2004-02-16 - 6:32 a.m.
singing and other adventures
As usual, past due for my topic. And yet, not as past-due as I get sometimes. So, uhm, consider that something.
I actually sang at Amici's open mic night. Me. And it wasn't a song, either. Three. Josh played backup and somehow without trying easily convinced me to do a whole omn slot's worth of time. Um... wow.
Anyone who cares (and didn't already see on Josh's site), I sang Iowa, Minnesota 1945, and Desperado.
Anyone who really cares, and also feels like pouting that they weren't there/didn't know... There will be mp3s at some point. And I might even feel like sharing with some people beyond those who I've already had to promise would get to hear.
In a very weird way, I think the experience is proof that I'm more of a pessimist than I always think I am. See, I'd very accurately remembered just how much hell I go through before singing in front of real, live, non-drunk groups of people. But I'd really sort of glossed over my recollection of just how good - and long-lasting - the adrenaline high that comes from doing so can be.
The morning after, I was actually sore from having been shaking so hard.
So, while we're on the subject of Fridays... This most recent Friday I didn't go to OMN. (I'm not sure the Woodwards were there either; but their reason would be moving into their new house - yay them!)
See, Talcott wanted to get some pre-FruCon hangout time in. And Kim - that's GibbMun on the online Buffy game I'm in - lives just north of Cols. So things worked out to meet up with her, and hang out.
I had a really great time. Of course, I'd also forgotten how fragmented and slightly confusing conversation can be when you're with two friends who don't have much overlap other than their association with you. But I think it all worked out really well.
Just what I needed, eh? A new reason to think the 2 1/2 hour (or so) drive to Columbus really isn't all that bad, and is in fact more than worth it. *L*
But, hey, being out of the house is good. And fun is good. So, no complaints at all about a new motivation to drag myself down to Columbus again in the future.
Speaking of future, as Pauley's fhdc name reflects, there's only 5 laps to go. It's getting down toward go-time for my next travel adventure. Somehow I think I've managed to get over all my freaking out over this year's FruCon. I'm down to just looking forward to it with an eagerly keen sense of anticipation.
I want to bake on Wednesday, so I don't have as much rushing to do on Thursday. But if I do that, it's one more day of sitting between cookie-creation and cookie-delivery. And I like my cookies to be fresh when presented to people in hopes of winning myself friendship and affection. ;-)
(Speaking of, in case I've forgotten to say yet - those who I was too much of a slacker to get their holiday-promised gifties and cookies sent to (which is, like, all of you): Your presentage and cookies are coming to the 'Con with me. Their lateness will be much apologized for. As will their crappyness. *sigh* I had a majorly bad shopping year. All my choices seem uninspired, especially this long after the holidays themselves. Add in that I'm fighting off being broke, and it's just a lot of me feeling like I'm almost insulting my people with these gifts. *sigh* Hopefully I'll get over that before it's time for the actual giving. I'm liable to get slapped if I don't stop being so damned apologetic.)
And now I'm in such major need of sleep, I've mostly forgotten about some current worries. Which is good, it means I'll actually be able to sleep.
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