The Happy Thread IV - Page 24

Acalewia · 09-15-2009, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonathan

Sweet Acalewia

If I may ask, was it testicular cancer?

Lymphoma

***Tessar*** · 09-17-2009, 09:45 PM

I did WAY better on my aural skills test today than I thought I would! We'll see what my actual grade comes out to, but I'm hopeful that I did well.

The first section was that she played a melody 6 or 7 times and you had to write down the notes and rhythms... I am -terrible- at that. It's so hard for me to hear something and just automatically go, "okay, that was a quarter note, two eighths, a dotted quarter note, an eighth, and it was on Do re fa so ti." I'm working on it, but I'm still terrible at it.

Then we had a purely rhythmic dictation which I THINK I got completely correct. It was a weird rhythm.

Then we had a harmonic progression, and that was probably the hardest of all. I'm not very confident about that part.

Fingers crossed that I at least got a C. I'm trying my best, but to be perfectly honest I just need to friggin' pass this class, I don't need to be amazing at it. A... B.... C.... so long as it's not a D or an F I'm fine with it.

katya · 09-23-2009, 05:20 PM

My third graders today had a math worksheet where they had to make up a story problem that involved (1) start with a number (2) add or subtract a number from that and (3) find the result. Most of the answers were pretty basic. Logan had $10, she gave $5 to Tina, how much did she have left. Chloe had 50 Webkinz, she gave away 50, how many were left? (<-- this one is a real answer) But, the best one out of the whole class, repeated here exactly as I found it, was this:

"Sam had 72,565.71 lemon drops. Mom ate 64,567.17 lemon drops. How many are left?"

Next time I find some lemon drops, I'm going to try to eat just 0.17 of one of them. Oh, and by the way, he got the answer right. When I tried it myself, I messed up, but I rechecked it and his answer was correct. Cute/smart kid. And well-behaved, too.

***Jonathan*** · 09-24-2009, 10:46 AM

I watched him do it in the Olympics. And just now I watched on tv when my friend's brother won another silver medal in cycling time trial, this time in the world championships

Hooray!

***Tessar*** · 09-27-2009, 11:53 PM

MY FRIEND WON THE REGIONAL METROPOLITAN AUDITION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

It included the Texas area and New Mexico.

At first I didn't think he would win, because despite his potential he seemed a little outclassed simply because he has a little bit of a habit of 'gripping' with his throat through his middle and upper registers. But the potential is very clear in his voice, and he was SO amazing, and the other singers were all a lot older... and apparently the judges heard that potential.

He totally won first place... and let me just say that there is no one more deserving. He has worked hard since he was a teenager, and has never slacked or waned in his efforts... he has not only vocal potential, but a true 'workman' attitude of getting things done and being the best he can be.

There was actually a tie for first, and when the first girl was named everyone clapped... when my friend was announced after that as the second 'first place' winner, people jumped up to their feet and just SCREAMED for him. Everyone there was so charmed and taken by his performance that they wanted him to win. It was so moving and awesome.

So this upcoming March he will be in New York competing against all the other first place winners.

Voronwen · 09-28-2009, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Tessar

MY FRIEND WON THE REGIONAL METROPOLITAN AUDITION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

!!!!!!

!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*

*

*speechless*

*

*

What did he sing???

***Varnafindë*** · 09-28-2009, 05:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tessar

MY FRIEND WON THE REGIONAL METROPOLITAN AUDITION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!
[...]
There was actually a tie for first, and when the first girl was named everyone clapped... when my friend was announced after that as the second 'first place' winner, people jumped up to their feet and just SCREAMED for him. Everyone there was so charmed and taken by his performance that they wanted him to win. It was so moving and awesome.

That's great, Tessar! I'm so happy for him - and for you!

***Tessar*** · 09-28-2009, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Voronwen

What did he sing???

He sang one of Tamino's arias from Magic Flute (the really hard one... I forget the title at the moment), and then Una Furtiva Lagrima.

Voronwen · 09-28-2009, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tessar

He sang one of Tamino's arias from Magic Flute (the really hard one... I forget the title at the moment

Dies Bildnis, from Act 1? That is heartbreakingly beautiful when sung well!

***Tessar*** · 10-01-2009, 01:17 PM

I got two shots today and I'm already feeling a bit better

. The new walk in clinic I went to is so much better than the last one. The nurse actually commended me for coming in 'soon' to get it taken care of rather than waiting for it to turn into a full on problem, rather than the old clinic where they basically treated you like a hypochondriac.

They think it's just exhaustion + allergies and it lead to a small throat infection. So I got an antibiotic shot to kill the infection and a steroid shot to bring the swelling of my cords/throat down immediately. I can already tell the difference, although I'm not going to even hum or vocalize till tomorrow evening before the performance.

So YAY!!!

