Miscellanea, again.

[edwardina]

Jimmy *is* sick. I am not. At least, not so's you'd notice. I am, however, despite my best efforts, having a very hard time sleeping for any length of time. I think maybe it's because my body's stuck in some kind of maximum-stress, fight-or-flight thing and when ever I fall asleep it takes a reading of my adrenaline levels, etc. and wakes me up, "Clearly it's not safe out there! What are you doing sleeping?!"

Or maybe I'm simply destined to lose my ever-lovin' mind this week.

Musical Preference Factoids

My favorite instrument group: Strings
My favorite string instrument: Cello
My favorite woodwind instrument: Oboe
My favorite brass instrument: French horn
My favorite percussion instrument: All of them
My favorite music-related words: Allegro, Sonata, Concerto, Capriccio, Glissando, Adagio, Etude, Minuet, Nocturne. I also really like the word 'harpsichord' for some reason.

My sister's giving a presentation in Berkeley this week as part of the end of her Master's program. She's going to be speaking in front of the people who have written the books she's been studying for all these years. Two of her friends are going to be there with her. I wish I could be there, too, but I will be thinking of her with tremendous pride as she sets a new standard of achievement for herself and our family.