Saturday/Sunday, Tanka Challenge
Nov. 16th, 2008 08:47 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
helwenMissed the tanka challenge yesterday. Spent much of the day doing off-line things like cleaning, re-arranging rooms, shopping, folding & stuffing, making magnets.
L removed the remains from the latest mouse hunt and then we moved the videotape cases down onto the floor by the sofa. Baronial charter is now displayed over the piano, and the Master Robinton print will go up next to it. I moved the banjo to where the guitars are kept, dusted off a sidetable near L's side of the bed and put some stacking shelves on top of it. He needed a little more clothing storage space, plus it might serve as a bit of extra insulation.
The folding and stuffing was a mailing to maple syrup customers that's going out on Monday. Then Marian remembered that we can pull a few more addresses off of the internet mail orders, so I'll be going through those today to find a few more people.
Magnets.... I don't need to have them right now, but it'll get them done and out of the way for the future. Sort of part of clearing the decks...
Got in some exercise yesterday. I'm trying to do some weight-lifting exercises every other day. Just 2-pound weights, but a couple of the exercises are definitely a workout. The one where you have your arms out in front of you, palms facing each other, and then move your arms out to the sides and back again, almost instantly tire the muscles out -- although I can go on and do other exercises. Something about that particular grouping of muscles that's really wimpy. Oh, and did some aerobic stuff, knee push ups, stomach crunches, and yoga stuff. Was feeling pretty stiff first thing this morning, but not too bad now.
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Sunday is work on the mailing list and finish the mailing, maybe do some bookkeeping for Marian, wrap the magnets and put them away, more cleaning. And eventually, choir practice! We'll be at a new place this week. We've been at![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ellid's house for a little bit but another choir member just moved into a new home and has a big room he'd like to have us try out. Way over in West Springfield, but half the choir is in that area, so I suppose it's better overall. We used to rehearse in Amherst -- mutually inconvenient for everyone ;) -- but that member got a job in another state, unfortunately. Once again we're short on male voices. But, hopefully he'll find some folks to do things with down there. He's already managed to contact a few SCAdians by email, so that should help.
[EDIT} And going to the transfer point with trash and recycling! Must remember to bring the small pile of books... we have a book exchange point there as well.
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16 Nov
Late nights and long days
Not being too sensible
Missed the third line, sigh...
Time to make a few changes
Much to do, short time for it.
Attracting the eye,
What is it? Another ad.
Some motions delight,
Birds and squirrels, swirling leaves,
But not flashing online ads.
Yes, there's no making up for a lost day on the tanka challenge, so only one of these 'counts'. I just felt like writing the second one. I really, really hate constantly moving ads on the screen. I have to compose tanka in Word or away from the computer because the Posting page often has a moving ad. Sometimes when reading articles I have to put my hand over ads or I can't read the text at all. Grr.
Okay, best post this and get on to other things...
L removed the remains from the latest mouse hunt and then we moved the videotape cases down onto the floor by the sofa. Baronial charter is now displayed over the piano, and the Master Robinton print will go up next to it. I moved the banjo to where the guitars are kept, dusted off a sidetable near L's side of the bed and put some stacking shelves on top of it. He needed a little more clothing storage space, plus it might serve as a bit of extra insulation.
The folding and stuffing was a mailing to maple syrup customers that's going out on Monday. Then Marian remembered that we can pull a few more addresses off of the internet mail orders, so I'll be going through those today to find a few more people.
Magnets.... I don't need to have them right now, but it'll get them done and out of the way for the future. Sort of part of clearing the decks...
Got in some exercise yesterday. I'm trying to do some weight-lifting exercises every other day. Just 2-pound weights, but a couple of the exercises are definitely a workout. The one where you have your arms out in front of you, palms facing each other, and then move your arms out to the sides and back again, almost instantly tire the muscles out -- although I can go on and do other exercises. Something about that particular grouping of muscles that's really wimpy. Oh, and did some aerobic stuff, knee push ups, stomach crunches, and yoga stuff. Was feeling pretty stiff first thing this morning, but not too bad now.
***
Sunday is work on the mailing list and finish the mailing, maybe do some bookkeeping for Marian, wrap the magnets and put them away, more cleaning. And eventually, choir practice! We'll be at a new place this week. We've been at
ellid's house for a little bit but another choir member just moved into a new home and has a big room he'd like to have us try out. Way over in West Springfield, but half the choir is in that area, so I suppose it's better overall. We used to rehearse in Amherst -- mutually inconvenient for everyone ;) -- but that member got a job in another state, unfortunately. Once again we're short on male voices. But, hopefully he'll find some folks to do things with down there. He's already managed to contact a few SCAdians by email, so that should help.[EDIT} And going to the transfer point with trash and recycling! Must remember to bring the small pile of books... we have a book exchange point there as well.
***
16 Nov
Late nights and long days
Not being too sensible
Missed the third line, sigh...
Time to make a few changes
Much to do, short time for it.
Attracting the eye,
What is it? Another ad.
Some motions delight,
Birds and squirrels, swirling leaves,
But not flashing online ads.
Yes, there's no making up for a lost day on the tanka challenge, so only one of these 'counts'. I just felt like writing the second one. I really, really hate constantly moving ads on the screen. I have to compose tanka in Word or away from the computer because the Posting page often has a moving ad. Sometimes when reading articles I have to put my hand over ads or I can't read the text at all. Grr.
Okay, best post this and get on to other things...
