It's 9:11am on Sunday as I type these words. Lately, I haven't been writing much. Mostly it's because I've had some morning appointments and needed to get a good night's rest. Normally, when I'd arrive home late I'd go straight to the computer, upload the pics and blog about the day's events. Instead, I go to bed as soon as I get home and work on my blog the next morning with only enough time to add photos and crank out some brief commentary. I know it's not the end of the world if I don't keep up everyday, but I want to. It's just a matter of me getting back in the momentum of daily updates. I'll work on that this week.

Today is another one of those days where I'm rushing out the door. The least I could do is publish one pic. I have a 10:00am rehearsal, fortunately only a 10-minute walk from my house. Still I want to get dressed and get a bite to eat and enjoy some coffee and sort of meditate and clear my mind for a few leisurely minutes before walking into the studio. Wish me luck as I walk the icy streets...

View from my front door. February 12, 2006 9:04am

Yesterday's (Saturday) rehearsal was good--we were able to squeeze in two hours of mentally-focused and inspiring work. Afterwards as I was thanking dancer Marsha Bonet for taking time out of her busy schedule to rehearse with me, she replied saying that although it's been a long week for her, there's no excuse, she can still find the energy to try. Thanks Marsha!

[Yikes! It's 9:26am and my next rehearsal starts in half an hour. Gotta go!]

It's 12:50pm and I'm back from rehearsal. Here are some pics...

The walk to the studio.February 12, 2006 9:56am

Virgin snow. I'm the first to arrive. February 12, 2006 9:57am

On early days, we usually enter the studio from the alley so I had to go around. DC Dance Collective owner Nancy Newell was just pulling in to her parking space when I arrived. Judging by the fact that I "braved" the snow, she said, "You can tell who the real artists are."

I smiled. Still, it really wasn't much for me to walk all the way from my house to the studio, but I appreciated her comment anyway.

February 12, 2006 10:04am

It was yet another good rehearsal. Time flew by and without realizing we practiced for an hour and twenty minutes. I seem to be on a streak of inspiration this week, yay!

Now that I'm home again, I'm feeling pretty relaxed--perhaps even lazy! There's a smell of paint in the air as my artist housemate works on his latest commission. It's giving me flashbacks to when I was a classical guitar major at Cal State Fullerton.

View from my room. February 12, 2006 1:25pm

Whenever I took breaks from studying, I'd walk through the soothing architecture of the Visual Arts building and peek inside the art classes and see students patiently drawing or painting and listening to classical music as the professor, coffee mug in hand, sauntered from easel to easel whispering suggestions so as not to break the atmosphere of concentration and creativity. After 15-20 minutes of wandering through these inpspiration-filled halls, I was refreshed and inspired again and went back to studying or practicing my guitar.

It's still early in the day and I gotta get out the house though. I'll just take a short nap and head over to Fronteras University a little later for some studying.

Tonight at 6:30pm, it's Spanish movie night at Dr Dremos in Arlington sponsored by the Washington Spanish Language Meetup Group. It's something different. Join me if you're up for it.