is listening to “Pilgrimage” - Michael Brecker’s final album. Includes Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, others. #nowplaying
RT @kerrymarsh: Awesome performance from Bear River! Very solid and entertaining tonight. They’ve set the bar high for Enterprise.
Bear River v. Enterprise in Jazz Choir finals showdown. There’s some history here… Great job both groups!
kerrymarsh Alright, this mashup has just redefined “epic.”. Wow. Nice work, Bear River. That was no easy task.
Congrats Bear River Jazz Choir on making finals at Folsom!!
just got out of excellent clinic w/ N Texas 1 o’clock Lab Band rhythm section.
rain pouring, doors open, no one on campus, playing Maria Schneider loud on the band room speakers. I should really go home, maybe not.
heading up the hill for some basketball and tunes.
Printing out Finlandia by J. Sibelius arranged for concert band by John Srutowski from http://bit.ly/dzSXhk Free download. Grade 4
@Birdiebot If it were my horn, I would definitely say no. But the trumpet is not the same thing - and it’s not being used now.
@gb1191 Yes, you may use it. Just be nice to it.
@Lileks RT Reading anti-Apple comments; some people’s concept of “mobile computing” apparently stopped at dragging a Univac around on a sled
Crazy amazing clouds hovering oddly over I-80 in Auburn
@BillGates - Why can I close multiple Excel files with one red X click, but have close each individual PP file? Consistency perhaps? #rant
@StorageRosevill It’s A Grind Coffee House. Foothills & Pleasant Grove.
Craving a ColdBuster from Jamba Juice for my very scratchy throat. If only there was one on the way down the hill… oh wait, there is! :D
The new next door neighbor plays tuba. There goes the neighborhood! Two adjacent tuba houses have to generate their own gravitational field
is attempting to fix performance date mangling.
is willing himself to not be sick.
Unwatched Heroes episode supply nearing end - Thinking the giant spare time influx should coincide w/ time to start practicing my horn again
I’m at Barnes & Noble (1256 Galleria Boulevard, Roseville). http://4sq.com/6OLfzF
I’m at Rubio’s Mexican Grill (1151 Galleria Blvd Suite 255, Food Court, Roseville). http://4sq.com/4uzS8g
listening to El Viento by Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra on @Grooveshark: http://tinysong.com/cb88
listening to Part I: The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett on @Grooveshark: http://tinysong.com/7QE8
@dougbutchy if you like blip, try grooveshark.com
New clutch in the Jeep! Nice to be freely mobile again.
Conan O’Brien makes a very classy exit. I will stay up to watch him tell jokes at 7-11, how ‘bout you? http://bit.ly/8jNIkv
I really like Phineas and Ferb. I’m not sure if that says something about me psychological health.
RT @Birdiebot: Bassoon playing tuba pep band music at basketball game equals a fail that is a win. || Yes!
Making a delivery, picking up a french horn, and heading up to snow country to hear the band play some Bosstones at the Baskeball game.
has no patience (or respect) for students who cheat.
thinks it’s a great app and is not above sending out a bribe-tweet in the attempt to win a #dropboxshirt. And there is is.
Grading papers before tonights basketball game. (@ It’s A Grind Coffee House) http://4sq.com/8PmpXJ
RT @badbanana: A meteorite crashed into a doctor’s office in Virginia. And that’s why I hate going to the doctor.
@trombone_chick haven’t heard yet.
Got snow?
RT @Eeyore6 Snow is starting to stick in Alta Sierra. Big fluffy flakes still falling.
@filmworksphoto are you in LOP? Is it accumulating? fun stuff… : )
@ethancitrin so you would like #evernote to be able to have certain tags be dedicated to specific notebooks and then auto-label? @plibin
Two Booster meetings in as many weeks?!!!? What is this ridiculousness?!?? On my way…
Public flogging for cell phone in class…? Seems harsh, but hmmm…. http://bit.ly/7EWlAg
RT @funnyordie: Massachusetts announced that after giving Scott Brown a fair shot they’ve decided to replace him w/ Jay Leno.
practicing guitar scales, listening to Earth, Wind & Fire in Guitar class. Windy outside.
the Dr. says I need to wait about another 2 1/2 weeks before starting back playing my horn. Ugh.
I’m thinking I never really liked that clutch anyway.
RT @foxnews: Coakley concedes.
@DRHSART we need art education because with the ubiquity and rush of technology, kids need lessons in being human.
@kalleherler I use #Evernote 2 record & save EVERYTHING. Great as To-Do List/GTD tool. The more U use, the more U see how much you need it!
First-Person Tetris: http://digg.com/d11FR6L?t You’ve got to try this one!
