Loose Leaf Notes: 13 Thursday Symphony of Tricks

1. Yesterday's writer's cramp is today's carpal tunnel.

2. Sometimes I like to run my hand across the keyboard like Liberace playing piano.

3. Besides covering two stories, participating in a live radio interview about Bill McKibben's visit to Floyd, and putting together the Museletter (a Floyd community newsletter) this past weekend, I managed to take in The Roanoke Symphony playing Motown while members of Cirque du Soleil performed!

4. My favorite part of the show was watching Conductor David Wiley. Unfortunately, I didn't get a clip of the expressive conductor jumping and dancing in his bell bottom suit. THIS video clip, taken early on in the show, is of cirque performing to Led Zeppelin while an acrobat violinist joins the symphony from a trapeze.

5. I also saw the new YAC play MEN2B which concludes with a boy band dressed like the cartoon Beatles in Yellow Submarine singing ... we all live in a yellow submarine ... HERE.

6. My sister Sherry used to think Yellow Submarine was "Jealous of Marine."

7. She also thought "wind chill factor" was the "windshield factor."

8. Better than a magic trick HERE.

9. But the best trick is when I mow our whole acre and ½ yard without the riding lawnmower breaking down once.

10. Because I started to have early signs of carpal tunnel, I've been alternating using my pc with my laptop, which means I'm using a jump drive to transfer work from one computer to the other, resulting in so many versions of changed and unchanged writing that I've frequently found myself utterly confused, which made me think of this quote by Lee Segall: A man with a watch always knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure.

11. Yesterday I got some body work done at the Chinese Medicine clinic. "I'm in good hands ... literally!" I told the practitioner who was massaging me.

12. The sun is rich like sugar. When I've get too much I feel full and have to go lie down.

13. If the sun is like sugar, the moon is salt. I like that too.

More playing 13 Thursday are HERE.

Comments

i like the idea of moon as salt VERY much. I'm a moon girl, a child of the ocean, sometimes on fire, but more likely vague and dreamy.

Posted by: Janet | June 3, 2009 10:21 PM

Very kewl list. I could use one of those massages right about now. Happy T13!

Posted by: Adelle Laudan | June 3, 2009 10:23 PM

Salty cheese?

Posted by: colleen | June 3, 2009 10:33 PM

Cirque du Soleil performing to Motown...now THAT would be something worth seeing! Happy Thursday!

Posted by: Heather | June 3, 2009 11:52 PM

cool list! happy T13!

Posted by: chris | June 4, 2009 12:41 AM

I hear you on the carpel tunnel. Ugh.

Posted by: Alice Audrey | June 4, 2009 2:18 AM

Jealous of Marine! That's fun. Makes me think of all the things I heard in a different way when I was younger, too.

I agree--today's writer's cramp is tomorrow's carpal tunnel. And today's writer's block is....

I enjoyed this post. Reminded me of how much I used to enjoy TT.

Posted by: SandyCarlson | June 4, 2009 5:58 AM

I can't help but think "I wish my brother George was here" with you 2nd of the list.

My Thirteen is posted...a message to all cats/dogs AND their owners. All in fun! Happy day wishes to you....

Posted by: Hootin' Anni | June 4, 2009 6:40 AM

Loved #6! My sister used to think that Frankie Valli's song, "My Eyes Adored You" was "My Eyes of GEORGIA," LOL!

Posted by: Carleen | June 4, 2009 7:32 AM

I was just talking about "Jealous of Marine" to Nelson the other day. Why the heck would I think that, is beyond me. How could you live in a "Jealous of Marine".......at least windshield factor makes sense. The windshield protects you from the wind!!!!????
Another great TT!! xox

Posted by: Sherry | June 4, 2009 7:34 AM

There's a book called "Excuse me while I kiss this guy" full of misunderstood song lyrics. :)

Posted by: Carmen | June 4, 2009 7:49 AM

pst, I used to think it was a jello submarine.

in theory for body health you're supposed to stretch every half hour, flex, change focal length, move spine, relax hands but that seems near impossible for me to remember let alone do.

Posted by: Pearl | June 4, 2009 11:23 AM

:) this was indeed a thursday 13 !!!

Happy TT

do visit!

Posted by: AD | June 4, 2009 12:18 PM

I always love your lists ... sometimes wonder if I'll ever WRITE again myself ;--)
Hugs and blessings,

Posted by: Happily Retired Gal | June 4, 2009 2:19 PM

Love those Chinese Medicine practitioners. They're great.

Posted by: CountryDew | June 4, 2009 3:24 PM

Those fool the eye magic tricks really messed me up!! I'm slightly disturbed..

Posted by: teahouseblossom | June 5, 2009 12:52 AM

Very nice list! "Yellow submarine" was a good one :)))
I guess each one of us has a past!! ;)