Dance Teacher Lady

air conditioner

danceteacherlady — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:46:08 +0000

I finally broke down today and turned on the air conditioner. Our cat was laying on her back looking miserable, so I did it. She did a celebratory lap through the apartment…

It’s gonna be a hot one this week! Check on your pets people- make sure your air is on!

Please shut your windows!

danceteacherlady — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:32:34 +0000

Hello again to all in blog-land! I know it’s been a very long time since I’ve written, and I promise to do better this year.

Let’s get right to it. I know that when you live in New York City you are going to have to deal with noise. Buses, subways, babies, people, I get it. With that… I have a neighbor. This neighbor lives across the alley. He thinks he can sing. His friends think he and they can sing. I beg to differ. THEY CANNOT.

They scream and yell various songs- sometimes it’s a Beatles anthology (sorry Ringo), other times it’s different show tunes. Now, I am a musical theater baby and I love a good show tune…

However…

They yell these songs with the windows wide open into the wee hours of the morning. Sometimes they scream in unison, sometimes they yell in a futile attempt at harmony.

I know that none of them have a job singing anywhere because they wouldn’t be home causing my ears to bleed on a regular basis.

My husband has yelled out the window at them and that seemed to shock them into stopping- for a bit.

All he has to do is shut his damn windows so myself and the rest of the neighborhood will no longer be subjected to the full horror of his daily “concerts.”

I’m seriously considering getting a bow and arrow.

Happy Mother’s Day!

danceteacherlady — Sun, 10 May 2009 20:15:03 +0000

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the wonderful Mothers out there- but especially to my Mom Caryn, my Mother-in-Law Jenny, and my Best Friend Gayle. I hope you all have a great day!

Much love from Dance Teacher Lady

Heavy breathing and arm swinging is not very yoga-esque!

danceteacherlady — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:15:14 +0000

I am reminded today of my first time taking a bikram yoga class- hot, sweaty, smelly- I wanted to scream and run out of the room. But I stayed, and three years later, I am hooked. Today I took class next to someone who just could not stop moving, breathing heavily, and doing some kind of arm swinging that I swear could land planes! I have had times in the past where there would be heavy breathers next to me (in class, I mean) and it would drive me crazy! Today was different. Maybe it’s because I am “evolving” as a yogi? Is the light feeling in my head a new found enlightenment, or just day two of a detox that I am doing that is making my head spin? Either way, my first instinct wasn’t to rip my classmates arms off- I just breathed- and let him do the same.

My next class is Thursday- I hope the heavy breather stands somewhere else- just in case…

Going away for a while

danceteacherlady — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:52:27 +0000

So Dance Teacher Lady is apparently moving to a new server. (Mr. Dance Teacher Lady is doing it, I don’t know what it all means) So you will not be able to read anything I post for a couple of days. But don’t worry, the days off will give me plenty of time to think up new things to blog about!

Stay tuned!

DTL

MTA (Grrrr)

danceteacherlady — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:14:28 +0000

I get it- we’re in a recession. But this new MTA budget plan is absolutely ridiculous! I wonder what actually goes on at these supposed meetings? Do these decision makers actually weigh in the pros and cons of a fair hike and then just say too bad, we’re doing it anyway? AND I refuse to accept that after a budget surplus (remember that?) not too long ago that there is no more money. What happened to the money?

The MTA needs an audit and some serious house cleaning. I also believe that as New Yorkers we all need to speak out against this horrific turn of events. We need to write our Senators, our members of Congress- and we need to get the word out that we will NOT stand for this fare hike.

Yes, I am on my soap box! Who else will join me and take a stand?

I’m Back!

danceteacherlady — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:21:34 +0000

Yes- it has been a long time, but Dance Teacher Lady is back blogging! So much has happened over the last few months… I got married-( yay!), my online business is booming, and I’m getting back in the acting and performing game (as if I didn’t have enough things on my plate already.)
So, stay tuned for regular postings with links and info on all sorts of things that I’ve been up to these few months off.

A special thank you to Mr. Dance Teacher Lady for keeping me on track.

Heather Armstrong- dooce.com

danceteacherlady — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:58:04 +0000

I just watched the video from NBC’s Today show with master blogger Heather Armstrong! Bryan introduced me to her site (dooce.com) and I have to say it is the best blog out there. I also have to comment on the fact that Kathie-Lee Gifford is obnoxious! Bravo Heather for maintaining your composure and having to listen to the nonsense that was oozing from Kathie-Lee’s mouth. It really does make me re-think my devotion to that news broadcast. ABC, anyone?

In any case, visit dooce.com- it’s great! Oh, and shameless plug- visit Bryan’s site too- it’s awesome!

Damn Futon Cover!

danceteacherlady — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:24:12 +0000

Everything has a protective cover… now, the mattress pad is it’s own scary beast, but the futon cover is a close relative from hell! I liken the mattress cover to a fair-weather friend you see every now and then who just takes shots at how unfulfilled your life is where as the futon cover is like a relative that you haven’t see for a while, and when you do, you just want to stay inebriated to avoid the inappropriate questions about your lack of job, children, spouse, etc. Anyway, I had to practically get in the cover itself so that the seams line up perfectly when I put the futon (beautifully covered and clean) back on the frame. I could just let the cover rot and never clean it again, but it would go against all of my OCD traits that would rival Monica on “Friends”!

Now the living room looks sparkly and lovely, with a subtle scent of detergent and fabric softener- a perfect invitation for the cat to redistribute her fur all over the futon and begin the dirtying up process once more.

P.S. while making the bed this morning, there was cat fur on the blanket. It never ends…

Jury Duty- let’s finish this up!

danceteacherlady — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:49:32 +0000

Jury Duty ended some time ago, and I have been avoiding sharing more because I honestly have forgotten so much of what happened! In a nutshell, this woman was suing her former boss for assault, battery, false imprisonment, etc etc. She wanted A LOT of money for damages. Quite frankly, after hearing all of the testimony, she was a liar. I didn’t believe her for one hot second and I am appalled that this case even got to the “docket”. (I’ve learned so much court lingo I think I’m a lawyer! Or better yet, a judge!)

We found the defendant not guilty on all charges. It took us five minutes to figure this out. It took the lawyers what seemed like years to present their cases. There should be some kind of time limit as to how long someone can talk in a court room. And, there should be a limit to the number of objections as well. Oh, if I ruled the world…wait- I don’t want that job! I do enough already!

Don’t get me wrong- I appreciate that our court system exits because I certainly don’t want to be burned at the stake if I am ever sued- honestly I’m sure it probably would have happened already considering my big mouth, but I see now why our court system is so clogged up. Anyone can sue anyone for anything! Even if there is nothing behind it!

I think I will stick to watching episodes of “Law and Order: SVU” and leave it at that. That’s as much of the court system I think I can handle.