Re: Little Details from Your Day
Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2024 11:06 pm
Mate, that'll be one weird tattoo.
Mate, that'll be one weird tattoo.
Expensive too! But I got a guy...
You're doing good work.rsmurphy wrote: Sat Aug 10, 2024 7:33 pm A good friend's father was admitted into out-of-state hospice care the other day. While she and her husband are away doing the things one does in this situation I'm taking care of their homestead and animals which dwell within. I've also been put on the spot. To wit:
Her: Any suggestions for mellow music to play in hospice room? Music playlist to die to? Mogwai, Sigur Ros...We had Stars of the Lid on for a bit, but my dad said it sounded to churchy.
I sent over Urban Driftwood from Yasmin Williams, and Pt. 1 to the Köln Concert and "I Loves You Porgy" from Keith Jarrett. Tried to think of mellow, beautiful, and pastoral music.
A challenging and ultimately loving thing to do is to be by your parent's side as they leave.
Holy shit I have had almost exactly the same kind of thoughts before, i.e., I wanna hear this music while I am dying.
Baaaaa! This made my day : )enframed wrote: Sat Aug 10, 2024 10:05 amExpensive too! But I got a guy...
Congrats ringo-dad!dontfeartheringo wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2024 9:56 am I have never been diagnosed as bipolar, but I have these ups and downs in my life that aren't as obvious to the casual observer, but to me they've become a predictable and somewhat frustrating pattern.
I'm in an Up period. I'm learning music theory from three different sources: Duolingo now offers a music theory module. So does Language Transfer. And my guitar teacher is pretty hardcore about learning the underlying theory.
I'm also holding down my 40 hrs at work and managing to get some exercise.
Soon it will ebb and the dust will gather on my guitar again and I will stare at my theory notes and think "I should open my notebook" for three to four hours at a time.
Yesterday was the 12th anniversary of Gotcha Day- the day we officially adopted our daughter, thanks in large part to the people of this forum.
Kiddo and I celebrated by buying matching flannel shirts at Costco for $10 each. As before, it ever shall be.
Was racking my brain trying to think of an Eno composition...something comforting.enframed wrote: Sat Aug 10, 2024 8:45 pm This might do. It's what I want, as I pass, anyway.
Maybe this for a nice little double entendre if there's significant cognitive decline:
Incredibly kind of you to offer, man. Sincerely, thank you.ChudFusk wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2024 12:57 pmThis is a long shot, but if having an official diagnosis would help you, but you’ve been putting it off for financial or logistical reasons, and if you ever find yourself in New York, (where I am licensed to practice), just hit me up and we can do a free telehealth session in which I can provide you with a Dx. Having a diagnosis can really be liberating and validating for some folks, especially if you’re trying to get your prescriber to give you the right Rx.dontfeartheringo wrote: Fri Aug 09, 2024 9:56 am I have never been diagnosed as bipolar, but I have these ups and downs in my life that aren't as obvious to the casual observer, but to me they've become a predictable and somewhat frustrating.
Curious why they are moving there to La Charite specifically. If it were me I'd stay between Angers and Tours, or maybe Nantes. Ultimately, I don't think you can make a bad decision as to where.dontfeartheringo wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2024 7:34 am
I have been discussing spending some time in the Loire Valley in La Charite. Wondered what anyone here's impressions of small-town life in France are. There are a bunch of musicians moving there. It's turning into a thing, I guess.