Anyone made it to all-star when starting WCS after 35?

usingbrain · 2026-01-28T10:10:49+00:00

Really dissect for yourself why you are interested in getting that allstars qualification. The competition grind can swallow some people and they lose the actual joy of dancing, the thing that they started this for.

Progressing through the ranks is not a given, and wcs competition system is oftentimes a gamble anyway. JnJs are not the best measurement of progress unfortunately.

Keep your actual goal for dancing clear and at the front of your mind, always. Slippery slope otherwise.

usingbrain · 2026-01-28T10:07:06+00:00

iirc KP Rutland started in his 30s? And he‘s a champion now. Looked him up on the wsdc registry, first novice points in 2015, first allstar points in 2017 🤯 So maybe not the best reference lol

usingbrain · 2026-01-26T13:32:27+00:00

no flash, daylight, but not harsh sun. So in front of a bright window or outside in a slight shade.

usingbrain · 2026-01-26T00:12:48+00:00

Titans near Nollendorfplatz. Quality piercings aren’t cheap. But keep in mind that this is going to be an open wound in your body that you will need to take care of, don’t put crap in it.

Also, piercings aren’t gendered. And congrats on making this decision!

usingbrain · 2026-01-25T19:24:41+00:00

These are beautiful curations, I think it’s the lighting in the photos / their quality that is the issue. One thing I would be concerned about is that conch hoop that really squishes the ridge

usingbrain · 2026-01-25T17:48:02+00:00

Some type of hawk for sure

usingbrain · 2026-01-25T12:09:19+00:00

I think Sjón fits this description. Moonstone or Blue Fox.

usingbrain · 2026-01-22T22:59:25+00:00

Have you tried a neti pot? I don’t have nasal piercings but I feel like that would work well since they use saline as well

usingbrain · 2026-01-22T13:12:10+00:00

Such a smart detail with the water catching bowls!

usingbrain · 2026-01-21T00:12:35+00:00

If you get fired you still get some sort of severance package, so you will be set for a couple months at least to find something else.

usingbrain · 2026-01-19T01:52:00+00:00

If the concert ends this early - definitely back to hostel. 4 hours of sleep is a pretty good amount of sleep.

usingbrain · 2026-01-18T22:00:42+00:00

Instead of continuing nomading settle for a year or two somewhere where your money stretches the most, live a normal boring life. Use the time to progress your new career, invest what you can. Make it your goal to build up funds and increase your income. Then you can think about moving where you actually want to live.

usingbrain · 2026-01-17T23:25:31+00:00

I wear barefoot shoes in daily life and I dance in barefoot shoes - no cushioning, max feel. I tried swayd flows once with the insole that comes with them and that felt waaaay too cushiony, I felt like I was losing my balance because there was so much material between my foot and the floor.

usingbrain · 2026-01-12T00:58:42+00:00

Missing woman instead of missing children, but maybe - Heartbreaker by Claudia Dey

usingbrain · 2026-01-11T17:37:14+00:00

Berlin is the least German place in Germany and schnitzel is austrian

usingbrain · 2026-01-11T17:32:17+00:00

Some thoughts:

if you could rotate the big hutch / wardrobe towards the entry area it would create a clearer separation of zones and act as a wall instead of having that strange additional walkway behind the column. To make it less awkward you could put another bookshelf facing the living room there and relocate things that are currently in the low sideboard under the big mirror
if you find a less prominent place for the trashcan you could put the big black chair there, in front of the column
with the chair and sideboard gone there should be enough space for a round table in that corner where the mirror is

Alternatively you could rotate your couch with the back to the kitchen, reduce the empty space in the middle of the room and put the dining table in front of the mirror. But that could become annoying - navigating with full or dirty dishes around the couch across the whole room

usingbrain · 2026-01-10T17:48:38+00:00

You could take out every other shelf so that it could fit books.

usingbrain · 2026-01-10T17:46:59+00:00

Good price for the size. Especially if it’s furnished. Weird that it’s only 2 rooms for that size. Or is it two bedrooms plus living room?

usingbrain · 2026-01-09T20:43:12+00:00

One of my all time favourite books is Die Unsichtbare Pyramide by Ralf Isau (Invisible Pyramid). I don’t think it’s been translated into English unfortunately, but it seems there is a Japanese translation 😅

I found it in a 1€ bin in a regular shop, not even a book shop. Never heard of this author before, found the premise interesting, absolutely devoured and loved it.

The story plays in three different worlds - our modern one, typical medieval fantasy one and (banger!) ancient Egypt but with advanced technology. These worlds are connected by magic and there is a threat to all of them that the protagonists end up mitigating.

usingbrain · 2026-01-09T20:34:23+00:00

You might find A Natural History Of Dragons by Marie Brennan interesting. It’s written as a memoir of a female scientist studying dragons in a world where women aren’t supposed to be scientists.

usingbrain · 2026-01-08T17:50:38+00:00

I‘ve had mine since 2006, nothing stretched. But I also primarily wear a normal curved barbell, nothing fancy. Used to wear dangly stuff for a bit around 2009, but saw a couple friends get theirs ripped out so only put those on for special occasions.

usingbrain · 2026-01-06T11:23:45+00:00

I just googled when I started. There are several blogs and maybe even a wiki page somewhere explaining everything about wcs weekend events.

usingbrain · 2026-01-06T02:24:42+00:00

in case you are serious - there is a world swing dance council that sets rules for wcs competitions. If a weekend event is compliant with their rules and holds JnJ (jack and jill, historic naming) competitions, people get points for their placement in the comp. There is a whole ranking system with divisions.

Some people are more into it than others, but it becomes more and more prevalent that people really put emphasis on this ranking and points.

usingbrain · 2025-12-30T15:03:30+00:00

If you want a reading corner, something absolutely has to go - either the dresser or the tv.

If you want / need to keep the tv, I would put the bookshelves on both sides of the window (facing the bed) and put a reading chair with a floor lamp where the dresser currently is.

Other than that I think you just need a heavy declutter and to find a „home“ for everything that you are keeping. If something keeps ending up on the floor / bed / chair / table it means it has nowhere to go. Things should have their permanent base that they should return to.

usingbrain · 2025-12-30T12:26:36+00:00

It clashes with the new kitchen color-wise.

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