Miscellaneous on Tuesday

Haven't posted much about goings-on lately. I had a very busy but absolutely lovely weekend (day-long chorus rehearsal in which I found a new part of my voice; brunch with exiledfromtribe; Christmas tree trimming at ladyjestocost and bedii's place, and Torchwood at markbourne's with all the usual suspects). Yesterday I was inexplicably cranky for most of the day, but pretty darn productive.

I should note for the record that on Friday evening, on my way to singing with some chorus folk at Figgy Pudding downtown, I wandered through Macy's. This is always a bad idea because it almost invariably means I'll spend money . . . and I did. I bought a cutie-patootie little black jacket with a fur collar and cuffs that was on sale. I've rarely owned anything like it: it's just adorable, with its flirty rhinestone buttons, and I feel like a million bucks in it. I've been wearing it with a black scarf and my black beret; it makes me feel like an international femme fatale. I love it.

Had chorus rehearsal tonight. It feels like it's all chorus all the time right now. Somehow I find myself in charge not only of publicity but of the chorus retreat in the spring. I need to figure that out and see if someone else might be willing to take charge of it. I left rehearsal tonight with a very stiff and sore back. My singing posture is good, but I'm tensing too much. I shouldn't be in such pain at the end of rehearsal. I put a heating pad on my back for a bit, but I'm still hurting. I will say, though, that we're sounding terrific, and given the complexity of the music we're singing, I think we've got quite a bit to be proud of.

I'm betaking myself to bed now. Much to do tomorrow and I must be rested.