Brother, can you spare a dime bag?

[quesarah]

Take one part stress, mix with equal measure massive deadline, sprinkle liberally with caffeine and top with lots of Frank Zappa playing in the laboratory. A strange, surreal mental state is guaranteed to occur, thus eliminating the need for recreational pharmaceuticals. Except the recreational pharmaceuticals are more fun. Not that I'd know...

I have a need to purchase some college-style a capella music compilations. There are several pieces I know that would be great fun to sing that way. Unfortunately, it's been a zillion years since I've done any arranging. I need something to kickstart me. I could probably do horn arranging no problem, that's always been easier (different key signatures aside). However, as I have zero musical outlet for horn arranging I really need to focus on vocal arranging. Ah well. I foresee a trip to Border's this weekend. Anyone wanna come with?

For about the last week, I've been repressing the desire to say "Crikey!" I don't know why I want to say it, I just do. I'll save up and burst out with it right in front of wafflelips. I'm sure she'll be terribly amused.

Did I ever mention our friend Colin? Odd man, but that's beside the point. He's an Aussie which may or may not be related to his oddness, but I digress. During the course of a conversation he asked me a question. I paused, and started my answer "Well, I reckon..." He was convinced I was making fun of him. I had to explain to him that my family was from the rural south, and that phrase was very much a part of our vocabulary. Eventually I convinced him. Then I said "Besides, I said Ah recken, not Oi rikkin. Big difference." I think he hit me. Can't recall.

Time to go. Lunch with Frenchie.

Comments

[among-the-waves.livejournal.com]

If you want to get some music we should probably go to a sheet music store - there's one right in your neck of the woods, called Macavee's or something like that (I know I have the name wrong but I think I have the sound right). Their hours are limited, though. Johanna would have more dirt on which stores are good to go to.

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

Nope, CDs. Sheet music will come later, but please ask J about the store. :)

[virginmartyr1.livejournal.com]

yay a capella music shopping. pick me pick me. (um ok, you already did and we're going tomorrow, but still). and college a capella at that..even better. :) i lurve college a capella...i have a bunch downloaded on my computer that i should look through to see if there's anything that might be good for the chorus (or a small ensemble). wheee.

i love saying "crikey" and "blimey" and "bugger." sometimes i think i should be british, if only because i enjoy their swear words so darn much. fun accents are my friend.

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

My fave Brit slang is "sod." Sod off, sod you, you sod. It's a satisfying thing to say.

New Frenchie quote: yesterday morning she told me she'd be ready for lunch "around noon thirty." I failed in supressing my smile, so she corrected herself "noon and a half, then."

Whee accents!

[virginmartyr1.livejournal.com]

ok did you really post that at 6:07pm yesterday? that can't be even possible, can it? your computer time must be off or something...it's either that or someone else is writing in your journal for you. OR there are two sarahs (ppp a frightening thought). hee

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

Nope, I posted it around 11 or so. I'm pretty sure, yeah. Some lj clock thing must be off.

OR there are two sarahs (ppp a frightening thought).

Hey hey hey now! Two Sarahs would not be frightening. It would be sweetness and light and fuzzy baby puppies for everyone. Not frightening at all!