Dancing Back to Life

After quite a few years of not having dance as part of my daily life, I've FINALLY decided to get back what I've been missing for so long. I don't know what really pushed me to get back into dancing but all I know is that I'm glad I can now say that dancing is part of my everyday routine again. I wish that I'd done it so much sooner or not stop at all but hey, we can't change the past and call me a hippie - I don't care, but I do believe that things happen for a reason. 

I started out just taking a couple of hip-hop classes and next thing you know, I'm at the studio at least three hours a day, five days a week; taking barre, technique, and even jazz classes. I come home tired but exhilarated at the same time. My muscles are sore in all sorts of places. But the best part of it all is that I'm loving EVERY SINGLE SECOND OF IT. 

Usually, I'm a bit turned off by dance studios because of the environment; too many dancers in a class and/or dancers that do come are just there to show off. One thing I can definitely be sure of is that I'm NOT a fan of douchery, (although, I can be one myself, but that's besides the point.) I was really surprised when I found Athletic Garage. The classes are a bit smaller and, I don't mean to exaggerate, but every single person I've met there is friendly and encouraging; this includes both teachers and dancers. 

Anyhoo, the goal now is to keep dance in my life until I die; learn everything I could and whenever possible, perform as much as I can. Oddly enough, as shy as I can be when sober, I do love dancing in front of an audience. Who knew that deep inside this weird geek of a person is dancer who can have a bit of an ego within a fat kid who just loves to eat? I'm somewhat shocked that there is still room to be shy with all that food and ego... *shrug*

Here's a quick look at what I've been up to lately at the studio with one of my instructors, Aukai Cain, who, by the way, is one of the best dancer/choreographer/instructor, you will find on this side of the Earth. No, seriously though, he's REALLY REALLY that good - no joke. I'm very fortunate to have him as a teacher and a good friend. Questions, comments, concerns? Just hit me up.

Whaaa?! GLEE?! WHY?!

When Glee first came out, I was thinking, WTFrakk is this?! I assumed it was a copy of High School Musical. So I didn't even bother checking it out at all. Then they had that Madonna tribute episode and being a Madonna fan, I HAD to watch. I have to admit, I liked that episode and the cast really can sing, which was surprising to me. But still, I did not follow the show.

So how did I get sucked into watching Glee? Well, like all other shows that I've been watching lately, (Rizzoli & Isles, Warehouse 13, and Lost Girl are just some examples,) I see it all over my dash. So yes, I blame Tumblr for getting me sucked into watching current TV shows again. AAAnd, there goes my spare time. Well played, Tumblr. Well played.

Like any other shows I watch, there's always that one specific actor/character who is the reason why I continuously watch every week. And in Glee; Naya Rivera/Santana Lopez is that lucky person. Yay! I don't know if it's because she's unbelievably gorgeous that I can't decided whether I want to BE her or WITH her or because of the way she awesomely portrays Santana Lopez. Or maybe it was everyone on Tumblr influencing me to like her and her character. Whatever it was, it's a done deal and now I'm a big fan (exhibit A.)


And so without further ado, I present to you some of my favorite pictures of Naya Rivera.

 IKNOWRIGHT?! You're welcome.

New Friends, New trends and Everything in Between...

Since I have realized that I hardly have any actual blog posts here, I figured I'd fill you in with some latest news in the world of Capitan Bigote's alternate ego.

I think I was bored one day and decided to join Tumblr and created this Blogspot account (because apparently Facebook is not enough. Although, I have recently deactivated my account. I'm wondering how long that will last.) I didn't think of it then, but have now realized that I've been consumed by Tumblr (well, a LOT of my time.) I've stayed up late quite a few nights, just Tumbling away until my eyes decides to finally give up and get drowsy. Good news is I have been able to limit my Tumbling time a bit more lately. Yay for self-control. (Well, kind of.)

