more good stuff

Last night I got email from one of the ATISA conference organizers. She had gotten email from somebody at the Université de Laval in Quebec, who had seen the conference program, is writing a thesis on children's literature, and wanted to talk to me about my paper. (Before I've even written it yet, forsooth!) So I sent email to Canada last night saying I would be delighted to talk about it. (Maybe I really do have a future in translating, but I've been looking in the wrong direction?)

For some strange reason I'm a lot better at playing the trombone at my lesson than I am at home. I can do things in my lessons that I then go home and swear at. However, I did find the low notes, finally. It seems I have a naturally high embouchure, so it's hard for me to produce low notes right off (usually I start high and the note drops when I start running out of air).

Also good: congratulations to cuilean and L, who have a son as of yesterday.

Off to conquer Troy, or at the very least give the SOP task list a serious talking to.