tag:dreamwidth.org,2012-01-01:1353164 Hard, lustrous, silvery . . . but will burn in air. - Emsley, THE ELEMENTS zirconium 2021-01-16T22:48:24Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2012-01-01:1353164:170333 2021-01-05T04:11:48Z 2021-01-16T22:48:24Z Palestrina (as I edit chapters on medieval Bologna) public 0 1 new poetry challenge: <a href="https://tupelopress.networkforgood.com/projects/120791-peg-duthie-s-fundraiser">https://tupelopress.networkforgood.com/projects/120791-peg-duthie-s-fundraiser</a><br /><br />1 flashfic rejection<br /><br />far too much coughing<br /><br />1 upcoming <a href="https://new.stayathomechoir.com/projects/sogno">choral project</a> (if I ever stop coughing)<br /><br />4 jars of <a href="https://ashevillebeecharmer.com/shop/honey/sweets/lavender-honey-filled-candy/">honey drops</a><br /><br />20 hours in the work saddle (already)<br /><br />1 power outage (20 minutes before my first scheduled meeting with my new intern. The day was . . . hectic.)<br /><br />1 new client (yay referrals!)<br /><br />1 old toothbrush wielded against appliance scuzz<br /><br />4 incoming holiday cards<br /><br />2 half-pints of beer<br /><br />2 days above 60 F<br /><br />Frost on my windshield today<br /><br />A pot of miniature roses<br /><br />[edited 1.16 to remove stray periods]<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=zirconium&ditemid=170333" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2012-01-01:1353164:153715 2019-06-08T22:54:59Z 2019-06-08T22:54:59Z Leona and Sidoine covering "Ma Revolution" public 1 An obsession with Mika and Whitney's performance of "Skinny Love" in the Voice France final (especially between 2:03 and 2:30): <a href="https://www.tf1.fr/tf1/the-voice/videos/mika-whitney-skinny-love-birdy-duo-finale-2019-1.html">https://www.tf1.fr/tf1/the-voice/videos/mika-whitney-skinny-love-birdy-duo-finale-2019-1.html</a> <br /><br />1 new poem<br /><br />1 rejection<br /><br />A humidity-damp strapless dress<br /><br />2 walks<br /><br />Countless Muppet-fuzzy pink flowers on the sidewalk<br /><br />2+ pounds of cashew halves<br /><br />A bottle of fizzy purple Australian wine labeled <a href="http://wildmanwine.com/">Heavy Petting</a><br /><br />Half a bottle of iced tea left over from last Sunday's ride on the back of a Honda bike<br /><br />More iced tea (brewed from an old sakura blend from Japan I decided to stop being sentimental about) ahead, probably with cardamom syrup<br /><br />14 <a href="https://postcardstovoters.org/">postcards</a><br /><br />Soprano's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8UFz9HVOfQ">Cosmo</a> earworming<br /><br />2 1/3 sets of Roland Garros watched<br /><br />A pair of cargo pants to mend<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=zirconium&ditemid=153715" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments