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Stamford tomorrow. My rating going in is 1713, near the middle of my field. The last two tournaments in Stamford have not been my best efforts. I hope to play at least reasonably well. I want to make sure I sleep enough and eat healthy food. Modest goals, but those two factors are more than half the battle.

My study recently has been haphazard at best: flashcards in the bathroom, at red lights, in odd minutes waiting in lines. I sometimes wonder if I’ll ever get back to a regular study schedule.

I like the way my life is going, though. So I’ll accept the random flashcard study for now.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Gambatte!

(I use the Japanese in deference to jvp's thoughts on luck in Scrabble; it's the closest thing the language has to "good luck," but has more to do with urging perseverance and best effort.)

(Gee, all that just to wish a person luck!)

Have fun,
whome.
listeme said…
Thanks!

I think I like that version of "good luck" quite a bit.

(Will eventually post a tournament "report", but I haven't figured out how much of it is interesting and how much of it is pure geekiness.)
Anonymous said…
so you can study flashcards but cant find a second to post a new blog entry? blog slacking. i am disappointed.

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