Frozen Warnings

I'm back from a weekend choir retreat in the mountains.  St mark held the retreat in the same location as last year (wow my hair was long back then!) and everyone had a great time.  It was different from last year when Gary was still director; this year everything was soooo laid back.. we had a schedule but really didn't follow it closely.  I wish I'd had more time to spend daydreaming in the shady meadow down by the river. 

Anyway, on the way to the resort Lucy, Frank and I were treated to the most gorgeous, brilliant rainbow (I've) ever seen.  Actually there were two side by side.. This photo really doesn't do it justice.  It looked *huge*


( and a few others from this weekend )

What is most precious to a child?  His or her name. 

I'm learning, little by little...

I'm home safe and sound, and rested.  It was a beautiful weekend.. the food was yummy, the cabins clean and comfy, and the people were wonderful.    More importantly I felt the spirit moving amongst us, speaking to us in each our own way.    I left the resort feeling enriched.    I pray I take even just a little of what was offered this weekend and begin applying to my life in a meaningful way, starting now. 


My cousin Frank & I wading in the Chattahoochee:


( 2 more )

I didn't think I would make it through the last hour and a half at work.  It was all I could do to keep my eyes open and concentrate on my work. 

I'm not worried about falling (and staying) asleep tonight, though I think I'm going to get something to help with my insomnia should this happen again.  I can't go without my rest. 

Not sure what I'm doing tonight.. I need to stay up for a few more hours so I may drive over to Agnes Scott for a game or two of volleyball. 

Something is happening behind the scenes at church this weekend that will have a major impact on a relationship dear to me.  It is out of my hands, but god knows I can only handle so much rejection at once. 

I was concerned the chancel choir would sing a new song we learned last week, but thankfully it was put off until the following Sunday.  It's a cool piece rich in dissonance and surprisingly dark, but oh so hard to sing.  At one point in the song there are 10 different pitches at the same time! 

I was a little moody at church today and I guess it showed.. Steven came to me after church and said he missed my smiling face and a couple others asked if I was ok too.  During Help Us Accept One Another I stopped singing to avoid a little breakdown. 

Maybe one day I'll figure out what the hell is wrong with me. 

After work I drove to St. Mark and met with my cousin-in-law to go over Mame before choir practice.  While we were warming up she said (for the second time) that I was pushing towards second soprano.  This is so bizarre.  Some of you may remember how deep my voice sounded a long time ago.     

I guess that's neither here nor there.. I'm still learning how to breath and sight read which is difficult enough.  But maybe, if I stick at this long enough, I'll be able to sing opera yet. lol, or maybe I'm just full of it for thinking I ever could. ;o)

Anyways, after going through Mame a few times I felt more confident, but am completely lost on Oklahoma.  I need to find an mp3 of that and a few other broadway tunes we worked on.  After rehearsal we had delicious chocolate cake, keylime pie and white fudge as part of celebration of one of the long time altos who is moving to Oregon. 


A four-day weekend is just around the corner and I'm loosely planning to drive to Tallassee, AL Friday after work, where I will spend the night.  Saturday morning I'll wake  up early and go to Monster Mountain race park & practice until I am too tired or the weather becomes too unbearable.    Last year the Women's national was held there. I've only been once before and loved it.  It's a two mile course with lots of long straights & big jumps.  I am going to bring a few leftover oxycodones with me, just in case. :o) 


Oh, Fry's irked me this morning. I drove waaay out of the way on the way to work to pick up a new mobo & cpu (athlon 3500+) to replace the Sempron 2600+ I now have. Frys had a sale on them but when I got there guess what, no cpus in stock. Oh. Well. I complained to the manager, who tried to sell me an Intel chip but it wasn't as affordable as the AMD they should have had in stock.

I'm home from a long day at work followed by my first rehearsal @ st mark.   Everyone was very welcoming tonight, which made me feel better.   My vocal quality wasn't that great I did stay in tune with the other second altos.   Two songs we sung were long and intricate.. I'll just have to do the best I can next Tuesday.

In a few minutes I'm driving over to St. Mark where I'm going to meet my cousins Frank & Lucy for lunch.  I came out to them last week after they (I think) read me at my uncles funeral.  To tell the truth I am a little anxious, even though Lucy was very supportive in her email to me on Friday.  I'm sure everything will be OK. 

So, afterwords I plan on hanging out with Dara (today is her birthday) and maybe we'll go see a movie or somfin. 

Yesterday I met with a bassist who wants to join the band.  We played for a little bit yesterday & plan on getting together next weekend -- hopefully with a drummer.  If not my R-8 is capable for the time being. 

Tomorrow morning I have an appointment with Dr. F and I guess she will make a determination on whether to go in and fix whatever seems to be wrong with one of the incisions.

That's all for now..


Oh I did cut my hair yesterday. it's not dyed yet however.