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| Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 | | 1:54 pm |
| | Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 | | 5:49 pm |
| | Friday, April 25th, 2008 | | 11:43 am |
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| | Monday, April 21st, 2008 | | 4:27 pm |
happy sales
One of my goals for this year was to increase my product sales so I could spend somewhat less time doing henna. Not that I don't love doing henna, but it's hard on my body (neck/back) and requires sooo much concentration it's a little exhausting. Anyway, so I haven't really done anything to increase my sales, no advertising or anything, but they are increasing, and I've had some great orders lately including a $800 order for henna paste. It literally took me a whole day to mix all that henna and bottle it up, but hey, it beats a day at the office. But if things continue the way they have been I am going to need an assistant to help me out. Aside from that, the other thing that was a goal for last year that didn't materialize, is to do more "destination" henna. I think if I have some time in the next week or two, I will build a website page for "destinations" and suggest it as a special addition to weddings, yoga/spa retreats, etc. etc.. of course I'd like to focus on Mexico and Central America, my favorite places in the world, but would certainly consider other locales as well! I mean, with all the money someone would save throwing a wedding in Latin America, they could easily afford to "import" a henna artist (or two?). Well that is it for now. Just throwing the vibes out there again. | | Thursday, April 17th, 2008 | | 7:41 pm |
| | Monday, April 14th, 2008 | | 9:07 pm |
hi
not much to report. work is starting to get busy again. we had a couple warm days and now it's cold and windy. tonight in salsa class, someone's chihuahua was walking around the dance floor and then it just sat and watched. it was so hilarious, reminded me of mexico, where the dogs are very independent like that. | | Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 | | 9:04 pm |
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| | 8:52 pm |
Disaster strikes Well, it was my fault, and it was stupid. I accidentally deleted my entire website the other day. I was working on the new files and accidentally uploaded them, which replaced the current ones. And because I recently "lost" a computer, I had no idea where to look for the original files, although in theory, they reside somewhere on my external hard-drive. Anyway, in some ways, it's nice to start from scratch and just have things be simple. I no longer have every piece of software ever made by Adobe, so I had to use iWeb to redo my site. iWeb is not ideal, and I'm actually still having some issues with it, but at least my site is back up, and I have a new, improved web-shop, so that is happy. I think I still need to get some good web editing software soon though, just have to decide which one... so, that is the drama. it came at a very inopportune time too, since the henna season, after a slow march, is really starting to pick up. well, that's the scoop for now. you can see my new, not so exciting, design here: http://www.hennalounge.com | | Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 | | 12:15 pm |
| | Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 | | 2:57 pm |
hola
So last night Lynn's friends from Mexico arrived. Anand and I had pizza at GoldenBoy pizza, a North Beach institution, which serves up slices of greasy goodness. The place is a real hole, but it's been there such a long time there are all sorts of funny things in the decor. Basically, anything which anyone might find offensive, it's there. Signs on the menu board say things like "we don't turn the music down, we turn it UP", and "if you don't see it, don't ask for it" and this is the place that found a vision of elvis in a dirty dishtowel or greasy napkin, i forget which, I think they even framed it, but I didn't see it last night. Anyway, after that, we headed to 850 CigarBar to meet Lynn and Susan and their boyfriends. CigarBar has great live latin jazz and cuban music on the weekends and last night was no exception. The band was great, they were a Cuban style band and the unique element they had was a violin, very cool. It was pretty crowded so we didn't dance much, but had fun people watching and catching up with the boys. Lynn and Salado seemed to pick up where they left off, and Susan and Carlos seemed to like each other too.
Now, Anand and I are headed off to the South Bay to watch Karen's play. I heard that tomorrow is Easter, and tomorrow we are going to Livermore for more Vasudev Family Fun. I don't think there will be an easter egg hunt, but there better damn well be chocolate, because I am forgoing a trip with Lynn and gang to go wine-tasting in Sonomapa.
