The Happy Thread Part 2 - Page 43

Nerdanel · 10-24-2007, 02:57 AM

"We're gonna stay together 'til we f***ing die"

I love Queen.

**Mari** · 10-24-2007, 09:59 AM

My presentation went well and my sugested papertopic has been approved. Yay!

***Tessar*** · 10-25-2007, 05:41 PM

Yay! So much better today physically and mentally...

I ended up not going to the doctor after all because I feel thisclose to being perfectly normal.

Also when I went in for my voice lesson I was extremely nervous because I was afraid that my voice was going to be worse than ever considering how sleepy I'd been the day before...

But WOW! My voice was amazing this morning. I haven't felt that 'grounded' while I sing for... at least three weeks. I was finally able to produce a full-throated sound (I know I have it right because, while there's no tension in my throat, my whole throat vibrates powerfully when I start to ascend into middle-voice... hasn't done that for a while now).

I was really upset with how I sang in seminar, but that was because my accompanist rushed me through everything and I didn't realize how fast we were going and why it was making me trip up everywhere till after it was all over. So I think I sounded 'good', but it wasn't musical, and that made me really upset.

But seriously, other than that? Today was AMAZING. O.o

Nerdanel · 10-25-2007, 08:29 PM

first, a change might seem like a bad thing.. but change is actually often good. when i get used to this, i know i'll be happier: because we always knew we can't go on like we have done for a year now, because we always knew we can't go further.. because there is more for us out there. you just found yours before i did.

Nerdanel · 10-26-2007, 09:21 AM

i seem to have found the reason to why my experiments haven't been working for over a month.. i had almost given up hope.

*dies of happiness*

**Mari** · 10-26-2007, 04:12 PM

don't die now, you have to finish the experiments first right?

I'm happy you were able to reap the reward of your hard work

***Earniel*** · 10-26-2007, 04:52 PM

Oooooh, YES!

They finished renovating the Dinosaur Hall in the Natural History Museum! Oh, yeah! They even changed one of the iguanodons to the currently most likely and supported position, but kept the other skeletons intact.

And oh dear god, they've got a bigger collection, I spotted a triceratops on the TV! I don't care whether it might just be a cast of the real deal, it looks absolutely wicked! Oooh, I'm SO going to ogle them!

Darnit that my weekend's already planned full for once, the official opening this weekend has free access... ah, never mind, I can wait a bit, there'll be less crowd that way too.

Oh yes, baby! Dinosaurs!

Wooohooo!

***Rían*** · 10-26-2007, 04:56 PM

We bought a little pickup truck this week - always wanted one

It will be mostly for our oldest son to use so I don't have to always drive him to and from practice, but I get it, too

sisterandcousinandaunt · 10-27-2007, 02:34 PM

REALLY HAPPY STUPID FAN MOMENT.

The new Star Trek movie has casting off the hotness meter. If stupid burbling about eye-candy bothers you, stop reading now.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796366/

Our old buddy Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, and Zachary Quinto, for starters. Yum. Young Pavel is way too young for me to even look at (and would have been, like eight, if the story was consistant.

) but he's cuter than a bug's ear for you younger folk. And Leonard, my love. *pats heart and sighs*

I just can't wait.

*warns mods* This belongs in the Happy Thread, because it makes me so happy. I'll take further discussion (and I will have some, lol) over to the entertainment forum.

*kiss*

BeardofPants · 10-27-2007, 04:19 PM

Sis - have you seen Karl Urban in "Out of the Blue"? It's an NZ movie, so I'm not sure if it made it stateside, but if you can, you should track it down. It's definitely his best piece of work (that I've seen) to date.

katya · 10-28-2007, 04:02 AM

I love halloween hahahahaha all all the candy and the candy. not like candy kids, haha. silly. i am not. i just like to have fun. yeah. ok sorry you guys. it won't happen again.

hectorberlioz · 10-28-2007, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by katya

I love halloween hahahahaha all all the candy and the candy. not like candy kids, haha. silly. i am not. i just like to have fun. yeah. ok sorry you guys. it won't happen again.

So you robbed all the little kids in your neighborhood for mere candy?

Just what I expect from you

.

Btw, any of those weird gummy chocolaty candies that are half orange and half brown? Peanut butter in the middle?

