tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274452792024-03-19T08:34:20.302-04:00Bucket of Parts--the transplant blogLife after a lung transplant
(c) 2005-2010
Questions, comments? Email me at janeandessie@gmail.comEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.comBlogger1272125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27445279.post-16848186268322292642010-05-18T11:47:00.000-04:002010-05-18T11:47:47.262-04:00Blogging into the FutureOK so...<br />
as much fun as I've had with the Bucket, I think the time has come to try a new platform. <br />
I've been using <a href="http://agibsongirl.tumblr.com/">A Gibson Girl</a>, on the <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/">tumblr</a> platform, for about a week, and I really like it. It's easy to upload web stories, photos, text, quotes--all the stuff I love. Plus the format is much cleaner.<br />
So--I will be moving my blogging over there. If you've got me bookmarked, change it to http://agibsongirl.tumblr.com.<br />
Don't worry, the email (janeandessie@gmail.com) and this blog will remain, although this blog will be mostly for archival purposes. Not sure what I'm going to do with CPG yet.<br />
I'm so glad that y'all have been reading and following my post-tx adventures. There is more to come, so jump over to the new blog, won't ya?Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27445279.post-71011682854487979022010-05-16T22:02:00.000-04:002010-05-16T22:02:25.394-04:00SundayWrote about it over <a href="http://agibsongirl.tumblr.com/post/605502762/sunday">here</a>.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27445279.post-66219985279737481122010-05-13T20:30:00.002-04:002010-05-13T20:30:48.724-04:00New blogI know, I have so many....<br />
but check <a href="http://agibsongirl.tumblr.com/">this</a> out.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27445279.post-52123910935619561692010-05-12T19:48:00.002-04:002010-05-12T19:48:37.116-04:00Retreat Journal #4Up over <a href="http://catholicpostergirl.stblogs.com/2010/05/12/retreat-journal-4-a-slight-detour/">here</a><br />
(I'm not abandoning you, really, I've got a bunch of ideas, just no time to write!)Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27445279.post-31189472907824537352010-05-09T21:57:00.000-04:002010-05-09T21:57:48.269-04:00All In The Family<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0AUuZgNnJ3h0YR8j-HpM32RxX2VwI0IijIkYmVsHoc5YeiKCyAolj4S_DMNfhep90W0epYuIYjlmIkMINO0TIeNiN7qg8j7CTUKxUGJl3sZKDoLaehW7elJrffbF6QZlRWsf8A/s1600/DSC00203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0AUuZgNnJ3h0YR8j-HpM32RxX2VwI0IijIkYmVsHoc5YeiKCyAolj4S_DMNfhep90W0epYuIYjlmIkMINO0TIeNiN7qg8j7CTUKxUGJl3sZKDoLaehW7elJrffbF6QZlRWsf8A/s320/DSC00203.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me and my godson</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Me with Belle (Courtney) and her older sister, Molly (who was in Godspell last year at this school)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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L to R: Kelly, Jack, Ryan, Paige, Me, Courtney, Brendan, grandma. :) </div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27445279.post-41881123901120594792010-05-08T22:22:00.000-04:002010-05-08T22:22:56.263-04:00The 'BurghToday was busy:<br />
1) Lunch, Barnes and Noble and shopping w/ my cousin Kelly<br />
2) Mass and dinner w/ the fam<br />
3) seeing my cousin Courtney's theatrical debut in Beauty and the Beast, Jr., at her school.<br />
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Busy, but really fantastic! Here are the books Kelly recommended I get:<br />
1) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Girl-Dragon-Tattoo-Vintage/dp/0307454541?ie=UTF8&tag=bucketofparts-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bucketofparts-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0307454541" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> (we're gonna read this together)<br />
2) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Trees-Paperback-Barbara-Kingsolver-Author/dp/B002X7L9FI?ie=UTF8&tag=bucketofparts-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Bean Trees</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bucketofparts-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002X7L9FI" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br />
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Pics of the play coming tomorrow (don't have cord here).<br />
Oh, and the Pens won. Series 3-2 Pens. Going back to Montreal on Monday.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27445279.post-43404517836278006712010-05-08T10:02:00.000-04:002010-05-08T10:02:48.643-04:00Ain't That a Kick In The Head?<iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=bucketofparts-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0829421289&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>This book (see left).<br />
Yeah, that one. It gave me a big kick in the head the first time I read it. I wanted what those women had <i>so badly</i>.<br />
And then a little voice said, "Well, why don't you try to get it?"<br />
So I asked certain orders if they'd take me.<br />
Nope. I'm too weird.<br />
So I gave up on the idea.<br />
Until recently, when I tried again with these <a href="http://www.nunsopsummit.org/">ladies</a>. <br />
And...we're going to give it a whirl!<br />
I'm going to visit them in September for a weekend. (Weekend to be decided. Might not even be in September, might be later int he fall.)<br />
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And I re-read this book several times this week. :)<br />
