1 year ago, for day 216 by 
Yorick Phoenix 🥁
Exercise: None
Piano Song of the day: Fireworks by Katy Perry (216/257 both hands)
Fireworks is a fast song, and I can pretty much play the right hand without thinking too hard, so now I have to slowly do bits of the left hand until I have it all...
1 year ago, for day 134 by Yorick Phoenix 🥁
Exercise: 2+ Mile evening walk
Piano Song of the day: Pink Panther Theme (at 80% speed)
It's movie theme week on the piano program I'm using, which is always fun.
Here's a question for all you keyboard players out there, I know there is at least two of you...
1 year ago, for day 27 by Yorick Phoenix 🥁
Days of COVID: 317
Exercise: None.
Welsh word of the day: gwr tŷ (house husband).
It's becoming a chore. Sitting here every night writing my words. I shouldn't feel like this but I do. Maybe I'm completely out of ideas - for now - and that is why it...
1 year ago, for day 26 by Yorick Phoenix 🥁
Days of COVID: 316
Exercise: None
Welsh phrase of the day: Dych chi'n gweithio mewn swyddfa?
Adult: I am the music man and I come from music land, and I can play.
Children: What can you play?
Adult: I play the piano
Together: p-i, p-i,...
1 year ago, for day 22 by Yorick Phoenix 🥁
Days of COVID: 312
Exercise: dancing in my office.
Welsh word of the day: Nyrs (Nurse).
I'm been watching Season two of Dickinson. Somehow it doesn't seem to have the same hold as the first season. I don't know why. I can't put my finger on it, maybe my...
1 year ago, for day 19 by Yorick Phoenix 🥁
Days of COVID: 309.
Exercise: Went shopping.
Welsh phrase of the day: Dw i'n hoffi dwisgo sgert (I don't like wearing skirts).
Actually I might like wearing skirts I don't know I've never tried it really. Plenty of men wear kilts which are basically the same thing in my...
1 year ago, for day 14 by Yorick Phoenix 🥁
Days of COVID: 304.
Exercise: None.
Welsh word of the day: Cot (Coat).
Hi my name is Yorick, and I'm a developer.
I've finished the first section of the book "Ask your Developer" where Jeff Lawson covers how any company that has any kind of processes should in...
2 years ago, for day 205 by Yorick Phoenix 🥁
Days sheltering in place: 2^7+1
Exercise: I wish.
Keyboarding: just a little
It seems learning to play the piano is like learning to touch-type, which is something that I did a long time ago on a mechanical typewriter (yes, I'm old, and I am qualified to use that expression)....
2 years ago, for day 189 by Yorick Phoenix 🥁
Days sheltering in place: 113.
Days without ants in the kitchen: 3?
Keyboarding: Full repertoire, piano, organ and string section.
Over the last few weekends I have been participating in to a “lock-down quiz” with other members of my wifes family back in Wales. It’s fun and some weeks...
2 years ago, for day 169 by Yorick Phoenix 🥁
Days sheltering in place: 93.
Days without ants in the kitchen: 0.
Keyboarding: With my eyes shut.
Biking: 9.1 miles in 30 minutes
Every day I practice the same few bars from the songs that I can play. It may seem boring but the repetition helps, I make fewer...
2 years ago, for day 141 by Yorick Phoenix 🥁
Days sheltering in place: 65.
Days to normality: Unlucky Days (at least).
Keyboarding: Dane
Sessions: Still Sticky.
Tomorrow’s suggested title: Upwards.
A friends birthday today was organized as a Zoom party. In advance we all received party gift packages with instructions not to open them until party time....