Training Log Archive: jtorranc

QOC meet at Chopawamsic Creek. Very stupid parallel error on 3, otherwise more or less clean.

Streamering white and yellow courses to go with the advanced ones designed the day before. Fortunately, the trail network hasn't changed significantly so very little in the way of adjustments to my plan were required. This was particularly fortunate since I needed to get shot of this so I could get to the Kennedy Center for the Millenium Stage performance by the Inner Mongolian Chorus. Which was cool though I would have liked more throat singing than they did. Saw the performance by the Chinese National Acrobatic Troupe after that, which was positively stunning.

Course setting in Prince William Forest Park. Streamered 29 control locations to cover orange through blue courses. There are a surprising number of unmapped pits out there and also a surprising number of vanished pits - perhaps they're moving about.

Once more to work and the Library of Congress - the program this time was a documentary about Antonio Gaudi (scored by Takemitsu, of course) and a documentary about Takemitsu's film music.

Commute plus travel to volunteer at PCRM and then to the library, where I finally got my hands on the two CD set of Shostakovich Ballet Suites I gave them back in the winter (cataloguing took them 6 months, putting it on the shelves another few weeks, then someone else checked it out). I'll have something to listen to driving down to Prince William Forest Park and back on Saturday - some emergency course setting to do.

A replay of Monday except the film at the LOC was "Kwaidan", a set of four ghost stories based on the works of a Greek writer who lived in Japan in the late 1800's. Very eerie score in the first section in particular. Also, the opening credits featured a gorgeous montage of shots of coloured inks dispersing in water.

Routine commute and grocery shopping.

Commute and excursion to Library of Congress to see "Harakiri" - first of 10 films scored by Takemitsu they're showing in the leadup to a 75th anniversary concert of his chamber music in a couple of weekends.