As addicting as it is, I wouldn't regret joining for a very good reason: great friends. I have gotten to know most of the people I follow and have become pretty good friends with in a very short amount of time. I could not believe how many awesome people out there with unbelievably great talents that share my wide range of interests. My recently re-hashed obsession with the show, Xena: Warrior Princess, have found no friends to talk about with until I joined Tumblr. I grew up with this show but lost interest when high school life got in the way. (As it turned out, joining the school choir and dance team then taking up a job, makes one very busy.) And here, I was wondering where all the Xenites were hiding. I also found quite a few other fandoms (including Buffy and Repo) hiding there as well. Yay!

As with everything, bad things come visit when good things happen. My relationship with some of my closest friends have gotten a bit sour. When I care for someone, I go all out. I would pretty much do anything and everything they need and to protect them. Though, I do not ask for anything in return. In my mindset, that's just how friendship works. I'd consider this one of my better qualities. But like all humans, I do get caught up with jealousy and rage. This is where my worse qualities come into play. Unfortunately, I'm the type of person who bottle things up inside and when my patience run out, everything explodes at the worst possible time. That is exactly what had happened recently. I'm still a bit conflicted on whether I should feel apologetic or stay firm about how I reacted. After a couple of days, when I have calmed down a bit (another flaw of mine is that I hold grudges longer than I know I should), I apologized to the people who got caught in between. But with the person I'm having issues with, I can't seem to let myself to, at the very least, let the person know exactly why I'm upset. In my opinion, they should know why even though, I know everyone tend to be a bit oblivious to half the things that are going on around them. I guess we'll have to see how things go. Maybe I'll feel different in a day or two and decide to try to fix things between us. Maybe take Oscar Wilde's advice, "Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them so much." But for now, I'm still at the grudge holding stage.

I think I'll leave it at that for now. I do not have a Xena picture to add on to this post but I just remembered that I made a couple of Xena GIFs that gives me a happy (not that kind of happy, you pervert.) Since I like leaving my posts with happy notes. Here you go:

New XMV! (Ghost Of You)

Geez, it's about time I get this one up and running. I started working on this one before Where I Stood and yet, I barely finished it.

Which reminds me, I really need to get going with that new PC and software. My patience for my sister's laptop and WMM is not getting any bigger. For some reason, the initial file for this project was somehow lost in the midst of godknowswhat within the mess inside the hard drive. I'm going to assume it is because my sister doesn't really clean up her laptop. Anyway, so I had to start from the beginning and work my way to the finish product. I've been so busy with complaining about the relocation of my job and a few other things I'm not so happy about at the work place, that I haven't really given myself the time or mentality to work on this video. (Side note: My commute has now doubled to 80 miles of lovely 101 traffic a day. Do I feel special? Sure... -_-) BUT, last night and today, I did not want to keep holding it off and would like to finally be able to start a fresh new video so, of course, I needed to get this one over and out. Which, I did. :D Yay me!

The song, I'm sure everyone has heard of, is called Ghost of You by My Chemical Romance. The episode on the video is from season 6 episode, To Helicon and Back. If you haven't seen this episode, GO WATCH IT. If my opinions about the show ever mattered, I'd consider this one of the best dramatic episode of the whole series. It definitely adds more life (or death, depending on how you look at it) to Gabrielle's character and Xena's perspective on how she has affected her best friend's life.

Anyway, I'm going to end the babbling here and give you the video. As always, feel free to leave comments and suggestions for future improvements. Thanks for watching. :)

New XMV! (Where I Stood)

So I FINALLY got one of the Xena music videos that I'm working on up and running. I couldn't upload it onto my YouTube account but it's all good. I'd rather share it here anyway. :)

The video is based on XWP's season 4 episode, "Crusader" where the lovely Kathryn Morris guest-starred as Najara. Music I used is the song called "Where I Stood" by Missy Higgins. I actually didn't think of doing a video with this song but somehow from listening to it over and over (because it's just such a great song even though it makes me all teary eyed every time,) the Crusader episode popped into my head so I decided to go with the flow and see what happens. Then BAM! This video came about. :D I wouldn't consider it my best work and as much as I'd like to blame it on a bad editing software and my sister's not-so-great laptop, I'll have to take some of the blame myself. I don't think I put in as much time into it as I should have. But,oh well, I still like it. I hope you guys do too.

