No such thing...

No such thing as no time... there is only less sleep.

P.S.

A piano-starved week.

Piano. I want to practice. But, alack the week, I have no time! Except these lunchtime piano dates, which I hope will happen more often.

The Rhapsody in g minor, by Brahms.

I like that video! Piano battles. I wish we had them at our school. Mrow! Those would be so fun to watch. You'd be the Princess of Piano for Leigh. Mahaha.

Ray Charles!

-soft snore-

I was so tired I literally fell asleep, jarred myself awake with the sensation of my head falling down, and am sleepily resuming typing.

So tired.

Thirteen hours at school. I've had fifteen hour days before...but they are difficult to grow accustomed to. One still becomes very, very tired.............

Duets...........................................

It's called....

Un pistole.

I just took a three and a half our nap. Rather than feeling refreshed and vibrant, I still feel vair vair sleepy. I suspect that three and a half hours did not remedy my huge sleep debt I've been accumulating since August.

I know what will make me feel better.

Chopin.

I had a dream about music. I have dreams about music all the time, and I always have it bouncing around in my head. I just don't know how to put it down on paper, on two staffs.

Dearest, Craig had an inquiry for thee: Which Rhapsody are you playing?

Look at this! Maybe it would be worth purchasing a four hand book:

http://store.doverpublications.com/by-subject-music-piano-and-keyboard-piano-four-hands-and-duets.html

Or we can learn that duet from the Asian movie. I've actually always wanted to learn the third piece and the improv of the waltz. Have you seen it yet sweetheart?

I truly enjoy "Mr. Ice," the sleaze ball.

The movie is terrible. You want to know my favorite most terrible quote from it?

"Why do you play piano with one hand?"

"So I may hold your hand with the other!"

Take a peek at Jay's right hand during the Black Key Etude bit... It looks like a spider. I was taught to keep my hands curved and relaxed! I see a lot of Evgeny Kissin videos where his fingers are sticking straight up. Oops. I'm starting to realize perhaps this rule can be broken. Must consult Craig.

Okay okay okay. I'm going to go do homework and then I'll go practice piano for one hour at 9:30. Wrist pain no more, stinging finger/hand pain no more. Today I WILL finish Liebestraume and what Craig has asked me to play of the Revolutionary etude... and because it is already Wednesday, I really should work on that Inventio and Mozart! Prokofiev can wait, as charming as his pieces are.

And I will stick to this! Really! Nevermind that it is vair vair cold in my house... I'm considering purchasing one of those Costco packs of hand warmers.

OOFFF okay. Oh wait, you have a Journalism work night tonight! I'm awfully sorry that I can't come visit you but I know you'll forgive me. Especially after our wonderful piano date.

Except for the silly Kimball upright we were forced to play. Why can't our school purchase better pianos? My Schafer sounds better than that... but then it'll just be subjected to abuse. Did you see all the profanity carved into that thing? The deep grooves on the hammers? It's time that thing is tossed out, it's hit and missed its prime!

Goodbye dear.

Shame.

I was only able to "practice," meaning foolishly spend ten squeezed-in precious minutes with Love in this Club before playing a section of Clair de Lune.

Mother wanted me to study Physics. Test next Tuesday. Grade is now a B, not a B-. How sad that I am happy about a B! Non, non!

News Items for the Home Page

Brown University here during lunch Audience: All Grades, Grade 09, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Assistant Principals, Parents, Principals, Staff, Students, Sys Admins and Teachers Jennie Yoo, student ambassador from Brown University will have a table on the Quad on Wednesday, March 31st during lunch. Stop by and get information about this great University located in Provedence, Rhode Island.

Could we perhaps stop by before going to the band/drama room?

Last thoughts

Sleepy? Well you can't go to bed yet until you've practiced! Did you practice today?

I hope you enjoy your new Debussy book. I fully expect you to serenade me outside my bedroom window with a comprehensive recital of Debussy's masterpieces one hot July night.

Something sad occurred to me when I was taking a hot shower... our generation will be known for Lil Wayne and Twilight. Why can't we be known for substantial music and literature?

Annie, there is only one way to remedy this. We must become great composers and writers. Starting tomorrow. When we wake up, we shall surely become remarkable people of remarkable talent.

One and a half score and eight years ago...

Senor Buengo was born.

I love Ella Fitzgerald.

I'm sleepy.

Her voice is soothing.

The lyrics are lulling and smile-making.

There's a somebody I'm longing to see...

I don't think I have any more time to practice today... so that means I could only fit in 30 minutes today. This is probably good for me, actually, since my chronic wrist pain is flaring up again and I have some pains on my left pointer finger. I inadvertently cracked it in AP Chem earlier and now I can't write or do much with it without a lot of stinging.

I'll make up for the lack of Chopin in my life with Ella Fitzgerald.

Congratulations on your win, dearest.

You know... it is Mr. Warren's birthday in April. He is too dashing to be turning 38.