Learning the Oboe

As I sit I'm listening to Chris learn to play the oboe.  We've really needed one for the woodwind ensemble at church, and since we're playing next week for the church services, he's decided to really practice some.  Nothing like a performance to make sure you get in practice time.  He's sounding quite good, though I'm not horribly surprised as he has played several reed instruments before. He is sitting next to me flipping between internet music and fingering charts online.  I'm even starting to notice some actual music come from the bell, so we're off to a good start.  Here's a candid I did for my 365 project.

The past two weeks have been busy with us starting school.  School for both of us started out with a bang.  I had several people say they didn't even want to come into my classroom because of the stories being told about me around school.  Chris had flooded labs with sewage gas leaking into them and such.  Joy.  I also didn't get fired from the school (much to my chagrin because at this point I'm needing to scale back hours that I'm working I think -- no more 60 hour weeks for me right now -- or ever probably) when I had to discuss my Faculty Course Evaluations (FCEs).  I had an average of 5.03/6 and the school has set 5.5 as a goal.  Fortunately (or unfortunately) my direct supervisor realizes that a lot of the comment written on my FCEs weren't really about me doing a horrid job, but about how bad science is, or how science shouldn't be required, or as much science shouldn't be required, etc.  It is nice to know that she realizes that it isn't my fault people don't like my subject.  She also sat in on my puppy chow/rock cycle demonstration that day and since all the students kept piping up with the answers, she was super excited, but it didn't help my case for when everyone says they don't like my classes. 

Apparently I'm getting a demonstration for covering the holes in the oboe... He's now devised a method to help train his fingers what to do, though hopefully he'll lose it by show time. 

Work at the cafe has been going well. The past few days have been really really boring.  We've not had much business until today.  Since we've got a few people going to Hawaii for vacations this week and next I get to work six days in a row this week!  Here's to hoping I don't burn out.  Here's to hoping (and praying) that I get the position with Astra Zeneca as well so that I can quit the two job/60 hours a week bit, and have only one that pays me well enough to only have one.  I still haven't heard back and I was told that I would hear one way or another.  At this point since I haven't heard one way or the other I've still got a 50/50 shot right?  Maybe Monday.