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Here We Go Again -- Another Silver Short Squeeze Looms
Back on April 15, we accurately projected that a major Spec short squeeze was brewing in the coming days. Nine days later, silver shot higher in a move of +14% in just over three weeks. Well, guess what. The conditions that created that move have returned and another significant short squeeze is right around the corner.
Before you read further, it's likely best if you go back and review our post from April 15. Back then, price was being beaten lower by the momo-chasing, HFT-algo Specs and most "analysts" thought that new lows for silver were right around the corner. Not here at TFMR, however. Here are the links: https://www.tfmetalsreport.com/blog/6767/another-silver-short-squeeze-looms & http://www.marketwatch.com/story/financial-analyst-forecasts-imminent-rise-in-the-price-of-silver-2015-04-16
As you've now just read, the key to forecasting the impending squeeze was in watching the silver Comex open interest numbers. Total silver OI spiked to a new all-time high on March 18 and the very next day a Spec short squeeze developed that rallied price nearly 13% in two weeks. After being squeezed out to an OI low, the Spec shorts gradually returned and total OI made a new all-time high on April 24. The very next day the squeeze mentioned above began and price rose 14% in three weeks.
Below is a chart I provided "Vault" subscribers back on Monday. Not the ebb and flow of Spec short money as evidenced by the increasing and declining Comex open interest levels:
And so now, here we are again...
Despite silver price being flat for the week, total Comex silver OI has risen by another 4% just this week, reaching another new all-time high on Thursday of 191,663 contracts. As an aside, I mentioned this to Dave Kranzler yesterday and this led him to write this terrific commentary last evening: http://investmentresearchdynamics.com/silver-manipulation-may-be-the-most-extreme-in-history/
Though Dave is certainly correct about the corrupt nature of the Comex and the disgusting amount of naked shorting, I want to focus instead here about the nature of this next short squeeze...and here's the important point:
Just as in mid-March and late April, the speculative trading funds have once again been led into a disastrously concentrated short position in Comex silver. The extreme size of this position is clearly noted again by the new all-time high open interest numbers. Additionally, just as in March and April, we are again approaching an FOMC meeting where the idea of "raising the Fed Funds rate" will be addressed but not acted upon. Combining these two factors allows us to conclude that another Spec short squeeze is right around the corner.
The chart looks to confirm this, too. If we connect the dates the most recent squeezes began and extend the line forward, look what we get:
Finally, just to show you how the current cycle is simply repeating, check this paragraph from the April 15 post linked above:
"To me the conclusion is quite clear. The risk in silver is NOT to the downside with a drop through $15.50. Instead, the risk is being taken by the Spec shorts. They are being set up once again for an epic squeeze. This move is not yet imminent and it may be timed instead for the next FOMC meeting in two weeks. This would coincide with May silver contract expiration and the mandatory Spec short-covering that would naturally occur anyway."
Now, let's take that paragraph and substitute some words to adjust for the calendar:
"To me the conclusion is quite clear. The risk in silver is NOT to the downside with a drop through $15.50. Instead, the risk is being taken by the Spec shorts. They are being set up once again for an epic squeeze. This move is not yet imminent and it may be timed instead for the next FOMC meeting
in two weeks next week. This would coincide with May July silver contract expiration and the mandatory Spec short-covering that would naturally occur anyway."
Cool, huh?
Based upon the experience of the last two squeezes, what should we expect this time? Most likely a surge in paper silver that begins sometime in the next week or so, leading to a rally that extends to and through the 200-day moving average for the July contract, currently near $16.87. I'd say the area around $17.30 is a pretty good target again. As price nears there, JPM et al will slam the brakes, open interest will be back down after all of the Spec short-covering and the entire wash/rinse cycle will begin again as price falls back down and through the moving averages and the Specs shorts come charging back in.
So there you have it. I think I'll wrap this up with the same concluding paragraph we used back in April:
"Therefore, could another squeeze and panic develop, similar in size and scope to March (and April)? Certainly. And could you profit from this move? Absolutely! Those willing to gamble in The Casino and confident enough to take a contrarian stand against the momo-and-headline chasing Specs, will very likely be richly rewarded. These profits can then be used to acquire additional physical metal to add to your stack in preparation for the eventual end of The Great Keynesian Experiment."
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and I am painting
edit: a short squeeze, I want to see a serious commercial signal failure
8 days of shear hell for the bankster ending in a price above $100
Somewhere Before 5th
See Above
Short Squeeze
Is that two small people giving a hug. LMAO Keep Stacking
.....what does a mindless, never done this before but have a spare $5,ooo to risk here guy do?....you know, to make some jack on these mofos...what is the best thing to buy to make the most?
Please comment on Choice of Vehicles to Profit
You mentioned at one point you were considering a trading service.
Without advocating any one vehicle, would you list a few ideas such as an AGQ option or some such thing. Would you go out 2 weeks, 3 weeks.
I personally stay away from futures but would be interested in your ideas.
Thank you!
Squeeze Box
Talk About Squeezes
As a Physical Stacker I like a Physical Squeeze. Lol Keep Stacking
If you are looking to get some leverage in your trading account but do not do futures/options, you can always try USLV, a 3x leveraged silver ETF. All normal caveats apply, especially using tight stops since it will go down 3x faster too, and do not hold this ETF longer term because the decay will kill you. For a two week rip, however, it should serve well.
Silver Sooner ?
Hey Silver Sooner. Make sure your family and friends know about this !
I despise that prick !
Squeeze and Stack
A motto to live by. Whether your stack is squeezed, or your squeeze is stacked.
Disclaimer: Politically incorrect actions are given as suggestions only, and not to be acted upon without serious consequences from those who have no stack, or no squeeze.
edit-add: Or, especially, those who sneer at both stacks and squeezes.
Thanks Marchas45 for the lovely thought!!
Congress denies Obama the fascist track authority he yearned for
I was in a job related seminar at a local hotel today so I wasn't following this closely. We took a break in the early afternoon and I went out to the lobby and saw in the crawl across the bottom of a tv screen that they had voted down giving Obama the fascist track authority he desperately wanted by a large margin.
It's nice to feel good about the world even for just a few days.
Deny Fast Track
Now start to Impeach based on failure to regulate by all Administrative Agencies and abuse of office for using it for political purposes.
Good Info - Thank you
I'll look into this and thanks for the idea.
I looked at the chart on this, and if you "hit it exactly right from dip to peak which was $16 to $24 or about $8.00. Lets say you made about $5.oo and you had about 1000 shares--
I guessing you would have anted up an initial $16K and change --Sound about right?
Best regards,
Leveraged and/or inverse trading vehicles
...inherently lose 'value' (price, anyway) as time passes, due to the by-design time decay of the derivatives (incl. Calls or puts) they are based on, which are MEANT to lose all value upon expiration, unless in the money. Puts on inverse or 2x/3x bear ETNs can thus give even more upside potential, should one be inclined to play with fire. Liquidity/volume and spreads were pretty bad last I checked, certainly worse than SLV calls. Your mileage definitely WILL vary. Also don't forget that any options or option-based vehicles are impacted by volatility as well as absolute valuation of the underlying assets.
None of the above is an endorsement, I'm sitting this one out and hoping to grab a tube of the stuff instead, maybe just a small lottery ticket for fun.
Thank You
This doesn't seem to work as I've written two emails and they just disappear. Thanks for the ideas. Stu
so turd
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Canada.com Redesigns Without RSS Feeds
Canada.com recently launched a long-overdue redesign of their website. I'll let you decide what you think on your own, but I find it way too busy, deeply unusable and just plain ugly. As somebody (I think it was on here, but I can't find it now) recently remarked, they went from looking like an early-nineties website to a late-nineties one.