Shortest school day - EVER. Nice work Jazz Band. See you tomorrow!
has watched nearly 3 seasons of #Heroes since Christmas. Of course rehab time in the recliner helped a bunch. “Yatta!”
RT @evernote: Want some great Evernote tips? Check out our Tips Blog: http://bit.ly/4rnroR {good ideas… I <3 #Evernote}
@klaudiiih choose violin. You can play it your entire life and be enriched by it. Volleyball only until your knees give out.
RT @ShoestringGal: A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd. James Crook @myen
just thought I should wake up to tweet this.
#NowPlaying “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” by Charles Mingus - his tribute to saxophone great Lester Young.
is watching #Klob play live from Florida on http://bit.ly/70fLa3
@M_Hickinbotham You can customize your notes using tags, todo boxes, & saved searches: GTD or Franklin like system. http://bit.ly/74N87H
Come on Rain, you can do better than this!
RT @DRHSART: True art rarely looks like art to it’s contemporary audience.
@Birdiebot I imagine it wouldn’t work to just strap a kazoo to the bocal?
RT @knco: Nevada County (CA) Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help in locating an 11 year old d… Read more at http://bit.ly/6UzRcK
@gb1191 I sent you the link to the flickr page through twitter a couple hours ago
@gb1191 check out this one: http://bit.ly/92CNNf
It’s about time to start doing some belt-supported, mouthpiece lip slurs as I start building my chops back up following surgery.
@pianotyke are you going to tell him?
@gb1191 http://bit.ly/5tZJhO Board Folklore
~~ NBC is an idiot ~~ RT @larry411: It’s over - NBC pays Conan to go away $30M http://bit.ly/7fCwgU #teamconan
sipping something w/ lots of caffeine and chocolate while organizing his life with #Evernote - amazing what it can do when you get creative.
is enjoying the peace and serenity of the Band Room w/o students. Oh, but wait - the parents are on their way!! Meeting @ 7PM. Be Afraid.
@dougbutchy Congratulations!
@dburr Switched to Chrome months ago. Was briefly upset at no ext. - but got over it. Now Chrome’s got extentions and is FAST. Win.
@punkrocker20706 I like that design - what is it?
is loving @alyankovic ‘s Charles Nelson Reilly factoids on the great actor’s birthday.
No one picked up a Bruin Time pass, so I’m leaving early for my dentist appointment. Josie - your trombone will back tomorrow. Refrigerator.
Dentist appointment today. I’d better floss, cause I’m sure that fools them.
@gb1191 ok, I’ll set you up on there tomorrow.
Support Team Conan O’Brien, add a #twibbon to your avatar now! - http://bit.ly/5dEe51
working on 4th grade division homework.
Google retaliates 4 attacks traced 2 China, will no longer filter search results there. RT @cnnbrk Good 4 Goog, should’ve done this earlier
RT @cnnbrk: 7.3 magnitude quake in Haiti, U.S. Geological Survey says. || What’s going on with all of these quakes the past couple of weeks?
First day back in the books, heading to the “Office” to do some grading.
heading back into the real world.
RT @zingzone: Students, pull all you can out of your teachers. Teachers, pull all you can out of your students. @myen
watching an episode of #Heroes before bed. Would be nice to have the Cheerleader’s healing powers. Not that time travel isn’t also neat.
just made Yorkshire Puddings from a box. Pretty tasty.
@Birdiebot No, but you may have to work with flute for a little while, anyway.
RT @DRHSART: #evernote is the new #molesine. I bet Picasso and Hemingway would use the evernote app for the #iPhone if they were here.
#NowPlaying Michael Brecker - Tales from the Hudson #MusicMonday #MM http://bit.ly/8Y5bUT
@evernote windows 3.5 just filled up my monthly usage to beyond capacity. It’s not correct. Online version is right. How do I fix??
#NowPlaying Miles Davis: at Newport 1958. Adderley, Coltrane, Evans, Chambers, Cobb #MusicMonday #MM http://bit.ly/8Aw7fM
listening to Mahler Symphony 5, Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Barenboim. #MusicMonday #MM
listening to Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony #9 in E-flat Maj; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Ashkenazy #MusicMonday
RT @BreakingNews: General Motors chairman says automaker has received no acceptable bids for Saab and will close it down.
listening to Beethoven Symphony No. 3 In Eb Major, Op.55 “Eroica”, Philadelphia Orchestra; Riccardo Muti. #MusicMonday
slept in really late this morning. It’s the best I’ve slept since the surgery. Hopefully that will translate into more mobility.
@gb1191 I still see you.
This has been an incredibly unproductive weekend. Minor surgery on Thursday went well, but I’ve been fairly out of it ever since.
