Candidate Journals

Morning peeps today I went to my church camp we did a out door scavenger hunt  it was so hot! After we went home cleaned up are room and did are requirements. And  that was my day by peeps.

Hi guys today I went to vacation bible school.  So after that I got home and did some stuff I went out side and did self defense. Then I played some games. Then we went to the store.  We got home and cleaned then we did requirements like pull ups push ups and sit-ups and that's it .

My day was really good. I woke up did my exercises first thing in the morning, and then me and my group went to this house 50 minutes away to help with some construction. It was just a small task we should get done with by Thursday. Today we went there broke apart some old bricks that were collapsed the bricks were really old and rotting  so we got them out, took about two hours we scooped some loose  dirt out of the way. After that we went to lowes and we got some plywood and some quick cement and we layed the cement down in the area it needed to be and we are gonna let that cement dry and come back the next day.

Today was a pretty chill day, I went to my grandmas house. When I got home I went to taekwondo but I didn’t know that there was testing that day and I didn’t have my full uniform on so I had to leave. And then when I got home I did my requirements. 👍🏻

So today we played a couple games it was kind of a little lazy but still trying to work on our requirements I actually just a couple minutes ago practiced a couple poomsaes and that's about it for today 😀

day 1 I did not get my book yet and did not fully know requirements of the first week. day 2 was the same thing. day 3 I could not make it to taekwondo. day 4 I got my book and filled in some of the stuff I already did that week. day 5 I got a mentee and did another run and workout it was quite challenging. day 6 I started to notice the mile getting a little easier but my legs hurt a bunch. day 7 I noticed my legs starting to feel better and the workouts were ever so slightly easier.

Worked hard over the weekend.   Spent a lot of time on requirements.  Still doing some stuff today, but it's definitely a quieter more relaxed day.  

nothing crazy has happened today so far, i woke up pretty early, I ran and did my requirements and had breakfast. Ill go to taekwondo in a few hours, maybe something will happen

Hey y'all, got my first essay done on my digital detox. My body is finally getting used to doing all of this work everyday. Helping out with a Junior tigers class today and taking a high belt class today. Have a good day. 

On Saturday I went to a black belt class in North Charlotte, we focused on front kicks a lot and how our foot should be flexed. And when I got home I did my requirements. On Sunday morning I went to church, when I got home I got my requirements done. Later that night I went back to church to watch a movie called the Jesus Revolution (very good movie), overall I had a good weekend but I still haven’t got my book yet.

This morning I woke up before everyone in my house, so I decided to go get a run in before starting the day. It was the perfect time to go around 8am the sun was up but was not hot and very little people and cars were out. The thing I like most about running is exploring and seeing new areas I just have not driven thorough. I did just that and ran to a new neighborhood, a good distance from my home, ran to what was a dead end and went back home. Five miles later I would say it was a good way to start my Sunday. I spent the rest of the day with my family, relaxed and knocked out my requirements. This week I am going to knock out two papers , I finished on last week so I am in a decent place. 

Today, I didn't really do much, mainly because sunday is my only rest/lazy day. ive been contemplating other project  car alternatives to that BMW. I'm currently stuck on if i want to get a Subaru BRZ and do a K24a2 swap or build a Sn95/NewEdge Mustang. I'm really fine with either, as long as they help improve my welding skills. i did all of my requirement for today and hopefully this week i can learn and have my knife form memorized.

My family and I picked up my brother from a sleep away cross-country camp. When I came home, I got in my pool. Nothing else really happened today besides that. 

Today was pretty nice although it was very hot outside so I stayed inside most of the time. Aside from that not much happened, I did my requirements, played some video games and that's pretty much it.

Today was a simple day since it was Sunday. I had no camp and no classes. I was able to sleep in until it was time to watch church online. During church I got a good amount of requirements done while listening. It was a good message about having faith. After church I was able to finish my requirements. Since I finished my requirements early I was able to talk with my friends and play online. I hope you had a good day and I hope tomorrow goes better. Goodnight :) 

Today I was excited  because me my mom and Ethan where going to pick up my dad and Caleb from the airport. Before we had to clean are room's I also had to do my requirements.then we had to go to target and git groceries. Then we picked up my dad and Caleb. Then we got gifts from are dad. Well that was the end of my day see you later peps.

