Hovering on the submit button...

(Image 'Myo - Illumination, Enlightenment' from www.theartofcalligraphy.com)

So, I am done. I am (though not exactly) happy with the essay. I just can't find the courage to hit 'Send'. I don't want my confidence dashed again before taking on the last two assignments. Hmph.

Speaking of the last two... I've got to get motivated to start some revision for TMA09. I really want that done by next weekend, just so I can concentrate fully on TMA08. I am hoping to have the course done and dusted by the submission date for TMA08. That way I can get started with some of the reading for A215. I don't know if I'm looking forward to, or actually quite daunted by, the prospect of starting the writing course. But I'm signed up to it now, so I will strive to do my best.

I might take a day out to have a go at Japanese calligraphy. My cousin got a set of brushes and an inkpad, so I've bought a book in order to have a go at it. I didn't want a pressie to go to waste! And besides, it might get me started on learning Japanese again. It's been such a long time since I've done any study for Japanese, but I'd like to get back to it at some point. Which reminds me, I'll have to get around to reading the Haruki Murakami books I bought a while back.

Dum de dum...

Exciting tennis match.

Wow! What a match! Who'd have thought Janko Tipsaravic could take Roger Federer to 5 sets and four and a half hours and nearly win the match! As much as I enjoy watching Federer play, I would have loved to see Tipsaravic beat him. It would have been fantastic. You've got to feel for poor Janko after that.

This morning, I found a site that, I suppose you could say showcased, a short story by Haruki Murakami. It's an interesting way to display a story (just click on the illustrations to read through the story). The story itself is really good too. I think I will be reading a lot by Murakami-san.

I have started organising my poetry. I am just transcribing stuff I have in books onto the computer. I think 2008 should be the year I start sending things out to competitions, magazines, whatever. I missed the opportunity to send the LRRH short story out, as I hadn't finished rewriting it before the submission closing date. I'll try and find somewhere else to send it though.