Tests Are for Suckers
I finished my motorboat course this evening. 3 days of sitting in front of an old guy named Orville tell us (us = me and 2 other people I’m working with this summer) boating stories. We think his wife might be named Aunt Jemima. Tonight was supposed to be our final test. We were not ready. We had not studied. Orville instructed us the test would be open book. Who studies for an open book exam? Suckers, that’s who. And we are not suckers. We are though very lucky. Why you ask, cause Orville forgot the exams and passed us all anyway. Can you believe that shit? I’m not complaining..oh no. I am happy. Happy I didn’t have to sit for an hour and look for answers in my boating book. Very happy. I’m not sure the state I am in would be happy knowing about Orville and his forgotten tests…I’m also not sure how other boaters on the river will feel about our being certified…in a non-test taking way this summer…but I am very pleased. I did learn something. I learned about red port, green starboard…I learned about the bow and the stern and the anchor rode and how to wrap the docking line around the boat cleats…so I think I’ll be fine. As long as I don’t have any young charges to keep safe in the water…oh wait.
What else is going on…well, tomorrow night we are all heading down to the camp and staying in a tent because all of the cabins are filled with weekend guests. I’ll be able to move into my cabin on Tuesday. It looks like this weekend will be filled with cleaning and setting up my office. As well as a kayak trip and maybe some swimming, which makes all the cleaning worth it.
In other news, my ankle is STILL paining me. I’m starting to get a bit worried about it…only because I am going to be doing a lot of hiking this summer…hello, summer camp! Anyway, it’s still swollen and stuff, especially at night after a full day of using it. What could be wrong? Any medical professionals read this blog? Anyone want to volunteer some medical advice? Anyone without any medical training want to take a wild guess at what could be wrong? It’s been almost 3 weeks since my fall. Damn.
June 1st, 2007 at 5:57 am
Ankles are slow to heal because you use them all the time. Cold could help it, so when you get to camp stick it into the lake. Maybe an ace bandage?
June 8th, 2007 at 6:19 pm
Please keep blogging…I miss reading them!