I like this bit: While Zeta-Jones looked great in “Chicago”—she’s a nice, fulsome size—looking at Renée Zellweger in a tiny little flapper dress is like looking at Iggy Pop in a tiny little flapper dress, only on Iggy it would…
Quotes & Performance & Family, Oh My!
Two interesting quotes today: It’s a shallow life that doesn’t give a person a few scars. –Garrison Keillor Ain’t that the truth? Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend. –Theophrastus I got lots of value for the…
The Word of God
I’m posting this for deborahlj and anyone else who hasn’t heard it. You can hear Kathy Mar’s version online, but if there’s any way you can find the Echo’s Children version with its lovely harmonies instead, do so! Cat Faber…
Geekery & Other Stuff
Yay! Go us! We got the data copied over to the new drive (most of it— copying is still happening now, but it’s almost done). Samba is working very nicely. There are a few more things I want to tweak,…
EarWorms
Someone actually did a study on earworms. Really. “Dissecting Earworms: Further Evidence on the ‘Song-Stuck-in-Your Head’ Phenomenon, James J. Kellaris, PhD, presentation to Society for Consumer Psychology, Feb. 22, 2003. It’s summarized at http://my.webmd.com/content/article/61/67505.htm. Be warned, though—it lists the top…
Filk Friday!
Reminder: We’re hosting a filk at our house at 7 pm this Saturday night. Anybody is welcome, and you can sing/play any kind of music you like—it doesn’t have to be filk. If you’re interested, let me know and I’ll…
Nattering
Okay, I have sound on my PC again. That makes it far, far easier to know when someone has sent me a message because I’m not good about looking to see if anything is flashing on my taskbar. Now I’ve…
Upcoming Trybalaka Performances
“Teach Your Children to Sing”
School Stuff