Nothing too much...

I spent about 40 min last night chewing out a group of purple belts. We have testing on Monday and everything they were doing was lousy! Stances, reaction force, focus....lousy lousy lousy! So, I got to nitpick 'em within an inch of their lives. Ahhhh...the sweet evil bliss of being a black belt.



I'm looking forward to the end of the month....somewhat. :P I'll get to spend an entire day with three people that I enjoy hanging out with, and then I get to meet a new person....scary(for them, not me ;-)). I have finally figured out a creative way to present their gifts to them for Christmas. Hopefully they won't figure it out too quickly.



On the school front...nothing much to report. I got an A on a paragraph that I had to write on a book that I read. Still need to take the test on that same book. So, for now, I'm pretty much just taking every day one at a time. It turns out that it's easier that way.



On the 22nd, I'll be performing on piano for the senior center here in town. I have about...14-15 songs planned, but I may need to drop it down to 12-13. I'm having trouble getting a few of the Christmas songs down. Also, trying to practice piano with a 2 yr old who is always saying "I play the piano w/ Renwen" is a lil difficult, particularly when the 2 yr old says it with a gigantic grin on his face. :P But, I believe that I shall make it through. If I fail...well, that's the worst that could happen. If I don't....hey, I'm set for life. ;-)




Philosophical Note:
Ok, here's something I would like to present to you ppls who read my blog...say you are a person who feels confident in himself, but has the...weakness(?) of trying to make everyone happy, no matter what. Other people tease the person a lot, but he rarely speaks out because he knows that they don't mean it...the only time he asks them to stop is if it just got to the point that he could barely control the rage. They are just having some fun, right? Does doing this mean that he doesn't have confidence in himself?
Also...a friend of yours has known you for quite a few years and has yet to run screaming in utter horror. This person must obviously a) think you are a wonderful person and b) like you to some extent. What if, even when you know all this, you still have this creeping doubt in your mind that this is too good to be true? That this person is just putting up with you because he feels pity for you? Is this another case of lacking self-confidence?


This is all I've got...Laterz!

Renwen