A few tips for those of you who are soon going to be taking a drivers test and some comedy for those of you who have taken it…
1 When you get in the vehicle take three deep breaths; in, out, in, out, in, out.
2 When the examiner gets in the vehicle touch your mirrors and make sure they are adjusted correctly just for his benefit.
3 When you back up do not look through your mirrors but look over your right shoulder even if you are driving a van… grrrr.
4 If you should be asked to turn left onto a four lane road, please turn into the left lane not the right… bad habit.
5 At a stop light even if you have the right of way, look both ways just in case someone should run the red light; and be rather exaggerated about it just for the examiners benefit.
6 Be sure to study lots on the different ways of parking before you take your test so that you at least have some idea how to parallel park and please remember which way to turn your wheels when parking on a hill… ahem.
7 As I said earlier, look behind your right shoulder when backing no matter what… you may look behind your left for a moment, but not to long.
8 When turning please remember to hug the right turn and swing the left turn. Not hard.
9 And last but definitely not least, PLEASE, no matter how nervous you are, DO NOT run the stop sign… as I did… Ow that hurt.
If you are wondering if I am telling you out of experience, then the answer is yes.
My first drivers test, I turn into the right lane instead of the left on a four lane road (I have the parents to blame for that one though… hehe), I didn’t exaggerate my looking both ways for the examiner, so he took it that I didn’t look, I completely flunked the parallel parking, I forgot to turn my tiers when parking on a hill by a curb, I didn’t look behind my right shoulder when backing (course I couldn’t see a thing when backing in that big, clumsy van anyway) and last of all I ran a stop sign… Ow that hurt.
So these are some things for you to consider and hopefully remember in the future.
The examiner did not quite agree with the S.T.O.P. meaning that I gave him…
Slightly Tap On Pedal, but he took it very well!
Humbly yours,
Most aggravated Sweetpea
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Drivers test #2
This is going to be rather short. I have one more thing to add to my first drivers test list:
10 Endeavor not to bump over a curb… especially with both wheels.
Yes, sadly and MOST UPSETTINGLY I did not pass my second test simply because I bumped over a curb in the van… right from the start.
I was not nervous this time, however the examiner (he was a different one this time) seemed to be the nervous one.
He had to ‘end the simulation immediately’ after I bumped over the curb… with both tiers… grrrr.
“You either need more practice, or” he looks around at the rather large van “Or you need a different vehicle.” Then he gets out of the van walks into the building and tells my mother the same thing.
My mother is shocked.
“She never bumps over a curb. I am usually getting on to her to get closer to them.” Is what she says.
So anyway, we are both thinking that # three is a charmer and we are going to get the windshield fixed in the pickup (or borrow someone else’s) so that I can try the test in it.
We went to the ‘miniature city’ in the pickup the other day and I drove the whole time and did perfectly fine in it except that I forgot to look over my right shoulder when backing a few times, but that was it. There was a lot of traffic that day, but I still did fine. I am just way more comfortable in the pickup.
So I will eventually type again and tell you of my third try at trying to earn a little piece of plastic that says I can drive. Until then… pray for me and the dear examiners.
Yours truly,
Aggravated, upset, van unloving, not feeling sweet or Christ like right now,
SWEETPEA ( :
10 Endeavor not to bump over a curb… especially with both wheels.
Yes, sadly and MOST UPSETTINGLY I did not pass my second test simply because I bumped over a curb in the van… right from the start.
I was not nervous this time, however the examiner (he was a different one this time) seemed to be the nervous one.
He had to ‘end the simulation immediately’ after I bumped over the curb… with both tiers… grrrr.
“You either need more practice, or” he looks around at the rather large van “Or you need a different vehicle.” Then he gets out of the van walks into the building and tells my mother the same thing.
My mother is shocked.
“She never bumps over a curb. I am usually getting on to her to get closer to them.” Is what she says.
So anyway, we are both thinking that # three is a charmer and we are going to get the windshield fixed in the pickup (or borrow someone else’s) so that I can try the test in it.
We went to the ‘miniature city’ in the pickup the other day and I drove the whole time and did perfectly fine in it except that I forgot to look over my right shoulder when backing a few times, but that was it. There was a lot of traffic that day, but I still did fine. I am just way more comfortable in the pickup.
So I will eventually type again and tell you of my third try at trying to earn a little piece of plastic that says I can drive. Until then… pray for me and the dear examiners.
Yours truly,
Aggravated, upset, van unloving, not feeling sweet or Christ like right now,
SWEETPEA ( :
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Death to computers!!!
OK. It wasn't actually the computer this time. It was my little hard drive that was not suppose to die. So much for that. It choked, died and took everything that I had on it with it to Davey Jones Locker...I know! Davey Jones is not real, but it didn't go to heaven either! I had two documents that were not saved over to my computer and some pictures and my book. Yes, MY BOOK. I do have my book updated; however I had not recently updated it onto my computer and I had a whole complicated page and a half typed on it. RRRRRRR!!!
