MLI-reaffirmed, and other fun news.

MY
LIFE HAS
BEEN REAFFIRMED FINALLY
I AM SO HAPPY
LAST NIGHT I PLACED 3rd AT THE AAUW SPEECH
COMPEITION
AND IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST MOMENTS OF MY LIFE
TWO OF THE JUDGES CAME UP TO ME AFTER AND SAID
THAT I WOULD HAVE GOT FIRST BUT I WENT OVER TIME
SO ONE JUDGE WANTED DISQUALIFY ME
BUT THE OTHER TWO WANTED TO GIVE ME FIRST
SO THEY GAVE ME THIRD AS A COMPROMISE

I couldn't be happier. For a while, I was wondering if I lost the magic - I hadn't won any speeches in a while. But this....

The judges (the two who wanted to give me 1st) came up to me after, and told me a bunch of nice things about myself, and...

I just couldn't be happier. The hard work you put into life is worth it, and it's moments like this that remind me of that.

Oh, and I won a nice $250 for a 5 minute speech.