Another month is here. My summer break is going to be over before it feels it has even really begun.
Wasted Time
There are few things that irritate me more than having my time wasted. I had a lesson scheduled this afternoon. I planned the entire day around it, making sure I was sitting at the piano in plenty of time to teach my student. I placed the call and there was no answer. Actually, one of the parents — had to invite both to the meeting since they can never clarify who is actually accepting the call on any given lesson — rejected the call. After 10 minutes of waiting, I decided that it wasn’t going to happen. I finally got a message an hour later explaining that they had been out running errands and Mom had left her phone at home. Like the understanding teacher, I got to express how I understood that things like that can happen and that we can just pick up next week. What I really wanted to say was that I deserve a little more respect than that! How frickin’ hard is it to notify someone in advance that you cannot keep a commitment? If the roles had been reversed, I would be crucified for not keeping my commitments. To say that I am fed up with this family — since this is not the first time this crap has happened — is a bit of an understatement.
The Last Five Years
I decided to watch the movie of the musical that I adore. The music is amazing. It’s a production that I have always wanted to be involved with ever since I first heard the soundtrack. Anna Kendrick reminds me too much of every half-baked soprano that has ever hoped to play Cathy. Jeremy Jordan, on the other hand, is a voice that I could listen to in almost any contemporary role. He is really quite talented. Tonight was the first time I actually watched the film in its entirety….and I can’t decide which character I think is a bigger pile of doo. I suppose it was the perfect ending to a not-so-perfect beginning to the month of June. Thankfully, tomorrow is another day!
Livin' Life 