Another quiet day today, got up early to see my oldest daughter off on a trip with friends. Stayed up and got my requirements done first thing. Other than that just did some chores and ran some errands. Nice quiet day after yesterday’s busyness. Back to classes tomorrow! 

Today Caleb and dad came home. We mostly cleaned today and I got some stuff done like burpees and sit ups and push-ups. Then lunch and cleaning then we went to pick up Caleb and dad from the airport and that's it

The problem with replacing old stuff is the acecorization problem. The problem can be seen in events like changes. When apple replaced all lighting ports with usb-c this caused the problem of the accessories becoming obsolete & as such the people who invested in lightning accecories to be reluctant to switch over.

This morning my dad took me to the park to practice TKD with my mentor and some other masters/instructors. I learned the double stick form and went over the Bolo form. We also did poomsaes. It was so hot out but it was helpful. After lunch we went to see my cousins again and we played pickleball, it was really fun. Tomorrow we go back to camp. 

Today was a sleepy day.  We went to run errands, and I was sleepy.  I also got my football pads today, and that was cool.  Today I did my requirements a bit late but that's ok.

Today I went to my friend’s birthday party at the pit, it was really fun. After that I did requirements after that I played video games with my friends.

Arrived home from California last night and got back on my normal routine this morning. Did my physical requirements in the am and then went to Poomsae class. The rest of the day was spent cleaning my house before the family returns from Peru on Friday. 

Today I made homemade ice cream with blue berries and honey with it. It was very good. After eating that I went to go work on my math homework and then I learned half an album on guitar. After that I got ready for bed.

Me and Avery started playing this game new to Xbox called Ready or Not. It’s a mission game with real life situations. And you have to carry out your missions. Or you fail. It's a very hard game to play. Me and Avery played that game for like 3 hours and only completed 2 missions. First mission we got a b rank. And that last one we did we got a c. Originally it was only on P.C but now it’s on Xbox. So it's going to be one of the main games we play.

This day I went to the gym around lunch time and then I went home and did kicks and self defense.

This morning I went to the black belt weekend class and i can says it hard but i got this, after that i went to the gym again to do my requirements.

Today I went to the gym early in the morning and worked out there for like an hour, then in the afternoon i went to my dads house.

Today I went to the gym late in the afternoon, then I went home ate and went to bed.

Today I knocked out so many requirements I'm sore everywhere and super tired today was a chill day so I used that to my advantage.

Today I did not go anywhere till 4:30. At 4:30 I went to taekwondo, after that i went to the gym with my mother.

Today i woke up at 540 to say good bye to my sister who's going to Canada for 2 weeks!! but she'll have fun im Jealous though, but after that i did my Requirements and took a shower. Then I watched a movie and went on a really long walk. That’s pretty much what I did today nightt!!

This morning I went to church. And after church was over me and my youth group went to the Appalachian mountains in Tennessee it was a 4 hour drive there, but it was fun. I did my exercises as soon as I got to my Cabin before I did anything else,  It was a exhausting day.

Today I went to Sweet Frog and over to a friend's house for a while. Later, I got home and ran a mile. When I was heading home from it, I found my friend walking to the playground. I had to briefly explain why I looked like I'd been stranded in the forest for days. Every time I blink I fall asleep a little bit. I will now go bowling, my Achilles' heel.

One thing I have learned from my first week back on the cycle is how important rest and recovery is. Prior to this cycle I just got up, ran for miles and trained. This go around I am much more conscious of my body and how it is responding. This as some persecutive for me on how valuable it is to take care of your body through rest and recovery. Stretching has also become my friend so that I can continue to be flexible and mobile as I progress thorough the cycle. I was able to get a mentee session in yesterday and knock out my requirements after Black Belt class. 

I'm back from camp and it was great. First shout out to Abraham, Happy Birthday. I had to go 4 days without technology so I will count this towards my essay, my body is sore from playing vollyball for hours and zip lining. I was able to get some of my requirements in for the week but not all of them so will be playing catch up for the week. Have a good day.

I think I missed a day or two journaling, but I have been keeping up with requirements. Today I have biked and done physical requirements and kicks so far. This weekend I have been doing a lot of studying for some certifications for work. I got one on Friday and am studying to take another exam tonight. I feel like I'm having a very productive weekend so far. I might be able to get an hour or two at the pool today as well.

