SF-Packed + Celebrity Sighting ---> Week in Review, Day 253-259

~ missed a client meeting because I completely forgot about it. Never happened before.

~ set up Quickbooks for the business

~ had an amazing veggie sandwich at Mission Creek Cafe

~ took the 33 Stanyan bus

~ celebrated a friend who is now a full-on American citizen!

~ took a tour of an amazing San Francisco home with the architect

~ had coffee with celebrities. Well, I was in the same coffee shop where they happened to be hanging out. Robin Williams and Craig Ferguson.

~ name-dropped on my blog

~ went to Cafe Royale and enjoyed some gypsy music accompanied by belly dancers

~ and I even knew one of the belly dancers!

~ went to the Page Bar, on Page at Divisadero

~ went to a picnic in Golden Gate Park

~ drank a cold beer in a hot shower. At 9 AM on Monday. That seems like the start to a banner week.

Day 113 - Went to class to... hula hoop

Granted, I was not the most talented hula hooper when I was younger. Just could not keep that hoop up. So I jumped at the chance to redeem myself during SF Dance Week. HoopGirl is a local company that teaches hoop fitness and dance through videos and classes. Their introductory class to celebrate Dance Week gave tips and introduced all levels to new moves.

Our instructor Summer was phenomenal and truly an inspiring teacher. She made it look effortless. I made it look like a convulsion. But in the end, I was able to keep that hoop up for a minute and discovered it was quite a workout. I recommend it to anyone!

Day 9 - Learned to dolphin dive

Lacking a new thing for the day, my friend John suggested I learn to dolphin dive, a classic breakdancing move. Sure, why not? I have seen him bust out some impressive moves over the years so he was the perfect teacher. A dolphin dive involves diving onto your hands, then rolling into what I describe as a backwards worm. Like this girl:



Could not get past the fear of jumping onto my hands, but I started to get the rhythm of moving forward. So in the end, I think I really just learned to do the worm, and not very well at that. It was a good start to my breakdancing career, though. John expects to see better results in a few weeks. While I practice, check out this funny video.