I think I already know how few responses I'm likely to get to this, but I'll ask anyway ( Read more... )

I have recently re-discovered another lovely little aria that sits nicely in my vocal range. Handel's "Vouchsafe, O Lord" from the Dettinger Te Deum. It's short, but lovely.

Vouchsafe, O Lord
to keep us this day
without sin.

O Lord, have mercy upon us
O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us
as our trust is in Thee.

Well, the fridge is here. It came this morning. So I'm happy. And now, the meme:

One word*Use the 1st letter of your last name to answer each of the following with ONE word ( Read more... )

I know, an actual update on my life here is rare. But Thursday merited some actual venting... The vents will go behind a cut 'cause not everyone's interested, but the one good thing to come out of the colossal clusterfuck that was Thursday, October16 will be left out for all to see ( Read more... )

I have a fridge/freezer unit in my kitchen with the freezer over the fridge (you know, the usual configuration). My freezer isn't running as cold as it should be. (My ice cream is currently soft soft-serve, rather than hard). On the ceiling of my fridge, however, there is a fair amount of ice (a good inch or so). I was wondering if this ice could ( Read more... )

Last Christmas, I bought a 2-CD set from Amazon of some of Claude Debussy's classic works (La Mer, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune) and on it was one I'd never heard (well, several I'd never heard, but one in particular): Le Martyre de Saint-Sébastien (The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian). I find myself listening to it again this morning for the ( Read more... )

Most people who know me know that I'm not big on "reality" TV. I like the shows where you have to have a noticeable talent (So You Think You Can Dance, Idol, Dancing With The Stars, America's Got Talent), but not the "betray everyone" trash TV. So here's my suggestion for the next season of Survivor ( Read more... )

* Put your music player on random ( Read more... )

Why is it that when I eat Cheerios with a low fibre content, I always have to go to the washroom afterwards, but when I eat Guardian, with a really high fibre content I'm fine?

I think after about fifteen drafts and a lot of cursing and experimentation, I've finally found a melody that works for the trio in the third movement of my Second Symphony! 5/8 is not an easy time signature to use, that's for sure, and the fact that I'm writing extensively in a major key where I'm so used to working in minor (I will admit a very ( Read more... )