One particularly laughable navigation element is the 'share it' section. This teases with the prospect of citizen journalism and reader engagement, but turns out to be the bucket for stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. What do obituaries (new user-generated content, every day!), personals and e-cards (speaking of the nineties) have in common? They do have a discussion group, but they managed to select the ugliest, least user-friendly forum software I've seen in years.
What's the worst offense (aside from the subscription walled gardens)? No RSS feeds. C'mon, it's nearly 2006. Nearly every media outlet in the world offers RSS feeds. CanWest is among the largest media conglomerates in Canada. What possible reason could they have for not implementing them?
Colby Cosh is none too impressed either. He's wrong, of course, about design, but he's correct about the laughable new slogan (so designed by committee): "Where Perspectives Connect".
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Jeffery Simpson
The Metblog post you were looking for was here http://vancouver.metblogs.com/2005/11/more_posts_about_snow_and_elec.phtml.
As for why they don't offer RSS feeds, well because they're still too focused on protecting content from copyright infringement to have realized that without RSS they're just going to be ghettoized.
I only read Canada.com now so I have topics to blog about at Metroblogging Vancouver. If it weren't for that I wouldn't even go, it's so much easier to simply read CBC's RSS feeds.
I agree. It's not an improvement as far as I am concerned; it looks uninviting and is confusing to use.
Also, I have a canada.com email address which I only use for booking travel (North West Airlines, Easyjet (in the UK) i.e. – reputable companies). I've had it for three or so years and never had a problem with it.
However, since they launched their re-designed email, I have had a notable increase in sp%m emails and now receive about 20 a day.
Perhaps, it's an attempt to get me to use their paid-for service (open my inbox to sp%m so I will get sick of it and cross their palm with dollars)…
Newspaper web design is a solid example of badly planned, poorly coded, unusable design. If I ever need to tutor a client on the impact of poor usability I only have to point at online newspapers and ask them to search for a story.
Canada.com was and still is the worst of the worst.
Colby Cosh commenting on web design is funny. I view the web on a designer's monitor (19″ at 1280×1024) and his print is unreadable. When he takes readability seriously I'll consider his design critiques. Until then…
Canada.com is too busy peddling PODCASTING, thank you very much Kevin 'hey we're PODCASTING NOW' Newman.
If their site was searchable beyond 7 days, had reasonable URLs, had simpler navigation, I'd think we were looking at the second coming of Christ.
When they do all of the above I'm gonna start going back to church.
That slogan is truly awful.
If you want a real horror story of a website, go to rogersvideo.com. But remember, once you look at it you can't un-look. It's that bad.
CanWest has shown so little understanding of how to involve its news organizations with the Web that this "our web hosting comes with FREE templates!" redesign is sadly no surprise.
I think they made it ugly so that regular readers like me would give up and buy the paper. But I'm not doing that, so now they've lost my eyes and my wallet.
Jeffery Simpson
Well they've tried to make it look… I don't know "good" I guess. It's sort of IGN.com-esque and that's a bad layout too.
I like simple and clean. The Guardian (guardian.co.uk) generally has a good clean layout, plus RSS which is nice.
I was looking for an RSS feed on the canada.com site today, for a project I'm working on. There's still nothing available. No RSS for the National Post, the Vancouver Sun/Province, Montreal Gazette, etc.
I was shocked that they had nothing. This post is the top result searching for "canada.com rss"
I guess this isn't what you were looking for?
I think that's just for displaying stories of your preference on their website, not for displaying their headlines on your own site. I played with it for an hour or so thinking I was going to be able to display their headlines on my site… but no joy.
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1. objective
not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts
a police officer has to be objective when hearing both stories.
Police officers have to be objective on a daily basis.
based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions
when one person likes a thing while another person thinks its nasty
suzy liked the cake more then jake
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another
not caring or listing to the others story
patrick didn't care about judos story he only wanted to hear jacks
believable/ having a sound basis in logic or fact
being truthful is an act of behaving
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Hobo Chic
I noticed recently that a previous post Boho Chic has been occurring very frequently in my stats. I have since found that if you search for 'boho chic' in Google Images you'll not get Sienna Millar or Jade Jagger but Bert's ma and his Aunt Lizzie. They are only third but quite a lot of people have been calling the image up to take a better look at Cullybackey's take on the boho look - Hobo Chic.
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That is brilliant - Pearlie and Lizzie could be the new London fashion icons. How great would that be.
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- Nelly said...
Yes, they're very up to the minute. Pearlie told me yesterday that Big Brother was the filthiest programme she'd ever seen but she 'couldn't be bothered with it' although Lizzie watches it faithfully.
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Philadelphia Flyers (40-28-11, 91 pts) at Pittsburgh Penguins (46-26-8, 100 pts)
The Pens have the top spot in the Eastern Conference in their grasp. All they have to do is win two games against the Flyers and it belongs to them. Alternatively, they can finish tied with the Habs and also keep it.
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I'd rather see the team earn both with wins instead of backing into their spot because of the failure of another team.
The Flyers will make that tough. They're fighting just to stay in the playoffs. Washington won tonight. Both the Caps and Hurricanes have 90 points, while the Sabres have 88. The Flyers have 91. Their backs are against the wall in a must win situation.
I was really surprised that Fleury played back to back against the Rangers. I guess Therrien is putting his money on the Flower to be his horse in the playoffs. The Pens could do far worse than the way Fleury has played lately. He looked a little bit shaky at times with the rebound control on Monday, but for the most part he's been solid, if not spectacular.
The only relevant injury news is that Umberger will be able to play for the Flyers. R.J. has killed the Pens this season.
Hall and Roberts will be ready to return soon, but neither is a lock to crack the lineup. You'd have to think Roberts will play in the playoffs if he's ready, but this is a solid bunch of forwards the Pens have right now. Who do you sit? Taffe... I guess.
On the blue line, I don't like sitting Letang, but I don't know who else to sit in his place. Suddenly, the Pens have real depth across their roster. That's a huge plus for the playoffs.
Last game of the year at the Igloo, and it will be rocking. How about a song with a video that includes Ben Eager getting pummeled by Mr. Roberts? I think I could use this before every Flyers game.
Let's Go Pens!
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Game #81 - vs Philadelphia Flyers
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Fortune magazine's most admired companies list for 2012 is out. Ever wonder why Disney is #13 on "most admired" but does not even appear on Fortune's list of best companies to work for in the United States? The reason is a gap between the corporate brand and the "employment brand."
Just as a brand helps make positive associations for the product for potential consumers and a corporate brand helps make positive associations for a company's products under the corporate umbrella, an employment brand makes positive associations for the consumers of the company's jobs. In this case, the "consumers" are potential employees, and the "product" is the jobs they are advertising at the time.
Changes to these four areas don't just happen by accident. At Vocollect, for example, we have an innovative way to interview prospective candidates on the "visit day" that makes the process smoother and faster for applicants. This process helped me understand our collaborative and innovative culture and helped attract me to the company. Other elements of the "product" such as the game room with pinball and ping-pong tables helped position the company as still a cool tech company despite our relative maturity.
Employment branding is a critical consideration for HR in an era of competition for some of the most skilled positions. If you disagree with me, someday try hiring a skilled product manager with a degree in computer science and experience in a full cycle product development process from concept to launch. You'll find it's not as simple as just paying more than the competition. In fact, I know some engineers who just ignore the recruiter calls these days because, despite the potentially better pay, they just "can't be bothered" given how well-paid and happy they are right now.
