This was just an awful week.  I'm so exhausted.  It's been showing in everything I do.  I've been forgetful and having a tough time focusing.  Just good riddance to it.  I'm hoping to catch up enough on sleep this weekend to be back to normal for next week.

Monique and I went to dinner and then to a show last night with sans_peur .  We saw Lucy Kaplansky and ( Read more... )

A while back people were looking for suggestions for character playlist.  I told the people that asked me about it that I don't do such things, just never felt the need.  I get into my characters just fine without musical inspiration.  Today I decided I'd do it just for fun.  I went through my entire iPod list and now have 38 pieces of my music on ( Read more... )

In spite of the fact that I worked Friday night until 11:00, a few hours yesterday and again today, this has been a fantastic weekend.
( Thursday night with Virginia refugees )

Last weekend I had the opportunity to try out an instrument I had never tried before. My friend Bren owns a harp. It's alternatively known as a lap harp, travel harp, Celtic harp or lever harp. I was actually quite taken with it in just the 30 minutes or so that I had to play with it, during which time I was also roleplaying with the owner, so I ( Read more... )

At Randy's last bardic, Kara asked me if I'd be willing to direct her and a bunch of our friends in doing SATB Christmas songs for her Christmas party and maybe at a nursing home.  I agreed and have been working on putting several pieces together (9 of them total) to work on.  I was warned that some of the people had no musical experience.  So I ( Read more... )

Ok, for most of you doing it, that's National Novel Writing Month.  I'm reading it as National Note Writing Month.

Zephyr's patron (in Madrigal) has commissioned him to write a piece of music.  I figure if I don't get going on it, it will never get done.  I can be a horrible procrastinator on stuff like that.  
(Ask wargoddess, who is patiently waiting for ( Read more... )

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