Burp, choke, die- repeat Burp, choke, die.... is anyone else seeing a pattern here? I am!
The little picture is supposed to be an animation of a computer burning up. I don't exactly want to burn my computer- I would rather zap it to life then throttle it. Or the hard drive in this instance. Anyway. Hopefully I can get some more un-irratated posts on here soon. Until then.
Sweetpea
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Ok. I am very mad at my computer.
I have been typing my book that I am writeing on my computer. Well, the other night, guess what, it decided to burp. I was trying to shut down and it acts like it is going to then it goes and acts like it is restarting and it starts going through all of my documents and showing me its "progress". Then it comes back onto my home screen. It looks like that the shortcut to my book is still there so I shrug my shoulders and turn it off.
The next day I got on to type some more on my book I find that it is not there! It deleted it!!!!
At least I had back up, however before it burped I had almost finished the eighth chapter but now I am going to have to rewrite it all!
Anyway such is life. Never trust a computer.
Sweetpea
I have been typing my book that I am writeing on my computer. Well, the other night, guess what, it decided to burp. I was trying to shut down and it acts like it is going to then it goes and acts like it is restarting and it starts going through all of my documents and showing me its "progress". Then it comes back onto my home screen. It looks like that the shortcut to my book is still there so I shrug my shoulders and turn it off.
The next day I got on to type some more on my book I find that it is not there! It deleted it!!!!
At least I had back up, however before it burped I had almost finished the eighth chapter but now I am going to have to rewrite it all!
Anyway such is life. Never trust a computer.
Sweetpea
Hi! Sweetpea here!
I have been studying a book called: LEARN TO WRITE THE NOVEL WAY by Carole Thraxton. It teaches you how to produce your own novel and makes you practice all writing skills. You also can earn one full English composition credit doing this book.
So far I have really enjoyed it. It has been fun and has made me really get to know my character (in my book) and has shown me a lot of things about writing and has given me a lot of good ideas for my book that I am writing.
It was a little slow to begin with because it started out trying to help you find out what kind of book you want to write, you’re character that you want in you’re book, and to help you get started writing. Well, it was slow for me anyway, because I have already picked out what book I am going to write and I have already started writing it (and it is coming along well, but I do wish that it would be coming along faster, but doesn’t every author wish that?). Anyway, the “Ginny pigs” that are reading my chapters as I get them printed are saying that they really like them and they are going to disown me if I keep leaving them in stressful suspense. I will just take that as that they like it. Anyway.
This guide is really helping me get along good as I write my book and I would recommend this book to anyone who would like to write a novel (teens mostly. It is for grades 5-12, but I don’t see why an adult can’t do it too). It is very easy to do, very self explanatory.
I would also like to recommend another book called: HOW TO WRITE A BOOK IN FORTY DAYS AND GET IT PUBLISHED! By David Melton. A no-nonsense, do-it-now, do-it-well, approach to writing and selling you’re first book.
It may sound crazy, but if someone has a lot of time on their hands, they could defiantly write their book in forty days (I thought that I was going to make it, but now I don’t think that I am. Bummer). It only like takes a couple of hours to read this guide, and it is also for beginning writers (adults mostly), but it doesn’t give you any English credits and doesn’t teach you how to write really good, So I recommend both books.
LEARN TO WRITE THE NOVEL WAY is going to take a person a while to get through, but I am sure that it would be well worth it. Also, it gives a Christian perspective to writing, which is very, very good. It defiantly brought up some issues in my book that I hadn’t thought about.
HOW TO WRITE A BOOK IN FORTY DAYS is fast and gets you on the ball! Makes you exited! It really motivates you! However, it doesn’t have a Christian perspective and doesn’t make you think very much.
Anyway, I figured that I would post this and recommend these two books for anyone who wants to write!
I am sure that you can find these books on Amazon. You can find just about anything on Amazon. Anyway.
Have a great day (or night or afternoon as the case may be)!
Sweetpea
I have been studying a book called: LEARN TO WRITE THE NOVEL WAY by Carole Thraxton. It teaches you how to produce your own novel and makes you practice all writing skills. You also can earn one full English composition credit doing this book.
So far I have really enjoyed it. It has been fun and has made me really get to know my character (in my book) and has shown me a lot of things about writing and has given me a lot of good ideas for my book that I am writing.
It was a little slow to begin with because it started out trying to help you find out what kind of book you want to write, you’re character that you want in you’re book, and to help you get started writing. Well, it was slow for me anyway, because I have already picked out what book I am going to write and I have already started writing it (and it is coming along well, but I do wish that it would be coming along faster, but doesn’t every author wish that?). Anyway, the “Ginny pigs” that are reading my chapters as I get them printed are saying that they really like them and they are going to disown me if I keep leaving them in stressful suspense. I will just take that as that they like it. Anyway.
