"I think of bhuz when I...."

[*Shira*]

Every once in a while, I use something I learned on bhuz. Sometimes in my dance life, sometimes in my mundane life. I thought it might be fun to have a thread in which we compare notes on things we now do that we otherwise might not have done if it weren't for bhuz.

I'll start.

I think of bhuz when I:

• Use my neti pot (never heard of 'em before bhuz)
• Put a line item in my recital guidelines for students that says, "You must wear panties under your costume"
• Fix roasted root vegetables for a meal (thanks, Dani!)
• Watch Estelle's video, The Enchanted Dance. (thanks, Carolynn, for steering me to it!)

[rosey]

Originally Posted by *Shira*

Every once in a while, I use something I learned on bhuz. Sometimes in my dance life, sometimes in my mundane life. I thought it might be fun to have a thread in which we compare notes on things we now do that we otherwise might not have done if it weren't for bhuz.

Put a line item in my recital guidelines for students that says, "You must wear panties under your costume"

[laura 2]

Originally Posted by *Shira*

[*]Put a line item in my recital guidelines for students that says, "You must wear panties under your costume"

Of everything I put in my student troupe guidelines, that was the one thing I got the most comments on. No one could believe that I would find it necessary to spell that out, and my only response was, "You should come spend some time on Bhuz!"

I think of Bhuz whenever I'm looking at a costume, espcially one that I'm not 100% sure if I like or not, right off the bat. I worry about buying a UBDC!

[s1dur1_sab1tu]

...get up in the morning...it's pathetic, but I check it every morning. It's like spending my first cup of coffee with belly dancers in conversation. Nice. The first things I learned from Bhuz were the flutter (plunger technique) and zill patterns, and that I was woefully lost as a beginner, but there was a place to ask questions if you were really brave. Yea Bhuz!

[phillyraqs]

Originally Posted by s1dur1_sab1tu

...get up in the morning...it's pathetic, but I check it every morning. It's like spending my first cup of coffee with belly dancers in conversation.

Same here! Reading over the threads is a nice way to start my day and help me focus before getting busy at work.

I think of bhuz whenever I talk about international belly dancers - the big Egyptian names, or even well known dancers around the United States and Europe. Bhuz has really helped me learn about other dancers around the world, more so than I could ever find out by myself.

Whenever a dancer's name comes up that she hasn't heard of, my friend Lisa always turns to me and goes, "So, do you know her from Bhuz?"

[Lauren_]

In addition to all the above dance-related stuff, I think of Bhuz when I put on makeup.

I really enjoyed makeup when I was a teenager. But I went through a phase of probably 10 years, when I had kids & a home-based business, where I just didn't bother on a daily basis & was a frump.

Now I'm all into wearing cute clothes, girly shoes, and having fun with makeup again! I'm in the process of switching from a pink glow-y look I enjoyed for summer to a muted rockabilly look for fall. It's all FUN again. Thanks to Bhuz for turning me on to Sephora, Mac, and lip plumper!

[meissoun]

...talk to a fellow Bhuzzer and inevitably we start talking about other Bhuzzers. And the men in our lives have no idea who we are talking about... No, wait! I think my boyfriend must already have met dozens of them!

But I admit, at the moment I don't spend that much time thinking about Bhuz. Too busy surfing and shopping in Wakiki... (of course I am staying with Willow of Bhuz... )

MEISSOUN

[Maena]

• When ever I play my zills, because my Secret Habibi gave them to me last year.

• When ever I give myself a treat and let my boyfriend make me a Cosmopolitan, because my Secret Habibi from two years ago made me special martini glasses that say "Shimmy" and "Hip Circle."

• When ever I'm down and need advice or a pep talk, because the people here are so supportive.

• When ever I miss Illinois so much I wanna cry, cuz I know I can come on here and see a ton of familiar faces

• Any time someone does something unjust, or unethical and a "3 AM Zill Brigade" revenge fantasy pops into my head