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Day Sixty Eight (Year Three)

Lots of small happenings today.

I got folders started for new students who are starting this week: only one of which I need for tomorrow (@ 4:30), but it still felt good to get the process underway for both of them.

I also did a bit of studying on my own today.  Found something in the practice/study binder that I thought I had finished up a long, long time ago that somehow was left undone.  Polished that off no problem.  Know where I'm headed with regards to that whole thing right now.  Feels good to have traction again.

Also of note (pardon the pun), I finally got a binder full of church music handed to me today before mass.  That only took 3 and a half weeks.  I already know that I'm going to have to go sifting through that before Wednesday, if only to make sure that the chords are actually a) there, b) right, and c) in keys that actually work for guitar.  Didn't really look like that was the case in my first glance through the binder.  We shall see.  Also, they want me to sit in on Wednesday night.  A bit too quick for my blood, but could be fun.  Might be an adventure though, considering they were supposed to email me this afternoon to let me know what was on the performance schedule.  Needless to say, that email never arrived.

Last week was terrible in general.  Tonight didn't start much better.  This week, I need to lose myself in my music, and just blast my way through.

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