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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

New kittens are here! Meet Mango (4 months old) and Boba (10 months old). They are adorable and perfect!

Two young kittens cuddling on a black cat bed. One is orange and one is a void.

Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Observation from my PT visit this morning: so much of what I do for fun is about pain management (lyra, trapeze, rock climbing) that I forget that being in pain at other times is not actually good and maybe can be helped. Hmmm.

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Oh man. Some of those are extremely tempting, but so pricey already.

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

In my social circles, I'm known as a person with strong boundaries. This is lovely, as it means that I'm generally spared a lot of bullshit that people might try on others -- they preemptively decide that I'm probably not gonna stand for it. Resting bitch face for the win!

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Upon hearing my description of all my athletic endeavors, my new physical therapist said, in a delightful New Zealand accent, "lady, you've got too much time on your hands!"

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

First trapeze class of the year, and my standby trick is going well. Feeling smoother and stronger and happy to fly!

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Finally made it out to see Dear San Francisco (the circus show at Club Fugazi), and wow, that was amazing! Really fantastic performances and a lovely love letter to the city. Kiddo loved it too!

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

I had the sweetest new client today and am reminded of how glad I am to be able to do this work. It really is a privilege to connect with folks and support them in self discovery (and also symptom management). Humans are a challenge and also a joy.

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Mexico City airport has had some moments of surprising efficiency, and also a lot of confusion.

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

First show after a week-long break is a little exciting, lol. So many small things going wonky, but doing well overall. Second (and last) weekend, go!

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Spent the evening yesterday at a sauna thing and I still feel extra warm this morning. What a nice start to my time off!

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

I'm done with work for the year, woohoo! I still have some theater crewing to do, but that's less emotionally draining than being a therapist :)

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Mundane escape room ideas (must exit the situation in 60 minutes): - you've entered the bathroom in the morning and must shower/get ready/etc - you're in a book/game/hobby store - you have been tasked with finding/buying a specific item in Costco on Wednesday night before Thanksgiving What else?

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Colds are so weird. Yesterday, I was in that illness place of "I guess this is how I will feel forever" and today I feel mostly human, except when I suddenly start coughing and can't stop (we can thank the asthma for that). At least I got sick last week and not on retreat next week.

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

I'm sometimes not the oldest at my local flying trapeze place, but usually the oldest at lyra, and I feel like the retreat will amplify that. Which is ok, but just... awkward feeling right now!

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Getting ready to leave for my 2 week aerial (lyra) retreat on Sunday, hours after the show closes. So excited and also getting anxious as it gets closer. Taking bets on whether I'll be the oldest student there at almost 42.

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

It sucks so much to back out of things that you were genuinely wanting to be part of, and it sounds like really good self care!

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Done with first week of shows, yay!!! No major disasters, in the grand scheme of things.

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Last day of shows for weekend 1, let's go!

A person wearing a headset, a black face mask, and a black T-shirt. They are very wide eyed.

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Two more shows this weekend and then a break till next week (well, break from shows, not my actual day job). I can do it! At least this cold is probably not COVID (and I've been masking religiously, as I do anyway).

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

So far so good on that front! 2 of the 4 (!!) pianos on stage had minor mishaps at today's matinee, but I don't think the audience could tell...

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

It did! No major disasters, and generally everything ran smoothly. 4 more shows this weekend before a break till next week!

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

So far, opening night is going much better!

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Well, that was a good start to our prep.

Two feet wearing black socks. One foot has an ice pack sitting on it.

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

The school show (Friday morning the whole audience are local students) is essentially a preview, right? Right?!!

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Well, today's dress was a total improvement on yesterday's tech. We broke way fewer set pieces!

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

LOL, fair! I do suspect that for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, such an event would be a little more obvious...

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I know that tech week is always a mess and things come together and the audience generally doesn't know when things haven't gone how they're supposed to...but I promise you, if we explode a light on stage because the couch slams into it at speed, the audience will know. So, uh, 2 more rehearsals.

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

It was at 10:05pm that I realized that tonight's rehearsal ends at 11:30 rather than 10.

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

TFW you send out an email to plan an escape room outing for 1-2 months from now and a friend sends out an email at the same time planning an escape room outing to a different set of rooms for the same time frame to a similar but slightly different subset of people. What is my life? :D

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

First tech at theater is madness and I love it.

A somewhat manic-looking person with a lot of set pieces in the background.

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

That's almost entirely true for me also, with the exception of swimming, which actually feels good while I'm doing it.

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

I can only manage to "work out" if it's fun (lyra, flying trapeze, rock climbing, etc) or if a teacher is yelling at me, and the latter isn't even certain.

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

My more masc outfits feel like armor to me, which I find useful on this holiday.

A slightly smiling person wearing a sleeveless flannel shirt. Their hair is shaved on one side and blueish on the other. There's a kitchen in the background.

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

I had no idea that coyotes were such strong swimmers!

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

The central conflict of my brain right now consists of the fact that planning future activities is one of my favorite coping strategies, and also when I'm burnt out, I find it highly stressful to plan anything at all. Sigh.

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Seriously. If only we didn't need sleep or something...

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

The Sacrament (just an evening-length version) and Real Royalty. Hoping to find time for more soon, but it's challenging because I always struggle with too many interests!

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Oh man. I played this in 2023, it was my first major LARP (yes, I knew I was diving into the deep end), and this captures the essence of my experience so well!

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Spouse and I are seeing it on Friday and I'm so excited!

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I love children's theater, but crewing for professionals is such a treat!

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Now that the kid's show has closed, we start crewing the alumni show at the theater. First rehearsal for crew is today, weeee!

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

You can't tell how high up off the ground I was in this show, but trust me, it was quite high! No idea what awkward thing I'm doing with my body but it seems pretty typical for me.

Person in an awkward position climbing up an indoor rock climbing wall. They are wearing leggings and a tank top, with a belay harness over everything.

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Hello! I also have no proof, lol! But I do lyra and flying trapeze, with varying degrees of success :)

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Oh! I didn't know there was a third game in development and now I'm even more excited! Thank you for that bit of joy :D

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Beginning of April, because I'm an anxious person who needs to make plans several months out!

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Elaine/Dr. Meep @dancingyel.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Thanks for the reminder, I love it and haven't been there in years!

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