The waiting game

So it’s been a long time since I’ve had a new blog post. I had computer troubles for a while, which limited my access to the larger world for several weeks, but the real reason is that I’ve been very busy, and very lazy when I’m not actually working.

The solo piping competition season is over, and I finished with a good showing at the Meadow Highland Games near Richmond, VA. I enjoy traveling to these competitions, but I’m also glad to be done for a while; it takes a lot of time and energy to travel so frequently.

For the entire season, I’ve had the goal of moving up to Grade 1 for 2010, and now that the season is over I have submitted my upgrade request. The paperwork was due on November 1, and now I just have to wait. The regrading committee meets the first Saturday in December, with the upgrade results posted the following Monday.

I’m fairly confident, but as is often the case it’s hard to tell. I finished the season with the most points of any Grade 2 piper in the EUSPBA, finishing with an average of about 10.1 points per competition. It’s still not a guarantee, since my light music had very few first place finishes, but we’ll see.

I’ll be sure to post here when the committee posts their results. Just waiting now…