Music meme from Atlantis

1. Put your Zune/iPod on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag friends who might enjoy doing the game as well as the person you got the game from.


1. IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Gypsy Song and Dance - Zoltan & His Gypsy Ensemble

2. WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Girl Worth Fighting For - Mulan soundtrack

3. WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
I Need You - Marc Anthony

4. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Eamonn an Chniuic - Clancy Brothers

5. WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Hawai'i '78 - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

6. WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Dari e yeonik - El Bakkar

7. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Chiftetelli - Helm & FCBD

8. WHAT IS 2+2?
Mele Kalikimaka - Cyril Pahinui

9. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Sahra - Khaled

10. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Short Belly Dance Drum Solo - Raquy & the Cavemen

11. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Never Gonna End - Parselmouths

12. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
So In Love - Kiss Me Kate

13. WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Boiling Water - Michael Askill

14. WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Dilruba - Niyaz

15. WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Kronos - Solace

16. WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Farasha - Helm

17. WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
The Special Two - Missy Higgins

18. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Hadouni, Hadouni - George Abdo

19. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Suq al-manadil - Musicians of the Nile

20. WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Mon Amie la Rose - Natacha Atlas

21.HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Twinkletoes - Hapa

22. WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Largo al factotum - Barber of Seville, Hungarian Radio Chorus

23.WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Apologize - One Republic

24.WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
All God's Angels - Kate Rusby

25. WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
Dance of Mourning - FCBD & Helm

26. WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
How Could I ever know? - The Secret Garden soundtrack

27. DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
Aament Bellah - Mahmoud Fadl

28. IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Raks en Nar - Arabesque

29. WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Leave the Light On - Sara Ramirez

30. WHAT DO YOU SAY IN THE MORNING WHEN YOU FIRST WAKE UP?
Everytime it Rains - Charlotte Martin

31. WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Any Moment (Moments in the Woods) - Into the Woods soundtrack

Yes, I have been on a Broadway kick lately

LILY:
How could I know I would have to leave you?
How could I know I would hurt you so?
You were the one I was born to love!
Oh, how could I ever know?
How could I ever know?

How can I say to go on without me?
How, when I know you still need me so?
How can I say not to dream about me?
How could I ever know?
How could I ever know?

Forgive me.
Can you forgive me
And hold me in your heart,
And find some new way to love me
Now that we're apart?
How could I know I would never hold you?
Never again in this world, but oh,
Sure as you breathe, I am there inside you,
How could I ever know?
How could I ever know?

ARCHIBALD:
How can I hope to go on without you?
How can I know where you'd have me go?
How can I bear not to dream about you?
Oh, how can I let you go?

LILY:
How could I ever know?

ARCHIBALD:
All I need...

LILY:
Is there in the garden!

ARCHIBALD:
All I would ask...

LILY:
Is care for the child of our love!
Come, go with me, safe I will keep you.

ARCHIBALD:
Where you would lead me,
There I would,

LILY:
There I would, there we would,

ARCHIBALD and LILY:
There we will go.
Oh! How could I know?
Tell me how could I know?
Never to know you would ever leave me!
How could we know?

LILY:
How could I ever know?

Ca c'est qui? <Robert Goulet pwns you!>

Camelot! Camelot!
In far-off France I heard your call.
Camelot! Camelot!
And here am I to give my all.
I know in my soul what you expect of me,
And all that and more I shall be.

A knight of the Table Round should be invincible,
Succeed where a less fantastic man would fail.
Climb a wall no one else can climb,
Cleave a dragon in record time,
Swim a moat in a coat of heavy iron mail.
No matter the pain, he ought to be unwinceable,
Impossible deeds should be his daily fare.
But where in the world
Is there in the world
A man so *extraordinaire*?

C'est moi! C'est moi, I'm forced to admit.
'Tis I, I humbly reply.
That mortal who
These marvels can do,
C'est moi, c'est moi, 'tis I.
I've never lost
In battle or game;
I'm simply the best by far.
When swords are crossed
'Tis always the same:
One blow and au revoir!
C'est moi! C'est moi! So adm'rably fit!
A French Prometheus unbound.
And here I stand, with valor untold,
Exeption'ly brave, amazingly bold,
To serve at the Table Round!

