I need some good stuff today. Send me fun, happy things.

It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache for
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.

It doesn’t interest me how old you are.
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool
for love
for your dream
for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon...
I want to know if you have touched the centre of your own sorrow
if you have been opened by life’s betrayals
or have become shrivelled and closed
from fear of further pain.

I want to know if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes
without cautioning us
to be careful
to be realistic
to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn’t interest me if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.
If you can bear the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand at the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
“Yes.”

It doesn’t interest me
to know where you live or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after the night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.

It doesn’t interest me who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the centre of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.

It doesn’t interest me where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like the company you keep
in the empty moments.

 -- Oriah Mountain Dreamer

Stolen from tantrumgalore .

I wanna go dancing tonight. What's happening Seattle?

Reposted from freakmanor 


Hi All,

I don't normally post here, and it's been a while, but does anyone have any photos of Drew Hayes at Freak Manor? Drew's publisher is currently working on editing his autobiography and wanted to know if there are any publishable picture of him from Freak Manor. We'd need to know who else in in the pictures to get their permission, and (here's the hard part) the photos would would need to be naughty bits free. (lol)

If you have any photos, you can email me at ms.syren@gmail.com
I'll also be at NorwesCon.

Miss Syren

Who is your home internet service provider and how do you like them?

I'm researching internet options for our new place and all the online reviews are pretty sad.

If you haven't heard from me in a while, it's because I've just been too busy to write... or I didn't know what to say.

This week, I'm just tired. After the show this past weekend at the Seattle Center Winter Solstice Fire Festival, I'm just trying to recover. But as you can see, it was a great show... at least by Sunday.














More pics here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebes-inc/sets/72157612463159523/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/espressobuzz/sets/72157612374022113/

With the Seattle Sostice Fire Festival rescheduled for the weekend of January 10-11th, our previously secured Technical Assistant cannot do the new date because he has another show. OFDT needs someone to fill his shoes for the performance and tech rehearsal next week.

So does anyone know anyone who could help? If so, send them my way ASAP.
openflamedance@gmail.com

Responsibilities include:
- Attend the technical and spacing rehearsal on Thursday January 8th from 7-9:30pm
- Run sound check with the Seattle Center sound technician
- Call sound cues to the sound technician during the performances
- Giving 15 and 10 minute warning to performers and safeties for places

Time Commitment:
- 1 meeting/ phone conversation with Rachel at a mutually agreed time
- Rehearsal: Thursday, Jan 8th, 7-9:30pm
- Performances: Saturday and Sunday Jan 10-11th, 3pm- 6:30pm

Compensation: $40

It's not really hard at all, it just requires someone who is organized and can stay on schedule.

Open Flame Dance Theater
Rescheduled Seattle Solstice Fire Festival
January 10-11th, 2009

Festival: 4-9pm
OFDT Performance: 5:30 pm

FREE and ALL AGES!

http://seattlecenter.com/programs/detail.asp?EV_EventNum=57
www.openflamedance.com