CDC Easter Ball
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jackI haven't danced for ages, but it went fairly well. I spent most of it with sonicdrift, lark_ascending and crazyscot, and atreic, and it's always nice to have a group to be part of, instead of *just* dancing with random but nice people you know separately.
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sonicdrift was stunning in her third formal dress in seven days. She also hadn't danced for ages, but seems naturally very good at following, which works very well with me because I tend to lead steps that aren't quite the ones I'm supposed to. ("accidental improvisation")
Apparently I quote Miles Vorkosigan a lot, which is weird because I would, but hadn't noticed that I did. Relatedly, I need to figure out when I'm teasing and when I'm being obnoxious :)
lark_ascending was ever so sparkly (and cuddly), which sort of rubbed off on me; the whole evening people kept seeing glitter on me. It made me wonder if women wearing glitter always mean to be, or just had a dress like lark's once. I decided to pretend it was supposed ot be there, because it didn't come off.
The other satorial innovation that appears to be missing from the standard cambridge wardrobe is waistcoats with geeky slogans on ("If this is in red, you're dancing too fast" etc).
I spoke tocrazyscot, which was nice, as I know I've seen him around before, but can't recall ever axtually *meeting* him. I feel a bit guilty for several times helping force him to dance with people he didn't know, but everyone seemed to enjoy it, so I think it was good in the end.
I sawatreic for the first time in ages. She was lovely: she said she'd noticed that I'd lost weight, and was a nicer person that I was in the first year. Which I'd sort of hoped for, but hadn't thought anyone would notice. She dances nice too.
One man foxtroting sadwiched between two women amazed us in technique and daring, and inspired from the kinksoc pubmeet we speculated on which other dances might correspond to what. The three men dancing in a circle together was obvious, but we amused by the can-can (a long line of women arm in arm doing high kicks) and the beat barn dance (you swap partners ever 24 beats.) Apparently I have kissed more men than I've danced with, and apparently this is 'an interesting fact' about me :)
I met and often danced with a lot of people I hadn't seen recently, or in some cases for a year or something since I last danced regularly, including Stewart, Gabi, Ed, Megan, and other dancing types.
Whensonicdrift had relunctantly left to grab a few hours sleep before the next morning's demonstrating CMS's physics to investors, neighbours, and three year olds spontaneously generated by the existance water and delicate stuff, and atreic, lark_ascending and crazyscot had danced their feet off and driven home, I took the opportunity to dance as with everyone I recognised until the end.
I was again very flattered, now by Camilla, who complimented me on my on my improvisational dancing. I was pleased to find out I can dance well at least sometimes. Admittedly she was a particularly perfect partner, as dancing with Henry has taught her to follow really extreme and exciting steps she doesn't know, so my insertion of random whirly, embracey and parambulatory bits of salsa into the rumba didn't phase her at all. I just wish I could smoke at will, rather than, metaphorically, having to wait to find The Mask :)
[1] Odd, I haven't needed any footnotes at all in all that. I feel naked without them.
sonicdrift was stunning in her third formal dress in seven days. She also hadn't danced for ages, but seems naturally very good at following, which works very well with me because I tend to lead steps that aren't quite the ones I'm supposed to. ("accidental improvisation")Apparently I quote Miles Vorkosigan a lot, which is weird because I would, but hadn't noticed that I did. Relatedly, I need to figure out when I'm teasing and when I'm being obnoxious :)
lark_ascending was ever so sparkly (and cuddly), which sort of rubbed off on me; the whole evening people kept seeing glitter on me. It made me wonder if women wearing glitter always mean to be, or just had a dress like lark's once. I decided to pretend it was supposed ot be there, because it didn't come off.The other satorial innovation that appears to be missing from the standard cambridge wardrobe is waistcoats with geeky slogans on ("If this is in red, you're dancing too fast" etc).
I spoke to
crazyscot, which was nice, as I know I've seen him around before, but can't recall ever axtually *meeting* him. I feel a bit guilty for several times helping force him to dance with people he didn't know, but everyone seemed to enjoy it, so I think it was good in the end.I saw
atreic for the first time in ages. She was lovely: she said she'd noticed that I'd lost weight, and was a nicer person that I was in the first year. Which I'd sort of hoped for, but hadn't thought anyone would notice. She dances nice too.One man foxtroting sadwiched between two women amazed us in technique and daring, and inspired from the kinksoc pubmeet we speculated on which other dances might correspond to what. The three men dancing in a circle together was obvious, but we amused by the can-can (a long line of women arm in arm doing high kicks) and the beat barn dance (you swap partners ever 24 beats.) Apparently I have kissed more men than I've danced with, and apparently this is 'an interesting fact' about me :)
I met and often danced with a lot of people I hadn't seen recently, or in some cases for a year or something since I last danced regularly, including Stewart, Gabi, Ed, Megan, and other dancing types.
