It is a sad time...
Summer is almost over. What an effing bummer.
However, to wrap it up, The summer of '07 turned out to be exactly what I needed. A great winding down period from school year of hell.
I've spent a good amount of time practicing, teaching, and working out. My playing has made some important strides, my students-getting better, and my body has gone the direction I wanted it to. Currently, I have the most muscle I have ever had yet weigh 8 lbs less than my usual competition weight. I seriously had fast food like every day for a long stretch. Now I'm making it once a week...and this is like some sort of record....hahaha.
looking ahead:
-School...is gonna be about as cool as dead cat as usual.
-I've added two high schools to my teaching schedule. Looks like I will be teaching at Cy-Woods, Elkins, and Conroe High Schools. I have concluded that I just cannot teach middle school kids...not at this point. teaching younger players is a skill in itself...which will take time for me. How will I have time? Well, lets just say there is going be a big adjustment soon.....which i cannot share now...but I will still be training for discus, going to school, and resume trombonitus. Teaching will be cool. My teaching is getting better with every lesson so that is exciting. I look to have 1-2 kids making state this year and about 50% of my kids making region.
- I don't plan to cut my hair.....hahah
-I will train well this year. Looking to adjust my competition weight to about 280lbs. This is much less than 296 that was last season. I will be stronger and leaner...thats that.
-I'm gonna continue practicing, obviously. I hope to devote 3-4 hrs a day regularly outside of rehearsals. This is essentially my purpose for school....to train, cultivate, and develop as a performer and to take this with me to the real world when I leave.
-I will likely pursue German as another language to learn to somewhat complete the arsenal of languages. The little french, italian, korean, and spanish I know really provide a lot for me both in terms of benefit and personal enjoyment/knowledge. It just helps me make sense of things. I'm lucky to have grown up where I grew up and so is everyone else that did with me in the same area.
Alrighty, that'll due for another update...
ciao
