Freakin' VIP tickets for the Pole Championship in NYC are over 200 bucks! WTF?! I have the best friend in the world and he's paying for me for my birthday because I wanna go so badly. This should really help because 1) Chances are likely that I'll get written up in the magazine (being a VIP guest) and I can blurb about being a business owner for PH and 2) if 1 is true, I don't need to spend 400-some dollars on a vendor table at the event (which I don't want to man) and someone else who actually sells stuff can use one of the very few tables that are even there for that purpose. Whoohoo!
Also, if enough girlfriends from pole can accompany me, we can all share a penthouse and live in luxury. Why share multiple tiny rooms that are $250/person anyway when you can ALL sleep in one suite that's split into $200/person. Plus, we'll have room for our poles (I still don't have one ::sad face::) so we can practice.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Raw emotions, action
I went to quite possibly my last dance team social and said goodbye to a good number of buddies. -- I can't call them "friends". It just wasn't that type of relationship --
This weekend will be the hardest - saying goodbye to my director. She's hosting a dance at the Beach in memory of her daughter. Is that particularly a bad time to break news that I'm leaving? ...especially when I'm staying at her beach home for the weekend? Hmm... maybe I'll hold off. ::bites lip::
Oh, Air conditioning is all fix-ied! YAY!
This weekend will be the hardest - saying goodbye to my director. She's hosting a dance at the Beach in memory of her daughter. Is that particularly a bad time to break news that I'm leaving? ...especially when I'm staying at her beach home for the weekend? Hmm... maybe I'll hold off. ::bites lip::
Oh, Air conditioning is all fix-ied! YAY!
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Miserable three weeks turned into a fabulous DAY
I'm accepting a career offer in ballroom. Confusing, right? Don't worry, I'll still run PoleHappy.com and I'm totally attending the APFA Championships in NYC annually but a girl's gotta make money, right?
I applied on Monday night, got an interview Tuesday afternoon and a written job offer Wednesday morning (today). I'm still on the high from how well in the interview went. It's funny what life throws at you sometimes, you know?
Being under contract, I'm going to need to sever all ties to my ballroom venues (other than the one in which I'm working ). THAT's going to be an emotional journey.
::singing:: I don't wanna grow up; I'm a Toys-R-Us kid....
I applied on Monday night, got an interview Tuesday afternoon and a written job offer Wednesday morning (today). I'm still on the high from how well in the interview went. It's funny what life throws at you sometimes, you know?
Being under contract, I'm going to need to sever all ties to my ballroom venues (other than the one in which I'm working ). THAT's going to be an emotional journey.
::singing:: I don't wanna grow up; I'm a Toys-R-Us kid....
Monday, June 13, 2011
Well, I fucked up.
The guy came to fix my A/C on Tuesday and noticed that either during shipment or installation that a piece of the motor is broken. Someone at installation covered it up and what's funny is that of all the years this unit has been serviced, no one reported this broken piece. The new A/C guy changed few settings and didn't exactly FIX the problem, but made the A/C work enough so that air was still circulated and some bit of cooling took effect.
That was fine for a few days until the A/C broke for real a couple days later. The first time it pooped out, the worst the house got was up to 86 degrees. Now the house was 92! Luckily, I was already having the guy come back on Monday (so I didn't need to fight with people over the phone to get service again).
So, it's Monday... and guess what. The company calls and says they don't have the piece in yet, and when they do, my A/C guy will come over. There is no hint that this will happen today. :(
That was fine for a few days until the A/C broke for real a couple days later. The first time it pooped out, the worst the house got was up to 86 degrees. Now the house was 92! Luckily, I was already having the guy come back on Monday (so I didn't need to fight with people over the phone to get service again).
So, it's Monday... and guess what. The company calls and says they don't have the piece in yet, and when they do, my A/C guy will come over. There is no hint that this will happen today. :(
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
I have absolutely nothing to write about that you would want to read
...but that's what blogs are for, right? Reading my random rambles.
