my new normal

I have made my first two stands on the political situation in SL gor dance.

1. I withdrew from a contest where "that person" was involved. (mind you, I'd already sent her my music - wonder if she'll steal it? *smirks hard*)
2. I have put a statement on the entry of another.  This will go on each and every entry I make.

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Please let me know if sage betson has entered, enters later or is involved in the contest/exhibit.  After severe and public accusations of preferment and outright cheating towards the organization at which I teach,  and her refusal to substantiate them, I am unwilling to even tacitly approve her participation in the art.   Since this was not the first time, I have had to decide to take the side of my principles.  I do this on my own and not as part of any other organization. My apologies, and you may choose to discard my application now if that is more convenient or if you disagree with me.  

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Am I comfortable with this?  no.  Frankly I'm not.  I know a lot of people are going to see it as princessy and childish.  Am I going to do it anyway?  Yes.  I think I have to.  I will not provide even tacit support to sage.  I have not gone and shouted it to the hills inworld.  I will, however, not participate and 'cheer her on' and I will not attend an event where I cause a split.

Do I expect to have people frown on me for this?  yup!  I expect I'll get a lot of verbal abuse and find myself blacklisted from a wide ranging number of events.  Others I will simply avoid, like organizations in which she participates.  Frankly, I expect I'm going to pay through the nose for this decision and probably been seen as the problem.  But, I STILL think it has to be done, and that it's the right thing for me to do.

I AM A POSER!

I've been thinking about these words.  I received notice (second hand, cause they usually don't say it to your face) that I was a 'poser'.

From the Urban Dictionary:

poser

1.one who pretends to be someone whose not.
2. who tries to fit in but with exaggeration 

From Merriam-Webster

¹pos·er

 noun \ˈpō-zər\

1) Definition of POSER

:  a puzzling or baffling question

Origin of POSER

³pose

First Known Use: 1793

2) Definition of POSER

:  a person who poses

So, which is it?  I'm definitely a picture perfect fit for the Merriam Webster definition.  I use animations and I drive Master and others to distraction regularly *grins*.  However, I suspect they meant the Urban Dictionary's usage.  

Anyone who's known me for more than about 15 minutes OOC will be pretty clear I mean what I say, I say it bluntly and I don't particularly care to pretty up the words much.  I'm not sure that qualifies me.  Am I trying to fit in, but with exaggeration?  Perhaps they're misinterpreting "blunt sarcastic bitch"?  

Ya wanna know what I think?  You sure?  OK, if you're sure...

I think the 2 brain cells they have left are so far apart they can`t brush up against each other when their head wobbles.  Throwing out an insult is the best they can manage, and they don`t even have the guts to do it in person.  

Did I mention I`m blunt?

New stuff happening!

• The next run of the Write your first dance workshop starts Jan 29th!  We have 4 facilitators.  

• I'm currently taking Rya Inglewood's advanced dance course.  She's a bitch!  (please tell her I said that? *grins*) Really though, I'm enjoying it immensely.  It's good to learn and have fun doing it.  Lots of dances to write.  

• Master is getting us settled into Sais.  I hope to do some teaching there.

• GC has a contest coming up on Feb 15 for dancers who have never competed!  Mentors are available if any contestants want one.  I was voluntold I'd be judging, so I'm not mentoring at all.  

• I'm working on a new course for GC which is for new users of SL.  No dance, not even gor.  How to manage Open Collar, how to manage your inventory, settings in firestorm and SL viewer.  How to walk LOL.  Krista's whining I'm slow and I keep blowing her raspberries.

Stuff I follow

Just a list dumped out:

The dance queens blog:  http://sldancequeens.blogspot.ca/

Master Koardan's blog:  http://housekoardan.blogspot.ca/

Any suggestions?  I'll add my own but feel free to comment some.  NOTE!  I may remove your comment if I don't like the site.  That's why you can make your OWN blog *grins*

Why can't we all just get along?

What a week!  As usual, the dance world had some fun.  It's been several months since the last blow up and now we get another.  Oddly enough, the same girl is at the center of them both...  Go figure!

Now, I'd really like to be a-political here.  I truly would.  I enjoy creating and performing short 1 person animated plays (imho what dance actually is, since my butt is firmly in the chair while I'm doing it) and therefore there are times that things have to be said.

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

Edmund Burke
Irish orator, philosopher, & politician (1729 - 1797)

I figure this applies to slaves as well.  It certainly applies to me.  Ain't seen a windmill yet I didn't want to tilt, though I try to pick which ones I take on.  There are people in the dance world I just can't stand for personal reasons, just like there are people in RL I can't stand.  When I'm forced to associate with them in public, I try to keep that under wraps.  I am polite and civil.  I recommend to those I'm introducing to the process of creating animated plays on SL that they be polite and civil.  And naive idiot that I am, I'm always surprised when others don't follow the same rules.

This week I tilted at sage betson's blog.  It was a combination of frustration before I let go my inhibitions and cultured my inner sarcastic bitch.  Then I had fun!  If anyone wants to play, the current brew-haha is here: http://sagebetsen.wordpress.com/2014/01/12/what-hurts-the-gorean-dance-community/

The LAST time sage got bored and felt she wasn't getting enough attention (ok, that might be harsh, but she reminds me of Canada Post, which seems to shriek 'STRIKE' every time Christmas rolls around and they haven't been in the news lately) is here:  http://dancingconfessions.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/confession-13-shit-rolls-downhill/

Do I think you should read them?  Yes.  Don't eat first.  Do I think you should make your own decisions?  YES!  Do I care which you make?  Kinda, but not enough to listen to your input in this case.  Hollar all ya want, I will likely ignore them.  There are many topics on which I will welcome thoughtful and considered input.  I suspect in this case we won't get either for this topic.

For me, I will actively avoid or withdraw from contests where sage is competing or involved. That means I'm going to come across as a difficult bitch sometimes, though I'll try to be clear with organizers.  I'd rather not compete than give her my tacit approval.  I stopped competing after the last round of bullshit and had been back into it.  This kind of crap leaves a bad taste and if I'm not dancing for the love of it, why am I doing it?

Next blog will be a-political (or mostly)!  Thank you for listening to my rant.