Kevin's Watch

Just another reason to reject Mormonism, huh?

Orlion wrote:

aliantha wrote:

Orlion wrote: That's why I tend not to have them


Working late tonight... this would really suck if I didn't work from home

Now you're just messing with me.

Your previous story actually reminded me of this Stephan Fry bit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzfCtGFgRSk

That was great.

michaelm wrote:What I think will be much harder than learning to play will be learning to tune it...those things are difficult to keep in tune and don't use Western equal temperament, so electronic tuners aren't really the ideal thing to tune with.

I'm old enough to remember Ravi Shankar at The Concert for Bangladesh commenting after his first round of applause "Thankyou. If you enjoy the tuning up so much you should really like the music."

I stayed in Varanase [previously Benares] in a pretty mediocre hotel once and was absolutely enthralled by the guest musicians, a trio who were led by a sitar player of consumate skill. The following day a guide told me he was a professor of music at an Indian University and rated as one of the top sitar players in India. This could only happen in India.

Yep, tuning them is a bitch, especially the drone strings as there are so many of them and they are tuned in a way that makes little sense in the Western approach to music.

Have you ever tried out those wonderfull Indian drums michaelm? They have this ability [or perhaps the players do] to sort of 'bend' the sound after the strike has been made; I love the sound and I love the music.

Do you mean tabla? I did a couple of times, but I know that playing them is much more difficult than congas or bongos (both of which I'm reasonably proficient on). Essentially there are about a dozen different ways of hitting them based on position you hit the drum, which finger or fingers you use, etc.

Would love some, but all too often I find I want more musical instruments than I have the time to learn and practice.

Sad.

RIP Phil Hughes

StevieG wrote:Sad.

RIP Phil Hughes

Yes it was. Only 25.

I'm *really* tired. The nephew stayed the whole weekend because it was easier for him to commute to his job from my place than from campus. And on Saturday, we had the fun of moving all of Batty's stuff out of her father's house and into a storage unit near my place. The dramalamadingdong continued there, as her father had decided to re-appropriate the 24" monitor he had given her several months before.

Last night, we went to see the play the nephew has been working on (getting paid and everything!). It's called, "One Man, Two Guv'nors," and is based on a commedia dell'arte (which is a fancy way of saying it's a farce ) called "Servant of Two Masters". It was a funny show, but I'm really tired. And tonight, I'm going with Batty to see an advance showing of the Disney movie version of "Into the Woods." (I said to her, "*Disney* is doing 'Into the Woods'? Do they know what it's about?" ) Anyway, I expect to be tired again tomorrow....

Please give a review of Into the Woods on Flicks, ali. I've never seen the play or anything, but I have heard good things regarding the play.

Been on antibiotics and strong medicine for a few days now and am starting to feel better. I didn't realise quite how sick I had become since I didn't slow down to notice and the thingie had been lingering and kept getting slowly worse. Now whit medicines, I realise that I was not feeling so wonderful.

I took the afternoon for doing nothing and decorated our house a little for jul. Put up a little bit of white lights, many candles, some green branches, and the sacrificial goat made of straw. I slept a lot the last few days and now I can't sleep despite it being almost 2.

as some here know, and some do not, I went to Costa Rica three weeks ago and had a facelift. I don't believe in making it a secret or having to lie to people. It was my 60th birthday gift to myself. I was tired of seeing my sad face in the mirror. All the weight loss plus the terrible stress had taken a big toll on my face. It was a very difficult surgery, I spent 2 weeks in a rehab center in Costa Rica and I am home now. Having some difficulty getting my energy back but it will come. So here are the before and afters. Remember I am covered with pancake makeup to cover bruising but I am happy with the results.



after


after

Really nice, Lorin. You look great.

Thanks, Ananda! It was uncomfortable to put these up but I don't like to pretend.

*huggles* for the long recovery, lorin!
I think you look adorable.

Ananda- when I was a little girl, my mommy taught me a story in Swedish about some "Christmas goat" as we called it. (possibly for Jul)
...I don't remember any of that now, but I think the goat was mischievous and/or rambunctious.
But I don't remember it being sacrificial.
Also.... hope you're getting better!

Linna Heartlistener wrote:Ananda- when I was a little girl, my mommy taught me a story in Swedish about some "Christmas goat" as we called it. (possibly for Jul)
...I don't remember any of that now, but I think the goat was mischievous and/or rambunctious.
But I don't remember it being sacrificial.
Also.... hope you're getting better!

Here is some information about it: translate.google.se/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&u=sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julbock&prev=search
That is the swedish version of wikipedia, but it should translate to english for you. It is called julbock

There is a huge one made every year that almost always gets burnt down, too. (illegally, but it is tradition to sacrifice it and us heathens must have our blood for the solstice! )

And, thanks for the well wishes.

Actually, more than anything you look more relaxed and at ease in the second photo. That was the first thing that struck me.

Hope you get the chance to take it easy and get your energy back.

You look great, Lorin!

Hahaha, honestly? You looked pretty good for 60 in the before pic Lorin.

--A

Ananda wrote:Here is some information about it: translate.google.se/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&u=sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julbock&prev=search
That is the swedish version of wikipedia, but it should translate to english for you. It is called julbock

The translation of the Wikipedia Gävlebocken article into English is somewhat hilarious.
Possibly largely because in English "impregnate" can mean "to put a chemical into a material."

Also, the record of different ways that Gävlebocken got burned down and whether or not people were arrested is amusing.

Ananda wrote:There is a huge one made every year that almost always gets burnt down, too. (illegally, but it is tradition to sacrifice it and us heathens must have our blood for the solstice! )

Well, we Christians require human blood - and not just that, but from the Person in all the world whom we supposedly love the most.
So, to each his own?

Avatar wrote:Hahaha, honestly? You looked pretty good for 60 in the before pic Lorin.

Dude. Not helping.