• He kissed me. He is certain that it is best that we stay apart. My heart is broken.
• Sarahali is the best roommate ever. The guy she is dating is pretty cool too - he brought me froyo. Even Sober’s truthful advice was comforting. True friends are not those you see the most often, but those who see what you need right now.
• My Seattle trip will begin on the 28th. I pray that it is all I have been waiting for these past years.
• I have had a confirmed diagnosis of tendonitis. Western’s ergonomist is going to come and hopefully improve my workstation.
• Sulasol music arrived. There is actually a “Rajaton Choral Series”. I will get the full price list for another order this fall.
• I haven’t looked much for a job for the fall. I need to.
• The scars on my legs are fading. I enjoy vitamin E.
• My jaw hurts.
• Feel free to bug me to blog daily. I’m at work on a computer anyway, waiting for the Welcome page and for server connections to be regained.

The main order list has expanded, thanks to Timmy C. Once again, I plan to send the order on June 30th, if not earlier, so be sure to get your request in well before then.

Dobbin’s Flowery Vale is out of print. Mita kaikatat, kivonen? will be published in the fall, perhaps with two others of Makaroff’s pieces.

I recently received a reply email from Eeva-Maria Seppäläinen from the music publisher Sulasol. I will be ordering selected sheet music from their site and all are welcome to partake in the order.

The prices of some pieces (all for mixed voices) are as follows:

Dobbin’s Flowery Vale is out of print.

I hope to place the order by June 30th. If you’re interested, email me or comment here.

I want to sing great music with great people for great audiences in great places. Is that too much to ask?

So for those of you who were unfortunate enough to miss Rajaton’s latest visit to Canada, I am so very sorry. Their performances were incredible. Sarah and I should know - we spent the two that we attended in the front row SO close to them. The best part? The private party with Rajaton that we attended after the end of Kaleid. You heard me. I shook hands with Hannu, chatted with Jussi, and breathed the same air as Rajaton.

Now those of you who know me well know I am hardly the groupie-type. I don’t scream. I don’t faint. But those who earn my respect leave me breathless. I wouldn’t say that I am unworthy of Rajaton - I think my work and my heart’s desires make me worthy - I just stand in awe of what they have done and are doing. They are doing what I want to do.

While looking around and almost spending over $150 in one fell swoop on their CDs (I will one day, it’s a matter of financial planning) I came across a Butterfly music video. I have to say it’s one of the funniest and most cheaply-made videos ever. It’s sad. Poor Ahti and Hannu get no camera time, and the lypsynching doesn’t match. I saved it to my computer anyway, - I take what I can get!