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My old pessimistic side used to feel that just before something really horrible happened, a bunch of good things happened to me. Like the ultimate letdown. Then I thought, "It's to prepare me for something bad that was going to happen," so like the White Queen in "Alice Beyond the Looking Glass," I freaked out about things before they happened, and didn't enjoy the good times.
I still don't know if the "let down" is coming.
But, the last 24 hours have been a wild ride, and I'll enjoy it while it's here. Like I said in a previous enty, step 4 of 5 came by on Friday. Then today, I got a Virginia Learner's Permit. Yes, as in driving learners permit. Look out, Virginia, clear the sidewalks! This will mark the fourth time I have owned one, which is pathetic, truly at 39, but never say die. My night vision is much improved, so I don't have that fear I'll get lost somewhere after dark. CR and I took the test together, but sadly, they gave him all the dumbass questions ("How long to do have to submit a change of address form?" and bureaucratic stuff like that) and he didn't pass by one lousy point. Well, he goes back after 15 days.
Then we saw Ironman, which was awesome.
Then I went out with Scarlet and saw our friend Denise work as a volunteer and DC roller girl in training. "Triple-D Licious" will be her name, and she finds out next season (Sept/Aug) what team she will be on. Go Denise! WOO! I also got to see the final championship between the DC Demoncats and Scare Force One. Scare Force One got the title with a score of 42 to 53. Scarlet was my cheerful companion, despite the fact she did everything on crutches. Apparently she tore up all the soft tissue in her ankle, and is in a brace until the middle of June. :(
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Presidents Race at Nationals Park
Testing YouTube’s post-to-weblog feature with a video shot at Friday’s Nationals game.
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So, the second semester has come and gone.
I've taken the only test on my list and I think it went fairly well. Unfortunately I'm well behind on my reports, meaning that I'll had to finish two courses next semester. Because of that, I've chosen to only follow one new course, which should give me enough free time to tie off any loose ends.
Luckily I've gotten some of my drive and energy back, so I'm motivated to keep going. Also, my EVE trial account will run out in a few days, so I'll be safe from that distraction as well. I -will- be getting a full account some day though. It really is an awesome game.
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Hooray for more good results!
It's been confirmed that the first result that I got back (see a few days ago) was actually an 8,3! /o/ That's the equivalent of an 83%. Nice!
And the reports I'd turned in for Statistics 1 (all of which can be
found over here) were also good for a G (and hence an 8, or 80%). Fsckin' A!
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Tag Category Test (Tiny Screenfuls (JoshB)) by Josh Bancroft
I keep getting errors that the .categories table doesn’t exist in my database. Maybe this post will fix it by adding some.
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Test your typing speed (Kilala.nl (Cailin Coilleach)) by Cailin Coilleach
After reading a review of some new keyboard I found a nice, little website in the comments section.
Typera.tk lets you test your own typing speed in various languages. If you create a useraccount it'll even let you keep track of your
high scores ^_^
I actually scored pretty well, although I do often make typos.
Game over
Your score: 374 keys per minute ~ 74 words per minute
Language/mode: en
Ranking: That was fast - you can still improve, though.
Comparison: 17% of registered TyperA users using this language have typed a better result; 83% have a lower or equal result.
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Mistakes: Thera(They), re(are), anhd(and), thousdands(thousands), centersa(centers), ia(is), paper(paper,), bujt(but), this(This), not(Not), scann(scan), dreams(Dreams)
In dutch my typing speed is the same, so I guess english comes just as natural to me as dutch. That's a good sign in my book :)
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Sooo that was fun. I tried to make them obscure, so I'm kind of tickled some people either remembered or are good guessers! hehe.
1. How many toes? 5. That was a trick question, but only one person got it right.
2. What object did j step on while pregnant with d? This object was something that looked so innocent, I didn't understand how it did all the damage it did. It was a small (maybe 1.5"
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