Chinese firm is sending nuclear components to Iran via Taiwan. Excellent. http://bit.ly/4LZczy
RT @BreakingNews: A 6.5 earthquake is recorded offshore of Ferndale, California, says USGS http://bit.ly/6zgcvz
@NexusOneBlog RT : Just entered to win a Free Nexus One. Just follow @NexusOneBlog and retweet. http://bit.ly/4QP2PD #nexusone
@HiBerke RT: Also, a showcase of Turkish handicraft that caught my eye http://bit.ly/7MXMjz | Very Beautiful! Thanks
@TomMeitner: RT #evernotetip- search for “Evernote Portable” in Google. Install Evernote to a thumb drive. Take it with you.
@deadprogrammer RT: Bug @evernote developers so they’ll add image rotate feature & better tabbing instead of stupid Palm apps. #evernotetip
is listening to Bruckner 7, reading, and absorbing pain medication.
@HiBerke I’ve been away from #FourSquare for a little while. The Everywhere version looks interesting. I guess I’m back in the game…
RT @BreakingNews: Art Clokey, whose iconic Gumby entertained generations of kids, has died; he was 89 and lived in Los Osos, Calif. | Sad.
@Birdiebot well, I guess it’s a good time to practice the high register! Sorry that one is not functioning well.
@rushtheiceberg #evernotetip #edtech #teachers If the website is blocked, use the desktop client and synch later. I like it better anyway.
@evernote I leave a voice msg for myself through Goog Voice & fwd 2 EN when I use my debitcard. I can update my checkbook later #evernotetip
@rushtheiceberg I’m a teacher. I use @evernote to create individual portfolio files for each student, documenting everything #evernotetip
@evernote I’ve made detailed notes for each of my contacts and tagged them “contacts”. Searching for their info becomes simple #evernotetip
Must have freeware: #Evernote (desktop), Google #Chrome, #GIMP photo editor, #MediaMonkey player (update 2 pro version w/ free emusic offer)
@Birdiebot who is the composer?
RT @BreakingNews: Not guilty plea entered in federal court on behalf of Nigerian bombing suspect in Christmas Day attack - Reuters
@evernote Checkbox & saved searches to create GTD-like contexts & ticklers 4 each day of the week & month of year - great to-do #evernotetip
watching the Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten film noir classic “The Third Man”. No shortage of zither music, so that’s a good start.
after sleeping most of the day, I’m now wide awake. Hmmm, guess it’s time to start in on Season 3 of ‘Heroes’ :D
Surgery went great. Home sipping ginger ale and watching THX 1138. Dr. said I could start horn again right away. I may wait a few days.
@Birdiebot Thanks. It went REALLY well. Although I’m not looking forward to the drugs wearing off.
@Birdiebot I do it all the time. Easier/harder depending on what it is. There are some great melodies. Of course I often sing off beats!
@Birdiebot Good idea. Enjoy!
as if 2 weeks off wasn’t enough, I think I’ll take a 4 day weekend!
is finally wound down and going to bed. It’ll be an interesting day tomorrow.
The Bear River - Colfax game is moments away. Let’s ground those birdies, Bruins.
is thinking that Band Booster Chili and Polish Dog is looking mighty tasty & WARM about now…
1st basketball Pep Band game of the season. Go Bruins!
enjoyed the Bryan McAllister Group’s performance at Bear River this morning. Jazz is a great way to start the day.
is hoping to sleep tonight.
RT @richardmccoy: read @carr2n’s good NYT piece on #TheTwitter and why it will endure. http://bit.ly/5fP9Js
2nd Semester begins right now. Goodnight.
@mykeaster that would be great, if you are willing to part with it. Thanks!
Not sure why a 10 min timer while the girls clean their room helps, but it does. Nothing at the other end. Just that it’s a game, I guess.
enjoyed having a video call between the folks & their g-kids. Will be nice to get all of the tech stuff fixed.
is traipsing around the neighborhood in search of caffiene & Christmas trees.
Happy Palindrome Day (01/02/2010)! Are we not drawn onward, we few, drawn onward to new era?
is addicted to Heroes. I did the same thing with House after ignoring the first 3 seasons or so.
reading up on Medieval European history, a side-interest of mine.
@Birdiebot unfortunately the shop has been closed for the holidays. It (he?) will be out of service for a little while yet.
Photo: New web camera to talk to the grandparents and cousin P. http://tumblr.com/x8e55h…
Good morning 2010, and good night.
had a good time looking at that super-bright blue moon with the girls through #3’s new telescope. They were confident they could see roads.
TwentyTen - I like a year with few syllables.