So this might be dangerous reading. But oh is it good. Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27445279.post-47548610398786029942010-05-03T19:07:00.000-04:002010-05-03T19:07:11.639-04:00The Simple Woman's Daybook--May 3, 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5flyaxqGgLX1ywP8-82j6RGPfKD_nf4P_6P-4zTNNiOAcPBagHSv5fAmfiPd6yuP2Ore3jhug7JOgF3L_O_8jVsLXC-R-rjBcOojpjCbz0HEP8U40QZldnIqfxTCgZ9lYJNYbA/s1600/simple+woman+tag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5flyaxqGgLX1ywP8-82j6RGPfKD_nf4P_6P-4zTNNiOAcPBagHSv5fAmfiPd6yuP2Ore3jhug7JOgF3L_O_8jVsLXC-R-rjBcOojpjCbz0HEP8U40QZldnIqfxTCgZ9lYJNYbA/s320/simple+woman+tag.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Outside my window:</div><div style="text-align: center;">A very nice spring evening--low 70s, perfect. Might go sit outside and read after this. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am wearing: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my Boden dress in blueberry batik print. My last birthday present from my parents. It was a popular pattern so we have to wait for it to be re-ordered.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am thankful for: </div><div style="text-align: center;">my friends</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am reading:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Last-Lecture-Randy-Pausch/dp/1401323251?ie=UTF8&tag=bucketofparts-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kings-Good-Servant-Gods-First/dp/0898706254?ie=UTF8&tag=bucketofparts-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The King's Good Servant But God's First</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bucketofparts-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0898706254" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Eternal-Woman-Gertrud-von-Fort/dp/1586172980?ie=UTF8&tag=bucketofparts-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Eternal Woman</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bucketofparts-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1586172980" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Diary-Young-Girl-Definitive-classics/dp/0141315180?ie=UTF8&tag=bucketofparts-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Diary of Anne Frank</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bucketofparts-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0141315180" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From the kitchen:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/03/caramelized-onion-prosciutto-pizza/">Onion and Proscuitto pizza </a>(made last night), <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/06/the-best-spinach-salad-ever/">Spinach Salad </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am thinking:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That it is so beautiful outside!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am creating: </div><div style="text-align: center;">A clean apartment: vacuuming, mopping, running the dishwasher. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Toward rhythm and beauty: </div><div style="text-align: center;">Daily prayer; spiritual reading (currently Gospel of Luke)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To Live the Liturgy: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">see above</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am hoping and praying:</div><div style="text-align: center;">for my grandfather; my family members in purgatory; a friend of mine who is about to try his vocation as a Dominican friar. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Around the House:</div><div style="text-align: center;">See above. :) But the bathroom is pretty clean! Woo!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my favorite things:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Time with my friends. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few plans for the week:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">T: Voting day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">W: Choir</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Th: Voice</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday-Sun: Pittsburgh to see the family</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A picture I'm sharing: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtUXTkcEbXTc1zTuFZ5Vav6wL7F897hVkwhZU6iX_rJhx_6l2bpqRrQlRqBwJOdc1gYSXWygs4WhUDOIW6hEoMdzQhnFjORwj-FAWXtPmDPVQZauxC9V5-RhdXsZwff90-4C0Wg/s1600/siblings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtUXTkcEbXTc1zTuFZ5Vav6wL7F897hVkwhZU6iX_rJhx_6l2bpqRrQlRqBwJOdc1gYSXWygs4WhUDOIW6hEoMdzQhnFjORwj-FAWXtPmDPVQZauxC9V5-RhdXsZwff90-4C0Wg/s320/siblings.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> me and my siblings (Melanie, center, Bryan, right) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27445279.post-50585476148788279672010-05-02T21:34:00.000-04:002010-05-02T21:34:55.633-04:00Clinic updateI had my regular clinic appointment last Monday, and all was well. The wrap:<br />
<ul><li>New needles for port access; mom got it on the first go when she accessed me a few weeks ago with the 1" needle. Apparently port likes 1" needle now, the 3/4" needle is a bit wishy-washy. Besides the fact that the 1" needle looks super-scary when being inserted, it actually lays under the dressing quite nicely and goes in very well. So that's a plus. </li>
<li>CXR looks excellent.</li>
<li>PFTs also excellent. 62/57, if you're a number person. If not, um...I can't explain what they mean. I <i>think </i>they mean this: the 62% is how much volume I blow out in 1 second, and the 57% is my lung capacity. Course they could be reversed. Either way, much better than pre-tx!</li>
<li>Some med changes: I asked for my celexa to be knocked back to 10 mg. We upped it in 2006/2007, when I was in and out of the hospital and we thought it would be better at 20 mg. Which was fine then, but we never knocked it <i>back </i>down. Now I'm back to 10, and liking it so far. Drs. A &K also want to knock down the vfend from 200 mg to 100 mg. Vfend is a strange little drug that very few people take--I get a lot of 'huhs?' when I put it on med lists. It's a pre-tx antibiotic (meaning, I've been on it since, oh 2002? God prescribed it.). I guess since I"m about to hit 5 years, the chance of the bug coming back to cause problems is lessened, so we can knock it down to 100 mg. This makes me happy--the fewer drugs I'm on, the more I like--but it also can affect my tac level, so on the 14th I need to have a blood draw to check all that. Obviously we do not want the tac (one of the anti-rejection meds) messed with. I can't imagine it going any lower, since I'm only on 0.5 mg now, but I guess it could go up. Or maybe nothing will happen and my body parts and systems will all get along!</li>
