Ah.  The day before the one and only rehearsal for the very important run-out this week.  Although we like to use local singers for these events, this decision is invariably wrought with a certain degree of peril on my part, as WITHOUT EXCEPTION, I will receive the obligatory I'm-so-busy-I-didn't-have-time-to-prepare-the-two-ensemble-songs-you-gave-me-over-a-month-ago-so-maybe-you-should-reassign-my-part-in-them-to-someone-else,-however-that-one-really-cool-song-you-assigned-me?-um-yeah,-I'll-still-sing-that-one! 

Unfortunately, I only got two of those today.  My highest record is four. MUST. WORK. HARDER.