Tuesday, 04 April 2006

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  I’ve been training hard for my Jujutsu Yellow Belt Exam.  The exam is scheduled for the end of this month and I’ve been training four times a week. 

   

  Last night while I was grappling with another student, I had him in my guard but he had a good grip on my head.  To escape I began bending the fingers on his right hand back and that is when I heard the pop.  Not only did I hear a loud pop, but his finger went all the way back.  Sensei quickly popped his finger back in place, but I thought I had snapped it in two.  I think my heart skipped a few beats.  I’m just glad his finger is in one piece and will just probably be sore for awhile.

   

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  Law school updates…

   

  I expect to hear from most of the schools I have applied to sometime this month.

   

  New York Law (NYC), Rutgers (NJ), and Quinnipiac (CT) have denied me admission.  Hofstra (NY) has placed me on a waiting list.  Appalachian (VA) has accepted me, but I am not accepting the admission offer due to the distance (it is right near the Kentucky/Virginia boarder) and it is not a fully American Bar Association approved school.

   

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  I finished the Improv Level 1 classes and have a performance this weekend.  Level 2 begins this Thursday.

   

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  I’ve decided to increase my social aptitude.  My goal for the rest of the week is to say hi to as many people as possible.  If I am purchasing something (food/clothing/etc.), I intend to make small talk with the cashier. 

   

  Yesterday I look at as somewhat successful.  My first interaction was in McDonalds.  I was talking to one of the cashiers, but sadly insulted her.  I asked her about a scarf that is part of her uniform and she wanted to know if I liked it.  Silly me said that I didn’t.  I do not think she much cared for that.  In the mall I said hi to a man and separately a woman.  The woman had no response.  While in one of the stores in the mall I was returning two items and complemented the cashier on her shirt, it seemed to make her day.  When I took my girlfriend back to Hofstra that afternoon I said hi to a girl passing and she responded with hi.

   

  Saying hi to people is actually more difficult than it sounds.  Most people do not make eye contact with other people.  In fact the vast majority don’t.  And then they need to make eye contact at a close enough distance in which I can say hi without shouting at them.

   

  My overall social goal is to be able to approach any person (male or female) or any group (mixed male or female or all female) and hold interesting conversation without any level of awkwardness or discomfort for not only myself but for those I’m conversing with as well.

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