Greetings.

I started an insightful post about abridged and original books and simply ran out of steam.

I am thinking about doing an Advent marathon and then the 12 days of Christmas on the days they are supposed to be. You know, after Christmas. But I don't know if I can. I think I will try, but we are heading into concert and exam season. Between the 4th and 9th of Dec. I have four things, one of which is my own concert. Yikes. I don't have enough time. And you know, Dec. carries on in that fashion. Always has, probably always will. Sigh.

That, by the way is where the other post went. To the land of memorising songs. Or in some cases, learning.

Right, well, hopefully you will be hearing so much from me, that you will want to shoot me.
I want a cap gun for Christmas. (Side note)

The stuff that counts.

Do I talk about voice much on here? I don't, do I? Weird. It takes up most of my life.

Because I finished the repertoire part of my exam in June, all my music is fairly new. And by new I mean under a year and a half old. Stuff doesn't become perfect quickly. Anyway, this means that for the concert in three weeks I have been doing fun stuff. I get to sing a Christmas carol and I get to re-polish two old songs that are my favorites. It is incredibly gratifying to redo a song that has not been dusted off in eight? years. I have new skills and new emotions. The poetry is different and the same. Songs have power regardless of what grade the book says they are in.

I am also sick, so working on songs with easier range is always a plus, when the goal is not to stress to tighten my instrument.

I think next time I have to talk about the link between no singing and my inability to regulate my own emotions.

Wanna see what I have as my desktop? I knew you did.

 

Pretty, no?

Sucking at life.

 Come join my snivel fest.

I have a soar throat. I would rather hug the toilet bowl for 24 hours straight than have a soar throat.
I did not get sick, really, for 3 years and then I get a soar throat? Blarg.

In other horrible news, I can't read. I simply cannot focus long enough to get into a book. I have many that I am simply dying to read. I even bought them. No "they have to go back to the library" no "I borrowed from friends" just "I can't concentrate 'cause I have the attention span of a gnat."

Blarg! BLARG!!!! Gah.

I don't feel good.

The biggest loonie ever.

Today I earned a loonie that I worked three years for. I am so proud. I figure this feeling is like when people frame the first dollar that they make. It is certainly not my first, but I feel proud anyway.

Amazingly I was tipped for the first time today, for carrying feed. I have loaded 30 bags of feed, all wieghing 40lb in to someones truck in the rain and never been tipped. But today a lovely gentleman with old world class tipped me for carrying out his corn.

I think I will frame it.

A MONTH!

Where did time go? Huh?!
Time for an update. It has been almost a month since I last thought I should try my hand at this.
So,  the happenings of my life.
My poor cat had surgery, and now has a very ugly hair cut.

Tolliver in his cone and sweater.

I got sick for the first time in three years. That threw a kink into my life for almost two weeks.

Winter has arrived. Rain and dark. I am in happyville. I know, I know, I'm crazy sauce. Nobody likes dark rainy days. Well I do, so suck it up.

Why haven't I talked about TV this season? Doctor Who and Downton Abbey and all the regular things and I haven't said anything? Crazy.  I kinda liked Rory & Amy's ending. I did not like killing Sybil. I still like Tom Branson.

 All in all good stuff. Just waiting for Christmas now.

I also haven't been updating the book count. Silly me. Seven? Eight? I actually lost count.

Been re-reading "A Civil Contract" by Georgette Heyer. It is solidly one of my favorites of hers. Not gooey romance, but the building of a relationship and marriage. I really like this one. I am trying not to over use the word love. Finding substitute words in the English language should not be that hard, I simply have a limited vocabulary.

Wanna see the manly buck who wandered into our yard? I took pictures.

Sorry about the phantom camera. I couldn't go out side for fear of disturbing him. He was almost on the porch.

Now I have to go eat carrot cake. Toodles.