Oct
6
So, I’m taking History 17A (from about the time of Columbus all the way to 1877) as an online course. For the last three days I’ve been writing two essays for this class, and that’s my first midterm (apparently I have two midterms plus a final). The essay topics are about slavery in the Chesapeake [...]
Sep
30
A new CD by Blackmore’s Night called Secret Voyage is coming out soon (though I got sick before I could post this and so it may be out already). I managed to get my hands on a review copy from Victor of Special Ops Media, and of course the deal was to write a review [...]
Aug
5
“Yesterday” and Today, Music in SF/F
Category: Auditorial Pleasures, Copperline, SF/F Geekery | 
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When I joined N3F many moons ago, I was fourteen. I really didn’t do much with it because I didn’t get this whole “be actively involved” idea as a fan. So, I wasted my big sister’s money. As I got older, but still only about sixteen or seventeen years old (still in high school basically) [...]
Aug
3
Hymns in Our Personal Lives Idea Sheet.
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At Church I am the Relief Society Music Director (RS is the women’s meeting), and I get five minutes of time to simply talk about music. I had the sisters come up with ideas on how to integrate the hymns in their personal lives. This is what we all came up with. Here is a [...]
Jul
31
Origa
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Where have I been? Or at least, why didn’t I notice this before? My husband and I have a sizeable collection of music. So when iTunes popped up with a song I didn’t recognize I thought, what’s this? Of course I go and look. It was called “Yoru no Melody” by Origa. It was nice. [...]