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OftenBen  ·  2912 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: April 6, 2016

Bad shit snowballs. Started my day off by rolling my ankle badly enough that it took 2 hours of ice to make it walkable. Because I was late to work, I fumbled the baton pass on a few things. Because I fumbled the baton pass on a few things, I was late coming home. Because I was late coming home, I missed my first (And probably only) Blue Apron delivery, so it was left with my apartment office.

Which is now closed. Until after I leave for work tomorrow.

In other news, my birthday is this weekend. Friday night I am going to stuff my face with the Brazilian Barbecue I was denied last year with some close friends. After that, beers, and lots of them. Anybody from the Michigan contingent is more than welcome to join me, we'll be out and about in downtown Detroit until probably 2AM ish.

Saturday night, my actual birthday, I'm going to see Gustav Holst's The Planets. Currently solo, that may change. But I'm finally going to take my own advice on birthdays, and do what I want to do.

Music-wise, my director unveiled our musical selections for next season and I'm really happy with his selections. I'm even MORE happy about our collaborative concert with the Budapest National Symphony Orchestra when we do the entirety of Beethoven's 9th next spring. They are preparing to play it for one performance in the United States, and that's with my choir. Apparently that doesn't happen. Every week I get three distinct lessons from rehearsal. First, I get a music lesson from my section/section coach. I'm a better singer after each and every rehearsal with this group. Second, I get a masterclass in Choral Conducting and public speaking from our director. He's largely the kind of guy I'd hope to be in a few decades, and I feel very grateful to be under his direction. Third, I get a weekly refresher in how fickle and unreasonable my mood is. Doesn't matter how I feel walking in every Monday, when I leave, I will have a smile on my face.

Taking tonight to put my feet up, get some weight off this jacked up extremity