I woke up for the black belt class at 8:30, and then did my session with my mentor right after. When I got home I chilled for a bit then I ate a burger and then went to my uncle's house. We stayed there for 6 hours and I got some of my requirements done there also. Now since I didn't do my mile there I needed to do my mile tomorrow. But now I have nothing to do so I'm getting ready for bed.

Overall, going to the 2025 World Taekwondo Hanmadang in Anaheim was super fun, and being in such a large competition is something I really enjoyed doing, and something I want to try more of when I can. The poomsae competition especially was very competitive, as I was up against some of the best in the world. I do a lot of poomsae recordings, but very rarely do I get to see competition at such an advanced level in person, and here I got the ability to see what progress I can still make as a martial artist, and how I've grown since I started competing. On the demo team, my abilities progressed quickly in a short amount of time, and at Shoreview I was able to pick up some new things from different people, even some things that made me rethink how I trained. I hope to continue trying my hand...

today was pretty exciting, today was my birthday so at taekwondo they whacked with pool noodles and I bought cookies for everyone, and I had a nice dinner, I obviously did my requirements though but today was definitely better than yesterday

Today I did some requirements and I didn't have anything to do today so that made it easier to do them

Today was pretty simple. I woke up, went to Harrisburg and sparred. afterwards i got lunch at chipotle and went to see my girlfriend, lydia. then i left her house, came home, got ready, and went to dinner with some friends. it was pretty fun and we ate burgers and talked. now, me and jakhye are gonna play a new game called 'Ready or not'.

Today was a good day, I went to the Saturday morning black belt class, and when I got home I knocked out my requirements

Saturday, today was busy. Cooked breakfast and went to a bike shop to discuss bikes for a triathlon, we ended up finding a used one that will work, We went to open dive at the HFFA which was alot of fun. I took a nap afterwords on accident, Abigail and I got our requirements in and now I’m headed to bed!

Today I woke up freezing and decided to go on a run, the run was about 1 mile long, I did it with my friend and it was fun. After that, I went to a bike shop to get a bike for my sister, but the bike shop that we’re going to didn’t have the bike that we wanted so we ended up going all the way to South Carolina. It was only 30 minutes, but it felt like forever. After that, I immediately went to the gym to do diving which I don’t actually Do as a sport, but there is free Dive today so I went and it was super tiring. I got to jump off 10 meter Which was really scary! I went home and got dinner and played a board game with my family now I’m done for the day! Nightttt!!!

At lunch time I went to go see my "lady friend' play volleyball. I was amazed that she was so good! The only down side to the game was that they had no AC. Me and my dad were sweating so bad and I was thinking to my self "gosh, I've never sweated this much in sparring." After her game we went out to eat with her. Once I was full I told her goodbye and left and we stopped by at Vera Guitars to buy one but they were too expensive so we left. When I got home I played guitar and then winded down for bed.

So today I remembered that yesterday Elise tought some one how to do q push up then he did push ups with us. Then I did some sit ups and burpees then luch. Then I did a plank . The end 

Took black belt class and worked with my mentor, finished up my requirements, duolingo. and took a "nap"

Today I went to black belt class and we did poomsaes, self defense and worked a lot on our form. Then I had a session with my mentor.  We met up with my family for lunch and went to the pool. After dinner we got ice cream at Andy’s. After we got home, I finished off my run and rolls and falls. 

Today was the best sparring class I ever went to. It was fun. Avery taught with a tiny bit of my help. We did two vs two sparring like team sparring. It was fun. And I sparred Conner and Parker. I haven't sparred with Parker in almost a year. The only thing I remembered was that he punches a lot. So I had to make sure I was out of a punching reach. But today was a pretty good day.

Today I did a lot with my friend.  I did black belt class, worked out and went to the pool.  Now I am watching people fight, and I will see Manny Pacquiao fight if I don't fall asleep before they fight.  It's 8:32pm and I'm falling asleep.

