happy birthday, lalartu!

i hereby declare today, 3/4, national waltz day.

so, were i to get a new cellphone - and i'm not saying i am - what phone should i get? the jury will disregard the possibility that uncle steve will fire me if i don't get an iphone.

current phone:

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for the first time since the summer, i went for a bike ride! i met up with the cycling club i used to ride with several years ago, and we went on a lovely 40-mile loop across the dumbarton bridge and around palo alto and stanford university. it was clear and sunny with a slightly chilly wind, really an almost perfect day for riding. i was very ( Read more... )

i know i've said things like this before, but for the love of god if you get a chance, go see Slavic Soul Party and/or Extra Action Marching Band. and bring earplugs ( Read more... )

the symphony chorus is rehearsing Brahms, and one of the phrases is

"das ist und heißt"

and all i can think when i sing it is, this must be what German bank robbers say.

woooohooooo!

i'd like to thank the academy.


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i think i need to start netflixing my way through the entire Focus Features collection. everything i've seen of theirs has been a moving, thought-provoking, emotional experience for me. being john malkovich, traffic, 21 grams, lost in translation, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, brokeback mountain, and now atonement have all gripped me in ( Read more... )

gentlemoose sent me this WP photo gallery link earlier. i am still laughing at #16.

peep show

in other news, tonight is my first symphony chorus rehearsal since like november. i hope i can remember how to sing. we are rehearsing the Brahms German Requiem. i love singing in german - i think i should take a class so that i can speak it, too.

ha!


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