It’s May, and we’re in a global pandemic, so it seems like a good time as any to become a regular blogger. I’ve been talking about doing this for a long time and even have a rough draft of topics to write about somewhere. I do like making lists! But I have no idea where that list (or lists?) ended up, so will just have to wing it.
Unlike everyone else, it seems, I didn’t embark on this quarantine with any personal goals. Much of my free time has been spent on logistics; getting food and provisions, washing my hands a million times a day, learning how to effectively light a room for a Zoom meeting, and keeping my anxiety at a manageable level. But now that it’s May and we have fallen into a bit of rhythm of food delivery, occasional grocery store outings, and acceptance that we’ll survive without flour or Lysol wipes, it’s time to take on some new hobbies.
So my hope is that during this month, I will write about some of the projects and hobbies that have captured my attention. For instance, there is this song stuck in my head that is a bit of a mystery. I’m trying to figure out who wrote it and its origins. And I’ve gone down a lot of rabbit holes in my efforts to figure it out, but I’ve been doing some fun stuff along the way, including writing out music notation for the first time in about 30 years and learning about a Hollywood lyricist whose incomplete score fell into the hands of some Canadian theatre impresarios. How cool is that?
I’m still down the rabbit hole on that one, but I’m going to share some details soon.