It's like I forgot I had a journal or something...
I didn't post the recent things going on in my journal, so I do this now.
The most pivotal is that I've decided to do the Leitai Full-Contact Sanshou this May, and (the real test) is that I'm going to prepare for it like a professional fighter would. Proper diet, lots of conditioning exercise, specific technique buildup for match, cutting weight, etc.
Work is still as it is, I have been enjoying the fact that I work normal hours now (thus freeing me up for my martial arts afterwards); though I may be switching jobs at some point in the semi-future. Not that I don't love where I am, and the people I work with are absolutely amazing and crazy and fun to be with (it's almost not a job sometimes as it is time to hang out with folk and enjoy cooking), but I think I need to broaden my experience more. Also still contemplating whether I should shift to a Pastry Chef focus rather than the normal...
Of course, depending on how my "pro-fighter" experiment works, that could always be an option too. It's a silly little pseudo-dream I've toyed around with before, but who knows...we'll just have to see.
In other news I have finally paid off my credit cards (from large bills, mostly car stuff), and I've splurged on myself by getting stuff from Amazon. I often see shiny new things I want and forget about them, but now I just log them onto my Amazon wishlist for later acquisition. I have so many books I really need to sit down and study through rather than browse; I practically have a library of knowledge for martial and culinary interests.
Also, the smoothies I make for a meal now are absofuckinglutely delicious. That is all.
The most pivotal is that I've decided to do the Leitai Full-Contact Sanshou this May, and (the real test) is that I'm going to prepare for it like a professional fighter would. Proper diet, lots of conditioning exercise, specific technique buildup for match, cutting weight, etc.
Work is still as it is, I have been enjoying the fact that I work normal hours now (thus freeing me up for my martial arts afterwards); though I may be switching jobs at some point in the semi-future. Not that I don't love where I am, and the people I work with are absolutely amazing and crazy and fun to be with (it's almost not a job sometimes as it is time to hang out with folk and enjoy cooking), but I think I need to broaden my experience more. Also still contemplating whether I should shift to a Pastry Chef focus rather than the normal...
Of course, depending on how my "pro-fighter" experiment works, that could always be an option too. It's a silly little pseudo-dream I've toyed around with before, but who knows...we'll just have to see.
In other news I have finally paid off my credit cards (from large bills, mostly car stuff), and I've splurged on myself by getting stuff from Amazon. I often see shiny new things I want and forget about them, but now I just log them onto my Amazon wishlist for later acquisition. I have so many books I really need to sit down and study through rather than browse; I practically have a library of knowledge for martial and culinary interests.
Also, the smoothies I make for a meal now are absofuckinglutely delicious. That is all.