Posted by Monica Danna on Feb 12, 2010 in personal
Cliff + Cassidy by Clint Shuttlesworth
Oh Love. Or in the words of one Ashley Simpson Ello, Ello, Ello, Ello, Vee, Eee.
Like a JoBros concert, I usually try and avoid V-Day like the plague. But this year, in lieu of spewing hatred on the infamously industry-created “holiday” I decided to confront it head on, and face the demons. So what’s the big deal anyway? This will be the 6th year in a row I won’t have a Valentine. And most of those years that was a conscious decision. Most of them.
I’m known to be pretty outspoken on my views of romantic relationships, moreso that I’m writing a book about it. But rarely do I ever discuss the L word. It’s not that I’m afraid of love (an all too common misjudgment of a 31 year old single gal). I’ve been in love. I’ve been loved. I cringe when coupled up friends remark, “oh, you just haven’t met the right one yet!” It doesn’t often occur to those people that maybe I’m not looking for the right one. Just yet, at least. I refer to this as couple-tunnel vision. Or love goggles. Most people in a relationship (at least happy, healthy relationships) can’t imagine why everyone wouldn’t want to be. I’m not going to get into that in this post, but suffice it to say, not every single person is actively looking for love. Read more…
Ok, yes it’s been almost three weeks since the Altitude Design Summit. And it’s taken me that long to get over the fact that I’m the worst skier in America. Maybe even North America.
Way overdue is a wrap-up post on the wonderfulness (that’s absolutely a word) that was the first annual Altitude Design Summit. There are many, many, many, many, many more timely, great wrap-up posts. Instead of recreating those, I decided to pick my top 10 best memories from ALT. The things (and people) that 3 weeks later, I’m still thinking about.
I was completely honored to be a part of this amazing gathering of creativity, technology, and community. I know where I’ll be in Jan of 2011 (not on the slopes).
I had been looking forward to last Friday night for a long time. Music has slowly slipped to the bottom of my todo list as work has gotten more and more hectic in 2010. But I was sweetly validated, as Justin Townes Earle took the stage at the Mucky Duck in Houston, less than a week after Earle’s father, Steve Earle won his first Grammy, for a tribute album to JTE’s namesake, Townes Van Zandt.
We had quite the motley crew in attendance for the show, and even got the chance to hang with JTE a little bit after the show.
I know what you're thinking, we make the raddest couple. I had the SAME thought!
Listen to a few of JTE’s tracks from his latest album Midnight at the Movies:
the c.u.t. – c.u.there – is a weekly feature consisting of events I suggest you check out…or die. or worse. muahaha. just check it out.
What’s more romantic than Romeo and Juliet? (besides, Justin Timberlake and bath tub full of, oh, ok, um, that’s personal.)
Looking for a way to pull your head up out of Twitter long enough to remember when people met before Match.com? All too often these days, technology tends to make efficient, practical monsters out of us. Let’s remember our emotions, and get back to the basics, shall we?
This weekend, on a Holiday that I refuse to celebrate for fear of validating the floral industry’s existence, let’s instead remember young love, dance, and tragedy, as the most excellent Dominic Walsh Dance Theater presents it’s recreation of Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet.
I’ve had the great opportunity to get to know this company of dancers intimately over the last few years and have attended each performance, more and more impressed and inspired. Watching them in rehearsal, experiencing the collaborative process of creating the choreography with Dominic, has made me a life-long advocate of these true artistic athletes. And thanks to DWDT’s excellent job incorporating video into their marketing efforts, you can get to know them, too. Check out these various clips of the company members speaking about their roles in R+J.
I hope you’ll join me this weekend to check them out for yourself. See the below video for a preview of this weekend’s performances. c.u.there, peeps!
p.s. I’ll be at the Saturday show hosting the Casting Couch, following the performance we’ll be inviting Casting Couch ticket holders on stage for a reception. More info here.
