today

I turned off the alarm after the first phone call, but the second woke me up pretty firmly. In between the two I had an idea of how to start my next chapter - and how to facilitate the make-up (it's a romance, they *have* to make-up). So I did 2 pages of writing as I ate breakfast, followed by some scales. Ow. Left wrist still sore, so I stopped after a few scales and took some ibuprofen with my allergy pill & vitamins.

I put on some music, stretched & danced a bit to get my blood moving. Jesse came home from his lunch appointment and brought me yogurt. Yummy. Showered, dressed, and now I'm catching up on the net before diving back into the make-up.

Religion meme

One would never guess that I watched 12 episodes of Buffy last night....

( here 'tis )

Make your own here.

"Pirate Bill & Squidley"

I've been listening to this song a lot today. Perhaps even A Lot. I even transcribed what I could of the lyrics. ( lyrics )

Yes, I think about Heather's birthday tandem jump, complete with 60 seconds of free-fall. It's what the song is about, after all ;) I also think of a former coworker who quit Microsoft so that he could jump out of airplanes more frequently. And I think of the leap of faith that prompted me to leave Microsoft myself...and other leaps I've taken since then.

I think of how I first transcribed "No whiners are allowed" as "No whiners are aloud". They're nearly identical, when you think about it. Except that the first applies to the whiner his/herself; the second only spares everyone else.

I also think of the last line: "the only limit in this world is the one within your mind". Compare that to her LotR song, "The Golden Ring". We all carry darkness inside ourselves, and what keeps us from acting on it? Us. Only us. Scary.

To hear or order "PB & S": http://www.heatherlands.com/pages/secrets.html
To order "The Golden Ring": http://www.heatherlands.com/pages/festival.html