Since my updating has been weak recently, I thought I'd post a progress post thus far to lay out where things are right now. I think this will help me get a lay of the land. Or at least I hope. On a side note, I'm listening to
George Winston right now as I type this and it has been a long time since I heard his beautiful piano music. It's around 10:15 right now and it's quiet, and his music just adds beautifully to the atmosphere.
RESEARCH - Things have picked up a bit. My project is a little more defined, though right now there are a few things going on on the backburner as well, so it looks like this will actually keep me busy. I'm still learning SAS and progress has been slow, but I think I should receive my new laptop that is sorely needed soon and be up and running from that point onwards. I'm semi-excited about the next few weeks, but am very nervous too since they will be absolutely KEY. More on this later as my August 25th deadline for the first abstract approaches. Fingers crossed!!
STEP 2 CK - Got the book
Crush The Boards, but really haven't started thinking about this yet. Materials are in hand though. I'm targeting September as a major month to really study.
STAY ORGANIZED - Okay, I've kinda fallen off the wagon here. Not that I'm completely disorganized or anything, but I definitely haven't been keeping up with my next actions on my
to-do list, and I haven't been keeping my calendar updated. I'll have to spend tomorrow morning doing that. In fact, let me add that to my to-do list and my calendar for the morning!!
BALLROOM DANCE - I went
salsa dancing on Saturday night and lessons continue to go well. I was thinking I was starting to get the hang of it, and I do have a few complex turn patterns in my repertoire that I can play around with to make things look different. I really thought I was getting good (and I am definitely getting better). But when I saw the other guys dancing at the club, MAN! I realized I have a long way to go still to become decent at this. I want to be at the point where I can compete with anyone at the club. There are so many dudes who look great while dancing and the girls they dance with look all the better when they dance with them. That said,
swing dancing starts on Tuesday, but that may be a mistake if I want to continue to get better at Salsa. Will have to think about this....
EXERCISE - Must...start...seriously...working...out. That said,
soccer is going well. My second week of playing was okay, even though my toe still hurts. I also managed to go
rowing this past weekend! Add that to the do list for stuff I have to post more detail about. Anyways, I had a great time and the beginner program starts in a week so I'll be able to do that!! I'm excited about this! It was great to be out on the water rowing with a cool group of people in a full 8-man boat early in the morning with the sun rising in the distance.
OVERALL - It looks like I've made some serious headway into some of these things. Research is number 1 priority right now. My schedule with all my hobbies is kind of getting tight though. Mondays right now is Salsa, but I'll have to add rowing to that. Tuesdays will be swing dancing. Thursdays will be rowing and salsa AND soccer (obviously I'll have to stagger which ones I skip). Weekends will be devoted to research and reading. Damn...I'm a busy guy...and I like it. Things should stabilize in September. Hopefully, I'll be able to move soccer to Sunday nights. Beginner rowing will be done by then and I'll be able to be more flexible with my rowing schedule. That should leave Thursdays open for advanced salsa and Tuesdays will be rowing and swing.
Ok, I'll have to write about a specific topic next time. But as I finish this, I am pleasantly suprised by the progress. I bet it'll be the opposite at the end of this week.
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