Monday, December 13, 2010

Not a whole lot goin’ on today. Took care of last-minute things before heading to Jersey for the holidays, and had my History final. Tests in this class are made up of 3 parts. Map, Identification, and Essay. The map portion includes a map of the world, with letters in 10 different locations, and we are given a list of 10 corresponding locations, and have to write the appropriate letter next to each word. For example, on my test, I had to write: 1 – Kenya = D

                      2 – Nagasaki = A

Etc. etc. and while this MIGHT MAYBE be difficult if I had to find the locations on my own, the fact that they’re all labeled for us makes it completely ridiculous. Also, there are typically only 1-2 such questions per continent, so if you know what country or half of the world a given city/state/country is in, you’re probably alright. That being said, past tests have included such questions as “India”, “Russia”, and “Pacific Ocean”.

So, the final pretty much just involved me being a smartass, with comments like, 

“PS – Really glad there are no oceans on this test’s map section. Boy, those always throw me for a loop!”

And, when asked to identify The Great Depression, responses such as this one:

“Now, while the title makes me think that this was just a bunch of unhappy guys, or one REALLY upset fella…(actually, that reminds me of this one time this girl named Miranda told me…wait. Nevermind. Back to History.) The Great Depression was ACTUALLY ………….and it lasted until the 1930s, with FDR’s New Deal and the Nazi party invading Poland and starting World War II. Which, really, might have been the only good thing that ol’Adolf ever did. The ending the Depression part. Not the Poland part.”

So, really, I was pretty much just a smartass. Trip up to Spokanistan was uneventful, and the hotel room was nice. Pretty boring day otherwise.

QOTD:

"Live a life less ordinary

Live a life extraordinary with me.
If I could name you in this song
Would it make you smile and sing along?
This is the goal: to get into your soul
If I could make you dance for joy" - Carbon Leaf, Life Less Ordinary