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Singing Day
Jul. 10th, 2026 10:00 pmWoke up at 8:40 AM. I put clothes on the heated drying rack. I found my “I listen to dead people” classical music t-shirt the other day, so I’m going to wear it this weekend with my new black jeans. I ordered more black socks because mine disappear. (Bella? She got into a package of new navy socks the other day.)
Hmm. Now the forecasters are saying storms tomorrow, but not on Sunday, so I’ll do inside tasks tomorrow.
Lily is snoozing in the bathroom. It seems to be her room along with the upstairs. But it’s cooler down here.
Made a vet appointment for Gracie for shots. And left a message for the garage guy asking when he’s going to do my driveway.
I’m running a monster script on my laptop for work. It’s probably going to take longer than the end of the work day, so I’ll have to leave my computer on. I’ve been watching it long enough to determine that it’s working.
It’s pouring out. Bella came in. I was trying to get Gracie in, but she didn’t want to come in yet. I might try again. A very wet Gracie came in.
I got my trellis, and it is small. Sigh. I need another one. Okay, I ordered another one. I got it from Home Depot rather than Lowe’s because of free delivery. Lowe’s wanted $79 to deliver one! (I’ve been trying to shop at Lowe’s for political reasons, but money.)
Oh crap. A funnel cloud was sighted near Normal, which is NW of us for a fairly long distance, but still, I’ll keep an eye out for tornado warnings.
I read an interesting article in the Washington Post about people who smoke a lot of marijuana suddenly vomiting and having abdominal pain. They think that it’s like an allergy developing. Well, I threw up more often than not the few times that I smoked marijuana, so maybe I had a sort of allergy to it? (I smoked it only a few times because getting ill was not fun.) My reactions were not as extreme as the ones in the article though. Some of those people were throwing up for weeks.
Singing went well, though I felt wrung out after I sang the Habenera (Carmen). It’s a long piece. I felt “done,” but my teacher then had me sing “When I am laid in earth” (Purcell) after, and I made it through. She thinks that I know the Purcell piece pretty well, so we should start a new one. I said that it was up to her, and she asked me if I liked Italian (yes!) or Baroque music (yes! I told her that Bach was my favorite composer), so she’s going to send me some pieces from which to pick.
Oh, and Bella burst into the room while I was singing. I asked her what she was doing in there because it’s the cats’ room (Zara particularly), and I escorted her out. (My digital piano and laptop are in there for singing lessons and piano class.)
It’s kind of cozy in here. It’s raining out, and the dogs are curled up at my feet.
Had to charge my phone. I don’t know why it’s running out of juice so early. Oh, it’s because I didn’t nap at lunchtime and charge my phone while I sleep. Must remember to bring a charging brick with me to Europe. It’s in my travel case for chargers.
It’s tricky to figure out clothes for my trip. Paris averages between 71F/22C and 51F/11C in September. Venice will be warmer, Vienna about the same as Paris, Istanbul warmer, Prague cooler, and Budapest about the same as Paris. I guess that I’ll bring some short-sleeved and some long-sleeved shirts. And I’m bringing blazers and a trench coat. I found a travel adapter that will work for the countries on my list, but I need to wait to get paid again to order it.
The script for work timed out, so I copied the last items that went through, and I’ll modify the input file and start it again on Monday.
Hmm. I was going to go to bed, but I’m getting my second wind at 10 PM as per usual. I still think that I should go to sleep and sleep in though.
Hmm. Now the forecasters are saying storms tomorrow, but not on Sunday, so I’ll do inside tasks tomorrow.
Lily is snoozing in the bathroom. It seems to be her room along with the upstairs. But it’s cooler down here.
Made a vet appointment for Gracie for shots. And left a message for the garage guy asking when he’s going to do my driveway.
I’m running a monster script on my laptop for work. It’s probably going to take longer than the end of the work day, so I’ll have to leave my computer on. I’ve been watching it long enough to determine that it’s working.
It’s pouring out. Bella came in. I was trying to get Gracie in, but she didn’t want to come in yet. I might try again. A very wet Gracie came in.
I got my trellis, and it is small. Sigh. I need another one. Okay, I ordered another one. I got it from Home Depot rather than Lowe’s because of free delivery. Lowe’s wanted $79 to deliver one! (I’ve been trying to shop at Lowe’s for political reasons, but money.)
Oh crap. A funnel cloud was sighted near Normal, which is NW of us for a fairly long distance, but still, I’ll keep an eye out for tornado warnings.
I read an interesting article in the Washington Post about people who smoke a lot of marijuana suddenly vomiting and having abdominal pain. They think that it’s like an allergy developing. Well, I threw up more often than not the few times that I smoked marijuana, so maybe I had a sort of allergy to it? (I smoked it only a few times because getting ill was not fun.) My reactions were not as extreme as the ones in the article though. Some of those people were throwing up for weeks.
Singing went well, though I felt wrung out after I sang the Habenera (Carmen). It’s a long piece. I felt “done,” but my teacher then had me sing “When I am laid in earth” (Purcell) after, and I made it through. She thinks that I know the Purcell piece pretty well, so we should start a new one. I said that it was up to her, and she asked me if I liked Italian (yes!) or Baroque music (yes! I told her that Bach was my favorite composer), so she’s going to send me some pieces from which to pick.
Oh, and Bella burst into the room while I was singing. I asked her what she was doing in there because it’s the cats’ room (Zara particularly), and I escorted her out. (My digital piano and laptop are in there for singing lessons and piano class.)
It’s kind of cozy in here. It’s raining out, and the dogs are curled up at my feet.
Had to charge my phone. I don’t know why it’s running out of juice so early. Oh, it’s because I didn’t nap at lunchtime and charge my phone while I sleep. Must remember to bring a charging brick with me to Europe. It’s in my travel case for chargers.
It’s tricky to figure out clothes for my trip. Paris averages between 71F/22C and 51F/11C in September. Venice will be warmer, Vienna about the same as Paris, Istanbul warmer, Prague cooler, and Budapest about the same as Paris. I guess that I’ll bring some short-sleeved and some long-sleeved shirts. And I’m bringing blazers and a trench coat. I found a travel adapter that will work for the countries on my list, but I need to wait to get paid again to order it.
The script for work timed out, so I copied the last items that went through, and I’ll modify the input file and start it again on Monday.
Hmm. I was going to go to bed, but I’m getting my second wind at 10 PM as per usual. I still think that I should go to sleep and sleep in though.
