Married

For those of you who missed it...

I got married on May 18 in Durham, NC.

NYC 2010 Batizado

I just got back from Mestre Caxias' batizado in NYC. It was his last batizado while living in New York. He will be moving to Dubai with his wife, Sol for the next couple years. The event and the workshops beforehand were great. The week before the batizado, all of us in NC took workshops with Formanda Colibri.



In the end, I came out with a new cord (nice to have a fresh one that doesn't smell like hell) and a lot of new information and ideas for training for the next months. And my legs feel like they're going to fall off. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough time or energy to do much outside of batizado and workshops. I would have liked to meet with my uncle and a few friends while I was there, but it wasn't going to happen. I guess we can't have it all.

Now that we're back in Durham, the students at CBNC are getting ready for Mestre Caxias and Prof. Trovão's upcoming visit on the weekend of June 19. New cords for the students here will be riding on performance during the next weeks. Wish them luck!

Like a Sickness (Jazz)

I think I've been infected, but I like this sickness. I wish it would have happened earlier--much earlier. Sure, I was exposed to the stuff for a while, but only recently has it really had an effect. As a kid, my parents would play a little for me. They'd try to explain how wonderful it was, but it didn't sound like any of the stuff I wanted to hear. After all, did any of those old folks have a hand in creating Thriller? I doubt that! Who wants to listen to all those trumpets anyway?


But now I can't get enough of Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Wes Montgomery, Billy Holiday, Sydney Bechet, Dizzy Gillespie, Django Reinhardt, and whomever else I happen to stumble upon.

Of course there are a lot of contemporary artists that fascinate me. In fact, they are the reason why I started checking out the guys that I mentioned above. Still, it's like there's a century's worth of music I can check out before I have to complain about a lack of good music on the radio. I'd love to listen to some good hip-hop. But until something catches my ear, I'll be sampling a little of this and a little of that.

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quite a day
Originally uploaded by misfiredpixels

After months of growing and caring for that dissertation, I have released it into the world. Now, I get to spend some of my time doing things that I like. I haven't turned my camera on for months, but the last few days have been an exception. feels like I can get my stride back. I can't help but want some new toys though. You know, something like another flash.

That will have to wait. But for the moment, I'm going to have fun with the stuff I already got here with me.

Oh, and just to give a little contrast, Here's the image that I got out of the camera.  I felt like I had to battle the dull colors and flat image.  Give me contrast or give me... never mind.

Lessons in Self-Promotion

It's kind of a big deal, you know? Diddy is going to change our lives. He'll allow us to understand the greatness of Micheal Jordan, Ali, and that fast-ass Usain Bolt. Maybe we wont understand any of this well enough to actually replicate their greatness, but that's not important. You should still be motivated to check out this forthcoming and revolutionary blog. If you're lucky, you won't even have to read it. There's a chance that the fashionably grainy video in the clip will be used quite often. It's hard to say exactly what the blog will do for you, but it will likely result in a new national holiday.

Get ready.


How to Overhype Your Blog, Diddy Edition [Celebrity Computer Science]: "

Diddy made this trailer video for his forthcoming blog, proving it will be as big as Martin Luther King Jr. plus Barack Obama plus the 9/11 firefighters plus the troops, minus Will Smith. The most inspirational anything ever, in fact. More »

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