tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post2716710223279569921..comments2023-06-21T08:09:44.331-04:00Comments on This Is My Secret: The Blog and Website of Writer Kristin Cashore: Even Better Than Aretha Franklin's HatKristin Cashorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05560274772312684672noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-6367895891050133102009-01-26T11:28:00.000-05:002009-01-26T11:28:00.000-05:00O.O oh way! Thats amazing. I havent been up that f...O.O oh way! Thats amazing. I havent been up that far in PA yet. Im really glad everyone is proud of Biden. =]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-36480782090530262642009-01-26T09:16:00.000-05:002009-01-26T09:16:00.000-05:00Hi mysteryflavour -- actually, they *were* playing...Hi mysteryflavour -- actually, they *were* playing live music. It's only that just the people very close to them would have heard it; the rest of us heard the pre-recording. A friend of mine who's a cellist was actually really mad that some people were comparing them to Milli Vanilli. There was no way they could have played those instruments in that cold; the piano, in particular, would not have stayed in tune in those conditions, and the others wouldn't have sounded much better! Apparently, pre-recording in those conditions is standard.<BR/><BR/>That being said, I wish the newscasters had explained this to everyone when it happened.Kristin Cashorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05560274772312684672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-25162497832260230922009-01-26T01:02:00.000-05:002009-01-26T01:02:00.000-05:00Unfortunately, I just heard that Yo-yo Ma and his ...Unfortunately, I just heard that Yo-yo Ma and his fellow performers were not actually playing live music. I guess it really was too cold.<BR/><BR/>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/arts/music/23band.htmlmysteryflavourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12097545626844719941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-75120410316485618062009-01-24T18:19:00.000-05:002009-01-24T18:19:00.000-05:00Yes! I loved so many parts of his speech, includin...Yes! I loved so many parts of his speech, including/especially the "and non-believers." I'm with you - I understand not liking the term, but I was so happy to be included!<BR/><BR/>I also agree with you about "God Bless America" and God in the Pledge and on money. Glad to know I'm not alone. (I live in Texas, it can feel that way.) :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10587673470151777327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-78418360851383030692009-01-24T11:07:00.000-05:002009-01-24T11:07:00.000-05:00I got lucky; we got to watch the inauguration at s...I got lucky; we got to watch the inauguration at school. The song was so beautiful I almost cried - well, sorta almost cried! I love seeing music like that played before my eyes!cucmber the hairless cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14042197885787262062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-34695017881684681852009-01-24T04:15:00.000-05:002009-01-24T04:15:00.000-05:00Hey, we're playing this in my band class this year...Hey, we're playing this in my band class this year! (^_^) We're taking it to NY with us on our school trip (^_^)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-60861917010316398262009-01-23T18:03:00.000-05:002009-01-23T18:03:00.000-05:00Dac, you always bring sun to my parade.Dianna, her...Dac, you always bring sun to my parade.<BR/><BR/>Dianna, here's a secret I don't usually reveal, but I went to high school in Scranton. So, I also have innate Joe Biden love and pride!<BR/><BR/>Sibylle, that would've been pretty funny, if he'd just said the whole thing himself :o)<BR/><BR/>I'm loving the inauguration stories! And Julie, thanks for the thumbs up, and thanks for teaching biology and anatomy!!!!Kristin Cashorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05560274772312684672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-62400553204121676452009-01-23T11:57:00.000-05:002009-01-23T11:57:00.000-05:00Oh, you hit on two of the points that made me incr...Oh, you hit on two of the points that made me incredibly happy on Inauguration Day: everything that had to do with Air and Simple Things (John Williams, Aaron Copland, Appalachian Springs, Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, the glorious piano and clarinet playing, etc.), and the mention of non-believers!Aihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14002803285286795280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-52555148646470137182009-01-23T10:28:00.000-05:002009-01-23T10:28:00.000-05:00... and without any Bible. Lovely.... and without any Bible. Lovely.Sibyllehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04935270983384995268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-44430497756023577662009-01-23T10:14:00.000-05:002009-01-23T10:14:00.000-05:00Kristin, thanks for the link about re-taking the o...Kristin, thanks for the link about re-taking the oath. It is cute ! I was really shocked to hear Roberts say it out of order during the inauguration, he should have let Obama to do it by himself since Obama looked like he knew it by heart anyway.<BR/>I know lots of people said that it would give the Republicans a reason to say that he wasn't president, etc, Democrats said that it was a political manoeuvre on the part of Roberts, etc. both said that it was a bad omen, etc. <BR/>So yes, I'm glad it's finally settled :)Sibyllehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04935270983384995268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-86131820650571831332009-01-23T07:25:00.000-05:002009-01-23T07:25:00.000-05:00Kristin,I just finished reading Graceling and have...Kristin,<BR/>I just finished reading Graceling and have passed it on to one of my students who saw me reading it during class. (Terrible, I know, but my students were working on an online genetics lab and weren't needing help.)