Well, not really. As many of you I’m sure have noticed, I’ve been missing in action to the extreme. I know, I know, that’s nothing out of the ordinary for the terrible blogger that I am, but this time, I had a serious issue. My computer died My beautiful MacBook screen has a HUGE black line running through it. I have no idea where on Earth it came from, but the poor little guy is currently spending time at the doctor, hopefully being fixed. Meanwhile, I’ve figured out how to bypass the work security features and I can blog from my work computer! Woohoo! Back in business baby!

PS- While searching for a picture for this blog post, I stumbled upon the new Google Images. Way cool! Good job Google!

I laughed at the last one for like 15 minutes straight, no lie.

I’m still getting used to the idea of having blond hair and yes I spent waaaay too much time designing this.

I had a pretty amazing college career. I loved college. I went to one of the most beautiful universities in the country, and it was at this university that a certain tradition was born. A tradition deeply rooted in the Greek Life system that produced strong rivalries and cut throat competition that could leave the faint of heart crying in a corner. No, I’m not kidding. Everyone knows that when the month of April rolls around, Elon University sororities are frantically busy preparing for the annual Greek Week Dance Competition. What is that you may ask? Well, let me tell you! My life revolved around this competition all 4 years of my college career. I. LOVED. IT. My sorority, Sigma Kappa, would begin preparing for this competition in January….preparing choreography, designing costumes, building the set etc. It was a process, a very intricate process, and a process that the entire sorority helped with and supported totally.

That was my favorite part. Seeing the entire sorority come together for one goal. It sounds silly, but the camaraderie gained through all of our hard work was priceless. I had fantastic friends who were just as into this dance as I was, and played just as large of a role as I did in bringing the whole picture together. You see, this was such a big deal. Probably one of the biggest, if not the biggest, competitions between the sororities on campus. Each sorority’s dance had a theme that had to be kept top-secret until the performance. That never happened of course. Everyone knew each other’s themes well before dance day. We used to tell our girls that when asked our theme was always “Tupac: The Resurrection.” We always got a little giggle out of that one. Each sorority had super secret costumes, and super secret sets. I was always so proud of our sets; they were phenomenal. The other sororities hated us for our sets. They claimed that it was a “dance competition” not a “who has the best props competition” and it wasn’t fair that we won because it was only because of our props. Oh, the drama girls can create. However, they had a fair argument in my opinion. I saw exactly where they were coming from. But I made sure that their argument fell on deaf ears when we came back my senior year and won by what I would say was a pretty resounding margin. And no, I’m not being biased. Our win was validated several times that night by friendly people in the parking lot yelling “Your dance was F*ing awesome!” And lovely patrons at West End Bar exclaiming, “Sigma Kappa was the Sh*t!” And girls from other sororities leaving me nice Facebook messages congratulating our sorority on our deserved win.

I loved college And I was always so proud of my sorority when we performed in Greek Week. I got the most pride out of taking 40+ girls, most of whom had never danced a day in their lives, and molding them together to look like they had been dancing their whole lives. And the best part….they had FUN doing it! Last night was no different either! I paid a visit up to Elon to see Sigma Kappa perform this year and they certainly didn’t let me down earning a sweet 2nd place! I’d say that in the past 5 years, Sigma Kappa winning 1st Place three times, and 2nd Place twice isn’t too shabby Congrats girls! You made Sigma Kappa so proud! Here’s the video of their performance last night, just so you can get an idea of the insanity that I’m talking about. Their theme was “The End of the World.” Remember, this is a college sorority with a lot of girls with no dance training, limited practice space and only 2.5 months to prepare this. Pretty amazing what you can do when you work hard!

Oh, and just so I can ring my own bell, here’s our 1st place performance from my Senior year. Our theme was “Black Magic” just in case you couldn’t tell

So, thanks to the sweet Elon girl, who I do believe was an AZD, for stopping me and saying hello! This is our official shout out to you. Thanks for making us feel famous and for being a #1 fan!

Check out more photos here.

]]> http://2sistersblog.com/2010/04/21/the-lying-down-game/feed/ 1 http://2sistersblog.com/2010/04/20/wait-when-did-i-get-old/ http://2sistersblog.com/2010/04/20/wait-when-did-i-get-old/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:24:38 +0000 KarenNYC http://2sistersblog.com/?p=9574 You go Cloris Leachman!

I’m enjoying some R & R time in good ole’ NC this week and using this time to practice for my auditions. My dance teacher is being really sweet and letting me use the studio space during the day when there are no classes. It’s been so great to have enough room to rehearse. A little back-peddling….I’m rehearsing my solo for the audition finals, should I make it all the way. Basically, if I make it all the way to finals, I have to have a 90 second solo routine prepared to show, with a costume and everything. I felt a little funny preparing my solo because it’s not a given thing that I’m going to make it to finals. There’s 2 whole rounds before that I have to get through. I feel like I’m being a bit presumptuous, no? I just don’t want to count all my chickens before they hatch, but in the back of my mind I know it’s better to hope for the best and be prepared instead of being stuck the week before finals knowing that I made it and having no solo or costume ready. So, the point of this post…..

I’m getting old. I spent 3 hours at the studio today rehearsing and sweet Jesus am I sore. I mean I’ll cut myself a little slack, I have been out of dance for almost a year now and jumping right back in head first and making my body do things that it probably shouldn’t be doing right now isn’t the best way to go about doing this. But I have to. If I want to make this team, I have to kick my own butt to do it. But I will admit, I left the studio waddling like a duck because my hips hurt so bad and I’m pretty sure some of my dignity was left on the dance floor, haha. I popped four advil and had some wine when I got home (healthy?) and that of course made things better. Oh, and then I drove to Raleigh to meet my friend Adam for dinner, (dangerous?). We were seated at a table with barstools and it took me longer than the average person to lift my ass on that chair. I got a few questionable looks. And then when we left, I forgot we were sitting on barstools. Adam had already made it out the door before I could slide myself off my stool. Thinking I was in a normal chair, I kicked my legs to the side and proceeded to stand. FLOP! My legs hit the ground and buckled, sending Karen into the chair beside her. Sorry to the lady cougar sitting in that chair who seemed to be on a date with a significantly younger man, who still was suffering from teenage acne. Bless.

I digress. However, no matter how shriveled up my body feels right now, or how sore I will be in the morning. Moral of the story: I will drink a glass of wine and press on!

]]> http://2sistersblog.com/2010/04/20/wait-when-did-i-get-old/feed/ 3 http://2sistersblog.com/2010/04/19/i-got-a-job/ http://2sistersblog.com/2010/04/19/i-got-a-job/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:49:13 +0000 KarenNYC http://2sistersblog.com/?p=9547 ….at least until the end of June! So, I’m back again after a whirlwind 14 straight days of work. But, I emerged from the craziness gaining a job! I’m going to be working for Teach for America in the recruitment office. They’re national offices are located in NYC and it’s an easy subway ride down from my apartment. I’m pretty stoked about it. A little extra money in the bank…..shorty whatcha drink? Sorry. Anyway, yippee skippee!!