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Hey everyone. Sorry I’ve gone missing  – I’m wrapping up a bunch of projects this week. I’ll be back on late Saturday/early Sunday to visit everyone’s blog and to post a delayed version of fanciful friday. 

readwritelove 

–lissa

fanciful friday IV — another edition of all the things that caught my fancy this week. (scroll down for my thoughts on sytycd)

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How gorgeous are these locs? I plan to start growing locs after my nappyversary (one year natural) in December. Hopefully, one day they can look half as good as the singer Goapele’s:

photo by Shidoshi.

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.The ball - (poem/drawing) - a beautiful revolution
Can I just add that I sent Andre Jordan, the writer/artist of a beautiful revolution, a “fan letter” this week? hehe. He makes being miserable wonderful.
.So why have you never been married? - (great lines I’ll add to my repertoire) - Psychology Today Blog
. What helps you stay open? - (I’ve been pondering openness/meditation a lot lately) - MetaxuCafe
.My mistakes (dear future boyfriend) - (honest & fantastic letter) - Hope dies last
.The vulnerability of newness - (poem) - Beeskiffle
.Racism & team USA - (interesting article) - Psychology Today Blog

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photo by Shelby Nycole.

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So You Think You Can Dance Season 4 Top 12

The show, both episodes, were finally really good close to being on par with season two or three. I found myself really excited to watch the show and equally excited to see the results the following day.

The Bottom 3 Couples:
Twitch & Kherington
Comfort & Thayne
Jessica & WIll
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I had a feeling this would be the bottom three. I think the only couple who is a surprise is Twitch and Kherington. However, they didn’t perform as well as Courtney and Gev. Their smooth waltz wasn’t very good and their krump was ridiculously good. I even rewinded the show so I could see it again. Twitch got completely into character. He looked like Lil C and the other krumpers; he was the first competitor on the show to really fully embrace and portray the style correctly. I think that is perhaps part of the problem. The style’s so aggressive that maybe it’s scary for America to vote for a black man taking on that kind of aggressive role. I’m not trying to take anything away from cutie Kherington because she of course stepped it up too and was right with Twitch in certain part. It’s just something I wondered. Regardless, it was nice having them in the bottom three because I got to see their solos finally.

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Can I just say that Twitch’s solo was breathtaking?

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Will, Kherington, and Thayne also had excellent solos but something about Twitch’s really blew me away. His piece was so original and musically perfect; it was something I felt like I had never seen before.
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Comfort and Thayne went home. I felt sad losing Thayne. I agreed with the judges. It would have been nice if they could have kept him instead of Jessica.

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Wed’s Routines:

My three favorite routines from Wednesday were the cha cha (yay Anya and Pasha from last season were on the show), bollywood (this was ridiculously good; I hope they have this again), and the krump performance.

Cha Cha:

Bollywood:

Krump:

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Here’s the whole list of performances:
Chelsie and Mark
- Salsa by Alex de Silva
- Broadway by Tyce Di Orio

Comfort and Thayne
- Hip Hop by Napoleon and Tabitha
- Contemporary by Mandy Moore

Jessica and Will
- Contemporary by Tyce Di Orio
- Quickstep by Jean Marc Generaux

Courtney and Gev
- Cha Cha by Anya and Pasha
- Jazz by Mandy Moore

Kherington and Twitch
- Krump by Lil C
- Smooth Tango by Tony Meredith and Melanie

Katee and Joshua
- Viennese Waltz by Jean Marc Generaux
- Bollywood by Nakul Dev Mahajan

-lissa

photo by MontanaRaven.

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we’re so close that i can
hear his breathing. slow
purposeful breaths that
go deep into the pit
of his stomach.
he says he doesn’t feel
fear because of the calm
he breathes deep into his soul.

i wish i could tape record
his breaths and play them
at night when i cry so hard
that the air can’t get pass my
throat. the sound of his breaths
could stroke me over and over
until we’re one and the same
and i realize life is similar
to breathing: a continuous
cycle of loss and gain.

–lissa

People find the loves of their lives on the internet. They self-treat diseases, make long lasting friendships, go to school, and even find organ donors on the internet.

Why is it so hard for me to find a roommate from it? A nice, clean, financially responsible, semi-normal roommate. Is that asking for too much?

Why do I get responses like this:

hi,my name is sarina I m 24 years old.I need apart.,room and I just saw post on craigslist and I m very inter.for this apart.they look very nice and clean.that is important for me.don’t worry I m not 100% clean;),but I like it.also I m from Bosnia(Europe),I m student at rutgers university,major computer sc.when is comp around me I m very quiet but if not I like music a lot and I like put voliume up,but not so loud.I hope u can replay me,that would be great but if not I m haapy for u ,you find roomate.

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Or this

When can I see the place?

That’s it. No name, age, or any other information about the person. 

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Or 

I will be in the U.S. from Aug 1 to Aug 23. My wife, baby, and I are looking for a place to stay. Will the room be large enough for all of us?

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:::Sigh:::

–lissa