The Threepenny Opera on Tuesday @ TDD - C&C

[trissie]

Triple Dog Dare!

Pick 3 things
Do them
Post your TaDas!

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Don't think about it. Just do it!
~~ I Triple Dog Dare ya! ~~
Good Morning!
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[trissie]

The Threepenny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper) is a landmark 1928 musical drama created by playwright Bertolt Brecht and composer Kurt Weill, with adaptation contributions from Elisabeth Hauptmann. Inspired by John Gay's 18th-century work The Beggar's Opera, it premiered on August 31, 1928, at Berlin's Theater am Schiffbauerdamm. The production merged avant-garde theater with jazz-infused cabaret music to deliver a sharp, socialist-leaning satire of bourgeois morality and capitalist exploitation.

Set in the seamy underbelly of Victorian Soho, London, the plot follows the notorious criminal Macheath (known as "Mack the Knife"). Macheath secretly marries Polly Peachum, outraging her father Jonathan Peachum, who controls all of London's beggars and attempts to send Macheath to the gallows. Despite the interference of the corrupt police chief and Macheath's eventual arrest, the chaotic story culminates in an absurd, satirical twist where Macheath is saved from execution by a last-minute royal pardon on Queen Victoria's coronation day.

Though initially banned by the Nazis in 1933 due to Weill's Jewish heritage and Brecht's leftist politics, the show became one of the most performed theatrical works in history after World War II. Its opening number, "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer" ("Mack the Knife"), transcended the stage to become a legendary global jazz and pop standard. Today, The Threepenny Opera remains celebrated as a revolutionary turning point in modern musical theater and political performance.

[trissie]

And I am off to work, but for those who enquired yesterday - a 200 item challenge was embarassingly easy in this house! But it did make an impact
I just went around and dealt with things that were not where they were supposed to be - a magazine here, a scrunchie there, a toy or a yoghurt cup - and the numbers kept adding.

[trissie]

“I like freedom. I wake up in the morning and say, “I don’t know, should I have a popsicle or a donut?’ You know, who knows?”
— Oscar Nunez

[Kittykatt]

Good morning Trissie and thank you for starting us off. I wish it was Thursday, but it's still Tuesday!!!

I need to get moving - I spent too long looking at chairs yesterday and I'm overwhelmed by the choice, so I need to step away and get my house in order. I'm sure my subconscious will help with a decision while I'm cleaning.

[Doggedly]

Thank you for starting us off, trissie. Dealing with 200 items sounds impressive to me!

Having just gone through all of this, I sympathize, Kittykatt. I think the first decision is whether you want special features for your chair. Once you decide on that, you can check the stock of local stores. If they have what you want at the price you want, then you can go and sit in it to see if it supports your back.

We have a splendid storm going, with thunder and lightning, and rain for the fields and forests. Germane was restless earlier, and I had to stay awake in case she knocked the air conditioner hose out of position. Now that I have acknowledged her good job of using her pee pads and fed her, she has settled back down.

[helia]

That's a great SHEM trissie! I will have to try the 200 item challenge someday. What happens when one loses count, however? I can totally see myself doing that. LOL! Have a good day at work.
What kind of chair/s are you buying, Kitty? I missed your chair shopping.
Sleep well Doggedly.

Yesterday: I taught for 4 hours, went to the 40 minute teachers' meeting, had dinner out with CG2 friends for about 1.5 hours in the evening. I did other payroll - prepped for the tutorial, prepped more for AAS class, edited the AR Exam, did a last read through of the exams I put together. I did my app things in the evening and printed out the backpacking list that dh had sent out. I also started prepping my passport under-clothing bag, put new batteries in my headlamp, and texted dd28 that I need the waist of my hiking pants let out more. When I bought them, maybe 10 years ago, they were way too big and dd28 took the waist in significantly -- but now I seem to be growing into them quite nicely. I also read a bit in my fun book!

Today: I'm up and drinking coffee and hoping to be at 'em soon. I didn't get enough sleep last night. If I'm super tired this afternoon, I'll try for a cat nap. My main goal for the day: be packed and ready to go by the end of the day - as much as possible. I need to do a little shopping to accomplish that feat - REI and 2 grocery stores. (I will have little time tomorrow to pack with payroll taking a big chunk of my day.) Also, I'll do my last meeting with my frenemy the stair master. I'll either aim for 70 floors or perhaps just 30 minutes. This all depends on how I feel when I actually get on the machine. . . If things go well tomorrow, I'll go for an early morning jog - the hill.

Next:
- some qt
- back exercises
- dress to exercise

Later:
- gym - stair master
- s2s and self care
- squeegee and wipe down shower
- Kitchen OK - morning
- WF
- Kroger
- put groceries away
- REI
- laundry: lights w d f pa
- any darks??
- lunch
- after lunch clean up
- list: city stuff
- pack: backpacking stuff
- pack: city clothes, etc.
- pack: toiletries and books and chargers (that can be packed before we leave)
- 6:30 dinner out with family group!
- run dw at some point
- lay out clothes for tomorrow (not taking on trip)
- list for last minute things to do - like transfer cards, etc. to passport bag
- duolingo
- update WW
- update MFP
- payroll: prep W tutorial
- payroll: prep AAS D12
- payroll: print out participation trackers for teacher LH - S7
- other things??

