Recent Success

On the 16th & 17th of this month, there was a small speech and debate tournament at a high school. I got a superior award in extemp, and I lost two rounds of debate and won four. The superior award was taken by only one other person in the junior extemp division, so that was pretty cool. I had taken three, count them, three practices in extemp before the tourney, and I think I drove my coach insane with all the complaining and whining, and being too hard on myself. Heh. I guess putting myself and my coach through that ordeal paid off. However, I think there was another giant contributor to my recent success. At the beginning of the tournament, I drew a profile of a person exhaling air on my hand. Every time I looked at it, I took a relaxing breath, and it helped my nerves. I guess it's the little things that make the difference, eh?