five short things

[nnozomi]

I'm up to my eyelashes in work, and if I'm not working there's at least one more thing I could be doing for Yuletide, but here I am posting anyway. No photos today sorry, I will have some for the end of the year.

・I may have had my mind a little too much on Yuletide the other day at the weird high school; they have until Friday at five to turn in their outstanding assignments for the term, and Lu-kun from the JSL class was announcing that he was going to show up on Friday at four to hand his in. I couldn't help saying "What if you get hit by a bus on Friday at three?"

・A-Pei taught me "May the Force be with you" in Chinese, 愿力量与你同在.

・The radio here always runs the summer Bayreuth season for a week at this time of year, late at night, God knows why. This time there were two operas featuring Klaus Florian Vogt, one of my very favorite singers, a gorgeously pure tenor sound even now that he's getting a bit older.

・New composer discovered! Elfrida Andrée, who is sort of "Schumann, except if he were female and Swedish and much more emotionally stable." Well recommended.

・A class of little kids flying kites in the park visible from my desk, running around like mad on the baseball ground with white kites coming and going over their heads.

Be safe and well.

Comments

[china_shop]

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A class of little kids flying kites in the park visible from my desk, running around like mad on the baseball ground with white kites coming and going over their heads.

Awwwwwwww!

[nnozomi]

<3 I tried taking pictures of the kids and kites from my veranda, but it didn't work very well...

[shadaras]

Oh, that's a delightful phrase to know! :D thanks for sharing!

[nnozomi]

My pleasure! I thought I should save it until next May 4th, but I figured I'd forget to post it ;)

[trobadora]

I couldn't help saying "What if you get hit by a bus on Friday at three?"

Hee! (What did he say?)

[nnozomi]

;) He thought it was funny, luckily. He's in fact a fairly organized kid so I figure (short of stray buses, knock wood) he should be fine!

[antisoppist]

Thank you for Elfrida Andrée. I hadn't heard of her. According to Swedish wikipedia, one of Gothenburg's trams is named after her.

[nnozomi]

According to Swedish wikipedia, one of Gothenburg's trams is named after her.
Neat! (I only know about Gothenburg because it's where the Helene Tursten mysteries, a favorite series, are set.) I came across Elfrida Andrée at random on YouTube and now I really like her.

[landofnowhere]

Thanks for the Elfrida Andrée recommendation, I will check her out!

[nnozomi]

Sure! Let me know what you think.

[elenothar]

Ooh, I should check out Elfrida Andrée (I'm mostly fond of Schumann, even if I do prefer Schubert).

Tried puzzling my way through the Chinese phrase, but I really only get the second half, so that was doomed to failure...

[nnozomi]

(I'm mostly fond of Schumann, even if I do prefer Schubert).
I tend to vary by genre--Schumann over Schubert for orchestral music, Schubert for piano music, both of them tied for chamber music--but basically I like them both a lot.

I think the Chinese is something like "will/wish the force with you together?"

[elenothar]

I do have a bit of a bias for German composers, courtesy of growing up... XD

(side note: messaged you on discord again, but no rush. Won't be around loads the next few days)

[nnozomi]

I saw your message! Will jump in soon but also running around like crazy for a couple days... Definitely not forgetting :)

[maggie33]

I couldn't help saying "What if you get hit by a bus on Friday at three?"

LOL And thanks for recommending Elfrida Andrée. I've just listened to her Symphony in A minor and I really liked it.

[nnozomi]

I've just listened to her Symphony in A minor and I really liked it.
Yay! I find her very happy-making.

[laireshi]

A class of little kids flying kites in the park visible from my desk, running around like mad on the baseball ground with white kites coming and going over their heads.
Such a lovely moment! Thanks for sharing!

[nnozomi]

Pleasure! I tried to take some photos of the kids and kites from my veranda, but they didn't come out very well...

[scytale]

I couldn't help saying "What if you get hit by a bus on Friday at three?"

I laughed. If you get a bus pass, do you promise not to look at it before reveals? :P

And the phrase is very cool. :D

[nnozomi]

I laughed. If you get a bus pass, do you promise not to look at it before reveals? :P
LOL. Fortunately it's not me he's submitting them to, but that might be an argument worth making--turn them in early with a note saying "DO NOT GRADE until after Friday at x o'clock"... ;)

And the phrase is very cool.
I've got to remember it for next May 4th :)

[umadoshi]

Good luck with the workload! *hugs*

[nnozomi]

Thank you! *hugs back*

[chestnut_pod]

愿力量与你同在!

"Schumann, except if he were female and Swedish and much more emotionally stable," got my partner running to listen at warp speed, so extra thanks for that.

[nnozomi]

"Schumann, except if he were female and Swedish and much more emotionally stable," got my partner running to listen at warp speed, so extra thanks for that.
Glad to hear it! I hope your partner finds the music worth the listen.

[tinny]

"May the Force be with you" in Chinese, 愿力量与你同在.

Awesome! I'm tempted to put it into my list of things learned for December. (which is very very short again, alas.)

Be safe and well.

You too! Happy holidays. <3

[nnozomi]

my list of things learned for December. (which is very very short again, alas.)
Listen, I think your list of things learned for December is "how to move house efficiently and successfully," which is PLENTY.

Happy holidays. <3
You too! <3