Throat Advice... & other news (of the daily minutiae type)

[eilonwy]

Since you guys rocked at the whole Finding Eilonwy an External Hard Drive thing, wanna help with more stuff?

Here's the thing: I suck at projecting. My voice doesn't carry very well, and I'm not very good at being loud. When I need to be loud, or when I just plain need to talk a lot, I end up with a sore throat. Every time. If I go to an

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[etoile444]

Projecting and saving the voice is well taught to singers. You being on a college campus should help in your search. When I project I always concentrate on using my "low voice". That's how my mind pictures it, but I was gifted with the ability to project. It still amuses me the locations where folks will use microphones when all they need is their own voice. However, if you are quiet, maybe a mic would be a good idea.

REPENT YOUR SINS JESUS

Bizarre, really! Use a comma, or just leave out the word Jesus on the one sign! "Eats shoots and leaves"!

[oddharmonic]

Ooh, those are the lovely ones with glycerin in the goo. I dig that, since the cough drops I buy at the dollar store have pectin as their soothing ingredient. (Incidentally, the dollar store also carries liquid pectin, which I haven't tried adding in small amounts to hot drinks but might be nice.)

[corruptviridian]

Soooo ... I'm not positive that it will help with the I-talked-too-much sore throat, but it definitely helps with the sinus-ick sort: lime juice, maple syrup, cayenne, and water. (Honey probably works too, and is certainly cheaper.)

[alocine_89]

REPENT JESUS! REPENT!

now.

:P