<li>Nothing special planned for the five year, just the normal testing. So sometime in June I get to spend 1 1/2-2 days at Children's being a guinea pig. :) It's not so bad. I get to catch up on my reading and my children's television. </li>
</ul>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27445279.post-54998421374509850092010-05-02T09:44:00.000-04:002010-05-02T09:44:56.422-04:00Breakfast time!OK, if you know me, you know that I am not really a morning person. Sleep is my friend. So that means breakfast is usually a very simple affair--sometimes as simple as coffee and toast.<br />
But this morning, I decided to get a bi creative, and I made these.<br />
These are very, very good. And they take, oh, five minutes. Not kidding.<br />
So, here we are:<br />
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Huevos Hyacinth<br />
<i>From </i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-Woman-Cooks-Recipes-Accidental/dp/0061658197?ie=UTF8&tag=bucketofparts-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Pioneer Woman's Cookbook</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bucketofparts-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0061658197" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br />
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For one:<br />
1 slice ham (thinly sliced)<br />
1 tomato slice, or picante sauce<br />
1 egg<br />
cheese of your liking (I used mexican blend, to fit the theme, but Ree likes crumbly goat cheese)<br />
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Turn on the broiler and butter one ramekin.<br />
Place the slice of ham in the ramekin and top with tomato slices or picante.<br />
Gently crack one egg on top.<br />
Sprinkle with cheese. (OK I did more than sprinkle. I gave it a nice covering.)<br />
Place the ramekin on a baking sheet and slide under broiler. Broil for 4-6 minutes, or until egg yolk is slightly set. If you want it more set (as in, you don't like runny egg), broil for another minute or two.<br />
Eat. :)Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27445279.post-34715662289435638182010-05-01T10:46:00.000-04:002010-05-01T10:46:23.905-04:00Saturday Evening Blog Post--March and April<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7CWmzAv6_oVGouauNP2_xMWQqD_cybFry26X_pKjy9QnmxTimzGmSGrdYx-cbRk50tyfQmHYVpQgALO3A9yKKEkXIl4aQkGDDZ8QhqSRM8SJAfi_ffQyisNiy-zWIWNGZ9uWvQ/s1600/Saturday+Evening+tag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7CWmzAv6_oVGouauNP2_xMWQqD_cybFry26X_pKjy9QnmxTimzGmSGrdYx-cbRk50tyfQmHYVpQgALO3A9yKKEkXIl4aQkGDDZ8QhqSRM8SJAfi_ffQyisNiy-zWIWNGZ9uWvQ/s320/Saturday+Evening+tag.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth is doing a twofer this month--March <i>and </i>April. Here are mine: For April, <a href="http://bucketofparts.blogspot.com/2010/04/easter.html">The Easter Pics</a>, and for March, the <a href="http://bucketofparts.blogspot.com/2010/03/st-patricks-day-food-chocolate-guinness.html">Wonder of the Guinness Cake </a>(really, I can't link to this enough. ) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>For more, or to link your own favorite posts, go to <a href="http://www.elizabethesther.com/">Elizabeth</a>'s. </i></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27445279.post-11601701276166945762010-04-29T16:32:00.002-04:002010-04-29T16:32:55.991-04:00Food<a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/04/the-right-way-and-the-wrong-way-to-make-cinnamon-toast/">Tonight's dinner</a><br />
And...<a href="http://catholicpostergirl.stblogs.com/2010/04/28/retreat-journal-3/">retreat journal #3 </a>(which definitely deals with food).Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27445279.post-84748118089981274502010-04-27T21:18:00.001-04:002010-04-27T21:18:51.428-04:00Retreat Journal #2Is <a href="http://catholicpostergirl.stblogs.com/2010/04/27/retreat-journal-2/">here</a>.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27445279.post-20080140768744867002010-04-25T20:29:00.000-04:002010-04-25T20:29:07.019-04:00Retreat Journal #1Wondering where I was this weekend?<br />
<a href="http://catholicpostergirl.stblogs.com/2010/04/25/retreat-journal-2010-1/">Retreating!</a><br />
I'll post more as I write more...so keep checking CPG, or here. I'll cross-link.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27445279.post-1351714380463609002010-04-23T11:40:00.000-04:002010-04-23T11:40:35.517-04:00Seven Quick Takes Friday--Vol. XXI<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwz6lQm0JTfYt3G0IvaORARy0sBqpfKe4iCdFVvz3gmqaIw8dzDixzG7c66BFRiOnnepyp-zWP9fgCiNtZWYwBe8afqyWVcqeKUS25DDOpGxutOSH4WjaDuzRtb_WZQZKz1EFQXQ/s1600/7+quick+takes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwz6lQm0JTfYt3G0IvaORARy0sBqpfKe4iCdFVvz3gmqaIw8dzDixzG7c66BFRiOnnepyp-zWP9fgCiNtZWYwBe8afqyWVcqeKUS25DDOpGxutOSH4WjaDuzRtb_WZQZKz1EFQXQ/s320/7+quick+takes.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">I. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This edition of 7QT brought to you by <a href="http://www.cariboucoffee.com/">Caribou Coffee</a> wi-fi. :) (mmm Northern Lite Latte!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">II. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It has been a slooow week. I don't mean it's gone slow, I mean I've felt slow, like I'm moving through syrup. I think the ridiculously high pollen count might have something to do with that, even though I'm not technically allergic to anything. Claritin has been my friend this week. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">III. </div><div style="text-align: center;">No blogging this weekend--I'm going <a href="http://www.st-therese-retreat.org/about_us.html">here</a> for a silent retreat. (You may remember<a href="http://catholicpostergirl.stblogs.com/2007/04/22/retreating/"> I've done one before</a>.) The weather is looking sort of blah, which is too bad, because the grounds are beautiful, but I"m sure it will be a fruitful weekend nonetheless. