Laughing at Chaos

Well, I thought it was kinda quiet around here. Usually, someone leaves a comment. So I toddle back on over to Haloscan and I think I fixed the problem. Sigh…technology. Nothing like a little fun hobby taking over my life. …

I love the peaceful quiet of early morning. Always have. It’s the getting up and moving part that sucks. In high school I could go to bed at 11:30 and get up at 5:45, every day, and be none the …

I changed my commenting program to Haloscan and promptly lost all my comments. In keeping with trying not to wig out about small things, this craptacular occurrence has been deemed a “small thing” and I’m not going to fret any …

(I have to note here that I’m posting from the lobby of a hotel in Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs is uber-conservative, so if I am suddenly cut off mid-sentence, it’s because a representative from Focus on the Family has grabbed …

‘Cause it’s pretty obvious that I could use them.

Yes, I really said this at dinner last night. Yes, A really did have a fork dangerously close to J’s eye as they were farting around at the table. And yes, it took my husband nearly snorting wine out his …

The musicians file into the concert hall, one and two at a time. There’s a sense of anticipation, of excitement in the air. There’s going to be magic here this afternoon. As the audience takes their seats, music fills the …

I’m playing in the Colorado Mahlerfest again this year. It’s the only gig I play a year, so I appreciate being able to play. I’ve been playing in the orchestra for nine years, minus a couple of years when I …

I know people read this blog, I see my stats. I’ve seen that there are readers from Dublin, Ireland (which I’ve visited and loved), from locations in Iowa (which freaks me out, ’cause I think it’s an in-law), and places …

edit: After writing this and posting it, I dug into my blog and discovered to my great joy that today is my Blogiversary! Happy Blogiversary to me! I feel good that this post landed on my blogiversary, it bodes well …