Course Journal: 8/11 thru 8/13
Saturday, August 11 2007
Cleveland, Ohio
06:31 EDT
Uneventful but semi-miserable flight to Cleveland. Construction at Sea-Tac led to traffic delays. Got to the gate at 10:35, and walked right on the plane. They have a "35-minute cutoff" now, you MUST checkin at least 35 minutes before departure, or you don't get on.
Spacehog buffoon in the seat next to me. Squirmy kid in front – as soon as his dad next to him put his seat back, so did the kid, right into my knees. After about an hour of CONSTANT squirming, I gave his seat a shove, and he stopped for the most part.
Pretty quiet here at the airport. Not much food open yet. Got an iced mocha, have over an hour until my next flight boards. Will probably get something to eat. Bit of a headache, but my eyes arent' too dry at least.
8:14
Somewhere over lake Eerie
Sunny, low 70s? in Cleveland, slightly cooler in Boston. Much more comfortable flight so far – tin little jet, in 10A which is a signel seat on the left. Buffoon and family on this flight as well.
Sleepy but not super-tired. Doesn't feel like 5 AM.
9:52 EDT
Boston – Logan airport
Uneventful flight. Might have slept for around 30 minutes? Baggage arrived safely. Sitting at Terminal B baggage claim now. Collin will arrive around 10:30. MB picks us up at 11. "Don't Stop Believing" just began on the muzak/PA system. Oi. Nice day here – 70s already, probably will be in the 80s.
15:47
Camp Caravan, Royalston, MA
Here. Got here just after 2. Like Camp Lebanon, but much smaller. Rustic. I'm in the "dorm" a work-in-progress. Not cramped – two per room. Plenty of space. No bathroom! porta-potty outside, and communal shower across the way. Ugh!
Typical sprung-metal bunk-beds. Put my mattress on the floor. Checked out Sandra's new guitar – from Crimson Guitars. Very woody sound, very rough finish. Not up to snuff for a $4k guitar, however it was a prototype. Still. . . doesn't sound any better than the Boudoux's do, to me.
Hot and sunny – 80s. Nice breeze though.
Dinner scheduled for 7. Nothing after that yet.
18:47
Just tried the "communal" shower. Didn't quite figure out the controls, but I got it going at an OK temp. Not bad when I'm the only one in there.
Sleepiness wearing off – had napped until 17-ish, missing tea. Dinner is imminent.
20:59
Dinner delayed until 7:30, actually. Sushi – soup appetizer, and cuke/carrot/avocado rolls. Soy sauce, wasabie, ginger. Very potent wasabi. Martin said grace – fumbled the words, "must live to eat" instead of "must eat to live", R made a joke about that. "'Must live to eat dessert', surely". Inaugural meeting at 21:45 in the "conservatory" (sitting room in main building).
22:57
Relized I'd forgotten the aim I put in my application letter. Chose "To remember where I am, and what I am doing here".
Picked the cabin 1 bathroom as the one to use. ChrisG and Collin are in that cabin. It is fairly nice inside, recently renovated.
Sunday, August 12 2007
Camp Caravan
10:20
Tai Chi – v. full ballroom with everyone. Oatmeal / mueslix for breakfast. Not too crowded in the dining room. Sunny, warm already. Practiced upstairs for a bit (in the dorm; no drywall, just timbers and the outside wall). Don't like this guitar. Low-end = suck. None really.
15:19
Borscht – cold – for lunch. Not bad. Needed more dill. Bread and cheese too. Billy J. and Marc Benigni showed up [they left after lunch]. Hank got here this morning. Worked clean-up. Done with that just after 3. Decided to shower, and miss guitar work.
