the premiere b-boy hip-hop dance event of the year, and a few plays here and there. The creative part of my brain doesn't even know how to process all of these coming awesome events!
4 - The leaves are gorgeous right now, though there are a lot of trees that are now bare!! It makes me sad that the dark winter months of bare trees and cold are ahead - though there can be beauty found within them as well - but you have to look really hard for it. For now, I will revel in the ending of fall as these particular last days are a showcase of God's creation in all of its glory. Hopefully, as I age and grow closer to death my life will be a reflection of the beauty of God's creation in all of its glory as well.
5 - A family reunited is a beautiful thing. My sister is home from Australia for the next few months and I wish I could put into words the completeness there is in having her home. There really aren't words.
There is more, much more that is also going on, including the restoration of my heart and soul after a particularly hard summer. I hope that at some point I get to process and digest in further detail, but I can say that I know - truly, deeply know - that God loves me. His love is more profound than I can even describe and I am so grateful that He has blessed the eyes of my heart to see that realization.
Again, there really aren't words.
I wish I could say that I foresee more time for blogging in the future, but next month is going to be a whirlwind of chaos with seemingly everything happening all at once. But I am sad that I have only gotten to this forum twice in the entire month. So much has been happening within my life and my thoughts and heart and I wish I had some time to chronicle it, but oh well. It is what it is. Now is not the season for blogging.
But, just to run through a few of the things on my mind lately....
1 - THE YANKEES ARE IN THE WORLD SERIES!!!!!!!!! And all is right with the world. I can hardly watch the games from fear that I will have a heart attack/jinx my team from winning. Every single pitch is a tense moment - on both sides! And this is probably the best baseball that I have watched in a long, long, long time. Good pitching will always prevail over amazing hitting. And blown umpire calls are a part of the game - always have been, always will be - as long as both sides get blown calls evenly!
2 - Afghanistan and Pakistan - Every single day this situation gets worse and worse. My heart breaks for the people living there, caught in the middle of this conflict. And there are no easy answers on how to deal with either nation. Half of Pakistan and Afghanistan want to be ruled by the Taliban again. But the fact that the State Department and the White House would consider this an acceptable resolution (letting the Taliban become the governing body) is sickening from a human rights standpoint. Not that what is currently happening is not sickening as well though. There are no easy answers here and historically speaking, there is no way to win a guerrilla war when the population in general wants you gone.
3 - I am so excited for this coming November! I am going to get to experience so many amazing things from concerts with classical music masters, alternative rock concerts, the premiere b-boy hip-hop dance event of the year, and a few plays here and there. The creative part of my brain doesn't even know how to process all of these coming awesome events!
4 - The leaves are gorgeous right now, though there are a lot of trees that are now bare!! It makes me sad that the dark winter months of bare trees and cold are ahead - though there can be beauty found within them as well - but you have to look really hard for it. For now, I will revel in the ending of fall as these particular last days are a showcase of God's creation in all of its glory. Hopefully, as I age and grow closer to death my life will be a reflection of the beauty of God's creation in all of its glory as well.5 - A family reunited is a beautiful thing. My sister is home from Australia for the next few months and I wish I could put into words the completeness there is in having her home. There really aren't words.
There is more, much more that is also going on, including the restoration of my heart and soul after a particularly hard summer. I hope that at some point I get to process and digest in further detail, but I can say that I know - truly, deeply know - that God loves me. His love is more profound than I can even describe and I am so grateful that He has blessed the eyes of my heart to see that realization.
Again, there really aren't words.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
I'm Crazy
So earlier this year, I happened to watch one of the most amazing dance competitions called "Red Bull BC One" and wrote the following:
"...After watching the Red Bull BC One, I have decided that if I believed in reincarnation, I would want to come back to earth as a B-Boy. Being 27, I think I have missed out on this dream, but man oh man, how I wish I knew about it back when I was a kid (dang sheltered CT childhood). I don't think I would have been any good at it, but who knows? Maybe I would have actually developed a sense of rhythm or something? Anyway, those guys are all so cool and I just wish I had a smidgen of their talent, but alas, just like ABDC, I am relegated to just uber-appreciating their amazing skill and creativity. Maybe I can somehow become their best friend? Or figure out how to just get in the audience of one of those shows, because those people looked so cool."
Well, I figured out how to get in the audience.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In November I'll be traveling to NYC to be in row 1 to watch Red Bull BC One and see some of the best B-Boys in the world dance! I can hardly believe that I actually have tickets and will actually be going to the competition. It's pretty unreal.
Now, I just need to figure out how to look cool and I'll be all set!
