A great day in Salzburg

And on this date in 1756, my man Mozart made his way into the world. There's no denying the guy was a genius, creative and otherwise. That he could do it so easily is so fascinating, and that he was only around to do it for just under 36 years. But hey, even 250 years later, we still have a lot to learn from this guy.

My parents played a variety of music for me when I was a toddler, and I always remember Mozart's music being among my favorites. I don't know if it's that I liked saying his name, or if they just happened to play Mozart more than any other European composer, or what it was. But I had a few real favorites. I always liked James Taylor. I always liked Sting and The Police. And when it came to classical composers, I had a special attachment to Tchaikovsky, Bach, and Mozart. Over the years, I've never really lost interest in Tchaikovsky and Bach, but I didn't focus as much on Mozart. I used to play a little of Mozart's piano music, but it's almost all out of my fingers now (I just have to point out that I'm listening to the BBC right now, and they're running a story on Mozart's birth that just came on). I can't really give a good explanation for why that happened. You'd think it shouldn't take a quarter-millennium birthday for me to regain interest.. but hey, it can only help...

I have a little break this week, but strangely enough I haven't really been resting up as much as I planned because I feel like there's still so much to do. And I feel I have to cram it all into my assignment-less days. Maybe I just don't feel comfortable without any assignments? Is that a good thing or a bad thing? By the time I have a straight answer I'll have another assignment

Yeah, so anyway, I have to get back into this. I don't want it to be a repeat of last year, with no blogging from February to August. A lot happens between February and August, at least most of the time