Flood update and stuff

[wiseheart]

Well, the Danube rolled its waters down to Romania and Bulgaria, as I've already reported. But the rivers in East-Hungary are just getting into mean mode. The Tisza is 10 meters!!! high, and at the point where the three rivers Körös are meeting, the water is over a kilometer wide. There are very flat lands over there, and the dams aren't holding. I hope it'll be over, soon.

We had the last rehearsal before our Sunday concert today. Worked very hard on some of the pieces, but they sound great now. Except that one - which we sing quite early on - always kills my vocal cords, and then my throat tightens in defence, which means that the really deep tones that only I'm able to produce (not even the guys can) don't come out as they should. Oh, sure, I can press them out somehow, but they don't sound that spectacular. Too bad. But I can't change it.

Got some very nice reviews on Wraithbait for the McKay story. Now if only someone could warm up for "Moments of Joy" as well. Although I can understand their reluctance. It's one hell of a long chapter that I've posted: 18 pages in Word documentum.

Other than that, we're having erratic weather. Rain would be very bad for the flooded areas, but weather forecast can't promise that it won't be any.

Comments

[lhun-dweller.livejournal.com]

I share your hope that the floods will be over soon.

Good luck with your concert! I hope it goes well and that somebody records it someday so I can enjoy a taste of your solo voice!

As to the voice tightening: any chance of sneaking in some warm water? It's an old radio announcer trick. The warm water relaxes the vocal cords.

[ithilwen.livejournal.com]

What is it with all these floods? It seems they've become much more common in your part of the world in recent years.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

It does, doesn't it? Although these parts have always been flood-prone, to tell the truth. They just didn't come in the news of other countries, perhaps.

[ithilwen.livejournal.com]

I suspect if they didn't make the news on other countries, it was because they were smaller, less destructive floods. Maybe it's not so much the frequency but the magnitude of the floods which has changed?