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Poisoning Pigeons etc.
Jan. 19th, 2007 05:55 pmFor all those waiting for Daily Breadcrumbs -- sorry. I just haven't gotten around to it. Hopefully tomorrow.
So. Last night I went to karate for the first time in a week and a half. We did wrist-lock submission-holds. It's a wonder my wrists aren't more sore than they currently are. Also, after class, Mark showed me a really nifty move that's both fast and effective. Thanks, Mark.
Afterwards, it was off to karaoke. I got there early enough and stayed late enough that I was actually able to do three songs. The first was Birmingham by Amanda Marshall. I suppose I didn't do horribly, but it could have been much better. I blame the fact that my lungs were being all athsmatic because I'd gone to Ian's place just before karaoke. The second song was Land of Confusion. See song #1 for my thoughts on my performance.
Ah, but song #3... so, Rachel and Liz were flipping through the song book and realized that, sitting there in the middle of a page otherwise filled with dross was a single, solitary Tom Lehrer song. A brief aside: when I was a kid, my dad would play Tom Lehrer songs for us on a regular basis, to the point where, even today, having not listened to them in nearly a decade, I still know most of them by heart. Which song was the one listed at Maz, you ask? "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park." Yes, my friends, it was time to bring the joy of Tom Lehrer to an unsuspecting audience. Liz, Rachel, and I stepped up on stage, and as the title page came on the TV screen, I heard Ian shout from the back of the room, "what?!?" It only got better from there. Furthermore, at least one or two people noticed that I did not, in fact, need to look at the TV screen for lyrics. Remember what I said about having all the songs memorized? That's how I know.
So this afternoon I spent a pleasant few hours finding and downloading Tom Lehrer songs. I don't have everything, but I've got about 30 news songs. Usually I don't download music, but I made an exception in this case. (Quite frankly, I don't think Tom Lehrer would mind.)
I have no idea what I'm doing with my evening. I suppose I should figure that out in the near future. TTFN.
So. Last night I went to karate for the first time in a week and a half. We did wrist-lock submission-holds. It's a wonder my wrists aren't more sore than they currently are. Also, after class, Mark showed me a really nifty move that's both fast and effective. Thanks, Mark.
Afterwards, it was off to karaoke. I got there early enough and stayed late enough that I was actually able to do three songs. The first was Birmingham by Amanda Marshall. I suppose I didn't do horribly, but it could have been much better. I blame the fact that my lungs were being all athsmatic because I'd gone to Ian's place just before karaoke. The second song was Land of Confusion. See song #1 for my thoughts on my performance.
Ah, but song #3... so, Rachel and Liz were flipping through the song book and realized that, sitting there in the middle of a page otherwise filled with dross was a single, solitary Tom Lehrer song. A brief aside: when I was a kid, my dad would play Tom Lehrer songs for us on a regular basis, to the point where, even today, having not listened to them in nearly a decade, I still know most of them by heart. Which song was the one listed at Maz, you ask? "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park." Yes, my friends, it was time to bring the joy of Tom Lehrer to an unsuspecting audience. Liz, Rachel, and I stepped up on stage, and as the title page came on the TV screen, I heard Ian shout from the back of the room, "what?!?" It only got better from there. Furthermore, at least one or two people noticed that I did not, in fact, need to look at the TV screen for lyrics. Remember what I said about having all the songs memorized? That's how I know.
So this afternoon I spent a pleasant few hours finding and downloading Tom Lehrer songs. I don't have everything, but I've got about 30 news songs. Usually I don't download music, but I made an exception in this case. (Quite frankly, I don't think Tom Lehrer would mind.)
I have no idea what I'm doing with my evening. I suppose I should figure that out in the near future. TTFN.
