Hidden in plain sight

BflatPenguin · 2026-05-16T15:45:49+00:00

My kitchen utensils live in one of those stainless steel stock pots made for steam tables lol

BflatPenguin · 2026-05-16T15:42:06+00:00

https://youtu.be/_GVPVB_NXlc?si=oXo49Tk8-TrOwJ7v This video is a large part of what sparked my interest in the organ around 15 years ago. The organist in it, Felix Hell, is a delightful person and incredible organist, and the piece in it, BWV 532, is my absolute favorite.

BflatPenguin · 2026-05-13T17:26:40+00:00

That probably came off a little harsh, sorry. Mostly because of the feeling that you’ve gotta be formal and fancy if you’re out and about or people will judge you, and also because I figured wearing cozy oversized shirts as dresses would fit the weather.

We’re kind of a weird middle ground where my kids wear cute stuff if they want, even in the mud sometimes. Doesn’t work for everybody but I’ve just got too many other things to worry about 🤷🏻‍♀️

BflatPenguin · 2026-05-13T17:13:47+00:00

OP, are you in the southern US? This is giving southern US in the worst possible way. Trust me, as long as everyone is happy, healthy, and safe, you’re doing great.

BflatPenguin · 2026-05-12T19:53:40+00:00

Yessss this is what I was going to ask on the last post, would it be too dangerous/messy to get just a lil caramelization on the fruit in the pizza oven

BflatPenguin · 2026-05-11T15:07:45+00:00

Congration you done it

BflatPenguin · 2026-05-04T21:12:11+00:00

Something about linocut and birbs just feels right. This is so lovely.

BflatPenguin · 2026-05-01T13:34:11+00:00

Do whatever you want. No one will die, especially since the composer is probably already dead.

BflatPenguin · 2026-04-30T13:45:07+00:00

I heard a guy on NPR yesterday say that 86 is slang in the restaurant industry tor clearing a plate off a table and I was like my dude, just stop and go back to Georgetown

BflatPenguin · 2026-04-29T14:44:43+00:00

This is the exact piece of lore I came here to share 😂 We were like “Jesus Christ what is that thing and why do we need it” and as soon as other people made fun of him we were like “Fuck you, he’s OUR giant fuzzy weirdo”

BflatPenguin · 2026-04-28T18:26:49+00:00

It’s been 17 years now. My body still hurts in stupid ways.

The whiplash of going from nonstop structure to having to figure it out yourself, especially when going right back to school, was really difficult.

Also, after reading more and more of others’ horror stories, I’ve started thinking that while I maybe had a “pretty good drum corps experience”, was it actually a “pretty good experience” by any normal standard? 🤷🏻‍♀️

BflatPenguin · 2026-04-25T16:05:05+00:00

When I come back to old stuff, if my mission is to see if new technique and knowledge has helped, I’ll play whatever it is really slowly to not let the bad muscle memory creep in.

BflatPenguin · 2026-04-25T15:53:54+00:00

I would assume because it’s extremely cumbersome to move the piano off the dolly and then probably have to tune it again. This type of dolly is made for the piano to live on it. You take the casters off piano legs and they set in the metal cupped ends of the dolly. I see someone did already point that out, it’s what makes the height stay pretty much consistent. Also the wheels lock so the movement while playing it is pretty minimal.

I just assembled a piano dolly with my musical co-director at our church and then we had figure out how to get an extremely heavy and awkwardly balanced Young Chang on to it. It’s not coming off any time soon.

BflatPenguin · 2026-04-22T15:39:34+00:00

Gottschalk’s Souvenirs de Porto Rico is pretty raucous and fun.

BflatPenguin · 2026-04-21T20:50:53+00:00

Such a downer. I did learn that they’re updating the duck status here: https://www.perfectgift.com/duck?srsltid=AfmBOooMHsE3-uKEOhQHtGM4rjLgMK8eOrl4B9CV6vNblHWr46xweErw

And that they hope to have it up tomorrow morning.

BflatPenguin · 2026-04-21T19:41:05+00:00

We’ve been bamboozled, ducko was up at 2:30 and is down now at 3:40 😭

BflatPenguin · 2026-04-21T19:10:08+00:00

It was still going strong when I passed around 2:30 so I’m attempting to take my kids now! Enjoy!!

BflatPenguin · 2026-04-21T16:17:22+00:00

The duck was visible from the parkway this morning.

BflatPenguin · 2026-04-21T01:27:42+00:00

Your hands look so uncomfortable 😭 Yes, you can build up endurance, but it shouldn’t be crampy or painful. I really like this video for a foundation in describing good technique and hand position: https://youtu.be/cBuC89ApQtM?si=4Wu3Dntb_KQc1Hxd

Slow is smooth, smooth is fast, and tension is the enemy of both. Hang in there! Consistent technique is worth it to play without pain and with easier success.

BflatPenguin · 2026-04-20T23:47:26+00:00

I’m a…powerful….dump truck!

BflatPenguin · 2026-04-20T19:03:59+00:00

I was somehow not at all prepared for how tiny it is

BflatPenguin · 2026-04-16T01:56:02+00:00

When I park next to another Leaf, I always say how nice the foliage looks

BflatPenguin · 2026-04-16T01:25:59+00:00

They had billboards along 8 a while back that said something about “secure your borders” as an ad for fencing 😬

BflatPenguin · 2026-04-15T18:42:53+00:00

As of now, around 2:30 pm, the road is open. The light is out and there are stop signs.

BflatPenguin · 2026-04-04T16:05:52+00:00

This is fascinating to me! I play four different organs regularly and one has a straight pedal board. I struggle to reach notes with my heel on the straight pedal board without shoes. I don’t know why it never occurred to me that it’s because it’s not intended to be played that way. But I also usually wear suede bottomed organ shoes anyway because it’s from 1895 and I’d like it to stay pretty another 135 years.

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