My Nerves

Learn things. Make judgements. Keep ego in check. Oh, and read my tweets.

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Introducing officially the newest member of our family, Sweet Pea — informally and more commonly known as Smol Cat. Other nicknames already include Sweet Dee, Iced T, Baby Snoots, and Honey. Hobbies include nuzzling her brother, sitting on any available lap, climbing on mom’s head, and passing out in front of the space heater. | Welcome home, Smol. 😻

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I am super excited to announce that I have been asked to choreograph for Altoona Community Theater’s “Romeo and Juliet” this winter! It will be such an honor to have see work on the stage of the beautiful Mishler, under this chandelier. | This will present a lot of big “firsts” for me. First time choreographing live theatre. First time working on this big of a cast (nearly thirty bodies). First time setting movement on all actors. First time being involved in any way with a Shakespearean production! First time feeling like I have been entrusted with a massive choreographic task that certainly exceeds my comfort level. As I begin material over the holiday, I humbly request prayers and positive vibes that I can find that sweet spot where the inspired vision of my director and my own movement overlap. I am in that strange place between excited and nervous. I love you guys. Wish me luck! #theatre #romeoandjuliet #shakespeare #choreography #choreographer

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Keep eyes peeled over the next few months for a profile piece in Johnstown Magazine! 👀 @apexdanceco • Nocturne • photos by @troyabug #dance #moderndance #contemporarydance #performance #smalltownart #choreography #choreographer #nocturne #chopin

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@apexdanceco • November 4th, 2017 • First Company Bow #dance #moderndance #performance #startupcompany #smalltownarts #standingovation #choreography #pennsylvania (at Wolf's Performing Arts)

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🍃🌸Tending the Gardem • @lydtothejar • photo by Tracy Eckenrod #dance #moderndance #performance #choreography #apexdancecompany @apexdanceco

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🔼 “This is Apex Dance Company and last night we ran out of chairs because too many people showed up and we got a standing O.” -@lydtothejar | I cannot thank everyone involved in yesterday’s performance enough. Every single person played such a vital role and I’m still in awe of how it came together in a matter of hours. I was approached countless times about how professional the event was and how our audience is anticipating another show. This is definitely one of my proudest accomplishments. I can officially add directing to my resumé! #dance #dancecompany #moderndance #performance #choreography #choreographer

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A sneak peek of tomorrow’s FREE performance! Wolf’s Performing Arts dance studio, Ebensburg PA - 7PM #dance #moderndance #contemporarydance #performance #freeshow #nocturne #choreography #choreographer

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This was only the first hour or so of work. LOTS going on to transform this studio into a theater for tomorrow night! @apexdanceco #apexdancecompany #dance #performance #timelapse

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In honor of my company’s first show being in two days, here’s a four year old pic from my college in NYC. | I have not been this nervous for a performance in a long time. Not even for the performing itself, but for the fact that my name is on it (with @lydtothejar ). We are so so so passionate about movement and making it a thing of interest. If you are into dance, come. If you are not into dance, come. You literally will lose nothing— it’s donation based— and you might be moved by one of our various, diverse choreographic works. Our whole goal in starting this company was to get more physicians, teachers, accountants, carpenters, mechanics, secretaries, chefs, adults, children, females AND males to experience dance in ways they never thought they would even want. It’s time to end this classist, elitist vibe about “seeing dance” and bring movement to EVERYBODY. Because it can touch everyone somehow. You just have to come join us and let us try. Saturday night, 7PM, Wolf’s Performing Arts, Ebensburg, PA. It will be intimate and it will be unique. apexdanceco.com @apexdanceco #dance #moderndance #performance #freeshow #freeevent #dojohnstown #smalltownart

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🖤 All black getup. Just need a turtleneck and a glow stick and BOOM I’m a black hole. #halloweenmakeup #costume #justaploytowearblack #halloween

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Dear friends of Instagram, I have waited a long long LONG time for my hair two grow back out. It has taken a full two years to get it here from chin length. Please, I beg you, don’t let me do that again at least until I have a toddler. Finally, #longhairdontcare 🤷🏻‍♀️

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You are the kind of man who wants nothing more than for others to be happy. You are the kind of man who promises back rubs every day in exchange for my marrying you, and then keeps that promise. You are the kind of man that delivers coffee in the mornings, fills up the humidifier at night, and works in the interim to help make a life for us. You are the kind of man that gets on rollercoasters with me even though the potential negatives greatly outweigh the positives. You are ONE of a kind. You are the only one. Congratulations to the Earth for being graced with you for yet another year. Happy birthday, @gdula13 🎂🎉 I love you beyond words. Oh, and you’re the Bob to my Linda 😘 #myhusbandisamazing #birthday #sappypost

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I actually never do pull-ups mostly because they suck (chin-ups are better). But last night if you were in RF you might have heard me softly whimpering my gym mantra, “Do it for the cheese” and picturing Sara Sigmundsdóttir getting brunch with me. #fitspo #gymspiration @sarasigmunds #womenwholift

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Last wedding of the year completed! Thanks for wobbling with me @gdula13 and @_toooooni 💜🙏🏻🤷🏻‍♀️#family

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#pennsylvannia #pa #nature #autumn #fall #foliage #photography #fallphotography #color

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New headshot. First new headshot since 2013. I’m back in the game, buddy. Thanks, @troyabug #blackandwhite #portrait

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Okay I HAD to post this because I believe I have discovered the daddest thing perhaps in the universe. This is the fluorescent above my dad’s basement workbench. While switching laundry I happened to look up and see some writing in black Sharpie on the bulbs. Two of them say “new,” one says “ok,” and one just says “maybe.” And just when I finished belly laughing and assumed this couldn’t be any better, I turned the light on to discover the only bulb that works is the one that says “ok.” And if this isn’t the most Joel Kosmac thing you’ve ever seen, you can just get on out of town. #dad #daddestdad #dadlydads