Respite

Reading week is over; yesterday was my first day back in school after having the week off. I really enjoyed the time off, I was feeling very stressed coming up to the break. A large load is off my back, one round of exams over, and a few big projects finished. It feels good to have a mini restart in the same semester. Reading week is there for a good reason.

In other good news, I bought a car during the break. So things should finally get back to normal and I’ll be able to make it out to Kung Fu again. I was back on Friday and Monday and it felt fantastic. Practicing Me long koon again (I have no idea how to spell that properly) made me feel like a super hero. It’s fantastic being able to get around again.

I’ve been thinking a lot about creating a hand form lately. So for my next project, which I plan on starting right away, I’m going to create a tiger style form. I have some ideas already and talked to Sifu Brinker about what goes into a good form. Creating a hand form has always scared me a bit since it’s easier to screw up then a weapons form. I have an idea of what I should be aiming for, now I just need to make a good outline. It being the year of the tiger I couldn’t have better timing on this one.

Under Pressure

I am really starting to feel the pressure of this semester. I got home today at 5:30, after 8 hours of classes, ate, goofed off for an hour and then did 3 hours of homework. If I go to bed now I might get eight hours of sleep for a change. I should be doing this every day of the week to stay on top of all my classes. There is just an insane amount of work to do if I want to do well. I don’t even think I have enough spare time to do all the work I should be doing, it becomes a matter of choosing what things to let slide.

I HATE not having any spare time or that constant nagging feeling of things I should be doing. This is why I don’t really like school, or at least, the fast paced programs like the one I’m in. I’m trying to get into the routine of doing more homework daily but it really doesn’t leave much time for anything else. My workout routine is definitely suffering. I am going to try to make my daily routine into a rotation of homework and physical activity. Ideally my life should be nothing but books and pushups but dammit that’s hard to keep up and enjoy. I can feel my life getting sucked out of me, stupid tests destroying my drive...why I ought a...