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home run

June 14, 2006 at 2:51 AM

5 more days of regular classes and then the exams begin. It's the beginning of the end! Or something like that.... When June 29th comes around I will be incrediably happy. Well even June 26th as that's the last really stressful day of the next couple of weeks. Between June 21st and June 29th I have to write 4 government exams and I have 4 concert gigs that include repertoire like...Summer from the four seasons, the Wieniawski D minor concerto and the Prokofieff Sonata for two violins. To have my life back again will be nice. I will miss my students this summer though but all of them are coming back next year (and some new ones)!

Today we had something called "Grad napping" at school which is an unfortunate tradition where the girls are supposed to kidnap the guys and dress them up like girls. I have to admit some of the guys looked pretty funny, I dare say some looked better in their feminin state than in their regular "masculine" state. If you dare to see a sampling of what I had to witness today at school you may do so here.

I recieved my music yesterday for YAE in Vancouver. I am playing Arensky's D minor piano trio! I adore that trio but don't have a recording of it so I'm going to try and find a recording ASAP. I will be borrowing a couple of recordings to tie me over until I determine which one I really want to purchase.

It's been storming here for days now! It's like living in Vancouver! Constant rain! I love it! :D Other news...I found a couple of nice summery shirts and a skirt today for a very good price. They made me excited! I don't really have any summer clothes that fit aside from a single pair of capris.

These pictures are still making me giggle!
What a very weird tradition...
Lovely.