Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre

Alvin Ailey "Revelations"

It's official, I'm marrying a male dancer. 
askjfhoefiywhefk,lkdsfhlhwek,n,k! Oh em gee! Alvin Ailey is probably the best thing that has ever happened to me. I went to see their show today for the first time at the FOX in Atlanta and nearly died. Actually, I think I was dead until I saw their performance and now I'm alive. INCREDIBLE! I don't even know how people can move like that.

There were a couple things I noticed about ALL of the dancers, male and female. One--they all had INCREDIBLE abs. Like six packs were the minimum. Two: All the ladies had the most beautiful hair in the world; some of them were bald, but it doesn't matter because they were GORGEOUS; the ones that had hair had HAIR, like crazy curly, poofy hair that everyone and their mother and children desire. Three: This one isn't a shocker, but they were FLIPPIN INSANE TO WATCH!

Everybody, meet Kirven Boyd. Did I mention
I got a poster of him doing this.
It's being framed. Tonight. 

We sat next to a guy, well actually my mom sat next to him but that's not important. What's important is that he had a cousin who was dancing in the show. She was phenomenal. And tiny. So I liked her even more; not biased or anything. Anyway, he mentioned she went to school in New York, but failed to mention which one it was: Julliard. Whateva. He thought everyone had to go there to be accepted into AAADT. Funny guy. Then he got even funnier! After the show he introduced me to his cousin; it took EVERYTHING in me not to trample the girl, whose name, by the way, is Kelly Robotham. She autographed my 2011-2012 Souvenir Book AND took a picture with me; a picture that will be my FB profile picture until the day I meet Kirven Boyd or Linda Celeste Sims (look them up. they dance with AAADT too.). I literally screamed the entire way home. Not always out loud though; couldn't upset the peoples. I did scream when we were leaving, however. Since I didn't get to meet Linda Celeste Sims or Kirven Boyd, I screamed out that I loved them when I was in the parking lot. If I weren't on such a high from meeting Kelly, I probably wouldn't have done that. Or at least if I had, I would have been embarrassed. 
Today was the best day of my life. No exaggeration. *deep sigh*
I'm creating an Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater wall in my room. It will be fantastico; I felt Espanol was necessary there.

My dream is to dance with them. Soon. And don't think I don't mean it, either. ;)
See you soon.

The Company.

Procrastination Nation

Funny story. Remember that scholarship essay I was supposed to be writing for PULSE? The one that needs to be mailed in ONE MONTH before the convention? Well, as always, Simone has put off said essay until the last minute. I've been "writing" my essay since nine o'clock this morning and have a whopping 154 words out of 1000, only 117 of which will be included in the final product (the other...whatever number are my date (originally dated January 31, 2012), "title" entitled Outline (inspiring, I know), and what each section is going to talk about (Early years, In the near future, etc.)) I had plans to finish this today before I went to dance at four since I didn't have school today and woke up at eight. Fail. Not even an epic one at that. You see that colorful picture included? I could be getting taught be most, if not all, of them in a little over a month if I would just stop getting on Pinterest and quit blogging in enough time to write my essay. Sad. I would say 'bye' and tell you all I'm going to finish my essay, but that's probably not true. I'll be back in twenty minutes. By then I may have 200 words. Who knows? Maybe even 250.
Be back soon.

*just in case anyone was wondering, the essay needs to be mailed out by the 20th...3 days...no big deal, right? only problem is I'll be gone all week. so yes, this does have to get done today. wish me luck bloggers! i'll post the results once they are completed....*
*ps. the clock says it's only 9 something, but the truth is that it's almost one on this side of the world.*

*HAHA! I finished before I went to dance AND got my letters of recommendation! Ballin'!* 

You is smart. You is kind. You is important.

Today I finished The Help. It only took me two months. To be honest, I'm not sure why it took so long. For three days I had ten pages even left to read before the book was to be completed; today, I prevailed. And now my eyes are dry because there are no tear ducts left inside. Don't mind. At all. Next week I will be graced by the movie.
I have a few emotions going through me right now; I'm glad I finished, the ending was bittersweet and made me cry, and I'm...content. I also feel drained. Not in the horrible way when you feel like you've been working too hard for the clock to only read 11:30 in the morning; but drained in the sense that I think I've found a book that will change and shape the rest of my life.
Thank you, Kathryn Stockett. You wrote a truly wonderful book I am bound to read fifty times more  before the year is out.