I should be in okay shape to perform tomorrow, and I don't think I'll have to cancel my Sunday morning singing either.

That's a huge relief. I am so happy because I was afraid I might be coming down with the flu.

Voronwen · 10-01-2009, 02:55 PM

This is wonderful news!

I'll be praying for your performances. Until then, rest!

**Mari** · 10-01-2009, 03:51 PM

That's good to hear! Will those performances be recorded?

katya · 10-01-2009, 10:28 PM

It's October! I'm pretty sure October is my favorite month. I love the weather, and I love Halloween. I pretty much celebrate Halloween all October long. I do things like read Poe or Dracula or Frankenstein, and make Halloween-themed candy. I made ghost cookies today, and tomorrow I'm going to get some construction paper and make cut-out bats and cats and things, and make a coffin out of a box of donettes.

Voronwen · 10-01-2009, 11:56 PM

Oh how adorable! I too love this time of year. I just walked home this evening under Autumn trees silhouetted against a rising moon.

Lief Erikson · 10-02-2009, 03:50 AM

I'm happy! Happy, happy, happy, happy. Jon and hector are too funny

. Lol.

**Mari** · 10-02-2009, 12:14 PM

Those cookies look yum!

I'm happy because my pupil liked the assignment I thought up for him!

**Mari** · 10-03-2009, 01:29 PM

I'm going to the musical Joseph and the Techincolour Dreamcoat with my mum on October 17th ^_^
Looking forward to it!

Amael · 10-03-2009, 02:25 PM

Tis a happy day. The sun is brightly shining and for the time, the steady rains that dominated the past couple of weeks have stalled. Other matters have slowly begun to stabilize, and the year of 2009 itself draws to a fortunate close. Hopefully 2010 is a rather uneventful year, because usually no news is good news. It seems I've definitely been spoiled by neutral thinking.

***Rían*** · 10-03-2009, 05:28 PM

Happy!!!! I'm going to spend a weekend with my best friend at her cabin in the mountains!!! We're hoping that two other friends can join us, too. The four of us used to do this once a year before I moved, but it's been 4 years since we were able to do it

but now, at the very least, two of us will

**Mari** · 10-04-2009, 02:55 AM

That's good to hear, Rian, Amael!

09-24-2009, 10:46 AM	#464
*Jonathan* Entmoot Attorney-General, Equilibrating the Scales of Justice, Administrator ♎ Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,891	I watched him do it in the Olympics. And just now I watched on tv when my friend's brother won another silver medal in cycling time trial, this time in the world championships Hooray! __________________ An unwritten post is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and it’s halfway to being just like every other bloody entry that’s ever been written. ☻

09-27-2009, 11:53 PM	#465
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	MY FRIEND WON THE REGIONAL METROPOLITAN AUDITION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! It included the Texas area and New Mexico. At first I didn't think he would win, because despite his potential he seemed a little outclassed simply because he has a little bit of a habit of 'gripping' with his throat through his middle and upper registers. But the potential is very clear in his voice, and he was SO amazing, and the other singers were all a lot older... and apparently the judges heard that potential. He totally won first place... and let me just say that there is no one more deserving. He has worked hard since he was a teenager, and has never slacked or waned in his efforts... he has not only vocal potential, but a true 'workman' attitude of getting things done and being the best he can be. There was actually a tie for first, and when the first girl was named everyone clapped... when my friend was announced after that as the second 'first place' winner, people jumped up to their feet and just SCREAMED for him. Everyone there was so charmed and taken by his performance that they wanted him to win. It was so moving and awesome. So this upcoming March he will be in New York competing against all the other first place winners. Last edited by Tessar : 09-27-2009 at 11:54 PM.

10-01-2009, 01:17 PM	#470
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	I got two shots today and I'm already feeling a bit better . The new walk in clinic I went to is so much better than the last one. The nurse actually commended me for coming in 'soon' to get it taken care of rather than waiting for it to turn into a full on problem, rather than the old clinic where they basically treated you like a hypochondriac. They think it's just exhaustion + allergies and it lead to a small throat infection. So I got an antibiotic shot to kill the infection and a steroid shot to bring the swelling of my cords/throat down immediately. I can already tell the difference, although I'm not going to even hum or vocalize till tomorrow evening before the performance. So YAY!!! I should be in okay shape to perform tomorrow, and I don't think I'll have to cancel my Sunday morning singing either. That's a huge relief. I am so happy because I was afraid I might be coming down with the flu. Last edited by Tessar : 10-01-2009 at 01:18 PM.