The soul of a knight should be a thing remarkable,
His heart and his mind as pure as morning dew.
With a will and a self-restraint
That's the envy of ev'ry saint
He could easily work a miracle or two.
To love and desire he ought to be unsparkable,
The ways of the flesh should offer no allure.
But where in the world
Is there in the world
A man so untouched and pure?
(C'est moi!)

C'est moi! C'est moi, I blush to disclose.
I'm far too noble to lie.
That man in whom
These qualities bloom,
C'est moi, c'est moi, 'tis I.
I've never strayed
From all I believe;
I'm blessed with an iron will.
Had I been made
The partner of Eve,
We'd be in Eden still.
C'est moi! C'est moi! The angels have chose
To fight their battles below,
And here I stand, as pure as a pray'r,
Incredibly clean, with virtue to spare,
The godliest man I know!
C'est moi!

I might...

have too much fabric. For a given value of "too much".... But I'm not an objective judge.

This is what's in my shed, not counting the fabric in my sewing room.

From Spoon and Fioletta...

Here's the Durrah version *lol*

1) Can you cook?
A: I can bake. I can cook a few things. But I'm a good baker.

2) What was your dream growing up?
A: I wanted to be a mermaid. Still waiting for gills.

3) What talent do you wish you had?
A: Singing. I've always wanted to sing. I do it anyway, badly, in the car or when I'm home alone.

4) If I bought you a drink, what would it be?
A: A beer, or a raspberry iced tea.

5) Favorite vegetable?
A: Carrots.

6) What was the last book you read?
A: Carpe Demon : Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom by Julie Kenner

7)What zodiac sign are you?
A: I'm a Pisces. Moon in Aries, Mercury in Pisces, Venus in Capricorn, Mars in Pisces, and Aquarius ascendant.

8) Any tattoos and/or piercings?
A: 2 tattoos, just my ears pierced.

9) Worst habit?
A: I'm very lazy, in a stereotypically Piscean way.

10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
A: Fioletta or Spoon? Yeah!

11) What is your favorite sport?
A: What is this "sport" you speak of?

12) Negative or optimistic attitude?
A: Yes and yes.

13)What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
A: I'd be listening to my iPod while Fio panicked *lol* and making Spoon show me some of her moves.

14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
A: I probably shouldn't go into that in a public forum.

15) Tell me one weird fact about you
A: I did not know the word "pau" was not English until I was 14. It means "done" or "finished" in Hawaiian.

16) Do you have any pets?
A: Black kitty named Vladimir.

17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
A: You'd have to work your way through the toy minefield, but I've always got rum in the fridge if you make it safely to the kitchen.

18) What was your first impression of me?
A: Of Fio? I thought your profile pic looked like Clara Bow.

19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
A: Eh. Mildly annoying.

20)If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
A: I would be 40lbs thinner, forevermore...

21)Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
A: I'm usually the instigator or accomplice.

22) What color eyes do you have?
A: blue

23) Ever been arrested?
A: Haven't been caught, yet (word to that, Fio!)

24) Bottle or draft?
A: Bottle. Or draft. Whatever.

25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
A: Pay off bills.

26) Would you date me?
A: *bowchickabowbow*

27) Whats your favorite place to hang out?
A: My house. Or Khadijah's house.

28) Do you believe in ghosts?
A: Sort of. In a way.

29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
A: Everything. That is why nothing ever gets done. (yeah, I'm like that too, always a new hobby)

30) Do you swear a lot?
A: Nope. I'm a delicate fuckin' flower.

31) Biggest pet peeve?
A: Poor grammar makes me want to kill someone. On a more real note, I hate people who abuse and/or neglect their children.

32)In one word, how would you describe yourself?
A: I'm usually described as creative or eclectic. And smart usually too.

33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
A: Eh. I suppose.

34)If you could spend 12 hours with me and ask/do whatever you liked, what would it be?
A: That sandy beach sounds good too. As long as there's rum involved, I'm good!

35)Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same?
A: Yep!

