May 24 - Having Fun Yet...

Exam continuation and Final Compositions in Theory, including wonderful work by Katie, Jason, Mitch,

Miranda,

Robert,

Brandon,

Dave, and

Michael --

and seemingly a good time is had by all... it has been a great pleasure to be with these folks four days a week since January...

After lingering with Mona, Michael, and Dave -- head out to a late lunch at

Elephant

Bar, continuing to grade papers for the last meeting of the evening class, making the way musichistoricalogically all the way to present times, and, again, it has been a pleasant situation with these folks since the beginning of the semester, as well.

Stop in briefly to thank Owen and the DVC Philharmonic Orchestra for playing New Big People Old Trouble So Sunday, then make the way home to continue the day's activities, including

composing page 4 of Psalm 57 (a version of King David: IX. Pity!)
pdf'ing Three Places in America (Op. 13): II. Lexington, Kentucky
transferring Cats, Dogs, and Divas (Op. 104) via email from PC to Mac
incorporating an 18th video clip into the Camino Real: Block 9 video.

April 29 - Heraclitus, Again

Up early once more,

and out

into the

beautiful world

of Solano,

Napa

(briefly before

returning to aforesaid...

ah, the vagaries of county lines...),

Sonoma,

and

Marin --

to rendezvous anew with Crystal and Stanley

(with Bette and others on the phones at times) in the

Crestwood

and

Terra Linda /

Sleepy Hollow Divide

Open Spaces.

We have a wonderful chat,

head back

to the

new residence,

and pick up Christina.

Then all set out for the San Rafael Transit Center,

dropping Crystal off,

meandering over to Judy's Automotive, leaving the truck,

and then making a beeline for the Fairfax Library,

for Christina's daily endeavors.

Next,

the

post

box for financial greetings,

over the Bay and

Coast

Ranges

to

DVC briefly (where there's a bit of buzz re New Big People Old Trouble So Sunday) 

and beyond to Walnut Creek for replacement items at the Apple Store,

then home to finish Psalm 54 (7 pages total) and link the first two 12 Fingers pdf's.

Out again briefly to the

library for video enrichment -- including

Path to War (2002),

James Earl Jones as Paul Robeson (2005),

Pinochet's Last Stand (2006),

Places in the Heart (1984), and

Plainsong (1999 / 2004 -- amongst its charming unbelievabilities, beautiful scenery of Utah, rather than Colorado) -- and return, bringing Act III Mice and Men over from PC to Mac, and taking the Camino Real: Block 7 video up to 5:45.  Submit the revised Alden Jenks article to Grove, and send Melinda Wagner re-write for confirmation.

481 MB (47.07%) of 1024 MB, with 43+ new pictures (a day ahead of schedule, again)...