SO, without further ado, here it is and please note, you are more than welcome to leave comments and suggestions. (But don't be rude because I don't like rude people.)

ITs @ Work

One might wonder how IT people working for big companies survive through their everyday torture of having to help their computer illiterate co-workers.

In my case, there are three basic IT Rules of Survival (ITRS) that I live by that keeps my inner self from releasing the hulk that lives inside everyone in the IT department:

1. Remind one's self everyday of how lucky he/she is. Let's face it, the economy these days aren't exactly at the top of its game.

*Oh god, help me...*

2. Find something to keep one's self grounded and humbled. One can find this quite a stress reliever.

 *That's right, kneel to me, evil one for I AM YOUR SUPERIOR!*

3. Every once in a good while, reward one's self with healthy treats and/or cuisines.

 *A hearty breakfast from the candy store.*

*Or a carb-filled lunch.*

Side Note: NO, I do not share food. Please stay, at least, 50 feet away from my desk.

These survival rules, not only apply to IT people, but can also be used by almost anyone who would like to live with more serene and tranquility in their lives. So, give it a try! It won't hurt as much as yoga.

*Disclaimer: DeltaMu19 is not liable for any damages and/or negative effects mentally, emotionally and/or physically resulting from following these rules of survival. These are only a simple guide to keep one's self from taking that jump off the roof of one's employer's building. DeltaMu19 does not encourage or support self-annihilation. Now, go forth, and LIVE LIFE AWESOMELY.

A Good Day

Ello.
So the original plan for today was archery in the morning, bouldering in the afternoon and Yogurtland at night. The thing that one should always expect is that nothing ever goes as planned. And of course, today is not an exception. What really happened today are as follows; I woke up late because I got sucked into Tumblr. (Finally found where all the Xenites are hiding. Hah!) I didn't wake up until 10am so I totally missed archery. But, I did, however, got to have a nice brunch with my love at Cafe Verde. As always, food and service were both great. My sister's sick so we weren't able to go bouldering today. It was quite a nice day today so we decided to go somewhere else instead of just going straight home. We ended up in REI and found the chosen climbing shoes. Yay! Before going home, we stopped by Ralphs to pick up some cranberry juice for my sick sister. After that, we got home and spent some nice, needed, quality time together before she had to head for a graveyard shift at work. After she left, I just started doing some chores and got back on the laptop, trying to finish the Helicon and Back video that I've been working on.
All in all, even though the day didn't go as planned, I would definitely consider it a good day. :)
I think I'll stop here. I would go to sleep but as you can see below, Noah took my pillow. Jerk... -_-

New Blog Site...

Ello. So I've been jumping back and forth from one screen name to another. I can't seem to figure out which I want to keep. At least, until now. Instead of using random awesome words and/or names that others might be using as well, I've decided to use my initials in Greek letters, hence, DeltaMu. Yay! Way to think out of the box there... -_-

I've used Jax19, Spitfire19 and Mebarak19 since junior high so I think it's time to grow out of those. Speaking of, I created a few music videos with both SNs that are floating on the Internetz somewhere. These will be taken down and re-posted (hopefully re-edited as well) on my new accounts under DeltaMu19. (Because someone took DeltaMu already. I'm not happy about that.)

Hopefully, I'll be able to schedule my time better to free myself up for more video-editing. I love the process of it and I've missed it a lot. It's been more than 4 years since the last one I've done.

I think that's all I have to say so far. I'm never sure what to write when I start blogging. I should really try that thing they call "taking notes"...

I will leave you now with an awesome screen shot of Renee O'Connor as Gabrielle on Xena: Warrior Princess (season 6). Why, you ask? Because I can.

 *image from rocnet.us*