<BR/>You can't believe how delighted I was when I googled you and found this blog and your post, which reflected my exact thoughts about the inaguration. I loved the Simple Gifts selection(totally amazing that they could perform like that in the cold weather!) and I thought Obama's statement about restoring science to it's rightful place was AWESOME (especially since I teach Biology and Anatomy)! It was the first time I can remember ever tearing up during some sort of political event.<BR/>You should know that you've gained a devoted fan. I'll be eagerly awaiting your next book and following your blog in the meantime. Many thanks and keep up the great work!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-33841437554204211362009-01-23T03:40:00.000-05:002009-01-23T03:40:00.000-05:00The whole thing was awesome. :]I got to skip the f...The whole thing was awesome. :]<BR/><BR/>I got to skip the first few periods of school to go to a local movie theater with my family to see it on la huge screen. I loved Simple Gifts. I know I have played some version of it before so it is special to me. The whole bit about changing with the changing world in the speech was really entertaining to me, because I had written about that just a few days prior in a school assignment (it was on a more personal level, but it totally applied). My brother complained about everything through his Facebook status which I got updates on through my phone (he's away at college, so it's a way to communicate). He hadn't gotten any sleep that night. It was kinda funny. Anyway, the whole experience was really special to me, but then when I got back to school that bright feeling diminished quickly. Huurrr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-77009073248974633762009-01-23T00:12:00.000-05:002009-01-23T00:12:00.000-05:00Sad to say, I only got to listen to Obama's oath a...Sad to say, I only got to listen to Obama's oath and speech since I was on my way home from college, but it was pretty amazing. Im very proud of Bidens crazy smile. Delawarean here. Shows that a little state can have big important people =] His wife used to teach at my college... and there was secret service all over campus. It was so flippin' amazing. =D Heck yes to "non-believers!" XDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-9219895868471654172009-01-22T23:02:00.000-05:002009-01-22T23:02:00.000-05:00http://joebidensteeth.com/Also, this sort of raine...http://joebidensteeth.com/<BR/><BR/>Also, this sort of rained on my parade:<BR/>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/arts/music/23band.html?hpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-33607968274772001422009-01-22T22:46:00.000-05:002009-01-22T22:46:00.000-05:00You know, it's funny, I was so relieved to be incl...You know, it's funny, I was so relieved to be included in the list of "faiths" for once that it didn't even occur to me to dislike the word he used. I see what you all mean, though. And did anyone else feel annoyed on behalf of Buddhists? Btw, isn't freedom of speech fun? He's been President for two days, and already, we're picking apart every word.<BR/><BR/>Did any of you see <A HREF="http://www.hbook.com/blog/2009/01/i-like-man-with-sense-of-humor-and-this.html" REL="nofollow">Roger Sutton's report</A> about Barack retaking his oath? Cute :o)<BR/><BR/>Sibylle, I'm always embarrassed by the impression foreigners must get about Americans and religion, when the truth is that so many of us would prefer that our politics and religion be separate, for real. I don't even like when politicians say "God bless you, and God bless America;" I'm one of those people who think God should be taken out of the Pledge of Allegiance and off of the money. And of course, it works its way into everything, not just ceremonies... Sigh...<BR/><BR/>I also loved Yo-Yo's grin -- and how about the huge smile on the face of the clarinetist once it was all over and he didn't need to be scrunching up his lips? And Itzhak Perlman just exudes "gentle soul" to me.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments, everyone :o)Kristin Cashorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05560274772312684672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-80957274804044515842009-01-22T19:09:00.000-05:002009-01-22T19:09:00.000-05:00It's amazing how you posted the exact same parts t...It's amazing how you posted the exact same parts that stuck out to me in exactly the order that they did. Three cheers for science and non-believers! And Aretha's hat made me laugh out loud, though I was already grinning broadly when she walked on, and I'm sure many things much less funny would have made me giggle, too.mysteryflavourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12097545626844719941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-79643212446063815502009-01-22T17:32:00.000-05:002009-01-22T17:32:00.000-05:00Unfortunately, my school district had a whole day ...Unfortunately, my school district had a whole day "competency exam" for our grade (and no one else!), so while we gained a new President, I was adding 2 and 3 (without a calculator, can you believe it!?) and picking out odd numbers. Woohoo! But I forced my dad to scavenge back into the olden days and tape the inauguration on our VCR, so I got to celebrate Tuesday night. It was great! And I really enjoyed Simple Gifts - that was amazing! As a former clarinetist, I can tell you how extremely difficult and amazing it was that he was able to produce sounds like that in such weather! It was beautiful, as the whole ceremony was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-3068233075845094022009-01-22T17:06:00.000-05:002009-01-22T17:06:00.000-05:00hooray for non-believing souls!!!!!id love to lear...hooray for non-believing souls!!!!!