TaDas!
- up; weighed self - a bit down from recent high weight but not back to lower weight
- coffee
- email deletions and weather websites
- gathered puffer coat, wool socks for hiking boots, tea bags - for in the huts

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES
Tue 9-12ish? KS2J get together?/ 6:30 Dinner out with girls, Cs, and M
Wed 11-1 payroll: tutorial/ 1:40 - 3:30 payroll: teach AAS D12 final exam/ stay and grade the final exam and set up sub plans for Friday/ 8 pm - leave for the airpot/ FLY safely
Thu Arrive in Amsterdam/ Fly to Lyon, France/ hotel
Fri travel to Zinal, Switzerland/ pick up AA on the way/ settle into bnb
Sat pick up dd28/ short hike?
Sun perhaps meet up with some of dh's family as they arrive in Switzerland/ perhaps a family hike to warm up?

Mon - Friday 8.3 - 8.7 HIKING IN THE ALPS ~1675 meters to 3255 meters (up and down a bit)
Mon up 400 m/sleep at 2100m
Tue down some and then up 900m/ sleep at 2800 m
Wed rest day to acclimate to 2800m altitude/ sleep at 2800m
Thu up 500? meters/ sleep at 3255m
Fri down 1600m/ drop off AA and dd28 in Geneva to catch their flight/ drive back to Lyon/ drop off rental car/ find hotel
Sat train to Avignon/ settle into bnb
Sun Relax/ walk around the city

Mon train to Toulon to visit friend (we met in Israel)
Tue see Pont du Gard?
Wed train to Barcelona/ find bnb/ settle in

7/27 - 8/2 Dinner Menus
M - CG2 dinner out: Japanese/ Korean restaurant - sushi
T - dinner party for 8 @ Asian fusion restaurant
W - something from the freezer
Th - something light in Lyon?
F - Zinal restaurant?
Sat - Zinal restaurant?
Sun - Zinal restaurant?

JULY Brain Dumps
This Week - House
- can I spend some time decluttering in MBR?
- put away pack 'n play crib + bedding

This Week - Deskwork
- Writing progress - wip
- figure out another knitting project? - after our trip

This Week - Errands
- car wash - badly needed - after we return at this point
- can I return another pair of shoes?
- can I return wrong coffee pods?
- REI - rain pants
- WF
- Kroger

General Brain Dump
- progress decluttering clothes - wip
- transfer info from old to new laptop (will require a trip to a specialist - do after we get back)
- new running shoes - after we get back

[kitkat]

Good morning and thanks for another start, trissie. I'm sure I would have no problem finding 200 items out of place... especially, if i included basement. There are kiddie toys, doggie toys... random baskets, bags... Today might be a day for it as I have only brief periods at home...

Kittykatt good luck with the decision

Dogged we had your rain but no thunder. (Or I slept through it?)

helia your trip is so exciting!

Yesterday, I put my feet up " for a few moments" and, promptly fell asleep on the couch. I was late for class, so I took ddog for a second (short) walk. Despite the long nap, I slept over 7 hours .
Today:

- drop off pup
- home (do something)
- dH appt
- home (do some more)
- DD's Ddog (let out/in/water)
- home (?)
- DGD pick up
- DDog pick up
- home (D2ex, snack for DGD)
- DGD drop off/class

It does not look like it will be very productive...
I must :

get gas
lol
clip shrubs in back
figure out dinner

And now:

feed pup
meds/suppl for me
D2s

I can do this...

[Kittykatt]

Good morning / good afternoon, Dogged, Helia and KitKat!

Re the chair saga. We used to have a sofa and matching chairs from IKEA like "normal people". The chairs were from the Poang range in smart brown leather and the sofa (which I love!) is a small 2 seater in brown leather. However, the chairs are very much intended for younger people, as they're very low, and you end up bent like a prawn! So, a few years ago, my knees and hip started hurting, and then my back joined in. I thought it was just older age creeping up until we visited some friends, spent hours sitting on their beautiful higher seated and more ergonomic sofa, and, when we got up to go, nothing was hurting.

So, I put two and two together and the next day went chair shopping. I just sat in chairs until I found one that felt right and gave support. ( This was actually in one of our big warehouse type charity shops - they take a lot of brand new end of line and over stock items and my chair was one of those.) It's orange, not a colour I would have chosen, but it ticked all the boxes and the fabric is like linen , and unattractive to cats. (Very important in our house - anything loosely woven or bouclé is out, as those little claws are irresistibly drawn to it!) And when the otherwise perfect chair is presented to you, you don't turn your nose up! And with one of my pretty scatter cushions in place, it looks fine.

