Update - July 'til now

[e_princess]

It's getting longer between drinks here... I'm somewhere between feeling guilty about not doing something else (composing comes to mind a lot which is great!) instead of posting, and giving up on it all together due to lack of interest/audience/demographic... I was re-excited by the adding of 2 new interesting LJ friends but 1 of them has just packed it in, too.

Anyway, I'm here now cos I've done so much that I don't feel guilty anymore :P I've worked myself into an LJ state HAHAH

Social Highlights

Games night at Lionel's with me, Cathy, Gill, Sue, Stu, Belinda & Jeff. Yummy Thai curry (vege green curry and scrumptious prawn one) was cooked and served. Then we broke out Articulate (like Taboo but without taboo words) and Cranium :) Then tiramisu was served. Awesome night!

Sushi Station buffet at West End with M. $13 for Sunday lunch - all you can eat sushi and a special of the day noodle dish. Stay away from appetising looking spring rolls. Go for sushi and dessert served with condensed milk.

coffees and visits to and from isi13, dreeft, eviltomato, Kat, snuck, Louise (it'd been months!),

saw Sleeping Beauty ballet with my sister. Was wonderful to spend time with her and introduce her to fine arts.

performed with community orchestra (BCO) at retirement village in Durack - so nice I want to retire there!

got some badges - 1 to cover stupid Polo logo on jacket and 1 for my violin case :D

saw Cloudgate with M, Therese, Joon & Glen, a Brisbane Festival event - Taiwanese dance company performed this wonderful (and symbolic, as M interpreted) piece with piles of brown rice on stage; it rained and fell on the stage and they danced around in it - it was such wonderful art

unfort. just as we were trying to find park to get to the show, some idiot reversed into MyCar, no-one hurt but I was without my little beast for over 2 weeks :( however it came back so shiny that I've fallen in love with it all over again.

day out with sirkahless at West End - went to King Ahiram? Kebab (yummy cheap Leb food!), Bent Books, other book shop with cafe, more shops - enlightening and entertaining

night out at snuck's with yummy vegan curries and a scrumptious vegan choc pecan pie cooked by moontorch, peon374. We watched Austin Powers 1 & 2, also with sendai, ronniefaerie, houseofdog and others.

saw Deep Blue with Steve, another Brisbane Festival event - part of sustainable 21st century orchestra project. It was a little cheesy but an interesting concept. Awesome schmoozy night waffling with big composers and student musicians :)

saw Moon Spirit Feasting with Amanda (who won free tickets YAY!), yet another Brisbane Festival event - ritual street Chinese opera, composed by Liza Lim. She ended up sitting next to us so I had another little schmooze :) It was contemporary which Elision (ensemble) always are but Liza Lim's straight personality and choice of influences always interest me.

Cathy's 30th b'day brunch (10am? I don't get up that early for work :P luckily I love her) with scrumptious b'fast of frittata then waffles and lots of tea/coffee. There with host Lionel, M, Sue, Stu, Justin, Jen Tsen, Joon, Glen, Wendy and Eddy.

had brunch at Crepe Cafe with Sue & Cathy, followed by goss and shopping! (What could be better?)

went to 3 Monkeys with M, Jarrod & Kat this arvo :)

Music and Work-related Highlights

My big boss (Head of School) told me (and others at a meeting) that I was the best Concert Officer they'd ever had and he's been there for over 20 years so w00!

Handing over an arrangement of Corpus Christi Carol to Collusion

Hearing it sound beautiful in a run-through at the handover

Starting rehearsals with the Tropical Dance Orchestra

Playing along with 3 of my fave ex-students (though I felt very outclassed)

Played TDO gig at Bronco's Leagues Club with my Mum, Dad and sis in the audience - a very cool gig

Played BCO major concert and it went rather well and the All Male Verdi Choir sang some famous and lively stuff - folk songs and opera

Had my arrangement of Corpus Christi Carol played by Collusion with lots of ppl mentioning how beautiful an arrangement it was :)

Quite a few work concerts already with everything going well and lots of interesting music - so many concerts that just getting each one done is a relief

ME Highlight

got myself a eyebrow wax (not really a highlight but an event in my life) and then a heavenly massage

Well, that's taken me 3 days to write and now I'm outta time... more when I get another chance. Please feel free to ask me anything that interests you. I've always wanted to help anyone else with any enlightenment on what I do and what you're doing. Otherwise why else would I be here?