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Post 1509, Day 257 of 2015
- 1,718 days since I started this blog -
- 1,718 days since I started this blog -
Daily Comment
It was a so-so weekend. It started well enough, with a fantastic gig that went better than I predicted. Unfortunately, that was the high point of the weekend.
The rest of it (after the after-gig sleeping, that is about forty hours) was spent driving (thirteen-plus hours), hanging out with friends(ten-plus hours), playing (two hours), eating (a couple of hours) and all the remaining time was sleeping.
That means that I spent most of the weekend driving and sleeping.
My reunion was a little disappointing due to bad weather and, maybe as a consequence, low turnout. Although I did get to see some old, good friends, there wasn't enough time. the 'organization' wasn't what it could have been (what it has been in the past). The gloomy weather, threatening a rainstorm the entire time, and eventually shortening the day, didn't help. It was a little sad.
Sunday was an early travel day, and after five hours driving back, I hit the sack and didn't come out of my sleep until it was time to play.
Which turned out to be highly up-and-down, with open mic putting me onstage with players that were particularly good. The thing about that, of course, is it has its own peculiar pleasures, as you get to exercise your ability to find a groove when there otherwise is none, or make an arrangement on the fly. Or cover the inevitable timing and melodic errors.
Plus, hanging with friends and other musicians (all friends, as well - friends-plus?) is a feature, no matter who's playing what or how well.
And, a mediocre night of playing is still more fun than a good night of almost anything else.
Food and Diet Section
Today's Weight: 209.0 lbs
Today's Weight: 209.0 lbs
Previous Weight (9/11): 205.2 lbs
Day Net Loss/Gain: + 4.8 lbs
Diet Comment
Crazy weekend eating, almost no on-plan food, although a lot of it was very good (and some was just place-holding while hungry). It could have been a lot worse (like if I'd taken up an invitation to eat at Aphrodite's Sweets). Oh, well, I will be perfect this week, as I don't expect to dine out anywhere but Core for a couple of lunches.Diet Comment
A Quest bar.
Lunch
At CORE:
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| Spicy Ginger Steak with Quinoa Bone Broth Bowl (hearth bone broth, grilled steak, quinoa, broccoli, carrots, scallions, slivered almonds, ginger, cilantro, sriracha). |
A Quest bar.
Dinner
Roast beef and cole slaw, celery with home-made mayonnaise.
A Quest bar.
Liquid Intake
Espressos: 1; Coffee: 24 oz.; Water: 68+ oz.
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I am sorry the weekend was disappointing. Hope things look up. Happy New year
ReplyDeleteIf you read between the lines, it was a great weekend, with a single disappointing event, that I still enjoyed. I am not that good a writer apparently. BTW, in our conversation, you said nobody would know/remember you. The first question I was asked when I got there was, "How is your sister Joan doing?" I laughed out loud and told Linda Schleider what you'd said. She went to PS 209 with you. You two were the tallest girls, she remembers you well.
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