Information Overload

I have logged onto this beloved blogger.com almost every day since my last post, just wondering what I would do for the next one. I feel like my brain is saturated with information, none of it really ready for sharing, or worth the time it would take to explain.


So--what are the thinks that I have been thinking lately? I think it goes something like this...

new car or used car? class plans. student schedules. mpg. cost of living. dental insurance. commute. costumes. show themes. choreography costumes. class uniform. discipline. structure. example. meetings. new rules. friend. tears, Celine Dión, more tears. pp 100. rates. kelly blue book. jd power. 2011 ratings. New or Used? I hate Vegas. make that better. out of shape. poster. overall presentation. technique organization. moving. not moving. calling. test-driving. dirty. hot. slurpee. distance. efficiency. debt. financing. taxes. saving. time. weddings. unpack. childhood. estimated worth. scam. diploma. New or Used? payments. salary. ten months. conference. emotional breakdown. grades. transportation. pick and choose. out of the box. eat. insurance. retirement. grad school. craigslist. classifieds. dealership. strange sound. automatic. upholstery. talking. trying. boy? New or Used? new language. decoration. image. understanding. money money money. too much information. decisions. storage space. wardrobe. waste of time. assignments. emotional level. state standards. seth. New or Used? budget. new or used? tickets. new or used? denial. Information Overload.

Someone save me from all the decisions, and the research I need to retain in order to make educated ones.

...you might be a dance major.

My brain is overflowing (even more than usual) with dancing. As I prepare to teach dance full-time in the Fall, I am constantly thinking about important information I want to share with my students, dances I want to do, music I want to use, and techniques I want to teach. In this constant state of brainstorming anything and everything dance. I remembered a list that I wrote my last semester of college (feels so weird to put college in past-tense) that illustrated what life was like as a dance major. I am now learning that was only the beginning...

1) If you realize that Sunday was the only day you wore something other than sweat pants...
2) If you use a leotard as a back-up when you can't find your bathing suit...
3) If you get hungry every two hours...
4) If you know the meaning of RICE, and you do it at least once a week...
5) If work and play have the same description (dancing)...
6) If you always have a stick of deodorant in your back-pack...
7) If the lady giving you a pedicure rolls her eyes before getting to work...
8) If you wear your hair up every single day...
9) If you are always the first on the dance floor at a wedding or party...
10) If you change your clothes in front of people without thinking twice...
11) If your professor has ever kicked you in the face...
12) If you get cascades of compliments on your appearance whenever you shower, put on make-up, do your hair, or wear jeans...

...you might be a dance major.

And you wouldn't have it any other way.

*I lovingly dedicate this post to all of my dance homies in the program or on Dance Alliance. Miss you! And feel free to add to the list! :)

Deutchland Do's and Dont's..

...as in, Things I DO and DON'T love about Germany:


1) I DO love the pretzels. Soft pretzels are everywhere and they are a delight! I often dipped mine in Nutella. Terrific decision. I also loved the lemon Fanta found in Austria... I could never drink my fill.
2) There is so much to do and see! There is definitely something for everyone.
3) I love the colors in the cities... such a broad spectrum. 
4) The parks are bangin'. Much of the equipment is too dangerous for parks in the U.S. but they are the most fun. (Can you say, zip-line?)
5) Everyone seems to notice each other more... You rarely see people absorbed in technological gadgets as they walk through the streets. It was really refreshing.

Passau

1) I DON'T like how all the drinks are served without ice. Not so refreshing.
2) Everything is so expensive. It's depressing.
3) I don't like the "trophy shelf" found in many German toilets. They are made so your business lands right onto a flat surface. It's much more fragrant and I don't like it.
4) The service is not very good at restaurants. Servers don't have to refill beverages or really tend to you at all during the meal. (Did I mention refills are not free and cost about four dollars? Boo.)
5) I don't like the old trains that shut their doors on you prematurely and don't open, even after much force, calling for two other people on the train to assist you.