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I had pushed myself to the limits over the weekend leading up to this, my successful week, which included watching Airline (?) on Saturday lunchtime and transcribing along.
In my defence, it was the first programme I found. It was a Christmas special documenting passengers’ inability to tell the time, ending in heated arguments after they missed check-in.
This was an error – I got slightly too engrossed in angry people collapsing on the floor in hissy fits, so I had to watch the next episode.
Anyway, this was meant to be practice for my apparent inability to remember to use the ‘R’ principle.. it’s a great concept – if I actually remembered to use it.
I had been stuck trying to pass 90wpm for some time now, and our little club was going strong.
We’d go up to the test room and Paul would say “Anyone done Water company cuts off water supply?” and we’d chirp back.. “Yeah, and we don’t like it. Next!”
It just so happened that the piece about a new old people’s day centre was right up my street.
It was going well, I was keeping up (ish) and when I wasn’t, I wrote something down for every word. I transcribed it back and had an OMG moment.. I think I might have actually done this.
I marked it and I’d passed with two mistakes. CAN I GET A HALLELUJAH?!?!?!?!
I was on cloud nine and celebrated with pitta bread dipped in houmous.. happy days.
It wasn’t just me, as both Jessica and Natasha passed the hurdle this week – meaning the 100wpm group is now pretty large.
A group of them braved the 100wpm exam on Thursday morning – fingers crossed ladies and gentlemen!
My 100wpm attempts ranged from 35 mistakes, to 15, to 11.. so who knows? Maybe I’ll be super ready for the next exam.
I spent my lunch break on my Friday placement writing out song lyrics which I then posted on Facebook for people to guess, like the geek I am.
The first one was the Beatles classic Yesterday as I always forget that special. Safe to say it has now stuck in my sponge brain, as has ‘maybe’ after my Wonderwall effort.
I think a craze may have started amongst us.. watch this space.
Sadly there are no shorthand hair moments to share this week – I tried to create one on the desk but it’s just not the same as discovering one naturally.
Anyway, seeing as it’s the weekend, I plan to celebrate my 90wpm success with a large glass of cherry beer. It’s all about the little victories..
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