Last night was the final part of my Black Belt test. I fumbled a few things, but after it was over my instructor said I gave an excellent performance and all the other highly ranked students who were judging me said pretty much the same. I suppose I can’t complain.

Thursday is our graduation ceremony, which is about ten minutes of ceremony and half an hour of snacks afterward, followed by dinner at a nearby Chinese buffet. You can consider yourself invited to come see me get my actual physical belt, get some free cookies, and then join us for dinner.