Hello??

I have been so busy I havent been by here in… ages. I’m still busy so I won’t stay long. I just want to mention that I opened my second dance studio already. Grand Opening was last Sunday and it was a total hit. I am sooo happy. Math is also done and I am eagerly awaiting my final test’s grade. I need a B to graduate in December and I am praying to everything and everyone that I get it. Pray with me. Classes start tomorrow at the new studio and continue as scheduled at the first one. My work with South Florida Youth Sports (the company with which I teach 200-300 kids in one day sometimes) is growing. We have so many kids registering for Fall and so many prospective schools interested in what we offer for their afterschool programs that I am already considering other dancers to add to my Dance department with the company.

Life rocks!

Before leaving I want to share with you a very inspirational video that was posted on my Facebook account. For anyone who is a parent, older brother or sister, godparent, or any other type of mentor, this is something very powerful to watch and apply to daily life.

Everyone should read this. Homelessness Prevention Plan – now running

I recently became a part of the organization STEPS in the Right Direction which is now working together with the government’s HAND program to help families that have recently become homeless or are at risk of homelessness due to unemployment and other hardships. Rent, utilities, and other assistance is available.

The program is aimed at populations that are homeless or about to become homeless because of loss of employment or loss of other major income. The program is NOT intended to help with chronically homelessness.

Please spread the word that help is available. Tell everyone, even to those who might not need help since THEY might know others who do. The funds are limited, we are under staffed, but we want to help as many families as possible.

If you or someone you know are in need of the services offered by this program please get in touch with me as soon as possible and I will do everything in my power to help!

I can be reached at gigisacademy at hotmail dot com.

Thanks!

I’m a crappy blogger!!

I have no shame in admitting that I have been doing a gag job at keeping this place together. I won’t give excuses about how much math homework I’ve had, how much research I’ve had for Capstone, or how badly I’ve been sleeping (last night I went to sleep at 3 and woke up at 5 today by myself unable to sleep any longer.) I’m just going to say thank you to those that still come around to check if anything new is up. I’m sorry. I’ll try harder.

Thanks again!

No me acostumbro!

3Word Wednesdays is one of the best memes ever! Three random words and off we go! Click the button, after you read mine of course, to check out other participants!

Fracture
Noise
Vanish

Her words fractured my heart… “It’s not working.” She kissed me, turned around, and vanished. For months I lay awake on our bed at night, waiting. Listening to any noise that might indicate she was back, taking her shoes off at the door, dropping her purse on the couch, and coming to bed. “It’s not working.”  That’s all I ever heard.

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Todavía no me acostumbro a mantener este blog al día. En realidad es que el tiempo no me alcanza, pero me imagino que eso debe parecer excusa, nada más; y a veces creo que lo puede ser. Pero el caso que el fin no me acostumbro sea tiempo, vagancia, o falta de memoria. Bueno, a lo que vine!

Que les puedo contar? Por donde empezar?! El verano ha sido temporada de amores y crecimientos con tantos quinces y tantas bodas de gente querida, de amigas y estudiantes a las cuales he visto crecer conmigo o a mi lado.  Se siente fenomenal ver los sueños de otros hacerse realidad, y más todavía cuando yo estoy contribuyendo a ello sea con mi amistad o con mi trabajo.

Este sábado fueron los quinces de Ashley C., o Hurricane, como la llamo desde hace mucho tiempo por lo fuerte que respira durante mis clases. Ashley a sido bailarina mía desde en 2004 y tan corto tiempo eh tenido el gusto de verla crecer de una niña a una mujercita, cada día con cualidades aun mejores que las del día anterior.

Fue una de las fiestas mas glamorosas de quinces que he visto, casi mas glamorosa que hasta algunas bodas que he preparado, pero ella es tan buena que de veras, como dijo su madre, se lo merece. Entre sus sorpresas estuvo un actuación del grupo Los Primeros, que a pesar de no ser mi grupo favorito, siempre  alborotan a las chicas cuando participan como invitados en fiestas de quinces en los festivales de la Ciudad de Hialeah donde hemos coincidido. Yo te digo que las hormonas a esa edad parecen poder estallar como una bomba nuclear!

Disfruten de los videos ya en la pagina de la academia. Pinchen aquí!

Hoy acabo de regresar de la boda de Madelaine. Después de estar junto a su pareja por más de 11 años, y tener un pequeño monstrico (lo cual digo con mucho cariño) decidieron casarse. Fue una boda pequeña, solo para la familia y algunos amigos muy cercanos, pero esta familia es lo MAS divertido que yo he visto en mi vida. Hasta los más chicos son cómicos y centros de atención. Felicidades Exer y Made!