Today was a busy day. First I woke up early and went to tkd class to get some credits and stayed for leadership, Abraham (who if you don't know goes to the Harrisburg location) brought cookies since it was his birthday which was nice (thanks again,Abraham). After I had some I talked to some piers and master Foster than went to my cousins house to go to the pool. We stayed for about an hour and a half. Then I stayed at my cousins house for about a good 3 hours, we played a lot and got dinner. Now I am home doing all my requirements except for the mile then relaxing for the rest of the night. I hope you had a good day or night and stay positive. Bye! :)

Today I took over a minute off of yesterday's run time. It's still very, very slow but it's definitely progress and was my fastest time yet. I did run directly into a spider web at one point and I think my life flashed before my eyes. 

I slept past 11 o'clock today. But I didn't really do much, but I got in my pool and relaxed for a bit. I finished my requirements after I got out of the pool and now, I'm hanging out and playing video games.

Morning people of the world. Today my mom picked me up from my Kiki's house. We dropped off Ethan at a birthday party and had Starby from target. I got a lemon loaf. We went to pick Ethan  up after. We did required at Kiki house but not pull ups or jump rope. We will do those at home. I spilled fruit punch all over myself. That was my day by peps.

My day was pretty good. I Woke up at 6:50 this morning. I had a little bit of breakfast and then I went to Master Evans School for Saturday black belt class. It was really exhausting but it was good. We did a little bit of kicking, poomsae and self defenses. I enjoyed it. After class was over I got my black belt book signed and then my  dad and I went to McDonalds and got a Dr pepper. Then I went home, did my run and finished the rest of my exercises.

It was the evening so I decided to go to sparing. When I got there my friend Avery was teaching the class. We first started with kicks going down the mats and then we did 60 bon bon kicks after that we sparred. I got a little bit carried away with it though. After sparing class I had a headache and I was tired so I went to bed.

It feels weird not going to Saturday morning black belt class but the King Tiger is closed because everybody's in California. I hope they're having a good time today. We are going to be having a somewhat chill day at home doing our Saturday chores.

If I had a nickels for every time this summer I had to go up a mountain, I would have 2 nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird it happened twice. I know what's taking up my time today. I have to spend hours in a car with my family.

It is finally Friday and the start of the weekend. It was seen a challenge to get back in the groove of being on cycle and working at the same time. I think that overall I did a good job. Today  I knocked out my requirements early in the day and hoped on SNKRS to grab a pair of shoes that released for WNBA all star weekend. After I got off I took my two youngest kids to the last day of vacation bible school and I went on a run at a near by park. It was pretty decadent beside the cramp I caught half way through. I hope by next week be back in the grove of running so I can get my time back at least close to where it was. After coming back home I spend time updating my book and the website so I could have...

Went to the opening ceremonies at the tournament tonight. It was amazing to see all of the competitors grouped by state and country. After we paraded around, and listened to a few speeches, we watched the South Korean demo team perform. Great night. Tomorrow we fly home. 

Today was a standard day. I tried to teach my cats how to sit on command. Boo grasped the concept easier than Casper. The latter would look around confused and stand there. I gave him a few treats for effort, too. This means that now Boo can efficiently play hide and seek (though only as a seeker), can play fetch, and can sit. Casper is a work in progress but I am very proud of him too. I made s'mores later that night.

Today was a big football day, but it's 11:00pm, so I really just played a lot of football.  I stayed late after football to do my requirements with my friend.  Also, I did my favorite science experiment at camp.  We made elephant toothpaste with my 5th grade science teacher.  It was so much fun. 

1st week has now ended and im curious to see how the second one is going to go, hopefully its not as rough as the first week but ill keep my head up. 

Quiet day today- can’t wait for next week to start up and to hear all about the tournament, I thought my shoulder was doing better but pull ups are still a no-go. I need to get some miles in tomorrow before it gets too hot, I’m feeling really good about poomsae 

Today was a normal day except that I went to taekwondo. I don’t go to taekwondo on Tuesday and Thursday. Harrisburg has this hopkido class and PMA class. I went to it today. My first time by the way. It was different because both classes aren't my style. But it wasn't bad. I learned a lot of new things from both classes. I’m going to start going more often. But I can’t wait to spar tomorrow.

Today we stayed home so I got to sleep in, which was soo nice. I started on my requirements after lunch so that we could hang out with my cousin/aunt/uncle for dinner. I got to have my favorite Thai Bubble Tea. Tomorrow is BB class, so I have to get up soo early. 

