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[rm]

Allergies or a cold or something. I feel awful (menstruation isn't helping) and have a long day of work ahead of me.

We saw Cirque du Soleil's Kooza last night. So fucking cool. I'd never been before and was seriously, seriously taken with it. Biggest surprise for me was how much I enjoyed the clowning, as that's not usually my sort of thing. Loved the tricks, loved the sets, loved the costumes, surprisingly loved the narrative and was really enchanted with how dark the show was (despite the fact that it was the least dark when they were clearly all running around in the underworld). Smart, smart stuff and really surprisingly sexy -- and I don't just mean the contortionists; there was a lot of charisma on that stage.

Oh, dates for Amma in NYC have been announced. Yes, I will probably go again, even as the wtf novelty of the thing has sort of worn off. It's not just this thing I do, and hey, why not?

After I finish all my damn work today, hopefully I can get the next chunk of Enough to Go By back to Kali. I am the evil slow writer right now. I also have a short Jack/Ianto fic that needs finishing and a 19th Centry, Jack in America fic I need to write. I've got some other half done fic on my desktop, but I don't think any of that is likely to get looked at tonight.

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[sykii.livejournal.com]

Obviously a different program, because it was years ago, but I remember being charmed by the clowns as well. And I am *never* charmed by clowns. They were wearing white plague doctor masks, if I recall correctly.

[chris-walsh.livejournal.com]

Smart, smart stuff and really surprisingly sexy -- and I don't just mean the contortionists; there was a lot of charisma on that stage.

My reaction exactly to Corteo last year: "Hot DAMN that's a sexy troupe." Charisma is the right word.

[magnetgirl.livejournal.com]

DUDE-isn't Kooza great!!!??? I have such a crush on that Ringmaster, OMG.

And the Wheels of death??? I mean WTF??? And chair guy??? AHHH! So good!

[magnetgirl.livejournal.com]

Oooh and all the sex and drugs references!! I was so pleased! I was like, Dammit, I fucking LOVE the french.

[rm.livejournal.com]

I loved the wheels of death. And at first chair guy was boring and then it was like OMGWTF, and to use that whole climb to heaven and then the fall _thing_ in terms of how that ended. Crazy.

There was an acrobat that I thought was just insanely hot, although how I could tell him apart from the others, I've no idea.

[xtricks.livejournal.com]

Ooh, finish the 19th Century story soon! I still have to do my theme post for the rec community on 'pre-series' stories.

I saw the first time the Cirq came to the US in Santa Monica and loved it (had the guy who did the rings to classical music and was him 'flying' - it was incredible). I also saw teh show that was basically about ghosts (forgot the name but it was great), but the last several on my side of the continent I've not much liked. The ones that looked good haven't come 'round here. :(

[delicatetbone.livejournal.com]

I was feeling achy with a headache and itchy throat and ears....i started on some zicam and emergen-c and it seems to have helped quite a bit. I feel human again today

[mobobocita.livejournal.com]

If you ever get the chance, see Quidam. It's my favorite Cirque show. Sadly touring in Asia right now, but it is out on DVD.

This year I think we are going to "O", it's a water based show in Vegas.

[kill.livejournal.com]

"O" is effing FANTASTIC. Because they take all the amazement and make the stage/set a full character in the show.

[kill.livejournal.com]

I have always insisted that Cirque de Soleil was where I learned about sex outside of a strictly clinical sex-ed view (and even that I didn't really get, given that I'd gone to Christian schools up until then and really the sex-ed we had was about puberty). It was the first time I desired someone and it was so alien and weird and I was sitting right next to my parents and my brother.

I believe I was 12. It was one of their first touring shows, Nouvelle Expérience. And it was the guy with the "aerial straps" - of black leather.

It ended up being part and parcel of my secret love for all stompy things that did not take wing until I was in my 20s, to which you were witness as I thrashed and sighed and crumbled all over the place.

I wish I knew what happened to that guy.

[kill.livejournal.com]

Dimitri Arnaoutov.

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

* I so want to see a Cirque show - haven't yet!

* Also, I so want to see Amma. I have friends who have and have been recommending that I do so for years...

[rm.livejournal.com]

The first time I went, she chanted the entirely made up name of a character I'm writing in my novel, a name which I hadn't told ANYONE yet at that point in my ear. It's not a word in a any language anyone I know has been able to figure out.

The second time, she said to me in her dialect (I asked someone there what it meant later) "my son, my daugter".

It never fails to be seriously weird business.