8r4d Morning #coffee and a #writing sesh making use of one of my #breakfast coupons at the local dub. A big luscious breakfast everyday would do me in but am occasional indulgence (particularly when i’ve neglected to bake bread this week) is great, right?

8r4d The #bridge was sporting a #green #irish glow for St. Patrick’s Day, huh?

8r4dsfeets Ready to try my new toy at #orchestra — i shouldn’t be this excited about a foot pedal.

8r4d Our new #orchestra rehearsal space is about to rock.

8r4d I finally broke down and bought a foot pedal for my iPad.

A couple years ago I switched to full digital for my #orchestra #sheetmusic which simply mean that rather than printing the multiple pages out and keeping them organized in a binder, I’ve been using forScore and PDFs on my iPad. This isn’t that unusual. About a third of the orchestra, including our conductor, are on tablets of some kind.

Turing the page has rarely been a bother tho. Tap the edge of the screen. But two things have changed this year: a) i’ve been sharing a lot more and b) our music is a bit odd this year in that some of our music has page turns mid-phrase or in confusing points. The solution is in a foot pedal. They are so integral that the box is actually cross branded with the sheet music app logo.

It does one thing. It turns the page with a foot tap… which is important when my hands are busy playing a violin.

8r4d The #winter temperatures were back for a reprise this week but it wasn’t cold enough to sway us from our determination to do 10k #running on a Sunday morning. The apricity of the sunny dawn helped a little, but we were still chilled to the bone.

8r4d #datenight out at the theatre

castironguy In this house we observe #piday

8r4d It was a five hills night out #running up and down and up and down in the sub-zero temps of “who thought hills in March was a good idea?” evening run.

pixelazy This old tree at the dance studio often catches my eye because I usually only see it lit by eerie lights at night when I’m driving taxi for the family dancers.

In case you haven’t already noticed I’ve been trying to post a photo of something here daily this month. This is what happens when I work all day and forget to post until late in the evening.

8r4d Or new rehearsal space for #orchestra is pretty slick , gotta say.

8r4d I’ve been experimenting with #popcorn making, trying to hit the sweet spot of ingredients to replicate that theatre taste. Getting darn close too!