June 27, 2011

    Dreamed of the James Bond movie You Only Live Twice.

    Went to Toronto East General Hospital and got a CT scan.  They injected me with a dye and I felt a bit dizzy afterward.

    Dinner was pork chops

    Coro Verdi had one more rehearsal before our final show. (I considered skipping it, but decided my head was clear enough.) Just before we started there was a brief delay when a fire alarm went off:  we all went out to the front of the building and saw a fire engine arrive, but it was a false alarm.

    John George usually gives me a lift to the subway, but we ended early and his wife hadn't yet brought their car.  Instead Giovanni gave me a lift to St. Clair Avenue.  When I mentioned that I'm 49, Giovanni was really surprised, and said I look twenty years younger!

June 26, 2011

    Dreamed of a non-existent film of animated toys made back in the 19th century; trying to figure out who owned a legendary Los Angeles cinema.

    Went to a Games Meetup at the Yellow Griffin.  I played Fireball Island (which I won, to my surprise) and Ticket to Ride (which I also won).

    Dinner was salmon.

June 25, 2011

    Dreamed of a British family that spent part of their time in London and part out in the country.

    Dinner was McDonald's.

    Went to Karaoke Meetup at Barplus.  I sang Simple Minds' "Don't You Forget About Me" for the first time.

June 24, 2011

    Dreamed of recalling how when I was a kid I couldn't deal with the pain from going to the dentist, and ended up not going for ten years.

    I weakened and ended up playing the new Facebook game Empires and Allies.

    Started reading Daniel Boorstin's The Creators, a history of the arts.

    Dinner was lobster rolls.

    We performed the first of the two Nabucco concerts. (Just before showtime I felt a bit sleepy.) The audience was pretty enthusiastic.

June 23, 2011

"Fucking is fucking, but music--that's personal!"--Treme

"Some of the fights worth fighting are ones you know you're going to lose"--ibid.

    With the water main fixed, our water pressure is now stronger than before. (The bathtub fills up quicker.)

    Baked whole wheat bread.

    Finished the Lapham's Quarterly work issue.

    Dinner was chicken with apple juice and mushrooms, from a recipe Moira made from a book about running (which included champion runners' favourite recipes).

    Moira caught up with me and we saw the last two episodes of Treme together.  Can't wait for the next season! (The flashback from just before Katrina was a bit confusing.)

June 22, 2001

    Went shopping.

    Dinner was spaghetti.

    The choir dress-rehearsed Nabucco. (Carrie substituted for Sinead.) I must say we sound rather good now.

June 21, 2011

"You're famous!"

"I'm noticed.  There's a difference."

--Treme

    Today the water did get turned off for a few hours.  The water main people are now finished.

    Dinner was KFC.

    Went to a seminar at the Water Company office on Eglinton east of Mt. Pleasant. (They have a Meetup group.)