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">IV. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I really do like the silence. If you know me, you may find this hard to believe. But it's so wonderful to take a break from computers, phones, television--noise in general--and attempt to listen to that still small voice. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">V. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Books of 2010: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/No-Time-Wave-Goodbye-Novel/dp/0812979575?ie=UTF8&tag=bucketofparts-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">No Time To Wave Goodbye </a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bucketofparts-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0812979575" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />(really good), A Thousand Tomorrows <a href="http://bucketofparts.blogspot.com/2010/04/cf-bookshelf-thousand-tomorrows-by.html">(very, very bad)</a>. Mother Angelica's advice book, and her book on the scriptures. Also reading<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Deep-Conversion-Prayer-Thomas-Dubay/dp/1586171178?ie=UTF8&tag=bucketofparts-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"> Deep Conversion/Deep Prayer</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bucketofparts-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1586171178" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Eternal-Woman-Gertrud-von-Fort/dp/1586172980?ie=UTF8&tag=bucketofparts-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Eternal Woman</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bucketofparts-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1586172980" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> (bringing this on retreat) and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kings-Good-Servant-Gods-First/dp/0898706254?ie=UTF8&tag=bucketofparts-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The King's Good Servant</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bucketofparts-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0898706254" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">VI. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Great music stuff this week. I'm singing "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?" and "Stranger to the Rain" at an open mic event next week. And I joined St. Pat's choir! First up--singing for Confirmation on Sunday. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">VII. </div><div style="text-align: center;">A housekeeping note: I do update the tabs on the top of the page, from time to time, so check it out! My vocal repertoire (under 'theater') gets the most updates, but I've also added video and stories about my transplant to the transplant tag.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27445279.post-72098642422807695732010-04-21T16:37:00.001-04:002010-04-21T16:38:35.550-04:00CF bookshelf: A Thousand Tomorrows by Karen KingsburyIn general, if I see a book has a CF angle, I try to avoid it. <br />
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Usually it's milked for maximum trauma and tragedy, and bears little to no resemblance to actual CF life. This was especially the case with the Lurlene McDaniel books that were so popular when I was in high school. If any of my friends read the ones with the CF characters, I cringed. The biology books were bad enough (so outdated!)--did fiction writers need to make life harder, too? <br />
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However, I am always open to being surprised. And I have been--once--with the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Love-Story-Novel/dp/1400032555?ie=UTF8&tag=bucketofparts-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">A Little Love Story</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bucketofparts-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1400032555" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><i>. </i>Not only is it a great novel, but CF is portrayed realistically! And some of the proceeds from book sales go to the CFF, so if you haven't bought it, um, do so. <br />
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So that brings me to the book in question, "A Thousand Tomorrows." I was randomly searching the Columbus Metropolitan Library database for CF books, and this popped up. <br />
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I general avoid her books, because, based on the plot synopses alone, they are treacly books just a step above the Romance Novel category, meaning we get stock characters doing stock character things (also known as--where Nicholas Sparks' novels are heading). But since CF was in this one, and I was going to the library anyway to check out the <i>Oliver! </i>score, I thought I'd pick it up.<br />
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Oh, I was so correct. Not only is it treacly to top all treacly novels, but there is so much tha tis just flat out <i>wrong.</i> The book was published in 2005--the year I got my transplant. So yeah, transplant technology at that time is something I'm pretty familiar with. <br />
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The author says in her notes that the inspiration for the book was a little boy on her husband's softball team. She says she talked to families about CF, and she gives information on the CFF. So that's all good. <br />
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What's not good is what's in her story. Essentially, the character with CF is used as a redemption device for the real protagonist, Cody, a pissed-off bull rider who's mad that his dad walked out on their family when he was a kid. He has a brother with Downs Syndrome, which is the reason his father left--the typical 'I can't handle it' excuse. <br />
