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Is this on?
I made a VOW to stay off facecrack and other social media for a week. It was doing my head in.
FOMO, brainweasels, anxiety, you name it. (Yes I have low-dose meds. yes I have an appointment for counselling. Some days are great, some days are a struggle. Moving on.)
Did I last? About half a day. Because messenger. And if you're on messenger, ( Read more... ) -
Huh
Of late I have been enjoying a series of irregular dalliances with some delightful young men (as in under 30). It's all quite casual and they're really really nice, generous and fun.
One of them finds my physical strength quite remarkable. In that he remarks upon it every single time we meet. I didn't think I was overly strong, but apparently ( Read more... ) -
Sometimes the Universe speaks (PS Still Aten't Dead)
I am so behind in updating this journal that I may very well meet myself coming the other way.
Updates: fneh.
I shall tell you instead of a conversation I had with my Singer Enabler Friend Anna this evening on facecrack.
Anna is the one who got me to audition for my current course, which I am one concert and one essay away from finshing...WOW.
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Dating of Up
Two months since I posted.
Here's why:
July: life's promise shimmered on the horizon as I came into the mid-year break.
Then I got THE LURGY. Everyone said it was vicious. Normally I laugh at such things: if I get sick, then I get SICK and then I recover quickly. I'm a Winter baby: there's always a cold or something in about July when everyone's ( Read more... ) -
This is a Kryptonite song
ie just too sensuously lovely.
The kryptonite aspect means that, no matter what, I'm somewhat puddley at the end.
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The Meta, It Burns (aka Loki: in your dimensions, being all ubiquitous)
So I'm singing this aria and in it, Abigaille learns that she, a child of slaves, was adopted as a tiny child by Nabucco, King of Babylon.
Yup - adopted by the king of the people her parents were at war with/conquered by.
She's smart, a loyal daughter, a warrior, a sister to a rather dim "true" (ie blood) princess, Fenena.
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I made it happen through the power of Iconry!
See the rather gorgeous Danielle de Niesse in my icon up there?
That's her playing Ariel in The Enchanted Island (fantastic fun Baroque pastiche by the Met Opera).
Tonight I'm off to see her sing at the Melbourne Town Hall. heh.
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What to do when a nice man speaks RUSSIAN to one at 1am?
One:- puts down one's cup of tea,
- indicates that one shall be crossing over to their side of the couch,
- makes sure that there are no indications of anything other than acceptance from their side of the couch and
- KISSES THEM AND KISSES THEM TILL YOU'RE BOTH DRUNK ON THE ENDORPHINS
- evaluates a sudden urge to get off the couch and somewhere more roomy ( ( Read more... )
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Embedded
Tonight was masterclass, and we were doing folk songs by Benjamin Britten.
For those unfamiliar with the concept, in masterclass, one person sings for everybody, and then the person taking the class - one of the three senior voice teachers - works on improving the piece with the singer for about 20 minutes. Rinse and repeat for a couple of hours.
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feel like I'm being stripped away
Also pared down.
It's nice. I like it.
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