Back to work.

Back in the office today, which is probably a good thing, because it will keep me from feeling guilty for being home not doing anything productive on any front -- work, Enigma, or cleaning. Yes, I know I was sick, and should have been content to be lazy, but I don't work that way. Anyway, back at work and no longer hacking up a lung, so that's good. Also with a desk lamp, so when the sun goes down this afternoon I will still be able to see what I'm doing.

Much to do. I need to send my grandfather his birthday present (and I should get a card for my great-aunt too), renew the magazine subscription I give my brother for his birthday, and finish cleaning house before Mom comes on Friday. (Still looking for a couple of people willing to help me move some furniture between rooms tonight or tomorrow night...) I need to arrange to finally get my old car removed to be donated to the Special Olympics. I need to get the stuff in the trunk out before I do that. I need to wrap gifts that need to be shipped.

And oh yeah, there's all this work stuff too...

But, I brought my Revels CDs and my Messiah CD in to work, so I will at least have good music while I work. And I brought in my Ruddigore cast photo and a print from North Carolina to pretty up my cube. Yay for personalization.

Okay, I'm rambling. Time to work now.

Nostalgia.

This evening, while cleaning and such, I've been indulging in my own private holiday tradition: watching the video of the one Christmas Revels I was in. It's making me very nostalgic for Breton music and my cannoli hat (no, I am not kidding; third head from the right in the top photo on this page -- someday I should really scan in the photo I have that shows it better) and John Fleagle (rest his soul) singing "Livaden Ker-Ys" and dueling bombards and Breton folk dances. And yes, even the cheesy Revels English versions of some of the songs.

Maybe I should do Revels again one of these years. Even though it does swallow December.

When I was in New Hampshire for Thanksgiving, my aunt and I went to a Revels Pub Sing in Hanover, led by David Coffin (who has family up there and was there for the holiday). Fun stuff.

I need to perform again. Been too long.