(re)focusing

For reasons completely (and maybe only slightly disappointing), I've recommitted to my commitment to complete my qualifying exams this year. I do have a large project coming up that requires my absolute attention, but other than that it is immersion all over again. It's needed. It's time. Bandying around other options proved to be both a waste of time and fruitless. I do think that the exercise was beneficial in that it allowed me to reassess where I've come from, what I know, what I do, and how well I do it. Yeah, that's a load of assessing. But sometimes it takes a gut check to keep you honest with that jump-shot. No leaning. No cheating. No short-cuts. You either shoot with good form or you doink it.