We spent the morning cutting back the hedge that was threatening to eat our front yard. Yay! And then laundry. Am now too tired to do the shopping but it needs to be done, so there.
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Best email reference question ever: "request for piano sheet music: “Faithful” by the Journey"
(The patron is a regular correspondent who generally asks biblical questions or for religious music. Not sure she knows what she is in for.)
the Journey writes some damn fine piano music.
Heaven IS just a funky moose.
How far into it will she get before it sounds like rock and/or roll?
I met up with friends for brunch, picked up some things at Target, and then made a ton of wheat berry salad with roasted beets and goat cheese. Now I'm trying to convince myself to do my taxes. I know it actually won't take that long, but I don't wanna. Maybe if I bribe myself with Jameson and peanut butter cups.
Just saw a program (from these VHS tapes from the 80s I found) and Charlie Sexton was on one and I cannot get out of head how he looks so much like a certain female model. cannot place my brain on a name though. I am thinking red-hair or reddish hair, slicked back or cut short. anyone?
I went on a mad google hunt of ridiculous search terms and I think maybe who I was thinking of is Stella Tennant.
I planted 21 hardy geraniums (just the bare roots) this morning and met up with a bunch of college-era friends for a picnic this afternoon. A great use of a mid-60s sunny day. Monday we're expecting ice, but whatevs.
I've started getting Linked-in invitations from industry vendors. I get it, but it'd feel a lot less icky if they'd wait at least a week after my boss's death.
I just found out that my grad school scenic design professor passed away yesterday. Do svidaniya, Larry Kaushansky.