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How do you throw away a trash can? I've tried for the last two weeks on trash night (it's dead), but they keep taking the rest of the stuff and leaving it. I realize that the protocol involves leaving empty trash cans on the curb, but surely there's an override mechanism.
Last night's D&D game was exciting. During the final encounter my character was pretty ineffective, but that happens to everyone sometimes so that's ok. Most people were badly injured but no one died, so I'd say the DM's callibration is about right. This morning I got an idea for a fun bit of character fluff to throw in at the next game. (My sorceror just gained a new level, and thus new spells.)
Tonight I'm leading services at Tree of Life. The rabbi was happy that I'm available for this one specifically; it's "sisterhood shabbat" (so I guess some of them will be leading parts of it that I would otherwise do, which is fine), and I'm apparently the only woman currently in the cantorial pool there.
I recently had the opportunity to say, to my own rabbi, that, well um err, at the risk of being too forward or immodest, I'd like the opportunity to do this there. Our cantor isn't available every single service, after all (people get sick, go on vacation, etc), and I want us to use qualified people from the congregation, not hired outsiders. It was an awkward conversation, but he seemed receptive to the idea. We'll see what happens.
Tomorrow is an SCA event (Coronation), and our choir will be performing. It should be a good performance. Then after that we'll start working on the new Salamone Rossi piece ("Hashkiveinu"). Yay!
Last night around 6:30 I got a call from CompUSA saying "we're still waiting for parts". Around 9:00 they left a message saying "it's ready" (hrm?). I've got to call and confirm that, and ask them if they could leave it running overnight to confirm that it's not still spontaneously rebooting. I won't be able to pick it up until Sunday anyway.
Last night's D&D game was exciting. During the final encounter my character was pretty ineffective, but that happens to everyone sometimes so that's ok. Most people were badly injured but no one died, so I'd say the DM's callibration is about right. This morning I got an idea for a fun bit of character fluff to throw in at the next game. (My sorceror just gained a new level, and thus new spells.)
Tonight I'm leading services at Tree of Life. The rabbi was happy that I'm available for this one specifically; it's "sisterhood shabbat" (so I guess some of them will be leading parts of it that I would otherwise do, which is fine), and I'm apparently the only woman currently in the cantorial pool there.
I recently had the opportunity to say, to my own rabbi, that, well um err, at the risk of being too forward or immodest, I'd like the opportunity to do this there. Our cantor isn't available every single service, after all (people get sick, go on vacation, etc), and I want us to use qualified people from the congregation, not hired outsiders. It was an awkward conversation, but he seemed receptive to the idea. We'll see what happens.
Tomorrow is an SCA event (Coronation), and our choir will be performing. It should be a good performance. Then after that we'll start working on the new Salamone Rossi piece ("Hashkiveinu"). Yay!
Last night around 6:30 I got a call from CompUSA saying "we're still waiting for parts". Around 9:00 they left a message saying "it's ready" (hrm?). I've got to call and confirm that, and ask them if they could leave it running overnight to confirm that it's not still spontaneously rebooting. I won't be able to pick it up until Sunday anyway.
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Last night, on our drive to the fencing practice, we noted that it was the big stuff garbage day. Most houses we went by had at least 1 appliance in front, 1 shopping cart and at least 1 weird thing like a hot water heater or table saws. It is quite weird.. I never realized that so many appliances need to get thrown out. I thought those things lasted for 20 years+...
On the way back we noted that they didn't take the shopping carts. Te, he he.
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That organist has announced her retirement now.. and I suspect people are bitterly regretting not giving me more scope. I'm delighted to now be in a church where anyone with musical ability is truly given the chance to use them to whatever extent they wish and are able. Besides me, there's another organist and five pianists, all being given 'playing time' in significant ways-- all of this in a smaller church than the one I left. So no one, as far as I know, is leaving because there's nothing for them to do-- and I don't have to tear my hair out looking for a sub. I don't understand why so many organizations have trouble letting people 'grow up' into new roles, but it ultimately harms the organizations. (Of course, a certain rabbi once said something about 'a prophet gets no honor in his home country'-- pretty much how I felt as I tried to grow within my church.)
I hope your community is able to see what a gift you can be to them.