Understanding where HR falls short requires some serious market research among the target hire population. To my amazement given this talent shortage, in my experience there are only a few research companies thinking seriously about this topic. One is Gallup, the polling-organization-turned-consulting-firm, which has devoted an entire practice to employment branding. Another is Kenexa, a consulting firm that specializes in the topic. Global firms such as Ipsos seem to have pockets of interest in employment branding worldwide, most notably in the UK office. Maritz Research has clearly done work in this area but doesn't highlight it very well.
So here's my challenge to some of the "big guns" out there: trumpet your employment branding market research better on the Web, in articles and even in the comments below. There is a latent market out there waiting to improve companies' hiring processes. And improving the interview processes and the jobs themselves for all of us who are occasionally in the job market.


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While on an early morning Saturday road spin trying to get some time in before this weekend's noreaster I noticed a little slice of single track just outside of town. Who cares if I was riding my road bike, I was going to hit it and see what it had to offer. Once off the road I had to ride over two stone walls, a bunch of roots and a slippery, leaf covered climb. I managed to get to the top (just barely) without dabbing once but I did decide it was best to not do the powerline downhill I found once at the top. Going up on a road bike isn't so bad but going down could hurt. The panaracer extreme evo's held up to the task nicely and I was soon rolling on the pavement again and freezing my arse off as the storm winds blew in.
The up.
This would have been my downhill, it was full of large ledge faces. Death to all road bikes.
The road tires seeing more dirt than most suv's do in a lifetime.


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Today was a sick day!!! everything was perfect!! Right place, right time, right people!!!
I rode pipe in the morning, then slopestyle in the afternoon and in the evening we had a sick skatesession and learned some new tricks!!! now its time to chill, watching a movie and having a good dinner!!!!
thanks to all my buddys for this sick day!!!!


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Story: A young boy was walking along a beach upon which thousands of starfish had been washed up during a terrible storm. When he came to each starfish, he would pick it up, and throw it back into the ocean. People watched him with amusement.
He had been doing this for some time when a man approached him and said, "Little boy, why are you doing this? Look at this beach! You can't save all these starfish. You can't begin to make a difference!"
The boy seemed crushed, suddenly deflated. But after a few moments, he bent down, picked up another starfish, and hurled it as far as he could into the ocean. Then he looked up at the man and replied,
"Well, I made a difference to that one!"
The old man looked at the boy inquisitively and thought about what he had done and said. Inspired, he joined the little boy in throwing starfish back into the sea. Soon others joined, and all the starfish were saved.
Perseverance against great odds, against the criticism of others and refusing to accept failure is the very hallmark of value-based idealism. The understanding that we hold in our hands the power to change a life, a mind, or a circumstance today – right now – is a powerful insight and motivator.
Leading the way is the power to inspire others to act, and sometimes in numbers significant enough to make a major or even complete impact on whatever problem or situation we might face.
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Interview with Daniela Pucci
I found this interview very inspirational.
Performance at Chicago Tango Week 2008
I found this interview very inspirational.
Performance at Chicago Tango Week 2008
Posted by Eva at Tuesday, December 30, 2008 6 comments Links to this post
Our Sitemeter indicates there's been a lot of people searching for "tango dresses" online. So I figured I'd google it today to see what I would find. The first three websites that popped up were Edressme.com, Tangoleva.com and Ekclothing.com. Aha! Just as I thought... the usual suspects; halter spandex with asymmetrical hems, frilly wedding cake tier numbers and, let's not forget the infamous, "when animals attack" shreds. What makes one think of metallics, gold lamés and sequins when designing "tango" dresses for the masses? I mean... sure, we usually spot one or two tan-ghetto fab victim(s) at milongas. Is there really such a big market for these looks because it seems that's all I am able to find? What's a modern tanguera to do? I mean come on ladies! I know you want to look the part but unless your dance skills scream louder than your dress, I would think twice about sporting it. Leave the sequins to the pros! Yes, even the pros occasionally fall victim to tan-ghetto fab. I've seen one tanguera repeatedly perform in the same ill-fitting corset. It really boggles my mind... isn't one wardrobe malfunction enough??? The whole corset twisted in mid-performance and she literally had to finish the dance with one hand covering her left boob. Que pasa chica?
This topic has been covered by many of our beloved blogueras. My all time favorite is La Planchadora. Who can forget those outrageously funny tango-dresses posts? It's really unfortunate for us she's not blogging much these days.
I figured I would post a few today in honor of her. Enjoy!
All this tango couture love can be yours for the small price of $950 (Sorry ladies, the headband/strap piece is not included.) The model looks pissed.. can you blame her?
When animals attack your hair, too.
Hey, you know there's something not kosher, when they offer you a free mask to go with the dress.... or was it the other way around... free trash bag with purchase of Halloween mask?
I don't know about you but I sure wouldn't want anything dangling between my legs when I am dancing.
Well, this hot number speaks for itself but is that a loose thread or is it really her stocking? Why? WHY??
Posted by Eva at Thursday, December 18, 2008 2 comments Links to this post
Bluebee is having a 60% off sale and there are quite a few tango-licious dresses. Have fun shopping ladies!
Foley Tube Dress with Tail Back
Karanina Polka Dot Convertible Dress Red
Dina Bar-El Roushed Dress Forest
Foley Sandra's Tube Dress Jade
D & G Rouched Red Dress
Posted by Eva at Sunday, August 17, 2008 3 comments Links to this post
Malena's last post "What is love?" got me thinking.
I was in love... it had ended several months ago. It'd been difficult to adjust to the way things were before I fell in love. To have had it and then to wake up without it made my world a little colder. I tried to pick up other hobbies like Pole Dancing. It was definitely a good distraction from the pain I felt inside. I was sore for several days after each class. In some ways it was comforting to feel the pain and feel it dissipate with each passing day. Perhaps I needed the reminder that this pain inside will also eventually lessen with time.
More than I like to admit but I did dance less when I was in love. Words of my maestro ring loud in my head, "Most women dance, then they stop when they find boyfriends... then they come back when the relationship ends." I disgreed at the time... I guess it's because I was so in love with tango that I couldn't see life without it... boyfriend or not. If I had met someone with jealousy issues, I'd probably end it because it would conflict with my tango life.
I hadn't wanted to dance since the Miami Tango Festival. I was disgusted with what I had witnessed there. Quite a few tangueros were standing around like flies hovering around a piece of fruit. Poor Malena had trouble fending them off. Even a famous well respected older teacher, whose name I will not mention, had acted inappropriately. I believe he had a few too many to drink and took the opportunity to "accidentally" fondle her during their dance. Not to mention our mysterious stranger who masked as a "friendly fellow tango dancer" had an agenda up his sleeve. I guess it is human nature, men will always be men. It just upsets me that some of these men use their skills and tango status to prey on unsuspecting women. This left a bad taste in my mouth and I wanted to be far far away from the tango after that milonga.
It's been three months and today is the first day I decided to dance again. So I made an appointment with my maestro. I'm sure he will ask me where I've been and why I haven't been dancing. Perhaps it's this love-hate relationship with tango that keeps me going back. Not long after I had abandoned it, it was calling out to me. I miss and long for that high again. The feeling of being completely lost in the music... that sustained loving hug/embrace with a total stranger... and the ultimate ever changing roller-coaster ride, it just never gets old. Perhpas maestro was right... maybe love and tango is more closely linked then I'd realized. Perhaps all single tangueros and tangueras secretly long to find love on the dance floor. Even when they go home alone... there's still the promise of love in that 3 minute embrace. Is it possible that we sometimes feel more security with our dance partners than we do with our partners in real life?
