It's been a while

Well, so much for the blogging experience.

Recent activities - tons of music, including barbershop, accompanying people; also I've been doing some writing, though not much of it is coherent.

If I hope to ever get some readers, I'll need to put in a sustained effort.
A book I'm currently reading suggests a writing excercise called 'morning pages', which involves writing 3 pages every (!) morning, and the first time I tried it, I found myself running out of things to say. Perhaps I would get used to it after a while, but another way of doing it (I suppose) would be to do it on here!

I made some muffins this morning, but left them in the oven too long.
Went for a walk with the girl I like, but she doesn't seem to be interested in me except for being friends, albeit good friends. So be it.

Laterz

A Lenten Time

My piece in the Chinese New Year concert on Monday went reasonably well, or at least, as well as could be expected. Having finished off that piece, I've been relaxing slightly - obviously a mistake, for I found out yesterday that a singer I'm accompanying in a Lieder Prize has prelims next week, for which we have to do two songs... and a large amount of 'stuff' is piling up in the beginning of March. Having realised this today, I decided to get in some practise, but didn't do very well, which was disappointing.

Yesterday I sung in an Ash Wednesday service. I was in a relatively somber mood, and felt encouraged to think what I might give up for lent. I don't usually eat much in the way of chocolate, but I do enjoy baking (anything from biscuits to cakes), so that is certainly a possibility.
A while ago I heard something which made me think. Why not take something up for lent? A duty, perhaps something that would help someone else. I suppose you could think of it as giving up your time, which is a very valuable gift.

First lines...

And hopefully not last words!

I though I might start a blog to see if anyone might be interested in whatever random stuff I blurted out. This could include any number of the following: vague and perhaps somewhat humorous anecdotes; interesting sites I have found either myself or through StumbleUpon; rants upon the stupidity of authories (or anything I feel like); excited burblings about my latest music event (or horror stories of same); perhaps even some spiritually enlightened comment about an experience I've had (if you're lucky :-P ).

Who knows, maybe no-one will ever read it! But if someone does, and this is you, I hope you enjoy it.

Anyway, first interesting thing happening: tomorrow evening at College, I am performing in a Chinese New Year concert. The piece is a crazy modern piano duet that is reasonably difficult (read - bloody hard) so I'll be up at dawn to practice tomorrow.

Well, I've spent long enough on this post, so I'll finish up for now. If I think of anything else I'm desperate to add, I can edit it later.

Tata for now,

gaidheal