Journal 6
Friday - 01-21-11
Once again, I didn't pick up my registration. I wonder if I'll get in much trouble for that…? And my "sleep clock" is all messed up.
Another lazy day. I watched movies, etc. When have I ever been so lethargic? (Since I haven't had a place to just go practice, practice, practice…)
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On Coaching News:
In part, because I put my foot down and said, "I'm not having this conversation a second time, with my broken Russian," and in part, as a conciliatory move, Roma agreed that he would ask Vitaly, if Vitaly was so busy, which trainer would he not mind us working with, until he had more time for us?
We asked him, because if you remember this journal, Vitaly was super angry about us working with someone else, without his permission. So, we figured, to avoid the drama, we'd ask him who he had in mind, whom he wouldn't mind us working with.
What really happened, is that I believe we called his bluff. I don't think he ever thought we'd have enough gall/gumption to ask him to refer us to someone while he was so busy.
Because when Roma asked… Vitaly responded, "I don't know… Who do you want to work with?"
So, after ALL the drama! After all the yelling at me! Vitaly didn't even actually have anyone in mind!
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Having found that out, I sent out an SOS to Elena, one of the other trainers in the studio, whom I was friends with on Facebook.
She'd always been kind to me before, and so I sent her a message, explaining Roma and my's situation (Help, Vitaly doesn't seem to have time for us anymore -- I'm looking for the numbers of the following trainers -- Would you work with me/us? -- If so, who are you okay with us working with??), and prayed that I wasn't opening another can of drama…
… Because what if she and Vitaly were really good friends?
… What if sending that letter offended her somehow?
… What if news of all of our, "Looking for other coaches," got out to Larissa Leonidovna, and she decided I was being ungrateful, or causing trouble, and she kicked me out of the studio…?!?!?!
I know that some of those questions, if not all, seem over-exaggerated -- but if you know anything about the drama that can be found in dance, those questions are just the tip of the iceberg, if you really get into some trouble.
I just hoped that Elena would write back soon, hopefully in the positive, and even if she couldn't help too much, that at least, no one would be offended.
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After I wrote that note, and had gotten myself so worked up and nervous, it was ridiculous, I retreated to the bastion of the kitchen, and decided to try my hand at making my own Mayonnaise, in an attempt to re-create the Russian mayo I am so fond of!!
It didn't turn out *exactly* like the Russian mayo, but it was still AWESOME!!! I was pretty proud of myself that I did it in only two tries. I broke the emulsion on the first one -- but I just took the broken version, and started it with a new yolk, and voilà!
Then, I made some panfried bread, coated with the mayo (Sooooo yummy! Crispy on the outside, and then fluffy on the inside!), fried up the egg whites, and had some pelmeni (Russian Ravioli) to go with it. … Plus more of the fresh mayo. Ha ha ha!
Hooray for ending the evening on a positive note, with good, homemade food…
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Also, there was more chatting with Yitian and Marky!!! Getting to talk to the both of them is always sure to cheer me up and to lift my spirits.
I can't even explain how happy I am that Yitian and I are getting to chat so much more now. I know that she is pleased, too. It's so good to just be connected again.
She and I spent the evening talking Debussy, Richard Clayderman, and Chopin; while I was searching Chopin's catalogue, in order to find some of my favorite songs of his, whose names I had no idea about. I finally found the one song I'd been searching for especially: a song I'd once heard in ballet, Nocturne No. 20, in C minor. =^____^= Oh, the joy of finding a well-loved song!!!!
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While chatting with Mark, he was telling me that I should be a model. I protested -- that I am too short, and too "heavy" (by model standards) -- but he says I'm full of it. It reminded me of the fact that, when I was in China, because they were all so enamored of my pale skin, I said that I would go work there as a supermodel, if things in life elsewhere didn't work out. *laughs* Funny to think on that now…
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Lastly, and potentially, most importantly… My Aunt Linda was kind enough to put me into touch with a friend of hers who works as something of a headhunter/Client-Company liaison, and on an international level!! We've already started communicating, and just maybe, she will be able to help me find work here. I just need to get some more information from my program director about the companies that have good pay/work that someone like me can do, here in Moscow. Once I have that information, I'll have a better idea of what I'm looking for to present to my aunt's friend.
…. Oof, just thinking about this whole, "Graduating, and needing to find work, and without work that has a good enough salary, I can't come back to Moscow to keep dancing with the people I want to keep dancing with," is enough to make me feel sick…
But, ignoring that, I suppose that's all for this evening… Until tomorrow!
Love,
Moscow Kitty
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