General update

[luzula]

1) I'd thought about doing Jukebox, but now that I look at what people are nominating, I'm hardly familiar with any of the songs. Hmmm. Maybe I should skip that one and do Night on Fic Mountain instead? I am amused by their overly cautious description: The challenge takes place during the middle of the year, at a time which may or may not be considered summer for some people. I would venture to say that the middle of the year is definitely summer for some people.

2) I had a cold that developed into sinusitis and was miserable for a few weeks; now I am fine again and tired of winter. It's been below freezing for weeks here, though mostly only icy and annoying, not much actual snow. I've been reading the back issues of an entomological magazine and longing for spring to come so I can geek out on butterflies and bees and all the other critters. Also plants, of course. Although one thing I've done during the winter is to sort my moss specimens and pick some new ones (moss doesn't wither in the winter), so my moss herbarium now has 114 species. \o/

3) I was at the annual meeting of my environmental organization, and it was lovely to hang out with everyone. I chaired the meeting, which I'd been looking forward to since quitting the board last year, and several people said I did a good job of it. \o/ I ended up doing the accounting in 2018 (like being treasurer except I'm not on the board), since several people were not happy with the person who'd been doing it last year. Would have preferred not to, but at least I bargained away some other things--I'm not doing the newsletter or taking care of the email adress for public queries anymore.

Comments

[cahn]

Oh, thanks for reminding me about Jukebox!

I don't know any of the songs either -- I rarely know very many (tbh I use Jukebox as a way to find things to listen to). But I'm planning to nominate at least Scarborough Fair, and you could nominate ballads too... I know Demon Lover has shown up in the past, and maybe Tam Lin too?

[rachelmanija]

I just nominated. Nominations don't close for another 9 days!

I nominated "Cat-Eye Willie Claims His Lover" and "The Mountain" by Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer, "Glittering Cloud" by Imogen Heap, "Rake" and "Kathleen" by Townes Van Zandt, "The Stranger Song" by Leonard Cohen, and "Magic" by Bruce Springsteen.

[ride_4ever]

Jukebox...I don't know it. Is it on DW?

[luzula]

Hmm, yeah, maybe I shouldn't give up on it yet--I'd definitely be more interested in ballad-type songs.

[luzula]

Oooh, The Mountain, I love that song. For me it's closely associated with the LotR vid to that song, but reading the lyrics, I think I can see other things to do with it. : )

I'll ponder some songs to nominate!

[luzula]

Yes, it's here: jukebox_fest. It's a fanworks exchange based on songs.

[dhampyresa]

I am amused by their overly cautious description: The challenge takes place during the middle of the year, at a time which may or may not be considered summer for some people.
It was a whole Thing, lmao.

Congrats on chairing the meeting!

[ride_4ever]

TYK! I've joined it and subscribed to it! (I might not be active in it just now though: a lot of time and attention going to cons -- RevelCon this month and Bitchin' Party next month -- and Requiem Publications zine stuff.)

[seascribble]

I am glad you are feeling better. We have had four nor-easters here in the last three weeks, and while I will never say I'm ready for spring, it could stop snowing and that would be fine, I guess.

[luzula]

Thanks! : ) I do enjoy that kind of thing.

[luzula]

Thanks! So you don't like spring, or is it just that you love winter?

[blnchflr]

I started a cold Tuesday evening, and it's still not topped/bottomed :(

How about a couple of pics of your herbarium some time? Is it a book or loose sheets or something else entirely?

[luzula]

Topped for the viruses, bottomed for you? Hope you get well soon!

Something else entirely, I guess? It's shoeboxes full of mosses in little folded-up papers--I'll take photos some time. : )

[seascribble]

I like spring, but I am at my cutest and most comfortable in winter.

[luzula]

This makes you sound like a cat cuddled up on the couch. : )