This guide is really helping me get along good as I write my book and I would recommend this book to anyone who would like to write a novel (teens mostly. It is for grades 5-12, but I don’t see why an adult can’t do it too). It is very easy to do, very self explanatory.
I would also like to recommend another book called: HOW TO WRITE A BOOK IN FORTY DAYS AND GET IT PUBLISHED! By David Melton. A no-nonsense, do-it-now, do-it-well, approach to writing and selling you’re first book.
It may sound crazy, but if someone has a lot of time on their hands, they could defiantly write their book in forty days (I thought that I was going to make it, but now I don’t think that I am. Bummer). It only like takes a couple of hours to read this guide, and it is also for beginning writers (adults mostly), but it doesn’t give you any English credits and doesn’t teach you how to write really good, So I recommend both books.
LEARN TO WRITE THE NOVEL WAY is going to take a person a while to get through, but I am sure that it would be well worth it. Also, it gives a Christian perspective to writing, which is very, very good. It defiantly brought up some issues in my book that I hadn’t thought about.
HOW TO WRITE A BOOK IN FORTY DAYS is fast and gets you on the ball! Makes you exited! It really motivates you! However, it doesn’t have a Christian perspective and doesn’t make you think very much.
Anyway, I figured that I would post this and recommend these two books for anyone who wants to write!
I am sure that you can find these books on Amazon. You can find just about anything on Amazon. Anyway.
Have a great day (or night or afternoon as the case may be)!
Sweetpea
OK. This is really silly.
Ya know that book that I am doing called Learn to Write the Novel Way? Well it was having me practice this thing of identifying the characters and setting and the basic conflict and all that stuff, basically a synopsis of a book, and it said a fairy tale would be easy. Well, I decided to do Sleeping Beauty. Not the Disney version, But the original.
I thought that you might like to see the finished work. Just please don’t break any ribs, like my mom and sister almost did. And in case none of you can tell after reading this; I detest romance! Some of you may never see Sleeping Beauty the same again.
Sleeping Beauty
Characters/Setting: Sleeping Beauty, The prince, an old Kingdom, an old castle.
Basic conflict (predicament, dilemma, or problem): An evil witch puts on a curse on a baby princess, saying that when she turns 16, she’ll get poked and fall asleep and the whole kingdom will also fall asleep. The only good thing is that a fairy said that it will only last 100 years.
The moment of climax (and where my sugar high began to really kick in!): Well, wouldn’t you know, when that beautiful princess turned 16, she put her finger on something poky (wouldn’t that figure) and she liked to drop dead along with the whole rest of the kingdom.
The resolution: Finally, 100 years later, some handsome prince comes along, cuts through all the weeds, and wanders around till he finds a beautiful dusty princess that he thinks he just has to kiss. Well, he kisses her (after romantically blowing off 100years of dust) and her pretty, 116 year old eyelids pop open and she sees that handsome prince and they kiss some more and the whole kingdom wakes up and realizes what had happened. (And if it would have been me, knowing my luck, they would have gained up on me and disowned me from my princess hood for poking my finger!)
The conclusion: The prince and the princess get married and live happily ever after… soon as they dust every thing off and clear out the weeds.
The End
Copywrite. Mine! No one can have it for their own. I is proud of my master piece!
Ya know that book that I am doing called Learn to Write the Novel Way? Well it was having me practice this thing of identifying the characters and setting and the basic conflict and all that stuff, basically a synopsis of a book, and it said a fairy tale would be easy. Well, I decided to do Sleeping Beauty. Not the Disney version, But the original.
I thought that you might like to see the finished work. Just please don’t break any ribs, like my mom and sister almost did. And in case none of you can tell after reading this; I detest romance! Some of you may never see Sleeping Beauty the same again.
Sleeping Beauty
Characters/Setting: Sleeping Beauty, The prince, an old Kingdom, an old castle.
Basic conflict (predicament, dilemma, or problem): An evil witch puts on a curse on a baby princess, saying that when she turns 16, she’ll get poked and fall asleep and the whole kingdom will also fall asleep. The only good thing is that a fairy said that it will only last 100 years.
The moment of climax (and where my sugar high began to really kick in!): Well, wouldn’t you know, when that beautiful princess turned 16, she put her finger on something poky (wouldn’t that figure) and she liked to drop dead along with the whole rest of the kingdom.
The resolution: Finally, 100 years later, some handsome prince comes along, cuts through all the weeds, and wanders around till he finds a beautiful dusty princess that he thinks he just has to kiss. Well, he kisses her (after romantically blowing off 100years of dust) and her pretty, 116 year old eyelids pop open and she sees that handsome prince and they kiss some more and the whole kingdom wakes up and realizes what had happened. (And if it would have been me, knowing my luck, they would have gained up on me and disowned me from my princess hood for poking my finger!)
The conclusion: The prince and the princess get married and live happily ever after… soon as they dust every thing off and clear out the weeds.
The End
Copywrite. Mine! No one can have it for their own. I is proud of my master piece!
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