The Happy Thread IV - Page 9

***Tessar*** · 02-07-2009, 10:26 AM

You are such a strong person, Rian

. I'm not sure I could be as optimistic as you are if I were faced with something this drawn out.

Lemme just chime in with the others though, and suggest that you not push yourself -AT ALL-. Better to spend a year limping than two years limping just because you pushed yourself too hard and tore something all over again.

***Rían*** · 02-07-2009, 05:55 PM

But I want to walk NOW!!! *pout*

Oh, ok ... you guys are right - thanks

I'll be careful.

(but I limped for a year even BEFORE the surgery because it took them that long to find it ( - but anyway, we're on the right path now

)

**Mari** · 02-07-2009, 06:05 PM

Just a little longer

*hugs* Wishing you well Rian!

Nerdanel · 02-10-2009, 09:21 AM

i'm guessing most of you have probably seen these.. but i sent them around to the people in the office, and now the whole office is giggling. so i thought i'd share the power of giggle even further:

http://blog.jimmyr.com/Funny_student...rs_13_2008.php
http://cr4.globalspec.com/thread/748...y-Math-Answers

Ingwe · 02-10-2009, 01:18 PM

Stopping by again after yet another two very interesting weeks. Everyone in the house has been through some sort of illness since the beginning of the month - that's a 10 day span thus far. The kids were sick, the girl had a fever, the boy had a cough. My wife has shown signs of having the flu, her sister's already had that, and I've been getting a cold very slowly, but it hasn't gotten that bad around this area yet. So things will be alright. There's always hope. It's just that...sometimes some of us realize it a little later on.

***Tessar*** · 02-10-2009, 01:37 PM

I finally had a voice lesson today, and we made a LOT of progress... at least I hope we did.

I finally got my jaw to really drop all of the way when I sing my head voice, and the difference was incredible. It went from feeling like the sound 'flips over' into my head, to suddenly feeling like there was this tiny, incredibly focused ball of sound in my head. It's weird because I couldn't hear it very well... it seemed quieter than the way I usually do it, but it was like the 'vibrations' I felt were much more distinct than they usually are.

He told me that it sometimes takes him two years to get a guy my age to make the 'sounds' that I'm making now, which was nice to hear... Lately I've been feeling like it'd hit a plateau and I couldn't figure out how to make the next 'step'. It's just so difficult... I was starting to wonder if I'd be able to get my voice headed back in the right direction.

Still so much to do, though. It's just kind of staggering :-/. The head voice sound is still too 'dark' in color, and it's far from being even remotely consistent the way it should be. I have so far to go and all I can do is pray that I can make it there... it will take a lot of prayer

.

Particularly if I want to have even the slightest chance of making it into Madrigal choir for next semester... which if I actually manage that... I can promise you'll hear my screams of joy all the way in Alaska

.

Nerdanel · 02-12-2009, 06:12 AM

it's darwin day! 8)

and i'm doing evolutionary biology.. life is beautiful.

***Earniel*** · 02-12-2009, 08:46 AM

Darwin day!

(And I'm writing an article on the Darwin's frog instead of cleaning, just because.)

**Mari** · 02-12-2009, 12:25 PM

Yes, happy Darwin day! I wrote a correctional letter to the newspaper on something they wrote about Darwin and religion. Not sure if I'm going to send it in because it is the most worthless paper here anyway, but still.

BeardofPants · 02-12-2009, 12:35 PM

I joined the (facebook) group 200,000 to wish Darwin a happy Bday.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nerdanel

it's darwin day! 8)

and i'm doing evolutionary biology.. life is beautiful.

Yes!

Nerdanel · 02-13-2009, 08:29 AM

lots of reasons to celebrate this week! darwin day yesterday, unix time alignment tonight (here in Finland it's tomorrow at 1.31.30 am, actually) and today a good friend of mine got it confirmed that he'll be hired for a PhD for four years (which means he can stay in the country!).

yay-ness!

Nautipus · 02-13-2009, 09:13 AM

*applauds* Woot for Nerdanel.

