day 8: il divo

Shower? yes
Glasses/Contacts? contacts
Music: Sigur Ros (Agaetis Byrun, ( ), Takk)

11:30am Ablutions, shower.
1:30pm Lunch: reheated coffee, turkey sandwich.
2:30pm Work (‘EstherNome’; paper). Eat handful rice crackers. Two 30-min breaks lying down & staring at ceiling. Beverages: coffee, black tea, diet Pepsi.
9:30pm Dinner: chicken-mushroom-veg concoction. Catch end of Il Divo concert on PBS.
11:00pm Work (EN; paper).
1:00am Unwittingly drawn into discussion about Peter Carey memoir.
2:00am Work (EN; paper).
3:30am Screw ablutions. Sleep.

Notes:
Felt exhausted all day, despite caffeine, because I’d only had a few hours sleep. Glad I switched to different story, though; I’m feeling on-track again. Was looking forward to CrWr party at UBC tomorrow night, but now I’m worried about getting caught in the snow out there.

So Il Divo. Oh my god. Where to even begin? I hadn’t actually seen or heard them before. They are the Spice Girls of contemporary “classical.” All right singing in unison or harmony, but surprisingly disappointing solo. And some of the stuff they sing! Seriously, All By Myself? You Raise Me Up? Unbreak My Heart? They each sing in different styles—and contemporary pop is the one genre none of them do. Still, have to admit it was an amusing watch. Even the stream of women coming up to the stage to leave offerings at their feet. If they could just add a few dance moves and a naked Rolling Stone photo-shoot, the legend would be complete.