Affleck...Casey Affleck

I was at my first day back on the job teaching on Monday, prepping for the little tykes (3-4 year olds) that were about to come busting through the studio door. After having scattered paper and crayons all over the table, I looked up and did a double take at none other than Casey Affleck! He was holding the hand of his son, and giving me his famous "Who do you think you are?" expression. I was really pissed at myself that I had done a double take so obviously he knew that I knew who he was. It would have been a lot cooler if I just casually looked up and down again with an indifferent look of "eh, big deal". So his son, who is named after a particular state by the way, took a seat and started drawing and Mr. Affleck had a seat in the corner. It is common for parents to want to sit in on the first class and make sure the teacher isn't some incompetent boob or perv, which I understand. So there he was, reading a book but looking up often to silently judge my approach to teaching. It was a little unnerving. There he was, giving me the same disapproving scowl he delivers in most of his roles. Thankfully and unexpectedly, his kid was really fun, enthusiastic and good natured. I expected him to be a stereotypically spoiled Hollywood child, but I was mistaken thank god. Oh, and his wife, Summer Phoenix, came and picked their kid up the next day, so it was a real double whammy! I swear she winked at me too as they were leaving but maybe that's her default mannerism when greeting or saying good-bye to someone. Better than lolling your tongue out of your mouth and performing pelvic thrusts I guess.