achoo.
I godda code. Achoo. I hate summer colds, I do. Not that I enjoy them anytime, but it's just that much more pathetic when it's hot outside.
Also, being middle-aged complicates things. I don't know if I've got a fever, or if I just need to crank the a/c because it's hot out, or if I'm having a hot flash. Hee.
Couldn't sleep for crap last night but consoled myself by leaving the TV on CNN so I could watch the space shuttle land. Of course, they waved off the landing due to weather, so I didn't even get that. Doh!
Then I was going to make myself a lovely sandwich for lunch and lo & behold the half-loaf of bread I had was moldy. Things go bad so fast when it's humid like this.
Okay, that's enough whining for one post.
Hard to believe summer classes end on Friday. Then two weeks, and the fall semester begins. I have to cover the desk every day during the two-week break, as I only have one student who'll even be in town. Fortunately there's only one day (so far) when it looks like I'm not going to get a lunch break. So long as I remember to take something to eat while I work, that won't be too bad. And I know this makes me weird, but I am looking forward to all the students coming back. It's nice when it's relatively quiet without them in the summer, but I love all the energy when they come back into town. And Labor Day weekend brings the Fourth Street Festival, which I love; then in late September is the Lotus Festival, another wonderful thing.
For you non-Bloomingtonians, the Fourth Street Festival is an arts & crafts fair, and Lotus is a world music festival that draws all kinds of amazing performers from every corner of the world, from traditional American folk to Sufi dancers to ... well, everything you can imagine and then some. I'm looking at the roster of performers for this year and I'm especially intrigued by Badi Assad. This is what they say about her: "Badi Assad [pronounced BAH-djee ah-SAHJ] is a new star of South American music. There is a percussive quality to both her vocals and her instrumentals -- and when she's not captivating audiences with her throaty voice, this young Brazilian diva is wowing them her guitar playing: "Guitar" magazine has described her as one of the most innovative guitarists in the world. Some songs tend towards Bossa Nova; others are completely unclassifiable, and on occasion she'll even reinvent a song by U2 or Bjork in a way that makes it a Badi original."
Oh! And I see Rachael Davis is coming back this year. I really enjoyed her last year. Also Sarah Lee Guthrie, Arlo's daughter -- I'm curious to hear her. And Salif Keita, a Malian singer I've heard many good things about. And Japanese-Hawaiian ukulele player, Jake Shimabukuro. And and and. It's always hard to pick which performers to see, and impossible to see everyone you'd like to see.
So there's plenty to look forward to.
Also, being middle-aged complicates things. I don't know if I've got a fever, or if I just need to crank the a/c because it's hot out, or if I'm having a hot flash. Hee.
Couldn't sleep for crap last night but consoled myself by leaving the TV on CNN so I could watch the space shuttle land. Of course, they waved off the landing due to weather, so I didn't even get that. Doh!
Then I was going to make myself a lovely sandwich for lunch and lo & behold the half-loaf of bread I had was moldy. Things go bad so fast when it's humid like this.
Okay, that's enough whining for one post.
Hard to believe summer classes end on Friday. Then two weeks, and the fall semester begins. I have to cover the desk every day during the two-week break, as I only have one student who'll even be in town. Fortunately there's only one day (so far) when it looks like I'm not going to get a lunch break. So long as I remember to take something to eat while I work, that won't be too bad. And I know this makes me weird, but I am looking forward to all the students coming back. It's nice when it's relatively quiet without them in the summer, but I love all the energy when they come back into town. And Labor Day weekend brings the Fourth Street Festival, which I love; then in late September is the Lotus Festival, another wonderful thing.
For you non-Bloomingtonians, the Fourth Street Festival is an arts & crafts fair, and Lotus is a world music festival that draws all kinds of amazing performers from every corner of the world, from traditional American folk to Sufi dancers to ... well, everything you can imagine and then some. I'm looking at the roster of performers for this year and I'm especially intrigued by Badi Assad. This is what they say about her: "Badi Assad [pronounced BAH-djee ah-SAHJ] is a new star of South American music. There is a percussive quality to both her vocals and her instrumentals -- and when she's not captivating audiences with her throaty voice, this young Brazilian diva is wowing them her guitar playing: "Guitar" magazine has described her as one of the most innovative guitarists in the world. Some songs tend towards Bossa Nova; others are completely unclassifiable, and on occasion she'll even reinvent a song by U2 or Bjork in a way that makes it a Badi original."
Oh! And I see Rachael Davis is coming back this year. I really enjoyed her last year. Also Sarah Lee Guthrie, Arlo's daughter -- I'm curious to hear her. And Salif Keita, a Malian singer I've heard many good things about. And Japanese-Hawaiian ukulele player, Jake Shimabukuro. And and and. It's always hard to pick which performers to see, and impossible to see everyone you'd like to see.
So there's plenty to look forward to.