Friday

I’m at the office.  I’ve finished all of my copy for the weekend edition, and at this point I am just killing time until the paper goes to press. I cant really leave because a call could come in with some news and I would have to go cover it.  I have a ribbon cutting for a daycare center (not related to the one mentioned in my previous post) today at 4, so that cuts into my evening nicely.  I got in some good 4-ball practice last night, really focusing on short, accurate runs of about 6-10 catches. I think it was very helpful, and I will continue to work in this manner over my next few sessions.  I also went through the juggling portion of my new "reporter routine" as I have come to call it.  I am still having a few problems with some of the 1 up 2 up tricks. I can usually get the 1 ball to migrate pretty nicely, but I tend to have some difficulties if I try the cross with the 2 throw. I’ve also found it somewhat challenging to transition from 1 up 2 up’s to 4044, but I think I just need to get more comfortable with 1 up 2 up.  I was a bit upset by how long it took me to get focused last night, I hate feeling like I have no control over my thoughts, and that was definitely the case last night. Im telling myself that its just the winter weather–lack of sunlight, S.A.D or whathaveyou–and not the fact that about this time last year I went through a terrible breakup and wound up living in a closet for some months.  But all things are for the best, and had that not happened I never would have begun juggling (which has really been one of the most positive things to ever happen in my life–sad thought that fact may be), so I guess I can’t complain too much.  In other news, I am still slacking off about graduate school, although I did complete the first part of my admission to GC&SU, which I have come to regard as something of a safety school.  It seems like a nice town, and I think it will do me good to have a fresh start, so to speak and not try to pursue a school in Atlanta just to be closer to old friends–although the Atlanta Jugglers Association is a very tempting incentive and I know I will kick myself if I don’t apply to at least one metro-area institution.  Well, im off on a photo assignment. All for now