I woke up at 7:58 A.M. Not ready to go to camp. It was pretty boring there since there was barely anybody there. But I fun thing we did was lessons on Indian dances  which was pretty cool, and I learned some cool new info. I didn't really put in most of my time doing my requirements so I had to finish them when I got home, I got dinner, and it took me about an hour and a half to finish all of my requirements and chores so now I'm getting ready to relax for the rest of the day.

Today was more of a chill day, woke up, finished all my remaining weekly requirements and took a nap. :)

Every day this week has been practically the same for me. Wake Up, go to band camp, go to work, come home and run, talk to Jakhye. Today, I got to teach the Advanced sparring class which was really cool. I did my requirements and run which weren't too bad, and i even had time to think about buying a project car to practice my welding and technical skills that ill be learning this next year. currently im looking at an E46 BMW 3 series. i would probably clean her up, maybe do an engine swap (which would probably be a GM Vortec 4200 because i could build to 500 HP+ for under $3K) so all in all (excluding buying the car) i'd only put in about $6 grand.

I am starting the cycle today since I have been out of town for a while. so i'm going to do my physical requirements and catch up tomorrow.

Today I went to camp. In camp today we did an Indian dance which mainly was about leg and arm movements. After camp I went to my aunt's house to get ready for TKD class. I was able to play with my cousins a little but then I had to go. After that I went to TKD class where I did black belt class and sparring. I came home which is where I am now and I am finishing up my requirements. I hope everybody has a good day as you're reading this and if not I hope tomorrow goes better. Goodnight :). 

My day was pretty was pretty good! I did my exercises as usual, then I vacuumed the living room and my dad's office. I ran two miles in 30 minutes, a little bit slow this time. I did 30 Push-ups, fed my dog, and then I just chilled and played video games.

Today I woke up and played battle front 2 with my friend Lucas. I won both rounds flawlessly. After playing we were hungry and made some food and watched family guy. Then I hade to go to work and ditch my friend.

Overslept this morning and didn't get my run in.  So I got that done on my lunch break.  Which means I have to do my other requirements later tonight.   Enjoyed the PMAA class in Harrisburg last night.  

The thing about sleep is that without it your brain won't work. Without it you gain things like irrational thinking, anxiety,& paranoia in extreme cases. Sleep is something I need to commit to more because my general schedule is terrible. Luckily with enough of a routine it becomes easier to sleep over time.

Today was ok, My body is defiantly starting to feel the effects of cycle. I am sore from sparing class on yesterday, but I did some stretching through out the day as I completed my requirements. This eventing I thought the family calls and worked on forms with the students. It went pretty well , I look forward to leading more classes. Well that is one week of classes down , I look forward to what comes next week. 

Last night I may have possibly, maybe, perchance stayed up a tiny bit late, maybe say 3:40 a.m. watching The Client and Kindergarten Cop, both for the first time, and I did enjoy both of them. I liked The Client a bit more though because it had more action. Regardless, this caused me to wake up around twelve. I proceeded to have a normal day. But even though it's eleven at night, it's not over yet. I will further destroy my mother for my all-time streak as reigning champion of Mario Kart later. That's all.

We are helping Kiki with the babies and playing. Kiki makes great food! I taste everything for her. Text and called mom to tell her our day. We made T shirts. Mom said Caleb took 8 in his poomsa. I miss him but I am having fun with Kiki and Kim. Required are hard when you are playing too but we get them done. Well mom reminds us then we get them done. 

I love spending time with Kiki and the babies. They are getting so big. I helped them walk down the stairs when the boys and Ethan were playing  crazy. We are showing them how we do our exercis for black belt. And we stay up a lot! 

Today was a normal day at home instead I got to do less requirements since I did extra poomsaes and self defenses yesterday. My friends were offline today so I found other things to do during the day like building with legos and building a marble track. I will most likely be going to camp tomorrow and 100% will be going to black belt class so yeah. Have a good day or night and enjoy yourselves. Goodbye :)

Today was a fairly Efficient day today, I think I made the most of the time I had. Started today with some running credits and poomsae, before going to class for a leadership 1 credit. Finished the day off with a nap and some journaling before bed.

I didn't do most of my requirements at camp so I had to do all of them when I got home. Then I had to take the trash out and read a few pages of my book and I set a new record for my jump ropes with 140 jump ropes in three minutes.

