It’s the last day of Spring Break (Saturday and Sunday don’t count, they’re not work days). As usual, I had to work during Spring Break, but I asked for a couple of days off in the middle. I mostly lazed, but I got a lot of recording done for my latest LibriVox solo project, The Scarlet Pimpernel. I have one last file left to edit, and then it can be catalogued. I really sped through this one, for some reason. I only started it at the end of February! (literally, the 28th).
I have a couple other projects in progress; Pirates of Penzance, which I’m trying to get finished this month, during March Madness; the other two are MC projects, my first two, since I was made an MC a week or two ago. Nothing too difficult yet, but I haven’t gotten to the cataloguing part yet. I’d meant to ask kayray, my MC if she’d let me catalogue Scarlet Pimpernel, so I could get it figured out, but she started before I could ask. I’m thinking of maybe MC’ing a weekly poetry project as a way of getting my feet wet instead.
We had auditions for Once Upon a Mattress last week, and I got cast as Lady Lucille (one of the ladies-in-waiting) and the Pantomime Queen (I thought I read quite well for the Queen :)). As Lady Lucille I get to hang out with Regan and Beth. So much fun! I think it’s going to be a great cast. I haven’t actually counted, but I’d say I know at least half of the people already from previous shows.
In knitting, I have this particular pattern for a little dress that I’ve been wanting to make since I first saw it over a year ago, but my friends keep having boys! I’d decided that if Meredith turned out to be having a girl, I was going to make it for her, but no, she’s having another little boy! *sigh* So, I gave her the book to look through instead, so she could pick out a pattern. She ended up asking me if she could take it with her over Spring Break, because she couldn’t decide, and she was going to make her mom choose for her! 🙂 So, I’ll find out next week what I’m making for her.
denuvian
Howdy! Just wanted to say that I’m listening to this right now and you’re wonderful! Cheers!
Jason & Denise Black
We just finished listening to your Scarlet Pimpernel recording. It was fabulous. I don’t suppose we could talk you into recording some of the Scarlet Pimpernel sequels? Either way, we look forward to hearing more of your recordings at Librivox.
A Chess
I’m halfway though your recording of Scarlet Pimpernel and wanted to thank you for the excellent reading. Your modulation is very good and the switch in accents is admirable. I look forward to listening to other recordings from you.
Chase
I am listening to your recording and I wanted to tell you how grateful I am … and what a wonderful job you have done. I just bought another book from a site I will not mention and paid $24 for it. I could not listen past the first two chapters. Anyways, I am on chapter 14 and loving it. I only wish Librivox hadn’t revealed the identity of the pimpernel in the introductory summary. Some of us have never read it before. Keep up the good work. Chase.
Geoff
I was going to extol your narrative virtues, and while browsing the other comments, I saw that all my superlatives have been used already. You really are an excellent reader. What more can I say? In addition, you appear to have lived a more engaging life in your 30+ years than many of us capture in a lifetime. Are you a Renaissance woman, or simply an incredibly motivated one? Either way, please keep it up; you make the world a much more interesting place, one Karen Savage at a time. Thanks for that and the readings. Geoff Houck