Before lunch: all guitars in the ballroom with RF. Circulations: left, right, "plus one". Any note; C major; a Cmaj scale. Divided into sections – traded off scales, whizzes, then all @ once scales w/ return. Triplets 1-2-3 (was in section 3). Modulations: C,G,D,A,E,B, repeat (section three getting D and B). Split into small groups, in the main house. Luciano led ours. Plus 1 w/ return: 1-2-3-4-3, 2-3-4-1-4, etc. Very quiet in the house now. All I here are crickets and occasional traffic noise.
18:53
Wonderful outside now, in the shade. Was 85 degrees today, apparently. More of that to come. Small circulation group led by Victor after tea. Seven people. Any note, left and return. Then the same, skipping every other seat; then skipping 2, etc until 6 (essentially reversing direction). Tai chi after that. Dinner imminent (really this time, at least no word yet of a delay).
Huge dragonflies here – 3 or 4 inches long. 5 or 10 flying around now.
20:30
Pan-fried potatoes and salad for dinner. RF asked if the KT needed some help. AL vascillated. R suggested maybe they did! laughter. Strawberry shortcake for dessert. Yum! light on the berries though. The cake reminded me of sweet cornbread, just with no corn, and lighter.
All-hands meeting at 21:45 w/o guitars – clapping circulations. Oh – RF led a couple of those around the table during the discussion of what to do tonight.
Monday, August 13 2007
Camp Caravan
7:02
Overcast. Not too cold though. Didn't see any meteors last night, was too cloudy. Went to bed at 12. Big circle: claps L, R, 3 groups, whiz, variegated. Then with guitars. Last circulation: magic chords, then whizzing the magic chords, for quite a while. Was on the left end of group one.
14:53
Thunderstorm just went through. Collin and I were cleaning the cabin 2 bathroom, figured to postpone the Cabin 3 one. Very heavy rain. Stopped now. [got completely soaked running the 150 feet from C2 to the main house].
Alternating (5-2),(3-1) clapping circulation during lunch (from Victor's small group) [known henceforth as Variegation Victor One].
18:04
Heh – Collin and I were going to check the C3 bathroom now, and it just started raining again. Group of us in the top-room: quick circulation in two groups of four, on/off the beat, 1-2-3-4, 2-3-4-1, etc. Then 5-minus-1. Some whizzes (all 8). Then I suggested dividing a pulse by 8. 10 seconds into that: flash outside! BOOM / rumbling thunder – BR's watch beeps the hour. "must be time to stop!" laughter. We stopped. Tai chi now. . .
20:30
TomR has arrived (during the first rainstorm, actually). Tai chi in the Conservatory because of the rain. L went through some of the forms a few times, after the usual exercises. Soewhat familiar, but I stil don't quite get it. Brown rice w/ cabbage and onions for dinner. Carrots too. Not bad, could have sued something more – plum sauce? or hoisin. Apple crisp for dessert. Bob, Jax, and Curt played magic-chord Happy Birthday for Dennis T. R: "what is the name of that group?" C- "3/5s of the Atomic Chamber Ensemble. . .?" R- "err, no. Who knows the origin of that piece of music?". At this point I guessed the name he was after. Some talk about the first time HB was arranged for magic chords – it was a Hernan group, somewhere, "The Horn Up Your Ass". Laughter. "That is the name of that group".
Meeting in the Conservatory w/o guitars at 21:45. My back is killing me. Two silences at dinner – the first, 15 minutes long, maybe. Hurt. Ass is sore from wood chairs and benches, too.
23:06
(re-) Presented w/ a relaxation and sensation exercise.
Before that – practiced a bit on the 3rd floor. Jax recommended it [she and Christina had moved in to the second floor of the Dorm building, to get away from snoring in cabin 3] after I went upstairs looking for space, then absolved herself of any responsibility. Lots of tools, rat crap up there.
Played Askesis with Dennis, Scott, and Chris P a couple times. ChrisG and Collin are working on the Gmaj Prelude, circulated.
Chilly tonight. The lump on my cheek doesn't seem to be getting any smaller. Doesn't hurt at all now. Worried it just won't go away [it almost has].
