Somebody Shoot Me!

Oh dear! I've officially hit the 'somebody shoot me' stage of being sick. I can handle a painful sunburn, I can handle a horrible cough, I can handle a bad night's sleep. The three together is too much! Well, woe is me. This is the only place I will complain about it, because one of my pet peeves is people who can't handle being sick and have to moan to everyone. I'll just moan to all of you who aren't sitting around listening to me hack up flem. (Lovely picture, eh?)

Well, given the description of my physical condition, can you guess what I did all day? Yes, sleep in bed should be the correct answer, but you'll never guess what I really did....

Started my career as a recording artist. Yes, very soon, you too can hear a very scratchy and sick voice singing such classics as "The Wheels on the Bus" and "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" on the Fu Hsing CD. "Oh, my!" is right! If you've ever heard me sing, you realise how preposterous this is. I mean, I can sing on key, but I can never find the right pitch for an alto, and I'm very breathy.

Well, that, and a horrible cough and sore throat didn't stop me. We did almost all of the kindergarten songs today (about 4o songs), and although it's not going to win any Grammys, it is surprisingly on-key and listenable. I had Carolyn singing all the songs with me, and we both sing low, so those little kindies are going to have a surprise when they sing along! WE have all the grade 1 and grade 2 songs still to do, but our 'bosses' took pity on us, and suggested we wait till next week to give our voices a rest. Will do, my voice and me need a rest!

On the plus side, I had tutoring tonight with S., and I was less than adequately prepared. But he brought in interview questions, and it ending up being one of those evenings when I look at my watch an hour and a half later and realize the time has flown. It's a two hour session, and when we're both tired, it can seem like forever. But tonight was quick and painless, he's fun to talk to.