See you guys around 8:30 EST?
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See you guys around 8:30 EST?
For a quick recap of the 8:00 event?
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Re: See you guys around 8:30 EST?
You bet!christie1111 wrote:For a quick recap of the 8:00 event?

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Nah, I'm gonna wanna go home & veg out.
I may take a quick walk outside just before the test; yesterday I was really tired, today not so even though I had to wake up at 6:00am for a doctor's appt (made long before the test was announced to be on this day), but my boss's habit of keeping the temp in here at 80 degrees does tend to sap one's strength. (I have the fan going on me all the time, & open my window whenever I can get away with it.) I spent part of today in a meeting (not a fun one) in a place where the temp was normal, which may explain why I'm not (yet) as sapped today.
I've already had the opportunity to pass an in-person test & flunked it, even though I was sure after that I had "the points to pass" on that one; they may have had enough passers that day that they moved up the bar a point or 2. And I know this one, even for passers, is by regulation followed by an in-person test administered to a group of on-line-passers. So I don't actually have great hopes. But I regard J!, with its time constraints, as "drill for BAM" anyway (not that I'm getting on BAM any time before I hit 70 & gain "codger cutitude"), because in real time my reflexes are not what they once were, even though my knowledge base has increased from what it was in those youthful-reflexes days.
I may take a quick walk outside just before the test; yesterday I was really tired, today not so even though I had to wake up at 6:00am for a doctor's appt (made long before the test was announced to be on this day), but my boss's habit of keeping the temp in here at 80 degrees does tend to sap one's strength. (I have the fan going on me all the time, & open my window whenever I can get away with it.) I spent part of today in a meeting (not a fun one) in a place where the temp was normal, which may explain why I'm not (yet) as sapped today.
I've already had the opportunity to pass an in-person test & flunked it, even though I was sure after that I had "the points to pass" on that one; they may have had enough passers that day that they moved up the bar a point or 2. And I know this one, even for passers, is by regulation followed by an in-person test administered to a group of on-line-passers. So I don't actually have great hopes. But I regard J!, with its time constraints, as "drill for BAM" anyway (not that I'm getting on BAM any time before I hit 70 & gain "codger cutitude"), because in real time my reflexes are not what they once were, even though my knowledge base has increased from what it was in those youthful-reflexes days.
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I'm going to do a video capture of the test window so I can go back and find out how I did.MarleysGh0st wrote:Yep!ghostjmf wrote:You got "the clock" too?
Thassa awfully small little square
Big enough, probably, though
Assuming the oncoming windstorm doesn't knock my cable out. The local affiliates are full of dire warnings about winds up to 90 MPH, tornado warnings, possible damaging hail, etc. It's supposed to get to Louisville right around 8PM.
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Trash and recyclables are out. Chores done, not to the real work of the evening.gsabc wrote:Me too. I'll spend the time collecting the trash that goes out tomorrow. In other words, being productive. What a concept!MarleysGh0st wrote:Logged in and ready to go.
BTW, BD and GW have abandoned me in favor of shopping. Probably a wise move. And this way I can curse freely! Winning scenario all around!
I just ordered chicken and an egg from Amazon. I'll let you know.
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That's good. Over on the J! board, they're asking for folks to do that so we can put together a complete transcript of the test after it's over. (Each day's test will be different, of course, but it will be useful to figure out how we did, seeing as how J! won't report our official scores.)earendel wrote: I'm going to do a video capture of the test window so I can go back and find out how I did.
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I hope it works - I did a test and everything seemed to do what it should, but only time will tell.MarleysGh0st wrote:That's good. Over on the J! board, they're asking for folks to do that so we can put together a complete transcript of the test after it's over. (Each day's test will be different, of course, but it will be useful to figure out how we did, seeing as how J! won't report our official scores.)earendel wrote: I'm going to do a video capture of the test window so I can go back and find out how I did.
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just call my brain "fruzen gladje"
or however they spell it.
I forgot the name (or a recognizable form of it) of a presidential candidate!
I forgot the name of any cities on a particularly famous geographical coast!
Gaaaaa
It "was fun", though
I forgot the name (or a recognizable form of it) of a presidential candidate!
I forgot the name of any cities on a particularly famous geographical coast!
Gaaaaa
It "was fun", though
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wanna post a link to the J! board?
I assume this is not an official such board
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MUCH harder than the one I took two years ago.
I am highly doubtful that I scraped up 35 right.
Shoulda waited for the Brain Bus.
The only thing good is that if one does hit the bare 35 or so, the process of random selection for an interview will be a LOT easier...
I am highly doubtful that I scraped up 35 right.
Shoulda waited for the Brain Bus.
The only thing good is that if one does hit the bare 35 or so, the process of random selection for an interview will be a LOT easier...
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