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So Cody meets Ali, who rides in rodeos. Of course, this is supposed to be The Worst Thing Ever for her CF. Actually, any sort of physical exertion is <i>good </i>for CF patients; having taken riding lessons right before my diagnosis, I can attest to this! Ali doesn't breathe when she's in the arena because the dust and hay and all that can hurt her lungs. Um, if she was breathing, and exerting herself that way, she'd cough and that would be <i>good</i>. (And, most CF patients who are on the transplant list cannot hold their breath for 18 seconds, like Ali can in the book. Um, no.) <br />
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So Ali is admitted to a hospital in Denver after a rodeo, and her doctor springs the transplant discussion on her. Ali is, of course, <i>shocked. </i>Now, OK, in fairness, I was shocked too the first time my docs mentioned it. But Kingsbury's writing just makes this painful to read. Ali needs to be listed for a transplant ASAP. And <i>of course </i>she needs to stop riding. (If you're being listed for a transplant, most everyday things are out of the question. There's NO WAY she could've been riding. NONE.) <br />
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Well Ali wants a 'single lung' transplant, which CFers don't even get. What Kingsbury means is a "living lobe transplant", which is where two separate living donors are used to replace two lung lobes. This is generally not a permanent treatment--CFers require double lung transplants. That's a fact. The lobes will just get infected with the bugs from the 'native' lungs. <br />
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So after all this medical mumbo jumbo the reader has to digest, we get back to Cody, who loves Ali, who hasn't told anyone about her CF (this is actually accurate). They're in love. Cody wants to be a donor. Cody is a match! (Cue the inspirational music.) <br />
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Of course at this point, the story must mention how <i>expensive</i> all this is, how insurance <i>won't cover it </i>, yada yada yada. When you're listed for transplant, you meet with a financial person who works through all your options with you. Most insurance companies have some sort of transplant coverage. Is it capped? Yes (sometimes). Are your options limited,in some cases, as to center? Yes. But there is usually <i>some sort of coverage. </i>This is 2005, not 1985. Transplants are not exactly groundbreaking treatments here. Of course all we get here is the trite father pronoucement that "we will do everything we can to pay for it." (eye roll here)<br />
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So anyway. Ali gets her lobes (from Cody and her father). Of course we get the gloom and doom predicitions--only three years! (ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HATE THESE!) And she's talking, immediately after surgery? Um, no. You're on a ventilator for a few days. Hence, no talky. <br />
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And, of course, Ali's lobes reject and she dies. But at least Cody reconciled with his family! Which is really the entire point!<br />
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This book made me angry to read. If you've even considered reading it, don't. If you have read it, I'm very sorry you had to endure it. There are so many wrong, wrong, WRONG things in it. Even the terminology is wrong. Ali has a "compression vest", --she means the thAIRpy vest, which she doesn't describe accurately. She talks about Ali having four inhalers but never mentions an aerosol machine, which is what most CF patients use regularly. Inhalers are like a quicky treatment. Honestly, she treats CF more like asthma. Ali's mom does PT on her at one point, and Cody FREAKS OUT, like Ali's being abused or something. I taught one of my pre-tx boyfriends how to do my chest PT for when we spent the weekends at his parents' and I couldn't lug the vest (mine was one of the first ones, and it weighed about 1500 pounds...). It's not that scary, it's not even gross to watch! It's not like Ali's mom was inserting a chest tube. <br />
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The whole thing is just DRENCHED in melodrama. And Ali isn't even very likable! She's really bitter about having CF. Of course her sister, Anna, had it too, and of course, Anna died, so Ali is SUPER bitter. I'm not denying that you can get bitter. Heck, it's probably normal. But Ali is of the "ignore it and it doesn't exist" school. <br />
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It's so cliche, and so awfully written, that no one should ever, ever pick this up. Instead of doing a service to people with CF, like <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Love-Story-Novel/dp/1400032555?ie=UTF8&tag=bucketofparts-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">A Little Love Story </a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bucketofparts-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1400032555" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /></i>does, by protraying us and our lives realistically and truthfully, Kingsbury makes Ali a stock character whose medical drama serves only as a plot point. <br />
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If you are interested in GOOD CF books, this is what I can recommend:<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Love-Story-Novel/dp/1400032555?ie=UTF8&tag=bucketofparts-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">A Little Love Story</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bucketofparts-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1400032555" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Breathing-Living-Memoir-Laura-Rothenberg/dp/0786888695?ie=UTF8&tag=bucketofparts-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Breathing For A Living</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bucketofparts-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0786888695" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cystic-Fibrosis-Patient-Family-Hardcover/dp/B000NCPSJS?ie=UTF8&tag=bucketofparts-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Cystic Fibrosis: A Guide for Patient and Family (Hardcover)</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bucketofparts-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000NCPSJS" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><br />
