I got my bass back. It isn't perfect but it looks as good as it did new so I'm rather happy. I have no idea how he managed to close that gap in a seamless manner but I'm glad he could. I definately missed it, though perhaps not enough to refer to it by a nickname or a gendered pronoun. Still though, hanging out with an orchestra made me miss my own big & beautiful bass.
Speaking of our recent trip to Calgary, sometimes I forget that not musicians are of quite the same manner as those I hang out with here and in Mixed Chorus. I definately had an altercation with a member of the orchestra who thought it'd be cool to blame us choristers for the slow, unorganized loading of the buses. I disagreed and that's all I'm going to say for now. Short version is that communication with people from the other groups felt mechanical at best and angry at worst.
With regards to the location itself, the trip did make me appreciate the Winspear Centre in Edmonton. Running up and down 2 flights of stairs in order to get from our warm up room and the stage is a bit ridiculous... almost as ridiculous as giving a CHOIR no liquids with lunch leave alone throughout the day.
Ultimately though I figure the take-home message is I need to get better at sitting back and relaxing when things are being run poorly. It was a worthwhile trip that had some definate good points that I have trouble noting through the frustration I feel when nobody took the time to plan things like loading and unloading of busses and equipment.
I suppose saying that I need to relax isn't exactly news to anyone but I feel like putting it on paper is something like progress.
I'm not sure if I mentioned; I now own a wii (or at least a portion thereof). I find it very difficult to be grumpy when a mii is running about on the screen.
Mario could do with a bit more camera finesse but Mii centric things? Good times.
Speaking of our recent trip to Calgary, sometimes I forget that not musicians are of quite the same manner as those I hang out with here and in Mixed Chorus. I definately had an altercation with a member of the orchestra who thought it'd be cool to blame us choristers for the slow, unorganized loading of the buses. I disagreed and that's all I'm going to say for now. Short version is that communication with people from the other groups felt mechanical at best and angry at worst.
With regards to the location itself, the trip did make me appreciate the Winspear Centre in Edmonton. Running up and down 2 flights of stairs in order to get from our warm up room and the stage is a bit ridiculous... almost as ridiculous as giving a CHOIR no liquids with lunch leave alone throughout the day.
Ultimately though I figure the take-home message is I need to get better at sitting back and relaxing when things are being run poorly. It was a worthwhile trip that had some definate good points that I have trouble noting through the frustration I feel when nobody took the time to plan things like loading and unloading of busses and equipment.
I suppose saying that I need to relax isn't exactly news to anyone but I feel like putting it on paper is something like progress.
I'm not sure if I mentioned; I now own a wii (or at least a portion thereof). I find it very difficult to be grumpy when a mii is running about on the screen.
Mario could do with a bit more camera finesse but Mii centric things? Good times.
nuit:
This is true. but we still do other stuff....sometimes.
zenfish:
complete with eyes?