I FINALLY found my German Language CDs. Yesterday I began listening to them, starting from Disc 1. It’s a bit like being back in German 1 in highschool again! Except, I remember more and am thus able to skip some parts.
On to Disc 2 later this evening, hopefully.
:D I had forgotten all about the word verheiratet, meaning married. And other words. Oh, the German words! So fun to hear them again!
Apr 15, 2008, 04:39PM PDT | 0 comments
Moving along
16 months ago
This is doing well, slowly up surely. At first towards the start of this semester I felt like my capoeira was really crappy. I was slow and not remembering stuff from last semester, even though technically I am intermediate, aka know my stuff more than the beginners, I guess.
But lately I have been getting into this. My teacher suggested to the class practicing outside of class and I decided, if I REALLY want to improve, which I do, then I must make time to practice outside of class.
So outside of class I “played” capoeira with my computer chair on Thursday. XD I practiced some kicks and rolls and defenses and wahtnot. It felt really good, and I know I am improving on a couple of my kicks, and learning new moves, too.
Also, I think my reflexes are getting faster as a result of capoeira. I move faster, have more stamina and strength, and can dodge friends’ attempt to pinch my nose (lol) or block, more easily. It’s awesome.
The songs are getting easier, too. I just have to listen, and I can catch the Portuguese pronunciation and sing along. Yay!
Now I just need to practice even more, and get braver. That way when my teacher says “next two!” I will be brave enough to be play in the circle against an opponent. I need to be more aggresive and brave, more confident, so I can do this. I believe that the more you play capoeira, the better you get, so I must practice so that I can be confident and in the playing circle more.
:D
Feb 29, 2008, 09:08PM PST | 0 comments
In the final week of this challenge to myself, I was able to do this! I wrote EVERY DAY of this week, including today, starting on Monday.
It was really nice to write every day. Sometimes I only wrote a little, like one paragraph, but still, I WROTE. And other days I wrote pages and pages of stuff, like on Monday and Tuesday.
Mostly it has been work on my YA novel for my college fiction class, but also I have done a little bit of work on my outside-of-class fiction works.
It feels really good.
I’m so happy to have completed this goal! I just hope that I can continue it and that this habit won’t die next week. I still don’t have a firm schedule for it, i.e. writing at 5 pm every day or some such, but I hope to sit down to write every day. :)
Thanks for the cheers and everything!
Feb 29, 2008, 09:02PM PST | 2 cheers | 0 comments