short takes

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).