step two

they always say that the first step is the most difficult one to take, which very well may be true... however, the second one shouldn't be taken for granted either. after my recent end of indolence, i was sure that all the subsequent steps would be a piece of cake...clearly, i was wrong... else i wouldn't be bloggin' on this topic. while the months of studying and the test did not leave me spent, i guess i kinda expected the culmination of the actual october 1st exam to be both liberating and a springboard towards completion of the process. in that regard, i was at least half correct. definitely was liberated... and tried to make up for all of the opportunities to imbibe that i passed up the past couple of months. now that i have adequately libated... i realize that i need to make some progressive steps towards my end goal... class of 2009!! during my temporary return to indolence, there were a couple of nudges toward progress, but none served to help me gain the necessary momentum. there was one of my best friends constantly asking about my progress (sidebar: theoretically, one can only have ONE best friend, however, in my realm of reasoning... which happens to govern this blog entry that i am writing... the term "best" will apply to the highest echelon of friends). she too had been through the process, and has actually served as my conscious... constantly reminding me what i ought to be doing... what a great friend, helping to keep me on track... there have also been a plethora of conversations that have transpired since the beginning of the process. while they may not deal directly with the process (except in the instance where specific schools were HIGHLY suggested), many were offers of assistance for helpin' me reach the end goal.

upon my most recent trip to tha D, i had the catalyst conversation that has propelled me to take the step two. i was talkin' with one of my mentors (who consequently will be writing a rec for me) about something totally unrelated to this process. essentially, he told me i was allowing myself to get f*#ked by not following up, and completing some paperwork for a legal matter that he also consulted me on... not for nothing, but that seemed to strike a cord...

regardless of what it took... i'm definitely glad that it transpired. for i'm now entrenched in the second step... and to that end, i've got applications to tend to...