The 13

December 22, 2006 by Dennis Baker 

We are officially done with the first semester. It has been a wild, crazy, hard, fun first semester. I leave for LA on Saturday and will return Jan. 2nd and immediately begin rehearsal. The general feeling during the end of semester evaluations was pretty good. We all have things to work on, but the teachers seemed pleased with our work.

Two males in the second year will not be returning. One was asked to leave and the other is taking a medical leave of absence. Even though we do not have classes with them, their absence will be felt. In light of that I was thinking about my class. We have become very close. I think we are coming together as one cohesive unit without losing the individuality of each person. In fact we are all pretty different and I think that makes us a great group. I have spent 40-60 hours a week with these people, and now that I am on vacation I have this feeling like something is missing. The feeling like there are twelve parts of me scattered across the U.S. for the next three weeks. I feel that I am not completely whole. The break is much needed, but I will be glad to get back to the 13.

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2 Responses to “The 13”

  1. Debby on December 26th, 2006 4:55 am

    Well, Dennis, sounds like you’ve blended in nicely over there. How does it feel to finish that all-important first semester? Sounds like you could use a break, though it might be bitter sweet for you, huh? Will we see you at NewSong? Hope you had a blessed Christmas.

  2. dennisbaker on December 27th, 2006 2:47 am

    Thanks for checking in Debby. The first semester went well, but I am already working on things for next semester. Karen and I will be at Newsong on the 30th. Hope to see you there…

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