Ballet Barre and Resumes

Good morning, readers.

I'm sorry I didn't give you a more lengthy update yesterday. Frankly I am still exhausted from last week, but I'm pushing through and going to WRITE MY RESUME (if you read this tomorrow and I haven't done it, please inundated me with comments about what a terrible procrastinator I am). I get so bogged down with other things, it's like I have city A.D.D... which I do have. But there are so many distractions here, it seems like it's much worse.

Also, I am completely exhausted. I'm not used to keeping up a schedule of running around every day and then going out at night, so I haven't really gotten more than one full night's sleep at a time. I think I'm going to crank it back a notch with going out to bars, etc, and focus more on daily activities... like writing my resume.

Yesterday I did go to the Victory Fund's champagne brunch, which was amazing. The Victory Fund supports openly LGBT political candidates across the country with the belief that a seat at the table is what matters for policy changes to be made. It seems to be pretty effective, both in the candidates elected (Houston's mayor Annise Parker is a lesbian), as well as the policy changes wrought by these candidates once they are elected to office. The brunch was held in the Hilton downtown, with a VIP mixer beforehand that I was lucky enough to attend. The mixer was in a fabulous room that had floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook downtown. Right below us was Discovery Green, a large park right next to the convention center and Minute Maid park. I would love to go and explore Discovery Green, it looks absolutely beautiful. There's a restaurant that grows some of its own produce (I could see the rooftop garden from my vantage point), as well as a large field where they host outdoor music events.

During the brunch we heard speeches from various members of the LGBT political community, including Joel Burns, whose work as a city council member for Fort Worth has helped that community grow and change, with mandatory LGBT awareness and sensitivity training for all metropolitan employees. He was an incredible speaker. Check out his video to LGBT teens that was made at a city council meeting here. We then heard a speech by Tammy Baldwin, who is the Democratic nominee for the Senate in Wisconsin, who may potentially become the first out member of the Senate. I was moved by her words, and definitely will keep a close eye on the Victory Fund in the future for their upcoming events.

After that, we did some light shopping. I was exhausted, so I napped for about an hour, then got ready for my second event of the day, the "Raising the Barre" dinner. The Ballet Barre is a young professionals organization for the Houston Ballet, basically a group that introduces a younger crowd into the world of supporting (and attending) the Houston Ballet. I love the ballet. I have attended since I was a child, so I was excited to meet the movers and shakers as an adult.

I think I will definitely join the group next season. It was a young, fun group, and the dinner was incredible. Three different prominent chefs around Houston donated their time to make the dishes for the evening. There were four courses that were each inspired by a different ballet dancer, and each one was incredible. I fell in love with the food (along with certain gorgeous dancers... did you know most of the male dancers are straight?!), and will certainly return to Haven (the restaurant where it was held), as well as looking forward to future ballet events.

Well, I'm still exhausted after a good night's sleep. And I have to write my resume. Boo.

This has nothing to do with what I'm up to today, but I could use a little pick-me-up. So here it is.

Cheers!