short takes

[cellio]

Some have the custom of changing batteries in the smoke detectors when they change the clocks twice a year. We don't do that, but last night I inadvertantly tested the batteries, so I know they work. The oven's self-clean isn't all it's cracked up to be; I forgot that opening windows is necessary.

The choir started "Haskiveinu" (Rossi) last night. Yay! This is going to sound good. It's nice to have enough tenors to support two lines.

I've now heard a second recording that seems to use "ushbor" (not a word, near as I can tell) where the modern text uses "haseir". Maybe it's really a word; maybe it's really a scribal error on Rossi's part; maybe it's nonsense but I should go with the majority; maybe it's an error in a secondary source that they're all using. Or maybe I'll just leave it alone. We haven't gotten to that word yet, so I can still change it. (My only source for Rossi's text is a French transcription that had enough oddities and errors in it that I re-typeset it for the choir.)

We went to Dave & Buster's after choir last night, but I didn't stay to play Pump It Up because I still had some Pesach prep to do. Drat. Next time for sure! (I'm guessing that I can catch a ride home from someone if Dani doesn't want to stay.)

Tonight: D&D. My character has learned a new spell that should be loads of fun to play with (polymorph self).

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[tangerinpenguin.livejournal.com]

We went to Dave & Buster's after choir last night, but I didn't stay to play Pump It Up because I still had some Pesach prep to do. Drat. Next time for sure! (I'm guessing that I can catch a ride home from someone if Dani doesn't want to stay.)

Well, I'm certainly good for a ride home, and you can pretty much count on me being one of the ones to hang around for PIU :-)

Tonight: D&D. My character has learned a new spell that should be loads of fun to play with (polymorph self).

Ooh - based on what I recall of her from the journal (I haven't followed it in a while, but read a few of your/her early entries) that would be a good spell match.

[cellio]

Rides: You were, in fact, the provider I had in mind. :-)

D&D: I'm behind in the game journal, in part because the set of adventures we're in right now is the next logical chunk and I don't want to post them incomplete. But yes, this spell is very much up her alley.

[chaiya.livejournal.com]

Don't suppose you can record a practice or performance of the choir, and send it up to Boston? :)

[fiannaharpar.livejournal.com]

Let me talk to the choir director (lrstrobel)and see what we can do :-)

I have an "in", as it were, so it shouldn't be a problem as long as we have recording equipment there.

[cellio]

You should let us learn the piece first. :-) (We sight-read the first third or so, but solidly learned less than that. It'll take a few more practices to get to the end.)

recording

[lefkowitzga.livejournal.com]

I would have liked a recording of the performance of Haleluya Halleli from the King Arthur event a year ago. We rocked with that one.