<BR/>id love to learn cello but im kinda busy learning drums and guitar and teaching myself piano. hey, i want to be a song writer, so i gotta know my instraments. which i will never learn to spell correctly. thank god (or whatever there is) for spell check.<BR/>did u watch lie to me last night? its my new fave show!!<BR/><BR/>"and if u say there aint know way that i could know"-im good im gone by lykke li, who is from sweeden, the song was played during a fringe commercial, and im going to see her for my b-day<BR/>!!!thatgirlwithwingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00879840564312954925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-25705678451563575472009-01-22T16:57:00.000-05:002009-01-22T16:57:00.000-05:00Hi Kristin,I have watched as much of the event as ...Hi Kristin,<BR/><BR/>I have watched as much of the event as I possibly can... Unfortunately, I was in class for the entire live viewing and all of the surrounding festivities :( It was quite a bummer, but I suppose college and life in general yield those every once in awhile when we must pay responsibility homage. I see or hear something new about the Inauguration everyday, but after viewing your video, I am wishing that I skipped class. <BR/><BR/>Today has been quite a roller-coaster. I worked this morning, rode my bike back from work while it was pouring icy rain, went to two classes (both lectured on Human Evolution), had a roaring argument with myself over Evolutionary Theory, and watched an incandescent video that brought me to tears (the kind that drip off of the chin). <BR/><BR/>Before watching this video, my favorite aspect of the entire entourage was the prospect of children in the White House again. Granted, I, personally do not remember ever seeing a child in the White House, but my mom does. She has recalled many stories of her childhood viewings, so I have lived vicariously. However, not any more. "Air and Simple Gifts" is now one of my favorites, but Sasha and Malia made my inaugural Tuesday. I've always thought that living in the White House would be such a grand adventure, but that is not what draws me to Sasha and Malia. They both simply sparkle, and I am so proud to have a President with children that fill me with such hope. <BR/>Well, this is long enough for one comment, and I feel the need to make sure Yo-Yo Ma's grin and lack of music reading is as rampant as I think. <BR/><BR/>--CandelionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-74973530847016409382009-01-22T16:26:00.000-05:002009-01-22T16:26:00.000-05:00i too, really liked the inclusion of non-believers...i too, really liked the inclusion of non-believers. i know that may not be the best way of phrasing what we feel, the fact that there is a ceremony and tradition in place that starts with an invocation, includes many "god bless america's", and ends with a benediction,can leave some of us feeling a bit on the outside of the circle. and i am so glad that he was open minded enough to include everyone, no matter how he defined us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-16209319755244919582009-01-22T14:19:00.000-05:002009-01-22T14:19:00.000-05:00my favorite part was how callum got so excited to ...my favorite part was how callum got so excited to see obama no matter what channel we flipped to (and on the cover of newsweek when we brought in the mail). there's not much cooler than hearing a 2 1/2 year old shouting, "yay, president obama!" and "congratulations, obama!" <BR/><BR/>(and yes, i enjoyed the shout-out to nonbelievers, though like others, i don't love that term. but at least he recognized the non-religious souls:))Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813657502896772071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-58678095569365951602009-01-22T13:57:00.000-05:002009-01-22T13:57:00.000-05:00I loved Yo Yo's smile - he looked like he was havi...I loved Yo Yo's smile - he looked like he was having funShelli (srjohannes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17123227845032402600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-37637010630703109712009-01-22T11:42:00.000-05:002009-01-22T11:42:00.000-05:00Hope. I feel an overwhelming sense of hope. Bush w...Hope. I feel an overwhelming sense of hope. Bush was elected the year my first child was born. A tight knot of fear formed in the pit of my stomach as we began the war in Iraq. The fear is still there, but now I feel hope.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05750533981402611047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-27684976000439289192009-01-22T11:09:00.000-05:002009-01-22T11:09:00.000-05:00That was magical. I couldn't watch it all live unf...That was magical. I couldn't watch it all live unfortunately, but I caught up later. The fact that he said non-believers somewhat assuaged my anger in the fact that there was so much religion present in the ceremony with prayer and such. Still, it was a beautiful inauguration promising change. Barack and Michelle are troopers attending like 10 balls or some insane number. Way to go!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228273369846378320.post-37211439145409068752009-01-22T11:01:00.000-05:002009-01-22T11:01:00.000-05:00Well, I just started Graceling and I'm wondering h...Well, I just started Graceling and I'm wondering how is it that there can be an author out there that manages to make the first hundred pages of her book so full of awesome. Seriously! I was at the gym this morning and my mom was like "Hillary, your bike turned off already." I WAS STILL GOING! Because your book is so awesome I forgot I was at the gym and on a bike.<BR/><BR/>I used to play the cello. I miss it.<BR/><BR/>YAY! for Non-believers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com