Nice. N'ice cream

Normal isn't a good word! a positive one I suppose, though... and novelty is good. D has a multitude of good and bad I think - direct, dynamic, darling, dear, dimple...
My friend's name begins with N too and I happened to share my riveting thought with her...
N'ice cream... an interesting one.

Nuzzle. There aren' t many better words than that Nuzzling while eating N'ice Cream.

On the other hand: Nixon. Not a nice image to go with Nuzzling, unless, of course, you are talking about my gorgeous little black rat named Nixon

nibble's pretty good.

don't like the interval from A# (middle of the stave) down to B# on sax.. keep working on it but it's not even a draw yet, I am losing

How does it compare for difficulty with the interval from Bb down to C?

the same!
I think the problem (this at least is the theory I am working on) is the fact that B#/C is one of the low notes of the sax, and I don't always find it easy to make them sound cleanly, neatly etc when I want them to.

Although I know my embouchure should be relaxed throughout, I don't think it is. Maybe another glass of wine will help me chill.

I guess it's a matter of doing lots of falling intervals that land up on those notes
Hope I can crack this before February - or it's back to the drawing board at short notice

I know it's, enharmonically speaking, the same interval. But sometimes the labelling has a psychological effect on getting the notes. I find that at times on the recorder particularly.

yes, I realise that, and it's a good thought, thank you.
But I am limited in fingering, so I may have to re-think it. There are actually a few fingerings for the first note, but only one seems to make sense - and only one fingering for the low C ---

I suspect it may be just hard work!
thanks ...

I may end up emailing a sax player I know (hoping her broadband is working!)

I have just done something for the first time.

Ever.

And that is...

Eat a packet of cheese and pickle crisps.

Well done... they appear to have sent your slightly hyper though......

I see no difference.

For some reason, the packet has pictures of snowflakes on it...

What has cheese and pickle got to do with this time of year, I wonder?...

Absolutely nothing. What have snowflakes got to do with this time of year either?

now you never thought you'd end up having an in-depth (-ish) discussion on the merits of cheese and pickle on the forum tonight, did you...

nope

peas and chickle ! never had peas and chickle crisps.

Aww, you guys are all sooooooo funny!

Time for another important question...

What shall I have for lunch?....

so what did you have for lunch? or are you still deciding?

what can i do during five hours i am about to spend with a sibling i barely know? i am dreading this...

A chicken microwave meal. Nothing too complicated to cook!...

I am at home today doing various bits and pieces. I have just made a phone call. And I dialled 9 to get an outside line first.
Shows how often I make phone calls from home

that made me laugh! My dad used to answer the phone home with 'R*** N*** here, how may I help' as he was a banker and used to saying that at work.

Hehe! It sounds and feels a bit like I have a small pinwheel in my lungs! Less hehe I have a massive orchestra concert on Sunday and play the flute!

Superflute hope you feel better soon.

My friend's dad answers the phone with "Battersey dog's home". Her brother answers the phone, and you say "is N____ there please?" he says "yes." You wait for five minutes, and then say "may I please SPEAK to her". At that point he goes and fetches her.

hope you are ok Lucky!

I did that once, and my OH was completely taken in and said 'oh sorry, wrong number' and rang off.

Thank you - I am... I hope you are too.

Is this the place for someone to help me out? Is it just me that thinks this is more and more utter lunacy...

In the House of Lords there was talk of the possibility of the Government telling sandwich manufacturers to use thin sliced bread instead of thick sliced bread - in the "fight against obesity"! Control freak-ism going even madder?

And now a primary school head in Wales "has banned home-cooked mince pies and other seasonal fayre from being sold at the annual Christmas fete for fear a child could have an allergic reaction to the ingredients."
Maybe the school should have a sign over the door "Beware, may contain a nut!"

just found this too:

"A Devon primary school head has defended a decision to ban pupils from wearing angel wings during their nativity play."

Health and safety hazard it seems grrrrr....

It's December 1st.

This means...

24 days of pure chocolatiness - from the b-c advent calendar...

A while ago my local Sainsburys changed its bread slicer from medium-sliced to thick-sliced. I assumed they did it in order to make people get through the loaf faster and buy another one sooner, but then I tend to be a bit cynical about these things The main reason for doing my shopping at Sainsburys was the bread (Harvest Grain, boootiful ), but now I've discovered that a local bakery does bread which is just as boootiful but they thin-slice it. So now I don't have any particular need to go to Sainsburys, I find it more convenient to shop elsewhere. Isn't it how important the thickness of a slice of bread is!

I got asked for a proof of age when I bought a newspaper this morning- they said it was because it had a DVD in it, which it hadn't, and anyway, why would one have to be 18 to buy a newspaper???????

I guess someone has realised that if you use newspaper to soak down and add glue to make papier mache, it can become quite a nasty weapon....
you could inflict some injuries


or maybe the DVD with a sharpened edge and flung like a frisbee....

I got asked for ID when I tried to buy plastic cutlery at tesco - I even bought it along with paper plates, and a mini party cake, it was obvious what it was for! How could I do any damage with plastic knives and forks?

How strange I got asked for ID the other day in focus when I was buying windscreen washer fluid. I normally would have been flattered but I didn't have any ID on me - luckily she sold it to me. The fact that I had just come from work and was wearing a suit, carrying a briefcase had my car keys in my hand and was paying by credit card must have helped. Plus, I've been over 18 for more than a decade now

Still not sure what she thought I was going to do with it - drink it perhaps?

I often (embarassingly) get asked for ID to get into the school canteen, as year 7s and 8s aren't allowed in for the first 15 minutes. Thing is, I'm in year 11...

Oh dear - but think of it this way, when you're old and you look young you'll be happy

One of my friends was at a school and got shouted at in front of everyone for not wearing school uniform - trouble is she's a teacher - granted, she does look about 12

Well I almost managed to be clever yesterday.

I remembered that I'd be going to London in the evening.
I remembered to check the weather forecast.
I remembered to put a plastic bag in my pocket to put my wet umbrella in.

I remembered that my umbrella was in the door pocket of the car....about ten minutes after I left the car in the station car park and got on the train.

Still, a plastic bag makes a good improvised rain bonnet when it's teemng down and you're desperate....

ALMOST good planning KJ

I am starting to enjoy my clarinet again Played more in the last week than I have in a while.

That's great Soph!

Why are some people so inexplicably rude?

Are you ok?

Sorry, that sounded terribly negative! I'm just a bit bewildered really as to how I can spend the weekend with people who are amazingly friendly, talented and who want to get to know you, yet go back to school to be treated with utter contempt for no apparent reason. It just doesn't weigh up in my mind.

Anyway, 14 days 'til the holidays!

I know what you mean.

Yep, and I have a concert on the 19th and I dont think I can do it

People are like that, different situations and all that. It's kind of the same with people at college, but then again at orchestra at the weekend and in the evenings there other friends aren't there and I guess you kind of make do with each other.




You're lucky you've only got 1 concert!

Just found out I have one friday evening, and saturday and the saturday after and one in the week and one on the 19th and another 4 some other time!

Lucky

hmmm

can't be easy to explain
and seriously, yes, you just wonder what some people think of... how they 'tick' ...

I'm going to see my friend in his performance of Titanic the musical on Friday... really can't wait to see how they do it, there have been so many jokes at school about people waving large blue sheets and cardboard cut-out icebergs

And the cathedral world has another female DoM!

Three weeks 'til Christmas...

I really ought to get my cards written soon...