May 16, 2005 at 5:08 AM

My concert high has lasted into today, making me extremely productive--did German homework for this chapter, attended a friend's recital, and did about three hours of work on the last movement of Beethoven. Tomorrow I need to focus on the cadenza and the second movement. I'm also excited to watch the Concerto Competition Finals tomorrow evening; I'm a huge fan of the three string finalists, who are all simply phenomenal players. Also looking forward to probably going out to Cafe Hookah to celebrate afterwards, whatever the outcome! The Magic Flute is playing here next weekend and I would also like to see that if I have time, as it's an opera I grew up watching (my parents would show me an old videotape of it as a kid), and the leads that are cast here are generally strong. I also have a couple friends in the Chamber Orchestra that is playing in the pit. I feel absolutely healthiest when I'm working hard and I feel that things are flowing with me rather than against me, and I wish I knew how to maintain this kind of momentum more often.