Appreciative, apologetic ramble
Oct. 2nd, 2003 12:47 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vaneramosWednesdays are rehearsal nights, and afterward I usually go out for a drink with a few members of the Chorus. I know I must be tired when alcohol doesn't interest me. Tonight I had cranberry juice and ginger ale.
The Chorus is getting off to an exciting start, picking up new songs faster than it used to. The group has improved a lot in the past couple years, and it's up to nearly 50 voices, the largest it has ever been. It's exciting to think that at least four LJers I know (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
dakoopst, bigmacbear, gmjambear and blueeyedbear (hmm, there's a pattern here)) will hear us perform at the GALA festival in Montreal next July.
Having Ray come back has strengthened the bass section. Last season Mark and I were the only ones singing bass, and we're both only low baritones.
Ray and I became good friends seven years ago but then our relationship became strained for reasons I don't need to explain, hardly can explain. Those reasons seem to have drifted into the past. I can't predict whether we'll become that close again, but the uncomfortable tension is gone. He's an interesting person, a professor at University of Waterloo. He studies enzymes and environment biology. We have many other interests in common, and I'm glad we're getting to know one another again.
I didn't plan to start writing about Chorus, but it relates to my original purpose for this post.
I have had trouble keeping up with my friends' journals the last few days. It bothers me when I don't have time to read and comment, particularly with those who comment on my journal faithfully and the few who have started nudging their way into my life outside of LJ. Sometimes, like right now, I feel like I'm getting out of touch and will never be able to get back. But eventually I always get a handle on my time again, and the feeling passes. I tend to worry about what I might have missed, but there really isn't any point.
It might seem silly of me to worry at all. Do you think I'm taking it too seriously? I don't think so. This community of writers has done more than I can express to inspire and motivate me. I do take it seriously.
At the same time I need to keep it in perspective, and not let it overrun my life.
My words are sounding more and more maudlin and disjointed. And now I think I need to go to bed.
The Chorus is getting off to an exciting start, picking up new songs faster than it used to. The group has improved a lot in the past couple years, and it's up to nearly 50 voices, the largest it has ever been. It's exciting to think that at least four LJers I know (
dakoopst, bigmacbear, gmjambear and blueeyedbear (hmm, there's a pattern here)) will hear us perform at the GALA festival in Montreal next July.Having Ray come back has strengthened the bass section. Last season Mark and I were the only ones singing bass, and we're both only low baritones.
Ray and I became good friends seven years ago but then our relationship became strained for reasons I don't need to explain, hardly can explain. Those reasons seem to have drifted into the past. I can't predict whether we'll become that close again, but the uncomfortable tension is gone. He's an interesting person, a professor at University of Waterloo. He studies enzymes and environment biology. We have many other interests in common, and I'm glad we're getting to know one another again.
I didn't plan to start writing about Chorus, but it relates to my original purpose for this post.
I have had trouble keeping up with my friends' journals the last few days. It bothers me when I don't have time to read and comment, particularly with those who comment on my journal faithfully and the few who have started nudging their way into my life outside of LJ. Sometimes, like right now, I feel like I'm getting out of touch and will never be able to get back. But eventually I always get a handle on my time again, and the feeling passes. I tend to worry about what I might have missed, but there really isn't any point.
It might seem silly of me to worry at all. Do you think I'm taking it too seriously? I don't think so. This community of writers has done more than I can express to inspire and motivate me. I do take it seriously.
At the same time I need to keep it in perspective, and not let it overrun my life.
My words are sounding more and more maudlin and disjointed. And now I think I need to go to bed.
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Date: 2003-10-02 03:50 am (UTC)*hugs*
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Date: 2003-10-02 04:36 am (UTC)Having said that, we LJ regulars develop, I think, a sixth sense about who is reading their journals regularly at any particular time - it's not hard to figure out. It doesn't bother me. And I for one never hold a grudge if not everyone comments when I've just won the lottery (I wish) . . .
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Date: 2003-10-02 07:52 am (UTC)People like you and
Still, other good things call: sky, trees, people I see in person, activities vigorous or contemplative.
I wish I had something to say about ALL of your posts, and I sometimes feel disappointed when I can't think of something. :) But sooner or later, I know we'll catch up with each other. We always do.
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Date: 2003-10-03 12:28 pm (UTC)Yup, we all get behind from time to time. And eventually, in my experience anyway, we all eventually catch up on the important stuff. If you're really concerned you've missed something big, then I suggest posting a "If I've missed anything huge, please tell me or link to it in a comment" entry, but otherwise just catch up when you catch up. That's my two cents. No worries.
*hug*