So, here goes: I've been without A/C on the WORST weekend possible. Day #7 of 100-degree heat index outdoors, so the coolest it gets in my house is 85, 86. The heat pump jerks FINALLY called me back (no one worked over the holiday, holiday weekend, or the days prior to the holiday weekend) and the soonest they are sending anyone out to me is Tuesday. WTF?! If I haven't melted by then, I'll post again next Wednesday.
It's situations like this - exactly - that make me thankful I don't currently have pets to suffer with me.
So, here goes: I've been without A/C on the WORST weekend possible. Day #7 of 100-degree heat index outdoors, so the coolest it gets in my house is 85, 86. The heat pump jerks FINALLY called me back (no one worked over the holiday, holiday weekend, or the days prior to the holiday weekend) and the soonest they are sending anyone out to me is Tuesday. WTF?! If I haven't melted by then, I'll post again next Wednesday.
It's situations like this - exactly - that make me thankful I don't currently have pets to suffer with me.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Steampunk World's Fair 2011
There are few reasons I'd accept to go into New Jersey. SPWF is definately one of them.
It wasn't really much to write home about. I had a great time, spent too much money, got to catch up with my best friend.... but I'm probably not going back. Granted, I'd be interested to return in maybe 10 years when it's potentially much bigger. There were too many young people there, and it's not the fact that the ratio of teens/twenties-to-30plus was ridiculous, but that those teens and 20-somethings were all goth. Granted, I have nothing against black clothes and makeup with wild, purple hair. It's quite attractive on some. But seeing floods of them in one hotel.... I'll pass. The best costumes I noticed all weekend were from older individuals and I do NOT mean OLD. Just... older than the dominant age at the convention. It's probably because they have the financial resources at greater disposal than their younger followers. C'est la vie, je suppose.
HVBRIS was there, which was just about the only thing at the fair I was jumping up and down to see. They'll be at Dorian's Parlor for the 1-year anniversary party. Hello, hometown of Philly. I'mma comin' back for more!
It wasn't really much to write home about. I had a great time, spent too much money, got to catch up with my best friend.... but I'm probably not going back. Granted, I'd be interested to return in maybe 10 years when it's potentially much bigger. There were too many young people there, and it's not the fact that the ratio of teens/twenties-to-30plus was ridiculous, but that those teens and 20-somethings were all goth. Granted, I have nothing against black clothes and makeup with wild, purple hair. It's quite attractive on some. But seeing floods of them in one hotel.... I'll pass. The best costumes I noticed all weekend were from older individuals and I do NOT mean OLD. Just... older than the dominant age at the convention. It's probably because they have the financial resources at greater disposal than their younger followers. C'est la vie, je suppose.
HVBRIS was there, which was just about the only thing at the fair I was jumping up and down to see. They'll be at Dorian's Parlor for the 1-year anniversary party. Hello, hometown of Philly. I'mma comin' back for more!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Some people are real assholes
Note about your Cordy - she's a country girl, not a city girl. I love working in the city, but I'll always go home to the country. I don't lie to keep relationships interesting (family and friends included). I don't play head games. I don't say one thing and secretly wish you'd hope I mean the opposite. I don't use people. When someone is helping me out, I thank them to the point of annoyance. Hell, half the time someone wants to help me, I refuse it (even when I need it). I don't like burdening people.
People are not playthings (save for babies, but you need to be careful you don't break them or psychologically damage them). Pets are because they're less intelligent. Dogs especially want to please you. I don't practice that kind of a relationship (like that with dogs) with HUMANS.
All my life, I've been a terrible liar... but I'm apparently a worse truth-teller. Ex-friends left and right are telling me that I'm "completely dishonest". It makes NO SENSE to me.
- Are you having a good time?
- ::said with a completely straight face:: Yes, thank you for inviting me. I'm glad I'm here.
- God, if you're miserable, take your bitchiness home.