10-01-2009, 02:55 PM	#471
Voronwen Lady of Andúnië Join Date: May 2009 Location: Andúnië Posts: 572	This is wonderful news! I'll be praying for your performances. Until then, rest! __________________ " ...But the Exiles on the shores of the sea, if they turned towards the West in the desire of their hearts, spoke of Mar-nu-Falmar that was whelmed in the waves, Akallabêth the Downfallen, Atalantë in the Eldarin tongue." "Ye who believe in affection that hopes, and endures, and is patient, Ye who believe in the beauty and strength of woman's devotion, List to the mournful tradition still sung by the pines of the forest ... " ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline

10-01-2009, 03:51 PM	#472
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	That's good to hear! Will those performances be recorded? __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

09-17-2009, 09:45 PM	#462
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	I did WAY better on my aural skills test today than I thought I would! We'll see what my actual grade comes out to, but I'm hopeful that I did well. The first section was that she played a melody 6 or 7 times and you had to write down the notes and rhythms... I am -terrible- at that. It's so hard for me to hear something and just automatically go, "okay, that was a quarter note, two eighths, a dotted quarter note, an eighth, and it was on Do re fa so ti." I'm working on it, but I'm still terrible at it. Then we had a purely rhythmic dictation which I THINK I got completely correct. It was a weird rhythm. Then we had a harmonic progression, and that was probably the hardest of all. I'm not very confident about that part. Fingers crossed that I at least got a C. I'm trying my best, but to be perfectly honest I just need to friggin' pass this class, I don't need to be amazing at it. A... B.... C.... so long as it's not a D or an F I'm fine with it.

09-23-2009, 05:20 PM	#463
katya Elven Maiden Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,309	My third graders today had a math worksheet where they had to make up a story problem that involved (1) start with a number (2) add or subtract a number from that and (3) find the result. Most of the answers were pretty basic. Logan had $10, she gave $5 to Tina, how much did she have left. Chloe had 50 Webkinz, she gave away 50, how many were left? (<-- this one is a real answer) But, the best one out of the whole class, repeated here exactly as I found it, was this: "Sam had 72,565.71 lemon drops. Mom ate 64,567.17 lemon drops. How many are left?" Next time I find some lemon drops, I'm going to try to eat just 0.17 of one of them. Oh, and by the way, he got the answer right. When I tried it myself, I messed up, but I rechecked it and his answer was correct. Cute/smart kid. And well-behaved, too.

10-01-2009, 10:28 PM	#473
katya Elven Maiden Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,309	It's October! I'm pretty sure October is my favorite month. I love the weather, and I love Halloween. I pretty much celebrate Halloween all October long. I do things like read Poe or Dracula or Frankenstein, and make Halloween-themed candy. I made ghost cookies today, and tomorrow I'm going to get some construction paper and make cut-out bats and cats and things, and make a coffin out of a box of donettes.

10-01-2009, 11:56 PM	#474
Voronwen Lady of Andúnië Join Date: May 2009 Location: Andúnië Posts: 572	Oh how adorable! I too love this time of year. I just walked home this evening under Autumn trees silhouetted against a rising moon. __________________ " ...But the Exiles on the shores of the sea, if they turned towards the West in the desire of their hearts, spoke of Mar-nu-Falmar that was whelmed in the waves, Akallabêth the Downfallen, Atalantë in the Eldarin tongue." "Ye who believe in affection that hopes, and endures, and is patient, Ye who believe in the beauty and strength of woman's devotion, List to the mournful tradition still sung by the pines of the forest ... " ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline

10-02-2009, 03:50 AM	#475
Lief Erikson Elf Lord Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Fountain Valley, CA Posts: 6,343	I'm happy! Happy, happy, happy, happy. Jon and hector are too funny . Lol. __________________ If the world has indeed, as I have said, been built of sorrow, it has been built by the hands of love, because in no other way could the soul of man, for whom the world was made, reach the full stature of its perfection. ~Oscar Wilde, written from prison Oscar Wilde's last words: "Either the wallpaper goes, or I do."

10-02-2009, 12:14 PM	#476
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Those cookies look yum! I'm happy because my pupil liked the assignment I thought up for him! __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

10-03-2009, 01:29 PM	#477
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	I'm going to the musical Joseph and the Techincolour Dreamcoat with my mum on October 17th ^_^ Looking forward to it! __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

10-03-2009, 02:25 PM	#478
Amael Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Somewhere Between Here and There Posts: 237	Tis a happy day. The sun is brightly shining and for the time, the steady rains that dominated the past couple of weeks have stalled. Other matters have slowly begun to stabilize, and the year of 2009 itself draws to a fortunate close. Hopefully 2010 is a rather uneventful year, because usually no news is good news. It seems I've definitely been spoiled by neutral thinking.

10-03-2009, 05:28 PM	#479
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	Happy!!!! I'm going to spend a weekend with my best friend at her cabin in the mountains!!! We're hoping that two other friends can join us, too. The four of us used to do this once a year before I moved, but it's been 4 years since we were able to do it but now, at the very least, two of us will __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva!

10-04-2009, 02:55 AM	#480
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	That's good to hear, Rian, Amael! __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

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