a more balanced state

[silveraspen]

I live! Thanks to everyone who commented with advice for how to deal with sore throats -- I tried most of it, I must say, and as a result was able to keep my voice well enough to sing in the RequiemThat, by the way, was an amazing experience. :) It was a combination of two cathedral choirs in one setting -- Episcopal and Catholic communities in

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[vureoelt]

It was a combination of two cathedral choirs in one setting -- Episcopal and Catholic communities in a joint effort, along with the Denver Philharmonic acting as the orchestra-- and the music was all you might expect it to be in such a case. It was a late afternoon service, too, which meant that the light from the setting sun slanted through the stained glass windows and cast explosions of color all over the cathedral's stone pillars.

It's really awesome what people can do when it's for God. :)

As for your courses, ugh. Stats, distributions... I vaguely remember similar stuff. Painful. Not as stats heavy, but mind numbing nonetheless. Sounds like a lot of the work you're aiming at will be in China.

[silveraspen]

It truly is. :)

As it happens, I did a research paper last semester on the health care system in China, with the purpose of designing an intervention strategy that could be used by a nonprofit with $5 million to devote to a project or projects. It was a fascinating experience.

[vureoelt]

*ponders, glances your way occasionally*

... you're Chinese, aren't you?

[silveraspen]

It is a source of never-ending fascination to me how perceptions derived from online interactions may compare with "reality."

Actually, no, I'm not. :)

I'm your standard American mongrel-type Caucasian female -- Irish (about three-quarters) and German (about one-quarter) descent primarily, with probably some Native American blood -- the family suspects Cherokee, about 1/8th, but "undocumented," so.

Someday I might even find a picture to post. Someday.

[vureoelt]

Was just a guess. A couple of oddities, especially the 'Aiya' interjection.

And hey, Native American blood. Close enough, Bering Strait and all that. :D