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Or, you can shoot me questions at janeandessie@gmail.comEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27445279.post-4135291809956358572010-04-21T16:35:00.001-04:002010-04-21T22:15:11.716-04:00Fashion Note<h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">Spring is upon us in many parts of the country. That means--flip flops are back. <br />
I sort of hate these shoes.They're good for very few things in life: the pool, the beach, the locker room shower, taking out the trash, or running very <i>brief </i>(like getting gas) errands. <br />
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They are NOT appropriate in the office. Ever. At all. Let us all wear real shoes to work, please. These consist of a proper sole and foot covering that's more than a mere thong between toes. Even the most strappy sandals have a heel, and a real, honest-to-god sole. </span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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And if you are walking to work, wear running/walking shoes! Flip flops provide no support, hence the "flip flop" name. But then the Nikes come </span> <span style="font-size: small;"><i>off </i>when you are at your desk! <br />
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Let's make this simple: If you can wear it in the gym shower, you cannot wear it in the office. 'Nuff said. </span> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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(oh, and I don't </span> <span style="font-size: small;"><i>care </i>how bedazzled and bejeweled they are. They. Are. Not. Shoes.)</span></h3>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27445279.post-24312092891514771022010-04-17T13:46:00.000-04:002010-04-17T13:46:21.702-04:00Recipe The First: Herbal Iced Tea<i>adapted from<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Contessa-Family-Style-Everyone/dp/060961066X?ie=UTF8&tag=bucketofparts-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"> Barefoot Contessa Family Style</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bucketofparts-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=060961066X" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />)</i><br />
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4 bags Celestial Seasonings Lemon Zinger tea<br />
4 bags C.S. Raspberry Zinger tea<br />
4 cups pure apple juice (I used healthy balance since it's lower in sugar)<br />
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Place the tea bags in a pitcher. Boil a kettle of water and pour 4 cups boiling water over the teabags. Let seep for 10 minutes. Remove tea bags.<br />
Add 4 cups apple juice. Chill. Serve over ice.<br />
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<i>(Note: In BC's book, she uses regular apple juice, so she doesn't have to add sugar. I thought I'd use the lower sugar apple juice, and if it needs sugar later, I'll add it.)</i>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27445279.post-53933509141268648862010-04-17T13:17:00.000-04:002010-04-17T13:17:02.583-04:00Belated Birthday PartyI usually celebrate my birthday with my friends the week after my actual birthday, since sometimes my birthday is during Easter or Holy Week, and there's just no <i>time. </i>Normally we go out to eat and then come back to my place for cake and The Birthday Game (sort of like Cranium, but incorporates questions about the Birthday Person). <i> </i><br />
This year, we're mixing it up. My friend Aaron (the food guru who introduced me to <a href="http://bucketofparts.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-birthday.html">Mezzo</a>) suggested we have a pizza party, where we make our own pizzas.<br />
I thought this was a very good idea. So that's what we're doing. Everyone's coming to my place and we shall make pizza.<br />
I'm also making:<br />
<ul><li> the Ever Wonderful <a href="http://bucketofparts.blogspot.com/2010/03/st-patricks-day-food-chocolate-guinness.html">Guinness Cake,</a></li>
<li>Barefoot Contessa's Herbal Iced Tea, which uses Celestial Seasonings tea bags and apple juice,</li>
<li>Tennis Team Salsa (recipe to follow)</li>
<li>and <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/03/caramelized-onion-prosciutto-pizza/">this pizza. </a></li>
</ul>Currently the cake is in the oven and water is heating for the tea. The salsa I make right before I serve it, so that can wait. I am cleaning while things bake/cool/chill out.<br />
Pictures and recipes to come...Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27445279.post-41448859532365150932010-04-17T09:49:00.000-04:002010-04-17T09:49:49.886-04:00Organ Donation EditorialApril is Donate Life Month, y'know.<br />
So, if you're not an organ donor, maybe you should ponder it?<br />
(Because you're only reading this <i>fantastic </i>blog because of an organ donor...)<br />
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Today's Columbus Dispatch has an <a href="http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2010/04/17/donate-for-life.html?sid=101">editorial about donation</a>. Worth checking out.<br />
And if you want to be an organ donor, you can sign up <a href="http://www.donatelife.net/">here</a>.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27445279.post-48438659065172120322010-04-15T19:42:00.000-04:002010-04-15T19:42:27.164-04:00Better Late Than Never...I have discovered <a href="http://www.thepioneerwoman.com/">The Pioneer Woman!</a><br />
And her <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-Woman-Cooks-Recipes-Accidental/dp/0061658197?ie=UTF8&tag=bucketofparts-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">cookbook</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bucketofparts-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0061658197" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />!<iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=bucketofparts-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0061658197&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe><br />
