I have to say that the current cold has come and gone with incredible speed—I actually feel alright.
My only problem is the laryngitis—which is easing. Yesterday I couldn’t talk at all. Today I’ve managed two phone conversations—which is two more than I planned on, but I was able to make some understandable utterances.
I know that my recovery has accelerated: I’ve washed my sheets (to prevent reinfection), scrubbed the kitchen counters (I was going to do that tomorrow), and ironed a shirt (should have done that Saturday, but I was too ill-lazy to do so).
I’ve even taken a nap so that I could be ready for tonight—for tonight is the first semi-final of Eurovision and I’m planning on watching it (viva ‘net streaming!) and cheering for my favorites.
Out of tonight’s contestants I’ve already told you that I like Moldova and Iceland. The third song that I really like appearing on stage tonight is Albania’s It’s All About You by Juliana Pasha.
This leaves me with six songs that I like appearing in Thursday’s semi-finals—I will surely leave that evening depressed.
My least favorite song tonight is Turkey: We Could Be the Same by magNa
Do all the entrants sing in English? I liked both of these.
No, English is not required, but it happens to feature in the vast majority of songs. There is an interesting history regarding song languages and the Eurovision Song Contest, but I won’t bore you with that here. Check Wikipedia if you want to know more.