Posted by Eva at Sunday, August 10, 2008 4 comments Links to this post
As usual, I decided to do this on a whim. The studio so happens to be right next door to my office building. The class starts right when my workday ends. I wanted to find a way to incorporate fitness with fun. And to be quite honest, I've always wondered what it feels like to be one of these sexy divas. Well, It's only been two weeks and I already have a new found respect for them. I have bruises on both of my knees, burns on my wrist, palm and ankle and my body is aching in unusual places. Yes it can be painful but when you are making that first perfect spin.... with controlled speed and multiple rotations .... it feels like Disney (but only the adult version).
Posted by Eva at Tuesday, July 22, 2008 9 comments Links to this post
Opening night. No high hopes judging by the scarce number of people present. We were determined to have a nice time, dancing or not. As Eva was quickly swept by an unknown dancer, I looked around. I was vaguely aware of a man in a dark suit making his way to our table. A few minutes later, as a new song began, he appeared as if out of nowhere and asked me to dance. I knew it instantly. From his very posture, from the very first sensation of his embrace. Divine. No more, no less. After a few tandas, he walked me back to our table, then disappeared.
We continued having very good dances. It must have been the newness of it all. After the showcase, Eva and I decided to arrange for a private lesson with the chacarera boys that performed (what a better way to learn this enchanting dance). We stepped out of the ballroom to sign up and on the way back we saw the dark suited man carrying a bottle of champagne in an ice bucket into the room. We looked at each other and giggled with regret - how did we not think of that?! Apparently other people agree that champagne is the best companion to a milonga night.
As we were sitting down back at our table, we noticed the chilled champagne and three glassed placed right in front of our seats, as if awaiting our return. Hmmm... Thinking that someone mistakenly took our table for available we continued dancing with a few strangers. Before long we saw the tall man approaching us, then softly addressing us, "Ladies, champagne? It's a night of celebration." Of course it was! Just past midnight, it was already Eva's birthday! But how did he know that?! He asked for permission to sit with us and without delay started pouring champagne. We started talking and we got to learn a little about him. That he was an amazing dancer, we already knew. The bubbles were already making us feel happy and radiant. Eva danced with our lovely stranger in turn. Her eyes were closed, she was in a state of dreamy surrender. At the end of the night, more champagne outdoors by the beach, with the moon shining on us...
He insisted to take us to dinner the next night for Eva's birthday. Everything was planned to perfection. Stunning restaurant with extraordinarily decadent food. Fountains of champagne. Pictures. Slowly we are becoming aware of how all this was coming across. We feel the surrounding glances intrigued by the scene. At our remark that we were probably too crazy for him, he replies with a mysterious smile, "Not crazy enough..." We are beginning to realize what our less of a stranger is after (Funny! Is this every man's fantasy?!)...
Perhaps because of this, perhaps because we had already gotten to know him a little, that night at the milonga the magic was gone. Same dancer, same skill, but with the romance of the unknown gone and with his agenda right on the table, next to yet another bottle of champagne, we felt an empty dance.
It seems the magic in tango is this very special and fragile combination of a multitude of aspects and with even one missing, the magic vanishes, the embrace becomes confinement, the steps just units of movement... Can we define the magic, can we capture the emotion? The closest we got is the realization that the mystery and an anonymous face are key. You don't have expectations, you are at the edge of all possibilities. But after the masks are down and the faces acquire outlines, we come back to reality and disappointment settles as everyone is eager to assume their sharp individuality, vanity, pretenses...
Tango anonymous?
Posted by Malena at Friday, May 30, 2008 8 comments Links to this post
In exactly 7 days, we will be on a plane heading to Miami, Florida.
Top 5 things on my packing list:
Tango wear
3 pairs of CIFs
We were originally planning to go to the Denver festival but, at the very last minute, the visuals of zipping champagne by the pool and tangoing by the beach won us over. So Miami Tango Fantasy 2008 here we come! This will be our first tango festival away from home. Interestingly, it will also be my birthday. I used to spend my birthday in Miami every year with a group of single girlfriends. Our vacation included staying at a fancy hotel, dining at the trendiest restaurant and dancing at the hottest nightclubs. Awww... so much has changed since I started tango. I've had to rack my brain to come up with good excuses why I can't vacation with them anymore. "Ohhh that sounds wonderful but I'm so swamped with work.".... "I would love to but I just don't have the funds right now." or "I wish I could but I think I'm coming down with the flu." It took me a long time but I think I can finally confess to them... "I don't want to go because I'd rather TANGO." To be honest, I've lost touch with a few friends because my idea of fun and relaxation no longer revolves around drinking and dancing with hot men. Well let me rephrase that.... it's more about the dancing.... with much less drinking and there'll almost be room for hot men (if they can dance that is). So I'm going back to Miami and, for the first time, I do not plan leave the confines of my hotel. It'll be all about the beach, the lessons and the milongas.
...and maybe we'll finally get to tango on the beach.
Posted by Eva at Thursday, May 15, 2008 8 comments Links to this post
He loves me. I am his hopes, his dreams, his life. He wants us to start a life together. He says he dreams of the time when he will learn to dance. So that I am his in every way. And not dance with anyone else.
Suddenly I am struggling for air. I am terrified. I felt the space rapidly closing in front of me. I can't do it.
I never had to think about this before. I longed to belong. I always thought that my desire for openness was a means to an end and would ultimately lead to a sweet surrender. Now I just need to feel the limitless space around me... Indefinitely. To have any possible tanda I want, any impossible tanda I dream of... Is there a successful union of love and our tango identity?
Is tango an expression of freedom? Does it represent our spirited nature, that side of us that refuses to be tamed??
I want it to be open, so open that the horizon can contain anything... So open that if I set my spirit free, it can go anywhere...
Posted by Malena at Tuesday, May 06, 2008 8 comments Links to this post
On the night of my usual milonga I am leaving the house for the airport to pick up friends from out of town coming to visit me. After a few seconds of hesitation, I run back and throw a pair of CiFs in my bag. Just in case.
Ok, wait! In case of what??? The plane having a three hour delay so that I can go dance a little?! I start realizing, for a thousandth time, how irrational this is. Have we gone too far? Is this normal?!
I dream about tango several times a week. I suffer withdrawal if I don't dance for a couple of days. I hear tango music in my head most of the time. I have 30GB of music on my ipod, but end up listening to about a hundred songs 90% of the time (yes, tango). When I hear tango music unexpectedly my heart skips a beat. No, several beats. On the way to a milonga I am more excited with anticipation than when going to a first date. I cross as I stop at a traffic light. I cannot even walk after hours of dancing, but I can surely do another tanda. I would (and do) cancel any other plans to dance. I get by on 5 hours of sleep on a regular basis. I pity people who have not experienced all this.
Even if normal for a beginner who is still in the tango honeymoon bliss, for me this has been reality for about a year and a half. Relentlessly.
Is it time for a Tango Rehab? Or should we just be left to our obsession? Has life ever had more colors...
Posted by Malena at Thursday, May 01, 2008 7 comments Links to this post
I stumbled upon this adorable short film by a tango couple today.
The video was shot at the South Street Seaport by Pier 16. It really brought back fond memories of last summer for me. The relaxing atmosphere attracted dancers of all levels and all ages. Most people dressed casually, some wore dance sneakers and I opted for tango shoes with a slightly chunkier heel. No matter how practical it may seem..... I'm just not a sneaker girl. So ladies, please leave your stilletos at home. Your heels will definitely get stuck in the gaps between the old wooden planks.
I think this historic waterfront is the perfect backdrop for a milonga. The old ships... the smell of salty air... and especially when the DJ plays earlier recordings, it can really transport you back in time.
