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04:15 pm
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an evening's amusement
I'm not feeling very sociable, but I want to get out of the house tonight.
Shall I go to:
- a science fiction reading at the South Street Seaport?
- English Country Dancing?
- a feng shui workshop?
- something else entirely?
What would you do?
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05:58 pm
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Physics and running
This morning, as I ran in Central Park, I was thinking about the force of landing on each leg. How does it change with the following variables: speed, height of the step, length of the stride, which part of my foot lands, whether I use my toes, etc?
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06:07 pm
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A cabbage-y compromise
My Thanksgiving hostess said that cole slaw would be fine, but I did not ignore the comments of the fine folks who are kind enough to read my scribbles.
I made a salad with cabbage, carrots, onions, kerbies, parsley, soy mayonnaise (not a lot), and sesame oil. I'm thinking I might decorate with pecans and cauliflower before serving.
It didn't all fit into the bowl, so I ate the leftovers as a snack. Yum! I'll do this one again.
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09:50 pm
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Quick survey
I've been asked to bring a salad for Thanksgiving dinner.
Shall I make cole slaw or a classic green salad with a vinaigrette?
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02:26 pm
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Quick rant
People who make appointments and don't show up, with no phone call or email to cancel, are the scum of the earth.
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09:28 am
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Computer problem
Dear LJ Friends, who know everything,
When I turn my computer off and unplug it, it forgets what time and day it is. When I leave it plugged in, it remembers. This has been going on for a few months. How can I tell it to remember the time?
Thanks in advance!
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09:57 pm
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For those in Northern NJ
I just had my dress rehearsal for Sunday's concert, and it's going to be awesome!
Saint David's Episcopal Church of Kinnelon
presents
GLISSANDO DUO - Elissa Weiss, soprano/harp and Lisa Spraragen, guitar
Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 2:00 PM
Saint David's Church (http://www.stdavidskinnelon.org)
91 Kinnelon Road, Kinnelon, NJ 07405
Directions: http://www.stdavidskinnelon.org/directions.asp
Tickets: $15
The program includes Salomone Rossi's groundbreaking liturgical music, lutesongs by John Dowland, Franz Schubert's songs of love and longing, selections from Castelnuovo-Tedesco's setting of the Divan of Moses-Ibn-Ezra, Garcia Lorca's vibrant flamenco melodies, and exotic traditional Sephardic songs.
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09:10 pm
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What an ego!
I started a blog called Running and Singing.
http://elissaweiss.wordpress.com/
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02:40 pm
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From a harplist buddy
Cover songs on harp found on youtube.
http://www.urlesque.com/2009/11/06/harp-cover-songs/
My favorite is "The Silly Harpist", who plays harp karaoke.
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11:37 am
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Brows and nails - a grooming question
There must be hundreds of nail places in Manhattan. Maybe thousands. I know women who get a manicure once a week. I like to get a pedicure from time to time. It's fun. I pay somebody to rub my feet and make the toenails look pretty.
Over the last few years, seemingly hundreds of brow stores have popped up in my neighborhood. One goes to a brow store to have one's eyebrows shaped. I don't know exactly how this is done, but it sounds painful, since it clearly involves pulling hair out by the roots.
I have noticed toenails in bad shape, but I have never noticed brows.
Have you ever looked at a man or woman and thought, "he or she needs to have his or her eyebrows shaped"? What about fingernails or toenails?
Have you ever wondered why I keep my eyebrows au naturel?
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07:16 am
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Healthcare
Just for the record, I think that illegal immigrants should have the same access to government-sponsored healthcare as everyone else, if they pay the taxes that are due. If they are living at poverty level, they don't owe any taxes.
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11:12 am
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I'm in too deep now - another boring running post
I usually run to the park, twice around the horse trail that circles the reservoir (as opposed to the trail right up against the reservoir), and then I run home.
Today, I ran the entire horse trail, including the part that dead-ends near the southern part of the park. The last part of the trail, up against the park's western wall, is particularly beautiful, almost like running down a dirt country road, surrounded by trees and wildflowers.
I turned around and started north again. After an hour of running, it's hard to stop. The body wants to keep running.
