Hi Internet, I'm having a rough time, and I'm also having a hard time unpacking it all, so here we are on the blog. Let's give it a go. Here's the basics: I've been having steadily worsening lower back pain for several months. I finally started the doctor's visit/what's-actually-wrong-with-me train a few weeks ago, but [...]
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Things I Have Learned About the Corporate World
Well, this is it. The last day of Holly as an OfficePerson for the foreseeable future. For those of you who don't know, I've worked in Big Pharma for 2.5 years, but now I am leaving. I have learned a lot of things in my time as a bonefide OfficePerson, and I am here today [...]
Why NaturalOpposite?
Hi Internet-- Now that this site has gotten a bit of a make-over, I thought we could have a little chat about the title. Why NaturalOpposite? It's a reference to a common turn of phrase in ballroom--the follower and leader often perform the "natural opposite" steps from one another. For example, the leader could step [...]
In Which I Join the 21st Century
Hi Internet--just a quick update for you this week. I am happy to announce that I have finally joined Instagram. I swear, I'm not anti-technology or anything, but it's taken me several years to catch up on all the hip new apps. I still don't *really* understand Snapchat. (Oh. Apparently Instagram was first released for [...]
On Marriage, and Proposals
Hi internet. So this morning I read this post by the fantastic publishers of A Practical Wedding, one of the wedding websites I used when planning our shindig. I still peruse them from time to time, as they post things beyond the nitty-grittys of planning, about relationships, family, and feminism. Today the post that caught [...]
Thoughts from Today
Articulate an opinion, commands the essay prompt. Am I worthy enough to have an opinion? Don't we lift those, wholesale, from bloggers, these days? It's much easier to poke holes in the arguments of others than to make them yourself. Safer, too. Compare quantities A and B. I'm an engineer, dammit, this should be [...]
Buying Dance Shoes
Hello people of Ballroom! Whether you are brand new to dancing or are looking to take your art to the next level, the most important thing you can do is buy good shoes. And I am here today to highlight some option and features for the uninitiated. Note: This post is going to focus on [...]
August Books
Well, I'm back. Hi internet! I have returned from gallivanting across Iceland, the Netherlands, and Belgium. My brain has returned to the correct time-zone, but I'm still not sure what day it is. I intend to write at least two posts on our travels, but first thing's first--a book round-up. After my slack-off in July, [...]
The Near Future
Hello internet! Happy Wednesday. This week's post is going to be less thoughtful, more "here's what's what for the next few weeks". So here's what's what: We're going on vacation! The Sven and I, along with some friends, are going to Iceland and the Netherlands. (And Belgium? Hopefully?) AND I AM SUPER DUPER EXCITED OK. [...]
Hamilton, Amadeus, and the Lie of the Individual
It's happened, Internet. I knew I couldn't escape it forever. And this weekend, having an unusual amount of free time, I broke down. And bought the Hamilton Cast Recording. Why have I waited so long, you ask? This is post-viral, post-Tony's, post-any reasonable amount of time to catch up on the cultural phenomenon that is [...]
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