Tango Porteno should start again sometime in May and we'll be checking the schedule on Richard Lipkin's website.
(BTW, you can spot Malena dancing in this video.)
Posted by Eva at Tuesday, April 29, 2008 2 comments Links to this post
The Airport
We thought of this one on our way back from Buenos Aires while waiting for our flight. We just might have to write the (Ezeiza) Ministro Pistarini International Airport and suggest a Tango Lounge. Last tanda in Buenos Aires anyone?
The Grand Central Terminal
Ahh.. the hustle and bustle. Wouldn't it be beautiful to dance to a live tango orchestra playing in that grand space?
Subway platforms
I'm usually listening to tango on my ipod waiting for the train. While trying hard not to let my foot tap too much, I often think to myself... "If only I can find a tanguero right now, I would totally do it right here."
The Yoga Studio
I love yoga but I can't help thinking about tango everytime I see that perfect wooden floor with candles lit in all corners.
I must admit... I will never look at another shopping cart the same way again... thanks to that italian short film Perdizione.
The Staten Island Ferry
Trip time: Approx. 25 minutes. That should be enough time for a couple of tandas... right?
The Boardwalk at Sunset
Who wouldn't love to tango with the warm ocean breeze?
The Empire State Building Observatory
Imagine tangoing on top of the world.
Posted by Eva at Monday, April 28, 2008 10 comments Links to this post
I need to dance because I had a stressful day at work.
I need to dance because I'm feeling lonely.
I need to dance because I want to feel the power of zen.
I need to dance because I want to practice what I'd just learned.
I need to dance because I'm feeling rusty.
I need to dance because I just had a fight with my lover.
I need to dance because I want to breath in the different scents of random men.
I need to dance because I want to let my inner diva come alive.
I need to dance because I want to feel sexy.
I need to dance because I want to live in the moment.
I need to dance because I need a hug.
I need to dance because I want to feel the warmth of a stranger's body press against me.
I need to dance because I need to be someone else for a while.
I need to dance because I need to in a room filled with tango music.
I need to dance because I feel like crying.
I need to dance because I just want to forget.
I need to dance because I need to break in a new pair of CIFs.
I need to dance because I want to feel beautiful.
I need to dance because I just bought a new tango dress.
I need to dance because I know he's going to be there.
I need to dance because I want to feel him adjusting his embrace mid-dance so he can hold me closer.
I need to dance because I could use the exercise.
I need to dance because I want to meet "the others".
I need to dance because it makes everything more beauti-full.
I need to dance because this is my life now.
Posted by Eva at Thursday, April 24, 2008 4 comments Links to this post
A friend of mine mentioned a book that appears to be quite popular, "The Four Hour Workweek" by the guy who wrote the blog post "How to live like a rock star in BsAs". I hadn't heard of it, but I stopped by the bookstore today and picked up a copy. The concept is that if you regroup your views of life and manage to conquer you fears, or unplug and reset as the author defines it, you can escape the 9-5 grind and do anything you want anywhere you want to do it.
At first I thought, oh great, yet another self-help book that offends intelligence more than it achieves anything else. However, was it because the author turns out to be a BsAs Tango World Championship winner, the whole idea started to resonate with me (funny how any life change plan I would consider at this point has to involve the prospect of being able to dance as much as my heart desires...)
As I am reading the first few chapters, it almost sounds doable, until the the necessity to be reasonable and 'realistic', with which we have been programmed, hits. I sure do hope that one day I will have the strength to pause this pseudo-reality and go... And to all of those that have actually challenged themselves and followed their bravest dreams, my admiration!
Inspirational read so far. What I found interesting, however, was that Timothy Ferriss, an American, had only danced tango for a year before he won the competition. Guys, is this possible?? I am not doubting it, but just a year?! Here is a video from the event:
And btw, the whole idea of a tango championship seems odd, doesn't it? Since tango is nothing else more than it is a passion, how do you judge a feeling...
I missed you all and Besos,
Posted by Malena at Friday, April 04, 2008 7 comments Links to this post
We got an email from our friend Andy Kamienski several weeks ago. He is a teacher specializing in close embrace at El Abrazo (Toronto), DJ and organizer of TangoLoft, a monthly milonga in Toronto, Canada.
We met in Buenos Aires back in Nov and had one of the most beautiful tandas at an alternative milonga at Saloon Canning. This is very exciting news ... he is bringing one of my favorite electronic tango bands Otros Aires to Toronto on April 26th and 27th. Malena and I will try our best to be there.
Here's some info if you're interested in attending.
Otros Aires Concert & Dance
Saturday April 26, 2008 9:00pm
The Dovercourt House
805 Dovercourt Road
Toronto, Canada
Sunday April 27, 2008 8:30pm
Lula Lounge
1585 Dundas St. W
Toronto, Canada
$45.00 at the door (if available)
For physical tickets or information please call Andy at (416) 767-0033
or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com
Posted by Eva at Wednesday, April 02, 2008 0 comments Links to this post
"How do you do an ocho again?", I asked Malena. "Oh stop! It's like riding a bike... you never really forget." she tells me. We hadn't danced for two and a half months. I can hardly recall the warmth of the tango embrace. The excitement and joy I once felt seemed to have abandoned me back in Dec. Dancing tango was always my escape from reality. For the past 16 months, it'd been my way of life. So when I woke up on that cold winter morning and didn't feel that urge to dance, I was confused and sad.
I tried going to a few milongas but had the most miserable time. I sat most of these evenings with only 2 to 3 invitations. Perhaps it was self manifestation or maybe I was dancing like Elaine from that Seinfeld episode and didn't know it. It brought back bad memories of high school dances; all dressed up and sitting pretty. The boys giving me the "once-look-over" then rejected me for the prettier girl next to me. It didn't seem to make any sense. I hadn't felt this level of rejection before, except for that one bad night with the tan-ego. For the past year, I rarely ever sit for more than a tanda. I've danced with many tangueros, from true beginners to seasoned instructors. What's puzzling to me is that I was asked to dance more often as a beginner than I do now with a little more skills under my belt. Malena and I tried to come up with some explanations. A) We appear to be snotty because we are often engrossed in conversation and may have appeared at times not interested in dancing. B) We danced too many tandas with certain individuals and they may have appeared as our exclusive partners. C) We haven't been going to milongas as much as we use to. It will take some time for people to warm up to us again, the old and new faces.
We decided mid-week to venture out to the Yale Festival for the All Night Milonga. Malena was very excited. The first words out of her mouth were... "OMG we have to try this pizza!!!" Apparently, she had watched a special on the food network about New Haven's two famous pizzerias Sally's and Frank Pepe's. We checked into the hotel around 6pm then set out to find Sally and Frank. We drove by Sally's and there was already a long line outside the restaurant, so we moved onto Frank's, which was two blocks down the road. Line was slightly shorter there. "Frank Pepe it is!" I honestly didn't think I'd ever wait more than 30 minutes for dough, sauce and cheese but the wait proved to be worthwhile. The pizza was delicious, even though our waitress was a bit rude, she demanded to take our order immediately and rolled her eyes a few times when she realized we hadn't picked out our toppings.
On the way back to the hotel, we picked up a bottle of Veuve Cliquot. We had a glass then decided to take a nap before the milonga. When we finally woke up, it was 11:30pm. Still sleepy, we rushed to get ready. We asked the hotel concierge to direct us to the Harkness building (where the milonga was held). She gave us a map then off we went. We didn't realize at the time there were two different Harkness locations. We stumbled into an old building hoping to hear faint sounds of tango music... but nada. When I gently pushed the large wooden front doors and it swung open automatically. The loud sound of the door hinge squeaking echoed in the corridor. Not a soul in sight, it was now midnight. Out of nowhere I see a boy wearing a black hoody rushing out of the adjacent door. As he walked past me, I tried to stop him for directions. "Excuse me..... excuse me!", I hollered. As if he couldn't hear me at all, he kept walking and disappeared though the door. I looked at Malena, "Hmm... I think we better get out of here!" We rushed back to the car and looked at the directions printed off the Yale Fest's site and realized we were on the other side of the campus.