Y no crean que tuve un fin de semana entero sin trabajar. Estuviera llorando en ves de tan contenta. Fuimos una ves mas a Tu Desayuno Alegre; esta ves con Hip Hop/Breakdance. Si mal no me acuerdo sale el 4 de Septiembre. No se lo pierdan!

Espero todos hallan tenido un fin de semana tan divertido como el mío! Y prometo regresar pronto!

Tuesday=Random

I know it’s been a while but RTT is just like riding a bike. You don’t do it for a long time and you’re sure you’ve lost the hang of it. But once you hop on it all flows and feels natural, like you never stopped in the first place.

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• I watched The Time Traveler’s Wife. I sped through the book to watch the movie before it was taken out of the theaters. Well, actually, I didn’t really need to speed through it, I just couldn’t put it down. Either way, I finally watched the movie; the very same day I finished the book, because I -of course- couldn’t wait… If you haven’t seen it, don’t. It’s so cliche to say “the book was better” and it’s more cliche to say “it always is” but, the book was better, it always is. I’ve begun to wonder why they make movies out of books that are so detailed, with such deep plots. If I hadn’t read the book first I would have found Clare to be a whore and Henry’s dad an asshole and that’s NOT who Niffenegger made them to be. I guess I’m upset because so much of the book, the characters, the story, was lost in the movie that I felt robbed of the experience of meeting them outside my mind’s eye, on the big screen. Good thing I go to the movies for free. I would have demanded my money back.

• I finally got my super phone working. I know that most of you don’t consider a Palm Centro to be half as super as an iPhone or Blackberry or their close relatives, but for me anything with a touch screen is requires practice and severe concentration. Took two weeks of the dude cracking into it and me having to text without T9 (complete torture) on a temporary phone on which I had no contacts so I never knew who was calling and ended up picking up like a million phone calls I would have loved to avoid… however, the internet on it doesn’t work, and I don’t really know how to use it. Eh. I guess it takes a little getting used to. It’s got all these tricks and things, and tiny keys. I can’t complain though. It was only $60 and it does exactly what I was looking for – sync up with my color coded, OCD friendly, superduper iCal.

• I’ve started reading The Reader. (Reading The Reader, sounds funny, like I’m reading myself, since I’M reading The Reader.) On with the point – I’m thinking about NOT watching the movie, but I havent decided. I don’t know if the movie came out before or after the book, which sounds like a stupid thing to not know since most movies are based on books, but I think I heard someone mention that they made the book FOR the movie. I have to check that out. If any of you know, please tell. I’m lazy.

• School started yesterday, again. I feel like there’s never enough time off to do the things I love to do. I love school. In fact, I think I’m the biggest nerd I know, but I’m ready to get out of FIU. Very ready. So ready it boarders on desperation. I should be done December, but I wont walk till April because of some another paper misplacing/rules changing mishap. In all honesty, I don’t even know if I care so much about walking if it weren’t because it’s the only psychological closure I’ll have that I did it, that I finished, that I’m right back at the beginning again (I want a Masters). I feel I need the feeling of accomplishment that only walking can give me. I guess I could also reward myself something great. I’ve been meaning to remodel my room for a while (which is quite an adventure and has a bad reputation) maybe I should start readying for that, getting paint and deciding on styles and new lamps since now and give myself that. A new beginning kind of thing. New colors new academic level. Makes no sense. I like it.

• When is Grey’s Anatomy, the last 2 seasons, coming out on DVD? I’m having crazy-funny-psycho-depressed-toohappy-confused character withdraws.

When is too far?

The weekend has passed, peacefully and fast. It gave me enough to do to keep me active without tiring. It gave me time to rest and time to notice.

I don’t support cheating. I think that there is always a point are several points at which a person can stop the process that’ll lead to cheating. However I also think that humans are not meant to be with one person their whole lives. I think that “forever” and “happily ever after” are social constructs, not our nature. But that’s not what this is about.

Whether or not one believes in “forever” with only one person, it is inevitable, regardless of how much you might value and love the person you’re with, for some sort of attraction to arise towards someone else. We can’t control our animal reaction to another person’s pheromones, our body’s natural curiosity about the texture of their skin and the flavors with which they might or might not delight our taste buds. We can control what we do about that attraction, that’s a fact as sure and tangible as the sun is hot, but it doesnt change the fact that our curiosity is triggered on its own; that we cannot control.

