Laundry List
Nov. 9th, 2004 06:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kcobweb--I have not actually done my laundry, though I need to.
--My "Christmas" cactus is in bloom. It's apparently on an 11-month cycle. For a few years it actually bloomed at Christmas, and then for several years did so at Thanksgiving. This year it was well on its way by Hallowe'en, and has currently achieved full blossom (hell, it's November 9th!). But my dad has one that blooms at Christmas *and* Easter every year. Hmmmm.
--The Electric Baby rolled all the way over yesterday. No fooling. Instead of a little subtle poke from a wee foot, this was a definite roll that started on one side of my belly, and went halfway across. Very funky.
--Our chorus is doing an a cappella Christmas concert this year. When I first found this out, I moaned and groaned, but we are actually doing really cool music (mostly) with only a few duds. Included are many old school favorites, such as "O magnum mysterium", "Bogoroditse Devo" (which almost makes me cry every time we sing it), and Britten's "Hymn to the Virgin". If you don't know this piece, it's based on a 13th-century tune - the chorus sings in English, and then a quartet gets to sing a Latin responsorial. And... tada! I get to sing in the quartet! With![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
galagan on the tenor part, which makes it even cooler. It's the bestest piece ever though:
Of one that is so fair and bright
Velut maris stella,
Brighter than the day is light,
Parens et puella:
I cry to thee, thou see to me,
Lady, pray thy Son for me,
Tam pia,
That I may come to thee.
Maria!
All this world was forlorn
Eva peccatrice,
Till our Lord was y-born
De te genetrice.
With ave it went away
Darkest night, and comes the day
Salutis;
The well springeth out of thee.
Virtutis.
Lady, flow'r of everything,
Rosa sine spina,
Thou bare Jesu, Heaven's King,
Gratia divina:
Of all thou bear'st the prize,
Lady, queen of paradise
Electa:
Maid mild, mother es Effecta....
Effecta.
(And he was only 16 or 17 when he wrote it, from what I just found. Man.)
--I had an OB appointment this morning. Amazingly, I have only gained 2 pounds total over my pre-pregnancy weight, but they didn't seem too overly concerned about that. (How is that possible, when *none* of my pants or skirts fit, and I'm showing and everything?) My belly measures right where it should though (from the pubic bone to the top of the fundus), so I guess that's all right. Next time I have to get a shot *groan* and fun stuff like that. But she did say we'll repeat my ultrasound at 30 or 32 weeks, so that's happy news!!! (I'm now 24 weeks - a full 5 months through this process!)
--I have an email address of someone at NOAA to contact about my lightning strike experience. Let's hope I can tell him something helpful!
--My "Christmas" cactus is in bloom. It's apparently on an 11-month cycle. For a few years it actually bloomed at Christmas, and then for several years did so at Thanksgiving. This year it was well on its way by Hallowe'en, and has currently achieved full blossom (hell, it's November 9th!). But my dad has one that blooms at Christmas *and* Easter every year. Hmmmm.
--The Electric Baby rolled all the way over yesterday. No fooling. Instead of a little subtle poke from a wee foot, this was a definite roll that started on one side of my belly, and went halfway across. Very funky.
--Our chorus is doing an a cappella Christmas concert this year. When I first found this out, I moaned and groaned, but we are actually doing really cool music (mostly) with only a few duds. Included are many old school favorites, such as "O magnum mysterium", "Bogoroditse Devo" (which almost makes me cry every time we sing it), and Britten's "Hymn to the Virgin". If you don't know this piece, it's based on a 13th-century tune - the chorus sings in English, and then a quartet gets to sing a Latin responsorial. And... tada! I get to sing in the quartet! With
galagan on the tenor part, which makes it even cooler. It's the bestest piece ever though:Of one that is so fair and bright
Velut maris stella,
Brighter than the day is light,
Parens et puella:
I cry to thee, thou see to me,
Lady, pray thy Son for me,
Tam pia,
That I may come to thee.
Maria!
All this world was forlorn
Eva peccatrice,
Till our Lord was y-born
De te genetrice.
With ave it went away
Darkest night, and comes the day
Salutis;
The well springeth out of thee.
Virtutis.
Lady, flow'r of everything,
Rosa sine spina,
Thou bare Jesu, Heaven's King,
Gratia divina:
Of all thou bear'st the prize,
Lady, queen of paradise
Electa:
Maid mild, mother es Effecta....
Effecta.
(And he was only 16 or 17 when he wrote it, from what I just found. Man.)
--I had an OB appointment this morning. Amazingly, I have only gained 2 pounds total over my pre-pregnancy weight, but they didn't seem too overly concerned about that. (How is that possible, when *none* of my pants or skirts fit, and I'm showing and everything?) My belly measures right where it should though (from the pubic bone to the top of the fundus), so I guess that's all right. Next time I have to get a shot *groan* and fun stuff like that. But she did say we'll repeat my ultrasound at 30 or 32 weeks, so that's happy news!!! (I'm now 24 weeks - a full 5 months through this process!)
--I have an email address of someone at NOAA to contact about my lightning strike experience. Let's hope I can tell him something helpful!