By the time we arrived at the milonga, it was already 12:30pm. We were really hoping to escape the NYC tango scene but was a little disappointed to see many of the dancers there were from NYC. Not sure why we were surprised, New Haven is not that far away. My first dance was with a student from Yale. We shifted our weights for a few seconds preparing for our first step. He then paused and he said, "let's start and take a step to the right." Bizarre! Is he planning to give directions throughout our dance?? Everything just went downhill from there... I soon learned after our first song, he's only taken a few classes and this was his very first milonga. He had a sweet round face with large brown eyes, so I decided to suffer through a second song before thanking him for the dance. Our dear TP came to the rescue soon after. It was comforting to see him. He always has a warm smile and his enthusiasm for tango is quite contagious. We chatted a little bit and we shared a few tandas. He inspired us to check airfare first thing this morning for OUR next BsAs pilgrimage.
So Malena and I sat watching the scene for a while. After 30 minutes went by without an invitation, we decided it's probably not going to get better. We left the milonga at 2:30am and tried to find a local bar to have a few drinks but nothing was opened. We went back to the hotel and finished our left-over pizzas and champagne. While watching the history channel, we dozed off to sleep.
During brunch the next morning, we decided to take group classes again to get back into the mix of things; with tango and the people of tango. Perhaps, this is all part of our tango journey and we're just entering into the next phase. A dancer must decide at some point whether to invest in further education and become better dancers or to stop learning because they feel they have sufficient skills to enjoy an evening of social dancing. Well, I am ready for the challenge of becoming a beginner all over again. Bring it on...
Posted by Eva at Tuesday, April 01, 2008 5 comments Links to this post
Unplanned last lesson with maestro first thing after we woke up. I wore sneakers and sweatpants for the first time in the history of my tango lessons. While one was having a lesson, the other packed. To save that precious time that was already racing... Then ready to go out for a nice lunch and some last minute shopping at the street market in Palermo on Plazoleta Cortazar.
We had caught a glimpse of a charming restaurant with a beautiful chandelier on the way back from Bar Uriarte in Palermo a few days ago and meant to go back, so we figured now might be a good time. But on the way there changed our minds on a whim and decided on Olson, as we never made it for brunch there on the weekend before. Amazing! The place was so nice, modern Scandinavian theme and food. We were seated on a very low and comfy leather couch in front of a Scandinavian open fireplace (not working on such a nice summer day, thankfully), which was perfect, as we were really tired from last night and needed to relax. I then spotted the bartender preparing this very soft green smoothie-looking drink. Since Olsen is known for its over 50 vodka selections, it was not hard to guess what was in it. But we had to have our champagne first and get into our usual giggly mood. Sure enough, we hadn't so much had a few sips each, when it started. We couldn't stop laughing. Again. Our cute waiter (they were ALL cute) tried his best to help with the food selection, but his looks were far better than his English, so we were still in the dark when we ordered - I decided on something with eggs and shrimp, and Eva chose some kind of chicken dish. But when the food came (by which time we were getting progressively merrier and more relaxed and were almost lying on the couch) - it not only had great presentation, but was absolutely delicious! Crispy potatoes, eggs and shrimp bruschetta (who thought this could taste so good?!), chicken milanese, chicken salad with walnuts, and fresh bagels. After this feast, it was time to try the green drink. Some back and forth with the waiter later (I was trying to explain that we want to try the bebida verde!), it came and let's just say it was so strong that it got both Eva and I pretty tipsy in no time! We started on our laughing kick again, and this time there was no stopping us. We let ourselves be in this wondrous oblivion for a while, savoring our last Buenos Aires moments...
We left Olsen and tried to find the market. Not easy. Try to sort out where you are going on a tiny map after champagne and green vodka drink... We couldn't really focus on the task at hand and kept walking in what we thought was the right direction. All of a sudden Spanish was pouring out of Eva, it must be true that everything you learn does come through at some point! She was naming whatever we saw on the way, including a homeless dog - not without a significant sense of revelation she exclaimed "Pero!!". We couldn't really walk, we were laughing so hard. We almost lost one of her flip-flops, twice. Then all of a sudden, we found ourselves in front of the chandelier restaurant - Bardot! Snapped a picture of the cross streets, why bother remember… We will definitely come next time. Wandered about a bit, then finally saw the market. We did pretty well for the 20 minutes we had left before we absolutely had to head back to the apartment to meet Eugenia and leave the keys.
We did the last bit of packing left and Eugenia came. She said "You tried our ice-cream, no?" No. We hadn't gotten to that, there is only so much time in the day, you know... So she suggested we go get some from Persicco across the street to eat on the way to the airport. We had to! The best ice-cream in town. I ran over there while Eva was taking care of the last details with Eugenia. Little did I know what I was in for. This has got to be the biggest ice-cream shop/cafe I have seen. With countless flavors and unknown to me rituals. Some of which I was just about to learn. The hard way. Somehow I managed to pay for a quarto of helado and was then pointed in the direction of the counter where they prepare yor order. You take a number and wait for it to flash on a screen. Who said that ordering ice-cream would be easy? I patiently waited browsing at all the flavors listed (most of which I was clueless about) but was confident enough as I knew we wanted dulce de leche. Simple enough, you would think. The second I pronounced dulce de leche (I must have said it the Italian way ) the guy who was serving me looked at me with disbelief, then burst out laughing uncontrollably. He had to then go and tell the rest of the guys working there what he had just heard, by which time I was beet red with embarrassment and lost every hope that I will actually walk out of there with what I came for. So they had a good laugh and still giggling he started to ask me a series of progressively harder questions - nuts or no nuts, brownies or no brownies, more flavors, strawberry with cream or strawberry with water, cover or no cover, should he pack it with dry ice if I was going far, spoon, how many spoons? I wanted to scream 'Just give me the damn ice-cream and let me go!', but I couldn't so much as shake my head for a yes or no in response. I must have had the most bewildered look in history. He must have taken pity on me - on my way out I noticed he had actually given me a much bigger box that I had ordered. Lesson learned - I have to learn that language, there is no way around it. If nothing else was a motivation strong enough, that did it. I have got to be able to order some ice cream without being utterly embarrassed! Granted it's a ritual over there, but still!
Eva was already waiting in a cab in front of the building (poor thing had to lug down my enormous suitcase too), wondering what happened to me... Hugged Eugenia good bye and got in the car, holding the precious box of ice cream, starting to feel sadder by the minute. We rode in silence, eating dulce de leche con nueces, strawberry and lemon ice-cream as we were watching neighborhoods change on the way to the airport. Sad. Really.
We got there on time, unfortunately. As we were waiting in the check-in line, I turned to Eva and said, "I wonder why there isn't a milonga at the airport - in some small corner, while waiting for your flight, you could go for a last tanda..." Everyone else would of course have marvelled at how one can come up with something like this, but Eva simply looked at me and whispered, "I was just thinking that."
