Pleasing things

[gurdymonkey]

Pleasing things: 

Cloth adhesive tape worked like a charm and I did not aggravate the spot where last week's taiko blister continues to heal.

Despite not having played it since June (and that only twice) I made it through "Jishin" last night - including a mangled improv solo on the o-daiko. (Distressing thing:  I don't know what I'm going to do with myself between November 19 and January 6th, which is when the second winter session starts!)

I have tickets for two taiko concerts in the next two months. (Crap! I forgot to maildidjiman 's check - I SWEAR it will go in the mail tomorrow!)

I expect to have house guests from out of state for the second one, namelypurplepenguin and his lovely lady.

I have zero commitments to be at an SCA event until Estrella War. I do not have to make something for Twelfth Night. I do not have to teach a Christmas Carol class that nobody will attend. I do not have to attend occasions of sin feast events that sabotage my eating habits.  I can go to what I want - or not. Down-time projects to be contemplated include more shibori experiments, updates to my website, designing and building some Japanese camp lanterns with the fiberglass "paper" I got at Tap Plastics last week and the annual triage of my camping gear.

Comments

[mamapduck.livejournal.com]

Should you find that you want a low impact, friendly event between now and then, I recommend Fettburg's Yule. It is always a good time and very unpretentious. It is often a good reminder for me of why I do this when I'm getting disgusted.

[erink.livejournal.com]

Yay for athletic tape. You might also want to try these; they should have less friction: http://www.shop3m.com/nexcare-waterproof-clear-protection-bandages.html

These aren't the thick, leave-on-for-days, $2 apiece blister covers, they're thin and have like a regular band-aid pad. But they're very flexible and waterproof, so they're good for hands. I use them a lot when I get annoying stinging cuts on my fingers (paper cut, paring knife slip, cuticle tear) but I have to wash my hands a lot. Like at Thanksgiving.

Also they come in kid packs with cartoon tattoo designs, which I have to say is why I first bought them. (I have Saving Nemo and random wildlife designs - the spiders were the best.)