When
sonicdrift had relunctantly left to grab a few hours sleep before the next morning's demonstrating CMS's physics to investors, neighbours, and three year olds spontaneously generated by the existance water and delicate stuff, and atreic, lark_ascending and crazyscot had danced their feet off and driven home, I took the opportunity to dance as with everyone I recognised until the end.I was again very flattered, now by Camilla, who complimented me on my on my improvisational dancing. I was pleased to find out I can dance well at least sometimes. Admittedly she was a particularly perfect partner, as dancing with Henry has taught her to follow really extreme and exciting steps she doesn't know, so my insertion of random whirly, embracey and parambulatory bits of salsa into the rumba didn't phase her at all. I just wish I could smoke at will, rather than, metaphorically, having to wait to find The Mask :)
[1] Odd, I haven't needed any footnotes at all in all that. I feel naked without them.
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Date: 2005-03-21 01:11 pm (UTC)For that matter, how do you know I wasn't talking about a different henry? Camilla? Or is just the only *the* henry? :)
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Date: 2005-03-21 01:13 pm (UTC)I was going to ask if it was the same Henry, but I think Henry who danced with Camilla narrows it down quite a lot.
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Date: 2005-03-21 01:17 pm (UTC)Also, I forgot to say something: "and what is that?" :)
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Date: 2005-03-22 02:00 pm (UTC)And clicking randomly on her friends and their friends, I discovered other people I know, eg. eni.
BTW, who are you..? :)
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Date: 2005-03-23 09:58 pm (UTC)I think I may have sat next to you at the TMS annual dinner this time last year, but you probably don't remember me, and I don't do anything exciting like dancing or bellringing. Cambridge is ridiculously small though; I think the six degrees of separation would almost certainly be only one here (eg I can't think of anyone who posts regularly and is a member of
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Date: 2005-03-25 08:56 am (UTC)It seems like everyone in Cambridge actually has an lj and just doesn't tell the others until they accidentally discover them!
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Date: 2005-03-26 02:28 pm (UTC)I think you're right. Most of the time we find each other through friends who have lj, but occasionally A knows B in a completely different way and never got round to asking "Hey, do you spod too" :)
I still get pleasently flatteringly suprised that anyone would notice my journal for any reason :)
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Date: 2005-03-21 01:44 pm (UTC)Way 1: he is the infamous 'Naked Henry' from freshers week
Way 2: i did a project with him at the entrepreneurship centre in 3rd year to do with lego and robots
Way 3: he is part of our geek online circle started through the warez society
liz would know him from way 3 as well..
the Camilla gave it away that it was the same Henry but I knew he was big in CDC from when I did the project with him.
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Date: 2005-03-21 02:05 pm (UTC)Eek! *is claustrophobic in cambridge* :)
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Date: 2005-03-21 02:11 pm (UTC)See, I'm not quite omniscient or omnescient...
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Date: 2005-03-21 03:09 pm (UTC)I know him too! Also from ringing. We had a nice chat after the ringers dinner on saturday night...
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Date: 2005-03-21 03:37 pm (UTC)How can everyone I know know Henry without me knowing him? :) After all, at least in dancing there's a good reason you don't meet the other men as much :)
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Date: 2005-03-21 04:04 pm (UTC)I'm always discovering people I know turn out to be ringers and I never knew...
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Date: 2005-03-21 05:40 pm (UTC)something to do with putting a marble in the top and it coming out the bottom. it's the asymmetric red dress...
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Date: 2005-03-21 01:34 pm (UTC)/me gives in...
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Date: 2005-03-22 10:34 pm (UTC)Sorry, I thought you were deliberately quoting, or it could just be I'm re-reading them at present. I keep on finding more little details that tie in!
Just to confirm Cambridge is way to small, is the Kadia mentioned earlier the one from Pembroke who used to sing in Queens' choir?
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Date: 2005-03-23 04:43 pm (UTC)Yes... but that still requires you to move your torso in synchronisation with him; not everyone is anywhere near as good as you at being in the same place without a lot of pushing and pulling and kicking and struggling to catch up...
Sorry, I thought you were deliberately quoting, or it could just be I'm re-reading them at present. I keep on finding more little details that tie in!
Don't apologise; it's entirely likely that either I've absorbed the series subconciously or that I'm just naturally vor-ish, and either is good :)
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Date: 2005-03-23 04:44 pm (UTC)Oh, probably. But I in know way know her, you'd have to reply to Liz's post for her to tell us :) (How do you know her?)
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Date: 2005-03-26 01:08 pm (UTC)Does *Martin* read my lj? :)
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Date: 2005-03-26 05:02 pm (UTC)Ex-officemate. I do indeed enjoy the luxury of an office to myself, it makes lunchtime naps so much easier!
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Date: 2005-03-26 05:27 pm (UTC)I have access to his home computer so I could check but he has this annoying habit of clearing his history etc. Strange that.
I've changed my mind and you may no longer sleep in my spare room if you find yourself houseless next year :)