MarkDaSpark wrote:So it doesn't break when you drop it.

There's no smartphone case that I've seen that lets you both use your phone and keep it in your pocket that also protects against real drops. Anyway, I've dropped mine plenty of times and no problems.

Sparky!

I just had to share....we have had record high temps the last 4 days... we have been around 85 all week!! I, of course, am loving it..... everyone else seems to want cooler temps.... they are silly people!!!

klezman wrote:There's no smartphone case that I've seen that lets you both use your phone and keep it in your pocket that also protects against real drops. Anyway, I've dropped mine plenty of times and no problems.

Sparky!

Lifeproof! Only for iPhone though. Even waterproof for shallow stuff.

klezman wrote:I miss going to those things, but of the WCS variety. Gotta get molarchae dancing more!

If you did west coast swing events with national instructors maybe you know Mario Robau Jr who also teaches at these events but is known big time for WCS

cmaldoon wrote:If you did west coast swing events with national instructors maybe you know Mario Robau Jr who also teaches at these events but is known big time for WCS

Hey, guys! I had no idea that you were into WCS! ddeuddeg & I take ballroom dance lessons and have also done a bit of swing. Last year, we tested out in the Bronze level for seven dances: waltz, tango, foxtrot, rumba, chacha, swing & hustle. This coming year, we are adding the Bronze in salsa, merengue & samba and are working on our Silver level for the other dances--not sure how many of those we'll be able to get in.

Our dance studio and one of the students at the dance studio, Iacono Ballroom Center, are co-chairing a benefit "to fund critical research for treatments and a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a terminal disease which targets young boys. Currently there are more than 20,000 children in the United States suffering from this devastating disease, and more than 100,000 worldwide, with a statistically higher number of cases in Western New York than the national average." The event is called Suneel's Celebrity Gala. Check out the videos. Many of them are from early on, at this point. Maryalice Demler is also training at our studio. People can vote for their favorite dancer--for a fee--to help support the foundation.

The co-chairs have contacted a number of local "celebrities" and are teaching them to dance one dance. Kind of like a local "Dancing with the Stars". One of the celebrities is Kevin Sylvester, is a radio talk show host for the National Hockey League's Buffalo Sabres and its broadcast network, the Sabres Hockey Network. I teach with Kevin's wife.

BTW, ddeuddeg & I are featured someplace on the Iacono website. We were interviewed and also filmed during one of our lessons!

So I guess this means that you four (d-dog, bahwm, klez, & molarchae) are ... "swingers"???

MarkDaSpark wrote:So I guess this means that you four (d-dog, bahwm, klez, & molarchae) are ... "swingers"???

Ummmmmm, no.

Oh, yeah: 58 degrees in Buffalo, NY in January! We had a low of 48 degrees! Gotta love when our low is warmer than many lows in California overnight! Yippee!

bahwm wrote:Hey, guys! I had no idea that you were into WCS! ddeuddeg & I take ballroom dance lessons and have also done a bit of swing.

BrightGreen and I do pretty much exclusively social dance as opposed to competition dance but know quite a number of dances:
Waltz(rotary), Waltz (cross step), east coast swing, Hustle, Blues, Polka, fusion we both know well enough to dance quite well. We also know enough to get by at least a bit in: lindy hop, west coast swing, whiskey, tango, foxtrot, cha-cha, salsa, schottische, one step, nightclub 2 step, and well ok, NOT whiskey but I had to throw that in with tango and foxtrot.

Blues Fusion is definitely our favorite these days because it alows us to use what we know from our many other dance styles and have dances that feel so incredibly connected to our partner.

cmaldoon wrote:If you did west coast swing events with national instructors maybe you know Mario Robau Jr who also teaches at these events but is known big time for WCS

Yup, I've definitely encountered him. Problem with westside LA is that there seem to be no good WCS dances. For those you need to go to Pasadena or Irvine, apparently. I haven't yet summoned the strength to drive from Venice to Irvine down the 405 on a Thursday night.

I can't dance. At all. Like, at all.

kylemittskus wrote:I can't dance. At all. Like, at all.

Don't feel bad... neither can I...

kylemittskus wrote:I can't dance. At all. Like, at all.

I probably could, because I am awesome, but I choose not to, at all.

bahwm wrote:Oh, yeah: 58 degrees in Buffalo, NY in January! We had a low of 48 degrees! Gotta love when our low is warmer than many lows in California overnight! Yippee!

Yeah, its been below freezing at night for a few days now and i am in socal where its pretty rare.

cortot20 wrote:Yeah, its been below freezing at night for a few days now and i am in socal where its pretty rare.

I am sorry! Seriously. Do you have a furnace? It seems like it's that cold almost all the way up the CA coast. I hope it warms up a bit for when we come out for D&D! I know that we'll pay next week--so say the meteorologists.

kylemittskus wrote:I can't dance. At all. Like, at all.

You, too, can learn how to dance. My niece & her husband started to take lessons even after their first child was born. They treated it as a "date night"--depending on the timing, of course. Lunch & lesson or dinner & lesson. We like to do lesson & dinner--that way, the wine doesn't interfere with the feet!

kylemittskus wrote:I can't dance. At all. Like, at all.

I led a conga line at my wedding reception. I found out about that last year when I was looking through pictures. That whole night is basically a haze of gentleman jack and elderberry hooch.

bahwm wrote:You, too, can learn how to dance. My niece & her husband started to take lessons even after their first child was born. They treated it as a "date night"--depending on the timing, of course. Lunch & lesson or dinner & lesson. We like to do lesson & dinner--that way, the wine doesn't interfere with the feet!

That is the unfortunate thing about the hobbies of wine and dancing... They don't mix well. Especially when most dance things around here run 9-midnight so doing dinner and wine after is difficult.