Posted by Malena at Friday, January 25, 2008 4 comments Links to this post
Cafe con leche and a bite for breakfast at our cafe across the street. A bite meaning dulce de leche tarta and a medialuna for me, two sandwiches for Eva. Off to CiF in Recoleta. Exciting. Not really expecting to buy yet more and more pairs of shoes, but we did, of course. Eight in total for the trip for me. This can't be normal. Eva was good, only four. Not counting the first four pairs she got on her previous trip only a few months ago. On the way out of the little alley where Cif is hidden, we decided to take pictures of Eva jumping in the air. Then twirling. We gathered a bit of a crowd from the surrounding shops, but hey, we don't go CiF shopping every day, plus we were in the mood. Happy happy pictures...
Next was Hotel Alvear for afternoon tea, but on the way there a lingerie shop caught our eye. An hour and a half and 6 lingerie sets between the two of us later, we strolled down Avenida Alvear. The hotel was delightfully elegant, with beautiful architecture and decoration. The classic tea service offered in L'Orangerie Restaurant consisted of kir royal (we needed our champagne, how else), followed by an exquisite selection of teas and endless courses of finger sandwiches, scones and miniature desserts. What a lovely afternoon... It was all about what we wanted out of life in that moment - tango shoes, lingerie, champagne and dulce de leche in various forms.
Lesson. We made a dinner reservations for 10pm at another brand new restaurant a block away from our apartment building, Francesca. It was their opening night. And, unfortunately, our last night in BsAs. It had a very modern and spacious look, at the same time the atmosphere was soft and airy. Sirloin and ribeye steaks. The maitre d' wanted to start us with one wine then bring a bottle of another kind, so when we explained we had to be at least somewhat sober to dance later, he introduced us to one of the waiters, who had allegedly been a tango performer in the past. He was known by Mel Gibson, although the resemblance wasn't striking. Cute though. We made tentative plans to see him later.
We had decided on two local milongas and La Viruta in the end. Damian took us to Las Mareados, a small, intimate milonga, thankfully not visited by tourists. The space was beautiful, with open windows letting the warm early summer air in, candles everywhere. A beautiful performance – a tango, then a dance with handkerchiefs called El Gato. Off to Villa Malcom for an hour. More of a practica environment, young people. La Viruta next. We were pretty tired at that point, but stayed for an hour or so, it was our last night after all. Serendipitously, Eva danced her last tanda with the old argentine guy with whom she danced her first tanda in BsAs here at La Viruta while Color Tango was playing 7 days ago. On the way out we bumped into Mel Gibson. Eva asked me if I wanted to stay for a little longer and dance with him, but at that point I was so tired that I had forgotten he was a performer and decided it was probably not going to be worth it, so we left. Ugh! I could have ended the night with a nice tanda. But, as every dedicated dancer is well aware of, if you feel you must call it a night after long hours of dancing, you are trully at the point of collapsing.
Last time to enjoy the early morning bird songs...
Posted by Malena at Friday, January 18, 2008 5 comments Links to this post
We were tagged by Tango Pilgrim and Dazarin.
I am supposed to share 7 random and/or weird things about myself, tag 7 people at the end of my post (include links to their blogs.) then let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog. Well, considering we are joining so late in this blogger-tag-game and most of the bloggers have already been tagged 2 or 3 times, I'm going to skip this part.
1) I can moonwalk. (yep... really.)
2) I hate scallops because they remind me of the little round white pencil erasers I had in kindergarden.
3) I can sing and act on the stage but never felt comfortable making an impromptu speech.
4) When I moved a few years ago, I decided not to get cable TV and I still don't miss it.
5) I used to flip my eyelids to scare my sister when we were kids.
(I'll spare you that photo.)
6) After I sang for my college commencement ceremony at Radio City Music Hall, I received a letter from the president of my college, telling me I should consider a career in music instead of fashion. (Till this day, I still wonder if I'd made the right choice.)
7) When I was a teenager, I used to carry a bright red condom in my wallet because it made me feel grown up. That same condom stayed in my wallet for several years until one morning. While I was waiting on line at the subway station during rush hour (this is before they invented metrocard machine), the bright red condom fell out of my wallet and onto the freshly washed floor. I thought of picking it up but didn't want to confirm ownership of the damn thing. I was also running too late to get on another line, so I decided to stay and endured 10 minutes of bright red embarrassment while I listened to the people laughing behind me.
Posted by Eva at Monday, January 14, 2008 1 comments Links to this post
We've been trying to cope with our post BsAs tango withdrawal. We figured maybe we just needed a little temporary distraction from tango. So Malena decided she would give fencing a try, while I would take up ballroom dancing again. I thought fencing was a great idea for Malena, because I could totally picture her as Catherine Zeta Zones in that fencing scene in the movie The Mask of Zorro. So this was the week she was going to start this new craze. Malena sent me the link for the fencing school. I told her it looked like fun. "Class starts tonight. Do you have plans tonight? Would you like to come with?" she asked. "Hmm, Moi? Fencing? " I thought. "I suppose I could go since I didn't have any plans, plus I'd do anything to work off the few extra pounds from the holidays." So off we went, from tango to fencing.
We walked into the class. Almost everyone was in full gear, white fencing jackets, knee length fencing pants, long black socks and dark sneakers. I was fascinated by the clothing. One guy actually had his pants custom-made to look exactly like the ones worn in the 16th century. He was an obvious fencing addict with very intense eyebrows. He must have thought I was a nutjob because 65% of my questions were about clothing and not fencing.
The fencing academy operates out of a great little studio near Chinatown. I was told by the maestro that no street shoes were allowed because the space is a dance studio during the daytime. "Should I wear my tango shoes then?" I asked with a straight face. He didn't answer me but gave me one of those looks, "Did she really just ask me that? was she being funny or is she just plain stupid?" It was fine because Malena got it and immediately laughed out loud.
Maestro went over the proper attire for students in a fencing class. There are strict color rules. Rule #1. The maestro, and ONLY the maestro, is allowed to wear all black. The would-be-masters-in-training wear white jackets and black pants. All other fencers can wear any combination of white, black and grey. Newbies can wear any gym clothes (provided it's not all black). I luckily wore a grayish t-shirt and black gym pants, while Malena?... she wore head to toe all black. "I am sorry. I didn't know." she said to the maestro with a little smile.
There were so many styles. This academy specializes in Italian, French and Spanish. We were shown the following weapons, the Foil (technically not a weapon but a practice tool), the Epee and the Sabre. They all looked the same to me, except for the different blade lengths and size of the handle guard thingy. There are names for every part of the sword, even the sections along the length of the blade had a different names. It was overwhelming and intimidating; we were beginners all over again. I felt like a sponge trying to soak up everything thrown at me. Some students were very helpful, while others ignored us. I guess they figured we probably wouldn't come back. Everyone from different levels worked together in the same space. We started with a few different en garde positions. There were lots of turnouts and pliés, very much like ballet, except you don't lead with your toes. It definitely brought back memories of the couple of years I spent in ballet school back when I was in high school.
On our way out, we chatted with a ballet dancer who's been fencing for 14 months. She gave us the low down on what to expect as a beginner and told us about how much fencing has reshaped her body. Aside from the workouts she received with her already strong dancer legs, she couldn't believe how ripped her arms and upper body got. She even saw results after just one month. Those were the key words I needed to hear. I hate the gym and have been looking for an interesting sport to help tone up abit. Each class is three hours long and doing that twice a week? My body better show some changes. She also advised us to take the advil before the soreness starts. I must admit I'm really looking forward to the pain. Bring it on baby!
We promised to give ourselves one month to explore this further. It's only been one lesson and I am already loving it. I like the fact that fencing is just as much a mental game as it is a physical challenge. The art of it involves learning how to strategize your attacks, as well as learning how to read and understand your opponents. It's the perfect combination of chess, geometry and dance?... all wrapped up in one very sexy cool outfit!
