Tannis, anyone?

Sabitathica: spring 5 (tannis, anyone?)

L: cello

the future

A painting by the wonderful Julian de Narvaez:

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weekend:

* friday night listening party (x2)
* work on new flute/sitar piece
* work on Number Six's song
* brunch (x2)
* much ridiculous shopping
* L finished knitting my scarf (photo coming soon), though it still needs to be wet-blocked
* finished twin peaks, (season 1)
* homemade margaritas last night

several new developments are in the air. stay tuned for details...

Crayon monster

You: put more of your crayon drawings on this blog, please. and be quick about it!
Sabitathica: go away and leave me alone.

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Here is a drawing taken from an ongoing series of celebrity crayon portraits. This is Cookie Monster:

new functionality

We have a new FAQ page! Two, actually. If you cannot find your question in FAQ 1, you may wish to leaf through FAQ II. Updated as new questions arise.

winter 7: new year's eve

Sabitathica: winter 7 (new year's eve)

L: voice

Why doesn't the future look like this yet?

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weekend:

* friday night listening party
* tried (failed) to record something worthwhile for Embryo
* recorded something for new voice track Number Six sent me
* tested car emissions
* worked w L on math behind the pattern of the scarf she's knitting me
* cleaning
* brunch (x2)
* shopping (apple store, knitting store, whole foods, yard sale, borders)
* matinee: iron man 2
* lunch at R. Thomas
* watched beginning of Twin Peaks

School is out!

Once upon a time I was heartbroken to learn I could not attend school. Witness: a portrait of the artist as a wee tyke, seeing his sister off on her first morning of class.

Nowadays it's different. The two years following Hampshire aside, I've been in school continuously for the last 35 years. I need a break.

And I still cry whenever she wears that ridiculous dress...

pattern

Music school is winding down for the semester. My days are now primarily spent:

* clearing students to graduate

* advising new students

The calendar has its patterns; the academic calendar even more so. This was my thirteenth Spring semester, and one of the hardest.

Peace be unto all.

pollen

The pollen is killing me. My lungs are filled with water. Breathing is like inhaling soggy linen. I'm still having trouble hearing.

travel

L and I will vacation north this year, the most likely travel dates being June 12-20.

We will be available to play side one of both The Final Cut and Dark Side of the Moon if the Now Today Ensemble can make it happen.

winter 1

Here's what the critics are saying about Winter 1:

"I prefer the Autumn series" -- King Friday

"I don't know anyone who listens to this music, so it must not be any good" -- Atherton Flux

"What was the question?" -- The Ragdoll Kitten Groupies

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Sabitathica: winter 1

L: voice

the Tate-LaBianca murders

You: There aren't enough songs about murder on your blog. Please remedy this.
Sabitathica: Okay.

Spring 2: the tate-labianca murders

mp3 player

I've installed a splashy new mp3 player (-->) in the sidebar, which wants to bewitch you with the amber tones of the Autumn series.

The Autumn series is nine pieces, several of which have not appeared here before, or at least not in these forms.

Of special interest to some may be the inclusion of the pit and the pendulum with words by Edgar Allan Poe, which was recorded on Halloween atop Blood Mountain and which finishes out the series.

There is more music which may be presented here (a Winter series and a burgeoning Spring series). I aim to please, so let me know how you like the new mp3 player at sabitathiblog at gmail dot com.

the third dark time

Technically, the climate here is "humid subtropical," which pretty much means "occasionally habitable, but barely". I don't suffer from allergies, but this year I do. I know this because I cannot

1. breathe
2. hear out of my left ear

My body is miserable, but good times abound.

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In a doomed diplomatic effort to maintain friendly relations with flora, we, the servants of good King Friday XIII, do hereby present the mysterious Spring 3: the third dark time for the assimilation of hypoallergenic plant life everywhere.

Sabitathica: spring 3 (the third dark time)

rain

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Sabitathica: rain