pixiepiper

Things have been going so well the past few months, but I’m starting to notice some things that make me wonder if my SO is cycling again. The problem is (as always) that I can’t tell if I’m being paranoid or intuitive.

We spent so many months rebuilding trust. I want to believe he is telling the truth, but I’m starting to feel a pit in my stomach that he’s lying again (which he does when he’s manic). I know that if I confront him directly that he will deny if he’s manic, but that if I don’t confront him that he will spiral.

I’m not necessarily asking for advice. I just need somewhere to voice my concern.

Our university is hosting a small music festival next week in which several students have been invited from China. I have been asked to teach a 50-minute music fundamentals class to them. The problem is that they speak very little English, and I speak no Chinese. (and this was only revealed to us within the last week). The purpose of the festival is to establish a relationship between their school and ours to offer an exchange program in which they would complete their last two years of college at our institution and receive a degree from the U.S.

I have no idea what to do with this class. A colleague suggested I teach it like our intro to music theory class (overview of major/minor scales,

My SO just finished about 5 years unmedicated. (We have been close friends and dating on/off for about 9 years.) This last manic episode lasted months and involved lots of lying, smoking weed, disappearing, and various hypersexual issues (no physical cheating, but definitely cybersex and sexting).

We finally got him in for treatment about 2 weeks ago—psychiatrist (gabapentin and lamictal), personal therapy, and couples therapy. The daily panic attacks have subsided, and things have been much better. Our couples therapist “kicked us out” because we seemed to be doing great (a little prematurely—more on that later). He’s home every night and seems committed to me and my daughter again.

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I defended this morning and passed with “minor revisions.” I should feel elated, but I honestly am just numb and slightly depressed.

I think I’m getting sick, so maybe that’s it, but I don’t feel relieved. Maybe I will after I make all the necessary edits?

I recall hearing a vocal piece of PDQ Bach’s, employing a hilarious use of hocket—when the voices combined, something really funny sounded. It’s been 20 years since I’ve heard it, and I have no idea what it’s called or what the lyrics were about. Can anyone help me remember?

We looked at these and were really impressed, but some reviews were unfavorable. Any experience with these?

My daughter and I originally planned to bring one of her friends, but it didn't work out, so we have an extra pass. Please PM if you're interested in buying for a severely reduced price.

My best friend and I enjoy being outdoors while doing indoors activities...like playing heated games of Scrabble.

Any suggestions for a shady picnic table or a shaded restaurant patio where we could have lunch and I could kick his ass with some 7-letter words?

As we are both fairly introverted, we would prefer someplace where we won't be bothered by word-envy onlookers.

I am teaching the first semester of a newly formed music education technology class in my department. I learned today that we have funds in our budget to purchase MIDI keyboards for our Mac lab.

Any suggestions for reasonably priced, smaller (25-key) MIDI keyboards? (We have full size pianos in our separate piano class lab. These will be for input into Finale and GarageBand.)

I am teaching the first semester of a newly formed music education technology class in my department. I learned today that we have funds in our budget to purchase MIDI keyboards for our Mac lab.

Any suggestions for reasonably priced, smaller (25-key) MIDI keyboards? (We have full size pianos in our separate piano class lab. These will be for input into Finale and GarageBand.)