Hey y'all. Things are better. About mid-day yesterday, my emotions tumbled back into their appropriate places and I was able to focus on the needful. Work was good. Choir practice was very good, even though I still have problems with scales. I can make my voice jump all over the place but for the love of the Intergalactic Fruit Bat, do not make me ( Read more... )

Alle Psallite convened on Missy Anne's church on Saturday for a four-hour recording session. We put "Chantez a Dieu (Psalm 96)" by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, "Angelus ad pastores ait" by Hans Leo Hassler, "Jaquin Jaquet" by Clemens non Papa, and "Salvator mundi" by Thomas Tallis to... what's the audio version of pixels? Whatever the name of that is ( Read more... )

The abrasions on my elbows are nearly gone and the only remaining soreness is on the right side of my jaw. I guess my bike helmet straps pulled my jaw a bit. I have a new helmet and Hubbyfink is checking the local bike shops for a replacement wheel. Provided all goes as planned, I'll be on my bike Sunday and commuting by bike on Monday. I'm ( Read more... )

Testing the post-a-picture-by-phone process.

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2010 Daily Ornament Report - 0 harmed; judicious use of the water bottle is paying off.Pretty good choir practice last night, although I do wish that others would put more energy and life into their singing. I was very, very tired, but I still tried to make the lively songs bright and cheerful and the introspective songs ethereal. It's a downer to ( Read more... )

I finally have the 2nd alto part for our arrangement of Tallis' "Salvator Mundi" down. I've been practicing and practicing and I can sing all of my part with the midi for 1st alto from which I get a lot of my cues. I didn't think it would ever click, but last night the music finally got into my brain. Whoo hoo ( Read more... )

Good Alle Psallite practice last night. There was ALTO WIN on both "With Wreaths of Rose and Laurel" AND Tallis' "Salvator Mundi". Praise Jesus and all the saints, I'm actually finally getting the hang of the alto 2 line on the latter. Only three more practices until performance at Crown Tourney so I need to keep banging along with the midi in my ( Read more... )

I have a DreamWidth account which I've used only to help a friend troubleshoot their LJ/DW posting & commenting. I do not post there but I may port a copy of my LJ over there ( Read more... )

I have a tiny little headache directly behind my left eyebrow. I push on my eyebrow and the pain flares up for a moment. I withdraw the pressure and the throbbing stops for a few moments. Lather, rinse, repeat ( Read more... )

The two days of rain has made me morose. Everything is really and truly peachy keen in my little corner of the world, but all I want to do is curl up in a ball and eat doughnuts ( Read more... )