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TribalCon 2005 or IceCon 2005?

Posted on November 21, 2009 by perlgurl

TribalCon 2005 or IceCon 2005? The first annual TribalCon (www.tribalcon.com/) was to be held in Atlanta GA over the weekend of Jan 28-30. We drove the imperial shuttle (my minivan) up to Atlanta from Tallahassee, with 5 other folks Friday, … Continue reading →

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Habits of a Bad Blogger

Posted on November 6, 2009 by perlgurl

It’s been over a month since my last blog. I think I am just too busy! I moved to Alaska for a variety of reasons, but one of the BIG ones was because we wanted to start to enjoy our … Continue reading →

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Look who is 40!

Posted on September 26, 2009 by perlgurl

Got a couple of nice present in the mail the day before my birthday, and someone gave me some cake that won’t upset my belly! (it’s been a bad week of tummy troubles) I also got snow for my birthday. … Continue reading →

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Seven Days of Cake

Posted on September 23, 2009 by perlgurl

I like cake. A lot. So, when a VERY decadent cake showed up at Bollywood get together last weekend, which was doubling as an early b-day gathering for me and a celebration of a friends completion of her Phd comps … Continue reading →

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woke up feeling sad today

Posted on September 16, 2009 by perlgurl

Not sure why, though I suspect the fact that my daughter will be going into a 6 month treatment program just days before my 40th b-day might have something to do with it. Miss the days of holding my baby … Continue reading →

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First Drum Circle

Posted on September 14, 2009 by perlgurl

We had our first drum circle at the Studio yesterday. I have attended lots of drum circles before, but never been an organizer or facilitator so I was not sure what was going to happen, but as three of us … Continue reading →

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Living life in the not so fast lane

Posted on August 25, 2009 by perlgurl

Something I quickly discovered when I moved to Alaska is that things up here are frequently about 10 years behind with regard to technology, clothing style and music, as well as with regard to the speediness in getting things done … Continue reading →

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August Update, part 1

Posted on August 25, 2009 by perlgurl

Sunday marked one year since we arrived in Fairbanks. We have bought a house, and really made Fairbanks our home. (click here for more photos of our home )The only other place I could want to be would be Colorado, … Continue reading →

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Dancey Pants Weekend!

Posted on July 14, 2009 by perlgurl

Busy weekend. Lots of dancing on Saturday! Last performance with Cold Fusion at AYP Saturday I had my last official performance with Cold Fusion Tribal Dance at the Angry Young and Poor Festival in Ester. I totally messed up one … Continue reading →

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Studio Preview

Posted on July 14, 2009 by perlgurl

Friday after work I went over to my studio which is being painted. It looks SO nice with new paint! Angie and Chris (building owners) had also laid out tape on the floor to ‘sketch’ out the changing room area, … Continue reading →

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