It is often the case that one starts with good intentions, and then plans fall by the way side like so many pairs of dirty socks.
Sunday: Eat sushi. It is good. Go to church then bed.
Monday: have no time for anything - wake up, teach, church
Tuesday: same, though am able to record pre - communion prayers in garageband. Export all files to itunes and they go unedited.
Wednesday: VERY hungry - begin getting stitch on my side and warm bread sounds luxurious. Drink water.
Thursday: I am focused during Mass with students but only because I have students slouching, tickling each other, and in other ways misbehaving. I really like the Celtic Lord Have Mercy (A-keer-en-deh Tro-kerah -- I have no doubt butchered it).
I do stay up till midnight working on grading, etc. Purchase food. Warm food is GOOD!!!
Friday: Went to all services and drank TONS of water after the Veneration of the Epitaphion (sp?) - stayed up organizing food, cooking bacon (drool), etc. Listen to more prayers on ipod.
Saturday: Go to services. Cook more and get NOT ENOUGH SLEEP!!! Quiches look really good. Accidentely put kulich icing in mouth - AGH!!! I spit it out and reflect that it is really runny. I was supposed to put one TABLESPOON of lemon juice in the powdered sugar, NOT the juice of one lemon!
PASCHA: IT IS BEAUTIFUL - all of the services are beautiful, but you forget just how glorious they are. I vow next year to keep a daily journal and not one hastily written around the mid-feast of Pascha.
We had two people (newly Chrismated) pass out - there was an ambulance! I am sure the EMTs thought "Why are these people at church this late at night...?" And the BIRDS were singing, their melody floating in the pre-dawn hours of Sunday. Do birds sing that early? The sun had not even caused the sky to glow, yet they chirped as though it were a sunny day.
A wonderful Pascha indeed!
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