Dealing with the inner voice
My singing teacher, hey, let’s give her a name: Sarah, told me that I should take a day off from singing to rest my over-tired voice. I did, however, go through my recital very quietly while walking...
View ArticleBeing swallowed by the python
The right notes but not NECESSARILY in the right order Well, I’m going to go on a bit about my singing exam again tonight. I’m sorry about that but the thing is consuming me at the moment like the...
View ArticleEve of the exam
So here we are. The night I’ve been dreading. And yet, I feel only a mild amount of horror. I’ve done as much as I can. I’ve worked hard and if I’m not good enough to pass tomorrow, well, it’s just...
View ArticlePost mortem
Photo by Internet Archive Book Images I have never been one for exam post-mortems. I never wanted to talk to anyone after an exam partly because I have no wish to relive the experience and in doing so...
View ArticleOn superpowers
I’ve been mulling superpowers this evening. Not in the geopolitical sense: merely the skillset that you wish you had and actually haven’t. MsDD has been off school today with a tummy bug and we have...
View ArticleWhy do they do it?
Fellow #thearchers tweetalongers have been exercised for some months now about the revolting, slithery, Machiavellian character of Rob Titchenor, quickly dubbed The Titchyknob. Now that his character...
View ArticleOn Christmas stress
How are the Christmas preparations going? I have unresolved messy lights on a potted tree outside my house. Today I bought baubles and hoped they would magically be placed on this tree but when I...
View ArticleFriendship and Bajirao
I have been in a bad, sad mood all day because of Christmas rollocks and other reasons. It’s funny how little things build up all year like litter in a stream and generally you can fish them out and...
View ArticleJust chill
It’s a long holiday, isn’t it, Christmas and New Year? We have such busy lives and then, after the build up to Christmas day and the tumult of writing cards and buying and wrapping presents; of...
View ArticleThe turn of the year
This tweet, in the last five minutes from my friend @Annette1Hardy cleverly pre-empts what I’m going to say tonight: @MsAlliance Your year of writing a daily one is nearly up, or will you continue? —...
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