Aplan-K

It has been a loooong time since I've written anything.

It has also been a loooong time since I've spent a day off in front of a computer. I tend to actually just leave the house on that one sweet day off per week.

So what happened to me? I bit the bullet (is that phrase appropriate if its in the past tense?) and enrolled in a Kaplan course. The lack of significant upward progress in my score after months of study was worrysome, as were disappointing results from friends that had taken the Step 1 with the same amount of I had to study, but had received lackluster scores. I would like to imagine that the Kaplan course was just a small sum of money, and that the time investment is minor in the long run....actually, I'd rather continue believing that fantasy for the moment. I do know most of my friends will begin their rotations before my course even ends, so...I guess that clocks me in as studying nearly 10 months for the Step 1. Wow. That has got to be a record. Guinness Book, anyone? (I'll also settle for a Guinness)

Kaplan itself isn't a bad course by any means. Having studied a good chunk of the material before, the lectures alternate between "uhn, he has been on this topic I know back to front for 30 minutes" to "wait wait slow down." Often switching between seconds. The Classroom Anywhere option was a nice option at only 4 hours lecture per day, because I absolutely hate 8 hour days where I am too tired and just disgusted at the thought of revisiting material. Heck, I've even got a study partner that uses Skype. (Though, at the moment, she took a nap and her computer has shut off without a means of my contacting her. And class starts in 5 minutes. Oh boy.)

Not much else is new. After having to stop attending exercise classes in the evening due to scheduling conflicts with the Kaplan course, I have yet to partake in any exercise, which annoys me to no end. After dealing with a scummy gym recruiter, and realizing I barely have enough hours in the day to review the previous days material, I have been hesitant to drop cash for a subscription. The only positive note to look for is a slight interest in improving my physical appearance as of late, be it through new clothes (purchased for the first time in two years!), cologne (not quite yet), and even some skincare products (soap!).

So...blah. What are my lady and gentleman readers busy with these days?