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Drills to develop body flight?

philosophygeek — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:47:11 -0800

How do dancers achieve body flight? I'm amazed at how many pros in dances like Carolina shag and west coast swing look like air hockey pucks gliding across the floor, and I'd like to learn this skill. I have worked with local pros in private lessons, but nothing has clicked yet, and so I'm asking the hive mind for drills and breakdowns to develop this degree of body flight. Theoretical explanations of how body flight and glide are created are welcome, but my primary interest is practical: I want to learn how to do this!

Girlfriend wants me to get a shaggy hairstyle, should I?

jakubsnm — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:26:12 -0800

My other half really wants me to get the modern shag hair style like Brad Pitt's. I have long hair at the moment and I'm not too keen on the change... I think it's too feminine (pink is not the new black) and outdated. Am i being too stubborn?

indie art sought for anniversary

beezy — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:20:43 -0800

Looking for quality art print/commission for an anniversary present - any good sources? Hi everyone -

I'm looking for an anniversary pressie for my indie art obsessed hubby - it's our 7th, and we've had a weird year, so I'm thinking of a lucky 7/bad 13 kind of theme.

Can you rec either a young artist for a commission or a good site for this kind of stuff? His tastes are:

- banksy
- www.chrisbishop.com
- robots
- blix
- show posters
- the obey guy
- http://www.gferrand.com/
- http://www.thefrasergallery.com/TimTate2007.html

thanks!

Trials of a Responsible Hedonist

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:11:11 -0800

Peripatetic, endearingly-awkward geek seeks amazing advice for casual sex shenanigans. I recently completed my first serious relationship, a year-long cohabitation. It ended, in large part because I'm just not ready to settle down - I'm young (24), and I've still got an itch to scratch (although this former girlfriend is still one of my dearest friends in the world). I travel from job to job, from oceanography in the Pacific Ocean to (as of March) a stint in Japan. This wanderlust is the bee's knees, but does not provide the foundation for serious romantic roots.

So I come to you, hive mind, to bestow me with your collective wisdom on casual sex mojo.

I am not a total novice in this arena. Of the dozen+ women I've been lucky enough to somehow bed, most have been one-nighters with women 5-10 years older than I, and whose ranks have included PhDs, a fetish model or two, and a disproportionate number of redheads. This sounds grand, until you realize that most of this action has been courtesy of: sex parties, and Craigslist.

I know - I know, OK? Not a real source of pride. But what few sex parties I've attended have always been fascinating and hilarious, even though nine times out of ten I ended up reading books (I come prepared) or dancing. My own Craigslist postings - posted here and here for your edification - prompt fan mail, but no real results (the internet is made of flakes).

Yet I have, in fact, approached (hundreds?) of women on subways and city streets (mostly in NYC) to tell them them they're gorgeous, and ask them out on the spot - most are taken, it's never proceeded past a coffee even if they're single, but 99% were grinning a mile-wide even if they said "No." (Perhaps I was too young? At its height, I was 20 or 21). Nevertheless, the abysmal success rate did do a number on my self-confidence. Fact is, I would very much like to meet a lovely lady or two in the flesh, while out on the town, and woo her by virtue of my own merits.

I just have no idea how. Help a man out.

Pros: I am, apparently, quite attractive - I regularly sport pinstripes and a fedora, and I'm informed that pictures of me prompt girly coos (which confuses no one more than me). I have a natural accent - I am often thought to be either British or Eastern European (having lived in both places), despite being born and raised in the States. I read everything I get my hands on, and have wacky tales of adventure to amuse and intrigue. I also tear up the dance floor at clubs.

Cons: I don't drink or frequent bars, depriving me of valuable social lubricant. I am effectively blind to female social cues and come-ons (friends and family have to tell me what I've missed), and I couldn't muster decent innuendo if I tried. And I worry that, at first glance, I'm really quite creepy: I can't manage small talk for the life of me, don't match any standard of hip (no drugs, infinitely obscure interests), and regularly provoke comments about my 'intensity.' I also enjoy treating people like human beings - which, I'm told, does not raucous casual sex make.

Remember: I'm looking for advice, not lectures. For your information, I have never, ever cheated on a girl, and I have never, ever had unprotected sex - despite which, I get tested every six months out of civic responsibility. I am, in fact, a big fan of falling down emotional rabbit holes with brilliant, badass women - but that's simply not what my life allows for right now.

I believe that you should leave your lovers better than you found them. Because this isn't even about sex, really - it's about having fabulous adventures with wonderful people. Just in bed.

What works? What doesn't? What might? I'm at responsiblehedonist@yahoo.com. Thank you in advance. You're all beautiful.

Mitigating a bad haircut

goofyfoot — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 21:59:26 -0800

How do I mitigate a bad haircut? I paid fifty bucks to a cutter/owner to whom I showed a picture of what I wanted. She gave me a variation on the picture that I can only describe as a shag/mullet. It's hideous. I can't go over her head, as she owns the place, and I don't trust her to change it into something that I can live with.

Because I've always kept my hair very long and never styled it, I don't know a thing about mitigating a bad haircut. Googling around is exhausting and kinda disheartening. So, please, hivemind women who have had this nasty experience, can you give me a couple websites that specialize in camouflaging a bad haircut? I'm thinking barrettes more than scarfs, but sure, scarfs, etc.

Fancy a shag?

dw — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:28:17 -0800

What's the best way to set my computer under my desk when the floor is shag/pile carpeting? Just moved from a house with hardwood floors to one with shag carpeting. At the old place I set the computer tower on the floor under my desk, but with the shag carpet I'm concerned about both stability and static. My desk is one of those particle board jobs that isn't meant for a tower computer, so there's nowhere on the desk itself to set it that wouldn't take up precious desk real estate.

Is there a product out there I can buy -- a platform of some sort -- that I can put computer on top of? Maybe screw some boards together? Or get a chair floor mat and set it on top of that (with some boards or something supporting it?) Anyone had and solved this problem?

What are the sticky black lumps in my bag of rolling tobacco?

clavdivs — Fri, 20 Feb 2004 14:24:35 -0800

What are those black lumps in my shag for time to time i have found black lumps of sticky stuff in rolling tobacco. even the good stuff. What are they?