all better now.

Day before yesterday I whined alot about the crummy day I had. Yesterday started off in such a way that I thought, "Oh, no.. not again!"

In the morning I went out to get the mail.. and when I opened the door..the outside handle..literally came apart from the door.. and a few pieces fo the mechanism fell out .. and the handle did a 180 degree to rest upside on the door.

Last year, I received a gift from a friend at Xmas, of a olive tray. It's like a skinny baquette out of white porcelain with the middle dug out. I have never used it but it was pretty so I kept it. The problem is that it is about 16" long. So I couldn't put it in any drawer of or cupboard.. it just wouldn't fit.. so there it was on top of the microwave.. gathering dust... until today.. when putting away the dishes. I nicked it with my hand and it went flying across the kitchen.. and smashed on the ceramic floor into a million pieces.. ok, ok.. not a million..but a lot. Well, now I don't have to find a place to put it anymore. :-P

This wasn't the greatest sign that the day would be good.. I tend to believe that luck (good and bad) is like sausages.. it arrives in links.

Then in the afternoon.. someone told me something that truly made me feel happy and made me feel very accepted by my peers. If you could have seen the smile on my face .. you would have seen what a world of good hearing that did for me.

Just a heads up .. if you have something nice to say to someone .. don't hesitate.. you could really make their day.
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Today it snowed a bit.. yes there is still winter here, but right now it is very wonderful.. because it is so pretty without being blistering cold.

I had practice tonight and arrived at least a half hour early. I've been doing this since the last few weeks as when I arrive the only person that is there is James and he is playing piano.. He is a classically trained pianist.. (I'm not talking Liberaci here). He plays so well.. and I get a private concert. We have a grand piano in our rehearsal hall.. and the top is up.. and I just lean with my elbows on the corner.. ( I love being so close up) and I just watch and listen. Sometimes I 'll ask for something.. Tonight.. a little Rachmaninoff.. ah.. think romantic.. beautiful music....ah... it was sublime! There is no cd or record that can replace hearing music up close like that.. you can literally feel the vibration in the floor.. in your knees .. in your heart. It's very touching. I also like looking at the fingers moving so fluidly even though their job is so complex.

Later we worked more on the portion of the last act where "Bob the terrible" walks the plank.. there is a part .. just he guys sing... the music is so well composed.. you can literally feel the waves of the water.. just by the juxtaposition of the voices... one against the other. Pretty awesome stuff!

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