You have to read the story of<a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/blog/category/black_heelstractor_wheels/black_heels-complete/"> how she met and married her husband</a>. I love it!Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27445279.post-2903046637989598762010-04-14T21:49:00.009-04:002010-04-20T21:33:54.623-04:00I Only Know What I KnowOn my facebook page I've been posting a bit about the <i>Oliver!</i> soundtrack. Auditions for a production of the show are in May. Before, oh, a few months ago, I didn't know a whole lot about this show. I knew <i>Consider Yourself</i> and a bit of <i>Food, Glorious Food,</i> but that was it. I learned "As Long As He Needs Me" as a potential audition piece, but I didn't know how it was set within the context of the musical.<br />
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Anyway, now having watched the movie several times, listening to the soundtrack, and working on the vocal selections book, I have a pretty good grasp of the music. <br />
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Today's weather was really nice, so I posted "Who Will Buy This Beautiful Morning" as one of my status messages (just that line). This lead to a discussion about the song, and a friend being surprised that I wasn't familiar with<i> Oliver! </i>until fairly recently.<br />
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So here's a list of shows I could sing in my sleep: (bold type indicates I've seen it live, italic means I've been in it) <br />
<ul><li><b>Phantom of the Opera</b></li>
<li><b>Les Miz</b></li>
<li><i><b>Jekyll and Hyde</b></i></li>
<li><i>Parade</i></li>
<li>Miss Saigon</li>
<li>The Scarlet Pimpernel</li>
<li>The Secret Garden</li>
<li>Ragtime</li>
<li>Side Show</li>
<li><b>Beauty and the Beast</b></li>
<li><b>The Lion King</b></li>
<li><b>Avenue Q</b></li>
<li><b>Titanic</b></li>
<li><b>Gypsy</b></li>
<li>Jesus Christ Superstar</li>
<li>My Fair Lady</li>
<li>The Sound of Music</li>
<li>Sunset Boulevard</li>
<li>Evita</li>
<li><b>Into the Woods</b></li>
<li><b>Wicked</b></li>
<li>Children of Eden</li>
<li><b>Annie</b></li>
<li>Annie Get Your Gun</li>
<li><b>Cinderella</b></li>
<li><b>The Producers</b></li>
<li><b>Spamalot</b></li>
<li><b>The Music Man</b></li>
<li><b>Fiddler on the Roof </b></li>
<li>Aida</li>
</ul>Ones I know fairly well:<br />
<ul><li> Oklahoma</li>
<li><b>The Light in the Piazza</b></li>
<li>The Pirate Queen</li>
<li>Carousel</li>
<li>Allegro</li>
<li><b>Guys and Dolls </b></li>
<li><b>Chicago</b></li>
<li>Company</li>
<li>Working</li>
<li>Love Never Dies (still working on this one)</li>
<li>State Fair </li>
<li>South Pacific (I know almost all of the songs except for ones like <i>Dites-Moi</i>. Know the title, not the tune.) </li>
<li>The King and I </li>
<li> West Side Story </li>
</ul>Ones I'm familiar with (as in, I can sing a few of the big songs, but that's it)<br />
<ul><li>Kiss Me, Kate ("Another Op'ning", "I Hate Men", "Brush Up..."</li>
<li>Flower Drum Song (The ABHORRENT "I enjoy being a girl")</li>
<li>Martin Guerre ("How Many Tears?", etc.)</li>
<li>Cats ("Memory", that's it, sorry.)</li>
<li>The Little Mermaid (this, and Mary Poppins--I know the movie songs)</li>
<li>Mary Poppins</li>
<li>A Little Night Music ("Send In the Clowns")</li>
<li>Camelot ("The Simple Joys of Maidenhood", "Before I Gaze...", "If Ever...", "Camelot")</li>
<li>Little Shop of Horrors</li>
<li>The Fantastiks (Who DOESN'T know "Try to Remember"?)</li>
<li>Finnegan's Rainbow</li>
<li>Brigadoon! ("Waiting for My Dearie")</li>
<li><b>42nd Street ("Lullaby of Broadway", "42nd Street")</b></li>
<li>Chess ("Someone Else's Story")</li>
<li>A Little Princess ("Live Out Loud")</li>
<li>A Christmas Carol </li>
<li>Street Scene (which could be considered more opera...) </li>
<li> A Chorus Line ("One", "What I Did For Love", "Nothing")</li>
<li>1776 ("Sit Down, John"...I would like to know this one better. On the list...) </li>
<li>Hello, Dolly! ("Hello, Dolly!", "Ribbons Down My Back", "Until the Parade Passes By" )</li>
</ul><ul></ul>A short list of ones I know nothing or almost nothing about:<br />
<ul><li> Swing!</li>
<li>Contact</li>
<li>Steel Pier</li>
<li>Spring Awakening</li>
<li>The Woman In White</li>
<li>The Beautiful Game</li>
<li>Little Women</li>
<li>Merrily We Roll Along</li>
<li>50 percent</li>
<li>The Apple Tree</li>
<li>The Putnam County Spelling Bee (yeah I know, I shortened the Title)</li>
<li>Mamma Mia</li>
<li>Jersey Boys</li>
<li>Stop the World, I Want To Get Off </li>
<li>A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (I know "comedy tonight")</li>
<li>How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying</li>
<li>Two By Two</li>
<li> Zorba</li>
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</ul>I know I'm missing some. But really, there's a fair amount of musical theater--especially from the 50s, 60s and 70s--that I know NOTHING about. Any big dance shows are not my thing, because my dancing skills are limited. And any shows without decent alto parts--also limited. So that eliminates a lot of early musical theater.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27445279.post-77587423292887439012010-04-12T16:13:00.000-04:002010-04-12T16:13:37.337-04:00The Simple Woman's Daybook--April 12, 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqkBUlptrUKY2G0tqeBNZcr3vStYY3OR7RxjSpXBaDHOqaSbV05sp4H41YAbWQx8J0irfyjOfid7STpIq7Zft1GZnIpFog2U2g0xxNrWqx2A9tvaa4jjXoOy4InQAiwZBA_ufgEA/s1600/simple+woman+tag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqkBUlptrUKY2G0tqeBNZcr3vStYY3OR7RxjSpXBaDHOqaSbV05sp4H41YAbWQx8J0irfyjOfid7STpIq7Zft1GZnIpFog2U2g0xxNrWqx2A9tvaa4jjXoOy4InQAiwZBA_ufgEA/s320/simple+woman+tag.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Outside my window:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bright and sunny--low 70s. Perfect. My office went out to lunch in honor of my birthday and we ate outside! I could get used to all this al fresco dining. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am wearing: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">gray scoop neck top, a gray heather skirt, and I have kicked off my red flats. :) Oh, and my Tiffany key necklace.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am thankful for: </div><div style="text-align: center;">my friends</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am reading:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Last-Lecture-Randy-Pausch/dp/1401323251?ie=UTF8&tag=bucketofparts-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Last Lecture</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bucketofparts-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1401323251" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From the kitchen:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Quesadillas (tonight), spaghetti (tomorrow), burgers (W). Not sure about the remainder of the week. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am thinking:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That it is so beautiful outside!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am creating: </div><div style="text-align: center;">A clean apartment. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On my iPod:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Oliver-1994-London-Palladium-Recording/dp/B000002SLN?ie=UTF8&tag=bucketofparts-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Oliver! </a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bucketofparts-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000002SLN" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Toward rhythm and beauty: </div><div style="text-align: center;">Cleaning the tub and bathroom mirror; sweeping/mopping kitchen floor. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To Live the Liturgy: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am hoping and praying:</div><div style="text-align: center;">for my grandfather. (still) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Around the House:</div><div style="text-align: center;">See above. :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my favorite things:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spring!!!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few plans for the week:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Th: Voice</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sat.: Birthday dinner w/ my friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A picture I'm sharing: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5e2D2R4hK82iNUQ8gSY5EBP1NSQ08ycWmzeH2f_eMQFPTDEj5bVBz_keVSFxNTQZx46BMFt96MHPGRafBM66Qdm6AGswmqfk4LYI7YdotOTFSBWF8rF4vjyfBTUBKezdN5ylF5Q/s1600/DSC00100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5e2D2R4hK82iNUQ8gSY5EBP1NSQ08ycWmzeH2f_eMQFPTDEj5bVBz_keVSFxNTQZx46BMFt96MHPGRafBM66Qdm6AGswmqfk4LYI7YdotOTFSBWF8rF4vjyfBTUBKezdN5ylF5Q/s320/DSC00100.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The communications office at lunch today. </div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27445279.post-29964902120606752202010-04-11T21:18:00.000-04:002010-04-11T21:18:13.762-04:00My birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9AKPY6SvM6nLGqOFL-CzMF_uPoHXjXlg64fe5Aj-M94IiOCer7E_msKY1-5UQlOq61hNN5OrQrHBn7F2EYSN791zlAYxPJiqV4Wq9d40lQmqZXWvAGf4CbExnt78NIuuKMdfIA/s1600/DSC00068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9AKPY6SvM6nLGqOFL-CzMF_uPoHXjXlg64fe5Aj-M94IiOCer7E_msKY1-5UQlOq61hNN5OrQrHBn7F2EYSN791zlAYxPJiqV4Wq9d40lQmqZXWvAGf4CbExnt78NIuuKMdfIA/s320/DSC00068.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Part One: A beautiful day for a symphony concert</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhhsPwqO_CBhB07Cn5RmGZQ_XqTqZ-PrNajzGihv1ft9R-OOvThYyExpMCqAj2h_ROKvLAW8Djicbt9VvXLra1GosnljDRKkgaE8LSuiKZcRD63j-DnUgw3tMhF05zomFxAdvJQ/s1600/DSC00073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhhsPwqO_CBhB07Cn5RmGZQ_XqTqZ-PrNajzGihv1ft9R-OOvThYyExpMCqAj2h_ROKvLAW8Djicbt9VvXLra1GosnljDRKkgaE8LSuiKZcRD63j-DnUgw3tMhF05zomFxAdvJQ/s320/DSC00073.JPG" /><i>A</i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>At the Ohio Theater</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDs9bk3ukdb6f9ikR58pAIbXzx_lJsuGWD5myf25PqqlmdwtGzoOM0CkgMstHhSJOyAci-xWQQNpEYDokfyk8Sqo1f2O-vpeKacRfVTUwxo7QGb4Itl4NEJP8ka9dFE_tpdGHfAg/s1600/DSC00076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDs9bk3ukdb6f9ikR58pAIbXzx_lJsuGWD5myf25PqqlmdwtGzoOM0CkgMstHhSJOyAci-xWQQNpEYDokfyk8Sqo1f2O-vpeKacRfVTUwxo7QGb4Itl4NEJP8ka9dFE_tpdGHfAg/s320/DSC00076.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> The CSO warming up</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsEoJp0hyphenhyphenB1RemJs_elqmhUZtXDAsZTB11_rr8om7y9ymHdotAc2AQEAOTHQrkhc5O72YiQsrEJiL2IgyTyxsxnmlH3jK04dNfJquMHH2GKDVmpf1A6ctk1lLuxBStZ1hQWAvtdQ/s1600/DSC00078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsEoJp0hyphenhyphenB1RemJs_elqmhUZtXDAsZTB11_rr8om7y9ymHdotAc2AQEAOTHQrkhc5O72YiQsrEJiL2IgyTyxsxnmlH3jK04dNfJquMHH2GKDVmpf1A6ctk1lLuxBStZ1hQWAvtdQ/s320/DSC00078.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> Part Two: Tiff and I at dinner in Gahanna</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvxENurL52LQ7NWdvUYmz71XX7EL9NuaW5nhU2p8_3rKGmOCfoiOgMEq00YUjXB2-yNFzPy0aTzheZln_Tu9E-bP8w1Co2uxdgxMoi526TwVcXMyjUy5pEGNCds_QA36lP3a8PA/s1600/DSC00082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvxENurL52LQ7NWdvUYmz71XX7EL9NuaW5nhU2p8_3rKGmOCfoiOgMEq00YUjXB2-yNFzPy0aTzheZln_Tu9E-bP8w1Co2uxdgxMoi526TwVcXMyjUy5pEGNCds_QA36lP3a8PA/s320/DSC00082.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> Jeni's ice cream? I think so!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27445279.post-73072024488087293702010-04-11T11:01:00.001-04:002010-04-11T11:01:24.377-04:00Divine Mercy Sunday<a href="http://catholicpostergirl.stblogs.com/2010/04/11/divine-mercy-sunday/">Over at CPG. </a>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03174285307927114655noreply@blogger.com0