Backing Up Remains Tricky
Oct. 17th, 2017 11:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
crossover_chickWent off to the shopping plaza parking lot to practice my reversing -- I'm still having some trouble, though I managed to get into the spot once, at least. Dad had me go around and weave my way backwards and stuff like that. It's just -- hard to wrap your head around which way you need to go sometimes. Not to mention I'm still nervous about going back too fast. . .and the power steering remains a bit of an ass -- we had to quit a bit earlier than I believe my parents wanted because the turns were getting hard again. Hmph. Well, we're going out again tomorrow night -- this time to one of the local casinos, since they have a huuuge parking lot. Just gotta keep practicing.
I DID end up Googling what the actual driving test might be like, since my parents suggested it. Found a reddit thread from people who've driven it. Doesn't sound all that bad -- mostly residential streets and suchlike. I know how to handle those. The thread IS two years out of date, but it at least calms my nerves a little.
Work was all right -- though I started off the day having to call AGAIN to see about getting my X-Rays transferred to my new dentist. Gonna contact the new people either tomorrow or Thursday to make sure they got them. Hmph. There was the CAP workshop, which was very well-attended and seemed to go pretty smoothly. People getting excited about contacting alumni again. The rest of my day was spent clearing up returned mail (of both the electronic and snail sort). Hey, someone's gotta do it, and the envelopes were starting to pile up.
Writing-wise -- didn't get quite a full page (which is my usual goal), but I wrote some more on "Fixing You," which is good. Lizzie getting annoyed over coming SO close to both Alice and Victor, while they reassure her, mostly. Feel like this section is a little rambly still, but it is tighter than it was before, I believe. And I can make more edits when I move into doing each chapter individually.
And I got my queues done -- Valice Multiverse and VictorLuvsAlice. I actually had time to predraft a reply or two on Valice, which was useful. Got some fun threads going on there. :) And some fun ideas lurking on VLA.
So yeah, productive day, I'd say. We'll see how tomorrow goes -- for now, I gotta get to bed. Night all!
I DID end up Googling what the actual driving test might be like, since my parents suggested it. Found a reddit thread from people who've driven it. Doesn't sound all that bad -- mostly residential streets and suchlike. I know how to handle those. The thread IS two years out of date, but it at least calms my nerves a little.
Work was all right -- though I started off the day having to call AGAIN to see about getting my X-Rays transferred to my new dentist. Gonna contact the new people either tomorrow or Thursday to make sure they got them. Hmph. There was the CAP workshop, which was very well-attended and seemed to go pretty smoothly. People getting excited about contacting alumni again. The rest of my day was spent clearing up returned mail (of both the electronic and snail sort). Hey, someone's gotta do it, and the envelopes were starting to pile up.
Writing-wise -- didn't get quite a full page (which is my usual goal), but I wrote some more on "Fixing You," which is good. Lizzie getting annoyed over coming SO close to both Alice and Victor, while they reassure her, mostly. Feel like this section is a little rambly still, but it is tighter than it was before, I believe. And I can make more edits when I move into doing each chapter individually.
And I got my queues done -- Valice Multiverse and VictorLuvsAlice. I actually had time to predraft a reply or two on Valice, which was useful. Got some fun threads going on there. :) And some fun ideas lurking on VLA.
So yeah, productive day, I'd say. We'll see how tomorrow goes -- for now, I gotta get to bed. Night all!