OK, I don't express happiness like NORMAL people. I can be quietly content. I smile when someone is funny or I witness an act that amuses me, but I usually just.... watch calmly in public. I don't like to drink, so I won't be one of those "POUR ME ANOTHER!"-types who celebrates good times with shameless drunkenness. I'm not a good joke-teller, so I won't be hanging out with the types that glorify crude, infantile, or potentially offensive humor. When I say "OMG I LOVE THIS SONG!", I'm not the kind of girl who gets up and dances like this. [It's clean, I promise.] I just sit there, close my eyes, and sway as my soul responds to the music. You know, the way we civilized people do. :)
If you hate me because I said something honest that pissed you off, OK. I have little problem with you hating me for legitimate reasons. I disagree with them, but it's real. What pisses ME off is that people hate me for shit that isn't true. Your boyfriend is talking to me while your drunk self witnesses it. Cue your being pissed at me for YEARS for hitting on your boyfriend. We were having a normal conversation about how much we appreciate you as a friend - go figure - and your jealous ass now hates me for something that never happened.
Or take, for instance, a guy that seems to be real, kind, and intelligent. I think I could actually make a friend, yay! Why does it seem like out of the blue he becomes an ASSHOLE that just wants to get in your pants? Because ten minutes later, he tries to kiss me. I push him off. He's all what-the-fuck and you-know-you-want-it.
Here's a second note: When asking if a girl has a boyfriend and she replies with an affirmative answer, it doesn't mean try harder. It doesn't mean she's attempting to give you a challenge, either. I'm so fucking naive. How come I'm weaker now as an adult than I was as a child? Surely there are signs before you end up yelling "No!" at advances.
There are, literally, men whom I swear have never heard the word "no" spoken to them by a woman.
this is probably to be continued
People are not playthings (save for babies, but you need to be careful you don't break them or psychologically damage them). Pets are because they're less intelligent. Dogs especially want to please you. I don't practice that kind of a relationship (like that with dogs) with HUMANS.
All my life, I've been a terrible liar... but I'm apparently a worse truth-teller. Ex-friends left and right are telling me that I'm "completely dishonest". It makes NO SENSE to me.
- Are you having a good time?
- ::said with a completely straight face:: Yes, thank you for inviting me. I'm glad I'm here.
- God, if you're miserable, take your bitchiness home.
OK, I don't express happiness like NORMAL people. I can be quietly content. I smile when someone is funny or I witness an act that amuses me, but I usually just.... watch calmly in public. I don't like to drink, so I won't be one of those "POUR ME ANOTHER!"-types who celebrates good times with shameless drunkenness. I'm not a good joke-teller, so I won't be hanging out with the types that glorify crude, infantile, or potentially offensive humor. When I say "OMG I LOVE THIS SONG!", I'm not the kind of girl who gets up and dances like this. [It's clean, I promise.] I just sit there, close my eyes, and sway as my soul responds to the music. You know, the way we civilized people do. :)
If you hate me because I said something honest that pissed you off, OK. I have little problem with you hating me for legitimate reasons. I disagree with them, but it's real. What pisses ME off is that people hate me for shit that isn't true. Your boyfriend is talking to me while your drunk self witnesses it. Cue your being pissed at me for YEARS for hitting on your boyfriend. We were having a normal conversation about how much we appreciate you as a friend - go figure - and your jealous ass now hates me for something that never happened.
Or take, for instance, a guy that seems to be real, kind, and intelligent. I think I could actually make a friend, yay! Why does it seem like out of the blue he becomes an ASSHOLE that just wants to get in your pants? Because ten minutes later, he tries to kiss me. I push him off. He's all what-the-fuck and you-know-you-want-it.
Here's a second note: When asking if a girl has a boyfriend and she replies with an affirmative answer, it doesn't mean try harder. It doesn't mean she's attempting to give you a challenge, either. I'm so fucking naive. How come I'm weaker now as an adult than I was as a child? Surely there are signs before you end up yelling "No!" at advances.
There are, literally, men whom I swear have never heard the word "no" spoken to them by a woman.
this is probably to be continued
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