Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

Home from rehearsal and a couple of small errands I decided to squeeze in afterward. Because of cellio, I had a wicked craving on top of being simply hungry, so I stopped at Dukem (thank Google) for carryout. One craving satisfied. (Ethiopian food is really better enjoyed out with friends than alone in my kitchen from a styrofoam container, but I was tired and wanted to get home, and this way I still got my yesimir wat.) Now I need to lie down for a while before I can figure out whether I'm up to going out to a party tonight. (So if I do show up, it'll be late -- I seem to have a pattern of showing up for the second halves of parties lately. I guess I'm the second shift.) Rehearsal mostly went well, except for a few spots where I still get lost and some runs I have trouble with (I still have to think about the high G# on bass recorder, and there's no time to think ... more practice is the obvious solution). And one piece that I was going to play percussion on that may need a better percussionist than I am -- I may wind up tacet on that one. (It's a tricky piece, and I don't think the drum can actually set a groove for everyone else to follow -- the percussion is going to have to be decoration if it's there at all -- I shouldn't take anything more than I can do technique-wise, but I need to be a lot faster at hearing what it does need. I'm going to type it into the computer and make a MIDI to practice against, and see what I can come up with by next rehearsal.) I really liked the Scarlatti piece that I hadn't heard before (Sonata for 4 Bass Recorders) ... Though there were five of us working on it, so I'm not sure whether I'll be doubling someone else or sitting that one out in the concert.

Okay, resting now. In an hour or two I'll decide whether I'm up to going to the second half of the party or need more rest.

I haven't looked in the bathroom yet to see whether Perrine killed that mouse or not. Hope I remember to look for that before I step on it, if it's there.