Oh boy! Guess my happy surprise when I got home from working at the grocery store, feeling sorry for myself because my boyfriend had left for Spring Break and because I missed a chance at free Thai food, and seeing that my submission actually went through! When one mixes happy news like this with feeling-sorry-for-oneself toaster-waffles and a hot toddy, one gets glowing, pink cheeks--or could that be the scotch?--and a sense that everything is A-OK.

This good news is really what I needed before conducting the women in a 7/8 meter Bulgarian piece. I really hope this choir tour goes well!