gategrrl ([personal profile] gategrrl) wrote2009-05-15 10:34 pm

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Ugh. I really slacked off this term. I was able to finish the final for 140B, but I'm not even going to attempt the final for 141B--which is dictation at 50 wpm in Q&A form, and 'literary' form.  I need to practice a LOT more over the summer to even consider taking the speed class at 60 wpm.

Fortunately, the lab is going to be open during the summer at the college, so I may go there while the kids are at camp (assuming that we can afford it at this point--the house needed some painting to protect structural wood, so...) OR, better yet, I've transferred ALL the dictations from the class onto my iPod, so I can take my stenomachine to a library and practice there with NO access to the internet. That was my downfall, really. My huge distraction. That and being in the house and walking off and doing laundry ( can't believe that) and dishes and other stuff and sometimes, even, watching TV. So yeah. My iPod is going to save my ass this summer. I am going to be using it a lot.

I really have to review and all that. And I'll probably have to retake 141b (that's the Theory Review class). Two people did that this semester, and they did amazingly well. They said it really helped them move forward.

[identity profile] jomadge.livejournal.com 2009-05-16 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
Yay for iPods!!! How did we ever get by without 'em?

Congrats on how far you've come, already. I'm impressed and proud as hell.

[identity profile] gategrrl.livejournal.com 2009-05-16 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I actually hardly ever use mine, strangely enough; I don't like having ear buds in my ears unless I'm in the gym...usually the stenograph class requires that I listen to *its* audio dictations...and until recently, I haven't had a device to listen to it as I would to a radio, with speakers.

[identity profile] moonshayde.livejournal.com 2009-05-16 02:33 pm (UTC)(link)
All of this sounds very stressful to me. I give you a lot of credit.

I hear you about the distractions. I've been finding other ways to keep myself focused.

But as I sit here and say yes to no distractions, I am coming to say we should chat again some time since it's been a while. LOL

[identity profile] gategrrl.livejournal.com 2009-05-16 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Fer sure! It *has* been a while, hasn't it?!