Yesterday did not go well; I slept through much of it. That hasn’t happened since I started taking my Donut Walks™. I should have forced myself to go on the walk early but didn’t because I was expecting a delivery from Amazon. The irony is that it was my new French press; indirectly coffee was the reason I was tired. There was also a good reason I didn’t go out, two streaming concerts that I didn’t want to miss. Amy Kucharik played in the afternoon on Twitch and in the evening Anna Dagmar did a Zoom show for her birthday. Anna’s show was stolen by her 6 ½ year-old daughter, the ½ is very important. She sang solo and along with Anna. When not singing she mimed the lyrics and conducted. A day with Amy and Anna can’t really be said to not go well.
In the evening I did my usual Saturday night activity, recording Gord’s Gold, the wild life of the folk DJ. I’ve been doing the hour show for a month and a half now and I can feel the learning curve kicking in; each week is easier than the previous one. I found myself agonizing about a song choice before an important life lesson kicked in; I didn’t have a rational basis for deciding which was better and even if I were wrong the difference was not big enough to be worth the angst. This is a strange lesson for a person with crippling anxiety to have mastered.
Oh great, I was about to eat breakfast and I realized that I have a Crohn’s blockage starting. My plan for today was a trip to Aldi. That’s out. I’m running out of energy writing this. Yesterday was a lost day for no good reason, today I’ll be sleeping all day because of Crohn’s. Maybe it will pass. That would be nice. As it is I’m posting this and taking a nap.
I woke up from the nap and still didn’t feel well. It finally passed around 7:30 PM at which point I ate breakfast. This was extra exciting as it was my first time using my brand-new French press. I disappointed to find that I couldn’t take the carafe out of it and put it in my old French press holder. That one shielded the carafe from damage, the new one doesn’t. I can’t take this carafe out of the holder. I am sure it’s all in my head, but the coffee tasted extra good.
I found out that one of my favorite singers and songwriters, Robert Sarazin Blake has had a streaming concert series for three years that I knew nothing about! It popped up on my feed today and who were his guests? Kristin Andreassen and Critter Eldridge. I love all three of them. I must take part of the blame for not knowing about it as I never liked Robert’s Facebook page. That was out of not thinking of it, not because of lack of love. Once I heard him I realized that I have to play him on Gord’s Gold. I have played Kristin and Critter multiple times. I will now have to play a set of musicians that are all deeply connected with each other and with me. This is not a formal group like the Chicks With Dip, but I have seen or heard each of these play with more than one of the rest. In addition to Kristin, Critter, and Robert there’s; Mike & Ruthy, Aoife O’Donovan, Anaïs Mitchell, Kari Groff, and the most common last one in my lists, the people I can’t remember. When are Kristin & Critter going to perform as a duo with that name? It’s so euphonic thanks to the alliteration.
It’s now 11:30 and getting close to my bedtime. I have been writing this all day and it’s only 649 words long. It’s quality not quantity, right? Here’s the video promoting the next Gord’s Gold. I managed to produce this today.
Wise Madness 