Here in a few days I get to go buy a Macro lens for my camera!

So excited! I also need to go car shopping, cuz I dont want to be stuck with THIS particular payment for another 5 years.

Nerdanel · 02-13-2009, 09:29 AM

woot for macro lenses as well! what camera do you have?

***Tessar*** · 02-13-2009, 02:44 PM

I told my parents that it looks like it's going to be about $1,000 for me to go to Italy in 2010 with the college choir, and they basically said that even if I can't save up the money I'll need, they'll find a way to get me there

.

I'm pretty confident I can save up at least 90% of the money I'll need, but I may need some help with paying for the extra stuff like food.

I'M SO EXCITED!!!!! We'll be performing in cathedrals and stuff for 10 days!! IN ITALY!!!!!

The summer of 2010 cannot get here soon enough!!

***Jonathan*** · 02-13-2009, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tessar

I'M SO EXCITED!!!!! We'll be performing in cathedrals and stuff for 10 days!! IN ITALY!!!!!

Alright

Italy is such a lovely country!
Do you know which cathedrals you'll visit? Any of the big, famous ones?

The last sane person · 02-13-2009, 03:06 PM

Awesome Tessar! That sounds pretty fantastic and fun!

***Tessar*** · 02-13-2009, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonathan

Alright

Italy is such a lovely country!
Do you know which cathedrals you'll visit? Any of the big, famous ones?

Our choir director said that one of his conditions with the tour company he's currently looking into (he has three potential companies) is that we have to be able to sing at St. Peter's Basilica.

!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!

So ANYWAYS... I'm starting to try to learn some Italian.

Hopefully I'll get more out of the trip if I can learn some of the language.

***Jonathan*** · 02-13-2009, 03:38 PM

OMG indeed

I'm very happy for you!

**Mari** · 02-13-2009, 03:39 PM

Yay Tess! Good luck on the language study too!

Sane, yay!!! *tackles Sane* When's the housewarming and am I invited?

***Earniel*** · 02-13-2009, 05:28 PM

Oooh, Tessar, that sounds great!

*has never been to Italy herself, may be just a tad jealous

*

02-07-2009, 05:55 PM	#162
*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	But I want to walk NOW!!! pout Oh, ok ... you guys are right - thanks I'll be careful. (but I limped for a year even BEFORE the surgery because it took them that long to find it ( - but anyway, we're on the right path now ) __________________ . 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!

02-07-2009, 06:05 PM	#163
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Just a little longer hugs Wishing you well Rian! __________________ 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"...

02-10-2009, 09:21 AM	#164
Nerdanel Spammer of the Happy Thread Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 3,512	i'm guessing most of you have probably seen these.. but i sent them around to the people in the office, and now the whole office is giggling. so i thought i'd share the power of giggle even further: http://blog.jimmyr.com/Funny_student...rs_13_2008.php http://cr4.globalspec.com/thread/748...y-Math-Answers __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. " - C. Sagan My (photography) website My Flickr page

02-10-2009, 01:18 PM	#165
Ingwe Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somewhere not of this world Posts: 402	Stopping by again after yet another two very interesting weeks. Everyone in the house has been through some sort of illness since the beginning of the month - that's a 10 day span thus far. The kids were sick, the girl had a fever, the boy had a cough. My wife has shown signs of having the flu, her sister's already had that, and I've been getting a cold very slowly, but it hasn't gotten that bad around this area yet. So things will be alright. There's always hope. It's just that...sometimes some of us realize it a little later on. __________________ I'm back. Everyone fear for their lives. Arrggghhh! Get to the choppa, it's Godzilla, fighting Indiana Jones, Copyright, uh-oh!

