livejournal is severely misbehaving, font-wise. i fixed the last post to an extent, but now i'm too tired to fiddle further.

true to MJ's word, my leg really is feeling better! the muscles have relaxed a lot - they're actually soft to the touch! - and there's no deep aching. walking is also much more comfortable. standing still hurts to a degree, ( Read more... )

the opera on friday night was fantastic. the counter tenor (a man who sings in a female register) was phenomenal. it's a very rare voice, but his role was written specifically for his register, and luckily he's talented to boot. he's also very young, which is rare in the world of opera -- but his voice is so unusual (counter tenor roles used to be ( Read more... )

you know what's weird? well actually, there's two parts to that answer ( Read more... )