Remember how I mocked Tyler about his man-cold? Well, it sure showed me! He has spent a full week in bed being thoroughly miserable and then was kind enough to share it with me. Hopefully my variation will be less awful...
I have been playing (the trombone, for those not in the know) in the Riverton Community Orchestra and the Riverton Jazz Band for the past few months. Before this, I hadn't really played in years- 6 years, to be precise. My chops are completely shot and my wrists barely survive each week, but it is still so fun.
We just got music for our next concert and I think it is so cool! Our concert is on March 15th, so the conductor decided that we ought to play 15 marches. Gah! If it were 15 Sousa pieces I would probably impale myself on a piccolo rather than perform, but it looks like there will only be 1 Sousa. We've actually got some amazingly cool charts. Mars, from The Planets (Holst), March of the Marionettes (Gounod), March to the Scaffold (Berlioz), March to the Cathedral (Wagner), the Grand March from Aida (Verdi), Pomp and Circumstance (Elgar), and lots of others. I am delighted to be playing so many standards- it makes me feel like a musician again..
In other news, holy adventures Batman. We are closing Twin Peaks down, so trying to figure all that out is an adventure. The plan is to move Any Horrible Occasion into our basement- I'm loving the potential commute! Tyler is on the job hunt, so we'll see where he ends up. And I am in the thick of party planning- this time it's Stephy's birthday party. I'll be sure to post pictures of the event...
Okay. I'm going back to being a miserable slug. Dang man cold!
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Friday, January 4, 2008
A story about a boy, a lego, and a cake.
This is my baby brother Gus. He just had a birthday and is now 11 years old and is, obviously, very excited about it.
Gus, like many little boys, likes to play with swords, cars, video games, and legos.
When it came time for his party, it seemed like a good idea to make a birthday cake that he would enjoy, so I decided to do a lego cake because what could possibly be cooler than that, right? Cake is good. Legos are good. Therefore, all legos are cake. Er, something.
I started with a double batch of my favorite 'Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake', baked in 9" square pans. I crumb coated and frosted with highly yummy rich chocolate frosting.
Then I got to play with legos- actually rolled fondant cut 1” by whatever length happened to fit and look good.
It took longer than I had anticipated- there were a whole bunch of little dot things to apply- but eventually the lego cake was finished.
Apparently they liked it!
Gus, like many little boys, likes to play with swords, cars, video games, and legos.
When it came time for his party, it seemed like a good idea to make a birthday cake that he would enjoy, so I decided to do a lego cake because what could possibly be cooler than that, right? Cake is good. Legos are good. Therefore, all legos are cake. Er, something. I started with a double batch of my favorite 'Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake', baked in 9" square pans. I crumb coated and frosted with highly yummy rich chocolate frosting.
Then I got to play with legos- actually rolled fondant cut 1” by whatever length happened to fit and look good.
Before too, too long, the whole thing was covered but I needed to add the bumps on top to complete the look.
It took longer than I had anticipated- there were a whole bunch of little dot things to apply- but eventually the lego cake was finished.
After much ooh-ing and ahh-ing, we lit the swirly candles, sang, and ate.
Apparently they liked it!
Thursday, January 3, 2008
This might as well be Tyler.....
If you don't laugh at this, you must not know any men.
Poor mrface. He has a man-cold. It's tragic, really. Just ask him, but ask him later because he is sleeping now, will be wallowing a little later and plans to whine all evening.
Poor mrface. He has a man-cold. It's tragic, really. Just ask him, but ask him later because he is sleeping now, will be wallowing a little later and plans to whine all evening.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
New year, new blog, new chances
Hi all. I'm going to try this blogging thing again- this time on blogger. Feel free to kick me if I don't post often enough to satiate your yearnings for my witty banter and amusing anecdotes. Just be warned- I have very long legs and can kick back!
In all serious, though, it's a new year and I am feeling it more profoundly than I ever have before. I have never before felt such a desire or a need for the clean slate that 2008 brings. 07 was rough! It will be interesting to see what insanity is in store for me this year- hopefully it will include Any Horrible Occasion taking off and a baby. Those are the goals.
One of the things I hope to get out of this blog is to have a record of the books I read and of the parties/cakes/crafts I do. I'm such a dope that I forget about them far too easily and it would be nice to have a running list of books I want to read. I suppose if I want to keep track of cakes and parties I will have to post pictures of them, so that's a good thing for you (theoretical) readers and a challenge for me, as I'm really, really bad at taking pictures...
Happy New Year to all!
Andrea
In all serious, though, it's a new year and I am feeling it more profoundly than I ever have before. I have never before felt such a desire or a need for the clean slate that 2008 brings. 07 was rough! It will be interesting to see what insanity is in store for me this year- hopefully it will include Any Horrible Occasion taking off and a baby. Those are the goals.
One of the things I hope to get out of this blog is to have a record of the books I read and of the parties/cakes/crafts I do. I'm such a dope that I forget about them far too easily and it would be nice to have a running list of books I want to read. I suppose if I want to keep track of cakes and parties I will have to post pictures of them, so that's a good thing for you (theoretical) readers and a challenge for me, as I'm really, really bad at taking pictures...
Happy New Year to all!
Andrea
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