Well, this Saturday is my next belt test, I'll be testing to advance to Blue. (white->orange->yellow->green->purple->
blue->brown->red->half black->black)

I'm not as confident as I was during my last test, but I still feel that I will pass. I'm starting to get the butterflies though, and its taking up a large portion of my daily thoughts.

I don't really have any New Year's Resolutions, but I do have a couple of goals, one of which is to be at Half-Black by the end of 2002. I think it's an agressive but attainable goal. The student manual says that, on average, a student will complete Blue in 4-6 months, Brown in 4-6 months and Red in 5-6 months. I have advancing through the material at a high rate recently, so my goal is 3 months, 4 months, and 4 months, which has me testing for Half-Black in December 2002.

Wish me luck! :)