i finally paged my doctor and begged for some hardcore medicine, to which she immediately prescribed me some cough medicine and antibiotics that have done wonders to me. i started feeling better only a few hours after taking it--wahoo. that was saturday.



by sunday, i was able to pull myself out of my apartment to attend this special salsa workshop taught by this guy, seaon, from L.A.--"intermediate patterns and tricks". my partner, destiny, and i learned some crazy intense moves--it was such a fabulous, fun class. one move involved me twisting around and falling down to the ground, back arched, arm & leg stretched out, head only an inch from the floor....and another where I turned into destiny, lifted my leg and suddenly he was lifting me in the air in the "fish" pose, spinning me in a circle. completely exhilarating. I've haven't enjoyed partner dancing like this in so long. but damn, i'm seriously sore today. i could barely lift my legs or walk the stairs today.



i came home today to find a voicemail message from some lady speaking in vietnamese--a telemarketer of some sort. i don't understand--this is the third time she's left me a message. every once in awhile, i get the random asian telemarketers, convincing me to join some sort of long distance program (at least that's what I assuming they're trying to sell me)...i answer the phone and someone suddenly bursts into a loud "nee how ma! bleh bleh bleh!" and i have no clue what they're saying as i don't understand mandarin. it's funny how these telemarketers just crawl through the phone directory, capturing all asian sounding names.



i'm having a hard time finding a costume for halloween this year. i spent all evening with susan trying on costumes and wigs...and i still have no clue. i want to try to work in a platinum wig of some sort. hmmm.

it's friday night and i'm staying in again cuz' i'm sick. this is almost getting ridiculous. the last time i went on such a sickness streak was when i was in spain--but back then, i didn't have any medicine and my senora kept insisting i drink coffee. i didn't go to work today either at the insistence of my manager. good thing as i was just dizzy all day, laying on my couch. i feel like i've become immune to my own medicine. i've gone through so much: sudafed, albuterol, theraflu, nyquil, tylenol cold, throat coat tea, chinese throat syrup, the works. if i'm not better by the end of this weekend, i'm going to see the doctor again.

a friend of mine sent me this today. ha ha.

i got progressively more sick over the weekend and just stayed in most of the time. i even worked from home today. the doctor didn't have much to say except to continue taking sudafed. i don't know what my problem is...my entire life, i've gotten sick on a regular basis. i think i was sick just about a month ago..and i'm sick again now. watch me get sick next month. it's not like i'm not sleeping enough or eating on a regular basis. hmmph.



the great thing about being sick is that i've gotten a lot of cleaning and reading done...a lot of me time, which has been nice. i must say, the balcony in my apartment has made my move sooo worth it. i'd forgotten how nice it was to just sit outside, breathing in the fresh air. jon brought back my deck furniture over the weekend....after keeping it for me for the last two freakin' years. ha ha.



called aaron tonight..poor kid. he's paying $500/week to stay at a hotel for the next 2 months..as, in the end, it's economically a better deal so he doesn't have to buy furniture and all that to move into an apartment. it was nice catching up with him and finally finding out what he's up to. asides staying at a hotel, things seem great with him.



i'm eager to get back into the gym again. i haven't been able to do much lately..with me being so sick..and then my weird hip/leg issue. i've just been a mess.

my manager made me take the day off today to nurse myself back to health . it's been fabulous as i've had the time to do some organizing and clean up at home..and to read up on magazines that have been piling up. i wish this cough would just go away.



this last weekend was a major dose of indian culture for me. on saturday, i joined jigna for this charity event to learn the Dandiya dance. i got to dress up in a beautiful outfit and danced among hundreds of others with sticks. sunday evening, i went to benaroya to see ravi shankar and his daughter, anoushka, perform. it was a beautiful performance..and amazing to see ravi, at the ripe age of 82, still performing.



last night, emily invited me out to see Blast!, a new "musical" that is often referred to as the American "Stomp". Imagine a marching band turned into a musical..and you get Blast!. I really enjoyed the incredible talent of the percussionists in the show (although I had tunnel hearing after the show). It got me thinking about how musicals have evolved into this new genre of musicals. When I think "musical", immediately I think of shows like Sound of Music, Miss Saigon, and The Music Man. Blast! and Stomp bring on a new form comprised simply of movements rather than an entire story with music woven into the dialogue. Thus, are they really musicals? Should they be in a category of their own?



today is gina's birthday--happy birthday sweetie! and linda's was last week--happy belated! i'll call soon!



just found a fun website---> moviemistakes.com where, as the url suggests, readers can post mistakes they find in movies...like how kate winslet's mole moves from one side of her face to the other in titanic. i love reading stuff like that.

wow, i just discovered that one of the women that i used to sing with in the smiffenpoofs just released her first single, "swept away". good for her!

ugh, i've been sick for the last week with this constant cough that just won't go away. i had to start taking robitussin, for the first time since high school probably. it's been awhile since i've *just* had a chest cold. i really sound worse than i actually am.



so excited...i finally finished writing my first spec and got it signed off on. woo hoo.



oh my achy muscles...just got back from another evening of salsa dancing..and it's been awhile as I skipped last week due to my illness. in class, we've been learning this insanely long combination for performance purposes. it's awesome, though, to be back in the mode of learning choreography.



forgot to mention that i recently paid a visit to goldmyer hot springs which was a fabulous experience. it was totally rustic and way out in the middle of nowhere. we had to cross a river--like, walk through it, to even get to the site. it was my first time at a hot springs and i loved it. plus, had the opportunity to camp, which was nice since i didn't get any camping in over the summer. anyhow, if you get a chance to check this place out, i highly recommend it.



can't believe it's october already...and it was rainy and nasty today too. there go the lovely summer days...hello rain for the next eight months.