-Yesterday I had a good counseling session... I got a little upset b/c my counselor told me we needed to "finish counseling" and I thought he meant, like, FOREVER (since it is free through my university I only get a certain number of sessions). I told him I was concerned b/c I feel like I still have a bunch of BS inside I need to clean out, & also am hoping to have increased contact with B, and could use counseling support. WELL, it turns out he only meant wrapping up for the semester! PHEW! I can still sign up for another set of sessions in the fall. Alleluia!
-I got a NINETY EIGHT PERCENT on my piano test!! I felt SO good!
-I had a really good cello lesson, even though I wasn't super prepared. My teacher was very attentive and helpful. I told her that I was concerned that I was not working as hard as I want to and that I was "out of the saddle". She said, don't worry, it's like getting ready for the Olympics, it takes a while. She said this in a very reassuring voice.
-Worked out AGAIN--three days in a row. This made surviving my ridiculous 2 1/2 hour long seminar on mozart much easier. (Watching operas on video in Italian WITH NO SUBTITLES. ????? Talk about a quality educational experience.)
-Tonight I gave a GREAT performance with my piano quartet!! I know it sounds like it should be four pianists playing together, but it is actually piano-violin-viola-cello (with me on the cello). There were some really awesome emotional moments of connection... and a great response from the audience. I feel like I am on my way to "getting there" as an artist. I am starting to really DO it. Make beauty.
Ali, I did some research into acupuncture in my area... I would like to try it for insomnia and some other issues. How much does it usually cost to see someone good? The ones I was looking at were $100/session which seems INSANE to me as a grad student... but I don't want to waste time with people who don't know what they're doing.... what would you recommend??
