Saturday

Saw the Seattle Women's Chorus featuring lithera (and her lovely hair!) this afternoon. The first half was a bit sedate for me, but I really enjoyed the more upeat numbers in the second half. Songs were interspersed with clips from a Rosie O'Donnell docmentary about different types of families; this one's the one that made me laugh out loud.

I was going to go to the pottery studio to practice afterward -- I do not appear to have an aptitude for pottery! -- but I was hungrier and more emotionally drained than I'd expected, so I went to Zak's instead. Still the best milkshakes in town. Now no need to eat for several days.

Currently there is frustration on the home front as I try to have cathartic Studio Ghibli movie-watching alone time: the "new" PS3 has decided it can neither continue playing the DVD nor eject it. Guess I'm glad I got the extended warranty. I want my DVD back, though! It's not readily replaceable. Wouldn't mind finishing FFXIII either, annoyingly linear though it be. [ETA: woooo fixed it! hold down eject while turning on main power, try multiple times if necessary.]

[ETA: Oh also I read A Woman of the Iron People, which is always a wonderful experience. We are so lucky to have Eleanor Arnason.]