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The day after...
Today was a much calmer day. Late last night, I had a very insightful philosophical conversation over the whole matter with a close friend. It put a lot of stuff into perspective, and that's what I needed.
And now...I will spend my Friday night in peace and quiet...or maybe at a loud bar. Who knows?
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No good deed goes unpunished.
So, I'd mentioned earlier that my downstairs neighbor, "Charlie," once took in some homeless people, but had let them go before I moved in this month. There were issues with my storage space being filled with the homeless people's belongings....and those issues were resolved. My storage space is all mine now, and I've stored my belongings (meager ( Read more... ) -
october randomocity
My sister had her 30th birthday today. Happy Birthday, Emily! On Saturday, we all gathered at Mom and Dad's place to celebrate with dinner and pie...mmmm...pie! Not only did I get to see and play with little Gracie, my sister showed me pictures of the Haberl Family Disney Va-Ca...complete with a few videos, including one of William's sheer ( Read more... ) -
Trailery goodness!
The Sweeney Todd film trailer has been launched at Yahoo!Movies tonight, and I'm so dang excited! WHEEEEEE! Even though it looks like they've cut back on the music, I may have misjudged this film. We'll have to see this December, as my movie-musical-released-on-a-holiday excitement cycle repeats itself.
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moved in
I have moved into my new place across town in Maplewood. Friday evening, I got my keys and moved a few überschwer boxes full of books, etc. up a flight of stairs into my second floor abode. Saturday and Sunday, my parents and bro-in-law helped me with the bulk of cleaning, last minute packing, and moving. I'm glad I gave myself (and my family) ( Read more... ) -
september bid-ness
So the apartment search has come to an end. I've found a place to live! Monday morning, I signed a lease on a new apartment in... Maplewood. Yes, I know that it may not seem like a move, given I'll remain in the same town, but this new place is a definite step up from my current digs. The apartment is a 900-sq.ft. 1BR shotgun-style unit in a ( Read more... ) -
R.I.P. Luciano
The world is one tenor short today. Very sad news, indeed. Rest in peace, and try not to upstage the other angels! -
End of the Summer
Well, Labor Day is about over with, and that, to me, is the signal that Summer-proper is over with too. (Yes, it's probably not really over till sometime this month, but indulge me, please?) I felt that in some ways this summer has had its ups and downs.
Downs:
- not really going anywhere outside of the bi-state area, except Wisc. of course
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Vinyl saved from pseudo obscurity; Return to The Simpsons
I've been digitizing my vinyl collection like crazy. All of the tracks end up on my iPod, but I eventually burn them to CD for posterity. So far, I've digitized the following:
The Anna Russell Album? (a great satirist with advice for the classical singer...her Ring analysis is a hoot)
Cabaret (Film Soundtrack...ok...you can point and laugh)
Carmen ( ( Read more... ) -
It's over...for this year anyway...
With the final matinee performance of Porgy and Bess this afternoon, Union Avenue Opera's summer season comes to a close. Friday and Saturday night were sold out, and potential customers had to be turned away... then for today's final performance, the house was once again sold out, and extra chairs were set up for overflow customers the company ( Read more... )