I’ve mentioned before that I sing with a group called Collegium Cantorum, a choral group that focuses on Renaissance polyphony. For the past six weeks we’ve been rehearsing for a concert featuring three canonic Mass settings from the late 15th, early 16th, late 20th centuries: Missa prolationum by Johannes Ockeghem (c. 1415 – 1497) Missa L’homme […]
I did it! As of right now, I’m officially on vacation until the Monday after Thanksgiving! I just sent off my last work-related emails and am about to pack up my things. My flight to Paris leaves Sunday night. Between now and then, all I have to do is sing at a dress rehearsal and two […]
Every year the firm’s management committee holds a meeting to update the associates on the financial position of the firm and answer any questions we might have. There weren’t any major surprises, but one thing stood out to me: The average associate billable hours for the past fiscal year were around 1,700. I don’t know what other people billed, but […]
Last Sunday during our Elders Quorum lesson on what’s going to happen after the Second Coming, we learned that, according to Brigham Young, life during the Millennium is going to be pretty much like it is now. For example, people will “eat and drink and will wear clothes.” If you ask me, that’s pretty disappointing. Not because we […]
After three years of running on the trail near my house, I discovered tonight that there is a small piece of metal protruding from the middle of the path as it opens onto the street. Talk about discovering it the hard way! My toe caught in mid-stride and I did a full-body face-plant into the asphault, skidding […]
Last Thursday I got a note from my friend Anna wishing me happy birthday and hoping that I’d enjoyed the gift she sent. Gift? Oh dear, how awkward. I may be terrible at remembering other people’s birthdays, but I’m pretty good at remembering when people send me things (especially Anna — she’s one of the best gift givers I know; so good at coming […]
Look what came today!
Happy birthday to Heather and me! We’re officially 32 years old today. A very grown-up sort of age to be, I think. Heather’s off in the Caribbean celebrating her 10th anniversary with Jordan (she said she’d be snorkeling today). I didn’t have anything special planned for myself but ended up celebrating with a most unexpectedly pleasant trip to […]
After learning about my failure to get opera tickets this morning, Amanda jumped online and managed to snag a pair of tickets to the ballet. So instead of seeing La Cenerentola (Rossini’s operatic take on the Cinderella story), we’ll be seeing Cendrillon (Prokofiev’s balletic portrayal of Cinderella) performed by the Paris Opera Ballet. Yay!!! Needless to say, I’m ecstatic. […]
Tickets for La Cenerentola at the Paris National Opera went on sale this morning at 9:00am Paris time. So I set my alarm and logged onto the site at 2:55am Eastern Time. After 40 minutes of bleary-eyed, finger-crossed suspense, I got through — only to discover that the performances had sold out. Boo! Now, back to bed.
A More Gentlemanlike Manner 