Cooper, Bolle, Baryshnikov

2008-07-17T17:36:59Z

Totally random dance post; thanks, YouTube.
First, Baryshnikov does Bach (sort of, not the best of arrangements IMO, but one mustn't be picky), 'Le Jeune Homme et la Mort' .

Next. Adam Cooper dancing with Scott Ambler in Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake. Yummy.

More Swan Lake and sex-on-legs Adam Cooper to be found here, and here.

Last, a RaiNews24 interview with Roberto Bolle, possibly the only man in the world capable of making black socks with shorts look gorgeous. Also featuring the lovely Alessandra Ferri.

Happy Birthday Ruby

2008-07-13T14:37:42Z

Just got back, and what do I see? It's

blackmoonruby's birthday!

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"You didn't forget, did you?"
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"No way, man."
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Have a wonderful day, dear!

ciacona @ 2007-06-26T09:15:00

2007-06-26T15:15:39Z

Because

blackmoonruby asked, and her wish is my command.

1. My username is _____ because ____.
2. My name on LJ (if applicable) is _____ because ____.
3. My journal is titled ____ because ____.
4. My subtitle is ____ because ____.
5. My friends page is called ____ because ____.
6. My default userpic is ____ because ____.

1. My first Yahoo Username, looong ago, was Chaconne. Because you see, it's all about Teh Baroque. Since I'm lazy and God gave us Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V, here's the Wikipedia def.:
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In music, a chaconne (IPA: [ʃæˈkɔn]; Italian: ciaccona) is a musical form whose primary formal feature involves variation on a repeated short harmonic progression. Originally a quick dance-song from Spain, with rather indelicate text, the chaconne eventually became a slow triple meter dance which first emerged in the 16th century.
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When I finally gave in to the overwhelming desire of owning a LJ, knowing it would linger for most of the time in a state of neglect and stagnation, 'chaconne' was already taken, and I didn't want numbers/spaces/etc., so I tried the Italian form (spelling varies; I went with ciacona). Bingo.

2. "Waiting for Rain". I'm paying dearly for the name these days. Living in Texas and being something of a gardener will make you appreciate rain. Generally. Most summers you wait, and wait, and pray, and pray some more, watching the occasional thunderstorm pass you by on the radar, peeking through your drawn curtains and blinds at glaring all-consuming Vasa, fierce fruit of Laurelin (or the sun, for non-Tolkienites), cursing and crying at the sight of cracked rock-hard soil, dead grass, and your water bill.

This year, the first since the creation of this Journal (what have I done??), the spring rains have not stopped. My yard resembles a giant sponge. The grass is nice and green, though.

3. Triple Time -- see Chaconne, and triple meter.

4. There's a subtitle?

5. It's called Friends, because my imagination was exhausted by then.

6. Leonardo. Need I say more? *gibbers and flails at the thought of standing in front of the Last Supper in less than three weeks' time*

ciacona @ 2007-02-01T07:17:00

2007-02-01T01:34:57Z

Damn. Damn. Why always the good ones? Rest in peace, Molly Ivins. You made Texas politics bearable. And if folks had only listened to you in 2000....

testing

2006-09-05T19:00:12Z

still testing...

Ciacona

Cooper, Bolle, Baryshnikov

Happy Birthday Ruby

ciacona @ 2007-06-26T09:15:00

ciacona @ 2007-02-01T07:17:00

testing