04.30.07

Pretty Gay

Posted in Uncategorized, The business of living at 3:24 pm by Athena

I’m happy to report that my influence over the Amazing Gee is paying off.  I babysat today so I picked him up from daycare to take him to school today, then from school to go back to daycare.  In the car as we were driving up 82nd Amazing Gee started singing the song I’ve been trying to teach him ‘I Feel Pretty’, from West Side Story.  He has the tempo, rhythm and melody down perfect – absolutely perfect, it’s amazing! The only problem is that, because he has difficulty with language it goes like this…

“na-na pretty, na na pretty, na-na-pretty na pretty na GAY!”

It just killed me! I couldn’t stop laughing all the way to the school where I just KNOW he was going to sing it all afternoon. He goes to his dad’s house in the morning and I have this evil gratification, knowing that he’s going to be singing Broadway songs to his dad, and the only lyrics that actually come out are “Pretty” and “Gay”.

I should hire myself out as a permanent day care provider.  A childcare professional who teaches children to eat cake for supper, sing musicals and jump on the bed. I have a new calling, I think.

Mary Fucking Poppins!

Dante’s sInferno

Posted in Uncategorized at 1:19 pm by Athena

Dante’s last night was awesome! Fire dancers, half naked people and rum! I met a couple of cool new Portlanders and hung with my girl, Skysidhe and drooled over the hot sweaty dancer guys twirling fire.

I wore my miniskirt and stripped socks and red shoes and even gave my number out.  My eyes stung all night from the smoke and my voice is a little rough from talking over the music but – oh, my, god.  I can’t wait to practice and get better at poi so I can dance with real flames.

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