My math score went down – from 740 to 720.

I just want to note that I have some really awesome friends. When I examine the quality of family and friends in my life I am humbled.

I am as prepared as I can be at this juncture. I doubt that I drilled as much as I could have, nor as much as I should have; however, I am not going to force this on myself. I am slowly realizing my love for mathematics and if this is going to be the long-lasting relationship I desire then I need to take it slow and allow time for mathematics to love me too.

I cry – not for the soldiers or their families, but for those who are caught in a game they never asked for. Our hatred, our anger – is it real? Are we humans so scared, so weak, that we are unwilling to brave a world dominated by lovre rather than power and violence? I pity us. We seek paradise, heaven, nirvana – but we don’t have the courage to accept that it is already here.

My best score so far is 19 out of 20. Tomorrow I will begin taking the problem solving practices questions and then I can move onto the timed practice exams. gulp I heard from Eriko today. She is considering taking a class for either Japanese translation or Japanese language instruction. She thinks she will be able to find a job in the US with those skills. I’m glad to hear she thinks of coming to the US.

She pranced in like a Queen – oblivious to my worrying.