I wonder, when and how far is it OK to pursue that wondering feeling? Knowing that you’ll never let it get to the point of cheating, mainly because neither party would allow themselves to go as far, how much is it OK to wonder about that person? How much is it OK to look, to walk closely past them to get a whiff of their hair or their sweaty skin, to talk to and maybe even drop a line or two to plant a seed and see if – although you’re sure- he/she also has been bitten by the wondering bug?

Booking through Thursday!

What’s the best book you’ve read recently?

Well, right now I’m flying my way through The Time Traveler’s Wife. I want to finish it before the movie is out of the theaters and it’s actually pretty great. But since I’m not finished with it, I don’t think it’s fair to judge it just yet. I’d have to say VELOCITY by Koontz is the most recent fabulous book I’ve read. (Which reminds me- I need to post the review on my Reviews Page)

The book has a fast paced story

3 Word Wednesday

Decay

Graceful

Riot

Their love lasted 27 years, four months, and six days. Each moment was a memory, a new experience they both cherished as if it were a newborn child. The simplest funs felt like a riot, the biggest problems never bigger than them; but like all great things, their love has come to an end.

After him she had no other. No one could take his place. And when the children asked she take a chance again on love  she said “My heart’s still full of him, there isn’t any space.” All that ever mattered was to ensure no moment in those 27 years would be forgotten.

With time she grew more quiet, more distant in her thoughts.  With time it seemed she faded completely into her past. Her relatives would ask her “Are you lonely?” “Can we help?” She would only smile an say “I have loved. I have been loved. I need nothing else.”

On the 27th year, fourth month, and sixth day anniversary  of her loves departure from her life she sat by a window overlooking a garden. She sat through the mornings, afternoons, nights, for days, leaving us helplessly watching her graceful decay.

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A “Go To” girl

I’ve always loved the idea of being and that “Go To” person everyone wants to have in their life. You know the one I mean. The person you think of when someone approaches you looking for a very specific service, a sale, a hookup, a job, or even a hitman, you think “You know who knows all about that stuff? GiGi. She can help you out with that!” Now, I’m not getting into the hitman business anytime soon. But I think you get the point. It seems, in these last few months, that I’m becoming just that (a go to person, not a hitman.)

I’m working with the HAND program to prevent homelessness. With the still increasing unemployment rates the imminent homelessness in Dade county is also on the rise. HAND has a new program to help households that are at risk of homelessness due to unemployment or disabilities get back on their feet by paying rent/utilities for past due and future months. There are some criteria that need to be met, but they’re not very unattainable which makes the program is incredibly helpful to most people who want to regain their financial independence. I am very much looking forward to September 1st, the projected date when we’ll have everything set to start helping out.

I’ve also become recently affiliated with Meltology which is – I cannot begin to express  how- exciting. They have a new line of Spa products coming out that are beyond belief amazing. I can say so myself as I have tried the hand and feet treatments and, no kidding, the effects last for days. However, that’s all I can say for now. I am sworn to secrecy!! Keep in touch with their website and I will definitely keep you guys updated once I have goodies for demos and freebies!

That’s not all. I’m not yet all in it, but I’m contemplating working with 5Linx. This company has the new phone technology-  video phones. I tried one, dude, this is crazy. Imagine being able to see your kids while they’re away for college, or your family in another country state each time you talk instead of only when you can afford  a plane fare. What’s more, imagine being able to hear and SEE your long distance relations for only $29 a month!? Yeah. I know. Sounds too good to be true. It’s not. It works off the internet (which is what all phones will be using in just a year of two.) Oh, and cell phones too. How cool is that? I can’t wait. I’ll let you know about that too.

So. Yeah. I’m feeling like a Go To Girl and I love it!

Whatcha need?? I’ll take care of you!

HA!

Feels like a month has passed since yesterday

I promise….

-to never take advantage of others just because I choose to be a lazy

-to never get boobs bigger than my head

-to not judge people without them actually DOING something by which to be judged.

-to listen to others when they speak. Even if I think I know what they’re going to say.

-to never lose faith in myself so that others can believe in me as well.

Capture

Jinx

Qualify

I want to will capture my life in hands and do with it what I please. I will jinx myself with GOOD things like opportunities and achievements all of which will lead me to grow and prosper if not financially then morally, intellectually, or spiritually. I will keep around me only those who qualify, and in order to qualify you must also be living your life the same way: as productively and positively as you possibly can. I wont allow negativity or stress brought on by others to impede my plans of being the best me, in every aspect, that I can be.