Cleveland, Ohio
06:31 EDT
Uneventful but semi-miserable flight to Cleveland. Construction at Sea-Tac led to traffic delays. Got to the gate at 10:35, and walked right on the plane. They have a "35-minute cutoff" now, you MUST checkin at least 35 minutes before departure, or you don't get on.
Spacehog buffoon in the seat next to me. Squirmy kid in front – as soon as his dad next to him put his seat back, so did the kid, right into my knees. After about an hour of CONSTANT squirming, I gave his seat a shove, and he stopped for the most part.
Pretty quiet here at the airport. Not much food open yet. Got an iced mocha, have over an hour until my next flight boards. Will probably get something to eat. Bit of a headache, but my eyes arent' too dry at least.
8:14
Somewhere over lake Eerie
Sunny, low 70s? in Cleveland, slightly cooler in Boston. Much more comfortable flight so far – tin little jet, in 10A which is a signel seat on the left. Buffoon and family on this flight as well.
Sleepy but not super-tired. Doesn't feel like 5 AM.
9:52 EDT
Boston – Logan airport
Uneventful flight. Might have slept for around 30 minutes? Baggage arrived safely. Sitting at Terminal B baggage claim now. Collin will arrive around 10:30. MB picks us up at 11. "Don't Stop Believing" just began on the muzak/PA system. Oi. Nice day here – 70s already, probably will be in the 80s.
15:47
Camp Caravan, Royalston, MA
Here. Got here just after 2. Like Camp Lebanon, but much smaller. Rustic. I'm in the "dorm" a work-in-progress. Not cramped – two per room. Plenty of space. No bathroom! porta-potty outside, and communal shower across the way. Ugh!
Typical sprung-metal bunk-beds. Put my mattress on the floor. Checked out Sandra's new guitar – from Crimson Guitars. Very woody sound, very rough finish. Not up to snuff for a $4k guitar, however it was a prototype. Still. . . doesn't sound any better than the Boudoux's do, to me.
Hot and sunny – 80s. Nice breeze though.
Dinner scheduled for 7. Nothing after that yet.
18:47
Just tried the "communal" shower. Didn't quite figure out the controls, but I got it going at an OK temp. Not bad when I'm the only one in there.
Sleepiness wearing off – had napped until 17-ish, missing tea. Dinner is imminent.
20:59
Dinner delayed until 7:30, actually. Sushi – soup appetizer, and cuke/carrot/avocado rolls. Soy sauce, wasabie, ginger. Very potent wasabi. Martin said grace – fumbled the words, "must live to eat" instead of "must eat to live", R made a joke about that. "'Must live to eat dessert', surely". Inaugural meeting at 21:45 in the "conservatory" (sitting room in main building).
22:57
Relized I'd forgotten the aim I put in my application letter. Chose "To remember where I am, and what I am doing here".
Picked the cabin 1 bathroom as the one to use. ChrisG and Collin are in that cabin. It is fairly nice inside, recently renovated.
Sunday, August 12 2007
Camp Caravan
10:20
Tai Chi – v. full ballroom with everyone. Oatmeal / mueslix for breakfast. Not too crowded in the dining room. Sunny, warm already. Practiced upstairs for a bit (in the dorm; no drywall, just timbers and the outside wall). Don't like this guitar. Low-end = suck. None really.
15:19
Borscht – cold – for lunch. Not bad. Needed more dill. Bread and cheese too. Billy J. and Marc Benigni showed up [they left after lunch]. Hank got here this morning. Worked clean-up. Done with that just after 3. Decided to shower, and miss guitar work.
Before lunch: all guitars in the ballroom with RF. Circulations: left, right, "plus one". Any note; C major; a Cmaj scale. Divided into sections – traded off scales, whizzes, then all @ once scales w/ return. Triplets 1-2-3 (was in section 3). Modulations: C,G,D,A,E,B, repeat (section three getting D and B). Split into small groups, in the main house. Luciano led ours. Plus 1 w/ return: 1-2-3-4-3, 2-3-4-1-4, etc. Very quiet in the house now. All I here are crickets and occasional traffic noise.
