ChoirJunkie's Xanga

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:16:02 GMT

never thought i'd jump off the xanga ship ... the times, they are a'changin. or something.

on secular holiday song texts

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:24:41 GMT

secular holiday song texts are always good for a laugh (or cry). case in point:

this is the season of hope, a wonderful time of the year
people are sharing, giving and caring This is the season of hope
reach out and try something new, start a tradition or two
no need to choose, nothing to lose This is the season of hope
people build walls from things that are new
open our hearts is what we must do

i am fairly certain the man who wrote this song did so in five minutes or less, because in addition to these banal lyrics, he also chose to include several dotted half notes sustained on the word "year" (impossible to blend)

reminds me of the time i was singing in a community choir, and our holiday concert featured a song with the lyric "sing a song for the obvious reason" which i chose to sing as "sing a song for the obvious treason" solely for self-amusement (there were a hundred of us, and no one heard my 't' except my friend Nancy, who would surreptitiously poke me while trying not to laugh. ).

sneezing

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:47:19 GMT

my allergies haven't been this bad for quite some time ... high school, i'm thinking. how unfortunate.

Friday, October 05, 2007

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:53:58 GMT

Fridays off are pretty much the best thing ever: even when you enjoy your job, it's still much nicer not to have to go to work.

Monday, September 10, 2007

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:18:58 GMT

up to eleven on the piano student counter. maybe i won't have to give up conditioner after all ... (Pantene conditioner being the latest budget cut casualty)

Saturday, September 08, 2007

Sat, 08 Sep 2007 19:08:22 GMT

it's still hot here. if i wanted to be hot in September, i would have stayed in Mississippi.

Monday, August 27, 2007

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:48:14 GMT

have picked up eight new piano students in the past week, with the possibility of several more.

which is a most welcome provision, considering that my first paycheck featured 27% of my total income taken out for taxes.

ouch.

Monday, August 20, 2007

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:25:02 GMT

did i mention that i love my new job?

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:33:35 GMT

have decided that am in love with Turkish and Indian children. they are just beautiful.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:05:16 GMT

second day, and all's (relatively) well. had a kindergartener cry all through class and ask me no fewer than four times when it would be time to go home. i personally thought she should cheer up when I told her that her name (Bella) means "beautiful" in Latin, but the poor dear just wanted her mommy. in the previous class (1st grade) had my first rotten child, which made me incredibly thankful that i only see each class once a week.
on my way in the door this morning, i happened to overhear a cute little guy excitedly telling his daddy that they learned to spell "LATIN" in class yesterday, and i had a shining surge of happiness. teaching little kids: why didn't I think of this before?!?!?