Archive for November, 2009
SAT and Ridiculousness
Posted on November 9, 2009, under Life.
So I took the SAT on Saturday and I’m pretty sure I nosedived on the math part but here’s hoping.
I got a funny story out of it though. You see, you have to print out an admission ticket beforehand and whatnot so I decided to go to the library the day before it to print it out. I’m pretty much way beyond freaking out since like…Monday so that Friday was pretty memorable. ANYWAY, I go ask them if I need to sign in or something because I’ve never used the computers in that library and every other computer library I’ve had gone to years ago, you just needed to sign your name on a sheet…but I digress. Me, somewhat of a computer guru, web designer, digital artist and web surfer extraordinaire was pretty much like a 90 year old technology challenged woman that day. You see…I forgot EVERYTHING and I think it was because I was trying to only remember SAT related things. So I sit there not remembering my pin, my password, looking for my library card,etc. for like 30 mins, sweating from anxiety and their heat is like a sauna, as the teenage boy next to me seemed to be amused and the woman on my other side seemed a little worried about me. Lo and behold, I remember the pass, go to print and freeze. Should I click print before paying at the machine(they use this weird coin operated thing I’ve never used before), should I click print then run to the machine, should I wait and see if someone’s done printing???? So the guy that was supposed to help had gone off to help someone else(see lost password & mental breakdown above), the lady next to me must have seen the panic and despair in my eyes as she asked me if I needed help. This is when I’m given a step by step on how to print(how fun, right?) as I felt relieved and embarrassed as if I had forgotten to tie my shoes. At least I think my shoes were tied…
Then the guy takes over and shows me how easy it is to click a button, pay, then click another button. Done, now where do I get my paper? He points and says “the second printer” to which I look at the printer in front of me and he repeats “the second printer” and I’m like “oh” and proceed to the first one I saw because apparently I’m too short to see the other printer AND I see things backwards(first/last last/first). You know, just in case I don’t look like a bumbling idiot already. So I locate the correct printer and I’m done, right? Now I have to find my mother that has walked off somewhere, probably hiding in shame. I cross aisles as more than 5 people look at me strangely. Great not only am I technology challenged, I seem to not remember where the exit is and possibly how doors work. I’m pretty sure that’s what they were thinking. I wouldn’t doubt they had someone on speed dial for this. Finally, I spot my mother. She ribs me about my crazy lack of computer skillage I showcased “Oh My God, for someone who barely goes to sleep for being on the computer…” Yes, my mom the one I have to remind how some things work on the computer is raggin’ on me…and she’s RIGHT! After I’m out of there, I relay everything that happened in between hysterical laughter to her. 8D THE END.
The library will never be the same.