18:53
Wonderful outside now, in the shade. Was 85 degrees today, apparently. More of that to come. Small circulation group led by Victor after tea. Seven people. Any note, left and return. Then the same, skipping every other seat; then skipping 2, etc until 6 (essentially reversing direction). Tai chi after that. Dinner imminent (really this time, at least no word yet of a delay).
Huge dragonflies here – 3 or 4 inches long. 5 or 10 flying around now.
20:30
Pan-fried potatoes and salad for dinner. RF asked if the KT needed some help. AL vascillated. R suggested maybe they did! laughter. Strawberry shortcake for dessert. Yum! light on the berries though. The cake reminded me of sweet cornbread, just with no corn, and lighter.
All-hands meeting at 21:45 w/o guitars – clapping circulations. Oh – RF led a couple of those around the table during the discussion of what to do tonight.
Monday, August 13 2007
Camp Caravan
7:02
Overcast. Not too cold though. Didn't see any meteors last night, was too cloudy. Went to bed at 12. Big circle: claps L, R, 3 groups, whiz, variegated. Then with guitars. Last circulation: magic chords, then whizzing the magic chords, for quite a while. Was on the left end of group one.
14:53
Thunderstorm just went through. Collin and I were cleaning the cabin 2 bathroom, figured to postpone the Cabin 3 one. Very heavy rain. Stopped now. [got completely soaked running the 150 feet from C2 to the main house].
Alternating (5-2),(3-1) clapping circulation during lunch (from Victor's small group) [known henceforth as Variegation Victor One].
18:04
Heh – Collin and I were going to check the C3 bathroom now, and it just started raining again. Group of us in the top-room: quick circulation in two groups of four, on/off the beat, 1-2-3-4, 2-3-4-1, etc. Then 5-minus-1. Some whizzes (all 8). Then I suggested dividing a pulse by 8. 10 seconds into that: flash outside! BOOM / rumbling thunder – BR's watch beeps the hour. "must be time to stop!" laughter. We stopped. Tai chi now. . .
20:30
TomR has arrived (during the first rainstorm, actually). Tai chi in the Conservatory because of the rain. L went through some of the forms a few times, after the usual exercises. Soewhat familiar, but I stil don't quite get it. Brown rice w/ cabbage and onions for dinner. Carrots too. Not bad, could have sued something more – plum sauce? or hoisin. Apple crisp for dessert. Bob, Jax, and Curt played magic-chord Happy Birthday for Dennis T. R: "what is the name of that group?" C- "3/5s of the Atomic Chamber Ensemble. . .?" R- "err, no. Who knows the origin of that piece of music?". At this point I guessed the name he was after. Some talk about the first time HB was arranged for magic chords – it was a Hernan group, somewhere, "The Horn Up Your Ass". Laughter. "That is the name of that group".
Meeting in the Conservatory w/o guitars at 21:45. My back is killing me. Two silences at dinner – the first, 15 minutes long, maybe. Hurt. Ass is sore from wood chairs and benches, too.
23:06
(re-) Presented w/ a relaxation and sensation exercise.
Before that – practiced a bit on the 3rd floor. Jax recommended it [she and Christina had moved in to the second floor of the Dorm building, to get away from snoring in cabin 3] after I went upstairs looking for space, then absolved herself of any responsibility. Lots of tools, rat crap up there.
Played Askesis with Dennis, Scott, and Chris P a couple times. ChrisG and Collin are working on the Gmaj Prelude, circulated.
Chilly tonight. The lump on my cheek doesn't seem to be getting any smaller. Doesn't hurt at all now. Worried it just won't go away [it almost has].
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