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took! I've been playing cello for years and years and I did some piano grades and all the theory grades but I always always wanted to do singing. Never had time. So I'm finally taking lessons! This was my second one. My poor cello will have to languish in the corner for a while.
Mostly breath exercises and techniques. All sorts of huffing and puffing :pac:
We started an actual piece today as my teacher wants me to do the exam at christmas - exciting!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKvSfHFnFlg&feature=related
That IS exciting, you talented lady you, soon you can bust out the solo album
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I find people who unexpectedly air dirty laundry in public very disconcerting. It makes me reassess how I feel about the way I choose to spend my free time and maybe revise what will or won't get my attention in the future.
It also disappoints me when I see someone I had some respect for make a point of calling someone out over something that doesn't need to be made public, especially if it's for a pretty petty reason.
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I find people who unexpectedly air dirty laundry in public very disconcerting. It makes me reassess how I feel about the way I choose to spend my free time and maybe revise what will or won't get my attention in the future.
It also disappoints me when I see someone I had some respect for make a point of calling someone out over something that doesn't need to be made public, especially if it's for a pretty petty reason.
That's the sort of observation you just can't beat.0 -
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pickarooney wrote: »Cool. As long as at least in some way plausible
Next - how to build a raft with no plastic drums to use as buoyancy devices? I'm guessing in the olden days they managed it somehow...
Surely it's about ensuring you have a large enough raft made of wood that is thin enough to carry your cargo yet strong enough to hold the load? Then whatever weight you have on it will be distributed evenly and still not be too heavy to float. Almost any plank of wood will float on the water's surface, because it is less dense than the water itself, but when you put something on it it'll start to sink, or tip to let the object fall off. Even whole logs will float (hence loggers sending them down the river) but they'll be more submerged due to their weight. The bigger the surface area of the raft, the more weight it can carry, based on the simple fact it's spreading the weight over a larger area.
Then obviously you'd need twine, rope or something to tie the pieces of wood together. But if you're at a river, then you could easily come across a log that was going down the river, and hop on, if you're alone. Depending on geographical setting - no point in having someone come across loggers on the Shannon!
Is that just stating the obvious and not at all helpful?0 -
pickarooney wrote: »Cool. As long as at least in some way plausible
Next - how to build a raft with no plastic drums to use as buoyancy devices? I'm guessing in the olden days they managed it somehow...
...sea turtles, mate.0 -
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the less free time i have, the more writing i miss doing!
My problem is that my reading time and writing time are pretty much the same time, and I can't do both at once
I've got five short stories I'm trying to write into an interconnected series at the moment. And by 'at the moment' I mean 'since before I started reading A Dance With Dragons'.0 -
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My problem is that my reading time and writing time are pretty much the same time, and I can't do both at once
I've got five short stories I'm trying to write into an interconnected series at the moment. And by 'at the moment' I mean 'since before I started reading A Dance With Dragons'.
I've just put down ADWD since I've found two then/than errors in the last few pages. My eyes are offended! 0 -
I've just put down ADWD since I've found two then/than errors in the last few pages. My eyes are offended!
I KNOW! I saw that too and just couldn't believe it! It's taken so long for the book to emerge, you'd think they'd have proofed it properly!
There are some other mistakes in it too, but I can't remember exactly what, little things I think.
Took a week off work and completely proofed my novel for the 7th or 8th time. It's finally done! Victory!
Plus, someone actually bought it, despite all my publicity including free download codes. My first $2.21 in the bank! 0 -
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