Involuntary holiday

I can’t quite explain why right now, but for a couple of reasons I am not doing a lot of things I normally do these days. Frankly I am leading the life of a 19th-century tuberculosis patient, except I’m not in the Swiss Alps and I don’t have tuberculosis. (I think. I hope! Wouldn’t it [...]

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Parkdale Revolutionary Orchestra site redesign

Check out Ben’s re-design of the PRO website: http://parkdalerevolutionaryorchestra.com Other than that, not much to say today…lots of deep thoughts, but nothing bubbling up to blog level yet. Off to finish cleaning my house…my mother-in-law is coming tomorrow!  

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Have some sympathy!

Upper-class sociopaths are people too! Quoth John Yoo’s sidekick: “I have regrets because of the notoriety that this has brought me,” he said. “It has imposed enormous pressures on me both professionally and personally. It has had an impact on my family. And I regret that, as a result of my government service, that that [...]

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Me yesterday

1:45 PM – Get on bicycle to go to teach. Notice it’s snowing a bit. Considering taking bike on subway to first lesson. Realize I have no money and no time to go take any out. Shrug, get on my bike, go. 2:10 PM – About halfway to my first lesson, snow suddenly gets much [...]

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Good news!

You know how I’ve been doing audition after audition for the past year? And while I’ve gotten feedback ranging from very encouraging to completely indifferent, I haven’t gotten a single role? Not anymore! On March 28 I’ll be singing Elvira in I Puritani with Opera in Concert. Sweet! I’m still learning the part, so here’s [...]

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Torture Memos featured on “FIRE JOHN YOO!”

The Torture Memos has been featured on FIRE JOHN YOO!, a blog/organization dedicated to getting John Yoo fired from UC Berkeley, which is a cause I can certainly get behind. Go say hi. Her

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Good things, bad things

Hey!  How are you?  I haven’t been writing lately.  No particular reason, just the usual combination of business and ennui.  And I don’t have much to say now, so I’m going to make some lists. Good things: – The EEE is finally running Eeebuntu 3.0.  I know, 4.0 is coming soon.  I don’t know if [...]

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Ben is interviewed about his podcast

Go read it! http://historyjen.blogspot.com/2010/01/q-with-ben-mueller-heaslip-of-watt.html And then start your own blog and interview ME!

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And the media circus begins!

From Eye Magazine: …The Torture Memos’ strong narrative, decoupled from predictable verse/chorus structures, makes for anxious listening. When phrases like “self defence” or “whatever it takes” are stretched out like taffy, they turn into great hooks — just as evil slogans should. And Kristin Mueller-Heaslip’s fraught, full-throttle operatic vocals are absolutely brilliant, exposing the brutality [...]

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The Torture Memos: Now on CD Baby!

Want a copy of the Torture Memos, but don’t want to send me $10 directly? Worried that I will spend the money on beer and ice cream and you’ll never get your CD? Well, here’s an option: buy it from CD Baby. A perfect holiday gift for the NPR listener on your list. It’s not [...]

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