Last time I updated was Tuesday, so I guess that means time for a quick recap


Wednesday: Teach the class of second graders. I oddly take command and find out I'm pretty good around kids. Who knew? The lesson has a few bumps because we really didn't prepare, but next time we'll do better since we know what to expect.

Thursday: Mrs. Mac continues to chew all of us out and shows that she is generally not a very good teacher by not telling us standards for things until she starts grading them. I can take criticism, especially on a project like this, but she goes past the point of criticism almost into degrading comments. I stand there and take it, because whatelse can I do? I later talk to Meagan and find out she is starting to hate her, so it's not just me. I really don't know a single person who thinks she is a good teacher. Mediocre teachers can at least have the saving grace of being nice. My math, english and civics teachers come to mind. Not the best, but they at least have their strong points of personality and being understanding and fair graders.
Meet with someone about buying the guitar.
Meet with Mike at the FAC. He kicks my ass talking about my composition, as he should. We listened to compositions such as Ives, Glass and others... Listening to the Glass violin concertos makes me change my perspective on him. He's amazing now, but please keep him the fuck away from the synthesizer, thank you.


Go home and change my thinking on the composition. Sleep


Friday: Not much, but a very very good day. Not as shitty as the rest of the week. Listen to "The Velvet Underground" for the ride. Get some sweet pleasure out of blasting "Venus In Furs" while driving by the ocean, especially in the hazy fog that morning had.

Home, start working on composition. Take a break to run out and buy bass strings. Listen to "Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima" on the way up and the way back. Daddy's Junkie Music was oddly quiet for a friday night, but it was nice, if only for a second.

More composition when I get home. Get near bar 50, feel tired. Take a break and change my strings while watching Futurama. Never start the composition again.

Wake up this morning, start into the composition, 2 hours pass and get very far, another 50 bars and very happy with the results. Again, another break until tonight.

Adrian Belew tomorrow! Tickets are sold out. Looking forward to it.