{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Soft Sensibilities","provider_url":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog","author_name":"Kimberly","author_url":"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/author\/kimberlypearl-92gmail-com\/","title":"Five Things (9.7.18) &#8226; Soft Sensibilities","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"12E0Soimzh\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/five-things-9-7-18\/\">Five Things (9.7.18)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/five-things-9-7-18\/embed\/#?secret=12E0Soimzh\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Five Things (9.7.18)&#8221; &#8212; Soft Sensibilities\" data-secret=\"12E0Soimzh\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Happy Friday! I&#8217;m back, albeit with a cold\u2014so if this entry reads more stream-of-consciousness-speckled-with-errors than perfect prose, I apologize in advance. (Not that I ever achieved the latter, even in excellent health.) Sleep deprivation and too many nights out have rendered me into a sniffling, muddle-minded mess, so it&#8217;s a miracle that I&#8217;ve managed to write anything at all. Strange, isn&#8217;t it, that the moment you feel inspired to do everything is the one your physical body shuts down in one final, desperate attempt to get you to slow down,\u00a0rest. There&#8217;s so much I want to start now\u2014including writing something here\u2014but I haven&#8217;t the energy. I&#8217;m not burnt out, just drained. And mucus-y. But before I give in and sleep, my Five Things, to round up the week: 1. I would be remiss not to mention the New York International Salsa Congress\u00a0(NYISC), largely because nothing else exciting ever happens in my life. (I&#8217;m only half kidding. Serious about my boring existence, but totally misleading on NYISC being a last-resort source of content.) For those unfamiliar, it&#8217;s a four-day bender of workshops, shows, and parties\u2014a Latin dancer&#8217;s wet dream, basically\u2014that has gained such renown that it&#8217;s become a cornerstone event of&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/kimberlypearl.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/karen-y-ricardo-new-york-salsa-congress-2018.jpg"}