Done last week (20151018Su - 24Sa)
Well, "Ship of Stone" didn't win Best Classic Filk Song (again), but it wasn't because of my performance in the Pegasus concert -- I turned in what was probably my best single performance so far. Hopefully I'll be able to post a recording soon. I'm still mildly boggled by the amount of positive feedback I got.
I need to practice more -- the fact that I was able to perform off-book helped a lot. And record. It's time I started working on Amethyst Rose again. Past time.
Not as many conmversations as I'd like, but a few, and a couple of new people. (Whose names I don't remember.)
Uneventful trip. I ended up getting a limo because there wasn't enough room in the van for five people, their luggage, and a scooter. We did manage going to the hotel, thanks to a full-sized SUV rental.
Packing was disorganized; I managed to misplace my laptop charger (in the side pocket behind my folding cane), so I bought an overpriced one in the airport. I don't mind too much; it's one of the new, tiny iGo's that I've had my eye on for a while. It has long enough cords that I can just leave it in the rolly. Next time I need to pack either a lightweight backpack, zippered tote, or sling bag to go under the seat with my laptop, magazines, and snacks; next to the CPAP. (Which gives me a good excuse to put both Rolly and Plink up in the rack.)
On the other hand, having Rolly partly packed ahead of time helped quite a bit; I'll be making that an ongoing practice.
Links in the notes.
1018Su * up 6:15; W=193.6; dishes * more books. I'm using Colleen's Samsonite tote bag; it holds just the right amount. It will take about a dozen trips; I'm taking it slow. @ Wikipedia dive from Esoteric programming language (via Irregular Webcomic! #3431) * 11:07 done taking books down from our bedroom. * leave 11:40 or so. * 12:15 Salty's -- I see that I have forgotten to write down the time; it's either 12:15 or 12:30. -> C confirms that it's 12:15 Didn't overeat as much as I did the last two times, but still skipped dinner. * N and ex splitting books. Makes it difficult to concentrate. % (remembering a mistake) I'm an idiot. We knew that. -> no, that was a stupid mistake. Move on. * Finished Metafilter thread (digest) about Emotional Work (ysabetwordsmith) : Cricket climbed into bed and snuggled under the covers with us for a while. She left before I got to sleep, but it was still very sweet of her. 1019Mo * Up 6:30; W=193.6; dishes * heard from Sound Credit. They want us to pay off the car and credit cards; which would leave us $30K. Marginal, but it could work. : Series of calls from Colleen about the net connection. All it needed was power cycling the DSL modem, but E wasn't able to find it. That has been fixed. : Harper is OUT in Canada - massive liberal sweep. now if only we can pull that off here... 1020Tu * up 6:30; W=194.6; dishes * 11:30 Colleen UNW * 2pm Anita Brown * Urology NW - pay in person next visit; I think I'm caught up. (Colleen wasn't) @ Download 448 Free Art Books from The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Open Culture * a little book sorting. Colleen quite sensibly wants them off the dining table; they're being moved to one of the klic-klaks. It's mindless and sooths my CDO. " Dear Valued Customer, Thank you for providing us with your feedback. I would like to apologize for any difficulties you have experienced with your online order. We rely on our business partners to meet the expectations we set for our customers. 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Ugh. * packing * humira 1022Th * up 6:00; W=196.2; * pack CPAP, pills, neti pot, SAD light, * printing - Ship of Stone, Grandfather Clock (2 copies), LgF, steve * 9:15 Crown Limo (206) 261-0111 & Either forgot my charger or, more likely, moved it to my suitcase. There was a music+electronics store on the other side of the airport that had an iGo for $80. Saved. Cygnus was totally out of power, too. -> It was, of course, in my rolly. In the side pocket, behind my cane. Clever. : 11:09 haven't seen the rest of the family yet; I took a limo because there wasn't room in the van. Just as well. -> they arrived, after spending too much time eating, just at the tail end of the pre-boarding. While