02-10-2009, 01:37 PM	#166
*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 finally had a voice lesson today, and we made a LOT of progress... at least I hope we did. I finally got my jaw to really drop all of the way when I sing my head voice, and the difference was incredible. It went from feeling like the sound 'flips over' into my head, to suddenly feeling like there was this tiny, incredibly focused ball of sound in my head. It's weird because I couldn't hear it very well... it seemed quieter than the way I usually do it, but it was like the 'vibrations' I felt were much more distinct than they usually are. He told me that it sometimes takes him two years to get a guy my age to make the 'sounds' that I'm making now, which was nice to hear... Lately I've been feeling like it'd hit a plateau and I couldn't figure out how to make the next 'step'. It's just so difficult... I was starting to wonder if I'd be able to get my voice headed back in the right direction. Still so much to do, though. It's just kind of staggering :-/. The head voice sound is still too 'dark' in color, and it's far from being even remotely consistent the way it should be. I have so far to go and all I can do is pray that I can make it there... it will take a lot of prayer . Particularly if I want to have even the slightest chance of making it into Madrigal choir for next semester... which if I actually manage that... I can promise you'll hear my screams of joy all the way in Alaska . Last edited by Tessar : 02-10-2009 at 01:39 PM.

02-07-2009, 10:26 AM	#161
*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	You are such a strong person, Rian . I'm not sure I could be as optimistic as you are if I were faced with something this drawn out. Lemme just chime in with the others though, and suggest that you not push yourself -AT ALL-. Better to spend a year limping than two years limping just because you pushed yourself too hard and tore something all over again.

02-12-2009, 06:12 AM	#167
Nerdanel Spammer of the Happy Thread Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 3,512	it's darwin day! 8) and i'm doing evolutionary biology.. life is beautiful. __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. " - C. Sagan My (photography) website My Flickr page

02-12-2009, 08:46 AM	#168
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Darwin day! (And I'm writing an article on the Darwin's frog instead of cleaning, just because.) __________________ We are not things.

02-12-2009, 12:25 PM	#169
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Yes, happy Darwin day! I wrote a correctional letter to the newspaper on something they wrote about Darwin and religion. Not sure if I'm going to send it in because it is the most worthless paper here anyway, but still. __________________ 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"...

02-13-2009, 08:29 AM	#171
Nerdanel Spammer of the Happy Thread Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 3,512	lots of reasons to celebrate this week! darwin day yesterday, unix time alignment tonight (here in Finland it's tomorrow at 1.31.30 am, actually) and today a good friend of mine got it confirmed that he'll be hired for a PhD for four years (which means he can stay in the country!). yay-ness! __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. " - C. Sagan My (photography) website My Flickr page

02-13-2009, 09:13 AM	#172
Nautipus Kraken King Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under the sea Posts: 2,714	applauds Woot for Nerdanel. Here in a few days I get to go buy a Macro lens for my camera! So excited! I also need to go car shopping, cuz I dont want to be stuck with THIS particular payment for another 5 years. __________________ 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

02-13-2009, 09:29 AM	#173
Nerdanel Spammer of the Happy Thread Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 3,512	woot for macro lenses as well! what camera do you have? __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. " - C. Sagan My (photography) website My Flickr page

02-13-2009, 02:44 PM	#174
*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 told my parents that it looks like it's going to be about $1,000 for me to go to Italy in 2010 with the college choir, and they basically said that even if I can't save up the money I'll need, they'll find a way to get me there . I'm pretty confident I can save up at least 90% of the money I'll need, but I may need some help with paying for the extra stuff like food. I'M SO EXCITED!!!!! We'll be performing in cathedrals and stuff for 10 days!! IN ITALY!!!!! The summer of 2010 cannot get here soon enough!!

02-13-2009, 03:06 PM	#176
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	Awesome Tessar! That sounds pretty fantastic and fun! __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams. Last edited by The last sane person : 02-13-2009 at 08:00 PM.

02-13-2009, 03:38 PM	#178
*Jonathan* Entmoot Attorney-General, Equilibrating the Scales of Justice, Administrator ♎ Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,891	OMG indeed I'm very happy for you! __________________ 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. ☻

02-13-2009, 03:39 PM	#179
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Yay Tess! Good luck on the language study too! Sane, yay!!! tackles Sane When's the housewarming and am I invited? __________________ 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"...

02-13-2009, 05:28 PM	#180
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Oooh, Tessar, that sounds great! has never been to Italy herself, may be just a tad jealous __________________ We are not things.

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