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« Reply #300 on: 22:13:39, 27-10-2008 » |
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I do spare you all the freezing cold churches in various undistinguished London suburbs, the one-offs in far-off UK locales from which I'm expected to get home somehow late at night, the days and days of lying on the couch looking at the internet (although you could probably guess that by the time I spend here), the hours spent trying to convince myself it's ok to do some noisy practise in a small flat with close neighbours not to mention an often-working-from-home bf, the byzantine politics and frequent professional humiliations, the insecurity, the relative poverty, blah blah blah
(Another thing I like about my work is shopping for concert clothes - so much more fun than office gear!)
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« Reply #301 on: 22:20:58, 27-10-2008 » |
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And I for my part don't spare you much but I'm not sure I mentioned getting up in Kraków at 3.30am (having spent much of the day bawling quietly in a corner because of course that was the day Kagel died) to fly to Kyiv, spend 2 hours in the airport queuing for passport control and then customs, get into a dodgy minibus and drive through crawling traffic for another 2 hours, finally arriving just in time to start a rehearsal which ends at 9.30pm. Because that would be MOANING wouldn't it.  |
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« Reply #302 on: 22:27:09, 27-10-2008 » |
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What do people munch in those 'sugar-low' moments? I have never really had a sweet tooth, and will more often than not forego any dessert with meals. I don't eat sweets or chocolate very much, either. However, I regularly get a 'dip' in my day, usually between 3 and 4 in the afternoon. I know I should swig fruit juice instead, but I have a secret and guilty tub of Ben and Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie ice cream in the freezer for such moments.  (Mind you, it only takes a couple of spoonfuls, so the tub lasts a long time...) Eating sugar is the worst thing for a sugar low. You need complex carbohydrates!  You mean going our for an Indian, as in?... Pass the salt (or do I mean pass the caglia?...) |
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« Reply #303 on: 22:46:47, 27-10-2008 » |
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And I for my part don't spare you much but I'm not sure I mentioned getting up in Kraków at 3.30am (having spent much of the day bawling quietly in a corner because of course that was the day Kagel died) to fly to Kyiv, spend 2 hours in the airport queuing for passport control and then customs, get into a dodgy minibus and drive through crawling traffic for another 2 hours, finally arriving just in time to start a rehearsal which ends at 9.30pm. Because that would be MOANING wouldn't it. Yes, and musicians NEVER moan, do we... nor do we worry about our carbon footprints. (The last time I had to get up at 3:30am I decided it would be wiser just to stay up all night. It worked pretty well - managed to sleep on the flight and functioned decently and in good humour that day. It was the next day I felt like an absolute grumpy shyte.) Back on topic - just finished munching a very artificial prepacked crčme caramel. Somehow it managed to be both blech and yum simultaneously. |
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« Reply #304 on: 22:48:04, 27-10-2008 » |
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[managed to sleep on the flight
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At every one of these [classical] concerts in England you will find rows of weary people who are there, not because they really like classical music, but because they think they ought to like it. (Shaw, Don Juan in Hell)
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« Reply #305 on: 22:49:00, 27-10-2008 » |
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And I for my part don't spare you much but I'm not sure I mentioned getting up in Kraków at 3.30am (having spent much of the day bawling quietly in a corner because of course that was the day Kagel died) to fly to Kyiv, spend 2 hours in the airport queuing for passport control and then customs, get into a dodgy minibus and drive through crawling traffic for another 2 hours, finally arriving just in time to start a rehearsal which ends at 9.30pm. Because that would be MOANING wouldn't it. Aw, guys! I was just having a little poke, for fun. Honest!  |
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« Reply #306 on: 22:52:35, 27-10-2008 » |
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[managed to sleep on the flight
I wish I could do that. Well, having been up all night helped - as did the eye mask, the noise-reducing headphones, the window seat, and a general feeling of exhausted misery that events of the previous evening had brought on. |
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« Reply #307 on: 22:58:03, 27-10-2008 » |
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[managed to sleep on the flight
I wish I could do that. Well, having been up all night helped - as did the eye mask, the noise-reducing headphones, the window seat, and a general feeling of exhausted misery that events of the previous evening had brought on. I usually have the headphones (attached to a well-filled iPod), the window seat, and occasionally the exhausted misery. It doesn't do it for me, I'm afraid. |
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« Reply #308 on: 23:07:33, 27-10-2008 » |
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Aw, guys! I was just having a little poke, for fun. Honest! As you can see, you poked a sore point...  I can sleep on planes though. There. I've said something positive.  |
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« Reply #309 on: 23:32:21, 27-10-2008 » |
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[managed to sleep on the flight
I wish I could do that. Well, having been up all night helped - as did the eye mask, the noise-reducing headphones, the window seat, and a general feeling of exhausted misery that events of the previous evening had brought on. I usually have the headphones (attached to a well-filled iPod), the window seat, and occasionally the exhausted misery. It doesn't do it for me, I'm afraid. The eye mask does make a difference, i think - helps me settle into in a cozy darkness where there is no airplane. And psychologically it gives me the illusion "if I can't see you you can't see me" so suddenly it doesn't matter if my jaw starts to hang open. I use the headphones without any music, just a restful muffled almost-silence. Usually all of this, combined with various levels of exhausted misery, helps me to snatch a little bit of sleep. But not always. One tablet of Nurofen-plus (with codeine) sometimes helps too - makes me more relaxed. Not that I'd recommend non-medical drug use of course. It also helps to prevent flying-stress-related headaches. Yes, that's it. Just don't bring any with you to Dubai. |
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« Reply #310 on: 00:06:59, 28-10-2008 » |
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Not that I'd recommend non-medical drug use of course. No indeed, and neither would I let me add. For these occasions and indeed others I use melatonin, which I stock up on when passing through those countries where it's legal (not the UK or Germany, unfortunately). It was the only thing that kept me functioning through my six days (SIX DAYS) in Australia just under a month ago. I have had enough of travelling for this year. Unfotunately travelling has not yet had enough of me. |
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« Reply #311 on: 12:31:44, 28-10-2008 » |
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This salad is really quite horrible - it's just wrong. I didn't have any onion and it really needs onion. So much for my leftovers-using halo. |
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« Reply #312 on: 04:37:28, 29-10-2008 » |
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Fig bars from the late great Paul Newman's Own stash.
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« Reply #313 on: 14:09:01, 01-11-2008 » |
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« Reply #314 on: 14:11:57, 01-11-2008 » |
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We pass this way but once. This is not a rehearsal!
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