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quinaraBut I feel like I haven't posted in ages, so I am posting. Here is some stuff:
1) Just played Holst's The Planets in a concert. Venus was a shambles (at least for the viola section), but Jupiter was great. It's my favourite planet and my favourite movement and even though the big tune mostly sounds indulgent and overplayed whenever I hear it about the place, playing the viola part right in the middle of the suite is a wonderful and lovely feeling. Especially since our conductor was keen to have the first time through restrained and reflective - by the time we were in the upper register it was all sad and slightly hopeless, heading straight towards Saturn - before we were back in jollity again. Good stuff.
2) Am quite miffed that I can't yet watch the third episode of Melvyn Bragg's series on Class and Culture, which like The Tube series I mentioned last time(?) has become the closest thing to must-see TV I have at the moment. You may well ask when the last time I watched a drama series was, but I feel like documentaries that cover literary culture are so rare that I want to just gobble this one up (and all it's other culturey bits) with a big spoon.
3) Just signed up for![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
seasonal_spuffy, which means getting the third part of my alt S6 AtS crossover thing done in time. Even though it's apparently going to be long. But I'm looking forward to that; just need to write it.
4) Everyone should come and play Prompt Tag with us at![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
sb_fag_ends, because bouncing off other people's ideas is highly amusing! I wrote a fic.
1) Just played Holst's The Planets in a concert. Venus was a shambles (at least for the viola section), but Jupiter was great. It's my favourite planet and my favourite movement and even though the big tune mostly sounds indulgent and overplayed whenever I hear it about the place, playing the viola part right in the middle of the suite is a wonderful and lovely feeling. Especially since our conductor was keen to have the first time through restrained and reflective - by the time we were in the upper register it was all sad and slightly hopeless, heading straight towards Saturn - before we were back in jollity again. Good stuff.
2) Am quite miffed that I can't yet watch the third episode of Melvyn Bragg's series on Class and Culture, which like The Tube series I mentioned last time(?) has become the closest thing to must-see TV I have at the moment. You may well ask when the last time I watched a drama series was, but I feel like documentaries that cover literary culture are so rare that I want to just gobble this one up (and all it's other culturey bits) with a big spoon.
3) Just signed up for
seasonal_spuffy, which means getting the third part of my alt S6 AtS crossover thing done in time. Even though it's apparently going to be long. But I'm looking forward to that; just need to write it.4) Everyone should come and play Prompt Tag with us at
sb_fag_ends, because bouncing off other people's ideas is highly amusing! I wrote a fic.
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Date: 10/03/2012 13:35 (UTC)I'm disappointed because I was reading quickly and initially read series on Class and Culture, which like The Tube series as, "series on Class and Culture on youtube," and got excited about going over there to watch it. Phooey. I will have to settle for Suffragette Bad Romance and Jay Smooth.
Just signed up for seasonal_spuffy
Oh! I just got notification of another comment on the story we did together a few years ago: The River Sisters.
Hi! How're your ears?
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Date: 10/03/2012 19:10 (UTC)Sorry about the mix up - it's a shame they probably aren't available anywhere. The Melvyn Bragg programme is slightly clunky in terms of editing quality, but it's a really interesting series: here are some clips. (This is Tube series - also excellent.)
Thanks for letting me know about the comment - I might let your reply stand for both of us, but that's so great people are still reading it. (If a little terrifying!)
Hi! :D My ears are OK - I had the MRI, which mostly meant lying with my eyes closed while the machine made loud, repetitive noises through my ear plugs and muffling pads... I haven't heard anything back about it yet, but it was a routine thing, so there's probably nothing to worry about. Otherwise, I have a hearing aid assessment on my birthday, which I'm sure will be pleasant at 9 AM... How are your ears (and life)?