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tired....

Nerissa — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:33:47 GMT

well, we finished dance explosions this weekend and let me tell ya...its a physically demanding thing!! i am STILL exhausted after closing night on saturday. but i do feel that things went very well and the choreography/dancing was highly appreciated which was the whole point of the endeavor. so after saturday, i worked out on sunday for about 5-6 hours...then i taught a class on monday for 2 hours..and i was going to do a practice for my troupe last night. BUT i decided not to kill myself...i am NOT superwoman!!! so i stayed home and watched marie antoinette and ate greasy pizza with my dasughter. AND i ate a cadbury cream egg...i KNOW gross/yummy! so i do feel more energized today, and tonight i am going to visit my dear friend tamara so still yet another night off! and ya know what?! i feel so GUILTY when i dont do suhaila stretch and tone EVERY DAY! but....these are circumstances....if i push my skinny wee body too far she might just break down on me then no more dancin' and that would be AWFUL!!!!! soooo...i did buy some multi vitamins, fish oil, and silica (for my bellydancer hair!) and starting to add that to my daily protein regimen...which HAS helped me gain some mass and muscle tone over the past month and a half. so on thursday i start training again, this time in preperation for a sword duo with my lovely classmate audrey, who is also an instructor. i am resting....for now....and TRYING not to feel so BAD about it!

Zozobey Bellydance in the Calgary Herald today

Nerissa — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:31:19 GMT

Hi everyone, I would like you all to see the article in the Calgary Herald about Linda Hannah-Meyer's choreography in Alberta Dance Explosions. It's opening night tonight....eeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!! Anyway, I hope we come across with a godd rep for bellydance cause that is our intention. I don't really like the whole part about restaurants at the beginning, because the whole idea of participating in Dance Explosions was to take away the idea that Bellydance is sideshow entertainment as opposed to a valis dance form. Oh, well, I will write an editorial. Enjoy... http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/neighbours/story.html?id=c338b738-cc05-4644-a7b4-a4be77305279

Dance Explosions!

Nerissa — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:15:17 GMT

well...im pooping my pants now that dance explosions is this week!!!!!!!!!! im not really one to get stage fright...but this time, its different. first off...its super tightly choreographed and most of the time i do loose choreography and wing it the rest of the performance. next, its my mom's choreography so i better not screw it up! AND....i am representing the art of bellydance on the local dance stage with all other forms of dance!!!! and it better be good!! really really good!!! so im freakin a little but i know ill be okay because i practiced my ass off. and i LOVE dancing this routine. I mean...the story is amazing..its me...and alot of other women i know. its a healing thing to be doing. thanks mom...and thanks to all who come out to support us in this.

heres to sierra

Nerissa — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:05:29 GMT

sometimes i have to wonder how it is possible that i am partly responsible for bringing a child into this world. it is natural to have children...but it sometimes seems wholly miraculous that a beautiful intelligent and kind being begat with me. i had sierra at the age of 20...and time has flown by. she is certainly her own person. a person i am proud and honoured to know. a person with infinite potentail. a person who will face life with enough intelligence and honour to lead a positive and good life. sierra is 11 now and it seems like yesterday that she was born. i cherish her. i wish her all the love in the world. n.

R.I.P. By-Bytes

Nerissa — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:32:54 GMT

By-Bytes- June 21 2004 to January 9 2007 By-Bytes leaves behind her loving family Nerissa, Sierra, and Grandma. By-Bytes became very very ill and we were told she was dying. We decided to let her die at home until it became very obvious that she was in pain and suffering. Sierra and I decided to spare her this and brought her to be euthanised on Jan 9 2007. By-Bytes was young to die...but she most definitly owns a special place in our hearts and she will be dearly missed. It has only been 6 days...when I come home from work I still say hi to her when I open the door. I still see her from the corner of my eye resting in her favorite spots..or sense her presence sleeping by my head. i used to nuzzle right into her fur and we would sleep like that. she was such a tiny little girl. I am so sorry to have lost her. So so sorry. Thank you By-Bytes for bringing joy, smiles, happiness, laughter, support and love into our lives. Go now and float into kitty heaven. I will see you there.

R.I.P. Auntie Glee

Nerissa — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 23:37:38 GMT

Auntie Glee died yesterday at the young age of 56 of brain cancer. She was diagnosed on Dec.12/2006, and her decline was rapid. The family decided against medical intervention. My auntie was an alcoholic and a heavy smoker. But the real Auntie we knew and loved resurfaced for a little while right before her death. I am sorry that auntie did not get to enjoy her retirement or see her grandbabies grow up. I love you Auntie Glee...and i hope you are free of pain and happy on the other side and in your next life. R.I.P. love, Nerissa