"That's an unusual way to do that. I'm not sure I've seen anyone use that method before."

"Interesting. You actually hold the pick and still strum with your fingers."

"Yes you can do this...ready, go. Just play." (Jazz improv!)

"I guess flute players never have to do this."

"It's customary for the soloist to play louder than the accompaniment. Just do it."

It was a good lesson. Challenging but good. Apparently, my teacher doesn't accept the "I don't think I can do it" excuse. Also, saying I will practice something for next week kind of defeats the idea of "improv."

Today I am waiting for the lawyer to call with the ginormous number for tomorrow's check.

I'm also getting carpal tunnel from refreshing the wii update page. A wii. A wii. My kingdom for a wii. Yeah, ok, not the kingdom, if I was willing to get that I could pay the prices on ebay. Not going to happen. Look kids, jelly of the month club is good too.