elanya

Yesterday, I was too brain-dead to achieve anything. I started my day late, and then could't get much done when I tried. Today I am slightly less brain-dead. I didn't sleep well last night (who is shocked, show of hands!), but I decided to medicate my way into some kind of rest by taking some tylenol cold nighttime. So I am really only a little sleepy, but I have that post-drugged brain woozyness.

The fact is that it doesn't really matter, though. I am stuck on the thesis. I can't figure out what to put in my introduction, I don't have any Nevis stuff to work with, and I can't start my conclusion until I am done with everything else - It just doesn't seem right somehow. I could work on getting my bibliography done, I suppose.

At least there are other things to do that are productive, like working on my UCL proposal (which I have been doing), or reading material for my Bremen Cog paper. Those are good things. Still, it is slow going and discouraging. I want a real break, but I don't dare.

I still need to call people about dinner on Friday. I should do that now. Done! Not that I was able to get ahold of many folks...

I also want to do more writing this week if I can, for something... But I am only going to let myself do that if I have *extra* time after I'm done school work. I really do work best on a reward system. Oh, and I suppose I could also do my taxes...

Anyway, I guess that's all. I feel like I could sleep for days. The problem is that there are so few things stopping me from doing juuuust that...

So i finished my proposal, and I figure that'll do me for the day. I tried a nap and failed at that, so I went for a walk to see if maybe the fact that I am being stuck inside and not getting my regular walking exercises in might be causing my sleeplessness. We shall see.

Tonight, I was playing with my recorder some, and I saved a litle mp3 of the first verse of crow on the cradle, with voice and two recorders. However the only thing I have to record with is my headset, and audacity. Audacity doe not like things that are not perfectly in tune. recorders are notorious for not being in tune, especially in the higher registers. this makes for some screechyness, which is cut down some when I turned down the volume. Anyway test audiences say it is not too terrible, so if anyone is curious I can send it around it is only about 30s long though. I think it is worst towards the end when I was having problems following my own time, and it is a little out of synch. So if you want it you'll have to imagine what I could do with more than a headset mic and a recording program of dubious origin (ie I don't remember where I got it o_O) ;) Anyway, 'twas a fun little experiment. I like the recorder, especially the alto recorder, and it also suits my voice range very well.