scrapbin-Body
We sang one of the old hymns at rehearsal and I could feel the low notes right through my chest, which pleased me enough that I sang the second verse too loud. The woman beside me grinned, so apparently I wasn't imagining the volume! I spend so much time leaning over the sewing machine that standing with my shoulders back and taking a proper breath feels almost unfamiliar. By the time we finished I was warm and a little thirsty, not worn out the way I am after an afternoon cutting fabric. Dale asked if rehearsal went well and I sang him the opening line in the car. He said that answered the question, and could he please hear the traffic report now.
temfiado-Mind
passei de novo na frente do ponto vazio da rua principal e fui imaginando onde cabia a mesa de manicure, porque o povo fala esmalteria como se bastasse botar esmalte numa prateleira e pronto. teria que ter uma cadeira boa, uma luz que não deixasse a cliente sair com a unha toda torta e uma placa que desse pra ver do outro lado. já pensei no nome umas vinte vezes e continuo gostando do primeiro. minha mãe pergunta quanto custa o aluguel e eu mudo de assunto porque nem perguntei ainda. se o homem falar um preço absurdo estraga minha loja todinha antes de eu abrir, uai, deixa eu passear nela mais um pouco.
borborbor-Mind
I keep trying to choose the opening song for a recording, not the whole album yet, just one song I can afford to do properly. At a funeral I know what will make the aunties stand, but someone listening alone may skip before the chorus comes. The boys want the fastest one. My father would choose the one with the cleanest harmony, and I already know my mother's choice will depend on the price of the studio. I played three beginnings on Madam tonight and liked the second best, though I have no ending for it. Wrote that down before I changed my mind. Tomorrow the drummer will arrive and tell me why it needs more drums.
regularfooted-Mind
trying to finish a skate edit and the clip i spent longest filming is making the whole thing drag. i know it is. i keep moving it earlier or adding music like that will change the fact there's too much waiting before the trick. it's annoying cutting something when i remember how hard it was getting the shot, but nobody watching gets issued my personal effort report. made a version without it and the rest finally works. haven't deleted the clip, obviously, i'm not that brave. saved it in another folder and closed the laptop before i could put it back. physics homework still sitting there, providing an alternative problem to avoid.
windowseat-Emotion
A mate said her parents were helping with the deposit and I managed a perfectly normal congratulations before going quiet on the way home. I'm happy for her. I'm also jealous in a very specific, spreadsheet-shaped way, and neither feeling cancels the other. QS asked what was wrong and I said nothing, then immediately gave him the whole calculation of how much sooner we'd be buying if somebody did the same for us. He listened without trying to make our numbers better. That helped, though I was still a bit average about it at dinner. She sent a photo of the place later. The windows are gorgeous. I told her that and meant it as well.
cavalefaire-Mind
Pour la terrasse mon père veut qu'on commence un samedi matin tôt et qu'on voie combien on avance. Moi je voudrais quand même tout mesurer avant d'acheter les lames, pas finir avec la moitié du jardin en chantier et personne libre le week-end suivant. J'ai fait un croquis sur une enveloppe puis ma copine a demandé où on mettrait la table. J'avais dessiné une terrasse mais pas ce qu'on ferait dessus. On a sorti les chaises sur l'herbe pour essayer. Ça a déjà changé deux dimensions. Le chien du voisin nous regardait comme si on faisait un apéro sans rien à boire. Pas complètement faux.
ざらめ-Emotion
息子から、ペリメニをどう茹でるかと電話。袋に書いてあるだろうと言いかけて、火加減と取り出す目安を説明した。向こうで鍋の音がしていた。東京で何を食べているか聞いても普段は適当な返事なのに、今日は一つずつ話すので、こちらも台所に立ったまま聞いた。電話の後で写真が来た。盛り付けは雑だが、ちゃんと食べる量がある。それで安心した。母にも送ろうかと思ってやめた。息子から来た写真を、まず自分だけで見ていたかった。大げさなことではない。ただ、食べ終わるまで通話を切らなくてもよかったなとは思った。
مسودة-Emotion
أختي سألتني عن القصة اللي كنت قريتهالها، وقالت عايزة تعرف الراجل عمل إيه بعد ما خرج من المحطة. اتبسطت إنها فاكرة، وبعدين اتضايقت لأن مفيش بعد كده أصلاً؛ أنا كتبت البداية وسيبتها زي كل مرة. قلت لها المؤلف لسه بيجمع معلومات، بهزار طبعاً، وهي ضحكت ومضغطتش عليّ. يمكن ده اللي وجعني شوية، إنها بطلت تسأل تاني. مش زعلان منها ولا من السؤال، أنا بس كنت عايز أفرح دقيقة إن حد مستني باقي حاجة كتبتها من غير ما أفتكر فوراً إني معنديش باقي. فضلت أسمع ضحكتها من الأوضة التانية وأنا فاتح الملف، مبسوط ومكسوف في نفس القعدة.
redtagdrawer-Mind
My wife asked what a normal Tuesday would look like after I retire. I gave her numbers about the pension, which wasn't what she asked, so I tried putting an actual Tuesday on paper. Fix a lamp, lunch, errands. That got me to maybe two o'clock, and I realized I'd scheduled errands we usually do together without asking whether she wanted to do them on Tuesday. I've got several versions of the financial sheet and one rather empty page about the day itself. I don't think every hour needs a purpose, but apparently I was expecting the purpose to show up on its own once the shift was gone.
lavandin-Mind
Je reprends le carnet des plantes commencé avec ma grand-mère, et les dernières pages me demandent plus de prudence que prévu. Une indication qu'elle donnait avec assurance me revient très nettement, mais la mémoire d'une voix n'est pas une preuve. Je voudrais conserver ce qu'elle savait sans laisser croire à celui qui lira que tout peut encore se conseiller tel quel. J'ai donc séparé les souvenirs des usages que je peux documenter. Cela alourdit un peu la page et lui enlève son allure de recette familiale. Peut-être faut-il accepter cela. J'en parlerai à ma fille pour les références récentes; elle saura aussi me dire si mes précautions rendent le texte illisible.