Wine and backpacking works as long as you keep to medium quality wine, have plenty of water, and take short-ish hikes so you don't mind the weight.

cmaldoon wrote:That is the unfortunate thing about the hobbies of wine and dancing... They don't mix well. Especially when most dance things around here run 9-midnight so doing dinner and wine after is difficult.

Wine and backpacking works as long as you keep to medium quality wine, have plenty of water, and take short-ish hikes so you don't mind the weight.

Oh, and we've never done competition dancing. We've just been adjudicated by a certified ISTD adjudicator, from the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance.

cortot20 wrote:Yeah, its been below freezing at night for a few days now and i am in socal where its pretty rare.

Ice on my driveway (water from sprinklers) two nights now. Tonight looks like it's going to be numero three.

kylemittskus wrote:Ice on my driveway (water from sprinklers) two nights now. Tonight looks like it's going to be numero three.

Do you left-coasters know what to do with ice when it's not in your glass?

North316 wrote:Do you left-coasters know what to do with ice when it's not in your glass?

I gave it a 25 foot berth and left it alone.

But seriously.

cmaldoon wrote:That is the unfortunate thing about the hobbies of wine and dancing... They don't mix well. Especially when most dance things around here run 9-midnight so doing dinner and wine after is difficult.

Wine and backpacking works as long as you keep to medium quality wine, have plenty of water, and take short-ish hikes so you don't mind the weight.

I would love to see video of anyone learning about how wine and dancing don't mix.

A few years ago, we had a lovely and...rather extended wine tasting at Iron Horse and we followed it up with a nice hike. It wasn't the best plan really, but we survived. We met another hiker on the hill (the hill that I was terrified would never end) and he recommended we visit his winery. I believe it was Cuvaison, but I'm not certain. It was a pinot-oriented place near Domaine Carneros, that much I do remember.

I learned not to combine my two loves of wine tasting and tree worshipping that day, at least when the trees are on hills.

HitAnyKey42 wrote:
Also, are there any specific covers that people like for their S3's? My coworker also just got an S3 and he got this cover which looks pretty good. I haven't yet spent much time looking at any others yet.

I got the Samsung cover with the flip over screen cover. http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Flip-Cover-Galaxy-Pebble/dp/B0089VO78I

bahwm wrote:You, too, can learn how to dance. My niece & her husband started to take lessons even after their first child was born. They treated it as a "date night"--depending on the timing, of course. Lunch & lesson or dinner & lesson. We like to do lesson & dinner--that way, the wine doesn't interfere with the feet!

Not everyone can dance. My BiL kinda dances, but the looks he gets on his face is hilarious (concentrating on steps). He and my sis have been taking dance lessons for a long time now, and he just doesn't "feel" the music.

MarkDaSpark wrote:Not everyone can dance. My BiL kinda dances, but the looks he gets on his face is hilarious (concentrating on steps). He and my sis have been taking dance lessons for a long time now, and he just doesn't "feel" the music.

Lol, I have seen this and completely agree. Not that I am any better, I took one set of classes and gave up.

I am currently weening my son off his every 3 hour night feedings, it's going to be a long week. The kid just likes to eat more than sleep.

bhodilee wrote:I led a conga line at my wedding reception. I found out about that last year when I was looking through pictures. That whole night is basically a haze of gentleman jack and elderberry hooch.

There's nothing better than discovering yourself in a conga line, let alone a self inflicted one.

North316 wrote:I probably could, because I am awesome, but I choose not to, at all.

ohhh, I like that answer better than mine!!!

cortot20 wrote:I am currently weening my son off his every 3 hour night feedings, it's going to be a long week. The kid just likes to eat more than sleep.

good luck!!!

Cesare, linkmaster supreme, it occurs to me that when linking to CT with the /classic/ prefix the links will eventually break. Just a thought for your daily link-making.

klezman wrote:Cesare, linkmaster supreme, it occurs to me that when linking to CT with the /classic/ prefix the links will eventually break. Just a thought for your daily link-making.

One only has to edit out "/classic" and the new format works.
I rather strongly dislike the new format. Too much white (wasted) space, too much clicking around to find what was clearly visible, and useful. From exchanges I've had with Eric, I'm not alone. But I'm an old fart that likes what just works.

rjquillin wrote:One only has to edit out "/classic" and the new format works.
I rather strongly dislike the new format. Too much white (wasted) space, too much clicking around to find what was clearly visible, and useful. From exchanges I've had with Eric, I'm not alone. But I'm an old fart that likes what just works.

I prefer the original as well. I've been forcing myself to use the new version some and there are some nice features but I still prefer the classic version.

Happy Birthday, wkdpanda!

pcuccaro wrote:I prefer the original as well. I've been forcing myself to use the new version some and there are some nice features but I still prefer the classic version.

I actually really like the new version and appreciate that they are working to get it fully up to speed with the classic features. The classic did do everything but I found it to be really harsh to look at. I do everything now in the new format and find it simple to get around in. Just like when Microsoft does a new version of Word and mixes all the buttons around it is difficult until you remap your brain and then it is just as good and probably better.

Courtesy MichelleShari & ChemVictim on Facebook.

cmaldoon wrote:I actually really like the new version and appreciate that they are working to get it fully up to speed with the classic features. The classic did do everything but I found it to be really harsh to look at. I do everything now in the new format and find it simple to get around in. Just like when Microsoft does a new version of Word and mixes all the buttons around it is difficult until you remap your brain and then it is just as good and probably better.

Yeah, I'd barely started using CT when they released the new version in beta. I think both have their merits but the new version is, imo, far superior in design. Really was difficult to find normal functions in the original.

Regardless, my point was only that as people use the links to find the wine it may be better to use the standard ct/wine# link rather than either /new or /classic.

another 80+ degree day today!!