I just hate to do this again. But I can't help it!
To begin with. . . I made a quick overnight trip to DC for the rehearsal this morning. I left yesterday in torrential rain. Was lucky enough to be at Dave's when he was there so we had a really nice dinner out last night. I got to the rehearsal early this morning, since the whole National Cathedral grounds is still blockaded due to not only the earthquake damage on the spires, but also the big crane which fell into the Herb Cottage. Parking is iffy, so getting to rehearsal early is a must. Loved the rehearsal. This rendition of Carmina Burana is going to be really special. I know a lot of choral people consider it an old war horse of a piece, but only the notes are fairly simple. The texts and nuances of getting the piece right are excruciatingly difficult. And Norman wants to be sure that we are fully prepared for our rehearsal on Monday night with none other than Raphael Fruhbeck de Burgos. I am really looking forward to that.
Took my dress in to my friend Kathy Marchetti from back in my Orange Hunt teaching days. She was hands down the best substitute teacher on the planet. As a teacher if you were going to be gone, you had to get your request in for her months in advance. And if you were lucky enough to get her, there were no worries about leaving the class. A treasure in the teaching profession. But Kathy is also an expert seamstress. So this year I took her my blasted blue Choral Arts dress which is designed in such a way that even if it fits you, you can't breathe. I've had enough of that. So I took it to Kathy and said, "Do whatever you have to do to make this roomy enough that I can breathe. There's a little jacket that covers up the top of the dress. Go to it!" And she is going to! This year I will not have to dread the moment when I put that dress on and wonder if the extra helping at dinner will make it impossible for me to perform! YEA!!!!!!
So in a related story, and to solve the mystery of my first sentence. . let me say that two days ago I bit the bullet and joined Weight Watchers Online. It's taken me a couple of days to get it up and running. But the best part is (here we go again) is that I downloaded an APP for my iPhone. And now I can keep track of my eating wherever I go. Last night Dave and I ate at Uno's. I just downloaded the restaurant and picked off the menu a dish that fell within my points! In about 30 seconds! Today as I stopped by Whole Foods in Charlottesville on the way home, I was able to check out all the foods on my iPhone before I bought. This is a fricken miracle! This is so easy! Who knew?
Tonight Jean and I watched 3 more episodes of Mad Men. She has gotten the programs through Netflix. We are watching the last 7 episodes of the most recent season: #4. So there are some things we don't know about previous situations. No problem: I get on my iPhone an bring up all the synopses of any episode I want, or a list of the characters and their backgrounds, and within about 5 minutes we are up to date.
Well it just keeps on going. But everything everyone said about this gizmo was right. However, I still am not tethered to it 24/7 like some people. And I'm going to resist. But in the meantime I'm discovering daily how nice it is to have information at your fingertips. I never realized how many things I wanted to know before. So there you have it. iPhone. . . still good.
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