When I was little I went through a string of "best friends" - each one of those friendships ended on a negative note.  Best Friends are similar to Romantic Relationships in that those invovled generally become emotionally entangled on some level, they share very personal information, and when things go bad, they use that very personal information and the emotional vulnerabilities of each other to hurt each other.  I grew tired of this when my last friend I considered a "Best Friend" and I went our seperate ways back in Middle School.  After that I decided I would not become so invested in any one person as a friend.  At this point in my life I have many close friends, a good number of which I can talk to about almost anything, but I am no longer dependent on a chosen one or two friends where if things did not work out between us it would feel the equivalent of a romantic breakup between us.

Due to injuries and the time commitment lawschool requires I had been an organge belt in Tae Kwon Do for almost a year.  I finally was able to test for Green Belt this past Friday. 

I have been trying to attend both Tae Kwon Do and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes regularly (sometimes both in one day), only taking a day off if I am too sore or in pain to go. 

As for the Japanese style of JuJutsu I take in Staten Island, I have been going there once every two weeks to prepare to take my Green Belt Exam which I hope to take very soon.

Now with my significant drop in weight, my cardio and speed has increased tremendously which has created a very noticable improvement in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  It feels great to be in shape and working steadily towards real phsyical goals