Gwaimir Windgem · 10-29-2007, 08:29 PM

After two frillin' months of wrangling with the beauracracy of the CA DMV, and having their offices CLOSE ON ME due to BLOODY FIRE SMOKE (which you could smell, but was not worse than that), I finally have my California Driver's License, and my car insured. Oh, boy is that a load off my chest!

hectorberlioz · 10-29-2007, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gwaimir Windgem

After two frillin' months of wrangling with the beauracracy of the CA DMV, and having their offices CLOSE ON ME due to BLOODY FIRE SMOKE (which you could smell, but was not worse than that), I finally have my California Driver's License, and my car insured. Oh, boy is that a load off my chest!

*applauds Gwai*

Now all you have to do is learn how to drive properly

.

***Earniel*** · 10-30-2007, 06:48 AM

My day just got better: A possible cure found for the deadly fungus infection that has been decimating frog species

It sounds almost too good to be true. BoP, I love your country.

Okay, so there are still some kinks in need of ironing out and much more research needs to be done for the effects but oh glorious day!

Nautipus · 10-30-2007, 09:35 AM

What part of the frog exactly does Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis attack?

Nerdanel · 10-30-2007, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nautipus

What part of the frog exactly does Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis attack?

the skin (the disease is called chytridiomycosis): it only grows in keratinised cells.

and yes, that's great news!

hopefully it becomes more than a possible cure soon!

***Tessar*** · 10-30-2007, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nautipus

What part of the frog exactly does Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis attack?

The living part. >.>

Nautipus · 10-30-2007, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tessar

The living part. >.>

Real cute.

***Tessar*** · 10-30-2007, 08:23 PM

I'm so happy!!!

I had my voice lesson, and I vocalized an A4# (a few notes below the Tenor C). I've done that before, but today was different... I couldn't quite figure out how to get over that note, but I felt like I really had more range above it... I don't know if that's the normal sensation, since I've never hit an A4# before and felt like I could've kept going... usually I can feel that my voice is on the edge of cracking if I can even get up that high.

What I did differently was I made -very- sure not to let my stomach pop in when I went for the high notes... I have this really terrible habit of forcefully popping my stomach 'in' when I start to feel like the notes are too high, instead of keeping it expanded and supported. I used to think popping it in was giving me more support.

I don't know... I feel like when I get more comfortable with the new way of supporting, I'll be able to go higher. Odd as it sounds, I felt like I could have gone up maybe another third or fourth if I'd really been able to get under my support more. It certainly didn't feel like the 'top' of my range.

But then again I don't know. Maybe that's just what it feels like when you're actually singing correctly at the top of your range

.

My teacher, and a few other people, still think I'm a lyric baritone because of the placement of my vocal breaks. But they think I may have a tenor extension into Super Headvoice (although they don't call it that) if I can learn how to use it. So I could potentially have a usable 'operatic' C5 when I'm older, or even an E/F5 if I choose to really work on that. I'm not gonna push too hard for it, though. I don't really need it, and I know way too many guys who can sing those notes but sound like crap on everything else... I'd rather be musical than have an insane range

.

10-24-2007, 02:57 AM	#841
Nerdanel Spammer of the Happy Thread Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 3,512	"We're gonna stay together 'til we f*ing die" I love Queen. __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. "** - C. Sagan My (photography) website My Flickr page

10-24-2007, 09:59 AM	#842
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	My presentation went well and my sugested papertopic has been approved. Yay! __________________ 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"...

10-25-2007, 08:29 PM	#844
Nerdanel Spammer of the Happy Thread Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 3,512	first, a change might seem like a bad thing.. but change is actually often good. when i get used to this, i know i'll be happier: because we always knew we can't go on like we have done for a year now, because we always knew we can't go further.. because there is more for us out there. you just found yours before i did. __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. " - C. Sagan My (photography) website My Flickr page

10-26-2007, 09:21 AM	#845
Nerdanel Spammer of the Happy Thread Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 3,512	i seem to have found the reason to why my experiments haven't been working for over a month.. i had almost given up hope. dies of happiness __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. " - C. Sagan My (photography) website My Flickr page

10-26-2007, 04:12 PM	#846
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	don't die now, you have to finish the experiments first right? I'm happy you were able to reap the reward of your hard work __________________ 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"...

