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My good mood has more or less lasted, despite being horrendously tired this morning. *yawns* This was helped more than a little by choir last night, which was excellent. The atmosphere is relaxed – trying hard at the music but not taking things too seriously – and the standard is good. Most of all, people were incredibly friendly, not waiting for me to say hello before introducing themselves, and happy to just sit and natter in the break. All in all, a great experience although one that leaves me with a dilemma.
We're doing a concert on 11th July (more as we get closer), and when I said to the conductor that I have some solo pieces on stand-by (which I always do), she asked me what I'd like to sing. Eeep! So I need to pick something soon and get practicing. There's my staple "I dreamed a dream", which I still love but am kind of bored with by now, and I think I'd like to branch out a little. I could attempt something like "Defying Gravity" but…that's a BIG piece and I'm not sure I'm up to it. My mind has gone blank on pop-stuff that I could do, and at the moment I'm thinking of something like Cole Porter's "Love For Sale", which is comfortable for my range and is a 'performance' piece, not just the kind of thing you stand there and sing. But all other suggestions gratefully received!
Before choir, I had to return an enormous pile of books to the library and pay my fine, and I swore I'd only get one or two other books out. Thirteen's not that far off two, right? *looks shifty* I've started Capote in Kansas by Kim Powers, and it's absolutely brilliant. Very much my kind of writing and a fascinating story. More when I've finished it.
For interest, the rest of the books are
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana by Umberto Eco
One Man's Bible by Gao Xingjian
In a Glass Darkly by Sheridan Le Fanu
London Observed by Doris Lessing
Fermat's last theorem by Simon Singh
Six Easy Pieces by Richard Feynmann
On Giants' Shoulders by Melvyn Bragg
Surely you're joking Mr Feynmann by Ralph Leighton
Longitude by Dava Sobel
The Jewel House by Deborah E Harkness
Disturbingly, my desk is more or less clear at the moment, so I'm falling back on longstanding jobs, which is probably a good thing. This looks like a long list, but it's all little things really:
~ Create East Asia Fund
~ DASH/BLASH report
~ Mooting videos
~ Invoices
~ Serial POs
~ Check order folder
~ Transcribe beta for Donut
~ Red Letter Day
With the sun shining, this all feels like it might be manageable, plus TOMORROW IS THE WEEKEND *\o/* SLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP.
How's everyone else doing? Plans for the weekend?
My good mood has more or less lasted, despite being horrendously tired this morning. *yawns* This was helped more than a little by choir last night, which was excellent. The atmosphere is relaxed – trying hard at the music but not taking things too seriously – and the standard is good. Most of all, people were incredibly friendly, not waiting for me to say hello before introducing themselves, and happy to just sit and natter in the break. All in all, a great experience although one that leaves me with a dilemma.
We're doing a concert on 11th July (more as we get closer), and when I said to the conductor that I have some solo pieces on stand-by (which I always do), she asked me what I'd like to sing. Eeep! So I need to pick something soon and get practicing. There's my staple "I dreamed a dream", which I still love but am kind of bored with by now, and I think I'd like to branch out a little. I could attempt something like "Defying Gravity" but…that's a BIG piece and I'm not sure I'm up to it. My mind has gone blank on pop-stuff that I could do, and at the moment I'm thinking of something like Cole Porter's "Love For Sale", which is comfortable for my range and is a 'performance' piece, not just the kind of thing you stand there and sing. But all other suggestions gratefully received!
Before choir, I had to return an enormous pile of books to the library and pay my fine, and I swore I'd only get one or two other books out. Thirteen's not that far off two, right? *looks shifty* I've started Capote in Kansas by Kim Powers, and it's absolutely brilliant. Very much my kind of writing and a fascinating story. More when I've finished it.
For interest, the rest of the books are
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana by Umberto Eco
One Man's Bible by Gao Xingjian
In a Glass Darkly by Sheridan Le Fanu
London Observed by Doris Lessing
Fermat's last theorem by Simon Singh
Six Easy Pieces by Richard Feynmann
On Giants' Shoulders by Melvyn Bragg
Surely you're joking Mr Feynmann by Ralph Leighton
Longitude by Dava Sobel
The Jewel House by Deborah E Harkness
Disturbingly, my desk is more or less clear at the moment, so I'm falling back on longstanding jobs, which is probably a good thing. This looks like a long list, but it's all little things really:
~ Create East Asia Fund
~ DASH/BLASH report
~ Mooting videos
~ Invoices
~ Serial POs
~ Check order folder
~ Transcribe beta for Donut
~ Red Letter Day
With the sun shining, this all feels like it might be manageable, plus TOMORROW IS THE WEEKEND *\o/* SLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP.
How's everyone else doing? Plans for the weekend?
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Date: 2009-05-29 08:56 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-05-29 09:14 am (UTC)I get a kind of brain-storm in libraries, and despite my best efforts, all I can think is FREE BOOKS, and before I know it, I've got more than I can sensibly carry...
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Date: 2009-05-29 09:27 am (UTC)*hugs* for all the GOOOOD things going on with you.
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Date: 2009-05-29 10:09 am (UTC)*hugs back* Thanks, hon. The tiredness has all hit me, all at once, but hopefully once I get through that, I'll feel better :)
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Date: 2009-05-29 11:24 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-05-29 12:34 pm (UTC)It's a law thing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mooting). We're due videos, but they've never arrived...
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Date: 2009-05-29 01:14 pm (UTC)Water for Elephants is amazing. I absolutely loved it!
I'm going to pick my rental car up in a few hours eeep! then a 4 hour drive through the rain to Connecticut.
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Date: 2009-05-29 02:01 pm (UTC)Several people recced Water for Elephants, and the blurb sounded intriguing, so I'll make it third on my list (after 'Capote in Kansas' which is incredible, and The Vesuvius Club which I've promised to report back to
o.O Drive safely!
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Date: 2009-05-29 10:44 pm (UTC)*cheers* If you like Cole Porter, you might try 'Begin the Beguine', which I love and am therefore biased in favour of :)
I'm also doing a books-and-music thing at the moment - I'm working on my music theory test, and devouring my theory guide and workbook. Tastes kind of papery. *grin* Over the last eight years, I'd forgotten how happy music lessons make me.