Depending on the year, this fall event fluctuates in the size. When they decide to meet conditions to be a Swing Dance Council point event (like Tulsa Spring Swing), it takes a lot more efforts to organize, but the event attracts contest-conscious and point-hungry dancers from neighboring states and gets bigger. When not, the event stays relatively small and local. Contemporary WCS is practiced that way around here, apparently.
But "relatively small and local" does not mean there was no energy. It was the opposite. The party was fun. They had Newcomer and novice-level Jack and Jill and Strictly Swing, both gathering 15-18 couples.
I'll keep this entry short, because my home laptop died and I don't want to take too much time to write today.
Following is my Facebook post as an obituary for the Lenovo. [10/18/2011-10/17/2017]
"My laptop died exactly 6 years after the purchase. Fair enough. It traveled to Japan four times, published two books, helped writing several papers, survived a marriage, and bought many items online. RIP. May the replacement HP be as productive as (or more productive than) the Lenovo."
My work is done in my office, so I don't need all the software for professional work. At home I don't play video games nor very fussy about graphics. So the new laptop does not have to be state-of-the-art and fancy-and-pricey. I don't see laptop as a status symbol, either. I'll just buy what I need. Recent 7th gen i7 chip should be able to handle all the tasks. I'd have to get used to Windows 10, though.
I'd prefer not to mess with existing windows files and work environment. Although I used to use Mac, switching to Mac now is like switching religion. It takes a lot.
This time I picked up 17 inch screen. I don't plan to travel with it very often, so size disadvantage for carrying does not count much. Larger screen should be easier for my eyes. I'll give it a try.
I'll be picking up the replacement this Saturday from the shop. Let's see how the new one perform.
And I got to make sure the backup was working properly.
