MAP testing started today. Just
when I had almost forgotten how much fun it is to watch kids take a
test. That would have been a horrible thing to forget. I don't
really feel anything right now but I imagine my back will be sore in
the morning from all the bending down to see computer screens so I
could write down scores. And my legs will probably hurt from all the
standing. I have taken the past however many days off from running
on the elliptical because of chunks floating around in my right knee,
threatening to lock it up. I wanted to get started again this week,
even though the little chunks are still making their presence vaguely
known, but we'll have to see how all the extra standing during
testing goes. My desire to exercise would be so much easier to sate
if my knees weren't crap and I didn't live in constant fear of
knocking another kidney stone loose. I'm a ticking time bomb of
pain.
We had three tests today, two in the
morning and one in the afternoon. Technically there were four tests,
though, because the first class came back after the second class in
order to finish. So I tested from 8:45AM until noon, then ate lunch
and tested for another hour. I love it.
When testing was over I made
bookmarks for the librarian. She was given a sheet of bookmarks that
she needs to hand out next week and she asked if I could scan them
(to get a color copy) and then print off a bunch. I thought I could
do better so I scanned the page, saved the image on it, and then used
Google to find a digital version of that image. Then I put that into
Publisher and typed up the original words on the bookmark but used a
better font and got eight on a page instead of six. It looked way
better than the original. I also discovered that the picture used
for the bookmark, which was a boy covered in an American flag outfit,
originally included a little girl in an American flag outfit. I
printed out all of the original bookmarks that the librarian wanted
but I also made a page with the girl in case the librarian wants to
print some of those off as well.
After work I came home, watched
YouTube videos, ate dinner, talked to my friend on the phone, and
that was about it. I had a headache when I left work and I was
tired. I didn't sleep very well last night and I'm going to go to
bed after I finish writing this. Well before ten o'clock it looks
like. My friend and I talked for quite awhile, starting with him
splitting his thumb open with a hammer today and having to get four
stitches. He almost passed out a couple time from the loss of blood
but he said it was better than when he cut his head open. Then we
talked about a mobile app idea he has and ended with talking about
music on a YouTube show he likes but they never credit. I was able
to find one of the songs but the other remain a bit of a mystery. I
sent him a couple links with music that I think has a similar kind of
sound. Not a perfect solution but it works.
Now I'm going to stop writing,
finish the video I'm watching, and go to bed. And hopefully fall
immediately to sleep.
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