ooh, really? I thought it was quite mild, will have to get down the bottom now

I just went to help out at my music group's annual show (Oklahoma). Given the abilities of all the members, I thought the singing was distinctly average (which sounds harsh, but I just knew they could do better, I was upset for them). Then at the interval, one of the women who was doing the tea and coffee with me said that she thought the singing was fantastic, and that one of the girls (who I'd thought was struggling a little) sounded like she was operatically trained.

I guess it just goes to show you how subjective these things are. (And maybe how harsh a judge I am. )

The total number of barry-clari's posts right now, is a cyclic permutation of the telephone code for Cheltenham!

Lucky's post above reminds me that some years ago a local 'Am-Dram' society was advertising that auditions were to take place for their forthcoming production of 'OKLAHOMO'. Anyone who wishes to take part..... etc

We've just had an email come round for 'walk to work' week (26-30 April).

I can't decide which is more insane...

Either the idea of me walking to work (it's 10 miles)...

Or the fact that I've just looked up all the bus times, etc, so I could in theory walk in to work in the morning, do a short day (i.e. 10-4, so I don't have to get up tooooo early to get walking), and then get the bus home...

I think you considering walking to work in nay way at all is totally bonkers! You would be so tired by the time you get to work it would not be worth turning up at all.

Well I wouldn’t quite go that far. It’s only 10 miles, that’s only three hours at a reasonable pace (not a fast march). I don’t think it would be any more tiring than cycling it, which I do regularly, it just takes longer because you’re going slower. But it’s less arduous than cycling so you can do it for longer without getting completely flopped.

Actually it’s a funny thing with walking – people will happily tell you that you can’t walk for 3 hours (4 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours) but fail to realise that they do that on a Saturday afternoon going round the shops…

Well, walking 10 miles is not exactly bonkers if you have the whole day to do it

But if I get to work at 8am there's no way I'm leaving at 5 in the morning Same goes for finishing at 5 and getting home at 8pm. I'd have to eat my dinner on the way home

I can't decide if it's warm enough to warrant going out without a jacket, and just cardigan

It is here.

That's why I'd get the bus home. And instead of getting in at my usual 8am, would go in for 10am, as we have flexitime. It's only a one-off so I can do silly things like this if I fancy. Still, if the weather doesn't turn out to be all that nice...


As for today, I am without jacket or cardi. It's warm enough to now - slightly cool this morning and thinking I should have put something on, but warm and v.cloudy now

I'm so cold I've just switched the central heating on. Wore a thick coat gloves and hat to take the dogs out this morning.

But you people in the North East go out in short sleeves when it's snowing!

*hides*

Our drama group did Oklahoma this year, to celebrate its 40th anniversary. It was the first show they ever did. Some of the actors from 40 years ago are now leading the group

Here is my favourite version of 'Oklahoma'

lol.... love it barry-clari!!!! Its actually sunny here in scotland and warm!!! love it!!

true, true-nothing like a good stereotype, eh? I'm afraid I'm not a true Northener, at least not temperature wise-I'm always cold!

It was pretty mild initially...

I had a dream about all you forumites last night - bearing in mind that I've never met any of you, seeing as I've never been able to make a Playday! So in my dream I knew who you were - by associating usernames to random faces - but I know that the faces weren't actually your faces. I'm probably not making a lot of sense here. I can't even remember what the dream was about!

!!!

Some of the dreams I'm having recently are making me quite worried that I'm headed for the loony bin... I suppose at least you get free Sky TV and don't have to pay any council tax in there!

Whoops Am I scaring people away?


That is an advantage I s'pose! The weirdest thing in my dream was that we were all cleaning. All of us. And we had walkie-talkies to contact the other forumites who were cleaning - it was like a super-secret spring cleaning.

Which type of cake shall I make?

One in the shape of an icelandic volcano. You can sieve cocoa powder to represent the ash!

I decided to make brownies instead

Legendary

I was trying out a new recipe

I haven't had a Nicki brownie for ages...

This new dance training programme is going to kill me before the end of next week! (Slight exaggeration, but seriously!!)

More and more intriguing!!!!!

Watching the end credits to 'Whatever happened to the Likely Lads', there are a couple of youngsters playing by a brick wall where buildings have been knocked down.

Does anyone else wonder where those youngsters are now or, perhaps more specifically, whether as adults they're out there watching themselves with a touch of '70s nostalgia?

I can't concentrate on any work. My car's in it's MOT and I don't know how she's getting on.

I have now seen Oklahoma so many times that my English student brain is analysing is without my permission. I have an essay title and plan for an essay entitled: 'Falling into the pit: Sexuality and Repression in Oklahoma!'

I think I need psychiatric help.

Then chill out with barry-clari's posted Muppet version, if you haven't already, on post #6458 of this thread.

She's ready now.

- are you able to collect it soon?

Am about to go. If I go now I can get her home before rush hour, and then I'll come back to work after.

safe journey, Flossie

Has she passed, did it cost an arm and a leg ?

Changing subject, I've just had an eye test, the first for 5 years, they've hardly changed!

The eye-test or your eyes?


Anyone thinking of playing the 'Asch' variations from Schumann's Carnaval?

, I've never quite got the hang of ASCH-HCSA . Darn acciacaturas!

I love Boots' pharmacy feedback survey.
Complete the anonymous survey for a chance to win £1,000 in a draw.

How do they know who to send it to if it's anonymous?

an excellent, excellent point sbhoa!

On the topic of surveys, I got harrassed to fill one in when going to see Clash Of The Titans at the weekend- both on the way in and on the way out of the cinema!

Oh they will probably make a packet selling your information on to other companies, too.

I have finally purchased another car

Car Expert

So what car has the forums' resident car expert bought?

A Skoda Fabia.

Car Expert

Very good Have fun with your new set of wheels!

I will

Car Expert

It doesn't feel like a Sunday night