10-25-2007, 05:41 PM	#843
*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	Yay! So much better today physically and mentally... I ended up not going to the doctor after all because I feel thisclose to being perfectly normal. Also when I went in for my voice lesson I was extremely nervous because I was afraid that my voice was going to be worse than ever considering how sleepy I'd been the day before... But WOW! My voice was amazing this morning. I haven't felt that 'grounded' while I sing for... at least three weeks. I was finally able to produce a full-throated sound (I know I have it right because, while there's no tension in my throat, my whole throat vibrates powerfully when I start to ascend into middle-voice... hasn't done that for a while now). I was really upset with how I sang in seminar, but that was because my accompanist rushed me through everything and I didn't realize how fast we were going and why it was making me trip up everywhere till after it was all over. So I think I sounded 'good', but it wasn't musical, and that made me really upset. But seriously, other than that? Today was AMAZING. O.o

10-26-2007, 04:52 PM	#847
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Oooooh, YES! They finished renovating the Dinosaur Hall in the Natural History Museum! Oh, yeah! They even changed one of the iguanodons to the currently most likely and supported position, but kept the other skeletons intact. And oh dear god, they've got a bigger collection, I spotted a triceratops on the TV! I don't care whether it might just be a cast of the real deal, it looks absolutely wicked! Oooh, I'm SO going to ogle them! Darnit that my weekend's already planned full for once, the official opening this weekend has free access... ah, never mind, I can wait a bit, there'll be less crowd that way too. Oh yes, baby! Dinosaurs! Wooohooo! __________________ We are not things.

10-26-2007, 04:56 PM	#848
*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	We bought a little pickup truck this week - always wanted one It will be mostly for our oldest son to use so I don't have to always drive him to and from practice, but I get it, too __________________ . 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!

10-27-2007, 04:19 PM	#850
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Sis - have you seen Karl Urban in "Out of the Blue"? It's an NZ movie, so I'm not sure if it made it stateside, but if you can, you should track it down. It's definitely his best piece of work (that I've seen) to date. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

10-28-2007, 04:02 AM	#851
katya Elven Maiden Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,309	I love halloween hahahahaha all all the candy and the candy. not like candy kids, haha. silly. i am not. i just like to have fun. yeah. ok sorry you guys. it won't happen again.

10-29-2007, 08:29 PM	#853
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	After two frillin' months of wrangling with the beauracracy of the CA DMV, and having their offices CLOSE ON ME due to BLOODY FIRE SMOKE (which you could smell, but was not worse than that), I finally have my California Driver's License, and my car insured. Oh, boy is that a load off my chest! __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

10-30-2007, 06:48 AM	#855
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	My day just got better: A possible cure found for the deadly fungus infection that has been decimating frog species It sounds almost too good to be true. BoP, I love your country. Okay, so there are still some kinks in need of ironing out and much more research needs to be done for the effects but oh glorious day! __________________ We are not things.

10-30-2007, 09:35 AM	#856
Nautipus Kraken King Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under the sea Posts: 2,714	What part of the frog exactly does Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis attack? __________________ Being the King of these Beings, This is my Child One of my top ten favorite movies. "You ever try to flick a fly? "No." "It's a waste of time." "Can you see it?" "No." "It's right there!" "Where? "There!" "What is it?" "A crab." "A crab? I dont see any crab." "How?! It's right there!!" "Where?" "There!!!!" "Oh." -Excerpts from A Tale of Two Morons One of the best Global Warming Messages out there

10-30-2007, 08:23 PM	#860
*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'm so happy!!! I had my voice lesson, and I vocalized an A4# (a few notes below the Tenor C). I've done that before, but today was different... I couldn't quite figure out how to get over that note, but I felt like I really had more range above it... I don't know if that's the normal sensation, since I've never hit an A4# before and felt like I could've kept going... usually I can feel that my voice is on the edge of cracking if I can even get up that high. What I did differently was I made -very- sure not to let my stomach pop in when I went for the high notes... I have this really terrible habit of forcefully popping my stomach 'in' when I start to feel like the notes are too high, instead of keeping it expanded and supported. I used to think popping it in was giving me more support. I don't know... I feel like when I get more comfortable with the new way of supporting, I'll be able to go higher. Odd as it sounds, I felt like I could have gone up maybe another third or fourth if I'd really been able to get under my support more. It certainly didn't feel like the 'top' of my range. But then again I don't know. Maybe that's just what it feels like when you're actually singing correctly at the top of your range . My teacher, and a few other people, still think I'm a lyric baritone because of the placement of my vocal breaks. But they think I may have a tenor extension into Super Headvoice (although they don't call it that) if I can learn how to use it. So I could potentially have a usable 'operatic' C5 when I'm older, or even an E/F5 if I choose to really work on that. I'm not gonna push too hard for it, though. I don't really need it, and I know way too many guys who can sing those notes but sound like crap on everything else... I'd rather be musical than have an insane range . Last edited by Tessar : 10-30-2007 at 08:26 PM.

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