I walked downstairs early today to pick up the dry-cleaning. I didn’t want to deal with it tonight when I came home. As I walked out the gate, I heard some really loud music. I thought someone had a boom-box cranking down the street. Actually, there was a group of musicians and drummers playing for the opening of a new restaurant, just outside our complex. The scarf dancers finished before I arrived, but I did get to hear the drum group get cranked up.
A drum group, performing for the opening of a new restaurant. I’m not sure about the significance of the rainbow wig on one of the drummers.
Again, there is nothing new to report or discuss at BISS for Judy. BHSFIC is only slightly more interesting. Payday for everyone is the 10th of the month. I noticed no deposit was made into my accounts on Monday. Nothing appeared in the account on Tuesday either. I sent an email inquiring what might have happened, and received a phone call 5 minutes later from the principal, letting me know that the money would be deposited by Friday. Apparently, business office staff members at the BHSF main campus were attending meetings out of the city, and didn’t begin the payroll process until they returned. Serene, our principal, apologized profusely, saying she didn’t know until she started asking questions late Tuesday afternoon. You would think that someone could have sent out a message to everyone ahead of time, letting us know about the delay. Instead, Serene had to face several angry faculty members.
My income from BHSFIC is mostly discretionary, but for all the other staff members, it’s their primary source of income. A delay like this has several of the faculty members pretty fired up. 3 of the faculty were headed to Shanghai for the weekend, and the trip is now in limbo.
The Orchestra Club finally had a meeting today. I passed out one of the arrangements I had been working on. It sounded decent, and we were able to work our way through it. I dismissed class at 5:45, and the kids wouldn’t leave. They kept playing through the arrangement on their own while I packed up. It finally wound down, but they seemed to enjoy it. The next arrangement is more difficult. I’m curious how it’s going to be accepted next week.