How MyLot will help me make an extra...just kidding. Kind of.
By The Horse
@TheHorse (225752)
Walnut Creek, California
March 29, 2025 10:36am CST
We have a "teachers meeting" at Guitar Center this morning. I have to be there at 9 AM, instead of my usual 10 AM on Saturdays.
Of course, we are paid for attending, so I will make an extra $20 this morning. I don't know if I'll be asked to speak about my experiences there, or just chill.
I think we make about $20/hour when we are not active with a student, and about $38/hour when we are active with a student. Most of my time there is with a student.
One of my students today is Christopher, the Autistic kid who sings on key and has an excellent intuitive understanding of music. I am actually teaching him Fur Elise, and trying to help him spread his fingers out. He likes to play everything with his index fingers.
He always brings a "transitional object" to his lessons. His singing cactus is his favorite right now. But he knows to turn it off when its singing gets in the way of our lesson.
Wish me big happy joy joy today at Guitar Center.
And no, I will not spend my extra $20 all in one place. 
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13 responses
@FourWalls (73985)
• United States
29 Mar
Darn, we won’t get to see what cool t-shirt you buy with your money!
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@TheHorse (225752)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Mar
@FourWalls Let me stay here, Scottie! There is intelligent life here!
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@cabuyogty (3541)
• Philippines
29 Mar
I'm not expecting more money here in mylot. I'm just hanging around here because I want to share my feelings and thoughts here online. I need to chat with someone to make me feel better and to start my day right. I also have another enough money in another website. I have another online paid work to do also.
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@cabuyogty (3541)
• Philippines
30 Mar
@TheHorse Good for you guy! Have a nice day mylotters!
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@celticeagle (173591)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Mar
Well, happy happy joy joy to you. He sounds very interesting. Yes, don't spend that wad all in one place.
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@celticeagle (173591)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Mar
@TheHorse .........He has a good sense of humor. That will help him a lot I think.
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@TheHorse (225752)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Mar
We had another good lesson today. He makes direct eye contact with me. We share or own jokes. Today, I asked him if he was going to torture me by using the "pitch controller" on his piano. He said "yes" and laughed. He knows I cannot stand that thing.
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@TheHorse (225752)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Mar
@celticeagle I believe he can ony share that sense of humor with an "elite" few.
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@Deepizzaguy (109001)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
29 Mar
I wish you the best working with Christopher today.
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@TheHorse (225752)
• Walnut Creek, California
30 Mar
@Deepizzaguy He is doing well. I am proud of that kid.
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@Deepizzaguy (109001)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Mar
@TheHorse That is wonderful.
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@porwest (99079)
• United States
30 Mar
Extra money is always a good thing. You will never hear me complain about extra money, even if it's a tiny amount. Heck, I got excited when I realized a dime my dad used to scratch off a lottery ticket was left on my dining room table when he was visiting here. Nice. I feel rich!
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@xander6464 (45030)
• Wapello, Iowa
2 Apr
@porwest A penny. I will bend down for a penny. Money is money and every cent is valuable.
----------What gets me is people who whine and scream if gas goes up two cents a gallon but won't bother to pick up two cents if they see them on the ground.
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@GardenGerty (163217)
• United States
29 Mar
Hope your teachers' meeting does not have any negative consequences.
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@xander6464 (45030)
• Wapello, Iowa
2 Apr
@TheHorse It was all positive. It turns out that we have one of the highest retention rates of any Guitar Center in the Country.
---------That's what happens when you hire qualified, personable teachers.
@wolfgirl569 (115022)
• Marion, Ohio
29 Mar
@TheHorse He sounds like lots of fun
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@xander6464 (45030)
• Wapello, Iowa
2 Apr
@TheHorse It's one of those things that "Corporate" demands. We "got to" watch a video from the CEO and then our store manager went over some ideas/strategies we all pretty much adhere to anyway. Nothing negative.
-------------Ah, it was just like a shareholder's meeting.
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@LindaOHio (187075)
• United States
30 Mar
I hope you had big happy joy joy at the Guitar Center. My husband's 2nd cousin will be coming to do "stuff" today; and I will have the leftovers from Red Lobster for lunch.
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@LindaOHio (187075)
• United States
31 Mar
@TheHorse You're very welcome. One of the things that she did was drive both cars. They really needed to be driven.
@Dreamerby (7914)
• Calcutta, India
29 Mar
Fur Elise
....soothing music ...always puts me to sleep when I am overthinking or just worried
....soothing music ...always puts me to sleep when I am overthinking or just worried1 person likes this