Today I was doing the same as yesterday.  I had middle school 5th grade camp and football practice and that was fun.  I did half my requirements this morning with my dad before camp and the other half tonight.  It was fun but that was it.  

Today I wasnt able to do as many of my requirements at camp and we went out to dinner with my family so I had to finish up when I got home. I had my favorite fudge brownie for dessert which always makes me happy.

sometimes life is like a telenovela. There's some stupid drama that takes up most of the episode mixed with callbacks from 3 seasons ago. There's some random side plot leading to some development that's barley relevant. There's dramatic reveal after dramatic reveal with brash action taking center stage. In short... hectic.

Today was my last full day of lake camp, first we went tubing then we had lunch, after lunch we had paddle boarding, then we had snack after that we went to back dock. After camp I went to soccer after that I did my requirements.

 Today I woke up and did my Requirements then school my dad decided to go on a run and i joined him, it was good a little slow because of the humidity and heat. Then I cleaned the house ate dinner and now I’m going to bed nighttt!  

We are determined the cycle to not get behind on our journal entries so here we are keeping up with them. We have had a day of organizing and working on our schedules for the upcoming weeks and we are about to get ready to go to the pool for the evening. Hopefully it won't be too too hot.

My day was good. I did my exercises, did my poomsaes, kicks and self defenses. I did green belt poomsaes and high green and for self defenses I did yellow belt self defense. I think I did pretty good on that. I did nearly ,40 push-ups and ran my mile in 13:35. I just got home from sparring, and i'm Exhausted, and that's my day.

Today I slept in. I slept until 10:45 this morning which never happens. I took a tennis lesson, and I got Jimmy Johns for lunch. After, I did my requirements and read for summer reading for my school.

So not much has been going on today but I went to my appointment and actually got a Lycanroc Pokemon card which was nice 🐺👍😁👍🐺 but that's about it

Today I was able to ride my bike instead of run, which was much less painful. I knocked out a bunch of requirements and am now working. I plan to do more requirements this evening.

today I woke up a bit earlier than usual, which was pretty good. most of the muscle pain is gone now thanks to my body getting used to the cycle again which makes this whole process way easier. I just finished my requirements and im probably gonna catch up on some essays so yeah.

Yesterday was a lot I must admit. I went to the Dojang directly after work, I thought I was going to be teaching sparring due to Master Opi being out of town at the Hangmadang. I did not end up having to teach , Master Hurskey from the UNCC Taekwondo program came over and lead class. He explained they do a lot of sparring on the current tournament cycle and one of his students was a current heavy weight champion.  Let me tell you it was no joke, five minutes in I was at heavy breath. I was able to learn some really great drills and techniques to add to my teaching bag. I now realized that I am no longer a twenty something year old , this morning I am paying for it with soreness. Over all it was a great day and I was able to get my first...

My dog Blu won't let me write my journal; she's just sitting on it pawing at me to scratch her.  Today I did not do much, but I did do requirements with my friends on a video call.  We also had our first really good football practice but that's it.  We practiced in the rain the entire practice yesterday.

Today was a relatively easy day for me. I woke up, went to "Band Camp" to practice for marching band. It was really easy except for movement 2, which is very jazzy/bluesy (Which I'm not used to playing). After I finished with band camp at 3, I went to my girlfriend's house to hang out and get some Chick fil a. then from there, I left to go to my other band practice and that was okay I suppose. I felt like I needed to work on the little details for everything, but that's better than most of my other bandmates who need to work on learning the actual song so that we don't sound terrible. That wrapped up at 7:30 and I came home, did requirements, got food, and now I'm going to play R6 with Jakhye.

Today my friend came over for a short time and then ditched me for a his other friend and then he came back after he was done hanging out with him. He went to band practice with me and watched me play Purple haze by Jimi Hendrix. After I was done playing we went for a run. We were very sweaty so we decided to hop in the pool to cool off and for dinner we had orange chicken and rice.  

So Caleb left today for California with dad. I want to fly on a plane one day! Mom took us to Kiki today since she said we could come for the week and help watch Kali. We are going to play abd swim. Doing required are better inside. It was hot today. 

Ethan and I are spending a few days at our Kiki house. I am going to miss my dad and Caleb they left for Hanmadang. I hope Caleb does really really really good! I love spending time with Kiki and playing with Kali. And staying up.