I play in an orchestra in the summers for which I am rapidly losing enthusiasm. When I played in Mpls, I was in two different orchestras there and it was fantastic! Both great groups for very different reasons. I miss it. In the 11 years I've lived in LA, I haven't found one that suits yet.
I have two students I am thinking of dropping - siblings. They are great kids, but their parents are driving me nuts. Suffice to say, they are too involved in their kids' lives and on one hand, they have 2 truly great kids and must be doing something right, but on the other hand, I just don't deal with them telling me exactly how their kid's lesson should go. I've been teaching for 17 years now and it's insulting that they think their plan to cater to mediochrity will serve their kid better than my expertise. Not sure what to do there.
Here's a little blurb from the book:
Maggie thought that now she had given Elizabeth her take on Chris, she should have a talk with Chris. She casually confronted him in between classes in the practice rooms the next day. “So how are things going with Lizzie?”
“Oh, it’s great,” Chris responded.
“Falling in love yet?”
“Well…” Chris said, making a sheepish little move, but Maggie noticed it wasn’t accompanied by any sort of blush.
“You’re not, are you?”
He waved his hand away dismissively, “Oh, it’s fine. Love will come.”
“Are you sure about that?”
Chris laughed a little, “No.”
“Chris, I know it makes you feel really good to be going out with her. You feel heroic, don’t you?”
Chris cocked his head to the side, surprised Maggie read so far into him. “Why wouldn’t I? Lizzie’s perfect and I’ve got her.”
“But, you’re using her. She’s your friend; think of that first.”
“I’m not using her!” he defended. “Besides, I’m sure she wouldn’t go out with me if she didn’t like me.”
“She does like you, very much. And I’m sure she doesn’t want to hurt you by breaking up with you, but don’t you think you’re with her for the wrong reasons? You just said you don’t love her.”
“I do love her. I’m just not in love with her. But I think I could be.”
“Really? Tell me what would make you fall in love with her.”
“What do you mean?”
“Well, if you think you could be in love with her, then something about the status quo would have to change, right? What would that be?”
“What would have to change?” he clarified.
Maggie nodded.
Chris thought for a moment. “I don’t know.”
“So, you wouldn’t change anything about her. You think she’s fine the way she is?”
“Yeah.”
“Yet you’re not in love with her the way she is. Why do you think you could be at some point? Nothing’s going to change.”
“You don’t know that. Maybe I just don’t know what it is yet.”
“Chris, you know you could never love her. She’s not right for you. She’s not your type.”
“Then, why is she going out with me?”
“I think you should ask her that.”
My latest creative endeavor, to become a published writer, and the trials and tribulations.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
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