Not really filkerdave's blog, but it'll do

First time I've logged into Vox in ages.

I applaud this...and I weep for my country.

Keith Olbermann is a voice every American needs to hear.

This is a test of seeing what the HTML posting in Vox does now

This should go to BBC.

And if all goes well, there should be a pic of me below this line

I guess the only way to confront a fear is to just go ahead and do it.  So, after saying I was thinking about doing it and having been urged more than once by a number of people, I signed up for my first-ever open mic this evening.

And I was so not ready for it.

And...

I did it.  No major flubs, although I prepared for 1 song, they told me I could do up to 3, and I didn't do the one I prepared (Moonheart) because when I started playing, Windwalker came out and I figured they didn't know what I'd prepared and any difficulties that I was going to have didn't exist if the people didn't know about them.  And then the MC wasn't there when I finished, so I figured I'd best do a second, so I did Talis's Uffington Hill because I know it cold enough that I can do it in my sleep.

And I was terrified going up there; it's not only an audience, but a nonfilkish one and I'm doing songs with fantasy references and ones where the words (I hope) matter...

And...

I did it.

(Crossposted to LJ, Vox and MySpace)

So, I am back from a worktrip to the UK.  It was mostly a good trip, and I enjoyed the touristing bit.

Now I want to go back.

And this is a very boring blog post.

Last night, I neglected to take the trash out.  This morning, the ants that I thought were gone were back in full force.

*grumble*

I was trying to get an MP3 of the song "Like a Drug" by They Eat Their Own -- and I discovered, on googling, that Fiona Apple did a cover of it.

How cool!  Now I need to track down an MP3 to see how her version compares!

Crossposted from my LiveJournal

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