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Dec. 6th, 2009 02:00 am- 23:54:39: Last night I went to an amazing concert, slept at 1:30am into late morning. Hit my WoW guild's holiday party. What Parliament?
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Dec. 6th, 2009
Cirque Noir Masquerade Ball
Dec. 6th, 2009 12:31 pmSo after almost getting a nap (but the URI Wiccan Indigenous folks decided to have a meeting in our room 20 minutes in), I headed back to the Arts House venue for the Magick Happens Cirque Noir Masquerade Ball. When I arrived burlesque dancers were putting on a lovely show. Then the Stiletto Sisters, a band containing a fiddle, accordian and bass, wandered around playing Gypsy/Eastern European music for small audiences. The level of entertainment at this event was truly stellar.
The lovely burlesque ladies soon began circulating through the crowd with trays of appetizers. I got myself a glass of spiced mead at the bar and tucked into the food - shooter sized hamburgers but on lovely crunchy rolls rather than insipid white bread, spring rolls, prawn dumplings and an array of puff pastries filled with cheese, cheese & spinach, bacon & cheese and mystery vegatables. There was also chicken satay and desserts but I skipped the chicken and was way to full for desert!
At 10pm Spiral Dance started their set (they were supposed to get a break but they played straight for an hour!). Those who know me know that I am a hopeless fan girl for Spiral Dance and their live performance did not disappoint. Such great performers!!!! I had heard most of the tunes they did but there were perhaps three that were new to me. I hope there is a new album in the offing! They taught a Breton dance for power raising and got people up and dancing (not me - I could tell my shoulder wouldn't like it). [For my own memory since it is on the back of an envelope the steps went right, left, right kick; left, right, left kick with the hands down on the first set and up on the second. It did look very good for power raising.] There was also a spiral dance danced (which again I sat out *sigh*).
After their set I chatted with Adrienne and the other band members. They suggested hotels for our Adelaide stay when we go there next weekend to see their show and said they'd take us out for Sunday brunch the next day. *bounce*
I listened to about half an hour of Wendy Rule (playing with her guitar, a fiddler and a bass) before realizing I was nodding off and it was after midnight. I love Wendy's amazing voice but I was worried about getting a taxi. Nick from Spiral Dance came outside to help me find a taxi and was so lovely and gracious. He said that on their tours of the USA (East Coast only, I've been watching for them) people had been so nice to them that he was paying it forward by helping me. I said they should do a West Coast tour and come to PantheaCon.
I got back to the hotel about 1:30am and fell over. But what a fabulous night! The local community is really nice, their costumes for the masquerade were amazing, the music was beyond fabulous and the food was fine and served by beautiful women. I mean, what's not to like!
The lovely burlesque ladies soon began circulating through the crowd with trays of appetizers. I got myself a glass of spiced mead at the bar and tucked into the food - shooter sized hamburgers but on lovely crunchy rolls rather than insipid white bread, spring rolls, prawn dumplings and an array of puff pastries filled with cheese, cheese & spinach, bacon & cheese and mystery vegatables. There was also chicken satay and desserts but I skipped the chicken and was way to full for desert!
At 10pm Spiral Dance started their set (they were supposed to get a break but they played straight for an hour!). Those who know me know that I am a hopeless fan girl for Spiral Dance and their live performance did not disappoint. Such great performers!!!! I had heard most of the tunes they did but there were perhaps three that were new to me. I hope there is a new album in the offing! They taught a Breton dance for power raising and got people up and dancing (not me - I could tell my shoulder wouldn't like it). [For my own memory since it is on the back of an envelope the steps went right, left, right kick; left, right, left kick with the hands down on the first set and up on the second. It did look very good for power raising.] There was also a spiral dance danced (which again I sat out *sigh*).
After their set I chatted with Adrienne and the other band members. They suggested hotels for our Adelaide stay when we go there next weekend to see their show and said they'd take us out for Sunday brunch the next day. *bounce*
I listened to about half an hour of Wendy Rule (playing with her guitar, a fiddler and a bass) before realizing I was nodding off and it was after midnight. I love Wendy's amazing voice but I was worried about getting a taxi. Nick from Spiral Dance came outside to help me find a taxi and was so lovely and gracious. He said that on their tours of the USA (East Coast only, I've been watching for them) people had been so nice to them that he was paying it forward by helping me. I said they should do a West Coast tour and come to PantheaCon.
I got back to the hotel about 1:30am and fell over. But what a fabulous night! The local community is really nice, their costumes for the masquerade were amazing, the music was beyond fabulous and the food was fine and served by beautiful women. I mean, what's not to like!
Bah humbug
Dec. 6th, 2009 09:07 pmBah, I am feeling full of fail. Yesterday I held my arm up taking video for the whole Silicon Valley partner city presentation. I knew that the video would be crap (and said so) but I really hoped for a bit more sound since it was amplified and I was sitting in the front row. I should have taken my digital recorder and put it on the podium. They were my colleagues and would have allowed it. So... crap video, no sound. Lose.
Plus... Premiere Pro would read the format from the flip camera. Neither will iMovie. Obviously I should have just bought a real video camera. But no, I was feeling strapped and I don't know that I will continue with video, so I bought the cheap, easy thing. (I do love the form factor!) I spent several hours this afternoon trying to figure out how to do anything at all with the video. No luck.
So today I slept in recovering from the party, went to my SWC WoW Guild's holiday party (which was a blast!) and banged at video (and read help sites). Didn't manage to attend a single session of the Parliament. In half an hour I'll go down to the Plenary. Not exactly a stellar day.
And y'know. I really want to go out and sit down in a restaurant and eat a meal in company. I'm tired of grabbing things from cafe's and eating handfuls of almonds to tide me over. I really don't think I'm as good a traveller as I used to be. Plus the schedule for the Parliament is fairly insane. Halfway through and already I'm burnt out. Think I'll go take some pain meds.
Plus... Premiere Pro would read the format from the flip camera. Neither will iMovie. Obviously I should have just bought a real video camera. But no, I was feeling strapped and I don't know that I will continue with video, so I bought the cheap, easy thing. (I do love the form factor!) I spent several hours this afternoon trying to figure out how to do anything at all with the video. No luck.
So today I slept in recovering from the party, went to my SWC WoW Guild's holiday party (which was a blast!) and banged at video (and read help sites). Didn't manage to attend a single session of the Parliament. In half an hour I'll go down to the Plenary. Not exactly a stellar day.
And y'know. I really want to go out and sit down in a restaurant and eat a meal in company. I'm tired of grabbing things from cafe's and eating handfuls of almonds to tide me over. I really don't think I'm as good a traveller as I used to be. Plus the schedule for the Parliament is fairly insane. Halfway through and already I'm burnt out. Think I'll go take some pain meds.
