i’ve been feeling kind of growly all day long. i was in a surprisingly good mood this morning, running. i passed some guys who were working by the side of the road, and as they were headed to their truck, one of them stopped and dropped his glove, turning back to say hi to me. “it’s my birthday!” i wanted to shout at him, but i didn’t.
the good thing is that i got a perfect score on my written driving test, which i took yesterday. the last time i had to take it, i think it was about a million and one years ago, i had to cheat. there was a very long section about road signs and what they meant, and because there were no words on them, i couldn’t identify some of them, so i looked at the paper of the guy next to me.
now, the test is on the computer, of course. there was a sign taped to the computer that read IF YOU ARE CAUGHT CHEATING, YOU WILL BE KILLED. no, not really, but you couldn’t take the test for another month.
this time, i didn’t even have the slightest desire to cheat. by the way, i’ve never cheated on ANYTHING else in my life, except for that one driving test so many years ago. and then it was only because it was completely necessary.
anyway, there were 28 questions, and i knew it all, it was a breeze. there were a couple of questionable ones, actually, but the wrong answers were so blatantly wrong that it was easy to guess the only logical one.
for example, when you pass a construction zone, should you (a) speed up (b) honk your horn (c) stop and wave at the construction workers (d) slow down and proceed with caution.
not only was one question always much more logical, but the right answer had more formal words in it. “proceed with caution,” “pass carefully and with restraint,” stuff like that.
after the five minutes it took for the test, i got my new driver’s license photo. if you see me, please feel free to ask me to see it. i think it’s the best picture i’ve ever had taken, better than the one i got for free from the (very very expensive) professional photographer who took my photo after getting my braces off.
anyway, i should focus on being glad about passing my test. i realize this is a rather trivial thing to be happy about, but it’s all i have to work with at the moment.
oh, and also, i got a new bike for my birthday. i’m very excited about that, and may decide to head off into the wilderness on it later this summer. it’s very fancy, and green. and it has a rear-view mirror as well as a bell.
i never did make it to the art fair over the weekend, but i did see “star wars.” my expectations were pretty low, so i was pleasantly surprised. if you’re on the fence about seeing it, i think you definitely should. i mean, it’s the final one, and movies are always better on the big screen anyway, and it’ such a part of our culture that you should go. i tried to convince erica of this last night, but she said she doesn’t care, she’s not going to see it. she’s only seen the very FIRST star wars, which was pretty incredible. i tried to convince her of the importance of the star wars films in our society as a whole, but she’d have none of it. erica can be pretty stubborn sometimes.
we rehearsed for the first time at new salem last night. it went…don’t ask. but i do love being out there, a lot. when we left, the main gate was locked so we had to drive through the campground to get out. erica said she wouldn’t want to camp there because it looked so dark and scary, but i think it’d be fun. new salem always gives me such a peaceful feeling when i’m outside there.
we practiced inside last night, though. working on the can-can, finally.
don’t ask.
but you might as well come to the show, because the songs will be good.
that is all for now.
i’m looking forward to chocolate cake.
ok then,
grace about to spring into a better mood…