So my grand, ambitious plans for Saturday evaporated as dew from grass. Largely because, as when dew quickly evaporates from grass, it was hot as blazes on Saturday, and Chez 42 is not air conditioned. The smallish heat wave that was predicted for the weekend has turned out to be a larger and probably more protracted heat wave than expected, and ( Read more... )

I am pleased with Biden's choice for VP. It was the right move. In fact the only thing I don't particularly care for about the Democratic ticket is the candidate for President. In a not-sexist world, it would have been Elizabeth Warren, but we do not live in a not-sexist world. At least Biden had the good sense to take on an incredibly smart and ( Read more... )

Happy Monday to all who observe!

It wasn't a particularly restful weekend, but there were some pleasant things. On Friday, a book I ordered arrived, and I ended up getting sucked into it and finishing it in a couple of days. It was a gripping, brutal read (necessitated by the subject matter), but it was brilliantly conceived and written.

( Colson_Whitehead's_ )

Okay okay okay, the subject line is indeed a joke. I haven't really had any trouble telling apart the days of the week, at least not any moreso than usual ( Read more... )

It's Davide Penitente production week, y'all ( Read more... )

Well, my weather app, which for the past two days failed to predict any of the preciptation we got, seems to have made a tweak that acknowledges that drizzle is still rain. However, it seems to have gone a bit too far in the opposite direction, because I walked the dogs in "precipitation for the next 120 minutes" and the mist was so light that the ( Read more... )

*waves* June Gloom is certainly living up to its name.Yesterday, morning walkies occurred in a fine mist that got as heavy as sprinkling, but mostly it was just grey and cold and blech. Today, morning walkies were grey but dry and reasonably warm, but the grey turned cold and drippy while I was on the bus to work and intensified into light rain. ( Read more... )

This morning, Mr. 42 and I liberated the sedan from the shop, so we are a two-car household once more, a thing I appreciate all the more after not having access to a car for the past four days. Fortunately, AL, one of my fellow sops in master chorale, lives in the same complex we do, so I've been able to catch rides home with her after rehearsal ( Read more... )

Hump day and day 3/6 of Puccini Boot Camp ( Read more... )

I wasn't quite sure what to expect from rehearsal last night, but I certainly walked out feeling better about our performances this weekend. It helped that I know I wasn't the only one who reviewed their music this week, because the music was the most solid that it's been. It also helped that our guest conductor clearly knows this piece exceedingly ( Read more... )