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Jean Muller, piano
Luxembourg European Soloists
Christoph Konig, conductor
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girlgenius_lairmrissaI've mentioned here before that one of my big projects this year is my involvement with The Vertigo Project, which now has a webpage so the rest of you can see what we've been doing. Earlier today I facilitated the first creative therapy-style writing workshop through that group, and it was really lovely--and is just the tip of the iceberg on what this group is doing.
Specifically, you can now read all the new work they've commissioned from me! Friends, it's a lot. It's journaling prompts for people who would like to use writing to process some of their own vertigo experiences. But also it's the following stories and poems:
Advice for Wormhole Travelers (story), safe conduct through strange new worlds
Club Planet Vertigo (poem), this is not the dance I wanted to do
Greetings from Innerspace (poem), my orbits are eccentric
The Nature of Nemesis (poem), me and Clark Kent know what's what
On the Way Down (poem), falling hard
Preparation (poem), sometimes we're just literal, okay
She Wavers But She Does Not Weaken (story), when the waves hit you even on dry land, it's good to have someone who's willing to swim against the current for you
The Torn Map (story), rewriting the pieces of the former world into something new
The main page also has links to some of the other aspects of the project, which includes a nonfiction book, dance, puppetry, a podcast with a physical therapist, and more. Please feel welcome to explore it all.
mindstalkI'm back into Airbnb life, and just moved to Philly Chinatown. A modest number of surgical masks in older Chinese people at the grocery stores, plus one young woman in a K-mask I saw around. A couple old white people, homeless or semi-so, in surgicals. Very little masking in Trader Joe's, mostly one cashier, despite TJ having the highest CO2 levels I've seen in a grocery store -- 1300 when I checked. TJ packs in customers and does not have great ventilation.
It also turns out that Pax Unplugged, a large table/board game convention, was happening this weekend, two blocks away. Perhaps this explains why getting an Airbnb was annoying and expensive, compared to what I saw in DC. A friend of mine was flying out Sunday morning, so swapped me his 3-day pass so I could check it out. Free in money and almost free in time, why not?
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billropernotalwaysworking_feedRead Owning The Owner
Me: "Hey, you know what? I've never met the owner."
Coworker: "Yeah, me neither."
Me: "But you've been here over a year, right?"
Coworker: "Yeah. Weird."
Read Owning The Owner
notalwaysrelated_feedRead Grounded Pepper
Mom: "[Brother]! That's it! You're grounded!"
Me: "Mom, grounding doesn't really work on [Brother] anymore. His room is where all his toys are."
Mom: "Hmm, you're right. [Brother], you're coming grocery shopping with me! You're gonna help your momma run errands all day!"
Read Grounded Pepper
lsandersonnotalwaysfriendly_feedRead This Is Why Artists Suffer
I overhear two young guys looking at a large piece of abstract modern art.
Friend #1: "I could’ve painted that."
Friend #2: "Sure, but he actually did."
james_davis_nicoll
notalwayslearning_feedRead Look In The Pencil Pit(tsburgh)
I teach a first-grade class. I have a bucket of sharpened pencils for them to use.
Student: "Miss [My Name], I need a pencil."
Me: "Where do the pencils live?"
mpr_daily_download_feedGeorge Frideric Handel - As Pants the Hart: In the Voice of Praise and Thanksgiving
Chapel Royal Choir
Musicians Extra-ordinary
Andrew Gant, conductor
More info about today’s track: Naxos 9.00208
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billropertextsfromsuperheroes_feedsharonlee_feedCat Tax first! Firefly decided to sleep in this morning.
Lunchtime report: I do believe I’ll finish my business with the words that are already written today. Which means that my next 6-day writing sprint, starting Wednesday will be all about writing new words!
Guess I’d better in a box or two, so I don’t run out.
End of Day report: And that? Is the correx entered. I still may need to trim the front, but for now, I think I have all my avians in a row, and can go, more or less confidently, forward.
So! The week coming.
Tomorrow morning, I’ll finish up the Quick ‘n Dirty chapter-by-chapter, just to be certain that the assertion made above is true.
Tomorrow afternoon, I have a Zoom interview with the Baen Free Radio Hour, in which we’ll chat about I Dare. I’ll let y’all know when that will air.
Monday morning, I need to go to the cancer center to get a blood draw and talk with the Survivalist. I may or may not do some other errands while I’m out. Tuesday evening is needlework. Thursday, I’ll make myself a nice meal and Friday morning Sarah will be by to clean for me. This means I’ll have a large portion of six days (not six entire days) to write new words, which is Extremely Cool because I have reached the stage of being So. Sick. Of. This Book.
Right on schedule.
I guess I should wash the pots ‘n pans before it’s time for Happy Hour.
The cats and I may watch another episode of Maigret this evening. Firefly quite liked last night’s episodes.
Everybody have a good evening. Stay safe. I’ll check in tomorrow.
rolanniCat Tax first! Firefly decided to sleep in this morning.
Lunchtime report: I do believe I'll finish my business with the words that are already written today. Which means that my next 6-day writing sprint, starting Wednesday will be all about writing new words!
Guess I'd better in a box or two, so I don't run out.
End of Day report: And that? Is the correx entered. I still may need to trim the front, but for now, I think I have all my avians in a row, and can go, more or less confidently, forward.
So! The week coming.
Tomorrow morning, I'll finish up the Quick 'n Dirty chapter-by-chapter, just to be certain that the assertion made above is true.
Tomorrow afternoon, I have a Zoom interview with the Baen Free Radio Hour, in which we'll chat about I Dare. I'll let y'all know when that will air.
Monday morning, I need to go to the cancer center to get a blood draw and talk with the Survivalist. I may or may not do some other errands while I'm out. Tuesday evening is needlework. Thursday, I'll make myself a nice meal and Friday morning Sarah will be by to clean for me. This means I'll have a large portion of six days (not six entire days) to write new words, which is Extremely Cool because I have reached the stage of being So. Sick. Of. This Book.
Right on schedule.
I guess I should wash the pots 'n pans before it's time for Happy Hour.
The cats and I may watch another episode of Maigret this evening. Firefly quite liked last night's episodes.
Everybody have a good evening. Stay safe. I'll check in tomorrow.
ndrosenmpr_daily_download_feed - Louise Farrenc - Grand Variations on a Theme by Count Gallenbergmarycatelli in girlgenius_lair - Monday's Comicmrissa - The Vertigo Project: new work!mindstalk - Chinatown, Pax Unplugged, masks, and gamesbillroper - Newly Mintednotalwaysworking_feed - Owning The Ownernotalwaysrelated_feed - Grounded Pepperlsanderson - 2025.11.23oglaf_comic_feed - Novembernotalwaysfriendly_feed - This Is Why Artists Sufferjames_davis_nicoll - Benefits by Zoë Fairbairnsnotalwayslearning_feed - Look In The Pencil Pit(tsburgh)rmjwell - Burlesque Picture of the Day, 2025-11-22: Bunny Pistol!mpr_daily_download_feed - George Frideric Handel - As Pants the Hart: In the Voice of Praise and Thanksgivingbillroper - Lack of Supportdesertvixen - Holly Poly 2025textsfromsuperheroes_feed - Texts From Superheroessharonlee_feed - Small victories in writing a novelrolanni - Small victories in writing a novelndrosen - “Men Say Peace, Peace, and There Is No Peace”branchandroot
