thepointeinlife

My Life

2008-12-19T00:26:13Z

What I have done is in purple

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17 Walked ot the top of the Statue of Liberty
18 . Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day-

Swan Lake Day!

2008-06-03T05:34:11Z

My email to Baya to recount my thoughts:

I just got back from seeing Nina Ananiashvili in Swan Lake. It was unbelievable. She is just such a suberb dancer, and honestly I think she is dancing better now than the DVDs from class. She is just so technically gifted - and those ARMS! Her swan arms are even more impressive in person. It was like she had no bones.

Her Act II pas de deux with Corella was absolutely breathtaking. She hit every nuance in the choreography and her musicality is untouched. The petite battements towards the end on the trills in the music were so rapid it was like her leg was the music. I got very choked up when they ended. She had three curtain calls for that - and ten more at the end of the show! Her black swan was stunning as well - she did a lot of really great angular motions to differentiate the two swans and her fouettee sequence was astounding - she started with fouettee-fouette-double and then switched to simple fouettes. During the black swan pas de deux she did one partnered spin with 12 rotations.

Corella was of course amazing as well. His ability to jump is great, with some serious hang time in the air - just as light as a feather. His spins too were amazing - ripping off 10 rotations with ease. He did slip his grip catching Ananiashvili when she was coming out of a pique turn sequence, but she is so centered she saved and he grabbed her. I must confess, Ananiashvili was so astounding I had to remind myself to watch Corella every once in awhile as well!

It was so wonderful to see Swan Lake in person again after watching it and studying it for so long. It's seeing the ballet when I realize just how much I really learned with you.

Amazing amazing. Plus I saw Julie Kent walking into the theater - every bit as awestruck as when I saw Victoria Beckham. My eyes got as wide as saucers and I stopped dead in my tracks. She is sooooo beautiful!!

3 Words

2008-05-02T02:09:57Z

Derek Christopher Shepard!!

Thanks for the nugget Shonda.

Makes me giggle

2008-04-29T00:53:29Z

I just joined GA-basement (or something like that).

Um, can we say best community EVER? Bad Merder fanfic frustrates me, and these people share all the same opinions! Eventually, I will be contributing my post about one super annoying fanfic I'm reading (why I'm not sure) on fanficnet. Eventually - but it was about a year ago I said I'd start writing GA fanfic and that has yet to happen.

In short, I'm content to read.

Pleasantly Pleased

2008-04-25T02:06:49Z

I am pleasantly surprised and pleased with the new Grey's eppy!

- Meredith is in therapy! Hopefully shes really talks next episode.
-Derek has NOT slept with Rose!! Woot woot!
-Mark is amazing - supporting Mer/ down with the plant
- Mer/Der trial study! Mer is becoming amazing neuro person with Derek.

Previews look excellent - Addi pushing Mer to Derek. Pray to God it happens soon. I completely understand the need to phase out the plant, but let's get to the greatness.

thepointeinlife @ 2008-01-31T16:46:00

2008-01-31T21:53:13Z

So last night was amazing. Our seats were incredible. The Spice kids were in front of us. We saw Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz, Beau, Phoenix and Angel. We just didn't see Bluebell. Oh well. We have an incredible shot of Angel with Stephen, Mel's husband. Too bad David wasn't there!! We would have seen him!! The show, I can't even sort it in my head. It was so amazing to see all five of them. So amazing. Yesterday was the best day of my life thus far. I'm coming down from the high now, which sucks, but yesterday was fan-bloody-tastic. I love the Spice Girls, I do I do I do.

Spice Day

2008-01-30T20:18:49Z

2 hours ago I met Victoria Beckham. Face to face. She said Hello, how are you. I said good. She gave me an autograph. She is stunning. I met a Spice Girl. I'm like in shock. This was an absolute dream come true. The people at Saks cut the line off right behind me, and I was absolutely shaking when I got to the front of the line. Her handlers were like, it's ok, calm down. I'm the happiest person in the world. I can't believe it happened, this was an absolute dream come true. Tonight is the concert!! I'm so excited and can't wait. I have waited forever, my whole Spice life to see all five of them in concert. This is like a freaking dream. AHHH!! Happiest girl in the world right now.

thepointeinlife @ 2008-01-10T22:01:00

2008-01-11T03:05:57Z

Shonda is a big fat meanie poo. They were moving forward!! Slowly, it proves to be another one step forward, two steps back. So mad. SO mad.

thepointeinlife @ 2007-11-28T22:08:00

2007-11-29T03:10:47Z

I hate how much I miss you.

I hate how much I think about you.

I hate how much I want you.

Cause I'm not convinced you are the same.

thepointeinlife @ 2007-10-21T15:26:00

2007-10-21T19:31:56Z

Well apparently I am 11 years old again.

Because I am going to see the Spice Girls, and I could'nt be happier for it.

How is it that so little in that respect has changed in 10 years? February 13, I will be at Continental Arena to see all FIVE Spice Girls. Last time at Jones was just the four of them. I feel like life has come full circle and this fanatic will get her dream come true. I will scream my head off, buy oodles of souveniers and have an amazing time.

thepointeinlife @ 2007-10-08T15:58:00

2007-10-08T20:02:38Z

Two out of three of my major obsessions in life in 1 Ellen episode (gymnastics, Spice Girls, Grey's Anatomy).

Shawn Johnson - current World Champion.

Mel B!!!

No Grey's.

:)

thepointeinlife @ 2007-05-17T22:26:00

2007-05-18T02:26:36Z

Are you kidding me Shonda? Are you kidding me? I consented to leap, because, quite frankly, no choice, the eppys were taped and I can't NOT watch. But why? Why? You're killing me here. Please offer me something tomorrow in the podcast and blogs.

I am a dark and twisty person. I identify with Meredith so closely. I do not get close to people, because it hurts when its gone. I don't have her history, I have my own, but Meredith succeeding gives me hope. Meredith getting close to someone in a way other than sex, and being HAPPY gives me hope that I can have that too. Please don't snatch that away from me. I need that role model, who is me, but doesn't balk, doesn't push away when they're too close for comfort. Because I do, I push and I get so very afraid. And I don't know why. And I need her to show me the way. All the dark and twisty people do. So please. PLEASE give Meredith what she deserves, what all us dark and twisty and damaged people need.

Hope.

thepointeinlife @ 2007-05-10T22:07:00

2007-05-11T02:08:46Z

HOLY MOLY PEOPLE! What WAS that? I'm so terrified for next week - and what happens to Merder and how much torture waiting for this summer to be over for new Grey's will be.

But I do believe in Merder. I do I do I DO believe in Merder. Please, Shonda, tell me you do too!?

Sooo

2007-04-23T02:57:08Z

So I signed up for this since I am a HUGE Grey's Anatomy fan, and an even bigger MerDer fan, and some of my favorite fanfic writers are on here, and I wanted to leave non-anonymous comments. I really want to write some fanfic too, since I have some pretty awesome (if I do say so myself) scenarios floating around in my head.

BUT I am stuck writing about alternately about Neuroscience and Children's reading and writing until May 1st.

Until then, update those stories people!! I need them to get me through all this!