After an hour and 15 minutes, I had to stop. My toes were hurting. My feet, lungs, and legs felt great. But my toes are still not strong enough.
I still love my Vibram Five-Finger shoes.
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06:38 am
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You know you're addicted when...
...the first thing you do in the morning is check the weather report, and you smile if it's below 70F.
...you spend more on running clothes than on real clothes.
...on the hottest day of the summer, you say "just one mile" and come back forty-five minutes later feeling sheepish but happy.
...you go to bed by 10 so that you can get up by 6 to drink your quart of water so you can be in the park by 7.
...you buy a subscription to Runners World.
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09:33 pm
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Worms!
Today I schlepped my harp up to the Bronx to perform on the Waterpod (http://www.thewaterpod.org). The Concrete Plant Park, where it was moored, just opened a few days ago, so there were very few visitors this time. Instead of doing my program of songs, I played background music for a couple of hours.
The artist-in-residence had a project that included a garden in a shopping cart. It was about food, poverty, environmentalism, etc. One of the ways that he got funded was by doing education on composting. I left with a yogurt container filled with worms and scraps. Tomorrow, I'll buy a bin for my worms and start composting, instead of throwing out my garbage. I eat a grapefruit every morning, so my worms are not going to go hungry, no matter what else I eat that day.
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12:34 pm
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Lentil pate
I finally got the proportions right. This makes enough for one sandwich:
1/2 cup cooked or canned lentils
1 tsp olive oil
3 large walnut halves
1/2 tsp soy sauce
garlic, basil, parsley, lemon juice to taste - it tastes good without any of these
Blend in food processor.
Tags: recipe
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09:03 pm
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Etiquette question
Can I play "Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore" at the cocktail hour of a wedding? It's absolutely gorgeous, but people who know the words might freak.
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05:40 pm
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Fencing teacher in San Francisco
Someone on my list was looking for a fencing teacher in San Francisco. Today I had coffee with a friend from San Francisco who studies fencing, and can recommend her teacher. I would be happy to introduce you two, if I could but remember who you are!
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05:59 am
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Waterpod concert today and tomorrow!
I'll be singing and playing harp on the Waterpod (http://thewaterpod.org), an artists' barge, today and tomorrow (Saturday and Sunday) at 3 PM. It's currently at the new dock at 125th Street, in Riverside Park (near Fairway).
My program is "Strong Women and Amazons." Medieval, Sephardic and folk songs about strong women.
Free.
The barge is awesome. Solar panels, water purification system, a garden, chickens, four tiny bedrooms. It's a self-sustaining floating house that's mostly "yard."
C'mon down, y'all!
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05:58 am
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New toys
I bought a heart rate monitor and some hand weights.
Who am I, and what have I done with Elissa?
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10:05 am
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Come hear me play and sing tomorrow!
Reminder: I'm performing this year as part of Make Music NY, a free citywide outdoor festival on June 21, 2009. My program for voice and harp, Strong Women and Amazons, includes Medieval, Renaissance, Sephardic, and folk songs by and about strong women. I also created the winning Musical Handshake for the festival, which will serve as the on-going theme for the event. As described in the press release:
After careful deliberations by our expert panel, MMNY is proud to announce this year's winning "musical handshake" by singer/harpist Elissa Weiss of Manhattan.
Download the Handshake here! (pdf)
This handshake will be exchanged between musicians throughout the day on June 21st, and will also serve as an improvisational element for the evening's Mass Appeal afterparty in Central Park, led by David Amram.
Says Elissa Weiss: "When I read about the Musical Handshake contest, the first thing that came to my mind was a bird I heard singing all weekend last summer in Vermont. I never saw the bird or found out what it was, but I couldn't forget the song. Because of its haunting simplicity, I used it as the main theme for the handshake and put it in the key of C, the "people's key," so that any musician at any skill level can easily play it."
My performances on June 21:
12:00 PM - Sakura Park, Riverside Drive at 122nd Street (across from Grant's Tomb)
3:00 PM - Theodore Roosevelt Park, Columbus Avenue, enter at 79th Street (behind the museum)
6:00 PM - Divalicious Chocolate Cafe, 365 Broome Street (chocolate!)
The program is about 45 minutes long.
If you come by, please say hi!
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