I know I’m going to be saying this a lot as I continue testing for speed tests in my journey towards the 225, but I was SO close. I got back my test result for my LIT 160 wpm test and I got 2 measly errors over what is allowed to be counted as a passing grade. Continue reading
I’m excited to say that for the first time in… months almost a year, I submitted a test after self-grading it! In short, this means that I have a very good chance of passing it. Yay!!! *throws confetti into the air*. I haven’t passed a test since I finished all of my university courses and was about to enter my practicum which was last May! It’s taken me a full year — almost — to really buckle down and practice and get up to speed. Of course, it’s because I’ve had to fulfill my obligations as a Phoenix Theory instructor during this time, but still, this is exciting. Continue reading
Dinner! Yunnan rice noodles are done a little differently than most dishes. First, they bring you the dish of raw, uncooked ingredients. I stared at it, thinking it was edible because it was presented so nicely, but I was smartly informed that we had to wait until the steaming bowl of soup came first. Steaming hot it did arrive. The server dunked all of the raw ingredients into the hot soup, and then plopped the bowl of rice noodles on top of it. Continue reading
A student of mine just sent me an e-mail to ask me how to combat her testing anxiety. I offered the following e-mail and thought I would share with you here as well. If you are a court reporting student or stenographer reading this and have some tips on calming yourself before a test, please share. =)
For anxiety, I started having test anxiety when I was testing in my 100s. I
was so nervous that my hands would start shaking. Continue reading
I finally got in some solid practice time today. Yay! I’ve been craving it since I started teaching Phoenix Theory full-time. It’s 6:44 p.m. now and I have over 2.5 hours of practice. I did some Speed Plus (still doing them from the 80 wpm book — 80.703 to be specific), Blackboard testimony practice at 180 wpm, and some youtube videos to keep me entertained. Woohoo! It’s not much, but it’s a start. Continue reading
I’m a little embarrassed to put up this post, but it’s okay because 90% of my friends probably don’t read this space anyway (Oh, wait. What’s that sudden increase of views from Canada lately even though I haven’t put up new posts since last week? Whatever.) My revelation: I’VE BEEN PLAYING RESTAURANT STORY for the last two days! Like an addicted nitwit It’s pretty funny because the first time that a friend of mine said she had to pause our face-to-face conversation due to the fact that she had to “collect” tips or “serve” food so that it wouldn’t spoil, I was all are-you-f’ing-kidding-me face. Continue reading
I’ve been practising today. Practising for accuracy. I just need to make sure I do this every single day. Consistency is #1. Continue reading
I like to be egotistical and think that because I was away from Toronto during its wintery season that I missed the snow and cold temperatures so Mother Nature is giving me a taste of what I missed. Snow in April! I actually really like it. I just came back from travelling in countries with hot climates so I’m not in a rush to get into it again. Cold weather? Winter storm watch? Bring it on! 😀
Gorgeous!
(taken this morning at 11 a.m.)
I can’t believe I’m writing about this, but I’m currently facing a dire first world problem. 😦 I’ve been alerted by my Internet provider that I’ve reached 75%+ of my Internet usage for the month! ! ! ! (How did this happen?! Actually, I know — too much photo-sharing on Dropbox.) I want to put up new blog posts with lots of pictures, but I can’t because I’m afraid I might exceed my bandwidth. Continue reading
I love how when I’m practising on my steno machine and I glance upon my CaseCAT software and I see that my WPM counter rises and rises with each stroke I make. I was practising just now and I spotted that it went up to 200 wpm! Of course, this counter is not at all accurate, since it’s just counting approximately how many strokes I’m making per minute and it actually might not be the actual number of words per minute. Continue reading
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