"...After watching the Red Bull BC One, I have decided that if I believed in reincarnation, I would want to come back to earth as a B-Boy. Being 27, I think I have missed out on this dream, but man oh man, how I wish I knew about it back when I was a kid (dang sheltered CT childhood). I don't think I would have been any good at it, but who knows? Maybe I would have actually developed a sense of rhythm or something? Anyway, those guys are all so cool and I just wish I had a smidgen of their talent, but alas, just like ABDC, I am relegated to just uber-appreciating their amazing skill and creativity. Maybe I can somehow become their best friend? Or figure out how to just get in the audience of one of those shows, because those people looked so cool."
Well, I figured out how to get in the audience.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In November I'll be traveling to NYC to be in row 1 to watch Red Bull BC One and see some of the best B-Boys in the world dance! I can hardly believe that I actually have tickets and will actually be going to the competition. It's pretty unreal.
Now, I just need to figure out how to look cool and I'll be all set!
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
This Week's Thoughts for a Wednesday
1 - It is crazy how fast time flies. I cannot believe that it is already March 11th, full on into the second week of March. On the other hand, I am infinitely happy that it is March and that spring is right around the corner - oh how I cannot wait for springtime!! Green trees, green leaves, green grass, green, green, green - The color just refreshes and rejuvenates me!2 - Well, ABDC finally concluded last week, and I am heartbroken. I don't know how I am going to get through Thursday now that I don't have it to look forward to once I finally get home from work. My prediction did turn out to be correct, and it was Beat Freaks and Quest Crew in the finale. It wasn't a really hard prediction to make, as they were above and beyond the other crews in my opinion, although this season of ABDC was really the best that I have seen. I will always have a soft spot for JabbaWockeez and Super Crew (throw the "S" to the chest!), but the crews on this season were phenomenal by virtue of both their abililty and creativity. I won't give away who won, but honestly, I think it should have been a draw - they are both THAT talented. *Sigh* Now, please excuse me while I go cry until the next season premieres.
3 - Lost is still the best written show on TV, but I am ticked that I have to wait another week till a new episode! What the hay ABC?? Didn't you start the whole season late so that we didn't have to wait??! Not fair...
4 - The World Baseball Classic is going on right now and it is frickin' awesome (spring AND baseball?? I'm in heaven)! The USA actually made it the next round, but what is MORE surprising is that the Dominican Republic team was eliminated!! By the NETHERLANDS!? Say what!?!? Amazing and awesome. Who says baseball is not a world sport, especially when Japan had 4,000 people show up to watch their practice (PRACTICE) session?
5 - I really am super-ready for summer baseball season to begin. Watching the WBC and all this beautiful weather has me antsy to be outside, watching a good game, interacting with all my baseball peeps, and watching my little happy campers run amok at the games.
6 - Speaking of it being March, March Madness is almost here! So excited - it's one of my favorite times of the year. I watched a little bit of the Horizon League Championship game last night (gotta watch those 13 seeds!) and watching the passion and intensity of play in that game was so cool - there's just nothing like it. So I'm sharpening my pencil in anticipation and hope that my picks will catapult me to the top of my office pool!! (Bright-side of downsizing - I now have a better chance of winning the office pool! Before I get laid off too!)
7 - Bachelorgate last week was RI-DI-CU-LOUS. I mean COME ON people, this IS the Bachelor! The After the Final Rose show is usually just a farce - I'm just glad that it was as entertaining as it really was! I feel sorry that Melissa was dumped on national TV, but she did sign up for a reality dating show in the first place! I just think it has been hilarious watching the fallout from it all - so much so that ABC is now milking it to the max and putting Melissa on Dancing With the Stars (which ironically, for all my love of dance shows, I really don't like).
8 - I have a lot of thoughts for this Wednesday, don't I?
9 - After watching the Red Bull BC One, I have decided that if I believed in reincarnation, I would want to come back to earth as a B-Boy. Being 27, I think I have missed out on this dream, but man oh man, how I wish I knew about it back when I was a kid (dang sheltered CT childhood). I don't think I would have been any good at it, but who knows? Maybe I would have actually developed a sense of rhythm or something? Anyway, those guys are all so cool and I just wish I had a smidgen of their talent, but alas, just like ABDC, I am relegated to just uber-appreciating their amazing skill and creativity. Maybe I can somehow become their best friend? Or figure out how to just get in the audience of one of those shows, because those people looked so cool.
10 - I feel like I should say something about the economy, work, world events, Obama, the stimulus bill, etc, but honestly, I just find the whole lot so depressing that I don't want to think about it or write about it today.
So, sorry for no deep thoughts or anything today. I'm sure those will come at some point, but honestly, it's hard to have time for any of those these days. It's just so much easier to be entertained by entertainment. Besides, once we officially get out of winter and well into spring/summer (since spring really only lasts a day in Virginia and then it's hello humidity), I'll be able to think more clearly. Winter is so tough for me to get through - I need to become like my sister and just perpetuate an endless summer for the rest of my life. Thank goodness for spring, green, and blue sunny skies right around the corner!!
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