May 5, 2004 at 7:31 PM

Happy cinco de mayo everyone! Today is the only day of the year in which I yearn to become a member of a mariachi band... or... wait, no, on second thought, I've never yearned to be in a mariachi band, but the independence of Mexico is still a cause for celebration. Even though I'm Italian. I do beleive that I will make some enchiladas or some such Mexican delight later.

I simply cannot beleive how much of my precious practice time is taken up by school. 6 hours a day... that's 30 hours a week, 120 hours a month... and I'm doing this in my head and am too lazy to do any more. But what we can conclude is that school takes up far far too much time. What I'd really like is for someone to tell me how mapping out various genotypes and phenotypes of organisms will ever relate to my life, even if I don't (haha) become a violinist. Argh.

Prokofiev! I'm just starting the solo violin sonata to go along with the Prokofiev concerto I'm doing. I love it! So much fun I can hardly stand it. If Prokofiev was still around I think I could kiss him.

On that note, farewell.

Elena