two weeks have passed, while a lot has happened i definitely still have quite a bit of loose ends to string up.

i've started up my studying for the lsat again as well as japanese, and i started writing for bakitwhy.com again in addition to marathon training. the latter two of which i hadn't even planed on doing recently. i've called up the registrar for UCI and they still haven't gotten my diplomas ready, they told me last week of january which would be next week. the thing is i planned to be heading up to irvine this week for birthdays as well as get some tai chi training by my friend.

in terms of running, this past week i've done three days of 3 mile runs and just today i ran 6 miles for my long run. which i consider pretty outstanding, seeing as how prior to this the most i've ran were those 1 mile PT runs for JROTC.

i'm definitely trying to get myself more organized again, though i've yet to start writing in my planner to block my hours. hopefully it'll be sooner more so than later. maybe trying to regularly write in this blog will help that come along. a couple weeks ago i did start writing spoken word again, so i've been practicing those new pieces every now and then. i just did so a couple hours again and i'm a little unsatisfied with my work so yes i definitely will be working on that as well.

がんばります！

so i got my lsat results a couple of days ago, and found out they were released last week actually. didn't do too swell from what i wanted i got 156 out of 180, wanted at least 160. it gives me a fair shot at the lower end tier 1 schools if i could do a bang up job with my personal statements and my addendum to explain a few irregularities in my application. but my pride and greed are telling me to not settle for a tier 3 school and just put in more elbow grease and study for the june lsat.

after the initial disappointment, i think considering the circumstances i did pretty well. casually self studying (probably like 10-20 hours in a month for 3 months) then 3 weeks of 4-6 hour daily study right before the test even while doing crazy prep work for black friday. looking at this seems like i didn't properly prepare which leads me to the conclusion i can do better. prior to the oct test, which i decided to postpone on, i was pre testing in the 150-157 range then right before the test i was getting scores of 159-165. so more time and a few adjustments to my study methodology and i think i should be alright.

in a string of low end karma i found out that i'm also not going to be considered for part-time work at best buy after the season ends, which is a good and bad thing i guess. bad in that i need to search for a new source of income, good that i was actually getting tired of it. while the protection plans they offer i think are pretty good only two people were really good at selling em and one of them was really fucking annoying with his sales pitches and boarded on begging and harrasment in my opinion.

anyway i've got to buy a planner so i can start getting my tasks organized. at the moment this is what i'm lookin to do:

-find a new job
-start studying for the lsat again
-write my personal statement
-get my letters of rec sent
-get my last transcript sent
-look for a good place to study chen style tai chi
-study japanese, still working on my kana
-take care of my ticket
-pick up my diplomas