Well, that's pretty much it. | | Friday, March 21st, 2008 | | 4:51 pm |
| | Friday, March 14th, 2008 | | 9:06 pm |
| | Sunday, March 9th, 2008 | | 11:22 pm |
| | Thursday, March 6th, 2008 | | 8:53 pm |
umm Today I had my Spanish tutor class. It was good except I didn't do my homework. Normally, being the procrastinator that I am, I write my paper right before class. This is actually good, because it gets me in the Spanish mood, so the words are flowing, and there is some topic already at hand... But today, I didn't do that for some reason. Oops. Anyway, it was still a good class. Claudia is the best and I would recommend her to anyone. She is even better than the teachers I had in Mexico. Aside from that, I did some more of my mad organizing. This time I focused on my office. Anand got me a new iMac (what a good husband!) after the PC of sh*t died, and things are SOOO much cleaner in there now. The screen is HUGE and there is no massive box under my desk, so there is actually room for my feet! I actually WANT to hang out in my office now. So I did some cleaning and organizing, and it's coming together. Also, since this weekend some HT folks will be in town, a couple people are staying in there, so I had to clean it anyway. I just feel better in a clean environment, knowing I could get up in the middle of the night and not stub my toes or trip on anything. I've also networked my laptop, the iMac and the external harddrive so now I can work from either location. Things are good. Yesterday I made Sopa Azteca and I was so proud of myself, it tastes like Mexico, yay! Sopa Azteca is a tomato based broth (garlic, onions, chilies too) and then you add stale tortillas, cheese, crema, lime, and avocado. It's sooo delicious, and is one soup that is really satisfying on its own, at least for me... Anand likes "solid food". But it was yummy and I froze 5 extra portions so on a night when we aren't cooking, we can just thaw and eat. Hmmm, what else, my salsa is coming along. It's great exercise, and I love the music. The people are really nice and everyone is curious about my "finger painting" (that's what one guy called it!!). There is a really nice girl in the class named Dakota, and she wants me to henna her. She is super exotic looking, so I'm going to ask her if I can take some pictures and just call it a trade. Anyway, I decided to invest in a pair of dancing shoes, although I normally wear sneakers in class, I have a pair of dance shoes for going out. They look like normal cute shoes, but they are suede inside, so my feet don't slip around inside the shoes when I get sweaty (which happened to me last week and was a disaster - wardrobe malfunction!) and also a suede sole which allows for slick turns. Only problem is that they are indoor only shoes, so I'll have to wear something else to walk to Roccapulco, but that's not that big of a deal. I practiced wearing the shoes around the house (it does take some getting used to the slippery soles) so I think I'm ready to test them on the dance floor tomorrow night. Lynn and I are becoming regulars at that place, haha. I'm still trying to convince Anand to come... I guess he likes his tennis, well, whatever, we are both just trying to keep ourselves happy. okay, folks, that's all for tonight! Current Mood:  cheerful | | Friday, February 29th, 2008 | | 11:44 pm |
Caliente!
Tonight Lynn and Susan came up and we made another Roccapulco attempt. The first time Lynn and I went to Roccapulco it rocked! But then we tried a second time and missed the lesson and it was a bust. Then last week we tried to take Susan, but missed the lesson again and so no one was asking us to dance. It really helps to become familiar with the faces in the room in the beginning.
Anyway, tonight we though we'd make one more attempt and it was sooo worth it. We took the lesson, and although I'm taking classes with Ramon, it really helps to have someone explain why things are the way they are. The style at the club is more "club" style, so it's a little different than the Cuban style, but close enough.
So, tonight I did Lynn and Susan's makeup, and so we pranced ourselves in there and the staff was all over us, got us an awesome "VIP" booth instead of us seating ourselves in the usual tables and chairs. From now on, I am going to tart up those girls before we go anywhere!
The lesson was useful, as I mentioned, and we really did have the best seats in the house, and we danced our little bottoms off. I'm slowly but surely starting to get it, and there are some great dancers there, so it really helps me a lot to dance with them because in Ramon's class, they're all beginners, so I don't learn through "osmosis". A lot of girls would be grossed out when little old men come ask them to dance, but it's perfect for me, since I'm married, I'm not looking for hot young boys, and the old men know how to dance better than anyone!
By 11pm, Susan was feeling "nauseous". She's having a hard time allowing herself to enjoy herself. I think she might have had a teeny bit of fun. Maybe we need to work her into it slowly, or maybe Redwood City has gotten the best of her? For me, I work so I can afford do these things (not that it's expensive). I could stay out til 4am! It is about *living*! I would never let my tiredness from work prevent me from having FUN. Especially now.... I've spent sooooo much of my life being afraid to dance, and I still struggle with it, but these classes help sooo much. It's like any art or music. You CAN teach yourself some things, but when you have the right "tools" the quality improves, and it's so much easier and less frustrating. Of course you still have to practice... Gosh I wish Anand would come to these classes with me so we could enjoy this together, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen...
well that's it for now!
buenas noches! | | 4:09 pm |
| | Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 | | 8:35 pm |
hola!
hey hey, not much going on. today i went to kabuki spa with molly. it's a japanese bath place and was sooo relaxing. there is a hot pool, steam room, and sauna (there is also a cold plunge pool but i stay away from that), and the facilities are all zenned out with stone fountains, teak furniture, lanterns, and orchids. so first you have to bathe before the baths, haha. there are the traditional low stools to sit on while you shower. next i like the hot pool. there are also icy towels, cucumber slices, and water with lemon floating in it to keep you cool. then i go to the steam room, and do a salt scrub; it's soooo invigorating! then sit out for a while and cool off before the dry cedar sauna. after the sauna, there is yet another shower and the rosemary shampoo smells amazing. there is a code of silence in the spa, but if people get loud you can ring a gong to get them to be quiet again. but today was very peaceful. after the spa, is the prize, and that is udon and tempura in japantown. YUM. everything is perfect, the broth is savory but not salty, the udon is tender, and the tempura is perfectly crisped. mmmm. and just when you think things can't be any better, we topped it off with some gelato! mmmhmmm.
then i can home and took a nice walk in bernal hill, and then had my salsa class tonight. it was sooo hard tonight that i started to panic and asked if i was in the right class. luckily i was, and just knowing that made me feel better. we learned some super funky moves (funky in a good way) and although i'm still one of the worst dancers on the planet, at least i'm having fun and it's good exercise too.
well, that's all for now. mom, hope you're feeling better in time for "christmas"! |
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