Timeline and goal-setting

[tarigwaemir]

Sherman Fairchild, on the Feast of Ste. Bathildis

Thesis timeline for future reference:

• outline (complete!)
  
• Methods (draft by 2/4)
  
• Introduction & References (draft by 2/11)
  
• Results (draft by 2/21)
  
• Discussion & Abstract (early March)
  
• revisions (February-March)
  
• final draft (Spring Break)

Classes start tomorrow. I need to clean out my desk tonight in preparation for the new (my last!) semester. Very, very behind on the 31_days theme challenge. Not sure how I'm going to make the deadline other than by shutting myself up somewhere isolated and writing down whatever bizarre nonsense my brain thinks up when it has a deadline staring it in the face. (I'm very good at writing under pressure. It's just that the writing itself isn't any good.)

What I should do tonight: clean room, update book log, write for theme challenge, go to sleep early
What I'll probably do tonight: watch live-action Hana Kimi drama, refresh LJ obsessively, read more Rurouni Kenshin AUs

Well, since I'm in the planning mood...Kofi says we should all think of personal goals for ourselves (other than winning shiai at the Shoryuhai). My list so far:

• better ki-ken-tai-ichi
  
• better fumikomi
  
• less hesitation/overthinking

Hm, those are pretty vague. Maybe something more concrete for practice:

• improve hiki-men
  
• keep center (i.e. stop leaving men open)
  
• stop visibly leaning back onto right foot before attacking
  
• speed up strike and extend more
  
• improve zanshin in jigeiko (i.e. keep moving forward)

Yours &c.