IPFW Choir = Great. IPFW Wind ensemble = Great. Snider

Snider is a High School after all. I liked their choir's outfits, but their wind ensemble needs a lot of work, a lot seemed to be out of sync to me. It looked like half the students didn't want to be there. Their second piece was much better than the first, but nothing compared to what IPFW did. I'll need to find out her name from Jimmer, but the gal on the flute for IPFW was very very good. I cant remember the name of the piece, but its a well known one. (Thanks Rachel! Flight of the Bumblebee)

Worked over 12 hours yesterday and I am really feeling it today. I didn't have a chance to unwind last night, couldn't sleep. I've always had insomnia, but last night it was a PITA! Didn't sleep a wink.

So, Im going to take a half-day today, get some R&R, and then go to the Side-by-Side Concert at Snider High School tonight (if I can stay awake!) :O. The IPFW Choir is going to sing with a wind ensemble there.

Well, I guess I should post something in this blog.

I went out last night to my nieces 16th birthday party. She was completely surprised. Lol, the first thing she did was remove some of her pictures from the wall that she didnt like. Overall, It was fun, with some really good company there. I left early before the band started playing. The previous nights storm kept me awake until 3am.. and of course I am up for work at 6am, I was feeling exhausted.

So I went with my best friend Jimmer to an Opera. This was a first for me. Overall, I enjoyed it but the entire program was about relationships. Infatuation, Love, Betrayal, Repentance, Reconciliation and it was all in Italian. But, thankfully or not, the translations were displayed on an overhead projection screen.

Anyway the songs and instrumentals brought about a hell of a lot of emotions for me. So I suppose that means it was am excellent show, right? Hell, I dont know.

This fun-work is from Marie. Well, really from http://is-here.com/

 

Goto Wikipedia and look up your birth day (excluding the year). List three neat facts, two births and one death in your journal, including the year

 

FACTS

1982 - "Cold Sunday" in the United States sees temperatures fall to their lowest levels in over 100 years in numerous cities.

For all of you Indiana people, don't forget to change your clocks tomorrow!! Or, if you are up at 2am, just change it then. :) Next week should be interesting.

Well, I broke my old record of 145 mph. I think that's about it for me for now... I can live with the 150 MPH CLUB!

TONIGHT! Sci-fi, 10pm EST. Do not forget! http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/ 

That is all.

- Bal

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!

Well, it got up to 36F on Christmas Eve, warm enough to hand wash my GTO. I’ve been driving it the last few days, so she was a bit dirty. All clean now!

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My main gift on Christmas day was another GTO!!! That’s right, but only 18th the size of the gasoline variety. It’s a diecast from GMP.

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I added several more puppy pictures and a few fish tank pictures today.

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