I’ve noticed that the blogs that I tend to frequent, especially my own, have been in a lull as of late. Before Christmas postings were common from The Incredible Neal Redman and The Daring and Spectacular Stephanie Lewis and Josh “da man, da myth” Lewis, who interestingly has been fairly consistent, but whose entries have been more geek related (Not that there is anything wrong with that. I do have some geek in me). Myself, I haven’t been really feeling like writing about anything. Mmyeah, there’s news, but I don’t really feel like broadcasting it. I’ve been finding other things to do as well.

In contrast, my dance world has picked up, which is nice. I have with my Master classes totalled 13 credits this semester and anything else now is free to me, so I am taking a Ballet class and a Men’s Modern class. The Men’s Modern class, especially, has filled a divot in my life that I’ve been feeling since I started this graduate stuff.

“Gotta dance!!!”

It’s great to feel my muscles around my ribs tightening, the sweat soaking my shirt, my feet against a Kevlar floor. I am surprised at how fast my body can remember some things and how it has totally forgotten others. Muscles I once hardly thought of are cramping during Ballet from non-use(I haven’t taken for over a year and a half). But it’s great! It’s great to know I’m using them. I am looking forward to the next weeks as my muscles remember how good it feels to stretch. Right now I have to keep reminding myself to breathe deeply and release because groups of muscle, like my back muscles and hamstrings, have gotten used to the a computer lab slouch and curl-under.

If I ever did teach dance it would be similar to how the teacher for this Men’s Modern class teaches. It’s tough, creative, we sweat a lot, and we really, really move. Praise God for the joy in moving!!! I went to sleep last night for the first time in a long time physically tired and slept well.

I’ve kind of gotten off the original subject, but in a way they tie in to each other. I love writing, but sometimes I just need to move. And that, my friends, has been why I lately have been less inclined to sit in a computer lab and blog… well that… and I haven’t had computer homework from which to be distracted.

I just took an on-line quiz on www.findyourspot.com. The quiz goes through a series of questions and informs you of your “top spots.” It’s pretty nifty. Check out my results (you’ll have to sign in to see them. Spotname: eddieb Password: bruno)

Anyway, I like that line up. Makes me want to go to these places to check them out.

Give the quiz a try and tell me what your results are. Be forgiving of the bad puns.

The U of M’s annual student magazine, The Wayfarer, accepted a couple of my poems, “Beloved” (a sonnet which I wrote for Amy) and “How to Kill a Cat.” It’s nothing big, but it’s still kinda cool. It’s under poetry and “Eddy B. Oroyan.” Yes, they spelled my name wrong. I sent an email. Hopefully they’ll change it.

Anyway, when they contacted me and said they chose the poems in the middle of last semester it gave me the little pcik up I needed to keep going through the drudgery. Hope they mean something to the readers.