What I've been doing lately.

I just uploaded some pics. I finished the teal bra, did it all-cowrie basically. It looks cute. Started a new bra, in a berry-red, with shells. Posted two pics of that work in progress. And I made four new cholis, which I love. Thank you thank you to Annabella for her choli pattern, which I used to great success on all those cholis. I have a pile of fabric for more cholis too. They're so quick and easy to make. Especially since I now own a serger (a Janome like my sewing machine, they are my favorite company for sewing machines). Weeeee!

Now for sale on eBay, stage 4 Lymphoma!

My friend Steve is selling his cancer on eBay! This is a fundraiser, he and his family (wife and three young children, his wife is a dear friend of mine) are in dire financial straits because of the cancer treatments. If you can't bid, at least come by and send some good vibes Steve's way. Please pass this on, email or reposting, wherever you can to get the word out. Thanks all!

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Tribal PURA

This weekend I attended the DCTribal event, Carolena and Megha's Tribal PURA workshop. It was absolutely amazing. Carolena is even more impressive in person than on video - her presence, her dancing, listening to her talk. Yeah I'm a fangirl, what can I say. I wanted to ask her for a picture with me but felt stupid so I didn't. Kinda regret it now. Megha is a sweetheart, so smart and funny. Happy hour is over at 9 o'clock!

Saturday we reviewed basic moves (taxeem, floreos, ribcage rotations, bodywave, shimmy, Arabic, Egyptian, and pivot bumps), did some combos and did Egyptian half turns, and then split into groups for some practice with a prescribed combination. It was a great exercise. Then some zill practice.

Sunday (today! ha) we did more zilling, which I suck at and need to practice BADLY, spins and turns, Arabic hip twist with flourish, the Sahra turn in detail, and then spent time on discussing formations and dancing in a chorus, along with the spinning exercise of spotting off another dancer, dancing face-to-face and then doing spins.

I have lots of notes for myself and a ton of stuff I need to work on. DC Tribal is going to try to make this an annual event and I hope I can make it next time too. It was a weekend well spent. And I did a bunch of shopping; the husband was all surprised to find out I spent $250 on belly dance stuff. Duh.

Swiped from Nisha ;)

1. IF YOU COULD BUILD A HOUSE ANYWHERE, WHERE WOULD IT BE?
Hawaii, on Oahu up around Laie, or on Maui at Kaanapali or Lahaina.

2. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING?
right now, I adore my long jeans shorts from Old Navy.

3. FAVORITE PHYSICAL FEATURE OF THE _ OPPOSITE (or TARGET)_ SEX?
I like muscles.

4. THE LAST CD YOU BOUGHT?
Generally I download, but I picked up Niyaz's CD over at Border's recently.

5. WHERE'S YOUR LEAST FAVORITE PLACE TO BE?
doctor

6. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO BE MASSAGED?
my back

7. WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT, STRONG IN MIND OR STRONG IN BODY?
Strong in mind.

8. WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
Around 7-8am.

9. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE KITCHEN APPLIANCE?
Seriously, who has a favorite kitchen appliance?

10. WHAT MAKES YOU REALLY ANGRY?
Stupidity.

11. IF YOU COULD PLAY ANY INSTRUMENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Piano or guitar

12. FAVORITE COLOR?
blue

13. WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SPORTS CAR OR SUV?
I really want a Mazda RX8

14. DO YOU BELIEVE IN AFTERLIFE?
Yes.

15. FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOK?
Harry Potter, natch

16. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON?
spring or fall

17. IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPER POWER, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
to shapeshift (good one, Nisha)

18. IF YOU HAVE A TATTOO, WHAT IS IT?
A hammerhead shark, and a mama koala holding twin babies.

19. CAN YOU JUGGLE?
Uh, no.

20. THE ONE PERSON FROM YOUR PAST YOU WISH YOU COULD GO BACK AND TALK TO?
Kevin.

21. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE DAY?
Friday

22. WHAT'S IN THE TRUNK OF YOUR CAR?
sand. We were at the beach on Sunday.

23. WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SUSHI OR HAMBURGER?
Hamburger. I hate sushi.