excuses galore
Certain things have stood in the way of a regular entry on this here blog:
1. the family laptop finally fizzled. Its demise was slow but sure, and when it finally was pronounced unfixable, I moved on the Hubby's office computer.
2. -which leaves much to be desired. I think it was built in the 1970's. It takes up an entire wall and requires a notice to the electric company to warm the thing up.
3. no, not really. But it is SLOWWWWW. And cranky. And unfeeling. It blinks & then I'm done for. Nothing gets saved, and then I'm back to square one. I have been know to mutter a Christian swear word or two. ("doggone it". "rats". "STINKO". And such like.)
4. At times, I smuggle #1 Daughter's computer -which bears an extremely amusing password. I can post pictures with this contraption! Yesss. But typing on a bright red laptop seems to throw me, for some reason. I am really full of excuses, people.
5. I have been a busy bee at Crane, my sometime place of employment. This week has brought me rehearsal fun! I am accompanying three piano concerti, nine German Diction students, one French voice recital, a number of dress rehearsals, a spate of lessons, studio performances, and who knows what else.
I enjoy getting to know the students; they are all extremely sweet kiddos.
6. I have been staying up late at night hunched over a work table with music manuscript paper strewn about me. Yes, folks. I have been professionally s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d in the realm of orchestration. The musical (Cinderella & the Glass slipper") that the home-schooled kids are presenting next week needed to be orchestrated for strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. All we had was a piano score.
Kudos to my esteemed conductor/musical director/pastor. who cheerfully did WAY more orchestration work than I. He provided the encouragement to get 'er done. (He also was forced to provide the percussion part for my numbers, as I stubbornly refused to figure them out. Thanks, Pastor Rick.)
Our first read-through on Monday night was a resounding success! What a relief.
7. We have been hosting lots of company.
8. um. I am now officially out of excuses. I am very aware that I need to get my blogger act together.
Thank you for your understanding.
1. the family laptop finally fizzled. Its demise was slow but sure, and when it finally was pronounced unfixable, I moved on the Hubby's office computer.
2. -which leaves much to be desired. I think it was built in the 1970's. It takes up an entire wall and requires a notice to the electric company to warm the thing up.
3. no, not really. But it is SLOWWWWW. And cranky. And unfeeling. It blinks & then I'm done for. Nothing gets saved, and then I'm back to square one. I have been know to mutter a Christian swear word or two. ("doggone it". "rats". "STINKO". And such like.)
4. At times, I smuggle #1 Daughter's computer -which bears an extremely amusing password. I can post pictures with this contraption! Yesss. But typing on a bright red laptop seems to throw me, for some reason. I am really full of excuses, people.
5. I have been a busy bee at Crane, my sometime place of employment. This week has brought me rehearsal fun! I am accompanying three piano concerti, nine German Diction students, one French voice recital, a number of dress rehearsals, a spate of lessons, studio performances, and who knows what else.
I enjoy getting to know the students; they are all extremely sweet kiddos.
6. I have been staying up late at night hunched over a work table with music manuscript paper strewn about me. Yes, folks. I have been professionally s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d in the realm of orchestration. The musical (Cinderella & the Glass slipper") that the home-schooled kids are presenting next week needed to be orchestrated for strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. All we had was a piano score.
Kudos to my esteemed conductor/musical director/pastor. who cheerfully did WAY more orchestration work than I. He provided the encouragement to get 'er done. (He also was forced to provide the percussion part for my numbers, as I stubbornly refused to figure them out. Thanks, Pastor Rick.)
Our first read-through on Monday night was a resounding success! What a relief.
7. We have been hosting lots of company.
8. um. I am now officially out of excuses. I am very aware that I need to get my blogger act together.
Thank you for your understanding.
posted by thisrequiresthought at 10:02 AM
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