Blatherings of an Extroverted Bookworm

It's a rainy, gray, nap-taking sort of day.

I have a crush on Rachel Maddow. She's smart, funny, I ♥ her politics, and she looks like this:



There is only so much this straight girl can resist :P.

I've become a nocturnal creature.

But...but...but...I thought Obama was the douchiest Socialist since Trotsky, or something!?

An hearty and robust FUCK YOU to all the assholes who voted against the civil rights of same-sex couples in AZ, CA, and FL. Oh, yes, and you assholes down in Arkansas who just voted against homosexuals fostering/adopting? FUCK YOU. Fucking SHAME on each and every one of you. I wish I could be more articulate than that right now, but I am too bitterly disappointed and disgusted by these fellow Americans of mine.

Well, I was one sleepy bitch when I went for my child Development Associate exam yesterday morning. I was running on fumes, post-election joy, and a little caffeine. The reviewer and I had agreed to meet at my local library branch. She was running late, and I had visions at one point of her calling my cell to say she couldn't make it, and of me being simultaneously pissed and relieved. Well, she was just 10 minutes late, so it wasn't bad. She was very nice and friendly, and we had some good chatting about the election results. The test was ridiculously easy. There was a 60 question multiple choice written and a 15 question verbal. Some of the wrong answers had me chuckling, they were so blatantly WRONG. I think I got one written answer wrong, no big deal. After reviewing my portfolio the night before, and making minor corrections and additions, I'd put the portfolio at a B+ level. The only X factors are the parent letters commenting on me, and the observation manual filled out by the teacher in whose class I was volunteering in. I'm pretty sure I'll get my credential, I should know in 4-6 weeks. And if not, eh, not the end of the world. I'd have up to 4 years to try again. That would suck, though! But not the end of the world. Once I get my credential, it will be good for 3 years. I'd have to do a minimum of in service continuing ed hours to renew the credential for another 5 years. I'll be a full-time mom and homemaker for at least those 3 three years (hopefully more if we are blessed with a second child), most likely more, but it will be nice to know I should be able to get a pre-school job once I'm ready to go back to work. Here's hoping my plan works out.

This stupid fucktard is going to take a three hour nap. Here's hoping I don't make a complete and utter disgrace of myself on my written and oral exam, and the review of my portfolio and other supporting documentation. I should have known better than to agree to the test date right after the frigging election.

Because I am an utter and complete DUMBASS, here I am at 4am in the morning going over my Child Development Associate portfolio for my CDA test and review tomorrow. I'm making sure everything I need to have completed is completed. I should have done this oh, SOMETIME OVER THE SUMMER. Definitely sometime in the past week, but the campaign ate my brain. I'm a fucking idiot. I am also running on fumes. My hope is that my portfolio is more than ready and I can go to be soon, and that anything I need to finish can be at least be done by 6am so I can have at least a 3 hour nap before getting ready for the test. I'm hoping I can keep my shit afloat when I meet with the reviewer at 10am. I will be running purely on post-election joy and caffeine. Yup. I'm a SCHMUCK!! And I am so coming home to sleep once it's all over. Hopefully I'll find out by the end of the year if I get my credential, or if I flunked like a moron. We'll see!

I am SO DONE with formal education and tests and shit. DONE.