Tuesday, Jun. 07, 2005 10:57 am
Call me Julia
Yesterday was interesting. It was my first day back in the studio. I am keenly aware of my voice when I've got the headphones on, obviously. Yesterday I felt like either Julia Childs or a 14-year-old boy! My voice was higher pitched than "me" and it fluctuated without my permission! It was loud and strong and easier, but it was unpredictable. I just had to laugh sometimes when it went up up up and I couldn't reel it back in. That is part of the "settling in" process and will get better, I hear.
I sent flowers to Johnny and Lynda yesterday. How do you thank someone for what they've done? They called last night and are excited for me.
I had a full weekend with a remote and lots of work and visiting with B! and OhD! before B! heads back to Ohio. Sunday I worked some more, saw the journalers (and a new one, hi and welcome Cindy!), and bought a ton of groceries. I even mowed the lawn. Mark is working so hard and gone so much that I helped him out with that chore. It looks great. I should get out there and drink my coffee outside and just appreciate my pretty garden.
Our electricity went out late Sunday night. I was home alone working on the computer when everything went off...except the computer which went to the battery. It took me a minute to realize what had changed. It came on and then off again. I switched off the computer and felt my way through this dark dark DARK house. I went outside to the DARK street (but it was a bit lighter out there because of the stars). I said, "Is anybody out here?" and heard a disembodied voice say, "I'm over here." My neighbor was in his drive, but I couldn't see him. Flashlights appeared down the street and another neighbor stepped out, too. There was nothing really to do, so I went back in the house and dug out Mark's flashlight and a radio and listened for the next news... which told me absolutely nothing. I read a book for about 45 minutes with the flashlight (just like the PIONEERS!) and then it all came back on. Boy, it sure makes you appreciate it, doesn't it? I was wondering what it would be like to have "the grid" go down and be without for a few days. I'm afraid I would just have to pack up and leave town. No, I'm sure they would have plenty of generators to keep us on the air so I guess I would just live up there until it was fixed. Hopefully, the generators would keep the air conditioning and the freezer full of ice cubes working, too.