Andrew and I both passed our exam for 4th kyu.

I've never made a new year's resolution, but this year I have one: to be honest with myself.

More to come.

My sensei complimented me. A "You're looking good" after class. Thankfully it was sandwiched between a "your foot in back stance is turning out a little too much" and a "your backstances at the end of heian godan are a little too short. Don't pull back so much when you are shifting from front stance." If the compliment hadn't been sandwiched ( Read more... )

As I'm sure all of you out in LJ land know, I'm a greenbelt. Translated: I suck. That's just the nature of being a greenbelt. If I didn't suck, I wouldn't be a greenbelt. Life as a greenbelt sucks, just like greenbelts suck. Unlike yellow and white belts, you know you suck. Yet that doesn't seem to help you not suck, no matter how hard you try. ( Read more... )

Your Irish Name Is...
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So I really like the song Doesn't Remind Me by Audioslave. It's a very sad song. But in a lot of ways I can relate to that feeling. It's just that my list of things that don't remind me of anything is different. But I know that feeling. It's escape without using substanes. Going to the beach just before sunrise, driving around freeways in the ( Read more... )

Getting songs onto my new iPod from two computers is a pain in the ass.

Greed:Low

Gluttony:Low

Wrath:Low

Sloth:Low

Envy:Medium

Lust:Medium

Pride:Low

Take the Seven Deadly Sins Quiz

Yeah, so an A in anthro. WTF? I have no idea how that happened. I was expecting a C. I was expecting the same in geology. and yet I have finished the quarter with a 3.9 gpa. What the hell? I don't feel like I deserve it. Oh well.

1) Dan testing. Dan and Ted tested for nidan and shodan, respectively. Ted passed (go Ted!) but Dan did not (he has some minor things to fix -- Nishiyama said he should test again in 3 months.) Belt ceremony for Ted on friday. Go Ted ( Read more... )