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Still suffering from jet lag it seems. I have been getting up at 5 A.M. the past few days, and taking looong naps in the middle of the day. Today I had to go back to work of course so no nap, and i am dead now. Unfortunately, my to-do list has grown so huge since I took he week and a half off to go to the US, that I don't have time to sleep for the next month or so.
One of the things on my list is to prepare for the GRE. I took a computerized practice test that came in a preparation test I bought in the states. When the program tried to grade my test, there was an error saying that my score was too high and it went off the grading scale. I tried to log on to their web-site to complain about the poor technology, but the registration function was broken on the site. The whole reason I bought the book was to use the 4 practice tests... the information in the book is so basic it is just plain stupid. The big tip they give for taking multiple choice questions is “If you don't know the correct answer, try to eliminate the incorrect answers”. What a waste of $30. It looks like they use a lot of them big words an' stuff that I don't know, so that is kind of scary, but it makes me feel better to think that other people taking the test may not even know that ingenious trick about eliminating wrong answers.
One of the dedicated readers of this site is in Egypt teaching for a year. Check out her adventures on her own blog site .
When I was in Bay City I met up with an old high-school friend, and found that he is living on a $50 a week allowance from his wife. (he does have a job) I decided to try to see if I could do that ... imagine all the money I will have if I can cut spending that much. Unfortunately it is impossible in Tokyo. I have been back for 3 days, and have been ultra-cheapskate, but I have yet to stay under my daily budget. The worst part is that since I have been trying not to spend, I have been cutting out things that I will need (such as rice) and even if I don't buy it now, I will have to buy it before the week is over, and that alone almost takes me over the limit. Add the hash on top of that and I thin I will quit this foolishness tomorrow.
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