* Buenos Aires to be continued...
Posted by Eva at Wednesday, January 09, 2008 10 comments Links to this post
We got up late today. We were hungry and wanted something good, so we went to Novecento in our hood. It was nice to have good Italian for a change. Unfortunately, we were running late for our tango lesson and had to inhale our food. Malena wanted to hit a mall to do some shopping before we leave BsAs, so we decided to go to the Alto Palermo mall. We were tired and cranky and didn't find anything worth buying. How do the portenos afford these prices??? We left and went straight to our local patisserie for some café con leche and sandwiches. We also picked up a good selection of cakes and alfahores to go with our champagne. We rushed back to the apt for our massages. Sebastian was an hour late today because.... he forgot. I was annoyed but was glad he did show up…hoping he would iron out our crankiness. He started to tell us in Spanish … something about his job with a priest and an architect. Trying to sound like I actually understood what he was saying, "Ahhh... you massaged a minister and an architect? You must be mucho cansado!" He gave me a puzzled look then started waving his hands, "No, no, no masaje el ministro." We all broke out in laughter; it was the release we needed. We later figured out that he has several jobs. He is a Nurse Assistant at a hospital, also freelances for a minister, helping with local contractors for the construction of a new church and he is an aspiring painter.
Dear "Massage Therapists",
Please refrain from telling your clients the following, especially right before their massages.
a) You are late because you simply forgot.
b) You have multiple dayjobs and giving massages is what you do to earn a few extra bucks.
c) You are exhausted because you just came from your multiple dayjobs.
(Pop!) We needed to open a bottle of champagne before heading out. We're still tired but a little less cranky now. Can't believe we'll be leaving this beautiful city in just two days. We decided to check out the "New" milonga Eduardo(the taxi dancer) mentioned, as he promised to meet us there so he could give me my video. I was under the impression we were going to the grand opening of a new milonga. We soon realized "new" meant "alternative" because the first thing we noticed when we walked in was two men dancing together. As we surveyed the room, we saw many more same sex couples. It was hard to tell at first because everyone looked so androgynous. Yes, it was different but people seemed very relaxed and were having a good time. It was beautiful to watch, especially two men dancing to a slow tango.
Eduardo spotted us right away when we arrived. He came by and we made some small talk. I didn't want to appear rude so I waited a little while before bringing up the subject of the video. When I finally asked him, he casual said to me... "Ohh, I forgot to bring it but I am sure I'll see you both again before you leave." It was so blatantly obvious to me right then that this slime was using the video as bait, just so he could see Malena again. Mind you he runs his taxi dancing business with his girlfriend and just a few nights ago, he told me they were still happily together. Maybe it was obvious how annoyed I was because he didn't ask me to dance once. Eduardo danced several tandas with Malena and tried to work his "I'm a teacher, let me show you a few things" magic on her, but it didn't quite work this time, as she was fully aware of his unwelcomed advances.
We stayed a little while and danced to nuevo tango with a few tangueros we met from the previous nights. We left there a little upset that we were misled but on the other hand we were glad we had the chance to experience this milonga. We watched a father dancing with his little baby girl. It was adorable to see but babies should really be sleeping at 3am, not dancing to loud music at a milonga. We learned from our maestro that many tangueros there use their babies to impress the tourists.
Ugh! The hell with you Eduardo and your dumb video!
Posted by Eva at Wednesday, January 09, 2008 12 comments Links to this post


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I learned a lot on my Yoga retreat this weekend. First thing that prompted me to start writing is that I notice that my leg and hip pain was gone for 2 straight days, which is a lot when you have pain. My first thought is that the cure was the every day yoga – I think evening yoga and morning yoga also helped. Just being active and moving helps the joints. But also no stress, no concern, no worry. Just the lovely look of the flowers or the path to the garden to wonder about. Laughing is also a cure for most things and talking about everything and nothing all the time. I also didn't talk about work, which I think brings the stress level way down. I hope to have more of these types of days and weekends and maybe it will happen if I do yoga everyday – day and evening. Wow, that would be great. Just did a little this evening, should plan on starting my day that way too.
Separate post:
Journal, article, essay or note. What is a blog? Why do we write? Maybe its to just get words off your chest, maybe you are being informative or helpful to others, maybe you have something very powerful to say. Me – this is just a place for me to jot down what I am thinking. The name came about when the one thing I was thinking made me start the blog, now it's name stuck. But its not always about going without one thing. But going without is something I have been thinking of often. That's a whole other post. Until next time.


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This week the theme over at I Should Be Folding Laundry is Quiet.
I don't know what quiet is!
But my sweet baby niece sure does. Sound asleep. :)
Check out more captures over at I Should Be Folding Laundry.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
You Capture: Quiet
Posted by Amy at 9:17 AM
7 comments:
- Misty said...
oh my goodness!!! These are adorable. Great captures!
- March 11, 2010 at 9:31 AM
- Anonymous said...
She's so lovely. I love the second shot, with the focus on the bear.
- March 11, 2010 at 10:40 AM
- Jen said...
So sweet@
- March 11, 2010 at 12:52 PM
- Anonymous said...
- March 11, 2010 at 3:19 PM
- ToadMama said...
If I'm being honest, I was dreading all the sleeping baby pics I knew this theme would inspire. But these shots are gorgeous. Thanks so much for sharing your little angel.
- March 12, 2010 at 1:34 AM
- Lisa said...
Beautiful sleeping baby.
- March 12, 2010 at 11:49 AM
- Upstatemomof3 said...
Oh so sweet!! I just adore sleeping baby pictures! They just look so sweet and peaceful like that.
- March 14, 2010 at 12:20 AM
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Warriors of Space - text
Musíš se nejprve přihlásit. Pokud nemáš účet, tak se zaregistruj
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Dear Dr. Donohue: I would like to know the benefits of tap dancing. How many calories and how much fat does it burn in an hour? Does it compare with other aerobic activities for seniors such as walking or running? - L.K.B.
Dear L.K.B.: If you tap-dance at a medium pace, the exercise would be comparable to ice skating at 9 miles an hour or cycling at 10 miles an hour. That's a pretty intense rate. Or you might compare tap-dancing to jogging at 5 to 6 miles an hour.
For calorie burning, you'd have to know the person's weight and other physical characteristics. On average, though, you can transpose calorie expenditure from the charts listing comparable activities. You wouldn't be far off.
Tap expertise would figure into intensity. A pro is able to keep his feet moving faster and more continuously than a novice without stumbling or losing breath. Expertise alters energy expenditure in some inverse relationship.
Tap-dancing, done properly, would have to be considered excellent exercise. Some suggest bare-minimum exercise standards of a brisk 30-minute walk daily. Tap-dancing for that long certainly would surpass that. The intensity of a 30-minute tap-dancing session, however, would preclude the average person from considering it.
Dear Dr. Donohue: Ten years ago at age 40, I regularly ran five miles daily in 40 minutes, with an average heart rate of 142, which I measured with an accurate pulse monitor. Now, at age 50, I run 31/2 miles in 40 minutes with the same heart rate. Am I still getting the same amount of exercise benefit I did 10 years ago? - F.W.
Dear F.W.: Probably not. First, let me say that you are getting plenty of good exercise, well above suggested minimums for most people and above norms for maintaining heart health.
While running now, your heart rate is the same for the same duration as it was 10 years ago. But your distance is less, thus total calorie burning is less, in spite of the fact that the heart still gets to 142. You'd have to run the same distance to attain the same benefit for the same 40 minutes.
Write to Paul Donohue, M.D., P.O. Box 5539, Riverton, NJ 08077.