Fast forward 4 years. DH has done something to his back/ shoulder and sitting in "his" chair makes it worse, so he has commandeered my chair while he "looked for a new chair", and I'm relegated to the sofa, which is wonderful for lounging on a lazy Sunday afternoon, but doesn't give much back support for sitting, and is also low. I was ok with this to begin with, as I don't like to see him in pain, but this has gone on for weeks now, there's no sign of him making any attempt to look for a new chair, and on Sunday evening when I got up to go upstairs to bed, my joints were complaining big time. So, with DH away this week, it's time for me to get organised and Do Something about the Chair Situation.

Ideally I wanted another identical chair, so I took a photo and set AI to work. However, it appears to have been discontinued ( I had to tell AI not to waste my time giving me details of things out of stock, just to concentrate on items that were available.). I also spent a lot of time looking at the construction (several were using materials that suggested they were for "ornamental" use rather than actually sitting in. ) And, of course, the measurements are important, as I need a higher seat.

Eventually I managed to track down the successor to my chair. (This has also been discontinued, but it's ok, there's still plenty around in various outlets. ) This chair is grey, but I think it will tone in well with the rest of the room, so it hopefully all looks "mismatched by design" or, as AI put it, "curated" , especially with the scatter cushions drawing everything together, rather than a second hand furniture shop. Hopefully this chair will be fine, but the company are offering free returns, so I've got nothing to lose. So DH will now have a choice of chairs. If he doesn't like the new one, he can have mine, and I'll have it instead.

And that's what I've spent most of yesterday and part of today doing!

[Kittykatt]

To do:

Appointments:
Tuesday:
DH in Leeds
At home.for me
Feed Mica am pm
Wednesday:
DH in Leeds
DH home at?
At home for me
Feed Mica am pm
Final touches to Waitrose order
Thursday:
DH leaves for long WE with his DBro
10.30 am church -
Can I hoover car?
Any errands to run?
6-7 pm Waitrose delivery -
Feed Mica am pm
Friday:
DH with his DH
At home for me
Feed Mica am pm
Saturday:
DH with his DBro
Text DF E re coffee tomorrow - not this week
Feed Mica am pm
Sunday:
Church 9.30 am
Visit DF E for coffee ? Not this week
Laxapet Jude and Matilda
Set up new Waitrose delivery
DH home at??
Feed Mica am pm

Future dates to note:
1/8 ( or when payment is showing!) adjust monthly energy payment downwards - we have a big credit!)
2/8 Jude weight loss clinic
13/8 Matilda 6 month check up
18/8 Freddie Solensia 8.30 am
August / September (depending on weather!) work on verge of house by roofer L and team

Outstanding deliveries:

Extras:
Send menu choices into S ( remember to include hunters chicken for IC) - do TODAY
Print receipt for DH
Research chairs for me
Measure existing chair (overall height, width, depth, seat height)
Order chair!
Text DF C
Send out updated list of contacts for coffee rota
Can I do 15 minutes of decluttering each day?
Digital decluttering- Google Photos for 2024 and 2025
Pick up my footprints
Book eye test for me - on hold until roof and car are sorted out!
Sort prints and put in albums (this will probably be an activity to do on wet days!) WIP I am now finished with 2025 for the cats, and started on the garden
Think about setting up Guardianship for F,J and M - looked on Cats' Protection, I need their microchip numbers, approximate DOB, colour and markings and useful information about them. Bookmark link with local recommended solicitors (also ask DF CW?)

To do:
Early morning:
Cuddles and treats on the bed with Matilda,
Jude and Freddie
Cup of tea
QT
Make bed
Shower / wash hair/ moisturiser and sunblock/ clean and floss teeth
Phone call from.DH
Physio exercises and back exercises WIP
Proprioceptors exercises X1 x2 x3
S/S bathroom
Get dressed
Breakfast and meds / supplements - me
DRINK WATER
Check bank account
Go for my walk

Garden:
15 minutes in tiny front garden
15 minutes in back garden

Cats:
Cats’ breakfast and meds / supplements
Fresh water for cats
Scoop cat trays
Walk Freddie
Lap time with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Play with Jude, Freddie and Matilda
Head rubs with Jude, Freddie & Matilda
Cats' supper

House:
Rubbish down to wheelie bins
Kitchen clean up
Unload DW
Load DW
Run DW when full
Unload DW
PUPA downstairs
Quick dust sitting room
Quick hoover downstairs
PUPA upstairs
Quick dust bedrooms
Quick hoover upstairs
Lunch
Supper
Lay out clothes for tomorrow
Journal three things I am thankful for today
Hand cream

Extra house tasks:

Monday:
Clean bathroom
Clean spare room
Clean bedroom
Wash throw on spare room bed and cat blankets

Tuesday:
Clean hall
Clean sitting room WIP
Clean stairs
Empty hoover before starting work
Wheelie bins back when dustmen have been
Filing paperwork for 15 minutes

Wednesday:
Clean kitchen

Garden extras:
Water pots
Feed pots weekly
Water roses in front garden
Liquid feed roses in front garden
Spray roses front garden, back garden

Financial:
More work on budget WIP- look at discretionary payments this week 30 minute sessions #1
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