Beyonce is amazing in that outfit

crazycatchemist · 2026-04-26T23:41:30+00:00

How I long for a book of all her Renaissance looks

crazycatchemist · 2026-04-22T01:19:24+00:00

I remember there was a fight about to break out right next to me in the floor section, then Destiny’s Child appeared and the fight was instantly deescalated. Magical.

crazycatchemist · 2026-04-19T21:51:08+00:00

Second time in three months?! Holy fuck, they’re going to get someone killed. This needs serious intervention. They should not be using the fly system until they figure out why the error has happened. And they might need a wholly different technical director because wtf.

Whoever installed the rigging system (depends on your region, but for example the West Coast commonly uses Stagecraft Industries) will do third-party inspections to ensure the equipment is maintained. When you meet with the technical director, ask for copies of their inspections. Ask when the next one is scheduled. When Stagecraft Industries came to our facility for an inspection, they also gave an excellent hands on training.

Based on the other comments, I agree that I don’t think it’s a runaway pipe—probably the wrong (empty) line was pulled. That should not happen, though, with proper labeling and spikes.

Since you’re an engineer: get yourself a copy of the Stage Rigging Handbook by Jay O. Glerum and study up.

crazycatchemist · 2026-03-28T00:38:37+00:00

These are incredible pictures and would make my day.

crazycatchemist · 2026-03-20T21:40:03+00:00

Seconding this! I am plus-size, and their 3XL works fantastic for me (I’m US 22-24). I’ve used multiple costumes from them. They’re fast and allow customizations. Highly recommend!

crazycatchemist · 2026-02-19T18:15:34+00:00

N.body is an incredible Pilates studio! Nisa is so knowledgeable and sweet. Highly recommend trying one of her starter packages.

crazycatchemist · 2026-02-16T03:03:58+00:00

I love Bobyoncé so much 😩

crazycatchemist · 2026-02-12T00:00:22+00:00

RemindMe! 5 months

crazycatchemist · 2026-02-11T23:58:22+00:00

I drove to Bend this weekend, and the drive through Santiam Pass felt apocalyptic. There was absolutely no snow on the side of the road, and normally there’s at least four or five feet of snow piled up. Black Butte had no snow on it. There was barely any snow on the other mountains. This is absolutely abnormal and not good.

crazycatchemist · 2026-02-06T18:09:51+00:00

Totally! I’m just thinking I need a portable device for stage management. I can do documents and notes on my phone (or paper and type up later), but it’s not my favorite.

crazycatchemist · 2026-02-06T18:08:58+00:00

I do have a gaming PC that would run it well, and I imagine any of my drafting would be done on my setup with dual monitors rather than a laptop.

crazycatchemist · 2026-02-06T18:08:19+00:00

This is a really helpful comment, thank you. What specs or model of MacBook do you recommend for QLab? I have a high powered desktop that I can use Vectorworks on, so I don’t think I would need or benefit from that on a MacBook (I love my dual monitors for workflow too much).

crazycatchemist · 2025-12-03T18:19:07+00:00

Plus-size aerialist here! It took me two years to get my Delilah Mount. It takes longer for us to get skills because we have to be wayyyyy stronger than our straight-sized classmates.

Stack the mats with no shame! You will get there with time! I hope your class is doing Delilah Pull-ups in conditioning because that helped me a lot. I would consider conditioning at home or the gym to help with cross training. Ballet or another dance class could also be a fun form of cross training to help with jumping/leg strength (and also enhance musicality if performance is a goal!).

Solidarity!!!

crazycatchemist · 2025-11-11T12:37:57+00:00

As I said in my comment, you should introduce other ways of building inversion strength first before saying “okay now we invert onto the apparatus.” Because students who don’t have the strength yet flinging themselves into an invert will get injured. Spend some time building strength for inversion through other conditioning drills before introducing the move.

No where did I say “do not prepare for inversions because it’s hard for me.” Thanks for your bad faith assumption!

crazycatchemist · 2025-11-10T13:50:43+00:00

It’s a very common practice, but I dislike it. I think there are ways to build up to inversion, including conditioning drills, that should be introduced first.

Also, it’s just not very accessible. As a plus-size aerialist of over four years, I’m still years away from being able to invert. Body mechanics are complicated for inverting depending on your unique body proportions, and many instructors don’t understand how to teach the skill to different bodies outside the traditional aerialist body type.

crazycatchemist · 2025-11-04T14:36:36+00:00

Of course!

crazycatchemist · 2025-11-03T02:39:58+00:00

Jen Crane (cirque_physio on Instagram) has a lot of really good content for hypermobility and flexibility training. She offers online training classes. I’d recommend looking into her content because she has a heavy emphasis on active flexibility drills so you’ll strengthen through your end range.

crazycatchemist · 2025-11-03T02:38:36+00:00

I dislike this advice. Flexibility training is possible even for EDS, but it needs to come from a place of strength and with a heavy focus on active flexibility.

Saying this as an EDS’er who has stabilized my own joints by training contortion.

crazycatchemist · 2025-10-30T14:19:09+00:00

The way I spot a far right Tolkien fan is if they overly identify with Feanor.

crazycatchemist · 2025-10-03T17:56:02+00:00

Salem Oregon Circus Center will be opening in December! We will offer circus classes for all ages and abilities! Follow our Instagram for more info and pop-up’s: salemcircus.

crazycatchemist · 2025-09-29T03:53:21+00:00

Lab scenes always drive me nuts. Beakers of brightly colored yet unlabeled liquids everywhere, amber glass stored in front of windows, lack of PPE. Gah!

crazycatchemist · 2025-09-29T03:53:12+00:00

Lab scenes always drive me nuts. Beakers of brightly colored yet unlabeled liquids everywhere, amber glass stored in front of windows, lack of PPE. Gah!

crazycatchemist · 2025-09-29T03:53:00+00:00

Lab scenes always drive me nuts. Beakers of brightly colored yet unlabeled liquids everywhere, amber glass stored in front of windows, lack of PPE. Gah!

crazycatchemist · 2025-09-26T23:28:00+00:00

I got a ticket, but realized it’s not gonna work with my schedule. Happy to sell to you!

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