I was looking the other way finding my place in line. Whew! : Cygnus is up to 43% power; I probably won't get much done on it. Glad I brought magazines. Realisticaly I probably only have about an hour's worth (it says 1:36) & also forgot my computer glasses, which means I'll have reduced visibility for performing. OTOH I remembered to take a music stand, though it was close. & Another forgotten item: a good tote bag. Meant to transfer the Sasquan bag out of my suitacase, but didn't. A chico bag works, but isn't ideal. Best would be a multicompartment tote with at least one compartment zippered that can go in one compartment of the Rolly. * 12:40 (oh, great - stuck keys.) finally getting settled in the room. WiFi appears to be useless, so using the hotspot. :P * 12:55 splat. 1023-5 Fr-Su OVFF * 0920 membership * vacation request * hotel book from 1022Th - 1025Mo Confirmation # 80024687 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Columbus - Worthington * air Confirmation #H8IDZ7 DEPART OCTOBER 22, THURSDAY OCT 22 11:50 AM Depart Seattle/Tacoma, WA (SEA) on Southwest Airlines Flight #692 06:05 PM Arrive in Nashville, TN (BNA) 08:30 PM Change to Southwest Airlines in Nashville, TN (BNA) Flight #223 10:40 PM Arrive in Columbus, OH (CMH) 1023Fr * up 8:43; ; * Brunch. $13 They have lox and an omlette stand. Sat next to the Bohnhoffs; eventually joined by Steven Joel, Steve and Katy, and Alexa. * Skipped dinner; had snacks from the airport, followed by the Mad Hatter's Tea Party. Had to improvise a hat, having left mine at home; wrapped a bright-green bag around my tweed cap. Worked. * 8pm: Pegasus Concert "Grandfather Clock" - Naomi singing. Went pretty well; Judi got lots of laughs during the instrumental break. Vastly relieved to find Plink's amp working; I hadn't checked the battery before I left. Hadn't changed the strings, either. Not as good as it could have sounded, but ok. "Ship of Stone" - NAILED it. Lots of good feedback afterward. I was hearing bass countermelodies that I was hitting without even thinking about it, and had attention left to see the audience. Going to have to practice more, if that's what I can do. : Copy of "The Book Speaks" given to Ben Newman * Open filk: sang "Windward" with N * 2ish leave the filk after singing Windward with N. Good group. 1024Sa * Up 8:30; ; * breakfast with Alexa, then Steve + Katy. Also talked with a couple of interested mundanes at the next table. As one does. Still getting feedback on Ship of Stone. * Workshop on touring - Ben and Heather. permits for cross-border touring. Easier going to Canada from the US rather than the other way around. Never take your own CDs with you across a boarder. Not even one. You're getting a permit to perform, not import and sell. When shipping a box of CDs ahead make sure they're flagged as promotional copies. FedEx ground. -> Get a carnet for equipment if you have a lot of gear (or have a receipt). American Federation of Musicians has letters you can print out about policy. * Workshop on gadgets. Airturn BT page turner. K&K passive pickups. * Michael Kelly travel acoustic bass -- 24.5" scale length. Appears to be discontinued : LgF's performance in the Pegasus concert is also getting some praise. I'm a little boggled. * The new Linksys WRT1900ACS router [LWN.net] Linksys WRT1900ACS [OpenWrt Wiki] Linksys WRT1900ACS Dual-Band Wi-Fi Router, 1.6 GHz CPU A bit pricey at this point. $165 on $A. However, it has eSATA, USB3, and full OpenWRT support. @ Interview with Sam Aaron, Sonic Pi | Opensource.com (LWN) : Best classic filk was won by "Captain Jack and the Mermaid". Next time? Best time-related was won by "Precious Moments", which is the one I voted for. Cat Faber won best composer. $ $20 for Heather Dale's "Imagineers" album * Sang: Riverheart * 01:30am upstairs; things seemed to be breaking up both in the main room and the room across from the con suite (which had Cat and Alexa). A little conversation around the edges, but not quite as much as I would have wanted. : Wifi has been marginal all weekend; I've had a few solid connections which either cut off abruptly, or went away when I put the laptop to sleep and never came back.
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