It's one of those nights here in Boston where winter is not only introduced itself, but announced it's staying for dinner. I'm sitting at my computer in some red sweats and a Colgate sweatshirts and knobby wooly gray socks (not the ones I wore all day...they smell awful) and the window is open and my fish wind chime is singing and my little over-watered Pothos plants are shuddering in the cold breeze that's moving through my room. I guess I should close the window. Sitting here right now I'm feeling content. I'm not used to that; lately I've been feeling anxious and exceptionally lonely and I anticipate feeling that again shortly, but right now in these sweats on this Thursday I'm feeling okay.
The BCC was good tonight, nothing exceptional, just another day of rehearsals. I was informed that there's a slight possibility that I may get to keep my concert choir kids given how well yesterday's rehearsal had gone with them, but there's no guarantee so I'm just gonna wait to her back on that one. I met with Anthony briefly today (not Andy, he's my Tufts mentor, but Anthony who conducts all the BCC choirs and is my boss) to go over a a few parts of the rehearsals I'd lead yesterday, and after going over some of the areas on which he felt I could improve (basically less talking and explanations, and more singing) he went on to explain that he gave regular conducting lessons to Marta and Jacqui, the two other teaching fellows (both of whom are a few years older than I) and asked if I'd like them as well! So I'm going to take him up on that! I'm a little anxious about the time commitment, not the actual lesson time, but that it will demand even more time that I devote to a piece and technique and all the rest, but I have no reason to turn him down and I think it'd be yet another great resource for me to draw from. It actually never occurred to me until this moment that he probably charges for them but I'll handle that later... hhm...what else what else... Oh, Halloween is next Wednesday and there are no BCC rehearsals (because what child wants to sing when they can eat their weight in snickers bars) ...mmm...snickers... mmm ...*drool*... mmm...
okay ......um...lost my train of thought...
Oh! No rehearsal on Halloween, so I'll be working at the restaurant where I'll be expected to dress up! In costume! So I have tentative plans to go costume-hunting with Marci this weekend (she's one of the managers with whom I bond over Harry Potter). I'd like to go with a costume that'll make me some tips by virtue of the fact that it displays some wit and thought, and not because my because my breasts are on display. I'm open to ideas...
Speaking of crappy Halloween ideas, myself and the rest of the MEDA interns are going ape-shit over this little gem: http://www.3wishes.com/detail.asp?product_ID=D4503
In accordance with the natural reaction of outraged females we're writing letters and petitions and all the rest.
And speaking of MEDA, the our gala fund raiser is tomorrow night at the Fairmont Copley Plaza, a gorgeous ball with a raffle and a really elegant dinner (yes I get the irony) and guest speakers and all sorts of stuff and I'll be working it from 5 till about midnight. See, nights like that I wish I got paid, but when I think about it I'm far better off working an event like that rather than sitting at home watching TV and feeling like a tool because I'm not reviewing my music. Okay, I'm feeling particularly boring right now so I'm gonna wrap this up and go brush my teeth.
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